[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 1229 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1229

To reauthorize and improve the entrepreneurial development programs of 
       the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2009

Ms. Landrieu (for herself and Ms. Snowe) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business 
                          and Entrepreneurship

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                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize and improve the entrepreneurial development programs of 
       the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Entrepreneurial Development Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
                        TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Reauthorization.
          TITLE II--WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS

Sec. 201. Office of Women's Business Ownership.
Sec. 202. Women's Business Center Program.
Sec. 203. National Women's Business Council.
Sec. 204. Interagency Committee on Women's Business Enterprise.
Sec. 205. Preserving the independence of the National Women's Business 
                            Council.
Sec. 206. Study and report on women's business centers.
     TITLE III--NATIVE AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Native American small business development program.
Sec. 303. Study and report on Native American business centers.
Sec. 304. Office of Native American Affairs pilot program.
              TITLE IV--VETERANS' BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM

Sec. 401. Veterans' business center program; Office of Veterans 
                            Business Development.
Sec. 402. Reporting requirement for interagency task force.
Sec. 403. Repeal and renewal of grants.
         TITLE V--PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS

Sec. 501. PRIME reauthorization.
Sec. 502. Conforming repeal and amendments.
Sec. 503. References.
Sec. 504. Rule of construction.
                       TITLE VI--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Institutions of higher education.
Sec. 602. Health insurance options information for small business 
                            concerns.
Sec. 603. National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board.
Sec. 604. Privacy requirements for SCORE chapters.
Sec. 605. National small business summit.
Sec. 606. SCORE program.
Sec. 607. Assistance to out-of-state small businesses.
Sec. 608. Small business development centers.
Sec. 609. Evaluation of pilot programs.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act--
            (1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean 
        the Small Business Administration and the Administrator 
        thereof, respectively;
            (2) the term ``small business concern'' has the same 
        meaning as in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        632); and
            (3) the term ``small business development center'' means a 
        small business development center described in section 21 of 
        the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648).

                        TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION

SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--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 program authorized by section 
8(b)(1) such sums as are necessary for the Administrator to make grants 
or enter into cooperative agreements for a total of--
            ``(1) $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2010;
            ``(2) $11,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; and
            ``(3) $13,000,000 in fiscal year 2012.''.
    (b) Small Business Development Centers.--Section 21(a)(4)(C)(vii) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(vii)) is amended to 
read as follows:
                            ``(vii) Authorization of appropriations.--
                        There are authorized to be appropriated to 
                        carry out this subparagraph--
                                    ``(I) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 
                                2010;
                                    ``(II) $155,000,000 for fiscal year 
                                2011; and
                                    ``(III) $160,000,000 for fiscal 
                                year 2012.''.
    (c) Paul D. Coverdell Drug-Free Workplace Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 27(g) of the Small Business Act 
        (15 U.S.C. 654(g)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``fiscal years 
                2005 and 2006'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 
                through 2012''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``fiscal years 
                2005 and 2006'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2010 
                through 2012''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 21(c)(3)(T) of the Small 
        Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(T)) is amended by striking 
        ``October 1, 2006'' and inserting ``October 1, 2012''.

          TITLE II--WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS

SEC. 201. OFFICE OF WOMEN'S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 29(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
656(g)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``in the 
                areas'' and all that follows through the end of 
                subclause (I), and inserting the following: ``to 
                address issues concerning the management, operations, 
                manufacturing, technology, finance, retail and product 
                sales, international trade, Government contracting, and 
                other disciplines required for--
                                    ``(I) starting, operating, and 
                                increasing the business of a small 
                                business concern;''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting before the 
                period at the end the following: ``, the National 
                Women's Business Council, and any association of 
                women's business centers''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Training.--The Administrator may provide annual 
        programmatic and financial oversight training for women's 
        business ownership representatives and district office 
        technical representatives of the Administration to enable 
        representatives to carry out their responsibilities.
            ``(4) Program and transparency improvements.--The 
        Administrator shall maximize the transparency of the women's 
        business center financial assistance proposal process and the 
        programmatic and financial oversight process by--
                    ``(A) providing public notice of the announcement 
                for financial assistance under subsection (b) and 
                grants under subsection (l) not later than the end of 
                the first quarter of each fiscal year;
                    ``(B) in the announcement described in subparagraph 
                (A), outlining award and program evaluation criteria 
                and describing the weighting of the criteria for 
                financial assistance under subsection (b) and grants 
                under subsection (l);
                    ``(C) minimizing paperwork and reporting 
                requirements for applicants for and recipients of 
                financial assistance under this section;
                    ``(D) standardizing the oversight and review 
                process of the Administration; and
                    ``(E) providing to each women's business center, 
                not later than 60 days after the completion of a site 
                visit at the women's business center (whether conducted 
                for an audit, performance review, or other reason), a 
                copy of site visit reports and evaluation reports 
                prepared by district office technical representatives 
                or officers or employees of the Administration.''.
    (b) Change of Title.--
            (1) In general.--Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 656) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4);
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 
                        (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; 
                        and
                            (iii) by inserting before paragraph (4), as 
                        so redesignated, the following:
            ``(2) the term `Director' means the Director of the Office 
        of Women's Business Ownership established under subsection 
        (g);'';
                    (B) by striking ``Assistant Administrator'' each 
                place it appears and inserting ``Director''; and
                    (C) in subsection (g)(2), in the paragraph heading, 
                by striking ``Assistant administrator'' and inserting 
                ``Director''.
            (2) Women's business ownership act of 1988.--Title IV of 
        the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7101 et 
        seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 403(a)(2)(B), by striking 
                ``Assistant Administrator'' and inserting ``Director'';
                    (B) in section 405, by striking ``Assistant 
                Administrator'' and inserting ``Director''; and
                    (C) in section 406(c), by striking ``Assistant 
                Administrator'' and inserting ``Director''.

SEC. 202. WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM.

