I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5584 
To reauthorize the women’s business center program of the Small Business 
Administration, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Ms. CHU, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New 
York, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. PETERS of California, and Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the women’s business center program of the 
Small Business Administration, 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 Small Busi-
ness Ownership Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION. 
In this Act— 
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(1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ mean the Small Business Administration 
and the Administrator thereof, respectively; 
(2) the term ‘‘disability’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the Americans with Dis-
abilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); 
(3) the term ‘‘microloan program’’ means the 
program established under section 7(m) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)); 
(4) the term ‘‘rural small business concern’’ 
means a small business concern located in a rural 
area, as that term is defined in section 1393(a)(2) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and 
(5) the terms ‘‘small business concern’’, ‘‘small 
business concern owned and controlled by veterans’’, 
and ‘‘small business concern owned and controlled 
by women’’ have the meanings given those terms 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
SEC. 3. 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)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘in the 
areas’’ and all that follows through the end 
of subclause (I), and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘to address issues concerning the 
management, operations, manufacturing, 
technology, finance, retail and product 
sales, international trade, Government con-
tracting, and other disciplines required 
for— 
‘‘(I) starting, operating, and in-
creasing the business of a small busi-
ness concern;’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘Wom-
en’s Business Center program’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘women’s 
business center program’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, the 
National Women’s Business Council, and any 
association of women’s business centers’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) TRAINING.—The Administrator may pro-
vide annual programmatic and financial examination 
training for women’s business ownership representa-
tives and district office technical representatives of 
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the Administration to enable representatives to carry 
out their responsibilities. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM AND TRANSPARENCY IMPROVE-
MENTS.—The Administrator shall maximize the 
transparency of the women’s business center finan-
cial assistance proposal process and the pro-
grammatic and financial examination process by— 
‘‘(A) providing public notice of any an-
nouncement for financial assistance under sub-
section (b) or a grant under subsection (l); 
‘‘(B) in the announcement described in 
subparagraph (A), outlining award and pro-
gram evaluation criteria and describing the 
weighting of the criteria for financial assistance 
under subsection (b) and grants under sub-
section (l); and 
‘‘(C) not later than 60 days after the com-
pletion of a site visit to the women’s business 
center (whether conducted for an audit, per-
formance review, or other reason), when fea-
sible, providing to each women’s business center 
a copy of any site visit reports or evaluation re-
ports prepared by district office technical rep-
resentatives or officers or employees of the Ad-
ministration.’’. 
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‘‘(E) any combination of entities listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D);’’; and 
(D) by adding after paragraph (5), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘women’s business center’ means 
a project conducted by an eligible entity under this 
section.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
and adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(B) by striking ‘‘The Administration’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘5-year projects’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administration may 
provide financial assistance to an eligible entity to 
conduct a project under this section’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘The projects shall’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The project shall be de-
signed to provide training and counseling that meets 
the needs of women, especially socially and economi-
cally disadvantaged women, and shall’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) AMOUNT
OF
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.— 
The Administrator may award financial assistance 
under this subsection of not more than $250,000 per 
project year. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION
WITH
ASSOCIATIONS
OF 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—The Administrator 
shall seek advice, input, and recommendations for 
policy changes from any association of women’s busi-
ness centers to develop— 
‘‘(A) a training program for the staff of 
women’s business centers; and 
‘‘(B) recommendations to improve the poli-
cies and procedures for governing the general 
operations and administration of the women’s 
business center program, including grant pro-
gram improvements under subsection (g)(4).’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘the re-
cipient organization’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligible 
