SECTION 1. Short title.

SEC. 2. SCORE Program provisions and requirements.

(1) in subsection (b)(1)(B)—

(A) by striking “a Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)” and inserting “the SCORE program described in subsection (c)”; and

(B) by striking “SCORE may” and inserting “the SCORE Association (as defined in subsection (c)) may”; and

(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

“(c) SCORE program.—

“(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:

“(A) SCORE ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘SCORE Association’ means the Service Corps of Retired Executives Association or any successor or other organization that enters into a cooperative agreement (as described under paragraph (2)) with the Administrator to operate the SCORE program.

“(B) SCORE FOUNDATION.—The term ‘SCORE Foundation’ means an organization with a mission to support the SCORE Association and volunteers of the SCORE program.

“(C) SCORE PROGRAM.—The term ‘SCORE program’ means the SCORE program authorized by subsection (b)(1)(B).

“(2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Administrator shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the SCORE Association to carry out the SCORE program, which shall include the following requirements:

“(A) ADMINISTRATOR DUTIES.—The Administrator shall—

“(i) every 2 years, conduct a financial examination of the SCORE Association to ensure that any costs paid for with Federal funds are allowable, allocable, and reasonable;

“(ii) review and approve contracts entered into by the SCORE Association to provide goods or services for the SCORE program of a value greater than an amount determined by the Administrator;

“(iii) maintain a system through which the SCORE Association provides documentation relating to such contracts; and

“(iv) within 30 days of the receipt of a quarterly report on the achievements of the SCORE program submitted by the SCORE Association, reconcile differences between such report and the performance results of the SCORE program reported in a management information system of the Office of Entrepreneurial Development.

“(B) SCORE ASSOCIATION DUTIES.—The SCORE Association shall—

“(i) manage nationwide chapters of the SCORE program;

“(ii) provide annual training to employees of the SCORE Association on generating and using program income from the SCORE program;

“(iii) submit documentation to the Administrator verifying such annual training is completed;

“(iv) separate funds donated to the SCORE Association from program income and funds received pursuant to a cooperative agreement; and

“(v) maintain and enforce requirements for volunteers participating in the SCORE program, including requirements that each such volunteer shall—

“(I) based on the business experience and knowledge of the volunteer—

“(aa) provide personal counseling, mentoring, and coaching on the process of starting, expanding, managing, buying, and selling a business at no cost to individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business concerns; and

“(bb) facilitate free or low-cost education workshops for individuals who own, or aspire to own, small business concerns; and

“(II) as appropriate, use tools, resources, and expertise of other organizations to carry out the SCORE program.

“(C) JOINT DUTIES.—The Administrator, in consultation with the SCORE Association, shall ensure that the SCORE program and each chapter of the SCORE program—

“(i) develop and implement plans and goals to effectively and efficiently provide services to individuals in rural areas, economically disadvantaged communities, or other traditionally underserved communities, including plans for virtual, remote, and web-based initiatives, chapter expansion, partnerships, and the development of new skills by volunteers participating in the SCORE program; and

“(ii) reinforce an inclusive culture by recruiting diverse volunteers for the chapters of the SCORE program.

“(3) ONLINE COMPONENT.—In addition to providing in-person services, the SCORE Association shall maintain and expand online counseling services including webinars, electronic mentoring platforms, and online toolkits to further support entrepreneurs.

“(4) ACCOUNTING.—The SCORE Association shall—

“(A) maintain a centralized accounting and financing system for each chapter of the SCORE program;

“(B) maintain a uniform policy and procedures to manage Federal funds received pursuant to a cooperative agreement described in paragraph (2); and

“(C) maintain an employee of the SCORE Association to serve as a compliance officer to ensure expenditures of the SCORE program are fully compliant with any law, regulation, or cooperative agreement relating to the SCORE program.