    (a) Women's Business Center Financial Assistance.--Section 29 of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting before paragraph (2), as added by 
                section 201(b), the following:
            ``(1) the term `association of women's business centers' 
        means an organization--
                    ``(A) that represents not less than 51 percent of 
                the women's business centers that participate in a 
                program under this section; and
                    ``(B) whose primary purpose is to represent women's 
                business centers;'';
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2), as added by 
                section 201(b), the following:
            ``(3) the term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a private nonprofit organization;
                    ``(B) a State, regional, or local economic 
                development organization;
                    ``(C) a development, credit, or finance corporation 
                chartered by a State;
                    ``(D) a public or private institution of higher 
                education (as that term is used in sections 101 and 102 
                of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 and 
                1002)); or
                    ``(E) any combination of entities listed in 
                subparagraphs (A) through (D);''; and
                    (C) by adding after paragraph (5), as redesignated 
                by section 201(b), the following:
            ``(6) the term `women's business center' means a project 
        conducted by an eligible entity under this section that--
                    ``(A) is carried out separately from other 
                projects, if any, of the eligible entity; and
                    ``(B) is separate from the financial system of the 
                eligible entity;''.
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) 
                as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), and adjusting the 
                margins accordingly;
                    (B) by striking ``The Administration'' and all that 
                follows through ``5-year project'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Administration may provide financial 
        assistance to an eligible entity to conduct a project under 
        this section'';
                    (C) by striking ``The projects shall'' and 
                inserting the following:
            ``(2) Use of funds.--The project shall be designed to 
        provide training and counseling that meets the needs of women, 
        especially socially and economically disadvantaged women, and 
        shall provide''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Amount of financial assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator may award 
                financial assistance under this subsection of not less 
                than $150,000 per year.
                    ``(B) Equal allocations.--In the event that the 
                Administration has insufficient funds to provide 
                financial assistance of $150,000 for each recipient of 
                financial assistance under this subsection in any 
                fiscal year, available funds shall be allocated equally 
                to recipients, unless a recipient requests a lower 
                amount than the allocated amount.
            ``(4) Consultation with associations of women's business 
        centers.--The Administrator shall consult with each association 
        of women's business centers to develop--
                    ``(A) a training program for the staff of women's 
                business centers and the Administration; and
                    ``(B) recommendations to improve the policies and 
                procedures for governing the general operations and 
                administration of the Women's Business Center program, 
                including grant program improvements under subsection 
                (g)(5).'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the recipient 
                organization'' and inserting ``an eligible entity'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by 
                striking ``a recipient organization'' and inserting 
                ``an eligible entity''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``recipient'' each place it 
                        appears and inserting ``eligible entity''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``such organization'' and 
                        inserting ``the eligible entity'';
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by striking ``applicant organization'' and 
                inserting ``eligible entity'';
                    (B) by striking ``a recipient organization'' and 
                inserting ``an eligible entity''; and
                    (C) by striking ``site'';
            (5) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Applications and Criteria for Initial Financial Assistance.--
            ``(1) Application.--Each eligible entity desiring financial 
        assistance under subsection (b) shall submit to the 
        Administrator an application that contains--
                    ``(A) a certification that the eligible entity--
                            ``(i) has designated an executive director 
                        or program manager, who may be compensated from 
                        financial assistance under subsection (b) or 
                        other sources, to manage the center on a full-
                        time basis; and
                            ``(ii) as a condition of receiving 
                        financial assistance under subsection (b), 
                        agrees--
                                    ``(I) to receive a site visit by 
                                the Administrator as part of the final 
                                selection process;
                                    ``(II) to undergo an annual 
                                programmatic and financial review; and
                                    ``(III) to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, to remedy any problems 
                                identified pursuant to the site visit 
                                or review under subclause (I) or (II);
                            ``(iii) meets the accounting and reporting 
                        requirements established by the Director of the 
                        Office of Management and Budget;
                    ``(B) information demonstrating that the eligible 
                entity has the ability and resources to meet the needs 
                of the market to be served by the women's business 
                center for which financial assistance under subsection 
                (b) is sought, including the ability to obtain the non-
                Federal contribution required under subsection (c);
                    ``(C) information relating to the assistance to be 
                provided by the women's business center for which 
                financial assistance under subsection (b) is sought in 
                the area in which the women's business center site is 
                located;
                    ``(D) information demonstrating the experience and 
                effectiveness of the eligible entity in--
                            ``(i) conducting financial, management, and 
                        marketing assistance programs, as described 
                        under subsection (b)(2), which are designed to 
                        teach or upgrade the business skills of women 
                        who are business owners or potential business 
                        owners;
                            ``(ii) providing training and services to a 
                        representative number of women who are socially 
                        and economically disadvantaged; and
                            ``(iii) using resource partners of the 
                        Administration and other entities, such as 
                        universities; and
                    ``(E) a 5-year plan that describes the ability of 
                the women's business center for which financial 
                assistance is sought--
                            ``(i) to serve women who are business 
                        owners or potential owners by conducting 
                        training and counseling activities; and
                            ``(ii) to provide training and services to 
                        a representative number of women who are 
                        socially and economically disadvantaged.
            ``(2) Additional information.--The Administrator shall make 
        any request for additional information from an organization 
        applying for financial assistance under subsection (b) that was 
        not requested in the original announcement in writing.
            ``(3) Review and approval of applications for initial 
        financial assistance.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) review each application submitted 
                        under paragraph (1), based on the information 
                        described in such paragraph and the criteria 
                        set forth under subparagraph (B) of this 
                        paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) to the extent practicable, as part 
                        of the final selection process, conduct a site 
                        visit at each women's business center for which 
                        financial assistance under subsection (b) is 
                        sought.
                    ``(B) Selection criteria.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                        evaluate applicants for financial assistance 
                        under subsection (b) in accordance with 
                        selection criteria that are--
                                    ``(I) established before the date 
                                on which applicants are required to 
                                submit the applications;
                                    ``(II) stated in terms of relative 
                                importance; and
                                    ``(III) publicly available and 
                                stated in each solicitation for 
                                applications for financial assistance 
                                under subsection (b) made by the 
                                Administrator.
                            ``(ii) Required criteria.--The selection 
                        criteria for financial assistance under 
                        subsection (b) shall include--
                                    ``(I) the experience of the 
                                applicant in conducting programs or 
                                ongoing efforts designed to teach or 
                                enhance the business skills of women 
                                who are business owners or potential 
                                business owners;
                                    ``(II) the ability of the applicant 
                                to commence a project within a minimum 
                                amount of time;
                                    ``(III) the ability of the 
                                applicant to provide training and 
                                services to a representative number of 
                                women who are socially and economically 
                                disadvantaged; and
                                    ``(IV) the location for the women's 
                                business center site proposed by the 
                                applicant, including whether the 
                                applicant is located in a State in 
                                which there is not a women's business 
                                center receiving funding from the 
                                Administration.
                    ``(C) Proximity.--If the principal place of 
                business of an applicant for financial assistance under 
                subsection (b) is located less than 50 miles from the 
                principal place of business of a women's business 
                center that received funds under this section on or 
                before the date of the application, the applicant shall 
                not be eligible for the financial assistance, unless 
                the applicant submits a detailed written justification 
                of the need for an additional center in the area in 
                which the applicant is located.
                    ``(D) Record retention.--The Administrator shall 
                maintain a copy of each application submitted under 
                this subsection for not less than 7 years.''; and
            (6) in subsection (m), by striking paragraph (3) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(3) Application and approval for renewal grants.--
                    ``(A) Application.--Each eligible entity desiring a 
                grant under this subsection shall submit to the 
                Administrator an application that contains--
                            ``(i) a certification that the applicant--
                                    ``(I) is a private nonprofit 
                                organization;
                                    ``(II) has designated a full-time 
                                executive director or program manager 
                                to manage the women's business center 
                                operated 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;
                                            ``(bb) to submit, for the 2 
                                        full fiscal years before the 
                                        date on which the application 
                                        is submitted, annual 
                                        programmatic and financial 
                                        review reports or certified 
                                        copies of the compliance 
                                        supplemental audits under OMB 
                                        Circular A-133 of the 
                                        applicant; and
                                            ``(cc) to remedy any 
                                        problem identified pursuant to 
                                        the site visit or review under 
                                        item (aa) or (bb);
                            ``(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, including the 
                        ability to ability to obtain the non-Federal 
                        contribution required under paragraph (4)(C);
                            ``(iii) information relating to assistance 
                        to be provided by the women's business center 
                        for which a grant under this subsection is 
                        sought in the area of the women's business 
                        center site;
                            ``(iv) information demonstrating the use of 
                        resource partners of the Administration and 
                        other entities;
                            ``(v) a 3-year plan that describes the 
                        ability of the women's business center for 
                        which a grant under this subsection is sought--
                                    ``(I) to serve women who are 
                                business owners or potential business 
                                owners by conducting training and 
                                counseling activities; and
                                    ``(II) to provide training and 
                                services to a representative number of 
                                women who are socially and economically 
                                disadvantaged; and
                            ``(vi) any additional information that the 
                        Administrator may reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Review and approval of applications for 
                grants.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) review each application 
                                submitted under subparagraph (A), based 
                                on the information described in such 
                                subparagraph and the criteria set forth 
                                under clause (ii) of this subparagraph; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) whenever practicable, as 
                                part of the final selection process, 
                                conduct a site visit at each women's 
                                business center for which a grant under 
                                this subsection is sought.
                            ``(ii) Selection criteria.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The 
                                Administrator shall evaluate applicants 
                                for grants under this subsection in 
                                accordance with selection criteria that 
                                are--
                                            ``(aa) established before 
                                        the date on which applicants 
                                        are required to submit the 
                                        applications;
                                            ``(bb) stated in terms of 
                                        relative importance; and
                                            ``(cc) publicly available 
                                        and stated in each solicitation 
                                        for applications for grants 
                                        under this subsection made by 
                                        the Administrator.
                                    ``(II) Required criteria.--The 
                                selection criteria for a grant under 
                                this subsection shall include--
                                            ``(aa) the total number of 
                                        entrepreneurs served by the 
                                        applicant;
                                            ``(bb) the total number of 
                                        new start-up companies assisted 
                                        by the applicant;
                                            ``(cc) the percentage of 
                                        the clients of the applicant 
                                        that are socially or 
                                        economically disadvantaged; and
                                            ``(dd) the percentage of 
                                        individuals in the community 
                                        served by the applicant who are 
                                        socially or economically 
                                        disadvantaged.
                            ``(iii) Conditions for continued funding.--
                        In determining whether to make a grant under 
                        this subsection, the Administrator--
                                    ``(I) shall consider the results of 
                                the most recent evaluation of the 
                                women'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 
                                required to be provided under this 
                                paragraph, or the information provided 
                                by the applicant is inadequate.
                    ``(C) Notification.--Not later than 60 days after 
                the date of the deadline to submit applications for 
                each fiscal year, the Administrator shall approve or 
                deny any application under this paragraph and notify 
                the applicant for each such application.
                    ``(D) Record retention.--The Administrator shall 
                maintain a copy of each application submitted under 
                this paragraph for not less than 7 years.''.
    (b) 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 
        Administration'' and inserting ``Not later than November 1st of 
        each year, the Administrator'';
            (3) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (4);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
                (5); and
                    (C) by inserting before paragraph (5), as so 
                redesignated, the following:
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Administration to carry out this section, to remain 
        available until expended--
                    ``(A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(B) $20,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                    ``(C) $21,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
            ``(2) Allocation.--Of amounts made available pursuant to 
        paragraph (1), the Administrator shall use not less than 50 
        percent for grants under subsection (l).
            ``(3) Use of amounts.--Amounts made available under this 
        subsection may only be used for grant awards and may not be 
        used for costs incurred by the Administration in connection 
        with the management and administration of the program under 
        this section.
            ``(4) Continuing grant and cooperative agreement 
        authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The authority of the 
                Administrator to provide financial assistance under 
                this section shall be in effect for each fiscal year 
                only to the extent and in the amounts as are provided 
                in advance in appropriations Acts.
                    ``(B) Prompt disbursement.--Upon receiving funds to 
                carry out this section for a fiscal year, the 
                Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, 
                promptly reimburse funds to any women's business center 
                awarded financial assistance under this section if the 
                center meets the eligibility requirements under this 
                section.
                    ``(C) Renewal.--After the Administrator has entered 
                into a grant or cooperative agreement with any women's 
                business center under this section, the Administrator 
                shall not suspend, terminate, or fail to renew or 
                extend any such grant or cooperative agreement, unless 
                the Administrator--
                            ``(i) provides the women's business center 
                        with written notification setting forth the 
                        reasons for that action; and
                            ``(ii) affords the center an opportunity 
                        for a hearing, appeal, or other administrative 
                        proceeding under chapter 5 of title 5, United 
                        States Code.'';
            (4) in subsection (m)(4)(D), by striking ``or subsection 
        (l)''; and
            (5) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n), as amended by 
        this Act, as subsections (l) and (m), respectively.

SEC. 203. NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL.

    (a) Membership.--Section 407(f) of the Women's Business Ownership 
Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7107(f)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(3) Representation of member organizations.--In 
        consultation with the chairperson of the Council and the 
        Administrator, a national women's business organization or 
        small business concern that is represented on the Council may 
        replace its representative member on the Council during the 
        service term to which that member was appointed.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 410(a) of the Women's 
Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7110(a)) is amended by 
striking ``2001 through 2003, of which $550,000'' and inserting ``2010 
through 2012, of which not less than 30 percent''.

SEC. 204. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.

    (a) Chairperson.--Section 403(b) of the Women's Business Ownership 
Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7103(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Not later'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--Not later''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Vacancy.--In the event that a chairperson is not 
        appointed under paragraph (1), the Deputy Administrator of the 
        Small Business Administration shall serve as acting chairperson 
        of the Interagency Committee until a chairperson is appointed 
        under paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Policy Advisory Group.--Section 401 of the Women's Business 
Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7101) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Establishment of Committee.--There''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Policy Advisory Group.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a Policy 
        Advisory Group within the Interagency Committee to assist the 
        chairperson in developing policies and programs under this Act.
            ``(2) Membership.--The Policy Advisory Group shall be 
        composed of 7 policy making officials, of whom--
                    ``(A) 1 shall be a representative of the Small 
                Business Administration;
                    ``(B) 1 shall be a representative of the Department 
                of Commerce;
                    ``(C) 1 shall be a representative of the Department 
                of Labor;
                    ``(D) 1 shall be a representative of the Department 
                of Defense;
                    ``(E) 1 shall be a representative of the Department 
                of the Treasury; and
                    ``(F) 2 shall be representatives of the Council.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The Policy Advisory Group established 
        under paragraph (1) shall meet not less frequently than 3 times 
        each year to--
                    ``(A) plan activities for the new fiscal year;
                    ``(B) track year-to-date agency contracting 
                activities; and
                    ``(C) evaluate the progress during the fiscal year 
                and prepare an annual report.''.

