SEC. 1005. MENTORING AND NETWORKING. 
Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) The Administrator shall ensure that 
SCORE, established under this subparagraph, 
establishes a mentoring program for small busi-
ness concerns that provides one-on-one advice 
to small business concerns from qualified coun-
selors. For purposes of this clause, qualified 
counselors are counselors with at least 10 years 
experience in the industry sector or area of re-
sponsibility of the small business concern seek-
ing advice. 
‘‘(v) The Administrator shall carry out a 
networking program through SCORE, estab-
lished under this subparagraph, that provides 
small business concerns with the opportunity to 
make business contacts in their industry or geo-
graphic region.’’. 
SEC. 1006. NAME OF PROGRAM CHANGED TO SCORE. 
(a) NAME CHANGE.—The Small Business Act is 
amended as follows: 
(1) 
In 
section 
8(b)(1)(B) 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B)), by striking ‘‘Executives (SCORE)’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘Executives (in this Act referred to as 
‘SCORE’)’’. 
(2) In section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘the Service 
Corps 
of 
Retired 
Executives’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘SCORE’’. 
(3) In section 20 (15 U.S.C. 631 note)— 
(A) in subsection (d)(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘the Service Corps of Retired Executives pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(1)(E), by striking 
‘‘the Service Corps of Retired Executives pro-
gram’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 
(4) In section 33(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 657c(b)(2)), 
by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ 
and inserting ‘‘SCORE’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF ACE.—Section 8(b)(1)(B) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as 
amended, is further amended by striking ‘‘and an Active 
Corps of Executives (ACE)’’. 
SEC. 1007. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
note) is amended by inserting the following new subsection 
after subsection (e): 
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‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 
SCORE.—There 
is 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$11,000,000 for SCORE under section 8(b)(1) for each 
of the fiscal years 2010 and 2011.’’. 
Subtitle B—Small Business Goals 
SEC. 1011. SMALL BUSINESS GOALS. 
Section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘23 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Presi-
dent may permit the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration and the Department of Energy to treat the 
Governmentwide goal for participation by small business 
concerns as though such goal were 23 percent. 
‘‘(B) Not later than 60 days after providing permis-
sion under subparagraph (A), the President shall provide 
notice to the Office of Advocacy in the Small Business.’’. 
SEC. 1012. AGENCY GOAL NEGOTIATION. 
(a) NEGOTIATION.—Section 15(g)(1) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘The President shall annually establish Government-
wide goals for procurement contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
President shall before the close of each fiscal year estab-
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lish new Governmentwide procurement goals for the fol-
lowing fiscal year for procurement contracts.’’. 
(b) MINIMUM LEVEL.—Section 15(g)(1) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)), as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding the 
Governmentwide goal, each agency shall have an annual 
goal’’ and inserting ‘‘Each agency shall have an annual 
goal, not lower than the Governmentwide goal,’’. 
SEC. 
1013. 
PROCEDURES 
AND 
METHODS 
FOR 
GOAL 
ACHIEVEMENT. 
(a) GOAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Section 15(g)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is amended by 
adding the following after the first sentence: ‘‘The goals 
established by the head of each agency shall be appor-
tioned within the agency to a contracting office or offices 
(as that term is defined in section 2.101 of title 48, Code 
of Federal Regulations on January 1, 2009) that reports 
to a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service.’’. 
(b) SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.— 
(1) PURPOSES.—Section 3131 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (13) by striking the 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (14) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) ensure that the Government achieves the 
small business procurement goals set forth in section 
15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644).’’. 
(2) TRAINING.—Section 3396(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The training provided to senior 
executives shall include Federal procurement policy, 
including the procurement provisions of the Small 
Business Act.’’. 
(3) LIMITATION
ON
SABBATICALS.—Section 
3396(c)(2) of title 5, United States Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)(iii) by striking 
the ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) who oversees a contracting office that 
did not meet its small business procurement 
goals established annually in accordance with 
the procedures of section 15(g)(2) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)).’’. 
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(4) LIMITATION ON INCENTIVE AWARDS.—An 
employee in the Senior Executive Service shall not 
be eligible for any incentive award specified in sub-
chapter I, chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, 
if the contracting office which reports to that mem-
ber of the Senior Executive Service fails to meet the 
procurement goals established annually in accord-
ance with the procedures of section 15(g)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)). Any 
member of the Senior Executive Service, whether ca-
reer or noncareer, to whom that member of the Sen-
ior Executive Service reports also shall not be eligi-
ble for any incentive award specified in subchapter 
I, chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 1014. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 15(h) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) By November 1 of each year, the head of each 
Federal agency shall submit to Congress a report speci-
fying the percentage of contracts awarded by that agency 
for the immediate preceding fiscal year that were awarded 
to small business concerns. If the percentage is less than 
the goal established by the head of the agency pursuant 
to this section, the head of the agency shall, in the report, 
explain why the agency did not reach the goal and what 
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by an agency that a specified good or service is 
needed to satisfy the mission of the agency.’’. 
