IB 
Union Calendar No. 406 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 207 
[Report No. 114–526] 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for improvements to small 
business development centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2015 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
APRIL 26, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mr. JEFFRIES, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, and Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO 
APRIL 26, 2016 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 8, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to provide for 
improvements to small business development centers. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘De-
veloping the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 
2016’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS 
IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Use of authorized entrepreneurial development programs. 
Sec. 103. Marketing of services. 
Sec. 104. Data collection. 
Sec. 105. Fees from private partnerships and cosponsorships. 
Sec. 106. Equity for small business development centers. 
Sec. 107. Confidentiality requirements. 
Sec. 108. Limitation on award of grants to small business development centers. 
TITLE II—WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS 
Sec. 201. Short title. 
Sec. 202. Office of Women’s Business Ownership. 
Sec. 203. Women’s Business Center Program. 
Sec. 204. Matching requirements under Women’s Business Center Program. 
TITLE III—SCORE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION 
Sec. 301. Short title. 
Sec. 302. SCORE Reauthorization. 
Sec. 303. SCORE program. 
Sec. 304. Online component. 
Sec. 305. Study and report on the future role of the SCORE program. 
Sec. 306. Technical and conforming amendments. 
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TITLE I—SMALL BUSINESS DE-
VELOPMENT 
CENTERS 
IM-
PROVEMENTS 
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Devel-
opment Centers Improvement Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 102. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 48. USE OF AUTHORIZED ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVEL-
OPMENT PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) EXPANDED SUPPORT FOR ENTREPRENEURS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator shall only use the 
programs authorized in sections 7(j), 7(m), 8(a), 
8(b)(1), 21, 22, 29, and 32 of this Act, and sections 
358 and 389 of the Small Business Investment Act to 
deliver entrepreneurial development services, entrepre-
neurial education, support for the development and 
maintenance of clusters, or business training. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—This section shall not apply 
to services provided to assist small business concerns 
owned by an Indian tribe (as such term is defined in 
section 8(a)(13)). 
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‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Beginning on the first Decem-
ber 1 after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator shall annually report to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate on all entrepreneurial development activities under-
taken in the current fiscal year. This report shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description and operating details for each 
program and activity; 
‘‘(2) operating circulars, manuals, and standard 
operating procedures for each program and activity; 
‘‘(3) a description of the process used to award 
grants under each program and activity; 
‘‘(4) a list of all awardees, contractors, and ven-
dors (including organization name and location) and 
the amount of awards for the current fiscal year for 
each program and activity; 
‘‘(5) the amount of funding obligated for the cur-
rent fiscal year for each program and activity; and 
‘‘(6) the names and titles for those individuals 
responsible for each program and activity.’’. 
SEC. 103. MARKETING OF SERVICES. 
Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(o) NO PROHIBITION OF MARKETING OF SERVICES.— 
The Administrator shall not prohibit applicants receiving 
grants under this section from marketing and advertising 
their services to individuals and small business concerns.’’. 
SEC. 104. DATA COLLECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘as provided in this section and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as provided in this section,’’; and 
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, and (iv) governing data collection activi-
ties related to applicants receiving grants under this 
section’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—Section 
21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended 
by section 103 of this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) ANNUAL REPORT ON DATA COLLECTION.—The 
Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
Senate on any data collection activities related to the Small 
Business Development Center program.’’. 
(c) WORKING GROUP
TO IMPROVE DATA COLLEC-
TION.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT AND STUDY.—The Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration shall es-
tablish a Data Collection Working Group consisting 
of members from entrepreneurial development grant 
recipients associations and organizations and Admin-
istration officials, to carry out a study to determine 
the best way to capture data collection and create or 
revise existing systems dedicated to data collection. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 180- 
day period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Data Collection Working Group shall 
issue a report to the Committee on Small Business of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
containing the findings and determinations made in 
carrying out the study required under paragraph (1), 
including— 
(A) recommendations for revising existing 
data collection practices; and 
(B) a proposed plan for the Small Business 
Administration to implement such recommenda-
tions. 
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SEC. 105. FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-
SPONSORSHIPS. 
Section 21(a)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(a)(3)(C)), as amended by section 104, is further amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) FEES FROM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND CO-
SPONSORSHIPS.—Participation in private partnerships 
and cosponsorships with the Administration shall not limit 
small business development centers from collecting fees or 
other income related to the operation of such private part-
nerships and cosponsorships.’’. 
