[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1517 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1517

  To permit Women's Business Centers to re-compete for sustainability 
                                grants.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2005

 Ms. Snowe (for herself, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. 
Pryor) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, 
                    read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To permit Women's Business Centers to re-compete for sustainability 
                                grants.

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

SECTION 1. WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS.

    Section 29(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(k)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Prior recipients.--Notwithstanding subsection (l)(1), 
        any recipient of a grant under subsection (l) whose 5-year 
        project ended in fiscal year 2004, is eligible to apply to 
        receive the funds for grants to continue Women's Business 
        Centers in sustainability status for fiscal year 2005, made 
        available by Public Law 108-447 (118 Stat. 2911).''.
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