H.R. 6450, SCORE for Small Business Act of 2022 — Bill (117th Congress)
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This bill text, H.R. 6450 for the 117th Congress, lists Mrs. Kim of California as introducing the SCORE for Small Business Act of 2022, which would reauthorize the SCORE program. The Administrator would enter into a cooperative agreement with the SCORE Association and, every 2 years, conduct a financial examination of the SCORE Association. The salary of an employee of the SCORE Association could not exceed the maximum rate of pay allowable in the career Senior Executive Service at the Administration, and the SCORE Association may spend up to 5 percent of aggregate salaries on performance awards. Section 3 would authorize grants or cooperative agreements in a total amount that does not exceed $13,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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(Original Signature of Member)
H. R. 6450
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117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE program,
and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mrs. KIM of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize the SCORE
program, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘SCORE for Small
5 Business Act of 2022’’.
6 SEC. 2. SCORE PROGRAM PROVISIONS AND REQUIRE-
7 MENTS.
8 Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637)
9 is amended—
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1 (1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)—
2 (A) by striking ‘‘a Service Corps of Retired
3 Executives (SCORE)’’ and inserting ‘‘the
4 SCORE program described in subsection (c)’’;
5 and
6 (B) by striking ‘‘SCORE may’’ and insert-
7 ing ‘‘the SCORE Association (as defined in
8 subsection (c)) may’’; and
9 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
10 following:
11 ‘‘(c) SCORE PROGRAM.—
12 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
13 ‘‘(A) SCORE ASSOCIATION.—The term
14 ‘SCORE Association’ means the Service Corps
15 of Retired Executives Association or any suc-
16 cessor or other organization that enters into a
17 cooperative agreement (as described under
18 paragraph (2)) with the Administrator to oper-
19 ate the SCORE program.
20 ‘‘(B) SCORE FOUNDATION.—The term
21 ‘SCORE Foundation’ means an organization
22 with a mission to support the SCORE Associa-
23 tion and volunteers of the SCORE program.
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1 ‘‘(C) SCORE PROGRAM.—The term
2 ‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program
3 authorized by subsection (b)(1)(B).
4 ‘‘(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Admin-
5 istrator shall enter into a cooperative agreement
6 with the SCORE Association to carry out the
7 SCORE program, which shall include the following
8 requirements:
9 ‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATOR DUTIES.—The Ad-
10 ministrator shall—
11 ‘‘(i) every 2 years, conduct a financial
12 examination of the SCORE Association to
13 ensure that any costs paid for with Federal
14 funds are allowable, allocable, and reason-
15 able;
16 ‘‘(ii) review and approve contracts en-
17 tered into by the SCORE Association to
18 provide goods or services for the SCORE
19 program of a value greater than an
20 amount determined by the Administrator;
21 ‘‘(iii) maintain a system through
22 which the SCORE Association provides
23 documentation relating to such contracts;
24 and
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1 ‘‘(iv) within 30 days of the receipt of
2 a quarterly report on the achievements of
3 the SCORE program submitted by the
4 SCORE Association, reconcile differences
5 between such report and the performance
6 results of the SCORE program reported in
7 a management information system of the
8 Office of Entrepreneurial Development.
9 ‘‘(B) SCORE ASSOCIATION DUTIES.—The
10 SCORE Association shall—
11 ‘‘(i) manage nationwide chapters of
12 the SCORE program;
13 ‘‘(ii) provide annual training to em-
14 ployees of the SCORE Association on gen-
15 erating and using program income from
16 the SCORE program;
17 ‘‘(iii) submit documentation to the
18 Administrator verifying such annual train-
19 ing is completed;
20 ‘‘(iv) separate funds donated to the
21 SCORE Association from program income
22 and funds received pursuant to a coopera-
23 tive agreement; and
24 ‘‘(v) maintain and enforce require-
25 ments for volunteers participating in the
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1 SCORE program, including requirements
2 that each such volunteer shall—
3 ‘‘(I) based on the business expe-
4 rience and knowledge of the volun-
5 teer—
6 ‘‘(aa) provide personal coun-
7 seling, mentoring, and coaching
8 on the process of starting, ex-
9 panding, managing, buying, and
10 selling a business at no cost to
11 individuals who own, or aspire to
12 own, small business concerns;
13 and
14 ‘‘(bb) facilitate free or low-
15 cost education workshops for in-
16 dividuals who own, or aspire to
17 own, small business concerns;
18 and
19 ‘‘(II) as appropriate, use tools,
20 resources, and expertise of other orga-
21 nizations to carry out the SCORE
22 program.