entity’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘a recipient organization’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; 
(C) in paragraph (4)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘recipient of assist-
ance’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such organization’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘recipient’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eligible entity’’; and 
(D) by adding at the 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 financial assistance under this section.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘applicant organization’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘a recipient organization’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘site’’; 
(5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS AND CRITERIA FOR INITIAL FI-
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
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‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desir-
ing financial assistance under subsection (b) shall 
submit to the Administrator an application that con-
tains— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the eligible enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) has designated an executive direc-
tor or program manager, who may be com-
pensated using financial assistance under 
subsection (b) or other sources, to manage 
the center; 
‘‘(ii) as a condition of receiving finan-
cial 
assistance 
under 
subsection 
(b), 
agrees— 
‘‘(I) to receive a site visit at the 
discretion of the Administrator as 
part of the final selection process; 
‘‘(II) to undergo an annual pro-
grammatic and financial examination; 
and 
‘‘(III) to remedy any problems 
identified pursuant to the site visit or 
examination under subclause (I) or 
(II); and 
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‘‘(iii) meets the accounting and re-
porting requirements established by the 
Director 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 for which financial 
assistance under subsection (b) is sought, in-
cluding the ability to obtain the non-Federal 
contribution required under subsection (c); 
‘‘(C) information relating to the assistance 
to be provided by the women’s business center 
for which financial assistance under subsection 
(b) is sought in the area in which the women’s 
business center is located; 
‘‘(D) information demonstrating the expe-
rience and effectiveness of the eligible entity 
in— 
‘‘(i) conducting financial, manage-
ment, and marketing assistance programs, 
as described in subsection (b)(2), which 
are designed to teach or upgrade the busi-
ness skills of women who are business own-
ers or potential business owners; 
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‘‘(ii) providing training and services to 
a representative number of women who are 
socially and 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 women’s business center for which fi-
nancial assistance is sought— 
‘‘(i) to serve women who are business 
owners or potential business owners by 
conducting training and counseling activi-
ties; and 
‘‘(ii) to provide training and services 
to a representative number of women who 
are socially and economically disadvan-
taged. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS 
FOR INITIAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(i) review each application submitted 
under paragraph (1), based on the infor-
mation described in such paragraph and 
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the criteria set forth under subparagraph 
(B) of this paragraph; and 
‘‘(ii) to the extent practicable, as part 
of the final selection process, conduct a 
site visit to each women’s business center 
for which financial assistance under sub-
section (b) is sought. 
‘‘(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall evaluate applicants for financial as-
sistance under subsection (b) in accordance 
with selection criteria that are— 
‘‘(I) established before the date 
on which applicants are required to 
submit the applications; 
‘‘(II) stated in terms of relative 
importance; and 
‘‘(III) publicly available and stat-
ed in each solicitation for applications 
for financial assistance under sub-
section (b) made by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(ii) REQUIRED
CRITERIA.—The se-
lection criteria for financial assistance 
under subsection (b) shall include— 
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‘‘(I) the experience of the appli-
cant in conducting programs or ongo-
ing efforts designed to teach or en-
hance the business skills of women 
who are business owners or potential 
business owners; 
‘‘(II) the ability of the applicant 
to begin a project within a minimum 
amount of time, as established under 
the program announcement or by reg-
ulation; 
‘‘(III) the ability of the applicant 
to provide training and services to a 
representative number of women who 
are socially and economically dis-
advantaged; and 
‘‘(IV) the location for the wom-
en’s business center proposed by the 
applicant, including whether the appli-
cant is located in a State in which 
there is not a women’s business center 
receiving funding from the Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(C) PROXIMITY.—If the principal place of 
business of an applicant for financial assistance 
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under subsection (b) is located less than 50 
miles from the principal place of business of a 
women’s business center that received funds 
under this section on or before the date of the 
application, the applicant shall not be eligible 
for the financial assistance, unless the applicant 
submits a detailed written justification of the 
need for an additional center in the area in 
which the applicant is located. 