SEC. 205. PRESERVING THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS 
              COUNCIL.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The National Women's Business Council provides an 
        independent source of advice and policy recommendations 
        regarding women's business development and the needs of women 
        entrepreneurs in the United States to--
                    (A) the President;
                    (B) Congress;
                    (C) the Interagency Committee on Women's Business 
                Enterprise; and
                    (D) the Administrator.
            (2) The members of the National Women's Business Council 
        are small business owners, representatives of business 
        organizations, and representatives of women's business centers.
            (3) The chairman and ranking member of the Committee on 
        Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives 
        make recommendations to the Administrator to fill 8 of the 
        positions on the National Women's Business Council. Four of the 
        positions are reserved for small business owners who are 
        affiliated with the political party of the President, and 4 of 
        the positions are reserved for small business owners who are 
        not affiliated with the political party of the President. This 
        method of appointment ensures that the National Women's 
        Business Council will provide Congress with nonpartisan, 
        balanced, and independent advice.
            (4) In order to maintain the independence of the National 
        Women's Business Council and to ensure that the Council 
        continues to provide the President, the Interagency Committee 
        on Women's Business Enterprise, the Administrator, and Congress 
        with advice on a nonpartisan basis, it is essential that the 
        Council maintain the bipartisan balance established under 
        section 407 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 
        U.S.C. 7107).
    (b) Maintenance of Partisan Balance.--Section 407(f) of the Women's 
Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7107(f)), as amended by this 
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Partisan balance.--When filling a vacancy under 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection of a member appointed under 
        paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b), the Administrator 
        shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that there are an 
        equal number of members on the Council from each of the 2 major 
        political parties.
            ``(5) Accountability.--If a vacancy is not filled within 
        the 30-day period required under paragraph (1), or if there is 
        an imbalance in the number of members on the Council from each 
        of the 2 major political parties for a period exceeding 30 
        days, the Administrator shall submit a report, not later than 
        10 days after the expiration of either such 30-day deadline, to 
        the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
        Representatives, that explains why the respective deadline was 
        not met and provides an estimated date on which any vacancies 
        will be filled, as applicable.''.

SEC. 206. STUDY AND REPORT ON WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a broad study of the unique economic issues facing women's 
business centers located in covered areas to identify--
            (1) the difficulties such centers face in raising non-
        Federal funds;
            (2) the difficulties such centers face competing for 
        financial assistance, non-Federal funds, or other types of 
        assistance;
            (3) the difficulties such centers face in writing grant 
        proposals; and
            (4) other difficulties such centers face because of the 
        economy in the type of covered area in which such centers are 
        located.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
regarding the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), 
which shall include recommendations, if any, regarding how to--
            (1) address the unique difficulties women's business 
        centers located in covered areas face because of the type of 
        covered area in which such centers are located;
            (2) expand the presence of, and increase the services 
        provided by, women's business centers located in covered areas; 
        and
            (3) best use technology and other resources to better serve 
        women business owners located in covered areas.
    (c) Definition of Covered Area.--In this section, the term 
``covered area'' means--
            (1) any State that is predominantly rural, as determined by 
        the Administrator;
            (2) any State that is predominantly urban, as determined by 
        the Administrator; and
            (3) any State or territory that is an island.

     TITLE III--NATIVE AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Native American Small Business 
Development Act of 2009''.

SEC. 302. NATIVE AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 44 as section 45; and
            (2) by inserting after section 43 the following:

