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‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may 
not waive the requirement to obtain non-Federal 
funds under this paragraph if granting the 
waiver would undermine the credibility of the 
Women’s Business Center Program. 
‘‘(10) 
SOLICITATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, an 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 a 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 eligible 
entity that is above the amount that is required to be 
obtained by the eligible entity under this subsection 
shall not be subject to the requirements of part 200 
of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto, if such amount of non-Federal dol-
lars— 
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‘‘(A) is not used as matching funds for pur-
poses of implementing the Women’s Business 
Center Program; and 
‘‘(B) was not obtained using funds from the 
Women’s Business Center Program.’’. 
Subtitle C—SCORE Program 
SEC. 1721. SCORE REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(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 may 
be 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. 1722. 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 subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(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 successor 
or other organization that receives a grant from 
the Administrator to operate the SCORE pro-
gram 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 
edu-
cational workshops for individuals who 
own, or aspire to own, small business 
concerns; and 
‘‘(ii) as appropriate, use tools, re-
sources, and expertise of other organizations 
to carry out the SCORE program. 
‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the SCORE Association, shall en-
sure 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, economically 
disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally 
underserved communities, including plans for elec-
tronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter ex-
pansion, partnerships, and the development of new 
skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE pro-
gram. 
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‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Association 
shall submit to the Administrator an annual report 
that contains— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled or 
trained under the SCORE program; 
‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling pro-
vided 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 con-
cerns 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 without 
the consent of such individual or small business 
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 nec-
essary 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 fi-
nancial audits under subparagraph 
(A)(ii); and 
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