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SCORE for Small Business Act of 2016 This bill amends the Small Business Act, with respect to the SCORE program (Service Corps of Retired Executives), to: reauthorize the program for FY2017-FY2018; require the Small Business Administration to award a grant to the SCORE Association (or any successor group) to manage the SCORE program; modify program requirements with respect to the role of participating volunteers, program plans and goals, and reporting; and outline privacy requirements pertaining to the disclosure of information of businesses assisted under such program. The SCORE Association shall: make use of online counseling, including by webinars and an electronic mentoring platform; study the future role of the SCORE program; and develop a strategic plan for how the program will evolve to meet the needs of America's entrepreneurs over the next five years.

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Alma Adams (D)*,  Richard Hanna (R), 

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (on 03/17/2016)

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