``SEC. 44. NATIVE AMERICAN SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `Alaska Native' has the meaning given the 
        term `Native' in section 3(b) of the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b));
            ``(2) the term `Alaska Native corporation' has the meaning 
        given the term `Native Corporation' in section 3(m) of the 
        Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(m));
            ``(3) the term `Assistant Administrator' means the 
        Assistant Administrator of the Office of Native American 
        Affairs established under subsection (b);
            ``(4) the terms `center' and `Native American business 
        center' mean a center established under subsection (c);
            ``(5) the term `eligible applicant' means--
                    ``(A) an Indian tribe;
                    ``(B) a tribal college;
                    ``(C) an Alaska Native corporation; or
                    ``(D) a private, nonprofit organization--
                            ``(i) that provides business and financial 
                        or procurement technical assistance to any 
                        entity described in subparagraph (A), (B), or 
                        (C); and
                            ``(ii) the majority of members of the board 
                        of directors of which are members of an Indian 
                        tribe; or
                    ``(E) a small business development center, women's 
                business center, or other private organization 
                participating in a joint project;
            ``(6) the term `Indian' means a member of an Indian tribe;
            ``(7) the term `Indian tribe' has the meaning given that 
        term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 
        Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b);
            ``(8) the term `joint project' means a project that--
                    ``(A) combines the resources and expertise of 2 or 
                more distinct entities at a physical location dedicated 
                to assisting the Native American community; and
                    ``(B) submits to the Administration a joint 
                application that contains--
                            ``(i) a certification that each participant 
                        of the project--
                                    ``(I) is an eligible applicant;
                                    ``(II) employs an executive 
                                director or program manager to manage 
                                the center; and
                            ``(ii) provides information demonstrating a 
                        record of commitment to providing assistance to 
                        Native Americans and;
                            ``(iii) information demonstrating that the 
                        participants in the joint project have the 
                        ability and resources to meet the needs, 
                        including the cultural needs, of the Native 
                        Americans to be served by the project;
            ``(9) the term `Native American Business Enterprise Center' 
        means an entity providing business development assistance to 
        federally recognized tribes and Native Americans under a grant 
        from the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department 
        of Commerce;
            ``(10) the term `Native American small business concern' 
        means a small business concern that is owned and controlled 
        by--
                    ``(A) a member of an Indian tribe; or
                    ``(B) an Alaska Native or Alaska Native 
                corporation;
            ``(11) the term `Native American small business development 
        program' means the program established under subsection (c);
            ``(12) the term `tribal college' has the meaning given the 
        term `tribally controlled college or university' has in section 
        2(a)(4) of the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance 
        Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)(4)); and
            ``(13) the term `tribal lands' means all lands within the 
        exterior boundaries of any Indian reservation.
    ``(b) Office of Native American Affairs.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--There is established within the 
        Administration the Office of Native American Affairs, which, 
        under the direction of the Assistant Administrator, shall 
        implement the programs of the Administration for the 
        development of business enterprises by Native Americans.
            ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the Office of Native 
        American Affairs is to assist Native American entrepreneurs 
        to--
                    ``(A) start, operate, and increase the business of 
                small business concerns;
                    ``(B) develop management and technical skills;
                    ``(C) seek Federal procurement opportunities;
                    ``(D) increase employment opportunities for Native 
                Americans through the establishment and expansion of 
                small business concerns; and
                    ``(E) increase the access of Native Americans to 
                capital markets.
            ``(3) Assistant administrator.--
                    ``(A) Appointment.--The Administrator shall appoint 
                a qualified individual to serve as Assistant 
                Administrator of the Office of Native American Affairs 
                in accordance with this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Qualifications.--The Assistant Administrator 
                appointed under subparagraph (A) shall have--
                            ``(i) knowledge of Native American culture; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) experience providing culturally 
                        tailored small business development assistance 
                        to Native Americans.
                    ``(C) Employment status.--The Administrator shall 
                establish the position of Assistant Administrator as--
                            ``(i) a position at GS-15 of the General 
                        Schedule; or
                            ``(ii) a Senior Executive Service position 
                        to be filled by a noncareer appointee, as 
                        defined under section 3132(a)(7) of title 5, 
                        United States Code.
                    ``(D) Responsibilities and duties.--The Assistant 
                Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) in consultation with the Associate 
                        Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development, 
                        administer and manage the Native American Small 
                        Business Development program established under 
                        this section;
                            ``(ii) recommend the annual administrative 
                        and program budgets for the Office of Native 
                        American Affairs;
                            ``(iii) consult with Native American 
                        business centers in carrying out the program 
                        established under this section;
                            ``(iv) recommend appropriate funding 
                        levels;
                            ``(v) review the annual budgets submitted 
                        by each applicant for the Native American Small 
                        Business Development program;
                            ``(vi) select applicants to participate in 
                        the program under this section;
                            ``(vii) implement this section; and
                            ``(viii) maintain a clearinghouse for the 
                        dissemination and exchange of information 
                        between Native American business centers.
                    ``(E) Consultation requirements.--In carrying out 
                the responsibilities and duties described in this 
                paragraph, the Assistant Administrator shall confer 
                with and seek the advice of--
                            ``(i) officials of the Administration 
                        working in areas served by Native American 
                        business centers;
                            ``(ii) representatives of Indian tribes;
                            ``(iii) tribal colleges; and
                            ``(iv) Alaska Native corporations.
    ``(c) Native American Small Business Development Program.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administration, through the 
                Office of Native American Affairs, shall provide 
                financial assistance to eligible applicants to create 
                Native American business centers in accordance with 
                this section.
                    ``(B) Use of funds.--The financial and resource 
                assistance provided under this subsection shall be used 
                to establish a Native American business center to 
                overcome obstacles impeding the creation, development, 
                and expansion of small business concerns, in accordance 
                with this section, by--
                            ``(i) reservation-based American Indians; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) Alaska Natives.
            ``(2) 5-year projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each Native American business 
                center that receives assistance under paragraph (1)(A) 
                shall conduct a 5-year project that offers culturally 
                tailored business development assistance in the form 
                of--
                            ``(i) financial education, including 
                        training and counseling in--
                                    ``(I) applying for and securing 
                                business credit and investment capital;
                                    ``(II) preparing and presenting 
                                financial statements; and
                                    ``(III) managing cash flow and 
                                other financial operations of a 
                                business concern;
                            ``(ii) management education, including 
                        training and counseling in planning, 
                        organizing, staffing, directing, and 
                        controlling each major activity and function of 
                        a small business concern; and
                            ``(iii) marketing education, including 
                        training and counseling in--
                                    ``(I) identifying and segmenting 
                                domestic and international market 
                                opportunities;
                                    ``(II) preparing and executing 
                                marketing plans;
                                    ``(III) developing pricing 
                                strategies;
                                    ``(IV) locating contract 
                                opportunities;
                                    ``(V) negotiating contracts; and
                                    ``(VI) utilizing varying public 
                                relations and advertising techniques.
                    ``(B) Business development assistance recipients.--
                The business development assistance under subparagraph 
                (A) shall be offered to prospective and current owners 
                of small business concerns that are owned by--
                            ``(i) Indians or Indian tribes, and located 
                        on or near tribal lands; or
                            ``(ii) Alaska Natives or Alaska Native 
                        corporations.
            ``(3) Form of federal financial assistance.--
                    ``(A) Documentation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The financial assistance 
                        to Native American business centers authorized 
                        under this subsection may be made by grant, 
                        contract, or cooperative agreement.
                            ``(ii) Exception.--Financial assistance 
                        under this subsection to Alaska Native 
                        corporations may only be made by grant or 
                        cooperative agreement.
                    ``(B) Payments.--
                            ``(i) Timing.--Payments made under this 
                        subsection may be disbursed in periodic 
                        installments, at the request of the recipient.
                            ``(ii) Advance.--The Administrator may 
                        disburse not more than 25 percent of the annual 
                        amount of Federal financial assistance awarded 
                        to a Native American small business center 
                        after notice of the award has been issued.
                    ``(C) Federal share.--
                            ``(i) In general.--
                                    ``(I) Initial financial 
                                assistance.--Except as provided in 
                                subclause (II), an eligible applicant 
                                that receives financial assistance 
                                under this subsection shall provide 
                                non-Federal contributions for the 
                                operation of the Native American 
                                business center established by the 
                                eligible applicant in an amount equal 
                                to--
                                            ``(aa) in each of the first 
                                        and second years of the 
                                        project, not less than 33 
                                        percent of the amount of the 
                                        financial assistance received 
                                        under this subsection; and
                                            ``(bb) in each of the third 
                                        through fifth years of the 
                                        project, not less than 50 
                                        percent of the amount of the 
                                        financial assistance received 
                                        under this subsection.
                                    ``(II) Renewals.--An eligible 
                                applicant that receives a renewal of 
                                financial assistance under this 
                                subsection shall provide non-Federal 
                                contributions for the operation of a 
                                Native American business center 
                                established by the eligible applicant 
                                in an amount equal to not less than 50 
                                percent of the amount of the financial 
                                assistance received under this 
                                subsection.
            ``(4) Contract and cooperative agreement authority.--A 
        Native American business center may enter into a contract or 
        cooperative agreement with a Federal department or agency to 
        provide specific assistance to Native American and other 
        underserved small business concerns located on or near tribal 
        lands, to the extent that such contract or cooperative 
        agreement is consistent with and does not duplicate the terms 
        of any assistance received by the Native American business 
        center from the Administration.
            ``(5) Application process.--
                    ``(A) Submission of a 5-year plan.--Each applicant 
                for assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit a 5-
                year plan to the Administration on proposed assistance 
                and training activities.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall 
                        evaluate applicants for financial assistance 
                        under this subsection in accordance with 
                        selection criteria that are--
                                    ``(I) established before the date 
                                on which eligible applicants are 
                                required to submit the applications;
                                    ``(II) stated in terms of relative 
                                importance; and
                                    ``(III) publicly available and 
                                stated in each solicitation for 
                                applications for financial assistance 
                                under this subsection made by the 
                                Administrator.
                            ``(ii) Considerations.--The criteria 
                        required by this subparagraph shall include--
                                    ``(I) the experience of the 
                                applicant in conducting programs or 
                                ongoing efforts designed to impart or 
                                upgrade the business skills of current 
                                or potential owners of Native American 
                                small business concerns;
                                    ``(II) the ability of the applicant 
                                to commence a project within a minimum 
                                amount of time;
                                    ``(III) the ability of the 
                                applicant to provide quality training 
                                and services to a significant number of 
                                Native Americans;
                                    ``(IV) previous assistance from the 
                                Administration to provide services in 
                                Native American communities;
                                    ``(V) the proposed location for the 
                                Native American business center, with 
                                priority given based on the proximity 
                                of the center to the population being 
                                served and to achieve a broad 
                                geographic dispersion of the centers; 
                                and
                                    ``(VI) demonstrated experience in 
                                providing technical assistance, 
                                including financial, marketing, and 
                                management assistance.
            ``(6) Conditions for participation.--Each eligible 
        applicant desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit 
        an application to the Administrator that contains--
                    ``(A) a certification that the applicant--
                            ``(i) is an eligible applicant;
                            ``(ii) employs an executive director or 
                        program manager to manage the Native American 
                        business center; and
                            ``(iii) agrees--
                                    ``(I) to a site visit by the 
                                Administrator as part of the final 
                                selection process;
                                    ``(II) to an annual programmatic 
                                and financial examination; and
                                    ``(III) to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, to remedy any problems 
                                identified pursuant to that site visit 
                                or examination;
                    ``(B) information demonstrating that the applicant 
                has the ability and resources to meet the needs, 
                including cultural needs, of the Native Americans to be 
                served by the grant;
                    ``(C) information relating to proposed assistance 
                that the grant will provide, including--
                            ``(i) the number of individuals to be 
                        assisted; and
                            ``(ii) the number of hours of counseling, 
                        training, and workshops to be provided;
                    ``(D) information demonstrating the effectiveness 
                and experience of the applicant in--
                            ``(i) conducting financial, management, and 
                        marketing assistance programs designed to 
                        educate or improve the business skills of, 
                        current or prospective Native American business 
                        owners;
                            ``(ii) providing training and services to a 
                        representative number of Native Americans;
                            ``(iii) using resource partners of the 
                        Administration and other entities, including 
                        universities, Indian tribes, or tribal 
                        colleges; and
                            ``(iv) the prudent management of finances 
                        and staffing;
                    ``(E) the location where the applicant will provide 
                training and services to Native Americans;
                    ``(F) a 5-year plan that describes--
                            ``(i) the number of Native Americans and 
                        Native American small business concerns to be 
                        served by the grant;
                            ``(ii) if the Native American business 
                        center is located in the continental United 
                        States, the number of Native Americans to be 
                        served by the grant; and
                            ``(iii) the training and services to be 
                        provided to a representative number of Native 
                        Americans; and
                    ``(G) if the applicant is a joint project--
                            ``(i) a certification that each participant 
                        in the joint project is an eligible applicant;
                            ``(ii) information demonstrating a record 
                        of commitment to providing assistance to Native 
                        Americans; and
                            ``(iii) information demonstrating that the 
                        participants in the joint project have the 
                        ability and resources to meet the needs, 
                        including the cultural needs, of the Native 
                        Americans to be served by the grant.
            ``(7) Review of applications.--The Administrator shall 
        approve or disapprove each completed application submitted 
        under this subsection not later than 60 days after the date on 
        which the eligible applicant submits the application.
            ``(8) Program examination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each Native American business 
                center established under this subsection shall annually 
                provide to the Administrator an itemized cost breakdown 
                of actual expenditures made during the preceding year.
                    ``(B) Administration action.--Based on information 
                received under subparagraph (A), the Administration 
                shall--
                            ``(i) develop and implement an annual 
                        programmatic and financial examination of each 
                        Native American business center assisted 
                        pursuant to this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) analyze the results of each 
                        examination conducted under clause (i) to 
                        determine the programmatic and financial 
                        viability of each Native American business 
                        center.
                    ``(C) Conditions for continued funding.--In 
                determining whether to renew a grant, contract, or 
                cooperative agreement with a Native American business 
                center, the Administration--
                            ``(i) shall consider the results of the 
                        most recent examination of the center under 
                        subparagraph (B), and, to a lesser extent, 
                        previous examinations; and
                            ``(ii) may withhold such renewal, if the 
                        Administrator determines that--
                                    ``(I) the center has failed to 
                                provide the information required to be 
                                provided under subparagraph (A), or the 
                                information provided by the center is 
                                inadequate;
                                    ``(II) the center has failed to 
                                provide adequate information required 
                                to be provided by the center for 
                                purposes of the report of the 
                                Administrator under subparagraph (E);
                                    ``(III) the center has failed to 
                                comply with a requirement for 
                                participation in the Native American 
                                small business development program, as 
                                determined by the Administrator, 
                                including--
                                            ``(aa) failure to acquire 
                                        or properly document a non-
                                        Federal share;
                                            ``(bb) failure to establish 
                                        an appropriate partnership or 
                                        program for marketing and 
                                        outreach to reach new Native 
                                        American small business 
                                        concerns;
                                            ``(cc) failure to achieve 
                                        results described in a 
                                        financial assistance agreement; 
                                        and
                                            ``(dd) failure to provide 
                                        to the Administrator a 
                                        description of the amount and 
                                        sources of any non-Federal 
                                        funding received by the center;
                                    ``(IV) the center has failed to 
                                carry out the 5-year plan under in 
                                paragraph (6)(F); or
                                    ``(V) the center cannot make the 
                                certification described in paragraph 
                                (6)(A).
                    ``(D) Continuing contract and cooperative agreement 
                authority.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The authority of the 
                        Administrator to enter into contracts or 
                        cooperative agreements in accordance with this 
                        subsection shall be in effect for each fiscal 
                        year only to the extent and in the amounts as 
                        are provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
                            ``(ii) Renewal.--After the Administrator 
                        has entered into a contract or cooperative 
                        agreement with any Native American business 
                        center under this subsection, the Administrator 
                        may not suspend, terminate, or fail to renew or 
                        extend any such contract or cooperative 
                        agreement unless the Administrator provides the 
                        center with written notification setting forth 
                        the reasons therefor and affords the center an 
                        opportunity for a hearing, appeal, or other 
                        administrative proceeding under chapter 5 of 
                        title 5, United States Code.
                    ``(E) Management report.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administration shall 
                        prepare and submit to the Committee on Small 
                        Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and 
                        the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
                        Representatives an annual report on the 
                        effectiveness of all projects conducted by 
                        Native American business centers under this 
                        subsection and any pilot programs administered 
                        by the Office of Native American Affairs.
                            ``(ii) Contents.--Each report submitted 
                        under clause (i) shall include, with respect to 
                        each Native American business center receiving 
                        financial assistance under this subsection--
                                    ``(I) the number of individuals 
                                receiving assistance from the Native 
                                American business center;
                                    ``(II) the number of startup 
                                business concerns created with the 
                                assistance of the Native American 
                                business center;
                                    ``(III) the number of existing 
                                businesses in the area served by the 
                                Native American business center seeking 
                                to expand employment;
                                    ``(IV) the number of jobs created 
                                or maintained, on an annual basis, by 
                                Native American small business concerns 
                                assisted by the center since receiving 
                                funding under this Act;
                                    ``(V) to the maximum extent 
                                practicable, the amount of the capital 
                                investment and loan financing used by 
                                emerging and expanding businesses that 
                                were assisted by a Native American 
                                business center; and
                                    ``(VI) the most recent examination, 
                                as required under subparagraph (B), and 
                                the determination made by the 
                                Administration under that subparagraph.
            ``(9) Annual report.--Each Native American business center 
        receiving financial assistance under this subsection shall 
        submit to the Administrator an annual report on the services 
        provided with the financial assistance, including--
                    ``(A) the number of individuals assisted, 
                categorized by ethnicity;
                    ``(B) the number of hours spent providing 
                counseling and training for those individuals;
                    ``(C) the number of startup small business concerns 
                created or maintained with the assistance of the Native 
                American business center;
                    ``(D) the gross receipts of small business concerns 
                assisted by the Native American business center;
                    ``(E) the number of jobs created or maintained by 
                small business concerns assisted by the Native American 
                business center; and
                    ``(F) the number of jobs for Native Americans 
                created or maintained at small business concerns 
                assisted by the Native American business center.
            ``(10) Record retention.--
                    ``(A) Applications.--The Administrator shall 
                maintain a copy of each application submitted under 
                this subsection for not less than 7 years.
                    ``(B) Annual reports.--The Administrator shall 
                maintain copies of the certification submitted under 
                paragraph (6)(A) indefinitely.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012, to 
carry out the Native American Small Business Development program.''.

