Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 114 Part 5.djvu/736

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114 STAT. 2763A-696 PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX I "(IV) by disseminating such information, including through recognition events, and by other activities that the Administration determines to be appropriate; and "(ii) through cooperation with a profit-making concern (referred to in this paragraph as a 'cosponsor'), training, information, and education to small business concerns, except that the Administration shall— "(I) take such actions as it determines to be appropriate to ensure that— "(aa) the Administration receives appropriate recognition and publicity; "(bb) the cooperation does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Administration of any product or service of the cosponsor; "(cc) unnecessary promotion of the products or services of the cosponsor is avoided; and "(dd) utilization of any one cosponsor in a marketing area is minimized; and "(II) develop an agreement, executed on behalf of the Administration by an employee of the Administration in Washington, the District of Columbia, that provides, at a minimum, that— "(aa) any printed material to announce the cosponsorship or to be distributed at the cosponsored activity, shall be approved in advance by the Administration; "(bb) the terms and conditions of the cooperation shall be specified; "(cc) only minimal charges may be imposed on any small business concern to cover the direct costs of providing the assistance; "(dd) the Administration may provide to the cosponsorship mailing labels, but not lists of names and addresses of small business concerns compiled by the Administration; "(ee) all printed materials containing the names of both the Administration and the cosponsor shall include a prominent disclaimer that the cooperation does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the Administration of any product or service of the cosponsor; and "(ff) the Administration shall ensure that it receives appropriate recognition in all cosponsorship printed materials.". (b) EXTENSION OF COSPONSORSHIP AUTHORITY. —Section 401(a)(2) of the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking "September 30, 2000" and inserting "September 30, 2003".