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(i) for disclosures with respect to financial audits under 
paragraph (1)(B); and 
(ii) for client surveys under paragraph (3)(B), including 
standards for oversight of such surveys and for dissemination 
and use of client information. 
(B) MAXIMUM PRIVACY PROTECTION.—Regulations under this 
paragraph, shall, to the extent practicable, provide for the max-
imum amount of privacy protection. 
(C) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Until the effective date of regula-
tions under this paragraph, any client survey and the use of such 
information shall be approved by the Inspector General of SBA, 
who shall include such approval in a semiannual report. 
(l) CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the terms ‘‘cybersecurity 
risk’’ and ‘‘cyber threat indicator’’ have the meanings given those 
terms under section 227(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 148(a)). 
(2) LEVERAGING SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.—The 
Department of Homeland Security, and any other Federal department 
or agency in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, 
may leverage small business development centers to provide assistance 
to small business concerns by disseminating information relating to cy-
bersecurity risks and other homeland security matters to help small 
business concerns in developing or enhancing cybersecurity infrastruc-
ture, awareness of cyber threat indicators, and cyber training programs 
for employees. 
§ 271103. Plans 
(a) PROVISION
OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CONSISTENT WITH AREA 
PLAN.—Financial assistance shall not be made available to a qualified enti-
ty if approving the assistance would be inconsistent with a plan for the area 
of a State in which service is to be provided that has been adopted by an 
agency recognized by the State as authorized to adopt an area plan and ap-
proved by the Administrator in accordance with standards and requirements 
established under this chapter. 
(b) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified entity may apply to participate in the 
small business development center program by submitting to the Ad-
ministrator for approval a plan that— 
(A) identifies the entities authorized under this chapter to par-
ticipate in the small business development center program; 
(B) identifies the geographic area to be served; 
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(C) describes the services that the applicant would provide and 
the method for delivering the services; 
(D) includes a budget; and 
(E) includes any other information and assurances that the Ad-
ministrator may require to ensure that the qualified entity will 
carry out the activities eligible for assistance. 
(2) ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may approve, condi-
tionally approve, or reject a qualified entity plan or combination 
of plans submitted. 
(B) REVIEW.—In all cases, the Administrator shall review a 
qualified entity plan— 
(i) for conformity with an area plan approved under sub-
section (a); and 
(ii) with a view toward providing small business concerns 
with the most comprehensive and coordinated assistance in 
the State or part of a State to be served. 
(c) ASSISTANCE OUTSIDE THE STATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may permit a small business 
development center to provide advice, information, and assistance, as 
described in section 271104 of this title, to small business concerns lo-
cated outside the State in which the small business development center 
is located, but only to the extent that the small business concerns are 
located within close geographical proximity to the small business devel-
opment center, as determined by the Administrator. 
(2) DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may authorize a small 
business development center to provide advice, information, and 
assistance, as described in section 271104 of this title, to a small 
business concern located outside the State, without regard to geo-
graphic proximity to the small business development center, if the 
small business concern is located in an area for which the Presi-
dent declares a major disaster. 
(B) TERM.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—A small business development center 
may provide advice, information, and assistance to a small 
business concern under clause (i) for a period of not more 
than 2 years after the date on which the President declares 
a major disaster for the area in which the small business con-
cern is located. 
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(ii) EXTENSION.—The Administrator may extend the pe-
riod described in clause (i). 
(C) CONTINUITY OF SERVICES.—A small business development 
center that provides counselors to an area described in subpara-
graph (A) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure con-
tinuity of services in any State in which the small business devel-
opment center otherwise provides services. 
(D) ACCESS TO DISASTER RECOVERY FACILITIES.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the Administrator shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, permit the personnel of a small business devel-
opment center to use any site or facility designated by the Admin-
istrator for use to provide disaster recovery assistance. 