SEC. 303. STUDY AND REPORT ON NATIVE AMERICAN BUSINESS CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a broad study of the unique economic issues facing Native 
American business centers to identify--
            (1) the difficulties such centers face in raising non-
        Federal funds;
            (2) the difficulties such centers face competing for 
        financial assistance, non-Federal funds, or other types of 
        assistance;
            (3) the difficulties such centers face in writing grant 
        proposals; and
            (4) other difficulties such centers face because of the 
        economy in the area in which such centers are located.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
regarding the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), 
which shall include recommendations, if any, regarding how to--
            (1) address the unique difficulties Native American 
        business centers face because of the type of area in which such 
        centers are located;
            (2) expand the presence of, and increase the services 
        provided by, Native American business centers; and
            (3) best use technology and other resources to better serve 
        Native American business owners.
    (c) Definition of Native American Business Center.--In this 
section, the term ``Native American business center'' has the meaning 
given that term in section 44(a) of the Small Business Act, as added by 
this Act.

SEC. 304. OFFICE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AFFAIRS PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Indian tribe'' means 
any band, nation, or organized group or community of Indians located in 
the contiguous United States, and the Metlakatla Indian Community, 
whose members are recognized as eligible for the services provided to 
Indians by the Secretary of the Interior because of their status as 
Indians.
    (b) Authorization.--The Office of Native American Affairs of the 
Administration may conduct a pilot program--
            (1) to develop and publish a self-assessment tool for 
        Indian tribes that will allow such tribes to evaluate and 
        implement best practices for economic development; and
            (2) to provide assistance to Indian tribes, through an 
        interagency working group, in identifying and implementing 
        economic development opportunities available from the Federal 
        Government and private enterprise, including--
                    (A) the Administration;
                    (B) the Department of Energy;
                    (C) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                    (D) the Department of Commerce;
                    (E) the Federal Communications Commission;
                    (F) the Department of Justice;
                    (G) the Department of Labor;
                    (H) the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and
                    (I) the Department of Agriculture.
    (c) Termination of Program.--The authority to conduct a pilot 
program under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2012.
    (d) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2012, the Office of 
Native American Affairs shall submit a report to the Committee on Small 
Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
Business of the House of Representatives regarding the effectiveness of 
the self-assessment tool developed under subsection (b)(1).