‘‘(D) RECORD RETENTION.—The Adminis-
trator shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this subsection for not less 
than 7 years.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (m)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION
AND
APPROVAL
FOR
RE-
NEWAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) SOLICITATION
OF
APPLICATIONS.— 
The Administrator shall solicit applications and 
award grants under this subsection for the first 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enact-
ment of the Women’s Small Business Owner-
ship Act of 2014, and every third fiscal year 
thereafter. 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(aa) to receive a site visit 
as part of the final selection 
process; 
‘‘(bb) to submit, for the 2 
full fiscal years before the date 
on which the application is sub-
mitted, annual programmatic and 
financial examination reports or 
certified copies of the compliance 
supplemental audits under OMB 
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Circular A–133 of the applicant; 
and 
‘‘(cc) to remedy any problem 
identified pursuant to the site 
visit or examination under item 
(aa) or (bb); 
‘‘(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 area served by the wom-
en’s business center for which a grant 
under this subsection is sought; 
‘‘(iv) information demonstrating that 
the applicant has worked with resource 
partners of the Administration and other 
entities; 
‘‘(v) a 3-year plan that describes the 
ability of the women’s business center for 
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which a grant under this subsection 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 and 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 Administrator 
shall— 
‘‘(I) review each application sub-
mitted under subparagraph (B), based 
on the information described in such 
subparagraph and the criteria set 
forth under clause (ii) of this subpara-
graph; and 
‘‘(II) at the discretion of the Ad-
ministrator, and as part of the final 
selection process, conduct a site visit 
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to each women’s business center for 
which a grant under this subsection is 
sought. 
‘‘(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 
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; 
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‘‘(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; and 
‘‘(dd) the percentage of indi-
viduals in the community served 
by the applicant who are socially 
or economically disadvantaged. 
‘‘(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-
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quired to be provided under this para-
graph, or the information provided by 
the applicant is inadequate. 
‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of each deadline to submit 
applications, the Administrator shall approve or 
deny any application under this paragraph and 
notify the applicant for each such application of 
the approval or denial. 
‘‘(E) RECORD RETENTION.—The Adminis-
trator shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this paragraph for not less 
than 7 years.’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (5) and insert-
ing 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.’’. 
(b) 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 redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(C) 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, 
$26,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 
2019.’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CONTINUING
GRANT
AND
COOPERATIVE 
AGREEMENT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) PROMPT DISBURSEMENT.—Upon re-
ceiving funds to carry out this section for a fis-
cal year, the Administrator shall, to the extent 
practicable, promptly reimburse funds to any 
women’s business center awarded financial as-
sistance under this section if the center meets 
the eligibility requirements under this section. 
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‘‘(B) SUSPENSION
OR
TERMINATION.—If 
the Administrator has entered into a grant or 
cooperative agreement with a women’s business 
center under this section, the Administrator 
may not suspend or terminate the grant or co-
operative 
agreement, 
unless 
the 
Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(i) provides the women’s business 
center with written notification setting 
forth the reasons for that action; and 
‘‘(ii) affords the women’s business 
center an opportunity for a hearing, ap-
peal, or other administrative proceeding 
under chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
Code.’’; 
(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)’’; and 
(5) by redesignating subsections (m), (n), and 
(o), as amended by this Act, as subsections (l), (m), 
and (n), respectively. 
(c) EFFECT ON EXISTING GRANTS.— 
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(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 renewal 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 RENEWAL GRANT.—The Ad-
ministrator may award a grant under section 29(l) 
of the Small Business Act, as so redesignated by 
subsection (a)(5) of this section, to a nonprofit orga-
nization 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, 
for the period— 
(A) beginning on the day after the last day 
of the grant agreement under such section 
29(m); and 
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(B) ending at the end of the third fiscal 
year beginning after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER WOMEN’S BUSI-
NESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29(c) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(c)), as amended by section 4 of 
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: 
‘‘(6) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE RELAT-
ING
TO
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
COUN-
SELING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request by a re-
cipient organization, and in accordance with 
this paragraph, the Administrator may waive, 
in whole or in part, the requirement to obtain 
non-Federal funds under this subsection for the 
technical assistance and counseling activities of 
the recipient organization carried out using fi-
nancial assistance under this section for a fiscal 
year. The Administrator may not waive the re-
quirement for a recipient organization to obtain 
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‘‘(7) 
SOLICITATION.—Notwithstanding 
any 
other provision of law, a recipient organization 
may— 
‘‘(A) solicit cash and in-kind contributions 
from private individuals and entities to be used 
to carry out the activities of the recipient orga-
nization under the project conducted under this 
section; and 
‘‘(B) use amounts made available by the 
Administration under this section for the cost 
of such solicitation and management of the con-
tributions received.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall— 
(A) except as provided in paragraph (2), 
and not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
ister proposed regulations by the Administrator 
to carry out the amendments made to section 
29 of the Small Business Act by this Act; and 
(B) accept public comments on such pro-
posed regulations for not less than 60 days. 