§ 271104. Services 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A small business development center— 
(1) shall assist small business concerns in solving problems con-
cerning operations, manufacturing, engineering, technology exchange 
and development, personnel administration, marketing, sales, merchan-
dising, finance, accounting, business strategy development, and other 
disciplines required for small business growth and expansion, innova-
tion, increased productivity, and management improvement, and for de-
creasing industry economic concentrations; and 
(2) may assist small business concerns by providing, as appropriate, 
education on the requirements applicable to small businesses under the 
regulations prescribed under section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and on compliance with those requirements. 
(b) SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED.—Services provided by a small business 
development center shall include— 
(1) furnishing one-to-one individual counseling to small business con-
cerns, including— 
(A) working with individuals to increase awareness of basic 
credit practices and credit requirements; 
(B) working with individuals to develop business plans, financial 
packages, credit applications, and contract proposals; 
(C) working with the Administrator to develop and provide in-
formational tools for use in working with individuals on pre-busi-
ness startup planning, existing business expansion, and export 
planning; and 
(D) working with individuals referred by the local SBA offices 
and participating lenders; 
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(2) assisting in technology transfer, research and development (in-
cluding applied research), and coupling from existing sources to small 
business concerns, including— 
(A) working to increase the access of small business concerns 
to the capabilities of automated flexible manufacturing systems; 
(B) working through existing networks and developing new net-
works for technology transfer that encourage partnership between 
the small business and academic communities to help commer-
cialize university-based research and development and introduce 
university-based engineers and scientists to their counterparts in 
small technology-based firms; and 
(C) exploring the viability of developing shared production facili-
ties, under appropriate circumstances; 
(3)(A) in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and other 
relevant Federal agencies, actively assisting small business concerns in 
exporting by— 
(i) identifying and developing potential export markets for small 
business concerns; 
(ii) facilitating export transactions for small business concerns; 
(iii) developing linkages between small business concerns and 
prescreened foreign buyers; 
(iv) assisting small business concerns in participating in inter-
national trade shows; 
(v) assisting small business concerns in obtaining export financ-
ing; and 
(vi) facilitating the development or reorientation of marketing 
and production strategies; and 
(B) where appropriate, working with the Administrator in coopera-
tion with the State to establish a State international trade center for 
the purposes described in subparagraph (A); 
(4)(A) developing a program in conjunction with the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States and local and regional SBA offices that will 
enable the small business development center to serve as an informa-
tion network and to assist small business concern applicants for financ-
ing programs of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and 
(B) otherwise identifying and helping to make available export fi-
nancing programs to small business concerns; 
(5) working closely with the small business community, small busi-
ness consultants, State agencies, universities, and other appropriate 
groups to make translation services more readily available to small 
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business concerns doing business, or attempting to develop business, in 
foreign markets; 
(6) cooperating with the Department of Commerce and other rel-
evant Federal agencies to increase access to available export market in-
formation systems, including the Commercial Information Management 
System; 
(7) assisting small business concerns in developing and implementing 
strategic business plans to timely and effectively respond to the 
planned closure (or reduction) of a Department of Defense facility 
within the community, or actual or projected reductions in small busi-
ness concerns’ business base due to the actual or projected termination 
(or reduction) of a Department of Defense program or a contract in 
support of a Department of Defense program by— 
(A) developing broad economic assessments of the adverse im-
pacts of— 
(i) the closure (or reduction) of the Department of Defense 
facility on the small business concerns providing goods or 
services to the facility or to the military and civilian personnel 
stationed or working at the facility; and 
(ii) the termination (or reduction) of a Department of De-
fense program (or contracts under a Department of Defense 
program) on the small business concerns participating in the 
program as a prime contractor, subcontractor at any tier, or 
supplier at any tier; 
(B) developing, in conjunction with appropriate Federal, State, 
and local governmental entities and private sector organizations, 
the parameters of a transition adjustment program adaptable to 
the needs of individual small business concerns; 
(C) conducting appropriate programs to inform the affected 
