program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums as are nec-
essary for the Administrator to make grants or enter into 
cooperative agreements in a total amount that does not ex-
ceed $10,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2017 and 2018.’’. 
SEC. 303. SCORE PROGRAM. 
Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘a Serv-
ice Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the SCORE program described in subsection 
(c)’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
SCORE 
ASSOCIATION.—The 
term 
‘SCORE Association’ means the Service Corps of 
Retired Executives Association or any successor 
or other organization who receives a grant from 
the Administrator to operate the SCORE pro-
gram under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(B) 
SCORE 
PROGRAM.—The 
term 
‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program 
authorized by subsection (b)(1)(B). 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:55 Apr 26, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00043
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H207.RH
H207
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall provide a grant to the SCORE Association 
to manage the SCORE program. 
‘‘(B) VOLUNTEERS.—A volunteer partici-
pating in the SCORE program shall— 
‘‘(i) based on the business experience 
and knowledge of the volunteer— 
‘‘(I) provide at no cost to individ-
uals who own, or aspire to own, small 
business concerns personal counseling, 
mentoring, and coaching relating to 
the process of starting, expanding, 
managing, buying, and selling a busi-
ness; and 
‘‘(II) facilitate low-cost education 
workshops for individuals who own, or 
aspire to own, small business concerns; 
and 
‘‘(ii) as appropriate, use tools, re-
sources, and expertise of other organizations 
to carry out the SCORE program. 
‘‘(3) PLANS AND GOALS.—The Administrator, in 
consultation with the SCORE Association, shall en-
sure that the SCORE program and each chapter of 
the SCORE program develop and implement plans 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:55 Apr 26, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00044
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H207.RH
H207
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
and goals to more effectively and efficiently provide 
services to individuals in rural areas, economically 
disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally 
underserved communities, including plans for elec-
tronic initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter ex-
pansion, partnerships, and the development of new 
skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE pro-
gram. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The SCORE Association 
shall submit to the Administrator an annual report 
that contains— 
‘‘(A) the number of individuals counseled or 
trained under the SCORE program; 
‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling pro-
vided under the SCORE program; and 
‘‘(C) to the extent possible— 
‘‘(i) the number of small business con-
cerns formed with assistance from the 
SCORE program; 
‘‘(ii) the number of small business con-
cerns expanded with assistance from the 
SCORE program; and 
‘‘(iii) the number of jobs created with 
assistance from the SCORE program. 
‘‘(5) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:55 Apr 26, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00045
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H207.RH
H207
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Adminis-
trator nor the SCORE Association may disclose 
the name, address, or telephone number of any 
individual or small business concern receiving 
assistance from the SCORE Association without 
the consent of such individual or small business 
concern, unless— 
‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to 
make such a disclosure by a court in any 
civil or criminal enforcement action initi-
ated by a Federal or State agency; or 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines 
such a disclosure to be necessary for the 
purpose of conducting a financial audit of 
the SCORE program, in which case disclo-
sure shall be limited to the information nec-
essary for the audit. 
‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR
USE
OF
INFORMA-
TION.—This paragraph shall not— 
‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis-
trator to program activity data; or 
‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from 
using client information to conduct client 
surveys. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:55 Apr 26, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00046
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H207.RH
H207
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall issue regulations to establish standards 
for— 
‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to fi-
nancial audits under subparagraph 
(A)(ii); and 
‘‘(II) conducting client surveys, 
including standards for oversight of the 
surveys and for dissemination and use 
of client information. 
‘‘(ii) 
MAXIMUM
PRIVACY
PROTEC-
TION.—The regulations issued under this 
subparagraph shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, provide for the maximum amount of 
privacy protection.’’. 
SEC. 304. ONLINE COMPONENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(c) of the Small Business 
Act, as added by section 303, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ONLINE COMPONENT.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the SCORE Association shall make use of 
online counseling, including by developing and imple-
menting webinars and an electronic mentoring plat-
form to expand access to services provided under this 
subsection and to further support entrepreneurs.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
21:55 Apr 26, 2016
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00047
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H207.RH
H207
srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with BILLS