SEC. 106. EQUITY FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
CENTERS. 
Subclause (I) of section 21(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts 
made available in any fiscal year to carry 
out this section not more than $600,000 
may be used by the Administration to pay 
expenses enumerated in subparagraphs (B) 
through (D) of section 20(a)(1).’’. 
SEC. 107. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 21(a)(7)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(7)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘under 
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this section’’ the following: ‘‘to any State, local or Federal 
agency, or third party’’. 
SEC. 108. LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS TO SMALL 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648), as amended by section 104, is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘any wom-
en’s business center operating pursuant to section 
29,’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) LIMITATION ON AWARD OF GRANTS.—Except for 
not-for-profit institutions of higher education, and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Administrator 
may not award grants (including contracts and cooperative 
agreements) under this section to any entity other than 
those that received grants (including contracts and coopera-
tive agreements) under this section prior to the date of the 
enactment of this subsection, and that seek to renew such 
grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) 
after such date.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments made 
by this section may not be construed as prohibiting a wom-
en’s business center from receiving a subgrant from an enti-
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ty receiving a grant under section 21 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 648). 
TITLE 
II—WOMEN’S 
BUSINESS 
CENTERS 
PROGRAM 
IM-
PROVEMENTS 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Women’s Business Cen-
ters Improvements Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 202. 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), by striking subparagraphs 
(B) and (C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The responsibil-
ities of the Assistant Administrator shall be to 
administer the programs and services of the Of-
fice of Women’s Business Ownership. 
‘‘(C) DUTIES.—The Assistant Adminis-
trator shall perform the following functions with 
respect to the Office of Women’s Business Owner-
ship: 
‘‘(i) Recommend the annual adminis-
trative and program budgets of the Office 
and eligible entities receiving a grant under 
the Women’s Business Center Program. 
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‘‘(ii) Review the annual budgets sub-
mitted by each eligible entity receiving a 
grant under the Women’s Business Center 
Program. 
‘‘(iii) Select applicants to receive 
grants to operate a women’s business center 
after reviewing information required by this 
section, including the budget of each appli-
cant. 
‘‘(iv) Collaborate with other Federal 
departments and agencies, State and local 
governments, not-for-profit organizations, 
and for-profit enterprises to maximize utili-
zation of taxpayer dollars and reduce (or 
eliminate) any duplication among the pro-
grams overseen by the Office of Women’s 
Business Ownership and those of other enti-
ties that provide similar services to women 
entrepreneurs. 
‘‘(v) Maintain a clearinghouse to pro-
vide for the dissemination and exchange of 
information between women’s business cen-
ters. 
‘‘(vi) Serve as the vice chairperson of 
the Interagency Committee on Women’s 
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Business Enterprise and as the liaison for 
the National Women’s Business Council.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) MISSION.—The mission of the Office of 
Women’s Business Ownership shall be to assist women 
entrepreneurs to start, grow, 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-
work of women’s business centers throughout 
States and territories; 
‘‘(B) creating public-private partnerships to 
support women entrepreneurs and conduct out-
reach and education to startup and existing 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women; and 
‘‘(C) working with other programs overseen 
by the Administrator to ensure women are well- 
represented and being served and to identify 
gaps where participation by women could be in-
creased. 
‘‘(4) ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, the Administrator shall establish stand-
ards for an accreditation program for accred-
iting eligible entities receiving a grant under 
this section, after notice and the opportunity for 
public comment of no less than 60 days. 
‘‘(B) TRANSITION
PROVISION.—Before the 
date on which standards are established under 
subparagraph (A), the Administrator may not 
terminate a grant under this section absent evi-
dence of fraud or other criminal misconduct by 
the recipient. 
‘‘(C) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY.—The Ad-
ministrator may provide financial assistance, by 
contract or otherwise, to a relevant national 
women’s business center representative associa-
tion to provide assistance in establishing the 
standards required under subparagraph (A) or 
for carrying out an accreditation program pur-
suant to such standards.’’. 
