‘‘(A) operate a women’s business center 
under this section separately from other 
projects, if any, of the eligible entity; and 
‘‘(B) separately maintain and account for 
any grant funds received under this section. 
‘‘(2) EXAMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED
SITE
VISIT.—Before re-
ceiving an initial grant under this section, each 
applicant 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 pro-
vided. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REVIEW.—An employee of 
the Administration shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct an annual programmatic 
and financial examination of each eligible 
entity, as described in subsection (g); and 
‘‘(ii) provide the results of such exam-
ination to the eligible entity. 
‘‘(3) REMEDIATION OF PROBLEMS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN OF ACTION.—If an examination 
of an eligible entity conducted under paragraph 
(2)(B) identifies any problems, the eligible enti-
ty shall, within 45 calendar days of receiving a 
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copy of the results of such examination, 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 after receipt of such plan. If the As-
sistant Administrator determines that such 
plan— 
‘‘(i) will bring the eligible entity into 
compliance with all the terms of a coopera-
tive agreement described in subsection (b), 
the Assistant Administrator shall approve 
such plan; or 
‘‘(ii) is inadequate to remedy the 
problems identified in the annual examina-
tion to which the plan of action relates, the 
Assistant Administrator shall set forth 
such reasons in writing and provide such 
determination to the eligible entity within 
15 calendar days of such determination. 
‘‘(C) AMENDMENT TO PLAN OF ACTION.— 
An eligible entity receiving a determination 
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under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall have 30 cal-
endar days from the receipt of the determina-
tion to amend the plan of action to remedy 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 
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 
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the eligible entity to provide, in writing, an 
explanation of why the eligible entity’s 
amended plan remedies the problems iden-
tified in the annual examination conducted 
under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(iii) NOTICE OF DETERMINATION.— 
The Administrator shall provide to the eli-
gible entity a determination of the appeal, 
in writing, not later than 15 calendar days 
after the eligible entity files an appeal 
under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(iv) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ACT.— 
If the Administrator fails to act on an ap-
peal made under this subparagraph within 
the 15-day period specified under clause 
(iii), the eligible entity’s amended plan of 
action submitted under subparagraph (C) 
shall be deemed to be approved. 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall terminate a grant to an eligible entity 
under this section if the eligible entity fails to 
comply with— 
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‘‘(i) a plan of action approved by the 
Assistant Administrator under paragraph 
(3)(B)(i); or 
‘‘(ii) an amended plan of action ap-
proved by the Assistant Administrator 
under paragraph (3)(D) or approved on 
appeal under paragraph (3)(E). 
‘‘(B) APPEAL OF TERMINATION.—An eligi-
ble entity shall have the opportunity to chal-
lenge the termination of a grant under subpara-
graph (A) on the record and after an oppor-
tunity for a hearing. 
‘‘(C) FINAL
AGENCY
ACTION.—A deter-
mination made pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
shall be considered final agency action for the 
purposes of chapter 7 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(5) CONSULTATION WITH MAJORITY WOMEN’S 
BUSINESS CENTER ASSOCIATION.—If on the date of 
the enactment of this subsection, a majority of wom-
en’s business centers that are operating pursuant to 
agreements with the Administration are members of 
an individual Women’s Business Center Association, 
the Administrator shall— 
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‘‘(A) recognize the existence and activities 
of such Association; and 
‘‘(B) consult with the Association on the 
development of documents with respect to— 
‘‘(i) announcing the annual scope of 
activities pursuant to this section; 
‘‘(ii) requesting proposals to deliver 
assistance as provided in this section; and 
‘‘(iii) governing the general operations 
and administration of women’s business 
centers, specifically including the develop-
ment of regulations and a uniform nego-
tiated cooperative agreement for use on an 
annual basis when entering into individual 
cooperative agreements with women’s busi-
ness centers. 
‘‘(6) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) GRANTS.—The Assistant Adminis-
trator shall develop policies and procedures to 
minimize the possibility of awarding a grant to 
an eligible entity that will operate a women’s 
business center that likely will not remain in 
compliance with program and financial require-
ments. 
