Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/790

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104 STAT. 2142 PUBLIC LAW 101-515—NOV. 5, 1990 Reports. 15 USC 648. 15 USC 648 note. Government contracts. Grant programs. 15 USC 648 note. Czechoslovakia. Poland. Hungary. Establishment. 15 USC 652. Government contracts. "(h) The Administrator shall submit annually to the President and the Congress a report on activities within the scope of this section.". SEC. 5. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS. (a) Section 21 of the Small Business Act is amended by striking the second proviso in subsection (a)(4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: Provided further. That no recipient of funds under this section shall receive a grant which would exceed its pro rata share of a $70,000,000 program based upon the population to be served by the Small Business Development Center as compared to the total population of the United States, plus $100,000 for each State, but no State shall receive less than $200,000."; (b) Section 204 of the Small Business Development Center Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-302), as amended, is hereby repealed; and (c) The amendments to the second proviso in subsection (a)(4) made by subsection (a) of this section shall apply to contracts, grants or cooperative agreements for performance commencing on or after October 1, 1991; contracts, grants or cooperative agreements for performance commencing prior thereto shall receive funding for the entire term of performance without regard to this amendment and according to the State's pro rata share of a $65,000,000 program as computed on the effective date of this section under population estimates used for calendar year 1990 agreements, plus $50,000 for each State, but no State shall receive less than $200,000. SEC. 6. SBDC GRANTEE ELIGIBILITY. Section 21 of the Small Business Act is amended by striking the period at the end of the first sentence of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and inserting the following: ": Provided, That after December 31, 1990, the Administration shall not make a grant to any applicant other than an institution of higher education as a Small Business Development Center unless the applicant was receiving a grant (including a contract or cooperative agreement) on such date. The Administration shall require any applicant for a small business development center grant with performance commencing on or after January 1, 1992 to have its own budget and to primarily utilize institutions of higher education to provide services to the small business community.". SEC. 7. CENTRAL EUROPEAN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. The Small Business Act is amended by adding the following new section: "SEC. 25. (a) There is hereby established a Central European Small Business Enterprise Development Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Commission'). The Commission shall be comprised of a representative of each of the following: the Small Business Administration, the Association of American Universities, and the Association of Small Business Development Centers. "0?) The Commission shall develop in Czechoslovakia, Poland and Hungary (hereinafter referred to as 'designated Central European countries') a self-sustaining system to provide management and technical assistance to small business owners. "(1) Not later than 90 days after the effective date of this section, the Commission, in consultation with the Agency for International Development, shall enter a contract with one or more entities to—