[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 182 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 182

 To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the microloan program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 25, 2001

 Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Kerry) 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 with respect to the microloan program.

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

SECTION 1. PEER-TO-PEER CAPACITY BUILDING.

    Section 7(m)(9) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(9)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Peer-to-peer capacity building and 
                training.--The Administrator may use not more than 
                $1,000,000 of the annual appropriation to the 
                Administration for technical assistance grants to 
                subcontract with 1 or more national trade associations 
                of eligible intermediaries, or other entities 
                knowledgeable about and experienced in microlending and 
                related technical assistance, under this subsection to 
                provide peer-to-peer capacity building and training to 
                lenders under this subsection and organizations seeking 
                to become lenders under this subsection.''.
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