23 ‘‘(C) JOINT DUTIES.—The Administrator,
24 in consultation with the SCORE Association,
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1 shall ensure that the SCORE program and each
2 chapter of the SCORE program—
3 ‘‘(i) develop and implement plans and
4 goals to effectively and efficiently provide
5 services to individuals in rural areas, eco-
6 nomically disadvantaged communities, or
7 other traditionally underserved commu-
8 nities, including plans for virtual, remote,
9 and web-based initiatives, chapter expan-
10 sion, partnerships, and the development of
11 new skills by volunteers participating in
12 the SCORE program; and
13 ‘‘(ii) reinforce an inclusive culture by
14 recruiting diverse volunteers for the chap-
15 ters of the SCORE program.
16 ‘‘(3) ONLINE COMPONENT.—In addition to pro-
17 viding in-person services, the SCORE Association
18 shall maintain and expand online counseling services
19 including webinars, electronic mentoring platforms,
20 and online toolkits to further support entrepreneurs.
21 ‘‘(4) ACCOUNTING.—The SCORE Association
22 shall—
23 ‘‘(A) maintain a centralized accounting
24 and financing system for each chapter of the
25 SCORE program;
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1 ‘‘(B) maintain a uniform policy and proce-
2 dures to manage Federal funds received pursu-
3 ant to a cooperative agreement described in
4 paragraph (2); and
5 ‘‘(C) maintain an employee of the SCORE
6 Association to serve as a compliance officer to
7 ensure expenditures of the SCORE program are
8 fully compliant with any law, regulation, or co-
9 operative agreement relating to the SCORE
10 program.
11 ‘‘(5) COMPENSATION.—
12 ‘‘(A) SALARIES.—The salary of an em-
13 ployee of the SCORE Association may not ex-
14 ceed the equivalent of the maximum rate of pay
15 allowable for an individual in the career Senior
16 Executive Service employed at the Administra-
17 tion.
18 ‘‘(B) PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—The
19 SCORE Association may spend up to 5 percent
20 of the aggregate salaries of employees of the
21 SCORE Association on individual performance
22 awards to employees of the SCORE Associa-
23 tion, to be disbursed before the last day of the
24 fiscal year, if not later than 60 days before such
25 disbursement the SCORE Association submits
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1 to the Administrator a report on the number
2 and amount of such awards to be disbursed.
3 ‘‘(C) SCORE FOUNDATION.—A member of
4 the Board of Directors of the SCORE Associa-
5 tion or an employee of the SCORE Association
6 may not simultaneously serve on the Board of
7 Directors of, or receive compensation from, the
8 SCORE Foundation without written approval
9 from the Administrator.
10 ‘‘(6) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION REQUIRE-
11 MENTS.—The SCORE Association shall—
12 ‘‘(A) annually update all manuals or other
13 documents applicable to employees and volun-
14 teers of the SCORE Association or the SCORE
15 program to include requirements relating to re-
16 porting procedures and protectors for whistle-
17 blowers; and
18 ‘‘(B) conduct an annual training for em-
19 ployees and volunteers of the SCORE Associa-
20 tion or the SCORE program on the require-
21 ments described in paragraph (1) and encour-
22 age the use of the hotline established by the Of-
23 fice of the Inspector General of the Small Busi-
24 ness Administration to submit whistleblower re-
25 ports.
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1 ‘‘(7) PUBLISHED MATERIALS.—The SCORE
2 Association shall ensure all published materials in-
3 clude written acknowledgment of Small Business Ad-
4 ministration support of the SCORE program if such
5 materials are paid for in whole or in part by Federal
6 funds.
7 ‘‘(8) PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS.—
8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Neither the Adminis-
9 trator nor the SCORE Association may disclose
10 the name, address, or telephone number of any
11 individual or small business concern receiving
12 assistance from the SCORE Association with-
13 out the consent of such individual or small busi-
14 ness concern, unless—
15 ‘‘(i) the Administrator is ordered to
16 make such a disclosure by a court in any
17 civil or criminal enforcement action initi-
18 ated by a Federal or State agency; or
19 ‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines
20 such a disclosure is necessary for the pur-
21 pose of conducting a financial audit of the
22 SCORE program, in which case disclosure
23 shall be limited to the information nec-
24 essary for the audit.
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1 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATOR USE OF INFORMA-
2 TION.—This paragraph shall not—
3 ‘‘(i) restrict the access of the Adminis-
4 trator to SCORE program activity data; or
5 ‘‘(ii) prevent the Administrator from
6 using SCORE program client information
7 to conduct client surveys.