SEC. 203. WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 29(a) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 656(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (4); 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible entity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an organization described in section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of 
such Code; 
‘‘(B) a State, regional, or local economic de-
velopment organization, so long as the organiza-
tion certifies that grant funds received under this 
section will not be co-mingled with other funds; 
‘‘(C) an institution of higher education, un-
less such institution is currently receiving a 
grant under section 21; 
‘‘(D) a development, credit, or finance cor-
poration chartered by a State, so long as the cor-
poration certifies that grant funds received under 
this section will not be co-mingled with other 
funds; or 
‘‘(E) any combination of entities listed in 
subparagraphs (A) through (D);’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘women’s business center’ means 
the location at which counseling and training on the 
management, operations (including manufacturing, 
services, and retail), access to capital, international 
trade, Government procurement opportunities, and 
any other matter is needed to start, maintain, or ex-
pand a small business concern owned and controlled 
by women.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—Section 29(b) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and 
adjusting the margins accordingly; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Administration’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘5-year projects’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Wom-
en’s Business Center Program under which the Ad-
ministrator may provide a grant to any eligible enti-
ty to operate one or more women’s business centers’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘The projects shall’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The women’s business cen-
ters shall be designed to provide counseling and train-
ing that meets the needs of women, especially socially 
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1 non-Federal dollar for each Federal 
dollar; 
‘‘(II) is in good standing with the 
Women’s Business Center Program; 
and 
‘‘(III) has met performance goals 
for the previous project year, if appli-
cable. 
‘‘(ii) 
LIMITATIONS.—The 
Adminis-
trator may only award additional grants 
under clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) during the 3rd and 4th quar-
ters of the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(II) from unobligated amounts 
made available to the Administrator to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT
REQUIRED.—The 
Administrator may only make a change to the stand-
ards by which an eligible entity obtains or maintains 
grants under this section, the standards for accredita-
tion, or any other requirement for the operation of a 
women’s business center if the Administrator first 
provides notice and the opportunity for public com-
ment, as set forth in section 553(b) of title 5, United 
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States Code, without regard to any exceptions pro-
vided for under such section.’’. 
(c) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.—Section 29(c) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the recipient organization’’ 
and inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a grant’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘financial assistance au-
thorized pursuant to this section may be made 
by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘grants authorized pursuant 
to this section’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘a 
recipient organization’’ and inserting ‘‘an eligi-
ble entity’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘recipient of assistance’’ 
and inserting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘during any project, it shall 
not be eligible thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘during 
any project for 2 consecutive years, the eligible 
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entity shall not be eligible at any time after that 
2-year period’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘such organization’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘the recipient’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the eligible entity’’; and 
(4) by adding at 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 grants under this section. 
‘‘(6) EXAMINATION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED SITE VISIT.—Each appli-
cant, prior to receiving a grant under this sec-
tion, shall have a site visit by an employee of the 
Administration, in order to ensure that the ap-
plicant has sufficient resources to provide the 
services for which the grant is being provided. 
‘‘(B) ANNUAL REVIEW.—An employee of the 
Administration shall— 
‘‘(i) conduct an annual review of the 
compliance of each eligible entity receiving 
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a grant under this section with the grant 
agreement, including a financial examina-
tion; and 
‘‘(ii) provide such review to the eligible 
entity as required under subsection (l). 
‘‘(7) REMEDIATION OF PROBLEMS.— 
‘‘(A) PLAN OF ACTION.—If a review of an 
eligible entity under paragraph (6)(B) identifies 
any problems, the eligible entity shall, within 45 
calendar days of receiving such review, provide 
the Assistant Administrator with a plan of ac-
tion, including specific milestones, for correcting 
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 of receiving such plan and— 
‘‘(i) if the Assistant Administrator de-
termines that such plan will bring the eligi-
ble entity into compliance with all the 
terms of the grant agreement, approve such 
plan; 
‘‘(ii) if the Assistant Administrator de-
termines that such plan is inadequate to 
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remedy the problems identified in the an-
nual review to which the plan of action re-
lates, the Assistant Administrator shall set 
forth such reasons in writing and provide 
such determination to the eligible entity 
within 15 calendar days of such determina-
tion. 
‘‘(C) AMENDMENT TO PLAN OF ACTION.—An 
eligible entity receiving a determination under 
subparagraph (B)(ii) shall have 30 calendar 
days from the receipt of the determination to 
amend the plan of action to satisfy the problems 
identified by the Assistant Administrator and re-
submit 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 action 
under subparagraph (C), the Assistant Adminis-
trator shall either approve or reject such plan 
and provide such approval or rejection in writ-
ing to the eligible entity. 
