1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women’s Business Centers Improvements Act of 2017 . 2. Office of women’s business ownership Section 29(g) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following: (B) Responsibilities The responsibilities of the Assistant Administrator shall be to administer the programs and services of the Office of Women’s Business Ownership. (C) Duties The Assistant Administrator shall perform the following functions with respect to the Office of Women’s Business Ownership: (i) Recommend the annual administrative and program budgets of the Office and eligible entities receiving a grant under the Women’s Business Center Program. (ii) Review the annual budgets submitted by each eligible entity receiving a grant under the Women’s Business Center Program. (iii) Select applicants to receive grants to operate a women’s business center after reviewing information required by this section, including the budget of each applicant. (iv) Collaborate with other Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments, not-for-profit organizations, and for-profit enterprises to maximize utilization of taxpayer dollars and reduce (or eliminate) any duplication among the programs overseen by the Office of Women’s Business Ownership and those of other entities that provide similar services to women entrepreneurs. (v) Maintain a clearinghouse to provide for the dissemination and exchange of information between women’s business centers. (vi) Serve as the vice chairperson of the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise and as the liaison for the National Women’s Business Council.