1.This Act may be cited as
the Small Business Investment and
Innovation Act of 2010
.
2.The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short
title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
TITLE I—Expanding access to technology and spurring
innovation
Sec. 101. Broadband and emerging information technology
coordinator.
Sec. 102. Entrepreneurial development assistance by small
business development centers.
Sec. 103. Capital access.
Sec. 104. Rural small business technology pilot
program.
Sec. 105. Report to Congress.
TITLE II—Counseling and technical assistance
Subtitle A—SCORE
Sec. 221. SCORE Reauthorization.
Subtitle B—Women’s small business ownership
programs
Sec. 241. Office of Women’s Business Ownership.
Sec. 242. Women’s Business Center Program.
Sec. 243. National Women’s Business Council.
Sec. 244. Interagency Committee on Women’s Business
Enterprise.
Sec. 245. Preserving the independence of the National Women’s
Business Council.
Sec. 246. Study and report on women's business
centers.
Subtitle C—Native American small business
development
Sec. 261. Native American small business development
program.
Subtitle D—Veterans' business development
Sec. 281. Veterans' business center program; Office of Veterans
Business Development.
TITLE III—Disaster relief and assistance
Sec. 301. Improvements to the Pioneer Business Recovery
Program.
Sec. 302. Increased limits.
Sec. 303. Modified collateral requirements.
Sec. 304. Regional outreach on disaster assistance
programs.
TITLE IV—Contracting improvements
Sec. 401. Surety bonds.
Sec. 402. Section 8(a)
improvements.
TITLE V—Trade and export enhancements
Sec. 501. Online export readiness assessment tool.
Sec. 502. Marketing and outreach initiatives to small business
concerns.
Sec. 503. Expansion of State Trade and Export Promotion Grant
Program to cities and major metropolitan areas.
TITLE VI—Regulatory relief
Sec. 601. Definitions.
Sec. 602. Certification of rules.
Sec. 603. Application to interim final rules.
Sec. 604. Review panels.
Sec. 605. Judicial review.
Sec. 606. Research grant authority.
3.Congress finds that—
(1)the approximately
28,000,000 small business concerns in the United States are the driving force
behind the economy of the Nation, creating more than 65 percent of all net new
jobs and generating more than 50 percent of the non-farm gross domestic product
of the Nation;
(2)unfortunately,
small business concerns have borne the brunt of the recent economic recession,
accounting for nearly 79 percent of all jobs lost since September 2008;
(3)while Congress
has taken strong and forceful action to provide timely relief for small
business concerns through the enactment of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
(Public Law 111–240; 124 Stat. 2504), it is imperative that further action be
taken to build upon the progress made by that Act and to help small business
concerns recover and grow through the creation of new jobs; and
(4)specifically,
additional steps should be taken to—
(A)expand broadband
services and improve access to technologies that will help small business
concerns connect with new opportunities and create innovative products;
(B)strengthen
counseling services and technical assistance programs for small business
concerns to help small business concerns weather economic downturns and emerge
stronger and more competitive;
(C)provide relief to
small business concerns negatively impacted by natural and catastrophic
disasters by improving access to disaster recovery loans and helping small
business concerns plan for predictable disasters;
(D)improve access to
Federal contracting opportunities for small business concerns by increasing
access to adequate surety bonding opportunities and creating a stronger, more
transparent set-aside program for socially and economically disadvantaged small
business concerns;
(E)help small
business concerns realize their full potential by encouraging the small
business concerns to sell products and services abroad and connecting the small
business concerns with the appropriate Federal and local export promotion
resources; and
(F)require the
Federal Government to provide regulatory relief to small business concerns and
more closely consider the impact of new regulations promulgated by Federal
agencies by strengthening chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly
known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act
), and the Office of
Advocacy of the Administration.
4.In this Act—
(1)the terms Administration and
Administrator mean the Small Business Administration and the
Administrator thereof, respectively; and
(2)the term
small business concern has the meaning given that term under
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
<enum>I</enum><header>Expanding access
to technology and spurring innovation</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB093CEB8AB934A9F9FCAE76EAA8DDE03"><enum>101.</enum><header>Broadband and
emerging information technology coordinator</header>
<subsection id="id1388EC2553D042D5AD62C7562C765626"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id3B68713F586040D9BF1746716DA0D7EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
section 45 as section 47; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE8F5F2C8417403CA2EEBC3A004478EF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 44 the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id94C547F2C1CF4A8E9C9C4A6A462061E3" style="OLC">
<section id="id2C650F83925149F5A8416AB09E56A9BF"><enum>45.</enum><header>Broadband and
emerging information technology</header>
<subsection id="idFD4F16B1B0BC4C7CA3D0F7683B4FE1D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>broadband and emerging information technology
coordinator</term> means the individual assigned the broadband and emerging
information technology coordination responsibilities of the Administration
under subsection (b)(1).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE32B32B61F8142F1B79F85E7CE0F8F29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assignment of
coordinator</header>
<paragraph id="id1D9724EBA4074CBABFDB6CF576081C19"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assignment of
coordinator</header><text>The Administrator shall assign responsibility for
coordinating the programs and activities of the Administration relating to
broadband and emerging information technology to an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAF1385F05FA34FEB80A035B60AB87465"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall report
directly to the Administrator;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C2E9D9C6F5F4B99A94D58E1E76F981B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall work in
coordination with—</text>
<clause id="id4FC4986B064A45C78193088293916BC1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the chief
information officer, the chief technology officer, and the head of the Office
of Technology of the Administration; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7EF79B06AAFC4BB597AEB807FCD6AAB7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any Associate
Administrator of the Administration determined appropriate by the
Administrator;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF736A54A8CAB40AF8E5FC56814092A61"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall not be an
employee of the Office of Technology of the Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID039d4b9f39e34a00a73b6b8589d6519a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>has experience
developing and implementing telecommunications policy in the private sector or
government; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf2f59948b611439995bb102dbad097b3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>has demonstrated
significant experience in the area of broadband or emerging information
technology.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id73F74FA36DBA4DF989AE0EC8B53F4EE3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Responsibilities
of coordinator</header><text>The broadband and emerging information technology
coordinator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb60261c3802b4ca594a43cc53cc24ee3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>coordinate
programs of the Administration that assist small business concerns in adopting,
making innovations in, and using broadband and other emerging information
technologies;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1bef5a4e41d8437ab0fb866014757820"><enum>(B)</enum><text>serve as the
primary liaison of the Administration to other Federal agencies involved in
broadband and emerging information technology policy, including the Department
of Commerce, the Department of Agriculture, and the Federal Communications
Commission; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID54aad8d95f3049c8bae3dee83e916552"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify best
practices relating to broadband and emerging information technology that may
benefit small business concerns.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7661fd4aadd34135a9749fb3a7bf13f9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Travel</header><text>Not
more than 20 percent of the hours of service by the broadband and emerging
information technology coordinator during any fiscal year shall consist of
travel outside the United States to perform official duties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id62DF0B0DA0CD46DC94CF10565872A65D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Broadband and
emerging technology training</header>
<paragraph id="id3B64A5DFC38D41DEA93A857C57713AB6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Training</header><text>The
Administrator shall provide to employees of the Administration training
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4FEEF01CEB3A4811A6F53E77F3AE7E4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>familiarizes
employees of the Administration with broadband and other emerging information
technologies; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B545AB506C441479F7E28D1752C9C13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes—</text>
<clause id="id3D755F644FFA42C0A00575F4080F1712"><enum>(i)</enum><text>instruction
counseling small business concerns regarding adopting, making innovations in,
and using broadband and other emerging information technologies; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCF3725E4B4104E2782942B06C205161F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information on
programs of the Federal Government that provide assistance to small business
concerns relating to broadband and emerging information technologies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idED36DCE5129C4D8E975AF24DA2ED1C39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id248E690983CE4BB8A53A3C9A301B3600"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<paragraph id="idD634F97D2C3A4F7292B98AEA3F64A3A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Biennial report
on activities</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date on which the
Administrator makes the first assignment of responsibilities under subsection
(b), and every 2 years thereafter, the broadband and emerging information
technology coordinator 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 regarding the programs and activities of the
Administration relating to broadband and other emerging information
technologies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF7A52E5750BA43F19D534D6D915B122C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on
Federal programs</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the broadband and emerging information technology
coordinator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, and the Chairman of
the Federal Communications Commission, 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 programs of the Federal
Government that provide assistance to small business concerns relating to
broadband and emerging information technologies, which shall include
recommendations, if any, for improving coordination among the
programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idBFF6796BD42A4C99B7E7D01AFEA81F85"><enum>102.</enum><header>Entrepreneurial
development assistance by small business development centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 21(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(B)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idDE5B7ED45A7C455B81B87AC8D68D6942"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter
preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>accessing broadband and other
emerging information technology,</quote> after <quote>technology
transfer,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id15CD8F86E8734733867869D1DCD3F5F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in clause (ii),
by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA39E9482B9044150A62B9000FE341D40"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in clause (iii),
by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD6161B2681E54FB3B86F1D77AFCA48CB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2AF630A1FF9E40E0A7B0E9E636B7CB5D" style="OLC">
<clause id="ID2e8d3d722b864c36b2b763b12a233d64" indent="up1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>increasing the competitiveness and
productivity of small business concerns by assisting entrepreneurs in accessing
broadband and other emerging information
technology;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="idFF1F4E0BBDAE4B4BA2BA92F064D9CB27"><enum>103.</enum><header>Capital
access</header>
<subsection id="id6D08CC2ED1134831BCC0AB4256837336"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a))
is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>(including
to purchase equipment for broadband or other emerging information
technologies)</quote> after <quote>equipment</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id4A4C5EBF90A946D6B711D1093335B5C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Microloans</header><text>Section
7(m)(1)(A)(iii)(I) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(1)(A)(iii)(I))
is amended by inserting <quote>(including to purchase equipment for broadband
or other emerging information technologies)</quote> after <quote>or
equipment</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDf12eda40641644ec9db6ae71f9f59d45"><enum>104.</enum><header>Rural small
business technology pilot program</header>
<subsection id="id91F276CACDED4D5D95C4492AC85C7B49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section—</text>
<paragraph id="id780B30F174974BE9B2BA0332FE3E5286"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>qualified small business concern</term> means a small business concern
located in a rural area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC0F81FAA6B1C4DD59833DD51B7E45D47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>rural area</term> has the meaning given that term in section 1393(a)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID6c72747588a743b0aacfce72bf5e5109"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator,
in coordination with the Administrator of General Services, 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
describing—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5ee79e7764c74a9bb63c33ea995e3b00"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the number of
Government-owned computers in the possession of the Administration, including
the number of working computers, nonworking computers, desktop computers, and
laptop computers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe23af7d1f61f4f98ba9e5b92a6990b70"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the number of
Government-owned computers disposed of by the Administration during the 5-year
period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, including the number of
such computers that were working computers, nonworking computers, desktop
computers, or laptop computers;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID840de9ef6f02495b9f01811451147f23"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the procedures of
the Administration for the disposal of Government-owned computers; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf954bab491954e749f7ef9cd5f00c0e0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the plans of the
Administrator for carrying out the pilot program under subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idF73F226A506941C0AC125232F045E70C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header>
<paragraph id="id941539A4AE754757ACCFCD7D28B7E789"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
shall establish a pilot program to provide not more than 1,000 excess
Government-owned computers each year to qualified small business concerns at no
cost or a reduced cost.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc9d320e805404eb7816733fb3a4aebb2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purposes of
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The pilot program
established under paragraph (1) shall be designed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID4386cc3699974f7ca531e67cf83ee6a2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>encourage
entrepreneurship in rural areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3a4afa811f07462488fd4e3998e9f4ab"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assist small
business concerns in accessing technology; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID973a079c0b73477296c9e379f1f0bcf9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>accelerate the
growth of qualified small business concerns.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDD16F5670C714334AEB16F73562AB804"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
authority to conduct the pilot program under this subsection shall terminate 3
years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf39d3b1393354ee0934f6b7e08ef8081"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDfe637b59b25445a49c1a6d87f4ff32a9"><enum>105.</enum><header>Report to
Congress</header>
<subsection id="ID9ddaccdc7e2247a38d5d829c4b590994"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of General
Services, 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 ways to assist with the development of broadband
and wireless technology that would benefit small business concerns.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDac3663d223404bad9eed48b3ca807cbd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Content of the
report</header><text>The report submitted under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0ac0d08599ae4bd581669efe6e254c2a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>outline the
participation by the Administration in the National Antenna Program, including
the number of wireless towers deployed on facilities which contain an office of
the Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf5210b44ca5542eb9aba37c239ff791a"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on
agreements between the Administration and the General Services Administration
related to broadband and wireless deployment in offices of the Administration;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDe5471eaf72424159a7799da73b9957fc"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommendations,
if any, on opportunities for the Administration to improve broadband or
wireless technology in offices of the Administration that are in areas
currently underserved or unserved by broadband service providers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Counseling and
technical assistance</header>
<subtitle id="id4A9046C635634199B4F130CE99AE0B13"><enum>A</enum><header>SCORE</header>
<section id="id13C94AD3958441FD9045DF34564EFA9B"><enum>221.</enum><header>SCORE
Reauthorization</header>
<subsection id="idf252e58b-3bb3-4464-b322-537f9cbc9a52"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 20 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idb595de5c-db6c-41a1-aaf7-d9d69cd46b22"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2f37a73e-62fb-41a8-90a2-f529f161e9a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0b575c06-5918-43ee-a550-c2f5a11f32a7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idc9ddd1c0-e506-4713-bd5d-e357479cc117"><enum>(g)</enum><header>SCORE
program</header><text>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 in a total amount that does not exceed—</text>
<paragraph id="id87b5a4d3-60b5-4cfc-9857-c23f421a33cc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$13,000,000
in fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id11a3a45b-d8b0-43cc-8168-683ae1568d5d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$15,000,000
in fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf2d3af4e-953e-47fa-8503-7052d3f14704"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$18,000,000
in fiscal year
2013.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7b7b9026-b20a-431b-9918-cd823b34acda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Privacy
requirements for SCORE chapters</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637) is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idac72837a-51bd-4575-9239-5ada9073acc7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5dc9ab53-4c4d-46dd-bdd6-00be5476adbf"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Privacy requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4003186-6700-4609-a6c6-1fe72ad518d7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="id40e05c67-8a40-484f-a00f-b48b87a809d8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idafb1a272-0817-4de6-9641-80e933983d63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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 the audit.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3260ab10-f014-45f8-9498-808e35f6d130"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administrator
use of information</header><text>This subsection shall not—</text>
<subparagraph id="id579b69c5-ce74-4153-998d-8d7226c1b1ac"><enum>(A)</enum><text>restrict the
access of the Administrator to program activity data; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5bdc0ee5-0caa-486d-bf15-b170fc562ca8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prevent the
Administrator from using client information to conduct client surveys.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f313e7c-6c31-42fc-a751-f70c24e2df59"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<subparagraph id="id1bb38816-c130-4963-bdd8-aba8e6087548"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall issue regulations to establish
standards for—</text>
<clause id="id0e2df92c-2b5e-40ac-9d01-2e3efe051d67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>disclosures
with respect to financial audits under paragraph (1)(B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id475bc209-50c8-4365-a968-d65dc4fffa48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>conducting
client surveys, including standards for oversight of the surveys and for
dissemination and use of client information.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55d0499a-c54b-4aaf-80e8-01d21db5051e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum
privacy protection</header><text>The regulations issued under this paragraph
shall, to the extent practicable, provide for the maximum amount of privacy
protection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0726c3d9-7010-482b-a014-35760b2a47fe"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Inspector
general</header><text>Until the effective date of the regulations issued under
this paragraph, any client survey and the use of any client information shall
be approved by the Inspector General of the Administration, who shall include
any such approval in the semi-annual report of the Inspector
General.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaac25f6c-9c65-4f88-832e-a937afa83740"><enum>(c)</enum><header>SCORE
program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5302e3bb-6553-44d1-918f-e33b50d0a109"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8(b)(1)(B) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking <quote>a
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)</quote> and inserting <quote>the
SCORE program</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc540800b-2a14-496d-88da-f1cd2de6e36c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical
and conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idadcaf362-91a6-4510-8a59-c475c1debbf4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is
amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3930ccca-0fad-49f5-85e2-0d3b878ddb60"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in section
7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking
<quote>Service Corps of Retired Executives</quote> and inserting <quote>SCORE
program</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31f5cd92-7c47-4578-ab46-9fa3d30b47da"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in section
33(b)(2) (15 U.S.C. 657c(b)(2)), by striking <quote>Service Corps of Retired
Executives</quote> and inserting <quote>SCORE program</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07429d79-d2f9-4f48-9b6f-70bc190fb84c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other
laws</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C6112F56476426EA5A961F2CF5CDB55"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Insurance</header><text>Section
621 of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15
U.S.C. 657p) is amended—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC783930DD0B046F08F4A4550DD8B8608"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5EDE044EC314480C811B5B5A72061481" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id643477352A204C86A2E356E0650042D8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>SCORE program</term> means the SCORE program authorized by section
8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(b)(1)(B));</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5E4FC89C701B43B5988D2BE9B7ED9C6C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking <quote>Service Corps of Retired Executives</quote>
and inserting <quote>SCORE program</quote>.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ED7E09508B142F898C67B8E45FA76C4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Consumer
