[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3611-S3612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 2580. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 proposed by Mr. Inhofe
(for himself and Mr. McCain) to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1066. SCORE PROGRAM.
(a) Reauthorization.--Section 20 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (f); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) SCORE Program.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the SCORE
program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums as are
necessary for the Administrator to make grants or enter into
cooperative agreements in a total amount that does not exceed
$13,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021.''.
(b) Additional Amendments.--
(1) In general.--Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637) is amended--
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking ``a Service Corps
of Retired Executives (SCORE)'' and inserting ``the SCORE
program described in subsection (c)''; and
(B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
``(c) SCORE Program.--
``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `SCORE
program' means the SCORE program authorized by subsection
(b)(1)(B).
``(2) Volunteers.--A volunteer participating in the SCORE
program shall--
``(A) based on the business experience and knowledge of the
volunteer--
``(i) provide at no cost to individuals who own, or aspire
to own, small business concerns personal counseling,
mentoring, and coaching relating to the process of starting,
expanding, managing, buying, and selling a business; and
``(ii) facilitate low-cost education workshops for
individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business
concerns; and
``(B) as appropriate, use tools, resources, and expertise
of other organizations to carry out the SCORE program.
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``(3) Plans and goals.--The Administrator, in consultation
with the SCORE Association, shall ensure that the SCORE
program and each chapter of the SCORE program develop and
implement plans and goals to more effectively and efficiently
provide services to individuals in rural areas, economically
disadvantaged communities, and other traditionally
underserved communities, including plans for electronic
initiatives, web-based initiatives, chapter expansion,
partnerships, and the development of new skills by volunteers
participating in the SCORE program.
``(4) Annual report.--The SCORE Association shall submit to
the Administrator an annual report that contains--
``(A) the number of individuals counseled or trained under
the SCORE program;
``(B) the number of hours of counseling provided under the
SCORE program; and
``(C) to the extent possible--
``(i) the number of small business concerns formed with
assistance from the SCORE program;
``(ii) the number of small business concerns expanded with
assistance from the SCORE program; and
``(iii) the number of jobs created with assistance from the
SCORE program.
``(5) Privacy requirements.--
``(A) In general.--Neither the Administrator nor the SCORE
Association may disclose the name, address, or telephone
number of any individual or small business concern receiving
assistance from the SCORE Association without the consent of
such individual or small business concern, unless--
``(i) the Administrator is ordered to make such a
disclosure by a court in any civil or criminal enforcement
action initiated by a Federal or State agency; or
``(ii) the Administrator determines such a disclosure to be
necessary for the purpose of conducting a financial audit of
the SCORE program, in which case disclosure shall be limited
to the information necessary for the audit.
``(B) Administrator use of information.--This paragraph
shall not--
``(i) restrict the access of the Administrator to program
activity data; or
``(ii) prevent the Administrator from using client
information to conduct client surveys.
``(C) Regulations.--
``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall issue
regulations to establish standards for--
``(I) disclosures with respect to financial audits under
subparagraph (A)(ii); and
``(II) conducting client surveys, including standards for
oversight of the surveys and for dissemination and use of
client information.
``(ii) Maximum privacy protection.--The regulations issued
under this subparagraph shall, to the extent practicable,
provide for the maximum amount of privacy protection.''.
(2) Offset.--In carrying out the Entrepreneurship Education
Program during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, and 2021, the
Administrator of the Small Business Administration may not
obligate more than $7,000,000.
(c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Small business act.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
631 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in section 7(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII) (15 U.S.C.
636(m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII)), by striking ``Service Corps of
Retired Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE program''; and
(B) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)--
(i) in subsection (b)--
(I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Service Corps of
Retired Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE program''; and
(II) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Service Corps of
Retired Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE program''; and
(ii) in subsection (c)(12), by striking ``Service Corps of
Retired Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE program''.
(2) Other laws.--
(A) Section 621 of the Children's Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization Act of 2009 (15 U.S.C. 657p) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) and
inserting the following:
``(4) the term `SCORE program' means the SCORE program
authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B));''; and
(ii) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking ``Service
Corps of Retired Executives'' and inserting ``SCORE
program''.
(B) Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking ``Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)'' and
inserting ``SCORE program''.
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