small business community regarding the anticipated adverse im-
pacts identified under subparagraph (A) and the economic adjust-
ment assistance available to small business concerns; and 
(D) assisting small business concerns in developing and imple-
menting an individualized transition business plan; 
(8)(A) maintaining current information concerning Federal, State, 
and local regulations that affect small business concerns and counsel 
small business concerns on methods of compliance; and 
(B) providing counseling and technology development when necessary 
to help small business concerns find solutions for complying with envi-
ronmental, energy, health, safety, and other Federal, State, and local 
regulations; 
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(B) providing assistance to small business concerns in devel-
oping tourism marketing and promotion plans relating to tourism 
in rural areas; and 
(C) assisting small business concerns in obtaining capital for 
starting or expanding businesses primarily serving tourists; 
(17) maintaining lists of local and regional private consultants to 
whom small business concerns can be referred; 
(18) providing information to small business concerns regarding 
compliance with regulatory requirements; 
(19) developing informational publications, establishing resource cen-
ters of reference materials, and distributing compliance guides pub-
lished under section 212(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforce-
ment Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note, Public Law 104–121); 
(20) providing small business concern owners with access to a wide 
variety of export-related information by establishing on-line computer 
linkages between small business development centers and an inter-
national trade data information network with ties to the United States 
Export Assistance Center program; and 
(21) providing information and assistance to small business concerns 
with respect to establishing drug-free workplace programs on or before 
October 1, 2006. 
(c) UPGRADING AND MODIFICATION OF SERVICES.—A small business de-
velopment center shall continue to upgrade and modify its services, as need-
ed, in order to meet the changing and evolving needs of the small business 
community. 
(d) LOCATION.— 
(1) PROXIMITY OF SERVICE.—A small business development center 
shall provide service as close as possible to small business concerns by 
providing extension services and using satellite locations when nec-
essary. 
(2) FACILITIES AND STAFF.—The facilities and staff of a small busi-
ness development center shall be located in such places as to provide 
maximum accessibility and benefits to the small business concerns that 
the small business development center is intended to serve. 
(e) OTHER PROGRAMS.—To the extent possible, a small business develop-
ment center shall make full use of other Federal and State government pro-
grams that are concerned with aiding small business concerns. 
(f) STAFF.—A small business development center shall have a full-time 
staff, including a full-time director who shall have the authority to make 
expenditures under the small business development center’s budget and who 
shall manage the program activities. 
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(g) ACCESS.—A small business development center shall have access to— 
(1) business analysts to counsel, assist, and inform small business 
clients; 
(2) technology transfer agents to provide state-of-art technology to 
small business concerns through coupling with national and regional 
technology data sources; 
(3) information specialists to assist in providing information searches 
and referrals to small business; 
(4) part-time professional specialists to conduct research or to pro-
vide counseling assistance whenever the need arises; 
(5) laboratory facilities and adaptive engineering facilities; and 
(6) cybersecurity specialists to counsel, assist, and inform small busi-
ness concern clients, in furtherance of the Small Business Development 
Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 1841(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328, 
130 Stat. 2662). 
(h) USE OF SMALL BUSINESS VENDORS.—A small business development 
center shall use and compensate as 1 of its resources qualified vendors that 
are small business concerns, including private management consultants, pri-
vate consulting engineers, and private testing laboratories, to provide serv-
ices as described in this section to small business concerns on behalf of the 
small business development center. 
(i) COOPERATION IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES.—In performing the 
services described in subsection (b), a small business development center 
shall work in close cooperation with SBA regional offices and SBA local of-
fices, the local small business community, and appropriate State and local 
agencies. 
(j) INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Associate Administrator, in consultation with 
the small business development centers, shall develop and implement an 
information sharing system. 
(2) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to amounts approved in advance in 
appropriations Acts, the Administrator may provide grants or 
enter into cooperative agreements to 1 or more small business de-
velopment centers to carry out this subsection. 
(B) DURATION.—Financial assistance under subparagraph (A) 
shall be awarded for a period of not more than 5 years. 
(C) MATCHING FUNDS.—The matching funds provisions of sec-
tion 271102 of this title shall not be applicable to a grant or coop-
erative agreement under subparagraph (A). 