education</header><text>Section 337(d)(2) of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>Service Corps of
Retired Executives (SCORE)</quote> and inserting <quote>SCORE
program</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id61d7e5cd-0bdd-4ffb-8282-310729c9182f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>References</header><text>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 program established under section 8(b)(1)(B)
of the Small Business Act, as amended by this section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id639568ad-5c4b-4eea-93f8-6190ab91384a"><enum>B</enum><header>Women’s small
business ownership programs</header>
<section id="id1ac43ebc-261e-4c7d-8430-7d213a4f1730"><enum>241.</enum><header>Office of
Women’s Business Ownership</header>
<subsection id="id0c825e7b-b995-4fa2-ac56-fa150c49ba72"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 29(g) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 656(g))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idd3e6c0ec-f37b-4832-a612-febd095230dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9b59d1be-0a6b-42b9-89b3-2411e7a36a0b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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—</text>
<quoted-block id="id0c522e1f-e2d1-4777-9b2e-3c638f3d9c32" style="OLC">
<subclause id="id7424ef68-1955-4fad-b0e0-d8f60e531470"><enum>(I)</enum><text>starting,
operating, and increasing the business of a small business
concern;</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c9b8c23-b316-4b3f-9b83-65edf3706500"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (C), by inserting before the period at the end the following:
<quote>, the National Women’s Business Council, and any association of women’s
business centers</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0064de6f-f3fa-4a23-b0bf-d16a819ab79b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id48bf4a22-38a0-49bf-b382-aeff44e823b0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id3a5b2996-06cf-4f6a-9c2d-49641fd92df4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Training</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idf19f26a4-977c-48ae-a8c2-03c1e85260ad"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Program and
transparency improvements</header><text>The Administrator shall maximize the
transparency of the women’s business center financial assistance proposal
process and the programmatic and financial oversight process by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id66c3be8e-178e-43e7-a5a6-ea317ceca83c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2bcc6463-3c17-42b8-a97a-da02658eb8b4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id012dca20-2dca-429a-a14c-3034602d3e4c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>minimizing
paperwork and reporting requirements for applicants for and recipients of
financial assistance under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id42bdb955-4689-48f0-82f8-46beaed88500"><enum>(D)</enum><text>standardizing
the oversight and review process of the Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida350310d-8f18-40df-8993-3678436b6813"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id52caa876-a89e-483d-9476-50f07282f52e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Change of
title</header>
<paragraph id="ida817f7cb-d825-4a66-9909-6b507f08d4de"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3e10f76f-0da5-4589-b0b1-d6374f9746cc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<clause id="idd51f82c0-50c5-478c-bdd2-0171f407aa0e"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1) and (4);</text>
</clause><clause id="idc25c72d7-ad38-4cb8-a1b3-170688b1cc4b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7749249d-cddd-44eb-bef7-0e00286895a6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting before paragraph (4), as so redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5ab61e4-8c9e-427a-a2b4-a044113801ab" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id505b6ae2-8b70-4a91-94a8-62a0e8cde1ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>Director</term> means the Director of the Office of Women's Business
Ownership established under subsection
(g);</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7288053a-bf59-4d67-99b0-0d900fde0165"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Assistant Administrator</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2984a93-6059-4345-8d57-38a0a7590480"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(2), in the paragraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Assistant Administrator</header-in-text></quote>
and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Director</header-in-text></quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf482ed3e-a9d4-4ebb-a215-5155dcbffbe5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Women's
Business Ownership Act of 1988</header><text>Title IV of the Women’s Business
Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5f4e9209-5259-4eca-830a-2e0d00adc85a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in section
403(a)(2)(B), by striking <quote>Assistant Administrator</quote> and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idade30760-a0ec-4fb9-91d4-f7bd442fe9cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in section
405, by striking <quote>Assistant Administrator</quote> and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id04bb0eb9-928d-4613-9cc5-41eb784a4a51"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section
406(c), by striking <quote>Assistant Administrator</quote> and inserting
<quote>Director</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="iddae36144-5c64-4023-a198-9273f6a06d2a"><enum>242.</enum><header>Women’s
Business Center Program</header>
<subsection id="id933a3f52-521c-4af5-8543-034768bc6ea6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Women’s
Business Center financial assistance</header><text>Section 29 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small Business Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 656) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ida1b5e0df-11ec-4dd4-9e0c-e6474d1ada15"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id10708542-3767-4209-b668-e543353dfd27"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting
before paragraph (2), as added by section 241(b), the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="ide044b36a-5dc1-4f84-b8ce-89f8fa3a5646" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id6b30f4b8-6666-4784-bc42-9d6c490caac2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>association of women’s business centers</term> means an
organization—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4c62dd70-733b-43d0-a774-4989fec1609f"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that
represents not less than 51 percent of the women’s business centers that
participate in a program under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id60013b72-c7b0-4be4-931c-35ccf17686a0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>whose primary
purpose is to represent women’s business
centers;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ccb80b7-33e2-457a-b3db-458041f58433"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (2), as added by section 241(b), the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfcc0cf66-c772-49c7-a632-c0a29aef52fb" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id91e18b8d-e902-4c9e-a3b8-87534bd07dc0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id21f3e06d-60a9-4b36-a2c6-afae964f776c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a private
nonprofit organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddca19449-89a7-4c94-8e3d-888977ed6e47"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a State,
regional, or local economic development organization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida67335cd-34c3-47ff-bb6f-d4d09c3111fa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a
development, credit, or finance corporation chartered by a State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaa249aa6-9d1f-4d9d-9cd4-54fb236e360f"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39e91dfa-b6fa-499e-975a-0268c70cfc9a"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any
combination of entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through
(D);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id146aa9aa-6223-4af0-9029-533b0100f99b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding
after paragraph (5), as redesignated by section 241(b), the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id485fea0d-e944-4eb5-9923-734ac112fdc2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id17df88ee-8bd3-4260-8630-5c044254a0f3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>women's business center</term> means a project conducted by an eligible
entity under this
section;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idb1c85481-8bde-41bb-949b-07de52240f85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8ca70430-e962-456b-81e6-f52f73b8e03a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C),
and adjusting the margins accordingly;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9932d652-cc21-489e-abd9-6c0f3eca7307"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The Administration</quote> and all that follows through <quote>5-year
project</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46529329-53ca-4f0d-97d3-76bc96dace27" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id73b7abba-547a-4244-aa25-bdc08f0e1104"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration may provide financial assistance to an
eligible entity to conduct a project under this
section</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6a5b2358-18c6-4733-a19f-7e6034d0c17f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>The projects shall</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf66a8170-b531-4e4e-885b-f0571b5bdc73" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id9f21c430-f16b-45af-a748-3ad16cada6e8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>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</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id40485cc0-6784-4c4b-b312-7693c9635ce3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf685923-a2e6-46d3-af21-9613a70fa560" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id91bf2070-c55a-4cfe-b0fa-1bea0cb31afb"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Amount of
financial assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="id4c13069c-bac1-4cca-9157-61e019e0ed29"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator may award financial assistance under
this subsection of not less than $150,000 per year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddabbdb26-4a27-469d-b4bf-93acffc2400e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Equal
allocations</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="iddb2fe2e7-aa50-4c88-ad1a-f4254ffa446b"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation
with associations of Women’s Business Centers</header><text>The Administrator
shall consult with each association of women’s business centers to
develop—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb341f69a-81d5-4134-8320-a8509b0910ad"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a training
program for the staff of women’s business centers and the Administration;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id92f015ab-1c35-4ada-b2a5-125b055b077d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id86327674-1eb1-46dd-bced-37232dcf4f6c"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id71040b42-f1c5-4b7c-a4ac-0eb37b3121fd"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph
(1) by striking <quote>the recipient organization</quote> and inserting
<quote>an eligible entity</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30fcb165-aed4-477b-a1a9-0b1df6582972"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>a recipient
organization</quote> and inserting <quote>an eligible entity</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id89266138-b7a4-4dbc-8249-3fb49d712a08"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<clause id="idff573af8-15ad-42fc-9db9-dd50cfbd705d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>recipient</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>eligible
entity</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id970607a3-843e-4258-a625-2bad1d99d2d5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>such organization</quote> and inserting <quote>the eligible
entity</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id39D6A2C220C3490AAB45FFDFED219FD4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id062339C242C14866A904892235AAA407" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id2989779A4B884FBBBB3A91528696E740"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Separation of
project and funds</header><text>An eligible entity shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD40C85577B7A4F06BB445ED1ABBDC834"><enum>(A)</enum><text>carry out a
project under this section separately from other projects, if any, of the
eligible entity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47E0A8C4471348A697E15ADB58FFD7CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>separately
maintain and account for any financial assistance under this
section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ida9cb32ce-4141-4f1d-8152-50898e869b77"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(e)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idddc8c966-c239-4a1a-aabc-70a127794273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>applicant organization</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible
entity</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87b368bc-2db9-4dcb-be38-b1897d9d3f87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>a recipient organization</quote> and inserting <quote>an eligible
entity</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id484fe0ea-087f-4c16-aa57-7f8a6fc2247f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>site</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id295cad88-5f35-41a0-9fa2-384adef14c0c"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (f) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida20e9c86-ac0e-4f06-bac2-93de99ccb51e" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id06cbf90d-d9c9-459b-b511-d22fec739ad8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applications
and criteria for initial financial assistance</header>
<paragraph id="idf054b39e-6aed-4242-8b64-ed8f9c76905c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
eligible entity desiring financial assistance under subsection (b) shall submit
to the Administrator an application that contains—</text>
<subparagraph id="id41c93006-c29c-4794-89a3-d325d778a634"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a
certification that the eligible entity—</text>
<clause id="id3e2843de-5865-4439-8438-6820e5a98c67"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="id085e1dad-1fc1-4e3d-8642-090b00d2a1a5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as a
condition of receiving financial assistance under subsection (b),
agrees—</text>
<subclause id="id36abeffe-6afc-4bf1-824b-acda44b05db5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to receive a
site visit by the Administrator as part of the final selection process;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6ea603eb-5a8e-41c4-9fcd-86f012cda89b"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to undergo
an annual programmatic and financial review; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8b047a9c-3d91-4867-8b8f-a9167ccf3621"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to the
maximum extent practicable, to remedy any problems identified pursuant to the
site visit or review under subclause (I) or (II);</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3f703a4b-420c-4937-bc40-78fd990d9ac2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">meets the accounting and reporting
requirements established by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9e0ee235-2f3d-44a6-8049-f578127856b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7514f207-9d6c-4fe4-951e-e8160c04e287"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida20d1960-75b9-49a7-8c00-2a5477c0ecf0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information
demonstrating the experience and effectiveness of the eligible entity
in—</text>
<clause id="id3f20054c-c648-4e3a-baa4-53d26c1b8932"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6bf6501b-4abc-41d2-8b43-61a2bd0c20fd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
training and services to a representative number of women who are socially and
economically disadvantaged; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id25f0f0b4-4f5e-47fd-afd7-68697e2b1ebc"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>using
resource partners of the Administration and other entities, such as
universities; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idcacf056a-4de4-467f-8654-2d608a97bb50"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a 5-year plan
that describes the ability of the women's business center for which financial
assistance is sought—</text>
<clause id="idfe9cdf0a-5a67-49b3-ad20-738c47208690"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to serve
women who are business owners or potential owners by conducting training and
counseling activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idb8e70afe-edfa-42c4-93c8-d185e107098b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide
training and services to a representative number of women who are socially and
economically disadvantaged.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idf081457b-991f-4e98-9a3a-521d4f4d74ea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional
information</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id892333f3-aafb-4369-a167-2349f966b772"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review and
approval of applications for initial financial assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="id0e9abbae-d8ee-47fc-855f-a2a0797a98e8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<clause id="idab1fa9e5-8c5c-4263-a8bc-0ee7fc4559dd"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="id5210e91d-0a8c-4837-9b60-6885b0b4122f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf7d747a0-04c7-4526-a86a-2d3dd733ad63"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header>
<clause id="idba433d4e-62b2-405b-931b-3742be04bf49"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall evaluate applicants for financial
assistance under subsection (b) in accordance with selection criteria that
are—</text>
<subclause id="id80265b24-c175-411d-be52-69376dee5252"><enum>(I)</enum><text>established
before the date on which applicants are required to submit the
applications;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8f532050-7a25-4e72-9807-829611336424"><enum>(II)</enum><text>stated in
terms of relative importance; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id066c343a-6270-4def-b8e4-7a806f43bca9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>publicly
available and stated in each solicitation for applications for financial
assistance under subsection (b) made by the Administrator.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ide402d19b-edf4-4c47-b0a9-e1e41b6e3640"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Required
criteria</header><text>The selection criteria for financial assistance under
subsection (b) shall include—</text>
<subclause id="idf0e56ea5-1d9d-48ae-b280-464b21c6c452"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9e88192a-8328-4839-aaac-b14cb6422206"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the ability
of the applicant to commence a project within a minimum amount of time;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0e55fba3-1753-419b-a5d8-bb8779b1430b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the ability
of the applicant to provide training and services to a representative number of
women who are socially and economically disadvantaged; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id87b25b84-7c08-4b13-89e6-ab39e139dadb"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id27501ece-5b87-40cf-842d-498f730a7c82"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Proximity</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52333bb8-f304-4959-9e4c-123043722972"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Record
retention</header><text>The Administrator shall maintain a copy of each
application submitted under this subsection for not less than 7
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb88a2e5d-e912-4b6c-955c-8b7d4dbb8cd7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subsection
(m), by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd293125-7c7a-481e-8381-87077d35fb52" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idde04663d-db06-4ac4-8e46-f84a8a09a865"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application
and approval for renewal grants</header>
<subparagraph id="idbeb23d75-4497-4612-ad8b-229615e3257c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Each
eligible entity desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit to the
Administrator an application that contains—</text>
<clause id="id0ad456e3-6acd-4fb8-b235-91729e26f739"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
certification that the applicant—</text>
<subclause id="id7e980a1d-3497-436e-9e33-93d8ffc1f63f"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a private
nonprofit organization;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id965460a2-302a-4b3c-9bb5-5d6667063113"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has
designated a full-time executive director or program manager to manage the
women's business center operated by the applicant; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3be2caf7-9a4b-49a1-a5b1-4c952d66b41b"><enum>(III)</enum><text>as a
condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, agrees—</text>
<item id="id07c15a44-6f3f-47e0-b4cd-9b47cc81f00c"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>to receive a
site visit as part of the final selection process;</text>
</item><item id="idb74cc68e-2bd9-46c7-bf53-5d0edbeac2bd"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>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</text>
</item><item id="id6016ee29-9d4a-4dd9-a22c-9d7c185bfa06"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>to remedy
any problem identified pursuant to the site visit or review under item (aa) or
(bb);</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="id7fa3d318-4808-44bb-8393-f4c5021bcf9e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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);</text>
</clause><clause id="ida741d333-311b-4a83-91e6-9f81e7696171"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2427438d-b576-4a84-96e1-b3d33d44c99c"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>information
demonstrating the use of resource partners of the Administration and other
entities;</text>
</clause><clause id="idad42a552-f3a7-46fb-9be9-919d4c96f169"><enum>(v)</enum><text>a 3-year plan
that describes the ability of the women's business center for which a grant
under this subsection is sought—</text>
<subclause id="id66033e54-3893-4520-9751-7c0aa5b4ed32"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to serve
women who are business owners or potential business owners by conducting
training and counseling activities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6b9e0163-a63c-4f82-bf6e-6a32c874d8a6"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide
training and services to a representative number of women who are socially and
economically disadvantaged; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id27c4ecce-a4b6-46c4-a17e-1e16c9bb770c"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>any
additional information that the Administrator may reasonably require.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30ba3cc9-fbb4-41d0-a8b5-e3b972763fb0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Review and
approval of applications for grants</header>
<clause id="id82acbef0-7c11-4945-b16d-3f31688d1e26"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<subclause id="ide3253555-f790-42ab-a3fc-31564b7df3bc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id03c63dc1-2c80-4344-9745-3aa7bf5aae28"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id98b32ee3-0411-43e1-b026-df53e9967c4a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header>
<subclause id="idbcc806ef-6cb9-4899-b4c8-913426b8359d"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall evaluate applicants for grants
under this subsection in accordance with selection criteria that are—</text>
<item id="idb063995b-8b3c-4bd1-b808-c5c50f384afe"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>established
before the date on which applicants are required to submit the
applications;</text>
</item><item id="idcaa69d79-38cc-437f-8bb7-de392ff67424"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>stated in
terms of relative importance; and</text>
</item><item id="idee7f234d-19bf-42d0-8f94-fab5b1b2b8bf"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>publicly
available and stated in each solicitation for applications for grants under
this subsection made by the Administrator.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="idc7d3821a-7ca4-4282-9b9e-98e5a135641a"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Required
criteria</header><text>The selection criteria for a grant under this subsection
shall include—</text>
<item id="idfc77a910-d85e-4ce3-852e-582d62a3f994"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the total
number of entrepreneurs served by the applicant;</text>
</item><item id="id3880450e-e24d-4fb1-9751-870cccb2d55b"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the total
number of new start-up companies assisted by the applicant;</text>
</item><item id="ida319d649-280a-4d81-a2c7-f768ce48050b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the
