‘‘(ii) Review the annual budgets sub-
mitted by each eligible entity receiving a 
grant under the Women’s Business Center 
Program. 
‘‘(iii) Select applicants to receive 
grants to operate a women’s business cen-
ter after reviewing information required by 
this section, including the budget of each 
applicant. 
‘‘(iv) Collaborate with other Federal 
departments and agencies, State and local 
governments, not-for-profit organizations, 
and for-profit enterprises to maximize uti-
lization of taxpayer dollars and reduce (or 
eliminate) any duplication among the pro-
grams overseen by the Office of Women’s 
Business Ownership and those of other en-
tities that provide similar services to 
women entrepreneurs. 
‘‘(v) Maintain a clearinghouse to pro-
vide for the dissemination and exchange of 
information between women’s business cen-
ters. 
‘‘(vi) Serve as the vice chairperson of 
the Interagency Committee on Women’s 
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Business Enterprise and as the liaison for 
the National Women’s Business Council.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of 
Women’s Business Ownership shall be to assist 
women entrepreneurs to start, grow, and compete in 
global markets by providing quality support with ac-
cess to capital, access to markets, job creation, 
growth, and counseling by— 
‘‘(A) fostering participation of women en-
trepreneurs in the economy by overseeing a net-
work of women’s business centers throughout 
States and territories; 
‘‘(B) creating public-private partnerships 
to support women entrepreneurs and conduct 
outreach and education to startup and existing 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women; and 
‘‘(C) working with other programs over-
seen by the Administrator to ensure women are 
well-represented and being served and to iden-
tify gaps where participation by women could 
be increased. 
‘‘(4) ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall establish 
standards for an accreditation program for ac-
crediting eligible entities receiving a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(B) TRANSITION PROVISION.—Before the 
date on which standards are established under 
subparagraph (A), the Administrator may not 
terminate a grant under this section absent evi-
dence of fraud or other criminal misconduct by 
the recipient. 
‘‘(C) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Ad-
ministrator may provide financial assistance, by 
contract or otherwise, to a relevant national 
women’s business center representative associa-
tion to provide assistance in establishing the 
standards required under subparagraph (A) or 
for carrying out an accreditation program pur-
suant to such standards.’’. 
SEC. 203. WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 29(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an organization described in section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
of such Code; 
‘‘(B) a State, regional, or local economic 
development organization, so long as the orga-
nization certifies that grant funds received 
under this section will not be commingled with 
other funds; 
‘‘(C) an institution of higher education, 
unless such institution is currently receiving a 
grant under section 21; 
‘‘(D) a development, credit, or finance cor-
poration chartered by a State, so long as the 
corporation certifies that grant funds received 
under this section will not be commingled with 
other funds; or 
‘‘(E) any combination of entities listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D);’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘women’s business center’ means 
the location at which counseling and training on the 
management, operations (including manufacturing, 
services, and retail), access to capital, international 
trade, Government procurement opportunities, and 
any other matter is needed to start, maintain, or ex-
pand a small business concern owned and controlled 
by women.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Section 29(b) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and 
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Administration’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘5-year projects’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established a 
Women’s Business Center Program under which the 
Administrator may provide a grant to any eligible 
entity to operate one or more women’s business cen-
ters’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘The projects shall’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The women’s business 
centers shall be designed to provide counseling and 
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training that meets the needs of women, especially 
socially or economically disadvantaged women, and 
shall’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The amount of a 
grant provided under this subsection to an eligi-
ble entity per project year shall be not more 
than $185,000 (as such amount is annually ad-
justed by the Administrator to reflect the 
change in inflation). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph (A), with respect to an eligi-
ble entity that has received $185,000 in 
grants under this subsection in a project 
year, the Administrator may award an ad-
ditional grant under this subsection of up 
to $65,000 during such project year if the 
Administrator determines that the eligible 
entity— 
‘‘(I) agrees to obtain, after its 
application has been approved and no-
tice of award has been issued, cash 
contributions 
from 
non-Federal 
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sources of 1 non-Federal dollar for 
