‘‘(J) Group 10: Washington, Alaska,
Idaho, and Oregon.
‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR SELECTION.—The Admin-
istrator shall make selections under this subsection
not later than 60 days after promulgation of regula-
tions under section 5 of the National Small Business
Regulatory Assistance Act of 2001.
‘‘(g) MATCHING NOT REQUIRED.—Subparagraphs
(A) and (B) of section 21(a)(4) shall not apply to assist-
ance made available under the pilot program.
‘‘(h) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State program se-
lected 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
paragraph (1), the minimum amount that a State
program selected to receive a grant under subsection
(f) shall be eligible to receive under this section in
the fiscal 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 Busi-
ness of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
containing 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
participation 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 regula-
tions 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
Development Center, consortium of Small Busi-
ness Development Centers, or contractor or
agent of a Small Business Development Center
shall disclose the name or address of any indi-
vidual or small business concern receiving as-
sistance under this section without the consent
of such individual or small business concern, ex-
cept 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 un-
dertaking such audit.
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator
shall issue regulations to establish standards for
requiring disclosures during a financial audit
under subparagraph (A)(ii).’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 2,
2001.
Attest:
Clerk.