percentage of the clients of the applicant that are socially or economically
disadvantaged; and</text>
</item><item id="ida83d34dc-b5ee-4e52-bdc3-451c4696f87e"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>the
percentage of individuals in the community served by the applicant who are
socially or economically disadvantaged.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause id="idb22fa078-6ab8-45d2-b6a9-51a4bd828b6b"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Conditions
for continued funding</header><text>In determining whether to make a grant
under this subsection, the Administrator—</text>
<subclause id="idad4e11a8-c429-4e8e-a5bc-ff3d169db680"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id904696d7-7d00-461b-a798-5ab757cdc0ee"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id86b0399f-b6dd-4e7b-b7b0-cecc4c340db8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4178aca4-83d0-45a6-ba8f-5686117e9893"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Record
retention</header><text>The Administrator shall maintain a copy of each
application submitted under this paragraph for not less than 7
years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2128f39e-c8db-434a-b011-406a2477b5e1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
and conforming Amendments</header>
<paragraph id="id4CDA1E35FCD9410C8AF38DA07DDE79D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 29 of the <act-name parsable-cite="SBA">Small
Business Act</act-name> (15 U.S.C. 656) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idb9bd44d4-aa82-4940-8cfd-8ac80a3e64b1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection
(h)(2), by striking <quote>to award a contract (as a sustainability grant)
under subsection (l) or</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc7dbb429-c6c0-4d6a-a166-25c7a03ae6ff"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(j)(1), by striking <quote>The Administration</quote> and inserting <quote>Not
later than November 1st of each year, the Administrator</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0c86ab5c-e86e-4c76-abce-b349e88e296b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection
(k)—</text>
<clause id="id18e7e896-7900-4102-9681-9223eacfdf8a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (1), (2), and (4);</text>
</clause><clause id="idfa0f86fc-b72e-403a-820f-b45aa8d5145a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idc0dc4ec2-e19a-4de7-8652-f42b2e2cf866"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
inserting before paragraph (5), as so redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="idfe3668f6-5f61-436f-910d-948f1cd73aaa" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id7d494f03-095e-48cf-a0af-d6e28da3dc1e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Administration to carry out this section, to remain available until
expended—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf2a6d6d6-fe89-417f-be8f-d74115713dbb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$20,000,000
for fiscal year 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfa038b01-4df0-418e-8249-8c5f733259bc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$20,500,000
for fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id655db030-6b97-46fa-be62-33371a9dad8f"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$21,000,000
for fiscal year 2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7a1f6ec9-0abc-469e-a8f6-5617a88b782e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>Of
amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administrator shall use
not less than 50 percent for grants under subsection (l).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id87ae9c43-f537-4f05-b142-4c0a5ceb55d9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idfb19e6d0-ca24-4eb2-8d11-7b0e33e1cbb5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Continuing
grant and cooperative agreement authority</header>
<subparagraph id="id1d32893d-7948-4485-8791-58aca19de9a3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc3b9cf34-6363-42d9-890a-a8f30519921f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prompt
disbursement</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ideb5270f2-a091-4c0a-a46c-26e104729027"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="id07c76664-4071-40ed-ab53-da9b0afee890"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides the
women's business center with written notification setting forth the reasons for
that action; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id73b9bb57-4ea2-44b7-b402-e3013dc44004"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>affords the
center an opportunity for a hearing, appeal, or other administrative proceeding
under chapter 5 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id11478395-be47-407f-85f9-2ce9239d9727"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in subsection
(m)(4)(D), by striking <quote>or subsection (l)</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id263d412d-2f99-4ab4-ad68-5e4225addd47"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsections (m) and (n), as amended by this Act, as subsections
(l) and (m), respectively.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBAFEAFCA66FD46F9839D9970CB4D688C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal of
authority to waive non-Federal share</header><text>Section 1401(c)(2) of the
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–240; 124 Stat. 2550) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4ACF8D6EB2B04DEF82067FED2B1249FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F808D7DDDF249058875416C563DAE63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFA5C3D397E74472A983878AFC59C416B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB128ACFA6354467F9337C39378661FC1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="id1132DE9CFABC49228E69E971AF068060"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraph (6) as paragraph
(5).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id97f92ec0-ff83-40a7-bb4e-01a18c6d92ab"><enum>243.</enum><header>National
Women’s Business Council</header>
<subsection id="id70d84353-ee92-4437-b6ab-758698fc4d5e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block id="ide20b7cce-fce6-47bd-98fd-eae541cec3d0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id31f5c300-bd22-4690-825f-11190476d53a"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Representation
of member organizations</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ida08b2947-fe4d-4879-84a5-52dd0ee0127c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of Appropriations</header><text>Section 410(a) of the Women’s Business
Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7110(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2001
through 2003, of which $550,000</quote> and inserting <quote>2011 through 2013,
of which not less than 30 percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id6df55308-273a-4689-b953-9912115161d3"><enum>244.</enum><header>Interagency
Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise</header>
<subsection id="id73971d1b-a1fa-4e0d-8a3f-eced69086962"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text>Section
403(b) of the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7103(b)) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id0d2b347b-5828-49b3-9457-03ac9e147d43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Not later</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="iddba82f81-3520-4708-9d0d-dd0a1c8c2c46" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idacfd100d-9887-479d-82ae-75241176a1b4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2be72923-31aa-4b2b-96af-0f9b983c067c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id44ff1ff3-9a20-429e-a5a3-96a2faf03e05" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id03ae0b62-9146-41e6-89d8-c2225828a331"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancy</header><text>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).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idb7614851-6fdd-4d73-abe1-a80d438e7172"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy
Advisory Group</header><text>Section 401 of the Women’s Business Ownership Act
of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 7101) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id8a3061f1-1abf-407a-af03-c23fe96d04c8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>There</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id7cfef36d-80cd-41ac-9803-56a25e963cbf" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id5c87f513-29ec-43d1-86aa-ff72d054c775"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment
of Committee</header><text>There</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idc29d625d-af18-4167-9287-49cee97542b4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="id43002e69-ac99-4421-b2c7-7b557a66fc4e" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id991c5498-7958-4ecd-ad8c-873cde324faf"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy
Advisory Group</header>
<paragraph id="idec136f9f-69c5-480e-8077-378378aac38f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a Policy Advisory Group within the Interagency Committee to
assist the chairperson in developing policies and programs under this
Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ide45417fc-e908-4cd3-a1e0-83d800f545c4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Policy Advisory Group shall be composed of 7 policy making officials, of
whom—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3493d9bd-b209-4343-b468-db34eec71d45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Small Business Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id97743e07-7d5f-420f-a932-b52a3c8b11cd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Department of Commerce;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84bcefa5-0222-42ae-8025-5dfb07cc163d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Department of Labor;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id83f680e3-f19d-43f0-a89b-eaa9652cab51"><enum>(D)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Department of Defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5c5730b7-0b12-4fdb-8464-f547ad61f24f"><enum>(E)</enum><text>1 shall be a
representative of the Department of the Treasury; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66b9233b-4adc-43d8-9e0b-1a933b8319d1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>2 shall be
representatives of the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id68052664-9b44-4bc8-a953-19f70992dd31"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text>The
Policy Advisory Group established under paragraph (1) shall meet not less
frequently than 3 times each year to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idf1009844-3724-4945-a6be-27df676ee09a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>plan
activities for the new fiscal year;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idff79e6ae-e00b-49c1-a0db-843e11ee3bdb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>track
year-to-date agency contracting activities; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc08ba646-bd66-41f7-b603-4492e9bcea2e"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evaluate the
progress during the fiscal year and prepare an annual
report.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id6c25748a-5ce7-42f9-9c41-cecbe59eaf35"><enum>245.</enum><header>Preserving
the independence of the National Women’s Business Council</header>
<subsection id="idd35b4a69-5c71-431e-a49b-051aa7d0b51b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress
finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="ide631a2ae-d618-4de8-a2bd-9b55e0c5d78b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5b24529a-f3f3-4a7d-9031-d90613c9fa14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
President;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id616ae4fb-e964-446d-9c53-11d032b020b6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Congress;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb2e02568-f9aa-40d3-91b8-7256f3798757"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the
Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3143b95f-f83d-4556-9fff-1104687aae9a"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the
Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c673352-f57a-47a6-a6c2-3700bb57e8e3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The members
of the National Women’s Business Council are small business owners,
representatives of business organizations, and representatives of women’s
business centers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id32565579-375f-436f-90c3-472edde5d518"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1108b9dd-8734-41fb-bce8-855996cb2b93"><enum>(4)</enum><text>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).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idbf2aeea6-a63e-47ce-a7bc-f65b9b90c97b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maintenance
of Partisan Balance</header><text>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:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33d6e28d-4918-44c2-a777-2065343e3c35" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idae121b75-ae28-48da-a387-d7b8d4ecc9e8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Partisan
balance</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide8777f77-1a12-45a9-9804-327f910fac0b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Accountability</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id3e217445-6f42-448b-a36c-ea4e2bc13707"><enum>246.</enum><header>Study and
report on women's business centers</header>
<subsection id="idc0107c34-4a69-40d0-a2ca-1b127a77e675"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="ide4c87a23-1666-4e7f-841d-72cc32c44dfb"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the
difficulties such centers face in raising non-Federal funds;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id46e77e66-6ef0-489f-be35-9c514e7182a8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the
difficulties such centers face competing for financial assistance, non-Federal
funds, or other types of assistance;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4d0369d6-be5e-4b04-82cf-e4eed625d606"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the
difficulties such centers face in writing grant proposals; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id724bf45c-c858-4274-b99b-cc6f7f3bb9b9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>other
difficulties such centers face because of the economy in the type of covered
area in which such centers are located.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idf513fefe-d547-4397-9d2f-294b9dff719f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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—</text>
<paragraph id="id947ba4f8-6c1f-44e0-89e8-3b8354e67fe4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb6f6f3a8-d36a-4df3-a0b1-633997113d1b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>expand the
presence of, and increase the services provided by, women's business centers
located in covered areas; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ida35e2071-961a-46dc-866e-65200609040a"><enum>(3)</enum><text>best use
technology and other resources to better serve women business owners located in
covered areas.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id4d843b07-0223-42e6-9852-525a7aa21ffa"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition
of covered area</header><text>In this section, the term <term>covered
area</term> means—</text>
<paragraph id="id0b8c9f65-4030-4cc2-8f95-35e2bfb11ee1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any State
that is predominantly rural, as determined by the Administrator;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4212ee2e-3484-4652-8f42-76ad3c05218b"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any State
that is predominantly urban, as determined by the Administrator; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26274e23-a05a-4913-a1f7-851f65a634c0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any State or
territory that is an island.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="id39AFCCB44001497F8CBC341004B7DC92"><enum>C</enum><header>Native American
small business development</header>
<section id="id9A6173E28BCF4EFA93E71F2DF065C187"><enum>261.</enum><header>Native
American small business development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et
seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa21959fdfad1422ca3c64da761264248"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section
4(b)(1) (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1))—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC7B3DC04B4224D588EA7B0EFA85180F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the fifth
sentence, by striking <quote>five Associate Administrators</quote> and
inserting <quote>6 Associate Administrators</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID1f698e76838a4a198be931130b77e247"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting
after the fifth sentence the following: <quote>1 Associate Administrator shall
be the Associate Administrator of the Office of Native American Affairs
established by section 46.</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID51e80d9702444717882320e005eff2f3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after section 45, as added by section 101 of this Act, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF6D8FE642DAF4B34BF9CE685891BF3EA" style="OLC">
<section id="ID36f4c636ed354a0ca506b58a5fb9d9e3"><enum>46.</enum><header>Native American
small business development program</header>
<subsection id="ID32e171af299e446684e6933e876d5789"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID00b12700fd604ce682cd403ad7878821"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Associate
Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Associate Administrator</term> means
the Associate Administrator of the Office of Native American Affairs
established under subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d376169bae746498ae32b1d53030ff1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Center; Native
American business center</header><text>The terms <term>center</term> and
<term>Native American business center</term> mean a center established under
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca47da5144c743ea92d4add588fb3046"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
applicant</header><text>The term <term>eligible applicant</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf6eafeae0c3d49b497a603c5006e927b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a tribal
college;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID752ed030d6564ba0b037cc0781f435ea"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a private,
nonprofit organization—</text>
<clause id="ID91992477e4c746569c028ed59cf94a6a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>that provides
business and financial or procurement technical assistance to 1 or more Native
American communities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID079fab78f6cb41d19443c04c7a1a4505"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is
dedicated to assisting one or more Native American communities; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc3067011fe34f49bb9281440549c914"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a small business
development center, women’s business center, or other private organization
participating in a joint project.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID127dc80bba4146879fa61201f49ca227"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Joint
project</header><text>The term <term>joint project</term> means a project
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf8f67909e0ae4a8ea6e527b2a5c76eec"><enum>(A)</enum><text>combines the
resources and expertise of 2 or more distinct entities at a physical location
dedicated to assisting the Native American community; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID689e42b321614118b2bdef393bd65936"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submits to the
Administration a joint application that contains—</text>
<clause id="ID33589a43901c42379b3c9882d2129f10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
certification that each participant of the project—</text>
<subclause id="ID69cc231826e0445199fe4d8de86851c0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is an eligible
applicant;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8f311aab34ad45e0a8f2fa5a07e2853c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>employs an
executive director or program manager to manage the center;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDe54f1bc1b57044818eb00804f0cb6031"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information
demonstrating a record of commitment to providing assistance to Native
Americans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDaec117376d294caebfdab2e4725ad9b3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID46ae9b285ef64b8986953ac209d56697"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Native American
small business concern</header><text>The term <term>Native American small
business concern</term> means a small business concern that is at least 51
percent owned and controlled by—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFA00141F3CDD4823AE3245CB8EDE3932"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an Indian tribe
or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as the terms are described in paragraphs
(13) and (15) of section 8(a), respectively; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFA06D61298C4A8581C402A1B49312DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>1 or more
individual members of an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Organization.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8d6d47adb395486c9a538405e74146d9"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Native American
small business development program</header><text>The term <term>Native American
small business development program</term> means the program established under
subsection (c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID01d5858bb4fa4d71833dcc58942189cd"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Small business
concern</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> has the same
meaning as in section 3.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe2f917f0398d4a29abc19fbe5bf6b59f"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Small business
development center</header><text>The term <term>small business development
center</term> means a small business development center described in section
21.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4c33668de5904f05b7b660fd8303442f"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Tribal
college</header><text>The term <term>tribal college</term> has the meaning
given the term <term>tribally controlled college or university</term> in
section 2(a) of the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of
1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801(a)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDabe2624520f0404aba504277d33ddfe7"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Tribal
land</header><text>The term <quote>tribal land</quote> has the meaning given
the term <quote>reservation</quote> in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act
(25 U.S.C. 1452).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID657ceb62a54a4e8da90f53a0306a6c71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of
Native American Affairs</header>
<paragraph id="ID8b53e3bca6a84fffa2aab8be0c0084e8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established within the Administration the Office of Native American Affairs,
which, under the direction of the Associate Administrator, shall implement the
programs of the Administration for the development of business enterprises by
Native Americans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5405e9c585744847ad7ec721236454b0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the Office of Native American Affairs is to help Native American
small business concerns—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID00a51e454cc54d9c878170486f8a3110"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to start,
operate, and increase the business of small business concerns;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa9acdd4776f945c3860807c99199f532"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to develop
management and technical skills;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID17764f2b28634ec4a980b9388e1f40e1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to seek Federal
procurement opportunities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0daa83fa0024009bdbba6700cce1880"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to increase
employment opportunities for Native Americans through the establishment and
expansion of small business concerns; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4e1433bf5f9748928aeef3fff96c21dc"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to increase the
access of Native Americans to capital markets.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd89caf72396b4952879b985677de060f"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Associate
Administrator</header>
<subparagraph id="ID6903df8f09a04e6799f7c96adb3b6627"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>The
Administrator shall appoint a qualified individual to serve as Associate
Administrator of the Office of Native American Affairs in accordance with this
paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2c42abdfb60e447e828bd45d1da57329"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>The
Associate Administrator appointed under subparagraph (A) shall have—</text>
<clause id="ID9afd02230da943a0861f15668f9d325f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>knowledge of
Native American culture; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbf6be3500fe34c89bb73f86ce7969fc7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>experience