each Federal dollar; 
‘‘(II) is in good standing with the 
Women’s Business Center Program; 
and 
‘‘(III) has met performance goals 
for the previous project year, if appli-
cable. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
Adminis-
trator may only award additional grants 
under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) during the 3rd and 4th 
quarters of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) from unobligated amounts 
made available to the Administrator 
to carry out this section. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE AND COMMENT REQUIRED.—The 
Administrator may only make a change to the stand-
ards by which an eligible entity obtains or maintains 
grants under this section, the standards for accredi-
tation, or any other requirement for the operation of 
a women’s business center if the Administrator first 
provides notice and the opportunity for public com-
ment, as set forth in section 553(b) of title 5, 
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United States Code, without regard to any excep-
tions provided for under such section.’’. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.—Section 29(c) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the recipient organiza-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a grant’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial assistance au-
thorized pursuant to this section may be made 
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘grants authorized pursuant 
to this section’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘a 
recipient organization’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligi-
ble entity’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘recipient of assistance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘during any project, it 
shall not be eligible thereafter’’ and inserting 
‘‘during any project for 2 consecutive years, the 
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eligible entity shall not be eligible at any time 
after that 2-year period’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘such organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘the recipient’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(4) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(5) SEPARATION OF PROJECT AND FUNDS.— 
An eligible entity shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out a project under this section 
separately from other projects, if any, of the eli-
gible entity; and 
‘‘(B) separately maintain and account for 
any grants under this section. 
‘‘(6) EXAMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED SITE VISIT.—Each appli-
cant, prior to receiving a grant under this sec-
tion, shall have a site visit by an employee of 
the Administration, in order to ensure that the 
applicant has sufficient resources to provide the 
services for which the grant is being provided. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REVIEW.—An employee of 
the Administration shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct an annual review of the 
compliance of each eligible entity receiving 
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a grant under this section with the grant 
agreement, including a financial examina-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) provide such review to the eligi-
ble entity as required under subsection (l). 
‘‘(7) REMEDIATION OF PROBLEMS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN OF ACTION.—If a review of an 
eligible entity under paragraph (6)(B) identifies 
any problems, the eligible entity shall, within 45 
calendar days of receiving such review, provide 
the Assistant Administrator with a plan of ac-
tion, including specific milestones, for cor-
recting such problems. 
‘‘(B) PLAN OF ACTION REVIEW BY THE AS-
SISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—The Assistant Ad-
ministrator shall review each plan of action sub-
mitted under subparagraph (A) within 30 cal-
endar days of receiving such plan and— 
‘‘(i) if the Assistant Administrator de-
termines that such plan will bring the eligi-
ble entity into compliance with all the 
terms of the grant agreement, approve 
such plan; 
‘‘(ii) if the Assistant Administrator 
determines that such plan is inadequate to 
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remedy the problems identified in the an-
nual review to which the plan of action re-
lates, the Assistant Administrator shall set 
forth such reasons in writing and provide 
such determination to the eligible entity 
within 15 calendar days of such determina-
tion. 
‘‘(C) AMENDMENT TO PLAN OF ACTION.— 
An eligible entity receiving a determination 
under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall have 30 cal-
endar days from the receipt of the determina-
tion to amend the plan of action to satisfy the 
problems identified by the Assistant Adminis-
trator and resubmit such plan to the Assistant 
Administrator. 
‘‘(D) AMENDED PLAN REVIEW BY THE AS-
SISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.—Within 15 calendar 
days of the receipt of an amended plan of ac-
tion under subparagraph (C), the Assistant Ad-
ministrator shall either approve or reject such 
plan and provide such approval or rejection in 
writing to the eligible entity. 
‘‘(E) APPEAL
OF
ASSISTANT
ADMINIS-
TRATOR DETERMINATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If the Assistant 
Administrator rejects an amended plan 
under subparagraph (D), the eligible entity 
shall have the opportunity to appeal such 
decision to the Administrator, who may 
delegate such appeal to an appropriate of-
ficer of the Administration. 
