PUBLIC LAW 106-165—DEC. 9, 1999 113 STAT. 1799 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: "(1) IN GENERAL. — T here is authorized to be appropriated, to remain available until the expiration of the pilot program under subsection (1)— " (A) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; " (B) $12,800,000 for fiscal year 2001; " (C) $13,700,000 for fiscal year 2002; and "(D) $14,500,000 for fiscal year 2003. "; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking "Amounts made" and inserting the following: "(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), amounts made"; and (B) by adding at the end the following: "(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Of the amount made available under this subsection for a fiscal year, the following amounts shall be available for selection panel costs, postaward conference costs, and costs related to monitoring and oversight: "(i) For fiscal year 2000, 2 percent. "(ii) For fiscal year 2001, 1.9 percent. "(iii) For fiscal year 2002, 1.9 percent. "(iv) For fiscal year 2003, 1.6 percent."; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(4) RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR SUSTMNABILITY PILOT PRO- GRAM. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —Subject to subparagraph (B), of the total amount made available under this subsection for a fiscal year, the following amounts shall be reserved for sustainability grants under subsection (1): "(i) For fiscal year 2000, 17 percent, "(ii) For fiscal year 2001, 18.8 percent, "(iii) For fiscal year 2002, 30.2 percent. "(iv) For fiscal year 2003, 30.2 percent. "(B) USE OF UNAWARDED FUNDS; FOR SUSTAINABILITY PILOT PROGRAM GRANTS. — If the amiount reserved under subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year is not fully awarded to private nonprofit organizations dtjscribed in subsection (1)(1)(B), the Administration is authorized to use the unawarded amount to fund additional women's business center sites or to increase funding of existing women's business center sites under subsection (b).". (c) GUIDELINES. —Not later than 30 days after the date of enact- Deadline, ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis- 15 USC 656 note, tration shall issue guidelines to implement the amendments made by this section. SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING GOVERNMENT PROCURE- MENT ACCESS FOR WOMEN-OWNED SIVCALL BUSINESSES. (a) FINDINGS. — The Senate finds that— (1) women-owned small businesses are a powerful force in the economy; (2) between 1987 and 1996— (A) the number of women-owned small businesses in the United States increased by 78 percent, almost twice the rate of increase of all businesses in the United States;
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