‘‘(E) APPEAL
OF
ASSISTANT
ADMINIS-
TRATOR DETERMINATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—If the Assistant Ad-
ministrator rejects an amended plan under 
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subparagraph (D), the eligible entity shall 
have the opportunity to appeal such deci-
sion to the Administrator, who may dele-
gate such appeal to an appropriate officer 
of the Administration. 
‘‘(ii) 
OPPORTUNITY
FOR
EXPLA-
NATION.—Any 
appeal 
described 
under 
clause (i) shall provide an opportunity for 
the eligible entity to provide, in writing, an 
explanation of why the eligible entity’s plan 
remedies the problems identified in the an-
nual review. 
‘‘(iii) NOTICE
OF
DETERMINATION.— 
The determination of the appeal shall be 
provided to the eligible entity, in writing, 
within 15 calendar days from the eligible 
entity’s filing of the appeal. 
‘‘(iv) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ACT.—If 
the Administrator fails to act on an appeal 
made under this subparagraph within the 
15 calendar day period specified under 
clause (iii), the eligible entity’s amended 
plan of action submitted under subpara-
graph (C) shall be deemed to be approved. 
‘‘(8) TERMINATION OF GRANT.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall issue regulations (after providing an oppor-
tunity for notice and comment) to provide that, 
if an eligible entity fails to comply with a plan 
of action approved by the Assistant Adminis-
trator under paragraph (7)(B)(i) or an amended 
plan of action approved by the Assistant Admin-
istrator under paragraph (7)(D) or approved on 
appeal under paragraph (7)(E), the Assistant 
Administrator shall terminate the grant pro-
vided to the eligible entity under this section. 
‘‘(B) APPEAL OF TERMINATION.—An eligi-
ble entity that has a grant terminated under 
subparagraph (A) shall have the opportunity to 
challenge the termination on the record and after 
an opportunity for a hearing. 
‘‘(C) FINAL
AGENCY
ACTION.—The deter-
mination made pursuant to subparagraph (B) 
shall be considered final agency action for the 
purposes of chapter 7, title 5, United States 
Code.’’. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF 5-YEAR PLAN.—Section 29(e) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘applicant organization’’ and in-
serting ‘‘eligible entity’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘a recipient organization’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an eligible entity’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘financial assistance’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘grants’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘site’’. 
(e) APPLICATIONS
AND
CRITERIA
FOR
INITIAL 
GRANT.—Subsection (f) of section 29 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) APPLICATIONS
AND
CRITERIA
FOR
INITIAL 
GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—Each eligible entity desiring 
a grant under subsection (b) shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator an application that contains— 
‘‘(A) a certification that the eligible enti-
ty— 
‘‘(i) has designated an executive direc-
tor or program manager, who may be com-
pensated using grant funds under subsection 
(b) or other sources, to manage the women’s 
business center for which a grant under sub-
section (b) is sought; 
‘‘(ii) meets the accounting and report-
ing requirements established by the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget; 
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‘‘(B) information demonstrating that the el-
igible entity has the ability and resources to meet 
the needs of the market to be served by the wom-
en’s business center, including the ability to ob-
tain the non-Federal contribution required under 
subsection (c); 
‘‘(C) information relating to the assistance 
to be provided by the women’s business center in 
the area in which the women’s business center is 
located; 
‘‘(D) information demonstrating the experi-
ence and effectiveness of the eligible entity in— 
‘‘(i) conducting the services described 
under subsection (a)(5); 
‘‘(ii) providing training and services 
to a representative number of women who 
are socially or 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 ability 
of the eligible entity to provide the services de-
scribed under subsection (a)(3), including to a 
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representative number of women who are socially 
or economically disadvantaged. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS 
FOR INITIAL GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) REVIEW AND SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE 
ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall review applications to determine 
whether the applicant can meet obligations 
to perform the activities required by a grant 
under this section, including— 
‘‘(I) the experience of the appli-
cant in conducting activities required 
by this section; 
‘‘(II) the amount of time needed 
for the applicant to commence oper-
ations should it be awarded a grant; 
‘‘(III) the capacity of the appli-
cant to meet the accreditation stand-
ards established by the Administrator 
in a timely manner; 
‘‘(IV) the ability of the applicant 
to sustain operations for more than 5 
years (including its ability to obtain 
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sufficient non-Federal funds for that 
period); 
‘‘(V) the location of the women’s 
business center and its proximity to 
other grant recipients under this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(VI) the population density of 
the area to be served by the women’s 
business center. 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) RULEMAKING.—The Admin-
istrator shall issue regulations (after 
providing an opportunity for notice 
and comment) to specify the criteria 
for review and selection of applicants 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(II) MODIFICATIONS PROHIBITED 
AFTER ANNOUNCEMENT.—With respect 
to a public announcement of any op-
portunity to be awarded a grant under 
this section made by the Administrator 
pursuant to subsection (l)(1), the Ad-
ministrator may not modify regula-
tions issued pursuant to subclause (I) 
with respect to such opportunity unless 
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required to do so by an Act of Congress 
or an order of a Federal court. 