‘‘(ii) 
OPPORTUNITY
FOR
EXPLA-
NATION.—Any appeal described under 
clause (i) shall provide an opportunity for 
the eligible entity to provide, in writing, an 
explanation of why the eligible entity’s plan 
remedies the problems identified in the an-
nual review. 
‘‘(iii) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.— 
The determination of the appeal shall be 
provided to the eligible entity, in writing, 
within 15 calendar days from the eligible 
entity’s filing of the appeal. 
‘‘(iv) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ACT.— 
If the Administrator fails to act on an ap-
peal made under this subparagraph within 
the 15 calendar day period specified under 
clause (iii), the eligible entity’s amended 
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plan of action submitted under subpara-
graph (C) shall be deemed to be approved. 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall require that, if an eligible entity fails to 
comply with a plan of action approved by the 
Assistant 
Administrator 
under 
paragraph 
(7)(B)(i) or an amended plan of action ap-
proved by the Assistant Administrator under 
paragraph (7)(D) or approved on appeal under 
paragraph (7)(E), the Assistant Administrator 
shall terminate the grant provided to the eligi-
ble entity under this section. 
‘‘(B) APPEAL OF TERMINATION.—An eligi-
ble entity that has a grant terminated under 
subparagraph (A) shall have the opportunity to 
challenge the termination on the record and 
after an opportunity for a hearing. 
‘‘(C) FINAL AGENCY ACTION.—The deter-
mination made pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
shall be considered final agency action for the 
purposes of chapter 7, title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF 5-YEAR PLAN.—Section 29(e) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(e)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘applicant organization’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘a recipient organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and in-
serting ‘‘grants’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘site’’. 
(e) APPLICATIONS
AND
CRITERIA
FOR
INITIAL 
GRANT.—Subsection (f) of section 29 of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS
AND CRITERIA
FOR INITIAL 
GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desir-
ing a grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the 
Administrator an application that contains— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the eligible enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) has designated an executive direc-
tor or program manager, who may be com-
pensated using grant funds under sub-
section (b) or other sources, to manage the 
women’s business center for which a grant 
under subsection (b) is sought; and 
‘‘(ii) meets the accounting and report-
ing requirements established by the Direc-
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tor of the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
‘‘(B) information demonstrating that the 
eligible entity has the ability and resources to 
meet the needs of the market to be served by 
the women’s business center, including the abil-
ity to obtain the non-Federal contribution re-
quired under subsection (c); 
‘‘(C) information relating to the assistance 
to be provided by the women’s business center 
in the area in which the women’s business cen-
ter is located; 
‘‘(D) information demonstrating the expe-
rience and effectiveness of the eligible entity 
in— 
‘‘(i) conducting the services described 
under subsection (a)(5); 
‘‘(ii) providing training and services to 
a representative number of women who are 
socially or economically disadvantaged; and 
‘‘(iii) working with resource partners 
of the Administration and other entities, 
such as universities; and 
‘‘(E) a 5-year plan that describes the abil-
ity of the eligible entity to provide the services 
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described under subsection (a)(3), including to 
a representative number of women who are so-
cially or economically disadvantaged. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS 
FOR INITIAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW AND SELECTION OF ELIGI-
BLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall review applications to determine 
whether the applicant can meet obligations 
to perform the activities required by a 
grant under this section, including— 
‘‘(I) the experience of the appli-
cant in conducting activities required 
by this section; 
‘‘(II) the amount of time needed 
for the applicant to commence oper-
ations should it be awarded a grant; 
‘‘(III) the capacity of the appli-
cant to meet the accreditation stand-
ards established by the Administrator 
in a timely manner; 
‘‘(IV) the ability of the applicant 
to sustain operations for more than 5 
years (including its ability to obtain 
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sufficient non-Federal funds for that 
period); 
‘‘(V) the location of the women’s 
business center and its proximity to 
other grant recipients under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(VI) the population density of 
the area to be served by the women’s 
business center. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) GUIDANCE.—The Adminis-
trator shall issue guidance (after pro-
viding an opportunity for notice and 
comment) to specify the criteria for 
review and selection of applicants 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(II) MODIFICATIONS
PROHIB-
ITED AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT.—With 
respect to a public announcement of 
any opportunity to be awarded a 
grant under this section made by the 
Administrator pursuant to subsection 
(l)(1), the Administrator may not 
modify guidance issued pursuant to 
subclause (I) with respect to such op-
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portunity unless required to do so by 
an Act of Congress or an order of a 
Federal court. 
