[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 115 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H8008-H8018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2000

  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the 
resolution (H. Res. 590) providing for the concurrence by the House 
with an amendment in the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 2392.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                              H. Res. 590

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
     House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker's 
     table the bill H.R. 2392, with the amendment of the Senate 
     thereto, and to have concurred in the amendment of the Senate 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     amendment of the Senate, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Table of contents.

          TITLE I--SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Findings.
Sec. 103. Extension of SBIR program.
Sec. 104. Annual report.
Sec. 105. Third phase assistance.
Sec. 106. Report on programs for annual performance plan.
Sec. 107. Output and outcome data.
Sec. 108. National Research Council reports.
Sec. 109. Federal agency expenditures for the SBIR program.
Sec. 110. Policy directive modifications.
Sec. 111. Federal and State technology partnership program.
Sec. 112. Mentoring networks.
Sec. 113. Simplified reporting requirements.
Sec. 114. Rural outreach program extension.

                TITLE II--GENERAL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Levels of participation.
Sec. 203. Loan amounts.
Sec. 204. Interest on defaulted loans.
Sec. 205. Prepayment of loans.
Sec. 206. Guarantee fees.
Sec. 207. Lease terms.

            TITLE III--CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROGRAM

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Women-owned businesses.
Sec. 303. Maximum debenture size.
Sec. 304. Fees.
Sec. 305. Premier certified lenders program.
Sec. 306. Sale of certain defaulted loans.
Sec. 307. Loan liquidation.

   TITLE IV--CORRECTIONS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Investment in small business investment companies.
Sec. 404. Subsidy fees.
Sec. 405. Distributions.
Sec. 406. Conforming amendment.

          TITLE V--REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Reauthorization of small business programs.
Sec. 503. Additional reauthorizations.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Loan application processing.
Sec. 602. Application of ownership requirements.
Sec. 603. Eligibility for HUBZone program.
Sec. 604. Subcontracting preference for veterans.
Sec. 605. Small business development center program funding.
Sec. 606. Surety bonds.

          TITLE I--SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM

     SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Small 
     Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization Act of 
     2000''.

     SEC. 102. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the small business innovation research program 
     established under the Small Business Innovation Development 
     Act of 1982, and reauthorized by the Small Business Research 
     and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 (in this Act referred 
     to as the ``SBIR program'') is highly successful in involving 
     small businesses in federally funded research and 
     development;
       (2) the SBIR program made the cost-effective and unique 
     research and development capabilities possessed by the small 
     businesses of the Nation available to Federal agencies and 
     departments;
       (3) the innovative goods and services developed by small 
     businesses that participated in the SBIR program have 
     produced innovations of critical importance in a wide variety 
     of high-technology fields, including biology, medicine, 
     education, and defense;
       (4) the SBIR program is a catalyst in the promotion of 
     research and development, the commercialization of innovative 
     technology, the development of new products and services, and 
     the continued excellence of this Nation's high-technology 
     industries; and
       (5) the continuation of the SBIR program will provide 
     expanded opportunities for one

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     of the Nation's vital resources, its small businesses, will 
     foster invention, research, and technology, will create jobs, 
     and will increase this Nation's competitiveness in 
     international markets.

     SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF SBIR PROGRAM.

       Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(m)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(m) Termination.--The authorization to carry out the 
     Small Business Innovation Research Program established under 
     this section shall terminate on September 30, 2008.''.

     SEC. 104. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(b)(7)) is amended by striking ``and the Committee on 
     Small Business of the House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting ``, and to the Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Small Business of the House of 
     Representatives,''.

     SEC. 105. THIRD PHASE ASSISTANCE.

       Section 9(e)(4)(C)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     638(e)(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting ``; or''.

     SEC. 106. REPORT ON PROGRAMS FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN.

       Section 9(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(g)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) include, as part of its annual performance plan as 
     required by subsections (a) and (b) of section 1115 of title 
     31, United States Code, a section on its SBIR program, and 
     shall submit such section to the Committee on Small Business 
     of the Senate, and the Committee on Science and the Committee 
     on Small Business of the House of Representatives; and''.

     SEC. 107. OUTPUT AND OUTCOME DATA.