              TITLE IV--VETERANS' BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM

SEC. 401. VETERANS' BUSINESS CENTER PROGRAM; OFFICE OF VETERANS 
              BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b) is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the 
following:
    ``(f) Online Coordination.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `veterans' 
        assistance provider' means--
                    ``(A) a veterans' business center established under 
                subsection (g);
                    ``(B) an employee of the Administration assigned to 
                the Office of Veterans Business Development; and
                    ``(C) a veterans business ownership representative 
                designated under subsection (g)(13)(B).
            ``(2) Establishment.--The Associate Administrator shall 
        establish an online mechanism to--
                    ``(A) provide information that assists veterans' 
                assistance providers in carrying out the activities of 
                the veterans' assistance providers; and
                    ``(B) coordinate and leverage the work of the 
                veterans' assistance providers, including by allowing a 
                veterans' assistance provider to--
                            ``(i) distribute best practices and other 
                        materials;
                            ``(ii) communicate with other veterans' 
                        assistance providers regarding the activities 
                        of the veterans' assistance provider on behalf 
                        of veterans; and
                            ``(iii) pose questions to and request input 
                        from other veterans' assistance providers.
    ``(g) Veterans' Business Center Program.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `active duty' has the meaning given 
                that term in section 101 of title 10, United States 
                Code;
                    ``(B) the term `private nonprofit organization' 
                means an entity that is described in section 501(c) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of such Code;
                    ``(C) the term `Reservist' means a member of a 
                reserve component of the Armed Forces, as described in 
                section 10101 of title 10, United States Code;
                    ``(D) the term `Service Corps of Retired 
                Executives' means the Service Corps of Retired 
                Executives authorized under section 8(b)(1);
                    ``(E) the term `small business concern owned and 
                controlled by veterans'--
                            ``(i) has the same meaning as in section 
                        3(q); and
                            ``(ii) includes a small business concern--
                                    ``(I) not less than 51 percent of 
                                which is owned by one or more spouses 
                                of veterans or, in the case of any 
                                publicly owned business, not less than 
                                51 percent of the stock of which is 
                                owned by one or more spouses of 
                                veterans; and
                                    ``(II) the management and daily 
                                business operations of which are 
                                controlled by one or more spouses of 
                                veterans;
                    ``(F) the term `spouse', relating to a veteran, 
                service-disabled veteran, or Reservist, includes an 
                individual who is the spouse of a veteran, service-
                disabled veteran, or Reservist on the date on which the 
                veteran, service-disabled veteran, or Reservist died;
                    ``(G) the term `veterans' business center program' 
                means the program established under paragraph (2)(A); 
                and
                    ``(H) the term `women's business center' means a 
                women's business center described in section 29.
            ``(2) Program established.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator, acting 
                through the Associate Administrator, shall establish a 
                veterans' business center program, under which the 
                Associate 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 veterans, 
                which may be renewed for one or more additional 5-year 
                periods.
                    ``(B) Form of financial assistance.--Financial 
                assistance under this subsection may be in the form of 
                a grant, a contract, or a cooperative agreement.
            ``(3) Veterans' business centers.--Each private nonprofit 
        organization that receives financial assistance under this 
        subsection shall establish or operate a veterans' business 
        center (which may include establishing or operating satellite 
        offices in the region described in paragraph (5) served by that 
        private nonprofit organization) that provides to veterans 
        (including service-disabled veterans), Reservists, and the 
        spouses of veterans (including service-disabled veterans) and 
        Reservists--
                    ``(A) financial advice, including training and 
                counseling on applying for and securing business credit 
                and investment capital, preparing and presenting 
                financial statements, and managing cash flow and other 
                financial operations of a small business concern;
                    ``(B) management advice, including training and 
                counseling on the planning, organization, staffing, 
                direction, and control of each major activity and 
                function of a small business concern;
                    ``(C) marketing advice, including training and 
                counseling on identifying and segmenting domestic and 
                international market opportunities, preparing and 
                executing marketing plans, developing pricing 
                strategies, locating contract opportunities, 
                negotiating contracts, and using public relations and 
                advertising techniques; and
                    ``(D) advice, including training and counseling, 
                for Reservists and the spouses of Reservists.
            ``(4) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A private nonprofit organization 
                desiring to receive financial assistance under this 
                subsection shall submit an application to the Associate 
                Administrator at such time and in such manner as the 
                Associate Administrator may require.
                    ``(B) 5-year plan.--Each application described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall include a 5-year plan on 
                proposed fundraising and training activities relating 
                to the veterans' business center.
                    ``(C) Determination and notification.--Not later 
                than 60 days after the date on which a private 
                nonprofit organization submits an application under 
                subparagraph (A), the Associate Administrator shall 
                approve or deny the application and notify the 
                applicant of the determination.
                    ``(D) Availability of application.--The Associate 
                Administrator shall make every effort to make the 
                application under subparagraph (A) available online.
            ``(5) Eligibility.--The Associate Administrator may select 
        to receive financial assistance under this subsection--
                    ``(A) a Veterans Business Outreach Center 
                established by the Administrator under section 8(b)(17) 
                on or before the day before the date of enactment of 
                this subsection;
                    ``(B) a private nonprofit organization that--
                            ``(i) received financial assistance in 
                        fiscal year 2006 from the National Veterans 
                        Business Development Corporation established 
                        under section 33; and
                            ``(ii) is in operation on the date of 
                        enactment of this subsection; or
                    ``(C) other private nonprofit organizations located 
                in various regions of the United States, as the 
                Associate Administrator determines is appropriate.
            ``(6) Selection criteria.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Associate Administrator 
                shall establish selection criteria, stated in terms of 
                relative importance, to evaluate and rank applicants 
                under paragraph (5)(C) for financial assistance under 
                this subsection.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--The selection criteria established 
                under this paragraph shall include--
                            ``(i) the experience of the applicant in 
                        conducting programs or ongoing efforts designed 
                        to impart or upgrade the business skills of 
                        veterans, and the spouses of veterans, who own 
                        or may own small business concerns;
                            ``(ii) for an applicant for initial 
                        financial assistance under this subsection--
                                    ``(I) the ability of the applicant 
                                to begin operating a veterans' business 
                                center within a minimum amount of time; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) the geographic region to be 
                                served by the veterans business center;
                            ``(iii) the demonstrated ability of the 
                        applicant to--
                                    ``(I) provide managerial counseling 
                                and technical assistance to 
                                entrepreneurs; and
                                    ``(II) coordinate services provided 
                                by veterans services organizations and 
                                other public or private entities; and
                            ``(iv) for any applicant for a renewal of 
                        financial assistance under this subsection, the 
                        results of the most recent examination under 
                        paragraph (10) of the veterans' business center 
                        operated by the applicant.
                    ``(C) Criteria publicly available.--The Associate 
                Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) make publicly available the selection 
                        criteria established under this paragraph; and
                            ``(ii) include the criteria in each 
                        solicitation for applications for financial 
                        assistance under this subsection.
            ``(7) Amount of assistance.--The amount of financial 
        assistance provided under this subsection to a private 
        nonprofit organization for each fiscal year shall be--
                    ``(A) not less than $150,000; and
                    ``(B) not more than $200,000.
            ``(8) Federal share.--
                    ``(A) In general.--
                            ``(i) Initial financial assistance.--Except 
                        as provided in clause (ii), a private nonprofit 
                        organization that receives financial assistance 
                        under this subsection shall provide non-Federal 
                        contributions for the operation of the veterans 
                        business center established by the private 
                        nonprofit organization in an amount equal to--
                                    ``(I) in each of the first and 
                                second years of the project, not less 
                                than 33 percent of the amount of the 
                                financial assistance received under 
                                this subsection; and
                                    ``(II) in each of the third through 
                                fifth years of the project, not less 
                                than 50 percent of the amount of the 
                                financial assistance received under 
                                this subsection.
                            ``(ii) Renewals.--A private nonprofit 
                        organization that receives a renewal of 
                        financial assistance under this subsection 
                        shall provide non-Federal contributions for the 
                        operation of the veterans business center 
                        established by the private nonprofit 
                        organization in an amount equal to not less 
                        than 50 percent of the amount of the financial 
                        assistance received under this subsection .
                    ``(B) Form of non-federal share.--Not more than 50 
                percent of the non-Federal share for a project carried 
                out using financial assistance under this subsection 
                may be in the form of in-kind contributions.
                    ``(C) Timing of disbursement.--The Associate 
                Administrator may disburse not more than 25 percent of 
                the financial assistance awarded to a private nonprofit 
                organization before the private nonprofit organization 
                obtains the non-Federal share required under this 
                paragraph with respect to that award.
                    ``(D) Failure to obtain non-federal funding.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If a private nonprofit 
                        organization that receives financial assistance 
                        under this subsection fails to obtain the non-
                        Federal share required under this paragraph 
                        during any fiscal year, the private nonprofit 
                        organization may not receive a disbursement 
                        under this subsection in a subsequent fiscal 
                        year or a disbursement for any other project 
                        funded by the Administration, unless the 
                        Administrator makes a written determination 
                        that the private nonprofit organization will be 
                        able to obtain a non-Federal contribution.
                            ``(ii) Restoration.--A private nonprofit 
                        organization prohibited from receiving a 
                        disbursement under clause (i) in a fiscal year 
                        may receive financial assistance in a 
                        subsequent fiscal year if the organization 
                        obtains the non-Federal share required under 
                        this paragraph for the subsequent fiscal year.
            ``(9) Contract authority.--A veterans' business center may 
        enter into a contract with a Federal department or agency to 
        provide specific assistance to veterans, service-disabled 
        veterans, Reservists, or the spouses of veterans, service-
        disabled veterans, or Reservists. Performance of such contract 
        shall not hinder the veterans' business center in carrying out 
        the terms of the grant received by the veterans' business 
        centers from the Administrator.
            ``(10) Examination and determination of viability.--
                    ``(A) Examination.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Associate 
                        Administrator shall conduct an annual 
                        examination of the programs and finances of 
                        each veterans' business center established or 
                        operated using financial assistance under this 
                        subsection.
                            ``(ii) Factors.--In conducting the 
                        examination under clause (i), the Associate 
                        Administrator shall consider whether the 
                        veterans business center has failed--
                                    ``(I) to provide the information 
                                required to be provided under 
                                subparagraph (B), or the information 
                                provided by the center is inadequate;
                                    ``(II) the center has failed to 
                                comply with a requirement for 
                                participation in the veterans' business 
                                center program, as determined by the 
                                Assistant Administrator, including--
                                            ``(aa) failure to acquire 
                                        or properly document a non-
                                        Federal share;
                                            ``(bb) failure to establish 
                                        an appropriate partnership or 
                                        program for marketing and 
                                        outreach to small business 
                                        concerns;
                                            ``(cc) failure to achieve 
                                        results described in a 
                                        financial assistance agreement; 
                                        and
                                            ``(dd) failure to provide 
                                        to the Administrator a 
                                        description of the amount and 
                                        sources of any non-Federal 
                                        funding received by the center;
                                    ``(III) to carry out the 5-year 
                                plan under in paragraph (4)(B); or
                                    ``(IV) to meet the eligibility 
                                requirements under paragraph (5).
                    ``(B) Information provided.--In the course of an 
                examination under subparagraph (A), the veterans' 
                business center shall provide to the Associate 
                Administrator--
                            ``(i) an itemized cost breakdown of actual 
                        expenditures for costs incurred during the most 
                        recent full fiscal year;
                            ``(ii) documentation of the amount of non-
                        Federal contributions obtained and expended by 
                        the veterans' business center during the most 
                        recent full fiscal year; and
                            ``(iii) with respect to any in-kind 
                        contribution under paragraph (8)(B), 
                        verification of the existence and valuation of 
                        such contributions.
                    ``(C) Determination of viability.--The Associate 
                Administrator shall analyze the results of each 
                examination under this paragraph and, based on that 
                analysis, make a determination regarding the viability 
                of the programs and finances of each veterans' business 
                center.
                    ``(D) Discontinuation of funding.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Associate 
                        Administrator may discontinue an award of 
                        financial assistance to a private nonprofit 
                        organization at any time if the Associate 
                        Administrator determines under subparagraph (C) 
                        that the veterans' business center operated by 
                        that organization is not viable.
                            ``(ii) Restoration.--The Associate 
                        Administrator may continue to provide financial 
                        assistance to a private nonprofit organization 
                        in a subsequent fiscal year if the Associate 
                        Administrator determines under subparagraph (C) 
                        that the veterans' business center is viable.
            ``(11) Privacy requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (B), a veterans' business center 
                established or operated using financial assistance 
                provided under this subsection may not disclose the 
                name, address, or telephone number of any individual or 
                small business concern that receives advice from the 
                veterans' business center without the consent of the 
                individual or small business concern.
                    ``(B) Exception.--A veterans' business center may 
                disclose information described in subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) if the Administrator or Associate 
                        Administrator is ordered to make such a 
                        disclosure by a court in any civil or criminal 
                        enforcement action initiated by a Federal or 
                        State agency; or
                            ``(ii) to the extent that the Administrator 
                        or Associate Administrator determines that such 
                        a disclosure is necessary to conduct a 
                        financial audit of a veterans' business center.
                    ``(C) Administration use of information.--This 
                paragraph does not--
                            ``(i) restrict access by the Administrator 
                        to program activity data; or
                            ``(ii) prevent the Administrator from using 
                        information not described in subparagraph (A) 
                        to conduct surveys of individuals or small 
                        business concerns that receive advice from a 
                        veterans' business center.
                    ``(D) Regulations.--The Administrator shall issue 
                regulations to establish standards for requiring 
                disclosures under subparagraph (B)(ii).
            ``(12) Report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                end of each fiscal year, the Associate Administrator 
                shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and 
                Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on 
                Small Business of the House of Representatives a report 
                on the effectiveness of the veterans' business center 
                program in each region during the most recent full 
                fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each report under this paragraph 
                shall include, at a minimum, for each veterans' 
                business center established or operated using financial 
                assistance provided under this subsection--
                            ``(i) the number of individuals receiving 
                        assistance from the veterans' business center, 
                        including the number of such individuals who 
                        are--
                                    ``(I) veterans or spouses of 
                                veterans;
                                    ``(II) service-disabled veterans or 
                                spouses of service-disabled veterans; 
                                or
                                    ``(III) Reservists or spouses of 
                                Reservists;
                            ``(ii) the number of startup small business 
                        concerns formed by individuals receiving 
                        assistance from the veterans' business center, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) veterans or spouses of 
                                veterans;
                                    ``(II) service-disabled veterans or 
                                spouses of service-disabled veterans; 
                                or
                                    ``(III) Reservists or spouses of 
                                Reservists;
                            ``(iii) the gross receipts of small 
                        business concerns that receive advice from the 
                        veterans' business center;
                            ``(iv) the employment increases or 
                        decreases of small business concerns that 
                        receive advice from the veterans' business 
                        center;
                            ``(v) to the maximum extent practicable, 
                        the increases or decreases in profits of small 
                        business concerns that receive advice from the 
                        veterans' business center; and
                            ``(vi) the results of the examination of 
                        the veterans' business center under paragraph 
                        (10).
            ``(13) Coordination of efforts and consultation.--
                    ``(A) Coordination and consultation.--To the extent 
                practicable, the Associate Administrator and each 
                private nonprofit organization that receives financial 
                assistance under this subsection shall--
                            ``(i) coordinate outreach and other 
                        activities with other programs of the 
                        Administration and the programs of other 
                        Federal agencies;
                            ``(ii) consult with technical 
                        representatives of the district offices of the 
                        Administration in carrying out activities using 
                        financial assistance under this subsection; and
                            ``(iii) provide information to the veterans 
                        business ownership representatives designated 
                        under subparagraph (B) and coordinate with the 
                        veterans business ownership representatives to 
                        increase the ability of the veterans business 
                        ownership representatives to provide services 
                        throughout the area served by the veterans 
                        business ownership representatives.
                    ``(B) Veterans business ownership 
                representatives.--
                            ``(i) Designation.--The Administrator shall 
                        designate not fewer than 1 individual in each 
                        district office of the Administration as a 
                        veterans business ownership representative, who 
                        shall communicate and coordinate activities of 
                        the district office with private nonprofit 
                        organizations that receive financial assistance 
                        under this subsection.
                            ``(ii) Initial designation.--The first 
                        individual in each district office of the 
                        Administration designated by the Administrator 
                        as a veterans business ownership representative 
                        under clause (i) shall be an individual that is 
                        employed by the Administration on the date of 
                        enactment of this subsection.
            ``(14) Existing contracts.--An award of financial 
        assistance under this subsection shall not void any contract 
        between a private nonprofit organization and the Administration 
        that is in effect on the date of such award.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            ``(1) to carry out subsections (a) through (f), $2,000,000 
        for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012; and
            ``(2) to carry out subsection (g)--
                    ``(A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
                    ``(B) $8,500,000 for fiscal year 2011; and
                    ``(C) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.''.
    (b) GAO Report.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``small business concern owned and 
                controlled by veterans'' has the meaning given that 
                term in section 32(g) of the Small Business Act, as 
                added by this section; and
                    (B) the term ``veterans' business center program'' 
                means the veterans' business center program established 
                under section 32(g) of the Small Business Act, as added 
                by this section.
            (2) Report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the 
                end of the second fiscal year beginning after the date 
                on which the veterans' business center program is 
                established, the Comptroller General of the United 
                States shall evaluate the effectiveness of the 
                veterans' business center program, and submit to 
                Congress a report on the results of that evaluation.
                    (B) Contents.--The report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include--
                            (i) an assessment of--
                                    (I) the use of amounts made 
                                available to carry out the veterans' 
                                business center program;
                                    (II) the effectiveness of the 
                                services provided by each private 
                                nonprofit organization receiving 
                                financial assistance under the 
                                veterans' business center program;
                                    (III) whether the services 
                                described in clause (ii) are 
                                duplicative of services provided by 
                                other veteran service organizations, 
                                programs of the Administration, or 
                                programs of another Federal department 
                                or agency and, if so, recommendations 
                                regarding how to alleviate the 
                                duplication of the services; and
                                    (IV) whether there are areas of the 
                                United States in which there are not 
                                adequate entrepreneurial services for 
                                small business concerns owned and 
                                controlled by veterans and, if so, 
                                whether there is a veterans' business 
                                center established under the veterans' 
                                business center program providing 
                                services to that area; and
                            (ii) recommendations, if any, for improving 
                        the veteran's business center program.