‘‘(III) 
RULE
OF
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this clause may be 
construed as prohibiting the Adminis-
trator from modifying the guidance 
issued pursuant to subclause (I) (after 
providing an opportunity for notice 
and comment) as such guidance ap-
plies to an opportunity to be awarded 
a grant under this section that the 
Administrator has not yet publicly an-
nounced pursuant to subsection (l)(1). 
‘‘(B) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this subsection for not 
less than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, 
to the maximum extent practicable, the pa-
perwork burden associated with carrying 
out clause (i).’’. 
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(f) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—Section 29 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (k) the following: 
‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide— 
‘‘(1) a public announcement of any opportunity 
to be awarded grants under this section, and such 
announcement shall include the standards by which 
such award will be made, including the guidance 
issued pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii); 
‘‘(2) the opportunity for any applicant for a 
grant under this section that failed to obtain such 
a grant a debriefing with the Assistant Adminis-
trator to review the reasons for the applicant’s fail-
ure; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to any site visit or evaluation 
of an eligible entity receiving a grant under this sec-
tion that is carried out by an officer or employee of 
the Administration (other than the Inspector Gen-
eral), a copy of the site visit report or evaluation, as 
applicable, within 30 calendar days of the completion 
of such vision or evaluation.’’. 
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(g) CONTINUED FUNDING FOR CENTERS.—Section 
29(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
AND
APPROVAL
FOR
CON-
TINUATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) SOLICITATION
OF
APPLICATIONS.— 
The Administrator shall solicit applications and 
award continuation grants under this subsection 
for the first fiscal year beginning after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, and every third 
fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each 
eligible entity desiring a grant under this sub-
section shall submit to the Administrator an ap-
plication that contains— 
‘‘(i) a certification that the appli-
cant— 
‘‘(I) is an eligible entity; 
‘‘(II) has designated an executive 
director or program manager to man-
age the women’s business center oper-
ated by the applicant; and 
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‘‘(III) as a condition of receiving 
a 
grant 
under 
this 
subsection, 
agrees— 
‘‘(aa) to receive a site visit 
as part of the final selection 
process, at the discretion of the 
Administrator; and 
‘‘(bb) to remedy any prob-
lem identified pursuant to the 
site visit under item (aa); 
‘‘(ii) information demonstrating that 
the applicant has the ability and resources 
to meet the needs of the market to be 
served by the women’s business center for 
which a grant under this subsection is 
sought, including the ability to obtain the 
non-Federal contribution required under 
paragraph (4)(C); 
‘‘(iii) information relating to assist-
ance to be provided by the women’s busi-
ness center in the geographic area served 
by the women’s business center for which 
a grant under this subsection is sought; 
‘‘(iv) information demonstrating that 
the applicant has worked with resource 
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partners of the Administration and other 
entities; 
‘‘(v) a 3-year plan that describes the 
services provided by the women’s business 
center for which a grant under this sub-
section is sought— 
‘‘(I) to serve women who are 
business owners or potential business 
owners by conducting training and 
counseling activities; and 
‘‘(II) to provide training and 
services to a representative number of 
women who are socially or economi-
cally disadvantaged; and 
‘‘(vi) any additional information that 
the Administrator may reasonably require. 