(2) EXISTING PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—Para-
graph (1)(A) shall not apply to the extent proposed 
regulations by the Administrator have been pub-
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lished on the date of enactment of this Act that are 
sufficient to carry out the amendments made to sec-
tion 29 of the Small Business Act by this Act. 
SEC. 6. STUDY AND REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES FACING 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a broad study of the unique economic 
issues facing women’s business centers located in covered 
areas to identify— 
(1) the difficulties such centers face in raising 
non-Federal funds; 
(2) the difficulties such centers face in com-
peting for financial assistance, non-Federal funds, or 
other types of assistance; 
(3) the difficulties such centers face in writing 
grant proposals; and 
(4) other difficulties such centers face because 
of the economy in the type of covered area in which 
such centers are located. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
study under subsection (a), which shall include rec-
ommendations, if any, regarding how to— 
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(1) address the unique difficulties women’s 
business centers located in covered areas face be-
cause of the type of covered area in which such cen-
ters are located; 
(2) expand the presence of, and increase the 
services provided by, women’s business centers lo-
cated in covered areas; and 
(3) best use technology and other resources to 
better serve women business owners located in cov-
ered areas. 
(c) DEFINITION OF COVERED AREA.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered area’’ means— 
(1) any State that is predominantly rural, as 
determined by the Administrator; 
(2) any State that is predominantly urban, as 
determined by the Administrator; and 
(3) any State or territory that is an island. 
SEC. 7. STUDY AND REPORT ON OVERSIGHT OF WOMEN’S 
BUSINESS CENTERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study of the oversight of women’s 
business centers by the Administrator, which shall in-
clude— 
(1) an analysis of the coordination by the Ad-
ministrator of the activities of women’s business cen-
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ters with the activities of small business development 
centers, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, 
and Veteran Business Outreach Centers; 
(2) a comparison of the types of individuals and 
small business concerns served by women’s business 
centers and the types of individuals and small busi-
ness concerns served by small business development 
centers, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, 
and Veteran Business Outreach Centers; and 
(3) an analysis of performance data for wom-
en’s business centers that evaluates how well wom-
en’s business centers are carrying out the mission of 
women’s business centers and serving individuals 
and small business concerns. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
study under subsection (a), which shall include rec-
ommendations, if any, for eliminating the duplication of 
services provided by women’s business centers, small busi-
ness development centers, the Service Corps of Retired 
Executives, and Veteran Business Outreach Centers. 
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SEC. 8. SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY 
WOMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(m) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(7) AUTHORITY
FOR
SOLE
SOURCE
CON-
TRACTS
FOR
ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED 
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERNS
OWNED
AND
CON-
TROLLED BY WOMEN IN UNDERREPRESENTED IN-
DUSTRIES.—A contracting officer may award a sole 
source contract under this subsection to a small 
business concern owned and controlled by women 
that meets the requirements under paragraph (2)(A) 
if— 
‘‘(A) the small business concern owned and 
controlled by women is in an industry in which 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women are underrepresented, as determined 
by the Administrator; 
‘‘(B) the contracting officer determines 
that the small business concern owned and con-
trolled by women is a responsible contractor 
with respect to performance of the contract op-
portunity; 
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‘‘(C) the anticipated award price of the 
contract, including options, is not more than— 
‘‘(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a con-
tract opportunity assigned a North Amer-
ican Industry Classification System code 
for manufacturing; or 
‘‘(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any 
other contract opportunity; and 
‘‘(D) in the estimation of the contracting 
officer, the contract award can be made at a 
fair and reasonable price. 
