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‘‘(4) ACCOUNTING.—The SCORE Association 
shall— 
‘‘(A) maintain a centralized accounting 
and financing system for each chapter of the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(B) maintain a uniform policy and proce-
dures to manage Federal funds received pursu-
ant to a cooperative agreement described in 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(C) maintain an employee of the SCORE 
Association to serve as a compliance officer to 
ensure expenditures of the SCORE program are 
fully compliant with any law, regulation, or co-
operative agreement relating to the SCORE 
program. 
‘‘(5) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(A) SALARIES.—The salary of an em-
ployee of the SCORE Association may not ex-
ceed the equivalent of the maximum rate of pay 
allowable for an individual in the career Senior 
Executive Service employed at the Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) 
PERFORMANCE
AWARDS.—The 
SCORE Association may spend up to 5 percent 
of the aggregate salaries of employees of the 
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SCORE Association on individual performance 
awards to employees of the SCORE Associa-
tion, to be disbursed before the last day of the 
fiscal year, if not later than 60 days before such 
disbursement the SCORE Association submits 
to the Administrator a report on the number 
and amount of such awards to be disbursed. 
‘‘(C) SCORE FOUNDATION.—A member of 
the Board of Directors of the SCORE Associa-
tion or an employee of the SCORE Association 
may not simultaneously serve on the Board of 
Directors of, or receive compensation from, the 
SCORE Foundation without written approval 
from the Administrator. 
‘‘(6) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The SCORE Association shall— 
‘‘(A) annually update all manuals or other 
documents applicable to employees and volun-
teers of the SCORE Association or the SCORE 
program to include requirements relating to re-
porting procedures and protectors for whistle-
blowers; and 
‘‘(B) conduct an annual training for em-
ployees and volunteers of the SCORE Associa-
tion or the SCORE program on the require-
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ments described in paragraph (1) and encour-
age the use of the hotline established by the Of-
fice of the Inspector General of the Small Busi-
ness Administration to submit whistleblower re-
ports. 
‘‘(7) PUBLISHED
MATERIALS.—The SCORE 
Association shall ensure all published materials in-
clude written acknowledgment of Small Business Ad-
ministration support of the SCORE program if such 
materials are paid for in whole or in part by Federal 
funds. 
‘‘(8) 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— 
‘‘(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 is necessary for the pur-
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pose of conducting a financial audit of the 
SCORE program, in which case disclosure 
shall be limited to the information nec-
essary for the audit. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR USE OF INFORMA-
TION.—This paragraph shall not— 
‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis-
trator to SCORE program activity data; or 
‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from 
using SCORE program 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 described under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii); and 
‘‘(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-
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ticable, provide for the maximum amount 
of privacy protection. 
‘‘(9) ANNUAL
REPORT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
section and annually thereafter, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the performance and effec-
tiveness of the SCORE program, which may be in-
cluded as part of another report submitted to such 
Committees by the Administrator, and which shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) the total number and the number of 
unique clients counseled or trained under the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling 
provided under the SCORE program; 
‘‘(C) the number of local workshops pro-
vided under the SCORE program; 
‘‘(D) the number of clients attending on-
line and local workshops provided under the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(E) to the extent practicable, the demo-
graphics of SCORE program clients and volun-
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teers, which shall include the gender, race, and 
age of each such client or volunteer; 
‘‘(F) with respect to businesses assisted 
under the SCORE program, the cost to create 
a job, the cost to create a business, and return 
on investment; 
‘‘(G) the number of referrals of SCORE 
program clients to other resources and pro-
grams of the Administration; 
‘‘(H) the number of SCORE program cli-
ents receiving financial assistance, including the 
type and dollar amount, under loan programs of 
the Administration; 
‘‘(I) the results of SCORE program client 
satisfactory surveys, including a summary of 
any comments received from such clients; 
‘‘(J) the number of new businesses started 
up by SCORE program clients; 
‘‘(K) the number of such new businesses 
realizing revenue growth; 
‘‘(L) to the extent practicable, the number 
of jobs created with assistance from the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(M) the total cost of the SCORE pro-
gram; 
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