PUBLIC LAW 106-50—AUG. 17, 1999 113 STAT. 239 for Professional Certification, the Council on Licensure and Enforcement, and the American Legion. "(B) PUBLIC SECTOR MEMBERS. —The Corporation shall invite public sector members to serve at the discretion of their departments or agencies and shall— "(i) encourage the participation of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; "(ii) encourage the participation of two officers from each brginch of the Armed Forces to represent the Training Commands of their brsmch; and "(iii) seek the participation and guidance of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training. "(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Corporation to carry out this section— " (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; "(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; "(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and "(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003. "(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT. — "(A) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—The amount made available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2001 may not exceed twice the amount that the Corporation certifies that it will provide for that fisced year from sources other than the Federal Government. "(B) SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEARS.— The amount made available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2002 or 2003 may not exceed the amount that the Corporation certifies that it will provide for that fiscal year from sources other than the Federal Government. "(3) PRIVATIZATION.—The Corporation shall institute and implement a plan to reuse private funds and become a self- sustaining corporation.". (b) GAG REPORT. — Not later than 180 days after the last day of the second fiscal year beginning after the date on which the initial members of the Board of Directors of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation are appointed under section 33(c) of the Small Business Act (as added by this section), the Comptroller (General of the United States shall evaluate the effectiveness of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation in carrying out the purposes under section 33(b) of the Small Business Act (as added by this section), and submit to Congress a report on the results of that evsQuation. SEC. 203. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS BUSINESS AFFAIRS. (a) IN GENERAL. —There is established an advisory committee to be known as the "Advisory Committee on Vetereuis Business Affairs" (in this section referred to as the "Committee"), which shall serve as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to— (1) the Administrator of the Smsdl Business Administration (in this section referred to as the "Administrator"); (2) the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development of the Small Business Administration; (3) the Congress; Deadline. 15 USC 657c note. Establishment. 15 USC 657b note.
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