‘‘(C) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICA-
TIONS FOR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(I) shall review each application 
submitted under subparagraph (B), 
based on the information described in 
such subparagraph and the criteria 
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set forth under clause (ii) of this sub-
paragraph; and 
‘‘(II) as part of the final selection 
process, may, at the discretion of the 
Administrator, conduct a site visit to 
each women’s business center for 
which a grant under this subsection is 
sought, in particular to evaluate the 
women’s business center using the se-
lection criteria described in clause 
(ii)(II). 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Admin-
istrator shall evaluate applicants for 
grants under this subsection in ac-
cordance with selection criteria that 
are— 
‘‘(aa) established before the 
date on which applicants are re-
quired to submit the applications; 
‘‘(bb) stated in terms of rel-
ative importance; and 
‘‘(cc) publicly available and 
stated in each solicitation for ap-
plications for grants under this 
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subsection made by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(II) REQUIRED CRITERIA.—The 
selection criteria for a grant under 
this subsection shall include— 
‘‘(aa) the total number of 
entrepreneurs served by the ap-
plicant; 
‘‘(bb) the total number of 
new startup companies assisted 
by the applicant; 
‘‘(cc) the percentage of cli-
ents of the applicant that are so-
cially or economically disadvan-
taged; 
‘‘(dd) the percentage of indi-
viduals in the community served 
by the applicant who are socially 
or economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(ee) the successful accredi-
tation of the applicant under the 
accreditation program developed 
under subsection (g)(5); and 
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‘‘(ff) any additional criteria 
that the Administrator may rea-
sonably require. 
‘‘(iii) CONDITIONS
FOR
CONTINUED 
FUNDING.—In determining whether to 
make a grant under this subsection, the 
Administrator— 
‘‘(I) shall consider the results of 
the most recent evaluation of the 
women’s business center for which a 
grant under this subsection is sought, 
and, to a lesser extent, previous eval-
uations; and 
‘‘(II) may withhold a grant under 
this subsection, if the Administrator 
determines that the applicant has 
failed to provide the information re-
quired to be provided under this para-
graph, or the information provided by 
the applicant is inadequate. 
‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 
calendar days after the date of each deadline to 
submit applications under this paragraph, the 
Administrator shall approve or deny each sub-
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mitted application and notify the applicant for 
each such application of the approval or denial. 
‘‘(E) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this paragraph for not 
less than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, 
to the maximum extent practicable, the pa-
perwork burden associated with carrying 
out clause (i).’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5) AWARD TO PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS.—There 
shall be no limitation on the number of times the 
Administrator may award a grant to an applicant 
under this subsection.’’. 
(h) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘to award 
a contract (as a sustainability grant) under sub-
section (l) or’’; 
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(2) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘The Ad-
ministration’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than Novem-
ber 1 of each year, the Administrator’’; 
(3) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4); 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administration to carry out this 
section, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
$21,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2021.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Of the amount made 
available under this subsection for a fiscal year, 
the following amounts shall be available for se-
lection panel costs, costs associated with main-
taining an accreditation program, and post- 
award conference costs: 
‘‘(i) For the first fiscal year beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph, 2.65 percent. 
‘‘(ii) For the second fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of 
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this subparagraph and each fiscal year 
thereafter through fiscal year 2021, 2.5 
percent.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) or (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘this sub-
section or subsection (b)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘or 
subsection (l)’’. 