‘‘(8) AUTHORITY
FOR
SOLE
SOURCE
CON-
TRACTS
FOR
SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERNS
OWNED 
AND CONTROLLED BY WOMEN IN SUBSTANTIALLY 
UNDERREPRESENTED
INDUSTRIES.—A contracting 
officer may award a sole source contract under this 
subsection to a small business concern owned and 
controlled by women that meets the requirements 
under paragraph (2)(E) if— 
‘‘(A) the small business concern owned and 
controlled by women is in an industry in which 
small business concerns owned and controlled 
by women are substantially underrepresented, 
as determined by the Administrator; 
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‘‘(B) the contracting officer determines 
that the small business concern owned and con-
trolled by women is a responsible contractor 
with respect to performance of the contract op-
portunity; 
‘‘(C) the anticipated award price of the 
contract, including options, is not more than— 
‘‘(i) $6,500,000, in the case of a con-
tract opportunity assigned a North Amer-
ican Industry Classification System code 
for manufacturing; or 
‘‘(ii) $4,000,000, in the case of any 
other contract opportunity; and 
‘‘(D) in the estimation of the contracting 
officer, the contract award can be made at a 
fair and reasonable price.’’. 
(b) REPORTING ON GOALS FOR SOLE SOURCE CON-
TRACTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND 
CONTROLLED BY WOMEN.—Section 15(h)(2)(E)(viii) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)(E)(viii)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subclause (IV), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating subclause (V) as subclause 
(VIII); and 
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(3) by inserting after subclause (IV) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(V) through sole source con-
tracts awarded under section 8(m)(7); 
‘‘(VI) through sole source con-
tracts awarded under section 8(m)(8); 
‘‘(VII) by industry for contracts 
described in subclause (III), (IV), (V), 
or (VI); and’’. 
(c) DEADLINE
FOR
REPORT
ON
UNDERREP-
RESENTED
INDUSTRIES
ACCELERATED.—Section 
29(o)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(o)(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘5 years after the date of enact-
ment of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘January 2, 
2015’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘5-year period’’ and inserting 
‘‘2-year or 5-year period, as applicable,’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
Section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (4)’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(F)’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (2)(E)’’. 
SEC. 9. SMALL BUSINESS INTERMEDIARY LENDING PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 7(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
636(l)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PILOT’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘3-year’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘pilot’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) LOAN LIMITS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No single loan to 
an eligible intermediary under this sub-
section may exceed $1,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) 
TOTAL
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount outstanding and committed to an 
eligible intermediary by the Administrator 
under the Program may not exceed 
$5,000,000.’’; and 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (G) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(G) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The Adminis-
trator may make loans under the Program— 
‘‘(i) during each of fiscal years 2015, 
2016, and 2017, in a total amount of not 
more than $20,000,000; and 
‘‘(ii) during fiscal year 2018 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, using such amounts 
as are made available for the Program.’’; 
and 
(5) by striking paragraph (6). 
SEC. 10. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERNS. 
(a) MICROLOAN PROGRAM.—Section 7(m) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘short- 
term,’’; 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(3)(C), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,000,000’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as 
subparagraph (E); 
(4) in paragraph (6)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘short-term,’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) REPORT TO COMMERCIAL CREDIT RE-
PORTING AGENCIES.—The Administrator shall 
establish a process under which an intermediary 
that makes a loan to a small business concern 
under this paragraph shall provide to 1 or more 
of the commercial credit reporting agencies, 
through the Administration or independently, 
including through third party intermediaries, 
information on the small business concern that 
is relevant to credit reporting, including the 
payment activity of the small business concern 
on the loan.’’; 
(5) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘PROGRAM’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Under’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS.—Under’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(6) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘such inter-
mediaries’’ and all the follows through the period at 
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘intermediaries 
that serve a diversity of geographic areas in the 
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United States to ensure appropriate availability of 
loans for small business concerns in all industries 
that are located in metropolitan, nonmetropolitan, 
and rural areas.’’; and 
(7) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ‘‘short- 
term,’’. 
(b) GUARANTEE FEE WAIVER.—During fiscal year 
2016, the Administrator may not collect a guarantee fee 
under section 7(a)(18)(A)(i) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)(A)(i)) with respect to a loan guar-
anteed under section 7(a) of such Act, unless amounts are 
made available to the Administrator to subsidize the cost 
of guaranteeing such loans for fiscal year 2016. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and every year 
thereafter, the Office of Capital Access of the Ad-
ministration shall submit to the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and 
the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives a report on assistance provided by 
the Administration under— 
(A) section 7(a) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 636(a)); 
(B) the microloan program; 
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