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(3) FUNCTIONS.—The information sharing system shall— 
(A) allow small business development centers participating in 
the small business development center program to exchange infor-
mation about their programs; and 
(B) provide information central to technology transfer. 
§ 271105. Export enhancement plans 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Where appropriate, a small business development cen-
ter shall work in conjunction with the relevant State agency and the Depart-
ment of Commerce to develop a comprehensive plan for enhancing the ex-
port potential of small business concerns located in the State. 
(b) STATE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE.—An export enhancement 
plan may provide for— 
(1) the cofunding and staffing of a State office of international trade 
within a small business development center, using joint Federal and 
State funding; and 
(2) any other appropriate measures directed at improving the export 
performance of small business concerns in the State. 
§ 271106. Assistance from Federal laboratories 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A laboratory that is operated and funded by the Fed-
eral Government shall cooperate with the Administrator in developing and 
establishing programs to support small business development centers by— 
(1) making facilities and equipment available; 
(2) providing experiment station capabilities in adaptive engineering; 
(3) providing library and technical information processing capabili-
ties; and 
(4) providing professional staff for consulting. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Administrator may reimburse a laboratory 
for the provision of services described in subsection (a). 
§ 271107. Assistance from the National Science Foundation 
The National Science Foundation shall cooperate with the Administrator 
and with small business development centers in developing and establishing 
programs to support small business development centers. 
§ 271108. Assistance from the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration 
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration and regional tech-
nology transfer centers supported by the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration shall cooperate with small business development centers par-
ticipating in the small business development center program. 
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§ 271109. National Small Business Development Center Ad-
visory Board 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a National Small Business 
Development Center Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Board’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall consist of 9 members appointed 
from civilian life by the Administrator. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—A member of the Board shall be a person of 
outstanding qualifications known to be familiar and sympathetic with 
small business needs and problems. 
(3) REPRESENTATION.—Not more than 3 members of the Board 
shall be from universities or their affiliates, and 6 members shall be 
from small business concerns or associations representing small busi-
ness concerns. 
(4) TERM.—A member of the Board shall serve a term of 3 years, 
with one-third of the members changing each year. 
(c) CHAIRMAN.—The Board shall elect a chairman. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Board shall advise, counsel, and confer with the Asso-
ciate Administrator in carrying out the duties described in this chapter. 
(e) MEETINGS.—The Board shall meet at least semiannually and at the 
call of the Chairman of the Board. 
(f) COMPENSATION.—A member of the Board shall be entitled to be com-
pensated at the rate not in excess of the per diem equivalent of the max-
imum rate payable under section 5376 of title 5 for each day engaged in 
activities of the Board and shall be entitled to be reimbursed for expenses 
as a member of the Board. 
§ 271110. Small 
business 
development 
center 
advisory 
boards 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—A small business development center shall estab-
lish an advisory board. 
(b) CHAIRMAN.—A small business development center advisory board 
shall elect a chairman. 
(c) DUTIES.—A small business development center advisory board shall 
advise, counsel, and confer with the director of the small business develop-
ment center on all policy matters pertaining to the operation of the small 
business development center, including the persons that may be eligible to 
receive assistance from, and how local and regional private consultants may 
participate with, the small business development center. 
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§ 271111. Program examination and accreditation 
(a) EXAMINATION.—The Administrator shall conduct a biennial pro-
grammatic and financial examination of each small business development 
center. 
(b) ACCREDITATION.—The Administrator may provide financial support, 
by contract or otherwise, to the Association for the purpose of developing 
a small business development center accreditation program. 
(c) EXTENSION OR RENEWAL OF FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In extending or renewing a financial assistance 
agreement of a small business development center, the Administrator 
shall consider the results of the examination and accreditation program 
conducted under subsections (a) and (b). 
(2) ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
Administrator may not renew or extend a financial assistance 
agreement with a small business development center unless the 
small business development center has been approved under the 
accreditation program conducted under this section. 