       (a) Collection.--Section 9(g) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638(g)), as amended by section 106 of this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) collect, and maintain in a common format in 
     accordance with subsection (v), such information from 
     awardees as is necessary to assess the SBIR program, 
     including information necessary to maintain the database 
     described in subsection (k).''.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Section 9(b)(7) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7)), as amended by section 104 
     of this Act, is further amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end ``, including the data on output and 
     outcomes collected pursuant to subsections (g)(10) and 
     (o)(9), and a description of the extent to which Federal 
     agencies are providing in a timely manner information needed 
     to maintain the database described in subsection (k)''.
       (c) Database.--Section 9(k) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 638(k)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) Database.--
       ``(1) Public database.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Small Business Innovation Research 
     Program Reauthorization Act of 2000, the Administrator shall 
     develop, maintain, and make available to the public a 
     searchable, up-to-date, electronic database that includes--
       ``(A) the name, size, location, and an identifying number 
     assigned by the Administrator, of each small business concern 
     that has received a first phase or second phase SBIR award 
     from a Federal agency;
       ``(B) a description of each first phase or second phase 
     SBIR award received by that small business concern, 
     including--
       ``(i) an abstract of the project funded by the award, 
     excluding any proprietary information so identified by the 
     small business concern;
       ``(ii) the Federal agency making the award; and
       ``(iii) the date and amount of the award;
       ``(C) an identification of any business concern or 
     subsidiary established for the commercial application of a 
     product or service for which an SBIR award is made; and
       ``(D) information regarding mentors and Mentoring Networks, 
     as required by section 35(d).
       ``(2) Government database.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of the Small Business Innovation 
     Research Program Reauthorization Act of 2000, the 
     Administrator, in consultation with Federal agencies required 
     to have an SBIR program pursuant to subsection (f)(1), shall 
     develop and maintain a database to be used solely for SBIR 
     program evaluation that--
       ``(A) contains for each second phase award made by a 
     Federal agency--
       ``(i) information collected in accordance with paragraph 
     (3) on revenue from the sale of new products or services 
     resulting from the research conducted under the award;
       ``(ii) information collected in accordance with paragraph 
     (3) on additional investment from any source, other than 
     first phase or second phase SBIR or STTR awards, to further 
     the research and development conducted under the award; and
       ``(iii) any other information received in connection with 
     the award that the Administrator, in conjunction with the 
     SBIR program managers of Federal agencies, considers relevant 
     and appropriate;
       ``(B) includes any narrative information that a small 
     business concern receiving a second phase award voluntarily 
     submits to further describe the outputs and outcomes of its 
     awards;
       ``(C) includes for each applicant for a first phase or 
     second phase award that does not receive such an award--
       ``(i) the name, size, and location, and an identifying 
     number assigned by the Administration;
       ``(ii) an abstract of the project; and
       ``(iii) the Federal agency to which the application was 
     made;
       ``(D) includes any other data collected by or available to 
     any Federal agency that such agency considers may be useful 
     for SBIR program evaluation; and
       ``(E) is available for use solely for program evaluation 
     purposes by the Federal Government or, in accordance with 
     policy directives issued by the Administration, by other 
     authorized persons who are subject to a use and nondisclosure 
     agreement with the Federal Government covering the use of the 
     database.
       ``(3) Updating information for database.--
       ``(A) In general.--A small business concern applying for a 
     second phase award under this section shall be required to 
     update information in the database established under this 
     subsection for any prior second phase award received by that 
     small business concern. In complying with this paragraph, a 
     small business concern may apportion sales or additional 
     investment information relating to more than one second phase 
     award among those awards, if it notes the apportionment for 
     each award.
       ``(B) Annual updates upon termination.--A small business 
     concern receiving a second phase award under this section 
     shall--
       ``(i) update information in the database concerning that 
     award at the termination of the award period; and
       ``(ii) be requested to voluntarily update such information 
     annually thereafter for a period of 5 years.
       ``(4) Protection of information.--Information provided 
     under paragraph (2) shall be considered privileged and 
     confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--Inclusion of information in 
     the database under this subsection shall not be considered to 
     be publication for purposes of subsection (a) or (b) of 
     section 102 of title 35, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 108. NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORTS.