8 ‘‘(C) STANDARDS.—
9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator
10 shall, after the opportunity for notice and
11 comment, establish standards for—
12 ‘‘(I) disclosures with respect to
13 financial audits described under sub-
14 paragraph (A)(ii); and
15 ‘‘(II) conducting client surveys,
16 including standards for oversight of
17 the surveys and for dissemination and
18 use of client information.
19 ‘‘(ii) MAXIMUM PRIVACY PROTEC-
20 TION.—The standards issued under this
21 subparagraph shall, to the extent prac-
22 ticable, provide for the maximum amount
23 of privacy protection.
24 ‘‘(9) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180
25 days after the date of the enactment of this sub-
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1 section and annually thereafter, the Administrator
2 shall submit to the Committee on Small Business
3 and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Com-
4 mittee on Small Business of the House of Rep-
5 resentatives a report on the performance and effec-
6 tiveness of the SCORE program, which may be in-
7 cluded as part of another report submitted to such
8 Committees by the Administrator, and which shall
9 include—
10 ‘‘(A) the total number and the number of
11 unique clients counseled or trained under the
12 SCORE program;
13 ‘‘(B) the number of hours of counseling
14 provided under the SCORE program;
15 ‘‘(C) the number of local workshops pro-
16 vided under the SCORE program;
17 ‘‘(D) the number of clients attending on-
18 line and local workshops provided under the
19 SCORE program;
20 ‘‘(E) to the extent practicable, the demo-
21 graphics of SCORE program clients and volun-
22 teers, which shall include the gender, race, and
23 age of each such client or volunteer;
24 ‘‘(F) with respect to businesses assisted
25 under the SCORE program, the cost to create
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1 a job, the cost to create a business, and return
2 on investment;
3 ‘‘(G) the number of referrals of SCORE
4 program clients to other resources and pro-
5 grams of the Administration;
6 ‘‘(H) the number of SCORE program cli-
7 ents receiving financial assistance, including the
8 type and dollar amount, under loan programs of
9 the Administration;
10 ‘‘(I) the results of SCORE program client
11 satisfactory surveys, including a summary of
12 any comments received from such clients;
13 ‘‘(J) the number of new businesses started
14 up by SCORE program clients;
15 ‘‘(K) the number of such new businesses
16 realizing revenue growth;
17 ‘‘(L) to the extent practicable, the number
18 of jobs created with assistance from the
19 SCORE program;
20 ‘‘(M) the total cost of the SCORE pro-
21 gram;
22 ‘‘(N) any recommendations of the Adminis-
23 trator to improve the SCORE program; and
24 ‘‘(O) an explanation of how the SCORE
25 program has been integrated with—
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1 ‘‘(i) small business development cen-
2 ters;
3 ‘‘(ii) women’s business centers (de-
4 scribed under section 29);
5 ‘‘(iii) Veteran Business Outreach Cen-
6 ters 20 (described under section 32);
7 ‘‘(iv) other offices of the Administra-
8 tion; and
9 ‘‘(v) other public and private entities
10 engaging in entrepreneurial and small
11 business development.’’.
12 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
13 SCORE PROGRAM.
14 Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631
15 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new
16 subsection:
17 ‘‘(i) SCORE PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be
18 appropriated to the Administrator to carry out the
19 SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1) such sums
20 as are necessary for the Administrator to make grants or
21 enter into cooperative agreements in a total amount that
22 does not exceed $13,500,000 in each of fiscal years 2022
23 and 2023.’’.
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1 SEC. 4. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
2 (a) STUDY AND REPORT ON THE FUTURE ROLE OF
3 THE SCORE PROGRAM.—
4 (1) STUDY.—The SCORE Association shall
5 carry out a study on the future role of the SCORE
6 program and develop a strategic plan for how the
7 SCORE program will meet the needs of small busi-
8 ness concerns during the 5-year period beginning on
9 the date of the enactment of this Act, with specific
10 objectives for the first, third, and fifth years of such
11 5-year period.
12 (2) REPORT.—Not later than the end of the 6-
13 month period beginning on the date of the enact-
14 ment of this Act, the SCORE Association shall sub-
15 mit to the Committee on Small Business of the
16 House of Representatives and the Committee on
17 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate
18 a report containing—
19 (A) all findings and determination made in
20 carrying out the study required under para-
21 graph (1);
22 (B) the strategic plan developed under
23 paragraph (1); and
24 (C) an explanation of how the SCORE As-
25 sociation plans to achieve the strategic plan, as-
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1 suming both stagnant and increased funding
2 levels.