providing culturally tailored small business development assistance to Native
Americans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID163f61639924450ea9b480dfa5fd9f46"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Employment
status</header><text>The Administrator shall establish the position of
Associate Administrator, who shall—</text>
<clause id="idFA4F3EB01D4447D3BC5DB4BEA6AAE719"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be an appointee
in the Senior Executive Service (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5,
United States Code); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID78cf9e156e7843dca6e9fe053b4007b7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall report to
and be responsible directly to the Administrator.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID72eea072614c47408f82c11e47b406f7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Responsibilities
and duties</header><text>The Associate Administrator shall—</text>
<clause id="ID546938bfc0494ddd8a700d062305e843"><enum>(i)</enum><text>administer and
manage the Native American small business development program;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3ea2add1c4ea4340839f07393797982c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>formulate,
execute, and promote the policies and programs of the Administration that
provide assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by Native
Americans;</text>
</clause><clause id="id44C7EC1AB8F8400EB4D383726005B551"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>act as an
ombudsman for full consideration of Native Americans in all programs of the
Administration;</text>
</clause><clause id="id70D98D67CFAF4839BB52A8D59E6F1C2E"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>recommend the
annual administrative and program budgets for the Office of Native American
Affairs;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc741fa9f0c224b0394de3cf62e24b086"><enum>(v)</enum><text>consult with
Native American business centers in carrying out the Native American small
business development program;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe79b88d38c2a4004830d98935a1db405"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>recommend
appropriate funding levels;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb4f2e4c327cd412f827711c404964e5e"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>review the
annual budgets submitted by each applicant for the Native American small
business development program;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfd32425725404a0392c99c39b7cadb42"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>select
applicants to participate in the Native American small business development
program;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4857b76fd99d4989b3720e57bf54d813"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>implement this
section; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8b7e3160f04b448bb9fc7da698a1fee5"><enum>(x)</enum><text>maintain a
clearinghouse for the dissemination and exchange of information between all
Administration-sponsored business centers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdc7f205dabb74c83ba5f967824d1531a"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Consultation
requirements</header><text>In carrying out the responsibilities and duties
described in this paragraph, the Associate Administrator shall confer with and
seek the advice of—</text>
<clause id="IDad252e69838f41e69f1a4c4521406c6f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>officials of the
Administration working in areas served by Native American business centers;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa0dcfd0607d8427680c7562e9f0e1c1f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>eligible
applicants.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe0e4df9cb0024a109a78e7e87e34e988"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Native American
small business development program</header>
<paragraph id="ID6c6c78a871a240c4a4c4956256a84170"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Financial
assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="ID13bb64dd91ee441897aaf5887529542f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administration, acting through the Associate
Administrator, shall provide financial assistance to eligible applicants to
establish Native American business centers in accordance with this
section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0ab0b7db6d542618c34fa2c0c0fa685"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>The financial and resource assistance provided under this
subsection shall be used to establish a Native American business center to
overcome obstacles impeding the establishment, development, and expansion of
small business concerns, in accordance with this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb376d5300bd6432f8ee2292666c8ddda"><enum>(2)</enum><header>5-Year
projects</header>
<subparagraph id="ID52150ba1150247eda4f87c6326ac30f0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="IDefd6f8103c9e440cbf7c3d1975af0bb9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>financial
education, including training and counseling in—</text>
<subclause id="ID153752e549bc4634b098bdef274b32bc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>applying for and
securing business credit and investment capital;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3e197626d1744d7693c48bd65b38df15"><enum>(II)</enum><text>preparing and
presenting financial statements; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID77ae7a32be27429bae5da5d852d15410"><enum>(III)</enum><text>managing cash
flow and other financial operations of a business concern;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID0c003364795c40bda351e928358efa05"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>management
education, including training and counseling in planning, organizing, staffing,
directing, and controlling each major activity and function of a small business
concern; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID74c594ebd5084a00ac2df0895ce8e888"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>marketing
education, including training and counseling in—</text>
<subclause id="IDe066f663942c4924b2e2b3b168a52e5b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identifying and
segmenting domestic and international market opportunities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa36953ad5bf34f35a5151faec655af44"><enum>(II)</enum><text>preparing and
executing marketing plans;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDbefc4905ab054d4eb8e81eee2f2e6ff1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>developing
pricing strategies;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc6adfa67c21a47f9b62e0431be03b2cd"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>locating
contract opportunities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID85a56e01741947858883be9ed7464f18"><enum>(V)</enum><text>negotiating
contracts; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID049d700e419d4c259bfce5663f72c968"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>using varying
public relations and advertising techniques.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID56f9005e319a480e84636a7e424292d3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Business
development assistance recipients</header><text>The business development
assistance under subparagraph (A) shall be offered to prospective and current
owners of Native American small business concerns.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8538b5e3e7604b9298ec72b11b626715"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Form of Federal
financial assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="ID2a55be8483814159aa94d9a59febc4a4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Documentation</header><text>The
financial assistance to Native American business centers authorized under this
subsection may be made by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb038f40277404dd5a6be5b6d45a6ba6f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Payments</header>
<clause id="ID0bd6aa084c3848639609214e58351202"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>Payments
made under this subsection may be disbursed in periodic installments, at the
request of the recipient.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9f2d0cfb22b04805af7207cb7719318a"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Advance</header><text>The
Administrator may disburse not more than 25 percent of the annual amount of
Federal financial assistance awarded to a Native American business center after
notice of the award has been issued.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID68876eca01074e85ac6df69432256036"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Non-Federal
contributions</header>
<clause id="ID8ce04852536c4da4bd3004a189465462"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subclause id="IDc853b45ce19146b08e55a3badd347fa0"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Initial
financial assistance</header><text>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—</text>
<item id="IDe7486657ab07448f818d3083c394cf1b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>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</text>
</item><item id="IDa5a73aa4596f47f78c1d9a5d12aceab4"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in
the third through fifth years of the project, not less than 50 percent of the
amount of the financial assistance received under this subsection.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID553c081d9fa64c8ea3627df46b9f5c52"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Renewals</header><text>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.</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd21957d901244482b02d176986d5c619"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
requirements of this section may be waived at the discretion of the
Administrator, based on an evaluation of the ability of the eligible applicant
to provide non-Federal contributions.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb8b9c8be72849b4ba7f0b8a6f2608f6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Contract and
cooperative agreement authority</header><text>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 land, to the extent that the
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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd4d2129b16a641a4b00de9cb5bab277d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Application
process</header>
<subparagraph id="ID930c8a4526674acb863529db766546e1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Submission of a
5-year plan</header><text>Each applicant for assistance under paragraph (1)
shall submit a 5-year plan to the Administration on proposed assistance and
training activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95108c3b1a694790882beb9187a02730"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header>
<clause id="ID4f75a884430245379d44e5b09866a7cd"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall evaluate applicants for financial
assistance under this subsection in accordance with selection criteria that
are—</text>
<subclause id="ID2ef77bd8eee14d6f8beae6b7ae3c7be9"><enum>(I)</enum><text>established
before the date on which eligible applicants are required to submit the
applications;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0cc478e5f3564390abe526281021cd14"><enum>(II)</enum><text>stated in terms
of relative importance; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDa9d5ccedb39c445ba1d0f72616f4daf5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>publicly
available and stated in each solicitation for applications for financial
assistance under this subsection made by the Administrator.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID2b25ce6d95b74a2db1721d5587518cce"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The
criteria required by this subparagraph shall include—</text>
<subclause id="ID348e5db1b0874ad083d970e375d648dc"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDc6e656b9cabf4311b4af43676a0b53d5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the ability of
the applicant to commence a project within a minimum amount of time;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID92e0389d1f92467f85fe4bc216712bf0"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the ability of
the applicant to provide quality training and services to a significant number
of Native Americans;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID523cb8ad86c34be0be3c9e37a7f1f82e"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>previous
assistance from the Administration to provide services in Native American
communities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID2c69e1a97fbf4be694b978b125330390"><enum>(V)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4c2e173577984d85bd320346f9645718"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>demonstrated
experience in providing technical assistance, including financial, marketing,
and management assistance.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID86572daff38a419cb75bfe4922252efa"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Conditions for
participation</header><text>Each eligible applicant desiring a grant under this
subsection shall submit an application to the Administrator that
contains—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDe0946dbdb56a44449900f4928b5f7867"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a certification
that the applicant—</text>
<clause id="IDefb56564cc0c45e4a2d682414981967a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is an eligible
applicant;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe88a3474d055471b82ed603567e6ccb1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>employs a
full-time executive director, project director, or program manager to manage
the Native American business center; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3a2ed19a1b3f4aef8abefde127bde96e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>agrees—</text>
<subclause id="ID17f4b4e5fc914baaaa268cd1c205a587"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to a site visit
by the Administrator as part of the final selection process;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1289ee6810154268af0cbb5b3273a540"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to an annual
programmatic and financial examination; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4e33476a64b44d44a93729d5ac5e5a4d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, to remedy any problems identified pursuant to that site
visit or examination;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9a45ad39dce34f68ac029105a163d874"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd2d75786c8794fe993714291f59f306c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>information
relating to proposed assistance that the grant will provide, including—</text>
<clause id="ID4dc5e0bb1e2b44d281d433e325633569"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of
individuals to be assisted; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4728ee4d971140cf897fc744e7a4327e"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number of
hours of counseling, training, and workshops to be provided;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfdadd661aa994ef38537aaa0957e8be9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>information
demonstrating the effectiveness and experience of the applicant in—</text>
<clause id="IDcf08e6822f5e47368bc2e35e01578e2d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conducting
financial, management, and marketing assistance programs designed to educate or
improve the business skills of current or prospective Native American business
owners;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID09b76a4b6bc34165ba8b64dae42a4c30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing
training and services to a representative number of Native Americans;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1b8daa75d2ff46dd83df9e14fd8003d7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>using resource
partners of the Administration and other entities, including institutions of
higher education, Indian tribes, or tribal colleges; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID39186930ac8c47efa0c1a3ac314628c5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the prudent
management of finances and staffing;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID366cc0a7c92441cfa7f94f37c8ea3d23"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the location at
which the applicant will provide training and services to Native
Americans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6542afe1c1ae49cbbd9123068286fdfb"><enum>(F)</enum><text>a 5-year plan
that describes—</text>
<clause id="IDa37e4caba4fe42868a930087d231383f"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of
Native Americans and Native American small business concerns to be served by
the grant;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1ac8ec44fee94d4a83b77fe4ca4d16bb"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="ID648524b39c6340b1a35aaa5d5621307c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the training
and services to be provided to a representative number of Native Americans;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd9100c61d6a041e981773bcbe398f946"><enum>(G)</enum><text>if the applicant
is a joint project—</text>
<clause id="IDdadb72ddf54945908db86f52ca808231"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
certification that each participant in the joint project is an eligible
applicant;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbce7a5ed0eca47b482e0848fce9c5c24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>information
demonstrating a record of commitment to providing assistance to Native
Americans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID64a7e981bdb04af0b46527ef61199d79"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcf7abefa4a9b4cad8fbf0595bbaf2c4d"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Review of
applications</header><text>The Administrator shall approve or disapprove each
completed application submitted under this subsection not later than 90 days
after the date on which the eligible applicant submits the application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDca4fd67ddfde413ea35d30fa866acf5e"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Program
examination</header>
<subparagraph id="ID561cdb79c1d44013b8f59144bb83aede"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa92a8f5902084cf394dbbf4f445be234"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administration
action</header><text>Based on information received under subparagraph (A), the
Administration shall—</text>
<clause id="IDb72a1c577db64562815cd7a298bb6809"><enum>(i)</enum><text>develop and
implement an annual programmatic and financial examination of each Native
American business center assisted pursuant to this subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6f4a728daacf43a69d980963ec68509a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>analyze the
results of each examination conducted under clause (i) to determine the
programmatic and financial viability of each Native American business
center.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4a5612f5a6dd449796788830726d7d3f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions for
continued funding</header><text>In determining whether to renew a grant,
contract, or cooperative agreement with a Native American business center, the
Administration—</text>
<clause id="ID849c83feff81498989520d6bd2eca246"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall consider
the results of the most recent examination of the center under subparagraph
(B), and, to a lesser extent, previous examinations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDdbbfc44f17b64ec49f9a82d7a7c70df4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may withhold the
renewal, if the Administrator determines that—</text>
<subclause id="IDfe8aaa4cc81f4a3fb0e24d7cd7eb3655"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the center has
failed to provide the information required to be provided under subparagraph
(A), or the information provided by the center is inadequate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID89093643dc7746fa840e78c3bb05e4a9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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);</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf0098cdb31a84e43b4e515bde2225dce"><enum>(III)</enum><text>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—</text>
<item id="ID0cbfe640744040de8a9285db952dc3ff"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>failure to
acquire or properly document a non-Federal contribution;</text>
</item><item id="IDc7b0a7ec0e2e427989162c7be3f0a0c0"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>failure to
establish an appropriate partnership or program for marketing and outreach to
reach new Native American small business concerns;</text>
</item><item id="ID896762df6346434e9a17dffaa14187ed"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>failure to
achieve results described in a financial assistance agreement; and</text>
</item><item id="ID98cf6be428224b9681bfbb6b5927b752"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>failure to
provide to the Administrator a description of the amount and sources of any
non-Federal funding received by the center;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID6e6e260d7c8c4a36a365996fb52bdc9b"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the center has
failed to carry out the 5-year plan under in paragraph (6)(F); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID88d529a3636f4a1d82a7beac74596250"><enum>(V)</enum><text>the center cannot
make the certification described in paragraph (6)(A).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID45bfee7a12b94151a21b4c4423300034"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Continuing
contract and cooperative agreement authority</header>
<clause id="ID643e8fbcd7444f58a7d5f8b1cf5d2722"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa61aaeefb6db468b8295d6484f294e01"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Renewal</header><text>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—</text>
<subclause id="id04A214F7A2944783AC1A07CCD26F5867"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provides the
center with written notification that describes the reasons for the action of
the Administrator; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF5E3E2361CDE4938AF390884A32B3F6C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>affords the
center an opportunity for a hearing, appeal, or other administrative proceeding
under chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc6549c793c6346a996dc86c0ecc60461"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Annual
management report</header>
<clause id="ID2505daff278b4e58b6a07a272243e77a"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall prepare and submit to the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Indian
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on
Natural Resources 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.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1e4474f8b49f4800a2ae40af9e26d807"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>Each
report submitted under clause (i) shall include, with respect to each Native
American business center receiving financial assistance under this
subsection—</text>
<subclause id="ID9209cf025c3248e685dbad2834c2fca5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number of
individuals receiving assistance from the Native American business
center;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7729ccbd2e584fa79b52f7b893618aa4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the number of
startup business concerns established with the assistance of the Native
American business center;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID38f62dcfbfb94fd0903586733dbf8ea1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the number of
existing businesses in the area served by the Native American business center
seeking to expand employment;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID0b1ba20cb55d4313af1ed6d22a2ea0ca"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the number of
jobs established or maintained, on an annual basis, by Native American small
business concerns assisted by the center since receiving funding under this
section;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID67777f004e3c48cdbc24a850d04a56c9"><enum>(V)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4ebf0ec231fa4d92937b46caf567073c"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>any additional
information on the counseling and training program that the Administrator
determines to be necessary; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDf2712938e703451e936bc8719fa2c975"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>the most recent
examination, as required under subparagraph (B), and the determination made by
the Administration under that subparagraph.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID576b41a7ec9f4b2088f1d7d9e8862e7d"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3ff1244090d34b80905790a6de2d73f9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number of
individuals assisted, by tribal affiliation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfd87741a79864ad582b6d188a63430c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
hours spent providing counseling and training for those individuals;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf0ab90bde0b54fb6812f274e95a50b5c"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of
startup small business concerns established or maintained with the assistance
of the Native American business center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc731c26f56cb456ab1591d02a3c38924"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the gross