(i) EFFECT ON EXISTING GRANTS.— 
(1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A nonprofit or-
ganization receiving a grant under section 29(m) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)), as in 
effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act, shall continue to receive the grant under 
the terms and conditions in effect for the grant on 
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, ex-
cept that the nonprofit organization may not apply 
for a continuation of the grant under section 
29(m)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(m)(5)), as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) LENGTH OF CONTINUATION GRANT.—The 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
may award a grant under section 29(m) of the Small 
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Business Act to a nonprofit organization receiving a 
grant under section 29(m) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)), as in effect on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act, for the pe-
riod— 
(A) beginning on the day after the last day 
of the grant agreement under such section 
29(m); and 
(B) ending at the end of the third fiscal 
year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 204. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER WOMEN’S 
BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
Section 29(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(c)), as amended by this Act, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘As a condi-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (6), as a 
condition’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request by an 
eligible entity, and in accordance with this para-
graph, the Administrator may waive, in whole 
or in part, the requirement to obtain non-Fed-
eral funds under this subsection for counseling 
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and training activities of the eligible entity car-
ried out using a grant under this section for a 
fiscal year. The Administrator may not waive 
the requirement for an eligible entity to obtain 
non-Federal funds under this paragraph for 
more than a total of 2 consecutive fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In determining 
whether to waive the requirement to obtain 
non-Federal funds under this paragraph, the 
Administrator shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the economic conditions affecting 
the eligible entity; 
‘‘(ii) the impact a waiver under this 
paragraph would have on the credibility of 
the Women’s Business Center Program 
under this section; 
‘‘(iii) the demonstrated ability of the 
eligible entity to raise non-Federal funds; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the performance of the eligible 
entity. 
‘‘(C) 
LIMITATION.—The 
Administrator 
may not waive the requirement to obtain non- 
Federal funds under this paragraph if granting 
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the waiver would undermine the credibility of 
the Women’s Business Center Program. 
‘‘(10) 
SOLICITATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, eligible entity may— 
‘‘(A) solicit cash and in-kind contributions 
from private individuals and entities to be used 
to carry out the activities of the eligible entity 
under the project conducted under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) use amounts made available by the 
Administrator under this section for the cost of 
such solicitation and management of the con-
tributions received. 
‘‘(11) EXCESS
NON-FEDERAL
DOLLARS.—The 
amount of non-Federal dollars obtained by an eligi-
ble entity that is above the amount that is required 
to be obtained by the eligible entity under this sub-
section shall not be subject to the requirements of 
part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
any successor thereto, if such amount of non-Fed-
eral dollars— 
‘‘(A) is not used as matching funds for 
purposes of implementing the Women’s Busi-
ness Center Program; and 
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‘‘(B) was not obtained using funds from 
the Women’s Business Center Program.’’. 
TITLE III—SCORE PROGRAM 
REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘SCORE for Small 
Business Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 302. SCORE REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the 
SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums 
as are necessary for the Administrator to make grants or 
enter into cooperative agreements in a total amount that 
does not exceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2018 
and 2019.’’. 
SEC. 303. SCORE PROGRAM. 
Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a Serv-
ice Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘the SCORE program described in sub-
section (c)’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) SCORE 
ASSOCIATION.—The term 
‘SCORE Association’ means the Service Corps 
of Retired Executives Association or any suc-
cessor or other organization who receives a 
grant from the Administrator to operate the 
SCORE program under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) 
SCORE 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program 
authorized by subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall provide a grant to the SCORE Association 
to manage the SCORE program. 
‘‘(B) VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer partici-
pating in the SCORE program shall— 
‘‘(i) based on the business experience 
and knowledge of the volunteer— 
‘‘(I) provide at no cost to individ-
uals who own, or aspire to own, small 
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business concerns personal counseling, 
mentoring, and coaching relating to 
the process of starting, expanding, 
managing, buying, and selling a busi-
ness; and 
‘‘(II) facilitate low-cost education 
workshops for individuals who own, or 
aspire to own, small business con-
cerns; and 
‘‘(ii) as appropriate, use tools, re-
sources, and expertise of other organiza-
tions to carry out the SCORE program. 
‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, 
in consultation with the SCORE Association, shall 
ensure that the SCORE program and each chapter 
of the SCORE program develop and implement 
plans and goals to more effectively and efficiently 
provide services to individuals in rural areas, eco-
nomically disadvantaged communities, and other tra-
ditionally underserved communities, including plans 
for electronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chap-
ter expansion, partnerships, and the development of 
new skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE 
program. 
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‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Associa-
tion shall submit to the Administrator an annual re-
port that contains— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled 
or trained under the SCORE program; 
‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling 
provided under the SCORE program; and 
‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 
‘‘(i) the number of small business con-
cerns formed with assistance from the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business 
concerns expanded with assistance from 
the SCORE program; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of jobs created with 
assistance from the SCORE program. 