SEC. 402. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

    Section 32(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Report.--Not less frequently than twice each year, 
        the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the 
        appointments made to and activities of the task force.''.

SEC. 403. REPEAL AND RENEWAL OF GRANTS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement'' means a grant, contract, or 
cooperative agreement that was--
            (1) made or entered into under section 8(b)(17) of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(17)); and
            (2) in effect on or before the date described in subsection 
        (b)(2).
    (b) Repeal.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8(b) of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 637(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (15), by adding ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (16), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a period; and
                    (C) by striking paragraph (17).
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
        Act.
    (c) Transitional Rules.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a covered grant, contract, or cooperative agreement shall 
        remain in full force and effect under the terms, and for the 
        duration, of the covered grant, contract, or agreement.
            (2) Additional requirements.--Any organization that was 
        awarded or entered into a covered grant, contract, or 
        cooperative agreement shall be subject to the requirements of 
        section 32(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(g)) (as 
        added by this Act).
    (d) Renewal of Financial Assistance.--An organization that was 
awarded or entered into a covered grant, contract, or cooperative 
agreement may apply for a renewal of the grant, contract, or agreement 
under the terms and conditions described in section 32(g) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(g)) (as added by this Act).

         TITLE V--PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS

SEC. 501. PRIME REAUTHORIZATION.

    The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 37 through 44 as sections 38 
        through 45, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 36 the following:

``SEC. 37. PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Associate administrator.--The term `Associate 
        Administrator' means the Associate Administrator for 
        Entrepreneurial Development of the Administration.
            ``(2) Capacity building services.--The term `capacity 
        building services' means services provided to an organization 
        that is, or that is in the process of becoming, a 
        microenterprise development organization or program, for the 
        purpose of enhancing the ability of the organization to provide 
        training and services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
            ``(3) Collaborative.--The term `collaborative' means 2 or 
        more nonprofit entities that agree to act jointly as a 
        qualified organization under this section.
            ``(4) Disadvantaged entrepreneur.--The term `disadvantaged 
        entrepreneur' means a microentrepreneur that--
                    ``(A) is a low-income person;
                    ``(B) is a very low-income person; or
                    ``(C) lacks adequate access to capital or other 
                resources essential for business success, or is 
                economically disadvantaged, as determined by the 
                Administrator.
            ``(5) Disadvantaged native american entrepreneur.--The term 
        `disadvantaged Native American entrepreneur' means a 
        disadvantaged entrepreneur who is also a member of an Indian 
        Tribe.
            ``(6) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the 
        meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
        Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e)).
            ``(7) Intermediary.--The term `intermediary' means a 
        private, nonprofit entity that seeks to serve microenterprise 
        development organizations and programs, as authorized under 
        subsection (d).
            ``(8) Low-income person.--The term `low-income person' 
        means a person having an income, adjusted for family size, of 
        not more than--
                    ``(A) for metropolitan areas, 80 percent of the 
                area median income; and
                    ``(B) for nonmetropolitan areas, the greater of--
                            ``(i) 80 percent of the area median income; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) 80 percent of the statewide 
                        nonmetropolitan area median income.
            ``(9) Microentrepreneur.--The term `microentrepreneur' 
        means the owner or developer of a microenterprise.
            ``(10) Microenterprise.--The term `microenterprise' means a 
        sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation that--
                    ``(A) has not more than 4 employees; and
                    ``(B) generally lacks access to conventional loans, 
                equity, or other banking services.
            ``(11) Microenterprise development organization or 
        program.--The term `microenterprise development organization or 
        program' means a nonprofit entity, or a program administered by 
        such an entity, including community development corporations or 
        other nonprofit development organizations and social service 
        organizations, that provides services to disadvantaged 
        entrepreneurs.
            ``(12) Training and technical assistance.--The term 
        `training and technical assistance' means services and support 
        provided to disadvantaged entrepreneurs, such as assistance for 
        the purpose of enhancing business planning, marketing, 
        management, financial management skills, and assistance for the 
        purpose of accessing financial services.
            ``(13) Qualified organization.--The term `qualified 
        organization' means--
                    ``(A) a nonprofit microenterprise development 
                organization or program (or a group or collaborative 
                thereof) that has a demonstrated record of delivering 
                microenterprise services to disadvantaged 
                entrepreneurs;
                    ``(B) an intermediary;
                    ``(C) a microenterprise development organization or 
                program that is--
                            ``(i) accountable to a local community; and
                            ``(ii) working in conjunction with a State 
                        or local government or Indian tribe; or
                    ``(D) an Indian tribe acting on its own, if the 
                Indian tribe certifies that no private organization or 
                program referred to in this paragraph exists within its 
                jurisdiction.
            ``(14) Very low-income person.--The term `very low-income 
        person' means an individual having an income, adjusted for 
        family size, of not more than 150 percent of the poverty line 
        (as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block 
        Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), including any revision required 
        by that section).
    ``(b) Establishment of Program.--The Associate Administrator shall 
establish a microenterprise training and technical assistance and 
capacity building services grant program to provide grants to qualified 
organizations in accordance with this section.
    ``(c) Uses of Assistance.--A qualified organization shall use a 
grant made under this section--
            ``(1) to provide training and technical assistance to 
        disadvantaged entrepreneurs;
            ``(2) to provide training and technical assistance and 
        capacity building services to microenterprise development 
        organizations and programs and groups of such organizations and 
        programs to assist such organizations and programs in 
        developing microenterprise training and services;
            ``(3) to aid in researching and developing the best 
        practices in the field of microenterprise and training and 
        technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs;
            ``(4) to provide training and technical assistance to 
        disadvantaged Native American entrepreneurs and prospective 
        disadvantaged Native American entrepreneurs; and
            ``(5) for such other activities as the Associate 
        Administrator determines are consistent with the purposes of 
        this section.
    ``(d) Allocation of Grants; Subgrants.--
            ``(1) Allocation of grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Associate Administrator 
                shall allocate assistance from the Administration under 
                this section to ensure that--
                            ``(i) not less than 75 percent of amounts 
                        made available to the Administrator for grants 
                        under this section are used for activities 
                        described in subsection (c)(1); and
                            ``(ii) not less than 15 percent of amounts 
                        made available to the Administrator for grants 
                        under this section are used for activities 
                        described in subsection (c)(2).
                    ``(B) Limit on individual assistance.--No single 
                person may receive more than 10 percent of the total 
                amounts made available for grants under this section 
                for a single fiscal year.
            ``(2) Targeted assistance.--The Associate Administrator 
        shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of the total amounts 
        made available for grants under this section are used to 
        benefit very low-income persons, including very low-income 
        persons residing on Indian reservations.
            ``(3) Subgrants authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A qualified organization 
                receiving a grant under this section may provide 
                subgrants using that grant to qualified organizations 
                that are small or emerging microenterprises and 
                programs, subject to such rules and regulations as the 
                Associate Administrator determines are appropriate.
                    ``(B) Limit on administrative expenses.--Not more 
                than 7.5 percent of the amount received by a qualified 
                organization under a grant under this section may be 
                used for administrative expenses in connection with the 
                making of subgrants under subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Diversity.--In making grants under this section, the 
        Associate Administrator shall ensure that grant recipients 
        include both large and small microenterprise organizations that 
        serve urban, rural, and Indian tribal communities and diverse 
        populations.
            ``(5) Prohibition on preferential consideration of certain 
        administration program participants.--In making grants under 
        this section, the Associate Administrator shall ensure that any 
        application made by a qualified organization that is a 
        participant in the program established under section 7(m) does 
        not receive preferential consideration over applications from 
        other qualified organizations that are not participants in the 
        program.
    ``(e) Federal Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--A qualified organization that receives a 
        grant under this section shall provide non-Federal 
        contributions to carry out the activities described in 
        subsection (c) in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent 
        of the amount of the grant received under this section.
            ``(2) Sources of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share 
        of the cost of a project using a grant under this section may 
        be in the form of fees, grants, gifts, funds from loan sources, 
        or in-kind resources of an applicant from public or private 
        sources.
            ``(3) Exception.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Associate Administrator 
                determines that an applicant for assistance under this 
                section has severe constraints on available sources of 
                non-Federal funds, the Associate Administrator may 
                reduce or eliminate the requirement under paragraph 
                (1).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the 
                total funds made available from the Administration in 
                any fiscal year to carry out this section may be 
                excepted under subparagraph (A) from the requirement 
                under paragraph (1).
    ``(f) Applications for Assistance.--An application for a grant 
under this section shall be submitted in such form and in accordance 
with such procedures as the Associate Administrator shall establish.
    ``(g) Recordkeeping and Reporting.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each qualified organization that 
        receives a grant under this section shall--
                    ``(A) submit to the Administration not less 
                frequently than once every 18-month period, financial 
                statements audited by an independent certified public 
                accountant;
                    ``(B) submit an annual report to the Administration 
                on the activities of the qualified organization; and
                    ``(C) keep such records as the Associate 
                Administrator determines are necessary to disclose the 
                manner in which amounts made available under a grant 
                under this section are used.
            ``(2) Access.--Upon the request of the Associate 
        Administrator, the Associate Administrator shall have access to 
        any record of any qualified organization that receives a grant 
        under this section, for the purpose of determining compliance 
        with this section.
            ``(3) Data collection.--Each qualified organization that 
        receives a grant under this section shall collect information 
        relating to, as applicable--
                    ``(A) the number of individuals counseled or 
                trained by the organization;
                    ``(B) the number of hours of counseling provided by 
                the organization;
                    ``(C) the number of startup small business concerns 
                formed with the assistance of the organization;
                    ``(D) the number of small business concerns 
                expanded with the assistance of the organization;
                    ``(E) the number of low-income individuals 
                counseled or trained by the organization; and
                    ``(F) the number of very low-income individuals 
                counseled or trained by the organization.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
        to the Administrator $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
        through 2012 to carry out this section, which shall remain 
        available until expended.
            ``(2) Certain programs.--In addition to the amount 
        authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
        appropriated to the Administrator $2,000,000 for each of fiscal 
        years 2010 through 2012 to carry out subsection (c)(4), which 
        shall remain available until expended.''.

SEC. 502. CONFORMING REPEAL AND AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Conforming Repeal.--Subtitle C of title I of the Riegle 
Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 
6901 et seq.) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 
et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 38(d) (15 U.S.C. 657i(d)), as so 
        redesignated, by striking ``section 43'' and inserting 
        ``section 44'';
            (2) in section 41(d) (15 U.S.C. 657l(d)), as so 
        redesignated, by striking ``section 43'' and inserting 
        ``section 44''; and
            (3) in section 42(b) (15 U.S.C. 657m(b)), as so 
        redesignated, by striking ``section 43'' and inserting 
        ``section 44''.