receipts of small business concerns assisted by the Native American business
center;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc978209745ee401c92f649cc5833e934"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the number of
jobs established or maintained by small business concerns assisted by the
Native American business center; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd06b3aad905e4b2c95913d9f0c7f5425"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the number of
jobs for Native Americans established or maintained at small business concerns
assisted by the Native American business center.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID378581918c1f4432af349f717d886493"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Record
retention</header>
<subparagraph id="IDccfcf7f6860d461c861721e89dd61764"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applications</header><text>The
Administrator shall maintain a copy of each application submitted under this
subsection for not less than 7 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8d8a30227fbc4ac9975387058983bcf3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual
reports</header><text>The Administrator shall maintain copies of the
certification submitted under paragraph (6)(A) indefinitely.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID17228f1e109a4a458dc50fb186c03796"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="id854BC7F1678D44608C9FD7229EF67F55"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the
Native American small business development program $10,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2011 through 2013.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id769D31405EDB47D6BC57D7C2E8451D11"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Not
more than 10 percent of funds appropriated for a fiscal year may be used for
the costs of administering the programs under this
section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="idFC5E0ECDAA14420992E1399441602532"><enum>D</enum><header>Veterans'
business development</header>
<section id="id91041948-fbc7-4aca-9d10-025058c92a34" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>281.</enum><header>Veterans' business
center program; Office of Veterans Business Development</header>
<subsection id="idfae4212c-fc15-4ed0-a3fc-f78002e64759"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 32 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended by striking subsection (f) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf54e8080-a6d6-4805-8619-8aac50efe36e" style="OLC">
<subsection id="idcf5c520f-f1d7-49de-825d-f53e1806bfb5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Online
coordination</header>
<paragraph id="id8acfe3d1-94af-443c-bcb9-95b3ed2c6efb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <term>veterans' assistance provider</term>
means—</text>
<subparagraph id="id669350a5-54e5-4cf1-bfda-ba097cd82eb6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a veterans'
business center established under subsection (g);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idf78759bc-e279-445b-a64c-3803c7fa8b4f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an employee
of the Administration assigned to the Office of Veterans Business Development;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id660e0805-6904-445d-ba55-4929a0c80287"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a veterans
business ownership representative designated under subsection
(g)(13)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idbb5a3712-5db3-418d-8184-ce9fb74ef99e"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Associate Administrator shall establish an online mechanism to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8c4fc24a-cecb-41a5-b168-f43dcbe81f68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide
information that assists veterans' assistance providers in carrying out the
activities of the veterans' assistance providers; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6bc3ebb4-d8e5-41c9-818d-b5ddc8ff6387"><enum>(B)</enum><text>coordinate
and leverage the work of the veterans' assistance providers, including by
allowing a veterans' assistance provider to—</text>
<clause id="id32603791-6b2b-4a5b-9808-797e7fd8cb83"><enum>(i)</enum><text>distribute
best practices and other materials;</text>
</clause><clause id="id079bc919-f12e-4fc1-9d61-4f1031b02524"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>communicate
with other veterans' assistance providers regarding the activities of the
veterans' assistance provider on behalf of veterans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ide2adaead-66f7-4469-a7a1-0848a6a0bfb4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>pose
questions to and request input from other veterans' assistance
providers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id79babdce-0662-4505-a508-45d271f4534b"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Veterans'
Business Center Program</header>
<paragraph id="id25571cfe-3cfd-4b95-ba81-1bdd841b791c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6d0400bc-e4d1-42ed-a964-93b4c106de2c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<term>active duty</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of
title 10, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3b1fefad-d586-4c4b-8025-cc0ada6f4621"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<term>private nonprofit organization</term> 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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb98be969-a983-4b71-a0b2-0a19eee4f415"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the term
<term>Reservist</term> means a member of a reserve component of the Armed
Forces, as described in section 10101 of title 10, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2fe26e9a-a832-49a6-a903-107b4b70d7bd"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the term
<term>SCORE program</term> means the SCORE program authorized under section
8(b)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23e0f29e-7777-45e8-b142-d610fa675e70"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the term
<term>small business concern owned and controlled by veterans</term>—</text>
<clause id="idc8153efd-afdb-43fa-8fa7-419dbf4e41f9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has the same
meaning as in section 3(q); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idee0f4bb9-e074-4498-83c3-26e16d1b46f8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes a
small business concern—</text>
<subclause id="id8f278d4b-7f3d-4e50-a0d5-490df418a500"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idacf9c0e3-563e-4615-a29d-68229e0c1fa9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more
spouses of veterans;</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id99dd5058-db87-43d2-a42d-ea38162725ca"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the term
<term>spouse</term>, 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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb3f59d82-316d-4f09-83da-c251c9d03a19"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the term
<term>veterans' business center program</term> means the program established
under paragraph (2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2de21a4e-18b8-45a0-9a44-9c46b57cdacd"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the term
<term>women’s business center</term> means a women’s business center described
in section 29.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idce0cc809-99b7-40c2-930c-7225df3d67ad"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program
Established</header>
<subparagraph id="idc13c4ba6-1604-4119-ad16-20d789de225c"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id55ef4f3e-0550-4f49-a0f1-bbcaa436a4a4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form of
Financial Assistance</header><text>Financial assistance under this subsection
may be in the form of a grant, a contract, or a cooperative agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d531e3b-133e-4769-ba0f-49e9496b5932"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Veterans'
business centers</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="id03e2c848-43bc-4be0-8eec-6e2d78ff599a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id22fa36f6-2bff-4945-abdc-a124fd6d23a9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id389bb05d-8367-45f9-a6ec-8af949c97e0d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idb34b94cc-8ef3-464e-b649-7831a04e6ddf"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advice,
including training and counseling, for Reservists and the spouses of
Reservists.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id62250086-3840-4acf-b4fc-83fa56568d15"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Application</header>
<subparagraph id="idf98d3486-e7c7-46a7-9d18-7592426bba80"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4ce5f966-d9b4-4a3f-8f37-8cc3d51bb48e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>5-year
plan</header><text>Each application described in subparagraph (A) shall include
a 5-year plan on proposed fundraising and training activities relating to the
veterans' business center.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc72af44-a158-4690-9cf4-463839efe75d"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination
and Notification</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc6716075-b774-4f65-a9af-83d44edef70e"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Availability
of application</header><text>The Associate Administrator shall make every
effort to make the application under subparagraph (A) available online.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1ccfc775-07a8-4606-b082-87e58436af6b"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The
Associate Administrator may select to receive financial assistance under this
subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="idc621124d-72f0-4460-b99d-d8fe1c8452c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id12ddcdcd-8b67-48a6-b8f3-72f320d629c4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>private
nonprofit organizations located in various regions of the United States, as the
Associate Administrator determines is appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1d74c05b-be57-4497-ba4d-f188ed7c459d"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Selection
criteria</header>
<subparagraph id="ide30b41c5-9325-4619-9f45-2f546a303295"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idd6b869b0-ae88-4b22-b424-9590e6fa6ef2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The
selection criteria established under this paragraph shall include—</text>
<clause id="ida8fe1db4-6f87-4283-adbe-39dd2af5d889"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1588e767-94ab-414e-ba72-0a9890108127"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>for an
applicant for initial financial assistance under this subsection—</text>
<subclause id="id8784e636-73eb-44ed-bf89-d2e0b2e34e03"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the ability
of the applicant to begin operating a veterans' business center within a
minimum amount of time; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id4a2818b4-9d74-48a1-b5a8-69c49dbe2dfb"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
geographic region to be served by the veterans' business center;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idf50b063d-de84-4006-b447-f6014d139537"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
demonstrated ability of the applicant to—</text>
<subclause id="ide5016a82-7f8f-427c-857d-9497c70cf96b"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provide
managerial counseling and technical assistance to entrepreneurs; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id16faeec5-9377-4931-84e0-4f051a63e9a8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>coordinate
services provided by veterans services organizations and other public or
private entities; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idb3fa660c-e444-4242-afd2-1d36330166a3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29d7d82a-db29-4d28-b9b2-e333ae945ead"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Criteria
publicly available</header><text>The Associate Administrator shall—</text>
<clause id="ida5b719c4-e7b9-4b2a-b208-40e1819f4e25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make publicly
available the selection criteria established under this paragraph; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idf5db31e0-380d-4843-9031-c9d13d8d6ad8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>include the
criteria in each solicitation for applications for financial assistance under
this subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idaa680aa8-3a08-49b8-8fbf-7b82a08b084b"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Amount of
assistance</header><text>The amount of financial assistance provided under this
subsection to a private nonprofit organization for each fiscal year shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id842518fb-b6bd-4372-a997-073462a422c7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not less than
$150,000; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idaccc28e5-3bd1-4d61-b7e2-44c31bbfe0e3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than
$200,000.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id218effbe-354e-4ba7-90df-2b94f056a5ff"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Federal
share</header>
<subparagraph id="id4064eea2-fbf8-4b1c-a3c6-860c141e8e13"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<clause id="idd93798d0-3904-4ec6-86d1-dfd6470ff2e1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Initial
financial assistance</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii) and
subparagraph (E), 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—</text>
<subclause id="id59523185-852e-49df-a9b7-00b5211cb2f7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9a3e2422-9b83-4fe1-ae6c-f235f032aa6c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id2d50e6e1-30d7-46d7-b538-3a7abb581226"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Renewals</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb8289b90-8ded-4593-85db-c86e48c0b699"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Form of
non-federal share</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="iddda060b7-7596-4df2-85da-f56b99f4d201"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing of
disbursement</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id956a54da-0fbd-415f-a930-aba208f4466d"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Failure to
obtain non-federal funding</header>
<clause commented="no" id="id5e2b9a87-66ab-44e2-8a97-47cac1086cd2"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ide6c919f8-e172-47a0-9708-6d8306be21d4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Restoration</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB87D620898DF40D7B5F9AF725A469CAB"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Waiver of
non-Federal share</header>
<clause id="idE74170DCC5824CEBA7587C7B957636CD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon request by a private nonprofit organization, and in
accordance with this subparagraph, the Administrator may waive, in whole or in
part, the requirement to obtain non-Federal funds under subparagraph (A) for a
fiscal year. The Administrator may not waive the requirement for a private
nonprofit organization to obtain non-Federal funds under this subparagraph for
more than a total of 2 fiscal years.</text>
</clause><clause id="id31CA94961E334656A1D1AF3AF9FA2385"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In
determining whether to waive the requirement to obtain non-Federal funds under
this subparagraph, the Administrator shall consider—</text>
<subclause id="id986E88DD4FD64D55A06AB86A050A9E2A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the economic
conditions affecting the private nonprofit organization;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id50BC515AABBF4E9189400BFBFA708608"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the impact a
waiver under this subparagraph would have on the credibility of the veterans'
business center program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF9C7B5743BF94750A3C9F12AC3AE615B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the
demonstrated ability of the private nonprofit organization to raise non-Federal
funds; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id898D400F11CF4457B98201D97EA570AC"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the performance
of the private nonprofit organization.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id36F0D9A8611D4A4AA8EE6F4CB6E521EE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
Administrator may not waive the requirement to obtain non-Federal funds under
this subparagraph if granting the waiver would undermine the credibility of the
veterans' business center program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ida75d3bd6-729a-4a65-a804-bbce2d52458b"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Contract
authority</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idb31fb995-ca40-4a11-924e-7a9e30890cbc"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Examination
and determination of viability</header>
<subparagraph id="id02c94c9a-8430-4069-9a49-7130b2b9be28"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Examination</header>
<clause id="id905c53aa-f2de-4fcb-a882-643b13232afb"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="id7300057a-d6e6-4f9f-9a29-ffe6f2124daf"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors</header><text>In
conducting the examination under clause (i), the Associate Administrator shall
consider whether the veterans' business center has failed—</text>
<subclause id="id837f31ce-56af-4bd3-a52a-46946b42ff06"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to provide
the information required to be provided under subparagraph (B), or the
information provided by the center is inadequate;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idd4c49564-a71a-4429-86a2-b0f36de66a5c"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the center
has failed to comply with a requirement for participation in the veterans'
business center program, as determined by the Assistant Administrator,
including—</text>
<item id="id82aa4ef3-56e6-4334-9a21-ebf76155bb9d"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>failure to
acquire or properly document a non-Federal share;</text>
</item><item id="id319f5cf5-238a-4aa5-81ce-fc5227ff8890"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>failure to
establish an appropriate partnership or program for marketing and outreach to
small business concerns;</text>
</item><item id="idcc13cbca-97be-4f65-ae02-2014fcadab3b"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>failure to
achieve results described in a financial assistance agreement; and</text>
</item><item id="id68377214-f153-4680-b5c0-3b0230eef07d"><enum>(dd)</enum><text>failure to
provide to the Administrator a description of the amount and sources of any
non-Federal funding received by the center;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ide12dbd94-ec82-4d79-834c-20d17eefe35a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to carry
out the 5-year plan under in paragraph (4)(B); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idb2fbf260-754e-40ea-87a3-e4c5864f15d2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>to meet the
eligibility requirements under paragraph (5).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id96d9cf51-8fac-4147-b6c2-eccf9718ad3b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Information
provided</header><text>In the course of an examination under subparagraph (A),
the veterans' business center shall provide to the Associate
Administrator—</text>
<clause id="id0cab7c22-5776-4370-92ef-01f12e2b806b"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an itemized
cost breakdown of actual expenditures for costs incurred during the most recent
full fiscal year;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3b821cc4-0b13-4945-8979-09f3c8b2f456"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>documentation
of the amount of non-Federal contributions obtained and expended by the
veterans' business center during the most recent full fiscal year; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idcfd5dff9-63e7-43a9-bd4f-c351a124ffb8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>with
respect to any in-kind contribution under paragraph (8)(B), verification of
the existence and valuation of such contributions.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id025c5986-1441-4d11-ba2c-85b97784d328"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination
of viability</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0d7c879f-0df5-4523-a734-b7b658ecb36d"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Discontinuation
of funding</header>
<clause id="id82095363-382a-41b2-a355-5a04188c2e2e"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="idaf77e7b8-c20a-44d5-8cde-1e071897dea8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Restoration</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id347a7e8b-be5f-4e70-8238-2796888538a3"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Privacy
requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="ida8f9de57-083c-4f3e-bac8-c324e9e24c4e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id010c4749-515c-457d-99bf-cb011e4c8b79"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>A
veterans' business center may disclose information described in subparagraph
(A)—</text>
<clause id="id22f57ed7-fc3b-483c-8e53-79294299aee3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>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</text>
</clause><clause id="idf7874126-2793-42ae-8f69-e6b2b379521c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ida46c6ded-ab0d-4e6e-8419-f4323b9cf681"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration
use of information</header><text>This paragraph does not—</text>
<clause id="ida6b9dc43-8c9c-45d4-806d-b6a847c47c76"><enum>(i)</enum><text>restrict
access by the Administrator to program activity data; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id916226ec-5abc-4294-8051-13528729c56d"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id00582253-7210-4ecc-9ac7-e97d64590e5c"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Administrator shall issue regulations to establish standards for requiring
disclosures under subparagraph (B)(ii).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id19f1c517-e87f-44ef-9e41-6dc6436d2a1b"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Report</header>
<subparagraph id="idc8f62c22-9c4e-4431-92df-06d32cbfb36d"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4f87826b-a542-4dbc-b6e7-f00602e85437"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>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—</text>
<clause id="id680d3cc3-327c-4d8d-ba91-bf3a607cd0bb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number of
individuals receiving assistance from the veterans' business center, including
the number of such individuals who are—</text>
<subclause id="id894dc425-4140-44f8-9d58-4ae311017c9c"><enum>(I)</enum><text>veterans or
spouses of veterans;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1a2aba86-e74e-4754-ade8-5463929f6742"><enum>(II)</enum><text>service-disabled
veterans or spouses of service-disabled veterans; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3b9685db-7e32-4bb3-a262-baab122ad3c2"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Reservists
or spouses of Reservists;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idb8472e08-cfb6-445f-b694-9beda38b4db9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the number
of startup small business concerns formed by individuals receiving assistance
from the veterans' business center, including—</text>
<subclause id="idfa7afc1c-9aee-4bc9-8f28-57c456624eb2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>veterans or
spouses of veterans;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3dd91448-d269-4e25-992f-37ff925ec690"><enum>(II)</enum><text>service-disabled
veterans or spouses of service-disabled veterans; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id2520fae0-0306-489c-bbfd-ff24a8b52711"><enum>(III)</enum><text>Reservists
or spouses of Reservists;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id31b933ef-6aed-40d8-98de-23da8da5c4b6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the gross
receipts of small business concerns that receive advice from the veterans'
business center;</text>
</clause><clause id="id47a3331e-5a66-47dc-8a27-1278667e013b"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
employment increases or decreases of small business concerns that receive
advice from the veterans' business center;</text>
</clause><clause id="id1eadbaf4-0de5-4781-bacb-6bc636b5e8b8"><enum>(v)</enum><text>to the
maximum extent practicable, the increases or decreases in profits of small
business concerns that receive advice from the veterans' business center;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id02243032-e2da-4a81-bb5c-7584d16bd2c0"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the results
of the examination of the veterans' business center under paragraph
(10).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id0fba5254-feb5-4a53-b4b8-8268bc74c55a"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Coordination
of efforts and consultation</header>
<subparagraph id="id1465e84d-dfc5-438d-a8bb-439e08575af8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Coordination
and consultation</header><text>To the extent practicable, the Associate
Administrator and each private nonprofit organization that receives financial
assistance under this subsection shall—</text>
<clause id="id3d6a180a-e023-4b48-a209-4052716fa474"><enum>(i)</enum><text>coordinate
outreach and other activities with other programs of the Administration and the
programs of other Federal agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6eed48ea-fa6a-444e-9d6b-d9e0322bf0ea"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult with