       (a) Study and Recommendations.--The head of each agency 
     with a budget of more than $50,000,000 for its SBIR program 
     for fiscal year 1999, in consultation with the Small Business 
     Administration, shall, not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, cooperatively enter into an 
     agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for the 
     National Research Council to--
       (1) conduct a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program 
     has stimulated technological innovation and used small 
     businesses to meet Federal research and development needs, 
     including--
       (A) a review of the value to the Federal research agencies 
     of the research projects being conducted under the SBIR 
     program, and of the quality of research being conducted by 
     small businesses participating under the program, including a 
     comparison of the value of projects conducted under the SBIR 
     program to those funded by other Federal research and 
     development expenditures;
       (B) to the extent practicable, an evaluation of the 
     economic benefits achieved by the SBIR program, including the 
     economic rate of return, and a comparison of the economic 
     benefits, including the economic rate of return, achieved by 
     the SBIR program with the economic benefits, including the 
     economic rate of return, of other Federal research and 
     development expenditures;
       (C) an evaluation of the noneconomic benefits achieved by 
     the SBIR program over the life of the program;
       (D) a comparison of the allocation for fiscal year 2000 of 
     Federal research and development funds to small businesses 
     with such allocation for fiscal year 1983, and an analysis of 
     the factors that have contributed to such allocation; and
       (E) an analysis of whether Federal agencies, in fulfilling 
     their procurement needs, are making sufficient effort to use 
     small businesses that have completed a second phase award 
     under the SBIR program; and
       (2) make recommendations with respect to--
       (A) measures of outcomes for strategic plans submitted 
     under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     performance plans submitted under section 1115 of title 31, 
     United States Code, of each Federal agency participating in 
     the SBIR program;
       (B) whether companies who can demonstrate project 
     feasibility, but who have not received a first phase award, 
     should be eligible for second phase awards, and the potential 
     impact of such awards on the competitive selection process of 
     the program;
       (C) whether the Federal Government should be permitted to 
     recoup some or all of its expenses if a controlling interest 
     in a company receiving an SBIR award is sold to a foreign 
     company or to a company that is not a small business concern;
       (D) how to increase the use by the Federal Government in 
     its programs and procurements of technology-oriented small 
     businesses; and
       (E) improvements to the SBIR program, if any are considered 
     appropriate.
       (b) Participation by Small Business.--
       (1) In general.--In a manner consistent with law and with 
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     study guidelines and procedures, knowledgeable individuals 
     from the small business community with experience in the SBIR 
     program shall be included--
       (A) in any panel established by the National Research 
     Council for the purpose of performing the study conducted 
     under this section; and
       (B) among those who are asked by the National Research 
     Council to peer review the study.
       (2) Consultation.--To ensure that the concerns of small 
     business are appropriately considered under this subsection, 
     the National Research Council shall consult with and consider 
     the views of the Office of Technology and the Office of 
     Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and other 
     interested parties, including entities, organizations, and 
     individuals actively engaged in enhancing or developing the 
     technological capabilities of small business concerns.
       (c) Progress Reports.--The National Research Council shall 
     provide semiannual progress reports on the study conducted 
     under this section to the Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the Committee on Small Business of the Senate.
       (d) Report.--The National Research Council shall transmit 
     to the heads of agencies entering into an agreement under 
     this section and to the Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the Committee on Small Business of the Senate--
       (1) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, a report including the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a)(1) and recommendations made 
     under subsection (a)(2); and
       (2) not later than 6 years after that date of enactment, an 
     update of such report.

     SEC. 109. FEDERAL AGENCY EXPENDITURES FOR THE SBIR PROGRAM.

       Section 9(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(i)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(i) Each Federal'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(i) Annual Reporting.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Federal''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Calculation of extramural budget.--
       ``(A) Methodology.--Not later than 4 months after the date 
     of enactment of each appropriations Act for a Federal agency 
     required by this section to have an SBIR program, the Federal 
     agency shall submit to the Administrator a report, which 
     shall include a description of the methodology used for 
     calculating the amount of the extramural budget of that 
     Federal agency.
       ``(B) Administrator's analysis.--The Administrator shall 
     include an analysis of the methodology received from each 
     Federal agency referred to in subparagraph (A) in the report 
     required by subsection (b)(7).''.

     SEC. 110. POLICY DIRECTIVE MODIFICATIONS.