SEC. 1022. JUSTIFICATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF BUNDLED CONTRACT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘is in a quantity or estimated 
dollar value the magnitude of which renders small 
business prime contract participation unlikely’’ and 
inserting ‘‘would now be combined with other re-
quirements for goods and services’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(2) why delivery schedules’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(2) the names, addresses and size of 
the incumbent contract holders, if applicable; (3) a 
description of the industries that might be interested 
in bidding on the contract requirements; (4) the 
number of small businesses listed in the industry 
categories that could be excluded from future bid-
ding if the contract is combined or packaged, includ-
ing any small business bidders that had bid on pre-
vious procurement requirements that are included in 
the bundling of contract requirements; (5) why deliv-
ery schedules’’; 
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(3) by striking ‘‘(3) why the proposed acquisi-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘(6) why the proposed acquisi-
tion’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘(4) why construction’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(7) why construction’’; 
(5) by striking ‘‘(5) why the agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(8) why the agency’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘justified’’ and inserting ‘‘justi-
fied. The statement also shall set forth the proposed 
procurement strategy required by subsection (e) and, 
if applicable, the specifications required by sub-
section (e)(3). Concurrently, the statement shall be 
made available to the public, including through dis-
semination in the Federal contracting opportunities 
database.’’; and 
(7) by inserting after ‘‘prime contracting oppor-
tunities.’’ the following: ‘‘If no notification of the 
procurement and accompanying statement is re-
ceived, but the Administrator determines that there 
is cause to believe the contract combines require-
ments or a contract (single or multiple award) or 
task or delivery order for construction services or in-
cludes unjustified bundling, then the Administrator 
can demand that such a statement of work goods or 
services be completed by the procurement activity 
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and sent to the Procurement Center Representative 
and the solicitation process postponed for at least 10 
days but no more than 30 days to allow the Admin-
istrator to review the statement and make rec-
ommendations as described in this section before 
procurement is continued.’’. 
(b) SUBSTANTIAL MEASURABLE BENEFITS.—Section 
15(e)(2)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Cost sav-
ings shall not include any reduction in the use of military 
interdepartmental purchase requests or any similar trans-
fer funds among Federal agencies for the use of a contract 
issued by another Federal agency.’’. 
SEC. 1023. APPEALS. 
Section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(a)), as amended by this Act, is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘If a proposed procurement in-
cludes in its statement’’ and inserting ‘‘If a proposed 
procurement would adversely affect one or more 
small business concerns, including, but not limited 
to, the potential loss of an existing contract, or if a 
proposed procurement includes in its statement’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting before ‘‘Whenever the Adminis-
trator and the contracting procurement agency fail 
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to agree,’’ the following: ‘‘If a small business con-
cern would be adversely affected, directly or indi-
rectly, by the procurement as proposed, and that 
small business concern or a trade association of 
which that small business concern is a member so 
requests, the Administrator may take action to fur-
ther the interests of the small business.’’. 
SEC. 1024. THIRD-PARTY REVIEW. 
Section 8(d) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 
(41 U.S.C. 607(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) The Armed Services 
Board’’ and inserting ‘‘(d)(1) The Armed Services 
Board’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) CONTRACT BUNDLING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Whenever the head of a 
contracting agency makes a decision in accordance 
with section 15(a) of the Small Business Act con-
cerning the Administrator of the Small Business Ad-
ministration’s challenge to a bundling of contract re-
quirements, the Administrator, within ten days after 
such decision may file a challenge with the appro-
priate agency board of contract appeals. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURE.—The board shall provide 
the Administrator and the head of the contracting 
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agency the opportunity to provide their views on the 
disputed contract. No oral testimony or oral argu-
ment shall be permitted. The board shall render its 
decision within thirty days after the appeal has been 
filed. The decision of the board shall be final.’’. 
Subtitle D—Small Business 
Subcontracting 
SEC. 1031. GOOD FAITH COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCON-
TRACTING PLANS. 
Section 8(d)(10) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)(10)) is amended by— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) not later than 180 days after enact-
ment of the Small Business Bill of Rights, the 
Administrator shall, after the opportunity for 
notice and comment, promulgate regulations 
governing the Administrator’s review of subcon-
tracting plans including the standards for de-
termining good faith compliance with the sub-
contracting plans.’’. 
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