technical representatives of the district offices of the Administration in
carrying out activities using financial assistance under this subsection;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1e8cebaa-a4a9-4d05-b67c-a9542f960675"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2ec48124-62f3-4099-a378-445c28717324"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Veterans
business ownership representatives</header>
<clause id="id2cf30cf0-c0f9-440c-9215-cb496da68e0c"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>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.</text>
</clause><clause id="id264adf7f-4806-4b6c-9e6f-540acfbb113c"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Initial
designation</header><text>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.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3a892bc0-1a71-42ce-9471-d30a5c423c81"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Existing
contracts</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id13d454bb-7e33-4d6e-86d1-1f8473821453"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated—</text>
<paragraph id="idcda5b9c9-9291-4416-b912-97a1fbd168a9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to carry out
subsections (a) through (f), $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 through
2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9545d9a0-6eb9-4fc1-af29-d63c0e6bfce9"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to carry out subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8de39b24-c762-4983-9287-1e6c45b914e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$8,000,000
for fiscal year 2011;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0105a6d6-5c48-473e-a345-d416535694f2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$8,500,000
for fiscal year 2012; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id797c44f9-37d8-497f-8b47-2e02e2b92c68"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$9,000,000
for fiscal year
2013.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id895956bb-4b74-4967-9551-0b90c67ca3be"><enum>(b)</enum><header>GAO
Reports</header>
<paragraph id="id6a7471e0-020b-4bb0-93d5-cfe7fc6d081a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id05f4a0a0-fbc0-4e46-b96a-f80292e08041"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the terms
<term>Reservist</term>, <term>small business concern owned and controlled by
veterans</term>, and <term>veterans’ business center program</term> have the
meanings given those terms in section 32(g) of the Small Business Act, as added
by subsection (a); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17AAED6287404838B1A2928B51716711"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<term>veteran</term> has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB1ED0E6495E34045883CD2D369AA04C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on
access to credit</header>
<subparagraph id="id5703F43BD5FB41BE83AC54BE4FCECDDB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report
regarding the ability of small business concern owned and controlled by
veterans to access credit to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE0FF84A4E2AD4DB087045B420C0A9A3A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3274D3C4B2D74F0889974EB8EDFA9453"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDF54250F0FBB42BB975E805F299ADE77"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include an analysis of—</text>
<clause id="IDd8319f6410554bba93cf2f32f7588daf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
sources of credit used by small business concerns owned and controlled by
veterans and percentage of the credit obtained by small business concern owned
and controlled by veterans that is obtained from each source;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID035ca3975af24701a345cf5c4a36f532"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the default rate
for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans separately for
each source of credit described in clause (i), as compared to the default rate
for the source of credit for small business concerns generally;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID7b91b164f85f4c05ae38a774a26c729b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Federal
lending programs available to provide credit to small business concerns owned
and controlled by veterans;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDbf83d22646ba4b37a3cf4025cea29958"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>gaps, if any, in
the availability of credit for small business concerns owned and controlled by
veterans that are not being filled by the Federal Government or private
sources;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDb4df05b0f6fa47a4939a157ae34d5d78"><enum>(v)</enum><text>obstacles faced
by veterans in trying to access credit;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID946e25f203e14452b6a3f7cdf1014b69"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the extent to
which deployment and other military responsibilities affect the credit history
of veterans and Reservists; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID632aeaa1530f419f8573d35826982e79"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the extent to
which veterans are aware of Federal programs targeted towards helping veterans
access credit.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3e3344b0-2347-4e5a-aea2-f0059beff116"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report on
veterans’ business center program</header>
<subparagraph id="id6ce32c20-311a-439c-a9bc-73cc552421a5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id18e7b7c7-2dbc-46ce-8469-b116558eca56"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—</text>
<clause id="idf2efc901-3807-49be-8c9f-787a459d8e00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an assessment
of—</text>
<subclause id="id9eda3a3a-762b-45f3-a9e7-81e63c66ace7"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the use of
amounts made available to carry out the veterans’ business center
program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1f28b4b2-2adb-4be2-9b84-b23e69516f07"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
effectiveness of the services provided by each private nonprofit organization
receiving financial assistance under the veterans’ business center
program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id69727f78-44a4-4aef-87c6-77f75c6f0f0d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>whether the
services described in subclause (II) are duplicative of services provided by
other veteran service organizations, programs of the Small Business
Administration, or programs of another Federal department or agency and, if so,
recommendations regarding how to alleviate the duplication of the services;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6c0e1c96-3bb0-4330-b3d3-e75dbc1ef3a1"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>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</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id529ba3e6-016c-4997-a416-8bbb058ec238"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommendations,
if any, for improving the veterans’ business center program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0d4226cd-5e74-4287-be6e-3aa442a27724"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement for interagency task force</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 32(c) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 657b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f6991db-2135-4698-9968-65b5a3c50187" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idf1f2f8e9-a412-4dbd-a185-a9edba3d254a"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text>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.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ida8255543-867c-4ebf-a41f-fae39c6c6800"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Repeal and
renewal of grants</header>
<paragraph id="idfb62f348-55b9-499d-acf4-642aeb58b8bb"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In
this subsection, the term <term>covered grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement</term> means a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement that
was—</text>
<subparagraph id="id33b67505-48ac-4593-90b1-ea71b2b5e273"><enum>(A)</enum><text>made or
entered into under section 8(b)(17) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
637(b)(17)); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id460e6126-33fa-41e5-a3c5-7f7b9812a8d4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in effect on
or before the date described in paragraph (2)(B).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6f064468-5a2b-466e-a2ac-0c593d39fde8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal</header>
<subparagraph id="id87f1b051-11e9-4422-9997-24e808a5720a"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 8(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b))
is amended—</text>
<clause id="id3d104644-b52b-46fa-b188-7ed101cd7002"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph
(15), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</clause><clause id="idf65ce542-a0bc-4da3-ae38-5832dbd035cd"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph
(16), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a period; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idd8dcda6b-645a-4f79-b26b-c14980e93964"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (17).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5a8c6999-e148-4ea4-adfd-31b472340683"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 60
days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7c911dcf-c6a3-4401-9f39-817e35b919f5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transitional
rules</header>
<subparagraph id="id16106981-f64c-485f-a00b-acbc792db00e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idc62facbf-cdf3-43e6-8dc4-216fd283b0b0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional
requirements</header><text>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 subsection (a)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ddec61b-be24-42bc-86e4-3a903893c401"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Renewal of
financial assistance</header><text>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 subsection (a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Disaster relief
and assistance</header>
<section id="idDD549047C8254CE48B404159CD67E16D"><enum>301.</enum><header> Improvements
to the Pioneer Business Recovery Program</header>
<subsection id="id15F7CC8D5258457DBC5CED2A37A9D552"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 12085 of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 636j) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idD49EE99BF7964AB19BFA4CCA72ABEDF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading, by striking
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Expedited disaster
assistance loan program</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Pioneer Business Recovery
Program</header-in-text></quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1F3E6747ECD647F8AE0CE8E4BDF37100"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>expedited disaster
assistance business loan program</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>Pioneer Business Recovery Program</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id094D7DE0FE794FE9BBAA03915899674E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by striking
<quote>paragraph (9)</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>section
7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)).</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id77ECFB7A4B3A4706AD5599CBE66FE20D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(d)(3)(A), by striking <quote>$150,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$250,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idE3DB7AB9A9274B51A5141BF0EF58C3B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and
conforming amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1651)
is amended by striking the item relating to section 12085 and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3F9FAF43133F4540A4F02A6C11C7665C" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">Sec. 12085. Pioneer Business
Recovery
Program.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd41a122f34d94cfbb5cb4af430b440d1"><enum>302.</enum><header>Increased
limits</header>
<subsection id="id83A52D25D5C547F5AEEB6BBE97B66267"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Homeowners and
lessees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id698C8011938745F9B684ABA23DDC4485"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)(6)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id34A3459F04434849B333FD58144B83E2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$100,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$400,000</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE1433628FE264BCF9FC17551D9BB18F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$20,000</quote> and
inserting <quote>$80,000</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6B5394E327D04BB6B85CBFCC90425C93"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(e) [RESERVED].</quote>;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idC797F909F17C4ECBAA70B62EE94BEF1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>(f)
[RESERVED].</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7f306ef18b4149a9a78673332c97775c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other
loans</header><text>Section 7(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b))
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6de75c53ec844cc88efbd440f2707b2c"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph
(3)(E) by striking <quote>$1,500,000</quote> each place it appears and
inserting <quote>$4,000,000</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68b05f8c68d54a99883682df49e22f08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph
(8)(A) by striking <quote>$2,000,000</quote> and inserting
<quote>$4,000,000</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID511512eb71774aa7bd4a0c5d0ad2ce06"><enum>303.</enum><header>Modified
collateral requirements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6)) is amended by inserting after <quote>which are made under
paragraph (1) of subsection (b)</quote> the following: <quote>:
<italic>Provided further,</italic> That the Administrator shall not require
collateral for a loan of not more than $200,000 under paragraph (1) or (2) of
subsection (b) relating to damage to or destruction of property of, or economic
injury to, a small business concern</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID280fe5938d0c4b658bcbc15b44341e1c"><enum>304.</enum><header>Regional
outreach on disaster assistance programs</header>
<subsection id="IDfd020f6a8a8f466c83170831f1a0f303"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>In
accordance with sections 7(b)(4) and 40(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(b)(4) and 657l(a)) and not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the 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 detailing—</text>
<paragraph id="IDc64f703082ac4b82af9a68e9bd193c95"><enum>(1)</enum><text>information on
the disasters, manmade or natural, most likely to occur in each region of the
Administration and likely scenarios for each disaster in each region;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID85613d58d2ca43e694f90ff7b717bbab"><enum>(2)</enum><text>information on
plans of the Administration, if any, to conduct annual disaster outreach
seminars, including events with resource partners of the Administration, in
each region before periods of predictable disasters described in paragraph
(1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID86bff7348a9a4907a3d51f0b818c6009"><enum>(3)</enum><text>information on
plans of the Administration for satisfying the requirements under section 40(a)
of the Small Business Act not satisfied on the date of enactment of this Act;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb125b41583e44f7fbdb4370d22345f87"><enum>(4)</enum><text>such additional
information as determined necessary by the Administrator.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcde54cf3adec4ee59980422047972b5e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID983f4ecac87d447d89bf9b2dc8511f2b"><enum>(1)</enum><text>post the disaster
information provided under subsection (a) on the website of the Administration;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID059dc10b1c0e4d3f8baa822cbd23ff38"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make the
information provided under subsection (a) available, upon request, at each
regional and district office of the Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Contracting
improvements</header>
<section id="id6663BA58754247089428E6CC3A863AE5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Surety
bonds</header>
<subsection id="idE4F9E555E9904EBABF3482BC4BAFFEB9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maximum bond
amount</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 411(a)(1) of
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(a)(1)) is amended by
striking <quote>(1)</quote> and all that follows and inserting the following:
“(1)(A) The Administration may, upon such terms and conditions as it may
prescribe, guarantee and enter into commitments to guarantee any surety against
loss resulting from a breach of the terms of a bid bond, payment bond,
performance bond, or bonds ancillary thereto, by a principal on any total work
order or contract amount at the time of bond execution that does not exceed
$5,000,000.</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCB0E63F8C2854080B961304B8BA5A066" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID0873837C0DCB4044BBCCC166AE70C116" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Administrator may guarantee a
surety under subparagraph (A) for a total work order or contract amount that
does not exceed $10,000,000, if a contracting officer of a Federal agency
certifies that such a guarantee is
necessary.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id9F60CCC91B954361B97F3F4C4054064A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Denial of
liability</header><text>Section 411 of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID0c2209c3a9984434be9fc7338cea8d6d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (e) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9CC29505794A4725810B25F2E425302A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id4F936073A9874700A28A4AD5180643A1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reimbursement
of Surety; Conditions</header><text>Pursuant to any such guarantee or
agreement, the Administration shall reimburse the surety, as provided in
subsection (c) of this section, except that the Administration shall be
relieved of liability (in whole or in part within the discretion of the
Administration) if—</text>
<paragraph id="IDBEFD6EC49EA745DD8737C030B68B8B6A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the surety
obtained such guarantee or agreement, or applied for such reimbursement, by
fraud or material misrepresentation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID746EEF0BB9654FBB9B5311CFF44FE009"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the total
contract amount at the time of execution of the bond or bonds exceeds
$5,000,000;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDD6BE4640FB284F4B86F3464564368F0F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the surety has
breached a material term or condition of such guarantee or agreement; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1442ECA649F04AB09C31090F767CC103"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the surety has
substantially violated the regulations promulgated by the Administration
pursuant to subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE845C41630F648EA98539A921B276FC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (k); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD2AB19F94D3349D99861787452E278AF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding after
subsection (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3EFC4619C91B4507AA926908F82062E0" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EA9196E60ED4D5380905B7840B925B8"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Denial of
liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For bonds made or
executed with the prior approval of the Administration, the Administration
shall not deny liability to a surety based upon material information that was
provided as part of the guaranty
application.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id9EB1D8823B654039AA93FC55670F6446"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Size
standards</header><text>Section 410 of the Small Business Investment Act of
1958 (15 U.S.C. 694a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id970CD1E75C7D48F39D98F345C2AA9442"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
paragraph (9); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE8B26822D854C85925D19B4BAA1736F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adding after
paragraph (8) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0F15A288CB214EF28387A70B8EC40CAF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA063369147540A0A47515ACFEFB7E41" indent="up1"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law
or any rule, regulation, or order of the Administration, for purposes of
sections 410, 411, and 412 the term <term>small business concern</term> means a
business concern that meets the size standard for the primary industry in which
such business concern, and the affiliates of such business concern, is engaged,
as determined by the Administrator in accordance with the North American
Industry Classification
System.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id640D70F86FEA44E5A538E7E04BC267C4"><enum>402.</enum><header>Section
8<enum-in-header>(a)</enum-in-header> improvements</header>
<subsection id="id513D44A8381341C990FA60576CC8DDB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Programs for
socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns</header>
<paragraph id="idE7575A98AEB7494FA29A764823EF11F8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Net worth
threshold</header>
<subparagraph id="id544C017876284D77B97CC41B3901695D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8(a)(6)(A) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)(A)) is amended—</text>
<clause id="idC90186B307F94790B6C1ECE2ACEA222E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>(i)</quote> after <quote>(6)(A)</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6F9F01B892624026BCF66CF8EEA46AE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>In determining the degree of diminished credit</quote> and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA82A14220AAF48E18A386D5958E8E9C7" style="OLC">
<clause id="idB6B2456C0E7C44219B769EEE3C1BC0DC" indent="up3"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idD273951B9C9C4FB0BD6F16AAC663FC7D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>In determining the
degree of diminished
credit</text>
</subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id38B72E80D1A643FA83C3643F80D07898"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>In determining the economic disadvantage</quote> and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5DF7CD7337B641EBA09BBE89214FCE96" style="OLC">
<clause id="id901AA52CD2A54BB1A32154401AE6565C" indent="up3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>In determining the economic
disadvantage</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id1E667C277F6F4E30863E19CD6D2D3434"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (ii)(I), as so designated by this section, the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4C59B4E9C7934355BE5E12E54E6FF530" style="OLC">
<subclause id="ID40cef88b52b742b1a4fbfdbe1358cd95" indent="up4"><enum>(II)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2E8B195171B640DDA9A25BF28D817D41"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Small
Business Investment and Innovation Act of 2010</short-title>, the Administrator
shall—</text>
<subitem id="id2361D8295F064B27BB67144380775EAC" indent="up1"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>assign each North American Industry
Classification System industry code to a category described in item (cc);
and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="idB04695817D4E4F36B27AAE3601F89827" indent="up1"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>for each category described in item
(cc), establish a maximum net worth for the socially disadvantaged individuals
who own or control small business concerns in the category that participate in
the program under this subsection.</text>
</subitem></item><item id="idD53E078007A544429173E6C9D0B20E34" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>The maximum net worth for a category
described in item (cc) shall be not less than the modified net worth
limitations established by the Administrator under section 402(a)(1)(B) of the
<short-title>Small Business Investment and Innovation Act
of 2010</short-title>.</text>
</item><item id="idB8E60B3B65D44AAB85712005FAF46CB8" indent="up1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>The categories described in this
item are—</text>
<subitem id="id497240417B434195B0B61CE5EF4067F0"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>manufacturing;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="id646A5A1CD7FD4B61933A9A7A898B9FCD"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>construction;</text>
</subitem><subitem id="id9AA302B1AE304ACFAA3EBA2FDBCA757F"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>professional services; and</text>
</subitem><subitem id="idD1DA40E1C1BA476FB7FCF6B78223252A"><enum>(DD)</enum><text>general services.</text>
</subitem></item></subclause><subclause id="ID8a5ef104db214e60adbe1b3f61ba4221" indent="up4"><enum>(III)</enum><text>The Administrator shall establish
procedures that—</text>