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‘‘(B) INDIVIDUAL
COOPERATIVE
AGREE-
MENTS.—The Assistant Administrator shall en-
force the terms of any individual cooperative 
agreement described in paragraph (5)(B)(iii). 
‘‘(g) PROGRAM EXAMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) develop and implement an annual 
programmatic and financial examination of 
each eligible entity receiving a grant under this 
section, under which each such eligible entity 
shall provide to the Administration— 
‘‘(i) an itemized cost breakdown of ac-
tual expenditures for costs incurred during 
the preceding year relating to activities 
funded by a grant under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) documentation regarding the 
amount of matching assistance from non- 
Federal sources obtained and expended by 
the eligible entity during the preceding 
year in order to meet the requirements of 
subsection (e) and, with respect to any in- 
kind contributions described in subsection 
(e)(2) that were used to satisfy the re-
quirements of subsection (e), verification of 
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the existence and valuation of those con-
tributions; and 
‘‘(B) analyze the results of each such ex-
amination and, based on that analysis, make a 
determination regarding the programmatic and 
financial viability of each women’s business cen-
ter operated by the eligible entity. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUED FUNDING.— 
In determining whether to award a continuation 
grant to an eligible entity, the Administrator— 
‘‘(A) shall consider the results of the most 
recent examination of the eligible entity under 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) shall determine if— 
‘‘(i) the eligible entity has failed to 
provide, or provided inadequate, informa-
tion under paragraph (1)(A); or 
‘‘(ii) the eligible entity has failed to 
provide any information required to be pro-
vided for purposes of the report required 
under subsection (m)(1), or the informa-
tion provided is inadequate; and 
‘‘(C) shall consider the accreditation status 
as described in subsection (k)(4). 
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‘‘(3) ACCREDITATION
REQUIREMENT.—After 
the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, the Administra-
tion may not award a continuation grant under this 
section unless the applicable eligible entity has been 
approved under the accreditation program conducted 
pursuant to subsection (k), except that the Assistant 
Administrator for the Office of Women’s Business 
Ownership may waive such accreditation require-
ment upon a showing that the eligible entity is mak-
ing a good faith effort to obtain accreditation. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL OVERSIGHT.—The Assistant 
Administrator shall work with the Women’s Busi-
ness Center Association recognized under subsection 
(f)(5) (as applicable) to develop, implement, and 
maintain policies and procedures for conducting fi-
nancial examinations under this subsection and to 
maintain internal controls that ensure that such fi-
nancial examinations are conducted properly. 
‘‘(h) RULEMAKING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may 
only make a change to the rules or standards of the 
Women’s Business Center Program, including such 
rules or standards relating to how an eligible entity 
obtains or maintains grants under this section, the 
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standards for accreditation, or any other require-
ment for the operation of a women’s business center, 
if the Administrator first provides notice and the op-
portunity for public comment, as set forth in section 
553(b) of title 5, United States Code, without regard 
to any exceptions provided for under such section. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph may be construed to prohibit the Ad-
ministrator from modifying the rules or standards of 
the Women’s Business Center Program, after pro-
viding an opportunity for notice and comment, as 
such rules and standards apply to an opportunity 
under the Women’s Business Center Program that 
the Administrator has not yet publicly announced 
pursuant to subsection (l)(1). 
‘‘(i) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AWARDS.—An eligible entity that receives a grant 
under this section may enter into a contract with a 
Federal department or agency to provide specific as-
sistance to small business concerns owned and con-
trolled by women, if performance of such a contract 
does not hinder the ability of the eligible entity to 
carry out the terms of a grant received under this 
section. 
