later than 60 days after promulgation of regulations
under section 5 of the National Small Business Regu-
latory Assistance Act of 2001.
‘‘(g) MATCHING NOT REQUIRED.—Subparagraphs (A)
and (B) of section 21(a)(4) shall not apply to assistance
made available under the pilot program.
‘‘(h) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State program selected
to receive a grant under subsection (f) in a fiscal year
shall be eligible to receive a grant in an amount not
to exceed the product obtained by multiplying—
‘‘(A) the amount made available for grants
under this section for the fiscal year; and
‘‘(B) the ratio that—
‘‘(i) the population of the State; bears
to
‘‘(ii) the population of all the States
with programs selected to receive grants
under subsection (f) for the fiscal year.
‘‘(2) MINIMUM AMOUNT.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), the minimum amount that a State pro-
gram selected to receive a grant under subsection (f)
shall be eligible to receive under this section in the fis-
cal year shall be $200,000.
‘‘(i) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not later than 3
years after the establishment of the pilot program, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
evaluation of the pilot program and shall transmit to the
Administrator and to the Committees on Small Business
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report con-
taining the results of the evaluation along with any rec-
ommendations as to whether the pilot program, with or
without modification, should be extended to include the par-
ticipation of all Small Business Development Centers.
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2002 and each fiscal year thereafter.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON USE OF OTHER FUNDS.—
The Administrator may carry out the pilot program
only with amounts appropriated in advance specifi-
cally to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 5. PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.
After providing notice and an opportunity for com-
ment and after consulting with the Association (but not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act), the Administrator shall promulgate final regulations
to carry out this Act, including regulations that establish—
(1) priorities for the types of assistance to be
provided under the pilot program;
(2) standards relating to educational, technical,
and support services to be provided by participating
Small Business Development Centers;
(3) standards relating to any national service
delivery and support function to be provided by the
Association under the pilot program;
(4) standards relating to any work plan that the
Administrator may require a participating Small
Business Development Center to develop; and
(5) standards relating to the educational, tech-
nical, and professional competency of any expert or
other assistance provider to whom a small business
concern may be referred for compliance assistance
under the pilot program.
SEC. 6. PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO SMALL
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
Section 21(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No Small Business De-
velopment Center, consortium of Small Business
Development Centers, or contractor or agent of a
Small Business Development Center shall dis-
close the name or address of any individual or
small business concern receiving assistance under
this section without the consent of such indi-
vidual or small business concern, except that—
‘‘(i) the Administrator shall require
such disclosure if ordered to do so by a
court in any civil or criminal enforcement
action commenced by a Federal or State
agency; and
‘‘(ii) if the Administrator considers it
necessary while undertaking a financial
audit of a Small Business Development
Center, the Administrator shall require such
disclosure for the sole purpose of under-
taking such audit.
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator
shall issue regulations to establish standards for
requiring disclosures during a financial audit
under subparagraph (A)(ii).’’.
Union Calendar No. 125
107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 203
[Report No. 107–210]
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to direct the Ad-
ministrator of the Small Business Administration
to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory
compliance assistance to small business concerns,
and for other purposes.
SEPTEMBER 21, 2001
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed