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[81 STAT. 711]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 711]

81

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PUBLIC LAW 90-222-DEC. 23, 1967

(3) by adding at the end of the second subsection (b) the following: "To insure an equitable distribution between urban and rural areas for loans between $3,500 and $25,000 made under this title, the Administrator is authorized to use the agencies and agreements and delegations developed under title III of the Act as he shall determine necessary."; and (4) adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (c) The Administrator shall provide for the continuing evaluation of programs under this section, including full information on the location, income characteristics, and types of businesses and individuals assisted, and on new private lending activity stimulated, and the results of such evaluation together with recommendations shall be included in the report required by section 608." (d) Title IV of such Act is amended by— (1) renumbering section 405 to read "408" and inserting in such section "and the Secretary of Commerce" immediately following the word "Administration"; (2) striking out section 404; and (3) inserting new sections 404, 405, 406, and 407 to read as follows: ((DISTRIBUTION

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OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

"SEC. 404. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall take such steps as may be necessary to insure that, in any fiscal year, at least 50 per centum of the amounts loaned or guaranteed pursuant to this part are allotted to small business concerns located in urban areas identified by the Director, after consideration of any recommendations of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, as having high concentrations of unemployed or low-income individuals or to small business concerns owned by low-income individuals. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration, after consideration of any recommendations of the Director, shall define the meaning of low income as it applies to owners of small business concerns eligible to be assisted under this part, and such definition need not correspond to the definition of low income as used elsewhere in this Act. " L I M I T A T I O N O N FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

"SEC. 405. No financial assistance shall be extended pursuant to this title where the Administrator of the Small Business Administration determines that the assistance will be used in relocating establishments from one area to another if such relocation would result in an increase in unemployment in the area of original location. " T E C H N I C A L ASSISTANCE AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING

"SEC. 406. (a) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration is authorized to provide financial assistance to public or private organizations to pay all or part of the costs of projects designed to provide technical and management assistance to individuals or enterprises eligible for assistance under section 402, with special attention to small business concerns located in urban areas of high concentration of unemployed or low-income individuals or owned by low-income individuals. "(b) Financial assistance under this section may be provided for projects, including without limitation— "(1) planning and research, including feasibility studies and market research:

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