<item id="IDfd6abecee2a94f9599ad0ee822910b9b"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>account for inflationary adjustments
to, and include a reasonable assumption of, the average income and net worth of
the owners of business concerns that are dominant in the field of operation of
the business concern; and</text>
</item><item id="ID78d4458d0f684a48af052bc807c7ba03"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>require an annual inflationary
adjustment to the average income and maximum net worth requirements under this
clause.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="idBA657C2A6BE44AEC816DFE52A3C7682D" indent="up4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>In determining the assets and net
worth of a socially disadvantaged individual under this subparagraph, the
Administrator shall not consider any assets of the individual that are held in
a qualified retirement plan, as that term is defined in section 4974(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of
1986.</text>
</subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA1319EC52AD47BCA51BAFB66D5CDFB6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Temporary
inflationary adjustment</header>
<clause id="id7FECCB40E2434E5AB7B89CC0C78D5E86"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall modify the net worth limitations established
by the Administrator for purposes of the program under section 8(a) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) by adjusting the amount of the net worth
limitations for inflation during the period beginning on the date on which the
Administrator established the net worth limitations and the date of enactment
of this Act.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5575b9b66c7c4e4c9d3ebc34a9a8bb19"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Administrator shall apply the net worth limitations established under clause
(i) until the effective date of the net worth limitations established by the
Administrator under clause (ii)(II) of section 8(a)(6)(A) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)(A)), as added by this paragraph.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id08A5CEA8179A4CA28EE909538C534FEC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Transition
period</header><text>Section 7(j)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636(j)(15)) is amended—</text>
<clause id="idB58515D9B691402089234EC8C68747CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii),
respectively;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56A179222B1142CF889D7DC129142086"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>Subject to</quote> and inserting <quote>(A) Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), and subject to</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id741FF6630B4C46B7B8B471430AD2DE8C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF3D1DA0D36A846989E7691D1020C50F1" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="ID0652b10f47494423904bca0b3a12a177" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2002D67EA19C49DFBE3E069139784899"><enum>(i)</enum><text>A small business
concern may receive developmental assistance under the Program and contracts
under section 8(a) during the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the
small business concern graduates—</text>
<subclause id="idBF2398E0EA2C411184681BB1511A787B" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>because the small business concern has
participated in the Program for the total period authorized under subparagraph
(A); or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3417D999422D445F95D553A9EC370DB0" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>under section 8(a)(6)(C)(ii), because
the socially disadvantaged individuals who own or control the small business
concern have a net worth that is more than the maximum net worth established by
the Administrator.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id6E529270AAB74E18881C11F7D6C408AB" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>After the end of the 3-year period
described in clause (i), a small business concern described in clause
(i)—</text>
<subclause id="id48E58B1F93BA41E6976F1372E08CE2F2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>may not receive developmental
assistance under the Program or contracts under section 8(a); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id09AFC49249A2406BA24A448146FE58FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>may continue to perform and receive
payment under a contract received by the small business concern under section
8(a) before the end of the period, under the terms of the
contract.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF110E45A5FC04A2F99AC1C9B5258B026"><enum>(2)</enum><header>GAO
study</header><text>Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a))
is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id22C410DBB0CD441EBA2B010330BFDFC9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idD03BAA81695D4117A0ED66F338ABEE83" indent="up1"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Review of effectiveness</header>
<subparagraph id="id0F49DB79C42E4D9CB0D90062FFFF535E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>GAO study</header><text>Not later
than 5 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every 5 years
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—</text>
<clause id="id8C4E40E29A7640F1952F7ED8F21CC5D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the program under this subsection, including an examination
of—</text>
<subclause id="idFCF5052037734A939A054608EF13B531"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the number and size of contracts applied
for, as compared to the number received by, small business concerns after
successfully completing the program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF848E1236D244711B226D7D034360A66"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the percentage of small business
concerns that continue to operate during the 3-year period beginning on the
date on which the small business concerns successfully complete the
program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5B0A0A00DD0C4F92B3C52E26052A36AE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>whether the business of small business
concerns increases during the 3-year period beginning on the date on which the
small business concerns successfully complete the program; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE426264E57FC4DE98392A0A12AA50F3D"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the number of training sessions offered
under the program; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idAAE180155E0C4DDA8A086DF02946E2E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>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 regarding each evaluation under clause
(i).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB64DF1016C147C0B899FCF0D5B51862"><enum>(B)</enum><header>SBA report</header><text>Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every year
thereafter, the 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 evaluating the program under this section,
including an assessment of—</text>
<clause id="id6489A1437CCF44D5B3AF73BEE01264AD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the regulations promulgated to
carry out the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="id254DE65F25014CF4A16225CF89F359F7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>online training under the program;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC875295F0A774D118D18C7E815519B02"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the structure of the
program is conducive to business
development.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE2CB946F530B40EBA150E7168BAC54D7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report on fraud
detection</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID87c62b53d0974553b98af9c2454347cb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the
workload of business development specialists of the Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb4fd29d2e6574a8a932905b00f929bfd"><enum>(B)</enum><text>evaluate the use
of fraud detection tools, such as the use of data mining techniques and provide
additional financial and analytical training for business development
specialists of the Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID42b27eb7aa6e4be59fe4ac4c03691238"><enum>(C)</enum><text>propose
amendments to regulations and operational changes that would closely evaluate
an applicant to participate in the program under section 8(a) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) if a family member of the applicant is, or has
been, a participant in the program under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act
providing the same type of supplies or services as the applicant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID954245f933c04f34899ec47ef5f7af1c"><enum>(D)</enum><text>review the
regulations relating to economic disadvantage with respect to the income and
asset levels of an applicant for or participant in the program under section
8(a) of the Small Business Act at the time of application and annual
certification; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3C6935F86DD14DC982CCF21B117D04D1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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 regarding
the assessment, evaluation, proposals, and review under this paragraph.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7622785D69AB40858EF307D790A149E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Surety bond
pilot program</header>
<paragraph id="idDD0171F6B6CC462B9EEA506D94C8D59B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2FA3C08DA9C74AD5AD6E93F4339E9460"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the terms
<term>bid bond</term>, <term>payment bond</term>, <term>performance
bond</term>, and <term>surety</term> have the meanings given those terms in
section 410 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C.
694a);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1DC0855C6EF54434AA1DEE0D2C89D68B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<term>Board</term> means the pilot program advisory board established under
paragraph (4)(A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43235A5313754F12818CD96A3922A283"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the term
<term>eligible small business concern</term> means a socially and economically
disadvantaged small business concern that is participating in the program under
section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC8A5BBD88EEA4C1BB2A124AD4BCD2E63"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the term
<term>Fund</term> means the Small Business Surety Bond Pilot Program Fund
established under paragraph (5)(A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC91104D95B24409BBC27550818487B8D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the term
<term>graduated</term> has the meaning given that term in section 7(j)(10)(H)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10)(H));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id777EEF6E096A46428A34EC5BCBE97DF9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the term
<term>pilot program</term> means the surety bond pilot program established
under paragraph (2)(A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E11E761743143DAA564FEF4D1F81C6F"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the term
<term>socially and economically disadvantaged small business concern</term> has
the meaning given that term in section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(a)).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6E34D70DA5D44759B2656B35650FEEDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Program</header>
<subparagraph id="id74120FCAEABD4C90BBF69CEE087AE0A7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a surety bond pilot
program under which the Administrator may guarantee any surety against loss
resulting from a breach of the terms of a bid bond, payment bond, performance
bond, or bonds ancillary thereto, by an eligible small business concern.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4DF76439269C4B9DA9A5737EFD4E6B60"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
eligible small business concern desiring a guarantee under the pilot program
shall submit an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by
such information as the Administrator may require.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF8EA73E64A3D415B8144FF30D7FB52A2"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Review</header><text>A
surety desiring a guarantee under the pilot program against loss resulting from
a breach of the terms of a bid bond, payment bond, performance bond, or bonds
ancillary thereto by an eligible small business concern shall—</text>
<clause id="id2B961097C702401BB644B8E438DF1862"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit to the
Administrator a report evaluating whether the eligible small business concern
meets such criteria as the Administrator may establish relating to whether a
bond should be issued to the eligible small business concern; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idCEB831D5ACA140EA915070ADCF22BF92"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>if
the Administrator does not guarantee the surety against loss, submit an update
of the report described in clause (i) every 6 months.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id41D831993F4B4A4EB1466844772C2DF7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Technical
assistance and educational training</header>
<subparagraph id="id132995BA664444089275B8036205E783"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall provide technical assistance and
educational training to an eligible small business concern participating in the
pilot program or desiring to participate in the pilot program for a period of
not less than 3 years, to promote the growth of the eligible small business
concern and assist the eligible small business concern in promoting job
development.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id270E8492B59D427094D695EC7716E7B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Topics</header>
<clause id="id0A2CC8E4CFFF4414B15488A4C032B41D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header><text>The technical assistance under subparagraph (A) shall
include assistance relating to—</text>
<subclause id="id2178161FB63547C49D4689BF5139DF42"><enum>(I)</enum><text>scheduling of
employees;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idAF3CFF6ED5074B74B65921B563063DA9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>cash flow
analysis;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF7CCC268B4A04127A97739241598938B"><enum>(III)</enum><text>change
orders;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id8B1D4C5865BB4CD987750F885F996842"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>requisition
preparation;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idF944D8D8C0B44EDD9E0DB56ECF9719D2"><enum>(V)</enum><text>submitting
proposals;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id61991768C5054151943FF409F12D9482"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>dispute
resolution; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9DAE27777F0B43C2A2750D097D022F47"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>contract
management.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id9267C908617F4A94A5B6C0D9CFFBC357"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Educational
training</header><text>The educational training under subparagraph (A) shall
include training regarding—</text>
<subclause id="idF9F0ADAFB24645EC9294C18CEB6739F5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>accounting;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBD411FDA1A514B2893B0B8430FD1B913"><enum>(II)</enum><text>legal
issues;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id63AEC4C19D8C49FE8A9B78EFE4A28976"><enum>(III)</enum><text>infrastructure;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5E5809AF04ED44AE8D465BA5BD0384E7"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>human
resources;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id625E9A544F624135BFF16E94060DBE1C"><enum>(V)</enum><text>estimating
costs;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id273FB16EBA774BE19CC227ED46D72D18"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>scheduling;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id44F954692F1048F282DF4A807D4F8D95"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>any other area
the Administrator determines is a key area for which training is needed for
eligible small business concerns.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID485b000acae2418ba9fb089f085ac500"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Panel</header>
<subparagraph id="idB2310ECAD4CB4645AD00180B9211AFDA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Administrator shall establish a pilot program advisory board to evaluate and
make recommendations regarding the pilot program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id29779191AB904B2894142624657A2465"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The
Board shall be composed of 5 members—</text>
<clause id="id6EB65F5ADA68419C9F6F1563BB30D107"><enum>(i)</enum><text>who
shall be appointed by the Administrator;</text>
</clause><clause id="idB26AEE73F01049ECAA462DB4760A7E35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not less than 2
of whom shall have graduated from the program under section 8(a) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id11B4AF1430E64D298D93947C1552E7F6"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not more than 1
of whom may be an officer or employee of the Administration.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2CCB1251B45C4120AF31F6FDCF565883"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
Board shall—</text>
<clause id="idF419457BE4E7426CB371C9C6AD6A85D4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>evaluate and make
recommendations to the Administrator regarding the effectiveness of the pilot
program;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE4D13B1D4FE545F4B3C14BA997531096"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make
recommendations to the Administrator regarding performance measures to evaluate
eligible small business concerns applying for a guarantee under the pilot
program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id998C4318363D474AB0CE65328505139C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>not later than
90 days after the date on which all members of the Board are appointed, and
every year thereafter until the authority to carry out the pilot program
terminates under paragraph (6), 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 regarding the activities of the Board.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9FA4E820CCC44E3F91607D8DC24346FE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="ID44ebc5c84ee04e7d993decdc4f53cfa4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment
of Fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States
a revolving fund to be known as the <quote>Small Business Surety Bond Pilot
Program Fund</quote>, to be administered by the Administrator.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB07A5184C7A7420F9304778BF3A524F5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Amounts
in the Fund shall be available without fiscal year limitation or further
appropriation by Congress.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9ead6bf495b5447f8b8d6ddc26cab559"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Fund $20,000,000.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD864093D9ACD4C83885CF058DE61CF4D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Rescission</header><text>Effective
on the day after the date on which the term of all guarantees made under the
pilot program have ended, all amounts in the Fund are rescinded.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEB54531178C64CC3ACEF787EB614605C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
Administrator may not make a guarantee to a surety against loss under the pilot
program on or after the date that is 7 years after the date on which the
Administrator makes the first guarantee under the pilot program.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID50fdf342852c460bb8954d703d79b433"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Extension of
participation term for victims of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita</header>
<paragraph id="IDfc260ba24ae140a28d8c0cc688d1f837"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Retroactivity</header><text>If
a small business concern, while participating in any program or activity under
the authority of paragraph (10) of section 7(j) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 636(j)), was located in a parish or county described in paragraph (2) of
this subsection and was affected by Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita
of 2005, the period during which that small business concern is permitted
continuing participation and eligibility in that program or activity shall be
extended for 24 months after the date such participation and eligibility would
otherwise terminate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d12c16925ff43af8994915b2ea89ce2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Parishes and
counties covered</header><text>Paragraph (1) applies to any parish in the State
of Louisiana, or any county in the State of Mississippi or in the State of
Alabama, that has been designated by the Administrator as a disaster area by
reason of Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005 under disaster
declaration 10176, 10177, 10178, 10179, 10180, 10181, 10205, or 10206.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID29f75572a29c44f0b995cb996fab9004"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Review and
compliance</header><text>The Administrator shall ensure that the case of every
small business concern participating before the date of enactment of this Act
in a program or activity covered by paragraph (1) is reviewed and brought into
compliance with this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Trade and export
enhancements</header>
<section id="idCDDEC820AA084332BBCBC3E1865E4BEB"><enum>501.</enum><header>Online export
readiness assessment tool</header>
<subsection id="idC2E3A8EEF7AF4F1E8E830E5F4C5DE4C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of
tool</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 649) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idCD662939029D46D4BE7A57E4C4416760"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (l) as
subsection (m); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE5C39D143FFB4078A00BD395FBE3FA3A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (k) the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id007FCDDD652144F98F9E9ADB0F38DE78" style="OLC">
<subsection id="id481F57A589614BFF893DC224F3EBF4D5"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Export
readiness assessment tool</header>
<paragraph id="id27263C4837C1437FA2F307505AD3AA35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assessment
tool</header><text>The Associate Administrator, in consultation with the
Secretary of Commerce and working in close cooperation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation, and other relevant Federal agencies, regional and
district offices of the Administration, small business development centers
engaged in export promotion efforts, networks of women's business centers, the
SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1), Export Assistance Centers,
relevant State and local export promotion programs, and partners in the private
sector, shall develop a comprehensive assessment tool that allows small
business concerns to assess the export readiness of the small business
concerns, which shall incorporate factors including—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5a58ccd783054611bc33edb501604ab4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of
time that a small business concern has been in operation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc3e518b3c5b7410daf60d66d860f3d4c"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the amount of
time that a small business concern has successfully conducted business or sold
a product or service in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID136dca198f4b454fb2cc77b285ac6de5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the profitability
of a small business concern, based on operations in the United States;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id318ADB3F236245EA8D826D3BAAAC944F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the compliance of
a small business concern with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf3c21656fb84d389a2b04b96ee4af57"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the production
and marketing capacity of a small business concern that can be committed to
export operations, including the production of products and services for
export, the development of opportunities in markets outside the United States,
the allocation of staff resources, and the ability to deliver customer service
support;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3aa5fb86f7c44a3aa6783ab97e4fc302"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the knowledge of
a small business concern of the costs associated with exporting and conducting
business with foreign purchasers, including the costs of freight forwarding,
customs brokers, packing and shipping, and the development of an international
business and marketing plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb003185d6a53404bae3c1721711f0bc4"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the knowledge of
a small business concern of foreign import regulations, trade barriers, and
cultural preferences in targeted export markets;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD067C4FBAEF74BDC8BC60CA42AE7CC10"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the knowledge of