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‘‘(2) WRITTEN
NOTICE.—The Administrator 
shall not suspend, terminate, or fail to renew or ex-
tend any cooperative agreement entered into under 
this section unless the Administrator provides the 
applicant with written notification setting forth the 
reasons therefore and affords the applicant an op-
portunity for a hearing, appeal, or other administra-
tive proceeding under chapter 5 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(j) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A women’s business center 
or an eligible entity may not disclose the name, ad-
dress, telephone number, or email address of any in-
dividual or small business concern receiving assist-
ance under this section, or the nature of content of 
such assistance, to any State, local, or Federal agen-
cy, or to any third party, without the consent of 
such individual or small business concern, unless— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator orders such disclo-
sure after the Administrator is ordered to make 
such a disclosure by a court in any civil or 
criminal enforcement action initiated by a Fed-
eral or State agency; or 
‘‘(B) the Administrator considers such a 
disclosure to be necessary for the purpose of 
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conducting a financial audit of a women’s busi-
ness center, except that such a disclosure shall 
be limited to the information necessary for such 
audit. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION USE OF INFORMATION.— 
This subsection shall not— 
‘‘(A) restrict Administration access to 
deidentified data on women’s business centers; 
or 
‘‘(B) prevent the Administration from 
using information about individuals who, or 
concerns that, use women’s business centers to 
conduct surveys of such individuals or concerns. 
‘‘(k) OFFICE OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Administration an Office of Women’s 
Business Ownership, which shall be responsible for 
the administration of the Administration’s programs 
for the development of women’s business enterprises 
(as defined in section 408 of the Women’s Business 
Ownership Act of 1988). The Office of Women’s 
Business Ownership shall be administered by an As-
sistant Administrator, who shall be appointed by the 
Administrator. 
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‘‘(2) ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE OF-
FICE OF WOMEN’S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP.— 
‘‘(A) QUALIFICATION.—The position of As-
sistant Administrator shall be a Senior Execu-
tive Service position under section 3132(a)(2) 
of title 5, United States Code. The Assistant 
Administrator shall serve as a noncareer ap-
pointee (as defined in section 3132(a)(7) of 
that title). 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—The Assistant Adminis-
trator shall administer the programs and serv-
ices of the Office of Women’s Business Owner-
ship and perform the following functions: 
‘‘(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, as required under standard oper-
ating procedures of the Administration. 
‘‘(iii) Collaborate with other Federal 
departments and agencies, State and local 
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governments, not-for-profit organizations, 
and for-profit organizations to maximize 
utilization of taxpayer dollars and reduce 
(or eliminate) any duplication among the 
programs administered by the Office of 
Women’s Business Ownership and those of 
other entities that provide similar services 
to women entrepreneurs. 
‘‘(iv) Maintain a clearinghouse to pro-
vide for the dissemination and exchange of 
information between women’s business cen-
ters. 
‘‘(v) 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. 
‘‘(3) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of 
Women’s Business Ownership shall be to assist 
women entrepreneurs to start and grow businesses 
and compete in global markets by providing quality 
support with access 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 
the States; 
‘‘(B) creating public-private partnerships 
to support women entrepreneurs and conduct 
outreach and education to small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by women; and 
‘‘(C) working with other programs of the 
Administration to— 
‘‘(i) ensure women are well-rep-
resented in those programs and being 
served by those programs; and 
‘‘(ii) identify gaps where participation 
by women in those programs could be in-
creased. 
‘‘(4) ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall publish 
standards for a program to accredit eligible en-
tities that receive a grant under this section. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
COMMENT; TRANSITION.— 
Before publishing the standards under subpara-
graph (A), the Administrator— 
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‘‘(i) shall provide a period of not less 
than 60 days for public comment on such 
standards; and 
‘‘(ii) may not terminate a grant under 
this section absent evidence of fraud or 
other criminal misconduct by the recipient. 
‘‘(C) CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—The Ad-
ministrator may provide financial support, by 
contract or otherwise, to a Women’s Business 
Center Association to provide assistance in es-
tablishing the standards required under sub-
paragraph (A) or for carrying out an accredita-
tion program pursuant to such standards. 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL
CONFERENCE.—Each women’s 
business center shall participate in annual profes-
sional development at an annual conference facili-
tated by the Administrator, in consultation with a 
Women’s Business Center Association. 
‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide the following: 
‘‘(1) A public announcement of any opportunity 
for the award of a grant under this section, to in-
clude the selection criteria under subsection (d) and 
any applicable rules or standards. 
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‘‘(2) To any applicant for a grant under this 
section that failed to obtain such a grant, an oppor-
tunity to debrief with the Administrator to review 
the reasons for the applicant’s failure. 
