I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1680 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women’s business center 
program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2017 
Mr. KNIGHT (for himself and Mr. LAWSON of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to improve the women’s 
business center program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Business 
Centers Improvements Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP. 
Section 29(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(g)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibil-
ities of the Assistant Administrator shall be to 
administer the programs and services of the Of-
fice of Women’s Business Ownership. 
‘‘(C) DUTIES.—The Assistant Adminis-
trator shall perform the following functions 
with respect to the Office of Women’s Business 
Ownership: 
‘‘(i) Recommend the annual adminis-
trative and program budgets of the Office 
and eligible entities receiving a grant 
under the Women’s Business Center Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(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, 
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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 
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-
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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.— 
‘‘(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, after notice and the oppor-
tunity for public comment of no less than 60 
days. 
‘‘(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-
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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. 3. 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); 
(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-
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nization certifies that grant funds received 
under this section will not be co-mingled 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 co-mingled with 
other funds; or 
‘‘(E) any combination of entities listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D);’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(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— 
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(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 
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-
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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 
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. 
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‘‘(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, 
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 
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(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 
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: 
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‘‘(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 
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.— 
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‘‘(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 
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 
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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.— 
‘‘(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 
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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 
plan of action submitted under subpara-
graph (C) shall be deemed to be approved. 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall issue regulations (after providing an op-
portunity for notice and comment) to provide 
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that, if an eligible entity fails to comply with a 
plan of action approved by the Assistant Ad-
ministrator under paragraph (7)(B)(i) or an 
amended plan of action approved by the Assist-
ant Administrator under paragraph (7)(D) or 
approved on appeal under paragraph (7)(E), 
the Assistant Administrator shall terminate the 
grant provided to the eligible 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— 
(1) by striking ‘‘applicant organization’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘a recipient organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; 
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(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; 
‘‘(ii) meets the accounting and report-
ing requirements established by the Direc-
tor of the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
‘‘(B) information demonstrating that the 
eligible entity has the ability and resources to 
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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 
described under subsection (a)(3), including to 
a representative number of women who are so-
cially or economically disadvantaged. 
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‘‘(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 
sufficient non-Federal funds for that 
period); 
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‘‘(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) RULEMAKING.—The Admin-
istrator shall issue regulations (after 
providing 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 regulations issued pursuant to 
subclause (I) with respect to such op-
portunity unless required to do so by 
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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 regulations 
issued pursuant to subclause (I) (after 
providing an opportunity for notice 
and comment) as such regulations 
apply 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).’’. 
(f) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—Section 29 of 
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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 regulations 
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.’’. 
(g) CONTINUED FUNDING FOR CENTERS.—Section 
29(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)) is 
amended— 
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(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 
‘‘(III) as a condition of receiving 
a 
grant 
under 
this 
subsection, 
agrees— 
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