[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4464 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4464

 To amend the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the 
    Small Business Administration to make grants and to enter into 
   cooperative agreements to encourage the expansion of business-to-
    business relationships and the provision of certain information.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2000

   Mr. Davis of Illinois (for himself, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Millender-
   McDonald, Ms. Berkley, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Brady of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Moore, 
   and Mrs. Jones of Ohio) 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 authorize the Administrator of the 
    Small Business Administration to make grants and to enter into 
   cooperative agreements to encourage the expansion of business-to-
    business relationships and the provision of certain information.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Business Linc Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--
            ``(1) In general.--In accordance with this subsection, the 
        Administrator may make grants to and enter into cooperative 
        agreements with any coalition of private entities, public 
        entities, or any combination of private and public entities--
                    ``(A) to expand business-to-business relationships 
                between large and small businesses; and
                    ``(B) to provide businesses, directly or 
                indirectly, with online information and a database of 
                companies that are interested in mentor-protege 
                programs or community-based, state-wide, or local 
                business development programs.
            ``(2) Matching requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Administrator may make a grant to a coalition under 
                paragraph (1) only if the coalition provides for 
                activities described in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) an 
                amount, either in kind or in cash, equal to the grant 
                amount.
                    ``(B) Waiver.--With respect to any individual 
                coalition, the Administrator may waive the matching 
                requirement set forth in this paragraph, if the 
                Administrator determines that such a waiver is in the 
                best interest of the program authorized by this 
                subsection.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $6,600,000, to 
        remain available until expended, for each of fiscal years 2001 
        through 2003.''.
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