“(5) COMPENSATION.—

“(A) SALARIES.—The salary of an employee of the SCORE Association may not exceed the equivalent of the maximum rate of pay allowable for an individual in the career Senior Executive Service employed at the Administration.

“(B) PERFORMANCE AWARDS.—The SCORE Association may spend up to 5 percent of the aggregate salaries of employees of the SCORE Association on individual performance awards to employees of the SCORE Association, to be disbursed before the last day of the fiscal year, if not later than 60 days before such disbursement the SCORE Association submits to the Administrator a report on the number and amount of such awards to be disbursed.

“(C) SCORE FOUNDATION.—A member of the Board of Directors of the SCORE Association or an employee of the SCORE Association may not simultaneously serve on the Board of Directors of, or receive compensation from, the SCORE Foundation without written approval from the Administrator.

“(6) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS.—The SCORE Association shall—

“(A) annually update all manuals or other documents applicable to employees and volunteers of the SCORE Association or the SCORE program to include requirements relating to reporting procedures and protectors for whistleblowers; and

“(B) conduct an annual training for employees and volunteers of the SCORE Association or the SCORE program on the requirements described in paragraph (1) and encourage the use of the hotline established by the Office of the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit whistleblower reports.

“(7) PUBLISHED MATERIALS.—The SCORE Association shall ensure all published materials include written acknowledgment of Small Business Administration support of the SCORE program if such materials are paid for in whole or in part by Federal funds.

“(8) 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 is 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 SCORE program activity data; or

“(ii) prevent the Administrator from using SCORE program client information to conduct client surveys.

“(C) STANDARDS.—

“(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall, after the opportunity for notice and comment, establish standards for—

“(I) disclosures with respect to financial audits described 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 standards issued under this subparagraph shall, to the extent practicable, provide for the maximum amount of privacy protection.

“(9) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and annually 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 on the performance and effectiveness of the SCORE program, which may be included as part of another report submitted to such Committees by the Administrator, and which shall include—

“(A) the total number and the number of unique clients counseled or trained under the SCORE program;

“(B) the number of hours of counseling provided under the SCORE program;

“(C) the number of local workshops provided under the SCORE program;

“(D) the number of clients attending online and local workshops provided under the SCORE program;

“(E) to the extent practicable, the demographics of SCORE program clients and volunteers, which shall include the gender, race, and age of each such client or volunteer;

“(F) with respect to businesses assisted under the SCORE program, the cost to create a job, the cost to create a business, and return on investment;

“(G) the number of referrals of SCORE program clients to other resources and programs of the Administration;

“(H) the number of SCORE program clients receiving financial assistance, including the type and dollar amount, under loan programs of the Administration;

“(I) the results of SCORE program client satisfactory surveys, including a summary of any comments received from such clients;

“(J) the number of new businesses started up by SCORE program clients;

“(K) the number of such new businesses realizing revenue growth;

“(L) to the extent practicable, the number of jobs created with assistance from the SCORE program;

“(M) the total cost of the SCORE program;

“(N) any recommendations of the Administrator to improve the SCORE program; and

“(O) an explanation of how the SCORE program has been integrated with—

“(i) small business development centers;

“(ii) women’s business centers (described under section 29);

“(iii) Veteran Business Outreach Centers 20 (described under section 32);

“(iv) other offices of the Administration; and

“(v) other public and private entities engaging in entrepreneurial and small business development.”.

SEC. 3. Authorization of appropriations for the SCORE program.

“(i) 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 2022 and 2023.”.

SEC. 4. Reporting requirements.

SEC. 5. Technical and conforming amendments.

SEC. 6. Definitions.

(1) ADMINISTRATION; ADMINISTRATOR.—The terms “Administration” and “Administrator” mean, respectively, the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof.

(2) SCORE ASSOCIATION; SCORE PROGRAM.—The terms “SCORE Association” and “SCORE program” have the meaning given those terms, respectively, under section 8(c)(1) of the Small Business Act, as added by section 2 of this Act.