Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/718

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114 STAT. 2763A-678 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX I "(3) DURATION. —Awards may be made or cooperative agreements entered into under this section for multiple years, not to exceed 5 years in total. "(f) REPORTS.— "(1) INITIAL REPORT.— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 2000, the Administrator shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Small Business of the Senate and the Committee on Science and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report, which shall include, with respect to the FAST program, including Mentoring Networks— "(A) a description of the structure and procedures of the program; "(B) a management plan for the program; and "(C) a description of the merit-based review process to be used in the program, "(2) ANNUAL REPORTS. —The Administrator shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Small Business of the Senate and the Committee on Science and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives regarding— "(A) the number and amount of awards provided and cooperative agreements entered into under the FAST program during the preceding year; "(B) a list of recipients under this section, including their location and the activities being performed with the awards made or under the cooperative agreements entered into; and "(C) the Mentoring Networks and the mentoring database, as provided for under section 35, including— "(i) the status of the inclusion of mentoring information in the database required by section 9(k); and "(ii) the status of the implementation and description of the usage of the Mentoring Networks. " (g) REVIEWS BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the Administration shall conduct a review of— "(A) the extent to which recipients under the FAST program are measuring the performance of the activities being conducted and the results of such measurements; and "(B) the overall management and effectiveness of the FAST program. "(2) REPORT.— During the first quarter of fiscal year 2004, the Inspector General of the Administration shall submit a report to the Committee on Small Business of the Senate and the Committee on Science and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives on the review conducted under paragraph (1). "(h) PROGRAM LEVELS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the FAST program, including Mentoring Networks, under this section and section 35, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005. "(2) MENTORING DATABASE.— Of the total amount made available under paragraph (1) for fiscal years 2001 through