‘‘(5) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Adminis-
trator nor the SCORE Association may disclose 
the name, address, or telephone number of any 
individual or small business concern receiving 
assistance from the SCORE Association with-
out the consent of such individual or small busi-
ness concern, unless— 
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‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to 
make such a disclosure by a court in any 
civil or criminal enforcement action initi-
ated by a Federal or State agency; or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines 
such a disclosure to be necessary for the 
purpose of conducting a financial audit of 
the SCORE program, in which case disclo-
sure shall be limited to the information 
necessary for the audit. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR USE OF INFORMA-
TION.—This paragraph shall not— 
‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis-
trator to program activity data; or 
‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from 
using client information to conduct client 
surveys. 
‘‘(C) STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall, after the opportunity for notice and 
comment, establish standards for— 
‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to 
financial audits under subparagraph 
(A)(ii); and 
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‘‘(II) conducting client surveys, 
including standards for oversight of 
the surveys and for dissemination and 
use of client information. 
‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM
PRIVACY
PROTEC-
TION.—The standards issued under this 
subparagraph shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, provide for the maximum amount 
of privacy protection.’’. 
SEC. 304. ONLINE COMPONENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(c) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)), as amended by section 3, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ONLINE
COMPONENT.—In carrying out 
this subsection, the SCORE Association shall make 
use of online counseling, including by developing and 
implementing webinars and an electronic mentoring 
platform to expand access to services provided under 
this subsection and to further support entre-
preneurs.’’. 
(b) ONLINE COMPONENT REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—At the end of fiscal year 
2018, the SCORE Association shall issue a report to 
the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Small Busi-
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ness and Entrepreneurship of the Senate on the ef-
fectiveness of the online counseling and webinars re-
quired as part of the SCORE program, including— 
(A) how the SCORE Association deter-
mines electronic mentoring and webinar needs, 
develops training for electronic mentoring, es-
tablishes webinar criteria curricula, and evalu-
ates webinar and electronic mentoring results; 
(B) describing the internal controls that 
are used and a summary of the topics covered 
by the webinars; and 
(C) performance metrics, including the 
number of small business concerns counseled 
by, the number of small business concerns cre-
ated by, the number of jobs created and re-
tained by, and the funding amounts directed to-
wards such online counseling and webinars. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the terms ‘‘SCORE Association’’ and 
‘‘SCORE program’’ have the meaning given those 
terms, respectively, under section 8(c)(1) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(c)(1)). 
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SEC. 305. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF 
THE SCORE PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.—The SCORE Association shall carry out 
a study on the future role of the SCORE program and 
develop a strategic plan for how the SCORE program will 
evolve to meet the needs of small business concerns and 
potential future small business concerns over the course 
of the 5 years following the date of enactment of this Act, 
with markers and specific objectives for year 1, year 3, 
and year 5. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 6-month 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the SCORE Association shall issue a report to the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
ship of the Senate containing— 
(1) all findings and determination made in car-
rying out the study required under subsection (a); 
(2) the strategic plan developed under sub-
section (a); 
(3) an explanation of how the SCORE Associa-
tion plans to achieve the strategic plan, assuming 
both stagnant and increased funding levels. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
terms ‘‘SCORE Association’’ and ‘‘SCORE program’’ 
have the meaning given those terms, respectively, under 
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section 8(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(c)(1)). 
SEC. 306. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 
636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ‘‘Service Corps 
of Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro-
gram’’; and 
(2) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(12), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 
(b) OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM 
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2009.—Section 621 of the 
Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthoriza-
tion Act of 2009 (15 U.S.C. 657p) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking para-
graph (4) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘SCORE program’ means the 
SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) 
of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(b)(1)(B));’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking 
‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in-
serting ‘‘SCORE program’’. 
(2) 
ENERGY
POLICY
AND
CONSERVATION 
ACT.—Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Ex-
ecutives (SCORE)’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro-
gram’’. 
Æ 
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