(B) WAIVER.—The Associate Administrator may waive the ac-
creditation requirement on a showing that the small business de-
velopment center is making a good faith effort to obtain accredita-
tion. 
§ 271112. Limitations on authority 
(a) APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority to enter into financial assistance 
agreements under this chapter shall be in effect for a fiscal year only to 
the extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropria-
tions Acts. 
(b) SUSPENSION, TERMINATION, OR FAILURE TO RENEW OR EXTEND 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.—After the Administrator enters into 
a financial assistance agreement with a qualified entity under this chapter, 
the Administrator shall not suspend, terminate, or fail to renew or extend 
the financial assistance agreement unless the Administrator provides the 
qualified entity with written notification stating the reasons for the suspen-
sion, termination, or failure to renew or extend and affording the qualified 
entity an opportunity for a hearing, appeal, or other administrative pro-
ceeding under chapter 5 of title 5. 
(c) COMPETITION
FOR SUCCESSOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREE-
MENTS.—If a financial assistance agreement with a qualified entity under 
this chapter is not renewed or extended, any award of a successor financial 
assistance agreement to another qualified entity under this chapter shall be 
made on a competitive basis. 
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(d) NO OTHER FUNDING.—The Administrator shall not fund any small 
business development center or variation of a small business development 
center except as authorized by this chapter. 
§ 271113. Prohibition of fees for counseling service 
A small business development center shall not impose or otherwise collect 
a fee or other compensation in connection with the provision of counseling 
service under this chapter. 
§ 271114. Veterans assistance and services program 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A small business development center may apply for a 
grant under this section to carry out a veterans assistance and services pro-
gram. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF PROGRAM.—Under a program carried out with a grant 
under this section, a small business development center shall— 
(1) create a marketing campaign to promote awareness and edu-
cation of the services of the small business development center that are 
available to veterans, and to target the campaign toward veterans, serv-
ice-disabled veterans, military units, Federal agencies, and veterans or-
ganizations; 
(2) use technology-assisted online counseling and distance learning 
technology to overcome the impediments to entrepreneurship faced by 
veterans and members of the Armed Forces; and 
(3) increase coordination among organizations that assist veterans, 
including by establishing virtual integration of service providers and of-
ferings for a 1-stop point of contact for veterans who are entrepreneurs 
or owners of small business concerns. 
(c) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—A grant under this section shall be for not less 
than $75,000 and not more than $250,000. 
(d) FUNDING.—Subject to amounts approved in advance in appropria-
tions Acts, the Administrator may make grants or enter into cooperative 
agreements to carry out this section. 
§ 271115. Grants for small business development centers 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make grants to small business 
development centers to provide targeted technical assistance to small busi-
ness concerns seeking— 
(1) access to capital or credit; 
(2) Federal procurement opportunities; 
(3) energy efficiency audits to reduce energy bills; 
(4) opportunities to export products or provide services to foreign 
customers; 
(5) assistance in adopting, making innovations in, and using 
broadband technologies; or 
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(6) other assistance. 
(b) ALLOCATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), and notwithstanding 
the requirements of section 271102(g)(2)(C) of this title, the amount 
appropriated to carry out this section shall be allocated under the for-
mula under section 271102(g)(2)(A) of this title. 
(2) MINIMUM FUNDING.—The amount made available under this sec-
tion to each State shall be not less than $325,000. 
(3) TYPES OF USES.—Of the total amount of the grants awarded by 
the Administrator under this section— 
(A) not less than 80 percent shall be used for counseling of 
small business concerns; and 
(B) not more than 20 percent may be used for classes or semi-
nars. 
(c) 
NO
NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Notwithstanding 
section 
271102(g)(1)(A) of this title, the recipient of a grant under this section 
shall not be required to provide non-Federal matching funds. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 
amounts are appropriated to carry out this section, the Administrator shall 
disburse the total amount appropriated. 
Division K—Women’s Business Center 
Program 
Chapter 273—Women’s Business Center 
Program 
Sec. 
273101.
Definitions. 
