[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2157 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2157

  To amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorized funding 
                  level for women's business centers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 1998

 Mr. Cleland (for himself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Jeffords, and Mr. Lieberman) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                      Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorized funding 
                  level for women's business centers.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) there is a need to increase the authorization level for 
        the women's business centers because they are the only 
        organizations nationally that focus exclusively on 
        entrepreneurial training programs for women;
            (2) increased funding would allow for new centers and 
        subcenters to be established, and continued funding for 
        existing centers, including the on-line women's business 
        center; and
            (3) increased funding will ensure that the Small Business 
        Administration achieves the goal of establishing and sustaining 
        at least one women's business center in each State.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 29(k)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(k)(1)) is 
amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out the projects authorized under this 
        section--
                    ``(A) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
                    ``(B) $10,500,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
                    ``(C) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall become effective on October 
1, 1998.
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