3 (b) ADMINISTRATOR REPORT ON LEASED SPACE.—
4 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
5 this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Admin-
6 istration shall submit to the Committee on Small Business
7 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
8 Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a re-
9 port containing an assessment of the cost of leased space
10 that is donated to the SCORE Association.
11 (c) ONLINE COMPONENT REPORT.—Not later than
12 3 months after the last day of the first full fiscal year
13 following the date of the enactment of this Act, the
14 SCORE Association shall submit to the Committee on
15 Small Business of the House of Representatives and the
16 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of
17 the Senate a report on the effectiveness of the online coun-
18 seling services required under paragraph (3) of section
19 8(c) of the Small Business Act, as added by section 2 of
20 this Act, including a description of—
21 (1) how the SCORE Association determines
22 electronic mentoring and webinar needs, develops
23 training for electronic mentoring, establishes
24 webinar criteria curricula, and evaluates webinar
25 and electronic mentoring results;
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1 (2) the internal controls that are used and a
2 summary of the topics covered by the webinars; and
3 (3) performance metrics, including the number
4 of small business concerns counseled by, the number
5 of small business concerns created by, the number of
6 jobs created and retained by, and the funding
7 amounts directed towards such online counseling
8 services.
9 SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
10 (a) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—The Small Business Act
11 (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—
12 (1) in section 7 (15 U.S.C. 636)—
13 (A) in subsection (b)(12)—
14 (i) in the paragraph heading, by in-
15 serting ‘‘PROGRAM’’ after ‘‘SCORE’’; and
16 (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
17 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and
18 inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and
19 (B) in subsection (m)(3)(A)(i)(VIII), by
20 striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’
21 and inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and
22 (2) in section 22 (15 U.S.C. 649)—
23 (A) in subsection (b)—
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1 (i) in paragraph (1), by striking
2 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and
3 inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and
4 (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking
5 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and
6 inserting ‘‘SCORE program’’; and
7 (B) in subsection (c)(12), by striking
8 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in-
9 serting ‘‘SCORE program’’.
10 (b) OTHER LAWS.—
11 (1) SMALL BUSINESS REAUTHORIZATION ACT
12 OF 1997.—Section 707 of the Small Business Reau-
13 thorization Act of 1997 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is
14 amended by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Ex-
15 ecutives (SCORE) program’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE
16 program (as defined in section 8(c)(1) of the Small
17 Business Act)’’.
18 (2) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
19 SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999.—Sec-
20 tion 301 of the Veterans Entrepreneurship and
21 Small Business Development Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C.
22 657b note) is amended by striking ‘‘Service Core of
23 Retired Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro-
24 gram’’.
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1 (3) MILITARY RESERVIST AND VETERAN SMALL
2 BUSINESS REAUTHORIZATION AND OPPORTUNITY
3 ACT OF 2008.—Section 3(5) of the Military Reservist
4 and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and
5 Opportunity Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 636 note) is
6 amended by striking ‘‘the Service Corps of Retired
7 Executives’’ and inserting ‘‘the SCORE program’’.
8 (4) CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
9 REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2009.—Section 621 of the
10 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthoriza-
11 tion Act of 2009 (15 U.S.C. 657p) is amended—
12 (A) in subsection (a), by striking para-
13 graph (4) and inserting the following:
14 ‘‘(4) the term ‘SCORE program’ means the
15 SCORE program authorized by section 8(b)(1)(B)
16 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
17 637(b)(1)(B));’’; and
18 (B) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(iv), by striking
19 ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Executives’’ and in-
20 serting ‘‘SCORE program’’.
21 (5) ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION
22 ACT.—Section 337(d)(2)(A) of the Energy Policy
23 and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6307(d)(2)(A)) is
24 amended by striking ‘‘Service Corps of Retired Ex-
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1 ecutives (SCORE)’’ and inserting ‘‘SCORE pro-
2 gram’’.
3 SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
4 In this Act:
5 (1) ADMINISTRATION; ADMINISTRATOR.—The
6 terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’ mean,
7 respectively, the Small Business Administration and
8 the Administrator thereof.
9 (2) SCORE ASSOCIATION; SCORE PROGRAM.—
10 The terms ‘‘SCORE Association’’ and ‘‘SCORE pro-
11 gram’’ have the meaning given those terms, respec-
12 tively, under section 8(c)(1) of the Small Business
13 Act, as added by section 2 of this Act.
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