273102.
Financial assistance. 
273103.
Conditions of participation. 
273104.
Contract authority. 
273105.
5-year period. 
273106.
Criteria. 
273107.
Program examination. 
273108.
Suspension, termination, or failure to renew or extend financial assistance. 
273109.
Continued funding for women’s business centers. 
273110.
Privacy requirements. 
273111.
Expedited acquisition. 
§ 273101. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Assistant Adminis-
trator’’ means the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women’s 
Business Ownership. 
(2) PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘private non-
profit organization’’ means an entity that is described in section 501(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)) and exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of the Code (26 U.S.C. 501(a)). 
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(3) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER SITE.—The term ‘‘women’s busi-
ness center site’’ means the location of— 
(A) a women’s business center; or 
(B) 1 or more women’s business centers, established in conjunc-
tion with another women’s business center in another location in 
a State or region— 
(i) that reach a distinct population that would otherwise 
not be served; 
(ii) the services of which are targeted to women; and 
(iii) the scope, function, and activities of which are similar 
to those of the primary women’s business center or centers 
in conjunction with which it was established. 
§ 273102. Financial assistance 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may provide financial assistance to 
a private nonprofit organization to conduct a 5-year project for the benefit 
of small business concerns owned and controlled by women. 
(b) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—A project under subsection (a) shall pro-
vide— 
(1) assistance in matters relating to financing, including training 
and counseling in— 
(A) how to apply for and secure business credit and investment 
capital; 
(B) preparing and presenting financial statements; and 
(C) managing cash flow and other financial operations of a busi-
ness concern; 
(2) management assistance, including training and counseling in how 
to plan, organize, staff, direct, and control each major activity and 
function of a small business concern; and 
(3) marketing assistance, including training and counseling in— 
(A) identifying and segmenting domestic and international mar-
ket opportunities; 
(B) preparing and executing marketing plans; 
(C) developing pricing strategies; 
(D) locating contract opportunities; 
(E) negotiating contracts; and 
(F) using varying public relations and advertising techniques. 
(c) APPROPRIATIONS.—The authority of the Administrator to agree to 
provide financial assistance shall be in effect for each fiscal year only to the 
extent and in the amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations 
Acts. 
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§ 273103. Conditions of participation 
(a) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—As a condition of receiving finan-
cial assistance under this chapter, a recipient organization shall agree to ob-
tain, after its application has been approved and notice of award has been 
issued, cash contributions from non-Federal sources as follows: 
(1) In the 1st and 2d years, 1 non-Federal dollar for each 2 Federal 
dollars. 
(2) In the 3d, 4th, and 5th years, 1 non-Federal dollar for each Fed-
eral dollar. 
(b) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—Not more than one-half 
of the non-Federal sector matching assistance may be in the form of in-kind 
contributions that are budget line items only, including office equipment and 
office space. 
(c) FORM OF FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Financial assistance under this chapter— 
(A) may be made by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement; 
and 
(B) may be provided— 
(i) in a lump sum or in installments; and 
(ii) in advance or by reimbursement. 
(2) PARTIAL DISBURSEMENT BEFORE NON-FEDERAL FUNDS ARE OB-
TAINED.—The Administrator may disburse up to 25 percent of each 
year’s Federal share awarded to a recipient organization after notice 
of the award has been issued and before the non-Federal sector match-
ing funds are obtained. 
(3) FAILURE TO OBTAIN NON-FEDERAL FUNDING.—If a recipient of 
assistance fails to obtain the required non-Federal contribution during 
a project— 
(A) the recipient shall not be eligible thereafter for advance dis-
bursements— 
(i) during the remainder of that project; or 
(ii) for any other project for which the recipient is or may 
be funded by the Administrator; and 
(B) before approving assistance to the recipient for any other 
project, the Administrator shall— 
(i) specifically determine whether the Administrator be-
lieves that the recipient will be able to obtain the requisite 
non-Federal funding; and 
(ii) make a written finding stating the reasons for making 
the determination. 
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