[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 774 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.774

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine


                                 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 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 29(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 656(c)(1)) is amended--
        (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and'' after the 
    semicolon at the end; and
        (2) 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.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall 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''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.