‘‘(III) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in this clause may be con-
strued as prohibiting the Adminis-
trator from modifying the regulations 
issued pursuant to subclause (I) (after 
providing an opportunity for notice 
and comment) as such regulations 
apply to an opportunity to be awarded 
a grant under this section that the Ad-
ministrator has not yet publicly an-
nounced pursuant to subsection (l)(1). 
‘‘(B) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this subsection for not less 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, to 
the maximum extent practicable, the paper-
work burden associated with carrying out 
clause (i).’’. 
(f) 
NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—Section 29 of the 
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Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended by insert-
ing after subsection (k) the following: 
‘‘(l) NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
UNDER
THE 
WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.—The Adminis-
trator shall provide— 
‘‘(1) a public announcement of any opportunity 
to be awarded grants under this section, and such an-
nouncement shall include the standards by which such 
award will be made, including the regulations issued 
pursuant to subsection (f)(2)(A)(ii); 
‘‘(2) the opportunity for any applicant for a 
grant under this section that failed to obtain such a 
grant a debriefing with the Assistant Administrator 
to review the reasons for the applicant’s failure; and 
‘‘(3) with respect to any site visit or evaluation 
of an eligible entity receiving a grant under this sec-
tion that is carried out by an officer or employee of 
the Administration (other than the Inspector Gen-
eral), a copy of the site visit report or evaluation, as 
applicable, within 30 calendar days of the completion 
of such vision or evaluation.’’. 
(g) CONTINUED FUNDING
FOR CENTERS.—Section 
29(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)) is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION AND APPROVAL FOR CONTINU-
ATION GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) SOLICITATION OF APPLICATIONS.—The 
Administrator shall solicit applications and 
award continuation grants under this subsection 
for the first fiscal year beginning after the date 
of enactment of this paragraph, and every third 
fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each el-
igible 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, 
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at the discretion of the Adminis-
trator; and 
‘‘(bb) to remedy any problem 
identified pursuant to the site 
visit under item (aa); 
‘‘(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, in-
cluding the ability to obtain the non-Fed-
eral contribution required under paragraph 
(4)(C); 
‘‘(iii) information relating to assist-
ance to be provided by the women’s business 
center in the geographic area served by the 
women’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 
services provided by the women’s business 
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center for which a grant under this sub-
section is sought— 
‘‘(I) to serve women who are busi-
ness owners or potential business own-
ers by conducting training and coun-
seling activities; and 
‘‘(II) to provide training and 
services to a representative number of 
women who are socially or 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 
Adminis-
trator— 
‘‘(I) shall review each application 
submitted 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) as part of the final selection 
process, may, at the discretion of the 
Administrator, conduct a site visit to 
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each women’s business center for which 
a grant under this subsection is sought, 
in particular to evaluate the women’s 
business center using the selection cri-
teria described in clause (ii)(II). 
‘‘(ii) SELECTION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Adminis-
trator shall evaluate applicants for 
grants under this subsection in accord-
ance 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— 
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‘‘(aa) the total number of en-
trepreneurs served by the appli-
cant; 
‘‘(bb) the total number of 
new startup companies assisted by 
the applicant; 
‘‘(cc) the percentage of clients 
of the applicant that are socially 
or economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(dd) the percentage of indi-
viduals in the community served 
by the applicant who are socially 
or economically disadvantaged; 
‘‘(ee) the successful accredita-
tion of the applicant under the ac-
creditation 
program 
developed 
under subsection (g)(5); and 
‘‘(ff) any additional criteria 
that the Administrator may rea-
sonably require. 