‘‘(3) To an eligible entity that receives an initial 
grant under this section, if a site visit under sub-
section (f)(2) or review of the eligible entity is car-
ried out by an officer or employee of the Administra-
tion (other than the Inspector General), a copy of 
the site visit report or evaluation, as applicable, 
within 30 calendar days of the completion of such 
visit or evaluation. 
‘‘(m) ANNUAL MANAGEMENT REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
prepare and submit to the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
of the Senate an annual report on the effectiveness 
of women’s business centers operated through a 
grant awarded under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) information concerning, with respect 
to each women’s business center established 
pursuant to a grant awarded under this section, 
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the most recent analysis of the annual pro-
grammatic and financial examination of the ap-
plicable women’s business center, as required 
under subsection (g)(1)(B), and the subsequent 
determination made by the Administration 
under that subsection; 
‘‘(B) the number of persons counseled and 
trained through the Women’s Business Center 
Program (referred to in this paragraph as ‘par-
ticipants’); 
‘‘(C) the total number of hours of coun-
seling and training provided through such Pro-
gram; 
‘‘(D) the demographics of participants of 
such Program, including the gender, race, and 
age of each such participant; 
‘‘(E) the number of such participants who 
are veterans; 
‘‘(F) the number of new businesses started 
by such participants; 
‘‘(G) to the extent practicable, the number 
of jobs created or retained with assistance from 
women’s business centers; 
‘‘(H) the amount of capital, including 
loans and equity investments, secured by each 
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women’s business center to carry out the re-
quirements of this section; 
‘‘(I) the number of participants in the Pro-
gram receiving financial assistance, including 
the type and dollar amount, under the loan pro-
grams of the Administration; 
‘‘(J) an estimate of gross receipts, includ-
ing to the extent practicable a description of 
any change in revenue of small business con-
cerns assisted through the Program; 
‘‘(K) to the maximum extent practicable, 
increases or decreases in revenues for the as-
sisted small business concerns; 
‘‘(L) the number of referrals made to re-
source partners; 
‘‘(M) the results of satisfaction surveys of 
participants, including a summary of any com-
ments received from such participants; and 
‘‘(N) any recommendations by the Admin-
istrator to improve the delivery of services by 
women’s business centers. 
‘‘(n) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administration to carry out this 
section, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
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$31,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2027. 
‘‘(2) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), amounts made available 
under this subsection for fiscal year 2024, and 
each fiscal year thereafter, may only be used for 
grant awards and may not be used for costs in-
curred by the Administration in connection with 
the management and administration of the pro-
gram under this section. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Of the amount made 
available under this subsection for a fiscal year, 
the following amounts shall be available for 
costs incurred by the Administration in connec-
tion with the management and administration 
of the program under this section: 
‘‘(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 
this subparagraph and each fiscal year 
thereafter through fiscal year 2027, 2.5 
percent. 
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‘‘(3) 
EXPEDITED
ACQUISITION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Adminis-
trator may use such expedited acquisition methods 
as the Administrator determines to be appropriate to 
carry out this section, except that the Administrator 
shall ensure that all small business concerns are pro-
vided a reasonable opportunity to submit proposals. 
‘‘(4) 
ACCREDITATION
AND
ANNUAL
CON-
FERENCE.—Not less than $500,000 of the amounts 
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
year shall be available for purposes of carrying out 
subsection (k), of which no less than $50,000 shall 
be available to support an annual conference de-
scribed under subsection (k)(5).’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECT ON EXISTING GRANTS. 
(a) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A nonprofit organiza-
tion 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 the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
to receive the grant under the terms and conditions in ef-
fect for the grant on the day before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, except that the nonprofit organization 
may not apply for a continuation of the grant under sec-
tion 29(m)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
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656(m)(5)), as in effect on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(b) LENGTH OF CONTINUATION GRANT.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration may 
award a grant under section 29 of the Small Business Act, 
as amended by this Act, to a nonprofit organization receiv-
ing 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 the enactment of this Act, for the period— 
(1) beginning on the day after the last day of 
the grant agreement under such section 29(m); and 
(2) ending at the end of the third fiscal year be-
ginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of Small Business Ad-
ministration shall issue such rules as are necessary to 
carry out section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656), as amended by this Act, and ensure that a period 
of public comment for such rules is not less than 60 days. 
Æ 
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