SEC. 503. REFERENCES.

    All references in Federal law, other than section 504 of this Act, 
to the ``Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999'' or 
the ``PRIME Act'' shall be deemed to be references to section 37 of the 
Small Business Act, as added by this Act.

SEC. 504. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this title shall 
affect any grant or assistance provided under the Program for 
Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), 
before the date of enactment of this Act, and any such grant or 
assistance shall be subject to the Program for Investment in 
Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999, as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act.

                       TITLE VI--OTHER PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 21(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all 
that follows through ``on such date.'' and inserting the following: ``. 
On and after December 31, 2010, the Administration may only make a 
grant under this paragraph to an applicant that is an institution of 
higher education, as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) that is accredited (and not merely in 
preaccreditation status) by a nationally recognized accrediting agency 
or association, recognized by the Secretary of Education for such 
purpose in accordance with section 496 of that Act (20 U.S.C. 1099b), 
or to a women's business center operating pursuant to section 29 as a 
small business development center, unless the applicant was receiving 
financial assistance (including a contract or cooperative agreement) on 
December 31, 2010.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on December 31, 2010.

SEC. 602. HEALTH INSURANCE OPTIONS INFORMATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
              CONCERNS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``grant program'' means the small business 
        health insurance information grant program established under 
        subsection (b)(1); and
            (2) the term ``resource partner'' means--
                    (A) the association of small business development 
                centers authorized to be established under section 
                21(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
                648(a)(3)(A));
                    (B) the Association of Women's Business Centers;
                    (C) the Service Corps of Retired Executives 
                authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business 
                Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)); and
                    (D) 1 veterans business center (as that term is 
                used in section 32(g) of the Small Business Act (15 
                U.S.C. 657b(g)), as added by this Act), as determined 
                by the Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial 
                Development.
    (b) Small Business Health Insurance Information Program.--
            (1) Program established.--The Administrator, acting through 
        the Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development, 
        shall establish a program to make grants to resource partners 
        to provide neutral and objective information and educational 
        materials regarding health insurance options, including 
        coverage options within the small group market, to small 
        business concerns.
            (2) Grant recipients.--The Associate Administrator for 
        Entrepreneurial Development shall make 1 grant to each of the 
        resource partners.
            (3) Grant amounts.--The grants made under this section 
        shall--
                    (A) be made from funds appropriated to the 
                Administrator to carry out the activities of the Office 
                of Entrepreneurial Development; and
                    (B) not exceed a total amount of $5,000,000.
            (4) Contract.--As a condition of receiving a grant under 
        this section, each resource partner shall agree, by contract 
        with the Administration--
                    (A) to begin to use the funds in accordance with 
                paragraph (5) not later than 1 year after the date on 
                which the resource partner receives the grant; and
                    (B) to return any funds that have not been used, if 
                the Administrator determines that the resource partner 
                is not carrying out the grant program activities under 
                paragraph (5)(A).
            (5) Use of funds.--
                    (A) Grant program activities.--A resource partner 
                shall use funds provided under the grant program to 
                create, in consultation with the Associate 
                Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development of the 
                Administration--
                            (i) an online training program;
                            (ii) an online repository of health 
                        insurance information relevant to small 
                        business concerns;
                            (iii) a counseling curriculum that can be 
                        used in the physical location of the resource 
                        partner; and
                            (iv) materials containing relevant 
                        information that can be disbursed to owners of 
                        small business concerns throughout the country.
                    (B) Content of materials.--
                            (i) In general.--In creating materials 
                        under the grant program, a resource partner 
                        shall evaluate and incorporate relevant 
                        portions of existing informational materials 
                        regarding health insurance options, including 
                        materials and resources developed by the 
                        National Association of Insurance 
                        Commissioners, the Kaiser Family Foundation, 
                        and the Healthcare Leadership Council.
                            (ii) Health insurance options.--In 
                        incorporating information regarding health 
                        insurance options under clause (i), a resource 
                        partner shall provide neutral and objective 
                        information regarding health insurance options 
                        in the geographic area served by the resource 
                        partner, including traditional employer 
                        sponsored health insurance for the group 
                        insurance market, such as the health insurance 
                        options described in section 2791 of the Public 
                        Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91) or 
                        section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
                        1986, and Federal and State health insurance 
                        programs.
    (c) Review and Report.--
            (1) Review of grant program.--The Associate Administrator 
        for Entrepreneurial Development shall conduct a review of the 
        effectiveness of the grant program.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date on which 
        all grants under the grant program are disbursed, the Associate 
        Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development shall submit to 
        the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the 
        Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
        Representatives a report on the results of the review under 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 603. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 21(i)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(i)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``nine members'' and 
        inserting ``10 members'';
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``six'' and 
        inserting ``the members who are not from universities or their 
        affiliates'';
            (3) by striking the third sentence; and
            (4) in the fourth sentence, by inserting ``not less than'' 
        before ``one-third''.
    (b) Incumbents.--An individual serving as a member of the Board on 
the date of enactment of this Act may continue to serve on the Board 
until the end of the term of the member under section 21(i)(1) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(i)(1)), as in effect on the day 
before such date of enactment.

SEC. 604. PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS FOR SCORE CHAPTERS.

    Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Privacy Requirements.--
            ``(1) In general.--A chapter of the SCORE program 
        authorized by subsection (b)(1) or an agent of such a chapter 
        may not disclose the name, address, or telephone number of any 
        individual or small business concern receiving assistance from 
        that chapter or agent without the consent of such individual or 
        small business concern, unless--
                    ``(A) the Administrator is ordered to make such a 
                disclosure by a court in any civil or criminal 
                enforcement action initiated by a Federal or State 
                agency; or
                    ``(B) the Administrator determines such a 
                disclosure to be necessary for the purpose of 
                conducting a financial audit of a chapter of the SCORE 
                program authorized by subsection (b)(1), in which case 
                disclosure shall be limited to the information 
                necessary for such audit.
            ``(2) Administrator use of information.--This subsection 
        shall not--
                    ``(A) restrict the access of the Administrator to 
                program activity data; or
                    ``(B) prevent the Administrator from using client 
                information to conduct client surveys.
            ``(3) Regulations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall issue 
                regulations to establish standards--
                            ``(i) for disclosures with respect to 
                        financial audits under paragraph (1)(B); and
                            ``(ii) for client surveys under paragraph 
                        (2)(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 maximum amount of privacy protection.
                    ``(C) Inspector general.--Until the effective date 
                of regulations under this paragraph, any client survey 
                and the use of such information shall be approved by 
                the Inspector General of the Administration who shall 
                include such approval in the semi-annual report of the 
                Inspector General.''.

SEC. 605. NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS SUMMIT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2012, the President 
shall convene a National Small Business Summit to examine the present 
conditions and future of the community of small business concerns in 
the United States. The summit shall include owners of small business 
concerns, representatives of small business groups, labor, academia, 
the Federal Government, State governments, Indian tribes, Federal 
research and development agencies, and nonprofit policy groups 
concerned with the issues of small business concerns.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
conclusion of the summit convened under subsection (a), the President 
shall issue a report on the results of the summit. The report shall 
identify key challenges and make recommendations for promoting 
entrepreneurship and the growth of small business concerns.

SEC. 606. SCORE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``a Service Corps of 
Retired Executives (SCORE)'' and inserting ``the SCORE''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) In general.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et 
        seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII), by striking 
                ``Service Corps of Retired Executives'' and inserting 
                ``SCORE''; and
                    (B) in section 33(b)(2), by striking ``Service 
                Corps of Retired Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE''.
            (2) Other law.--Section 337(d)(2) of the Energy Policy and 
        Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)) is amended by striking 
        ``Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)'' and inserting 
        ``SCORE''.
    (c) References.--Any reference to the Service Corps of Retired 
Executives established under section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)), as in effect on the day before the date 
of enactment of this Act, in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, 
directive, instruction, or other official paper shall be considered to 
refer to the SCORE established under section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small 
Business Act, as amended by this Act.

SEC. 607. ASSISTANCE TO OUT-OF-STATE SMALL BUSINESSES.

    Section 21(b)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(b)(3)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(3) At the discretion'' and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(3) Assistance to Out-of-State Small Businesses.--
            ``(A) In general.--At the discretion''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) Disaster recovery assistance.--
                    ``(i) In general.--At the discretion of the 
                Administrator, the Administrator may authorize a small 
                business development center to provide assistance, as 
                described in subsection (c), to small business concerns 
                located outside of the State, without regard to 
                geographic proximity, if the small business concerns 
                are located in an area for which the President has 
                declared a major disaster, as defined in section 102 of 
                the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
                Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), during the period of 
                the declaration.
                    ``(ii) Continuity of services.--A small business 
                development center that provides counselors to an area 
                described in clause (i) shall, to the maximum extent 
                practicable, ensure continuity of services in any State 
                in which the small business development center 
                otherwise provides services.
                    ``(iii) Access to disaster recovery facilities.--
                For purposes of this subparagraph, the Administrator 
                shall, to the maximum extent practicable, permit the 
                personnel of a small business development center to use 
                any site or facility designated by the Administrator 
                for use to provide disaster recovery assistance.''.

SEC. 608. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

    (a) Portability Grants.--Section 21(a)(4)(C)(viii) of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(viii)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) by striking ``From the funds appropriated 
                pursuant to clause (vii)'' and inserting ``Of the 
                amounts made available to carry out this subparagraph 
                in each fiscal year''; and
                    (B) by striking ``as a result of a business or 
                government facility down sizing or closing, which has 
                resulted in the loss of jobs or small business 
                instability'' and inserting ``due to events that have 
                resulted or will result in, the downsizing or closing 
                of a business or government facility''; and
            (2) by adding at the end ``The Administrator may make a 
        grant under this clause that exceeds $100,000 to accommodate 
        extraordinary events that the Administrator determines have had 
        a catastrophic impact on small business concerns in a 
        community.''.
    (b) Purposes.--Section 21(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(a)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by adding 
``regulatory compliance and'' after ``counseling concerning''.

SEC. 609. EVALUATION OF PILOT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 months after the date of 
disbursement of the first grant under a covered pilot program, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee 
on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report evaluating 
the covered pilot program, including recommendations, if any, on 
possible improvements or modifications to the covered pilot program, 
including the feasibility of extending the covered pilot program to all 
small business development centers.
    (b) Definition of Covered Pilot Program.--In this section, the term 
``covered pilot program'' means a pilot program relating to small 
business development centers established under this Act or an amendment 
made by this Act.
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