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                                                 Union Calendar No. 451
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4464

                          [Report No. 106-784]

 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

                             July 25, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill see copy of bill as introduced on May 16, 
                                 2000]

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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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``BusinessLINC Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 8 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) BusinessLINC 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.--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.
            ``(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.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 451

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4464

                          [Report No. 106-784]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 25, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed