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Public Law 106–17

To amend the Small Business Act to change the conditions of participation and provide an authorization of appropriations for the women’s business center program.

Approved April 6, 1999

Statutory text

An Act

To amend the Small Business Act to change the conditions of participation and provide an authorization of appropriations for the women’s business center program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Women’s Business Center Amendments

15 USC 631 note.

Act of 1999”.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.

In General.—

Section 29(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(c)(1)) is amended—

in subparagraph (A) by inserting “and” after the semicolon at the end; and

by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:

“(B)
in the third, fourth, and fifth years, 1 non-Federal dollar for each Federal dollar.”.
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Applicability.—

The amendments made by this section shall

15 USC 656 note.

apply beginning October 1, 1998.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 29(k)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(k)(1)) is amended by striking “8,000,000” and inserting “11,000,000”.

Approved April 6, 1999.