a small business concern of United States export regulations and compliance
practices;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID578320dd0a0747ab9c7b127e1c51cd38"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the knowledge of
a small business concern of export payment and financing mechanisms and
resources, including the development and negotiation of letters of credit and
access to financial resources and capital to facilitate or finance sales and
marketing operations overseas; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d10f39e57eb4a95b8ef3014f0698532"><enum>(J)</enum><text>any other
factors, as the Associate Administrator determines is appropriate or
necessary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe7c319f5e75b48a081d0ff447f22a2c2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
tool</header><text>The Associate Administrator shall make the assessment tool
developed under paragraph (1) available online, on the website of the
Administration, and through the regional and district offices of the
Administration, the small business development center network, networks of
women's business centers, the SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1),
Export Assistance Centers, State and local export promotion programs, and
partners in the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5ffd3166766d45b4abeec7e5c2c0f3b1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Referrals</header><text>The
Associate Administrator shall refer small business concerns that use the
assessment tool developed under paragraph (1) to local export assistance
resources, including resources of the Department of Commerce, the Department of
Agriculture, the United States Trade Representative, the Export-Import Bank of
the United States, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and other
relevant Federal agencies, the regional and district offices of the
Administration, the small business development center network, networks of
women's business centers, the SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1),
Export Assistance Centers, State and local export promotion programs, and
partners in the private sector.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4735C989A47D4144992B721B04031B6B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out this
subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id51C67446FA614369892A5B47562C8518"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting
requirement</header><text>Section 22(f) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
649(f)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9CA356D1CBEF48BABA5E58D162AD1BBB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5CDC775B9AC542D09C8454A15CBA3AC4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0CD08F88E6DC4C6A985F8984B6B14F6C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id10D28AE7065A431BB463441DF938A305"><enum>(4)</enum><text>for the period
addressed by the report, the number of small business concerns that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id398FDFE853AE4B24BE6AD77660C56922"><enum>(A)</enum><text>used the
assessment tool developed under subsection (l);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28FC86FC9CFC42208F7F10BDB86D4336"><enum>(B)</enum><text>were referred to
local export assistance resources described in subsection (l)(3) after using
the assessment tool; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id611C7EA4898E4C3A8E7CF4E74347513E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>made a successful
foreign sale after using the assessment
tool;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE2F2E058230442A3B71F0F50E44AB80F"><enum>502.</enum><header>Marketing and
outreach initiatives to small business concerns</header>
<subsection id="idA3824026BF714E8E9CDDF90745507DDA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Outreach events
required</header>
<paragraph id="id67F3C60E945E4A208C58EF99227EE4DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 22(c)(11) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 649(c)(11)) is amended by striking <quote>concerns;</quote> and
inserting the following: “concerns, which shall include—</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2EBB3BFF199487DA773626469FF8420" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idB80E7445FE1A43D19BA83BFEE13F391E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>conducting, in
each region of the Administration, outreach events that—</text>
<clause id="idDD954CC45D2A4D1498D562357C4F2D20"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote exporting
as a business development opportunity;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA5F107E793DB40F2A99CACD3C5FF8297"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>raise awareness
of the National Export Initiative established under Executive Order 13534 (75
Fed. Reg. 12433; relating to the National Export Initiative);</text>
</clause><clause id="id3A211F86A0D24A0E99DF56543DA81DB4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are focused on
small business concerns that are new to exporting;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE2D1F5F584BC4E2BB67F6E424826C037"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>are conducted
not less frequently than—</text>
<subclause id="id4831FE446E634C5A8CBDC007CBD22E48"><enum>(I)</enum><text>once in each of
fiscal years 2011 through 2014; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id43B91C3C9829453C95D7957D9A47A5B8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>twice in fiscal
year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A2973F1C1764F54B0C64F881B0247DE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conducting
outreach events, in coordination with the Department of Commerce, the
Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Department of Agriculture, the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the United States Trade and
Development Agency, the Department of State, and, as the Associate
Administrator determines is appropriate, other members of the Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee, that are designed to reach—</text>
<clause id="id917F8B273B284EA08F4304FACA874732"><enum>(i)</enum><text>small business
concerns located in a rural area, as that term is defined in section 1393(a)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE1FA114641E14AD685C43A41EE247C13"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>small business
concerns owned and controlled by women;</text>
</clause><clause id="idDB872A0E1B6A4563B2E649C095FE6F2B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>small business
concerns owned by veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id13547557813D4D7CB81FFAB972795DA5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>socially and
economically disadvantaged small business
concerns;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id42EB179C7D014E70B1A5526FAA23189A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as are necessary to carry out section 22(c)(11) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 649(c)(11)), as amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id030368FEA2484D00842BDD034DBE5EE4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting
requirements</header><text>Section 22(f) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
649(f)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (4), as added by section 501(b)
of this Act, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2ED273A108C648C0BA56F6DEEB6E9A01" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idD5EA2CFE6AF24346850DD2028EFC3BF6"><enum>(5)</enum><text>for the year
ending on the date of the report—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3EF39B23C9CA492E819A8087F7DC4315"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the number and
location of the outreach events conducted under subsection (c)(11)(A);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB88E6B2C87CF4B5EBFBD5D3300D23DCF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of
small business concerns that—</text>
<clause id="id7CFA3971BAD54D99B64752BA751ED14E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>participated in
each event described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2DF836D8152C4737953EC7F4BD5CF195"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>were referred to
a resource partner of the Administration or a Federal agency that is a member
of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee as a result of each event
described in subparagraph
(A);</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID2f348e1a696547878ea655400b20818b"><enum>503.</enum><header>Expansion of
State Trade and Export Promotion Grant Program to cities and major metropolitan
areas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1207 of the
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (15 U.S.C. 649b note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id398BFC50E1BE479F94123A05FE218B73"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>,
and to municipalities in accordance with subsection (c)(5),</quote> after
<quote>grants to States</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBBF82CC551E047709906F74BA4972B10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAF29FE01AED0471AB8B67757B347DD1B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>or municipality</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each
place that term appears;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id350B6AC7570342429E80068885041050"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph
(2)—</text>
<clause id="id521995BECAC548DD8AD6C0AEC8CABE37"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>that proposes a
program</quote> and inserting <quote>or municipality</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id9DFFF5D9DE924EAB96A1704E089E89CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (B), by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses
(I), (II), and (III), respectively, and adjusting the margins
accordingly;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE04868DFA32646F3AFB782491B3D7A0E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv),
respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</text>
</clause><clause id="idBAE348B5FE4841E9828E2715D13306B0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>by
inserting before clause (i), as so redesignated, the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5456EBEF405149ACAB2643514FCC009F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idED494C659CB14A7D83AB96DF31186344"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has a small
business program or exporting program in place at the time the State or
municipality submits the application; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id82983F8EE0F243BD829695FAA43811CB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proposes a
program that—</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idA0517453386240B89C1662A6D7659F9F"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
clause (iii), as so redesignated, by inserting <quote>in the case of an
application by a State,</quote> before <quote>promotes exports</quote>;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC45A86E8FA4F4C5D9F51AF42178B75CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4),
by inserting <quote>or municipality</quote> after <quote>State</quote>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id008BD1F6B60B469DB6F3DDB5D22C61DE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id25412EE2F6BC40D5BBBA126CFD36A1A2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idA9561B21F2FF4B658925E985375723D9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation on
award of grants to municipalities</header><text>The Associate Administrator may
make a grant to a municipality on and after the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, if the State in which the municipality is
located has not, as of the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, applied for a grant under this
section.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7AD49195D0D44B19A7AAE818E71E9C11"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection
(e), by inserting <quote>or municipality</quote> after <quote>State</quote>
each place that term appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE92DBE16749E4F1B9E21D22EE3ACF8FA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection
(g)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idC1D66A7AE05A4BFC9EAE8540DB169357"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by inserting <quote>and municipalities</quote> after
<quote>States</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFAE6B9B57C34E0680D9E84A23245306"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by inserting <quote>or municipality</quote> after
<quote>State</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Regulatory
relief</header>
<section id="id72D5CBCF2AB34ED0B6900114B134F09A"><enum>601.</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subsection id="idC4CA709592E34656AA73A454F65E599C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Independent
establishments</header><text>Section 601(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting <quote>, including an independent establishment as defined
in section 104 of this title</quote> after <quote>title</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7226B615A65F4E4CA0F6FA27A42F7615"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Significant
guidance documents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
601 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCF2BEDCDDE14050AC0A70D3B9CEBDD0" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A1AB2C7429619CD4D87C684C03D90F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>rule</term>—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCA4C831E2A34406EA70FBECD25EED23E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">means any rule for which the agency
publishes a general notice of proposed rulemaking under section 553(b) of this
title, or any other law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA17201E9B8DC4F25BB3E96A649CE8C8A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id07D02584A19C4FDFAD4A768DC5985B64"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any rule of general applicability governing
Federal grants to State and local governments for which the agency provides an
opportunity for notice and public comment; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idF74BED7B12AF4B52800A939EF73B1652"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any significant guidance document, as
defined in the Office of Management and Budget Final Bulletin for Agency Good
Guidance Procedures (72 Federal Register 3432; January 25, 2007); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBD9404E62FA04CADB9A2F2C4CFE05A5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">does not include a rule of particular
applicability relating to rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or
reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services, or
allowances therefor or to valuations, costs or accounting, or practices
relating to such rates, wages, structures, prices, appliances, services, or
allowances;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="idC560604834BF4AE9B3BE6AE52DA7D726"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusion of
Indian tribes as small governmental jurisdictions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 601(5) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting <quote>Indian tribes as defined under section
8(a)(13) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(13)),</quote> after
<quote>school districts,</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id58F86601076A4A1594874FF0912F537E"><enum>602.</enum><header>Certification
of rules</header>
<subsection id="idAB9424A702B24298BC08E5CBF501E9E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preparation of
initial regulatory flexibility analysis before final regulatory flexibility
analysis</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 605(b) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id46C6F6F3B3D746A9A7AB8D5054550D35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(1)</quote> after <quote>(b)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC4F20031020747868BDAB89ADF4391D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9A317A78A52D494C97EE1C123F13B661" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id2BFB7A26AFE048FBA65755EDFC325008" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the head of the agency determines
that there will be a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities after publication of the certification required under paragraph
(1), the agency shall comply with the requirements of section 603 before the
publication of the final rule, by—</text>
<subparagraph id="id939F5C1F3C6849E3A0CCA7BCD2E25F78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>publishing an initial regulatory
flexibility analysis for public comment; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A102ADD63A340C68286AB4477889A65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>re-proposing the rule with an initial
regulatory flexibility analysis.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.
</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id99E182E3A7ED40C0AAB022FC185668BD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determinations
before certifications</header><text>Section 605(b) of title 5, United States
Code, (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4D6D8ED7CAF247459B8B8D201DC66EDD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idCEB77333160C42DB95822D24A78C2836" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The head of an agency may not certify
a rule under this subsection, unless the head of the agency has
determined—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBF5CAFC6499B4688988BB8CEFFEC7A68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the average cost of the rule for small
entities affected or reasonably presumed to be affected by the rule;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9D530373722642098F413F0780E83F5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of small entities affected
or reasonably presumed to be affected by the rule; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8546B2375A5F4E679E256106E7D557AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the number of affected small entities
for which that cost will be
significant.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="id7494F436E06D4ED08B7ADA00039EC0D6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Accuracy of
certifications</header><text>Section 605(b) of title 5, United States Code, (as
amended by subsections (a) and (b) of this section) is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6F6F8B68AACF48B096C45756F54FB117" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="idB8F760E6F6F645A594AE662DEC8FF17D" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Before publishing a certification and
a statement providing the factual basis for that certification under paragraph
(1), the head of the agency shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF31E30037AE14B24835CD071141625B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transmit a copy of that certification
and statement to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE55B6C7979984476AC9BE0D819B82CD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration on the accuracy of that
certification and
statement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="id95230671654F4328A0874E7C77AA4662"><enum>603.</enum><header>Application to
interim final rules</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
608 of title 5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="idBBFBA23E54A24FBDAD76BF25F864392B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(a), by inserting <quote>the interim final rule or</quote> before <quote>the
final rule</quote> each place that term appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id26F0830A82EF4337AD72AB84DFE2D567"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection
(b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1779E225300F465B9FB8098BD47B4CE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the second
sentence—</text>
<clause id="id9493689ACA8040ED81B857E735C46606"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
inserting <quote>an interim final rule or</quote> before <quote>a final
rule</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7AB093A728DA4D0092997518C2A307D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>the interim final rule
or</quote> before <quote>the final rule</quote>; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idDD3666A165BA43CAAF36AF797FADA261"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the third
sentence, by inserting <quote>the interim final rule or</quote> before
<quote>the final rule</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="idDC8CDBA86C4B4B20B42C4C3784A53E96"><enum>604.</enum><header>Review
panels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 609(b) of title
5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id73E41F98CB8847E8B663532686335DAA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF736FDE07A1B402185A8FF48155D33BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idE8AB78D710E54FE5B29E7D780E594B0F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id934EBC688CFE4C1F9F4C90AE129BB1A5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than 60
days before convening a panel under paragraph (4), a covered agency shall
submit written notification and a statement to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
of the Small Business Administration and the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget that
includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="id5DCB11E4BF2E4C128F5EB68162DE1145"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the date the
panel will convene;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE29C7D28C0BA44778695C62723457D1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of
all potential regulatory alternatives to be considered by the panel; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE2E0A14FC8AB40B4BD6F382FB03CCFBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>data or
statistical information in support of each potential regulatory
alternative.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id74979BA9BBAD49E2BCCA4647C7DEB6D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (6)
(as redesignated under paragraph (1) of this section), by striking
<quote>pursuant to paragraph (3)</quote> and inserting <quote>under paragraph
(4)</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id724D4B28840C49B5AF3057307D24099E"><enum>605.</enum><header>Judicial
review</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 611(a) of title
5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id9808CE39AA214FDCA83E6D46DD18E624"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by inserting <quote>603,</quote> after <quote>601,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id94A928348C1A4707BAE020FA7B41FE6C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2),
by inserting <quote>603,</quote> after <quote>601,</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBB161C06B8A64AC8A13504883A1C176C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (3),
by striking <quote>(3)(A)</quote> through the end of subparagraph (A) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBFBAF79C567E47A09EC871C5C6834166" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5966E1A4DCA4817D3A17D99F52BB6D" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H862001824BD3C53C9C5EF087BB490A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A small entity may seek
such review during the period beginning on the date of final agency action and
ending one year later, except that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3C8AD6C1303C4FADB3CF8C283D80CE92" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>where a provision of law requires that
an action challenging a final agency action be commenced before the expiration
of one year, such lesser period shall apply to an action for judicial review
under this section; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id019278FD7BF74FF0BCA0D990C8C37AA2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of noncompliance with
section 603 or 605(b), a small entity may seek judicial review of agency
compliance with those sections before the close of the public comment
period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id45D63E4B662E404085C3B167C903F347"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph
(4)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id450756A25C5F4BF4A31ABD8C462F7163"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(A), by striking <quote>, and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8F5AC803FEF94D53A9A9231CFF9B4A08"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECB208751AE1474EB1B726A7E05CB79E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA68D97209134488BA83DE4342BB069B7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="idD03C42FF02EB48EA8D7AE6B58B9ED3A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>issuing an
injunction prohibiting an agency from taking any agency action with respect to
a rulemaking until that agency is in compliance with the requirements of
section 603 or
605.</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id8D9E1098BACA4F008D3FD8D8863A9A86"><enum>606.</enum><header>Research grant
authority</header>
<subsection id="idA7155D5F1F1A456AA58F3A3489908053"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant
authority</header><text>The Office of Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration may establish a grant program and award grants to institutions
of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001), to conduct research on issues that affect small business
concerns.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idB0D9E07945CB46CDB909A32FBB3A28A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as necessary to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection></section>