Sec. 304. Reporting requirements
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In this section, the terms SCORE Association and SCORE program have the meanings given those terms in subsection
(gg)of section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ), as added by section 305 of this title. The SCORE Association shall carry out a study on the future role of the SCORE program and develop a strategic plan for how the SCORE program will meet the needs of small business concerns during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, with specific objectives for the first, third, and fifth years of the 5-year period. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the SCORE Association shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing— all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under paragraph (1); the strategic plan developed under paragraph (1); and an explanation of how the SCORE Association plans to achieve the strategic plan, assuming both stagnant and increased funding levels. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing an assessment of the cost of leased space that is donated to the SCORE Association. Not later than 3 months after the last day of the first full fiscal year following the date of enactment of this Act, the SCORE Association shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the effectiveness of the online counseling services required under paragraph
(2)of section 8(c) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(c) ), as added by section 302 of this title, including a description of— how the SCORE Association determines electronic mentoring and webinar needs, develops training for electronic mentoring, establishes webinar criteria curricula, and evaluates webinar and electronic mentoring results; the internal controls that are used and a summary of the topics covered by the webinars; and performance metrics, including the number of small business concerns counseled by, the number of small business concerns created by, the number of jobs created and retained by, and the funding amounts directed towards those online counseling services.
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