[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 392 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 392

   To amend the Small Business Act to increase the authorization of 
        appropriations for the women's business center program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 19, 1999

 Ms. Millender-McDonald (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
      Kennedy, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frank of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hinojosa, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. 
  Kilpatrick, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
 Brown of Ohio, Ms. Christian-Christensen, and Ms. Lee) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Small Business Act to increase the 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 ``Empowering Women Business Owners 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) There is a need to increase the authorization of 
        appropriations for the women's business centers established 
        under the Small Business Act because these centers are the only 
        organizations nationally that focus exclusively on 
        entrepreneurial training programs for women.
            (2) Increased funding would make possible the establishment 
        of new centers and subcenters and the continued funding of 
        existing centers, including the on-line women's business 
        center.
            (3) Increased funding will help the Small Business 
        Administration to achieve the goal of establishing and 
        sustaining at least one women's business center in each State.

SEC. 3. 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 are authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out the projects authorized under this 
        section--
                    ``(A) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
                    ``(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
                    ``(C) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall become effective on October 1, 
1999.
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