‘‘(iii) CONDITIONS
FOR
CONTINUED 
FUNDING.—In determining whether to make 
a grant under this subsection, the Adminis-
trator— 
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‘‘(I) shall consider the results of 
the most recent evaluation of the wom-
en’s business center for which a grant 
under this subsection is sought, and, to 
a lesser extent, previous evaluations; 
and 
‘‘(II) may withhold a grant under 
this subsection, if the Administrator 
determines that the applicant has 
failed to provide the information re-
quired to be provided under this para-
graph, or the information provided by 
the applicant is inadequate. 
‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 60 cal-
endar days after the date of each deadline to sub-
mit applications under this paragraph, the Ad-
ministrator shall approve or deny each sub-
mitted application and notify the applicant for 
each such application of the approval or denial. 
‘‘(E) RECORD RETENTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall maintain a copy of each application 
submitted under this paragraph for not less 
than 5 years. 
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‘‘(ii) PAPERWORK
REDUCTION.—The 
Administrator shall take steps to reduce, to 
the maximum extent practicable, the paper-
work burden associated with carrying out 
clause (i).’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5) AWARD TO PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS.—There 
shall be no limitation on the number of times the Ad-
ministrator may award a grant to an applicant 
under this subsection.’’. 
(h) 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 subsection 
(l) or’’; 
(2) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ‘‘The Admin-
istration’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than November 1 
of each year, the Administrator’’; 
(3) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4); 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2) the 
following: 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administration to carry out this 
section, 
to 
remain 
available 
until 
expended, 
$21,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2020.’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Of the amount made 
available under this subsection for a fiscal year, 
the following amounts shall be available for selec-
tion panel costs, costs associated with maintain-
ing an accreditation program, and post-award 
conference costs: 
‘‘(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 there-
after through fiscal year 2020, 2.5 percent.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (m)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (b) or (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘this subsection 
or subsection (b)’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (4)(D), by striking ‘‘or 
subsection (l)’’. 
(i) EFFECT ON EXISTING GRANTS.— 
(1) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—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, 
shall continue to receive the grant under the terms 
and conditions in effect for the grant on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act, except that the 
nonprofit organization may not apply for a continu-
ation of the grant under section 29(m)(5) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(m)(5)), as in ef-
fect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) LENGTH OF CONTINUATION GRANT.—The Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration 
may award a grant under section 29(m) of the Small 
Business Act to a nonprofit organization 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. 204. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER WOMEN’S 
BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 29(c) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 656(c)), as amended by section 204 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: 
‘‘(9) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon request by an eli-
gible entity, and in accordance with this para-
graph, the Administrator may waive, in whole 
or in part, the requirement to obtain non-Fed-
eral funds under this subsection for counseling 
and training activities of the eligible entity car-
ried out using a grant under this section for a 
fiscal year. The Administrator may not waive 
the requirement for an eligible entity to obtain 
non-Federal funds under this paragraph for 
more than a total of 2 consecutive fiscal years. 
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‘‘(B) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
determining 
whether to waive the requirement to obtain non- 
Federal funds under this paragraph, the Admin-
istrator shall consider— 
‘‘(i) the economic conditions affecting 
the eligible entity; 
‘‘(ii) the impact a waiver under this 
paragraph would have on the credibility of 
the Women’s Business Center Program 
under this section; 
‘‘(iii) the demonstrated ability of the 
eligible entity to raise non-Federal funds; 
and 
‘‘(iv) the performance of the eligible en-
tity. 
‘‘(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, 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 
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under the 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— 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of Small 
Business Administration shall— 
(A) except as provided in paragraph (2), 
and not later than 270 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, publish in the Federal Reg-
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ister proposed regulations by the Administrator 
to carry out the amendments made to section 29 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) by 
this title; 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 published 
on the date of enactment of this Act that are sufficient 
to carry out the amendments made to section 29 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) by this title. 
TITLE III—SCORE PROGRAM 
REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘SCORE for Small Busi-
ness Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 302. 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: 
‘‘(g) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the SCORE 
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