       Section 9(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Additional modifications.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of enactment of the Small Business Innovation 
     Research Program Reauthorization Act of 2000, the 
     Administrator shall modify the policy directives issued 
     pursuant to this subsection--
       ``(A) to clarify that the rights provided for under 
     paragraph (2)(A) apply to all Federal funding awards under 
     this section, including the first phase (as described in 
     subsection (e)(4)(A)), the second phase (as described in 
     subsection (e)(4)(B)), and the third phase (as described in 
     subsection (e)(4)(C));
       ``(B) to provide for the requirement of a succinct 
     commercialization plan with each application for a second 
     phase award that is moving toward commercialization;
       ``(C) to require agencies to report to the Administration, 
     not less frequently than annually, all instances in which an 
     agency pursued research, development, or production of a 
     technology developed by a small business concern using an 
     award made under the SBIR program of that agency, and 
     determined that it was not practicable to enter into a 
     follow-on non-SBIR program funding agreement with the small 
     business concern, which report shall include, at a minimum--
       ``(i) the reasons why the follow-on funding agreement with 
     the small business concern was not practicable;
       ``(ii) the identity of the entity with which the agency 
     contracted to perform the research, development, or 
     production; and
       ``(iii) a description of the type of funding agreement 
     under which the research, development, or production was 
     obtained; and
       ``(D) to implement subsection (v), including establishing 
     standardized procedures for the provision of information 
     pursuant to subsection (k)(3).''.

     SEC. 111. FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) programs to foster economic development among small 
     high-technology firms vary widely among the States;
       (2) States that do not aggressively support the development 
     of small high-technology firms, including participation by 
     small business concerns in the SBIR program, are at a 
     competitive disadvantage in establishing a business climate 
     that is conducive to technology development; and
       (3) building stronger national, State, and local support 
     for science and technology research in these disadvantaged 
     States will expand economic opportunities in the United 
     States, create jobs, and increase the competitiveness of the 
     United States in the world market.
       (b) Federal and State Technology Partnership Program.--The 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 34 as section 36; and
       (2) by inserting after section 33 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 34. FEDERAL AND STATE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section and section 35, the 
     following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Applicant.--The term `applicant' means an entity, 
     organization, or individual that submits a proposal for an 
     award or a cooperative agreement under this section.
       ``(2) Business advice and counseling.--The term `business 
     advice and counseling' means providing advice and assistance 
     on matters described in section 35(c)(2)(B) to small business 
     concerns to guide them through the SBIR and STTR program 
     process, from application to award and successful completion 
     of each phase of the program.
       ``(3) FAST program.--The term `FAST program' means the 
     Federal and State Technology Partnership Program established 
     under this section.
       ``(4) Mentor.--The term `mentor' means an individual 
     described in section 35(c)(2).
       ``(5) Mentoring network.--The term `Mentoring Network' 
     means an association, organization, coalition, or other 
     entity (including an individual) that meets the requirements 
     of section 35(c).
       ``(6) Recipient.--The term `recipient' means a person that 
     receives an award or becomes party to a cooperative agreement 
     under this section.
       ``(7) SBIR program.--The term `SBIR program' has the same 
     meaning as in section 9(e)(4).
       ``(8) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
       ``(9) STTR program.--The term `STTR program' has the same 
     meaning as in section 9(e)(6).
       ``(b) Establishment of Program.--The Administrator shall 
     establish a program to be known as the Federal and State 
     Technology Partnership Program, the purpose of which shall be 
     to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small 
     business concerns in the States.
       ``(c) Grants and Cooperative Agreements.--
       ``(1) Joint review.--In carrying out the FAST program under 
     this section, the Administrator and the SBIR program managers 
     at the National Science Foundation and the Department of 
     Defense shall jointly review proposals submitted by 
     applicants and may make awards or enter into cooperative 
     agreements under this section based on the factors for 
     consideration set forth in paragraph (2), in order to enhance 
     or develop in a State--
       ``(A) technology research and development by small business 
     concerns;
       ``(B) technology transfer from university research to 
     technology-based small business concerns;
       ``(C) technology deployment and diffusion benefiting small 
     business concerns;
       ``(D) the technological capabilities of small business 
     concerns through the establishment or operation of consortia 
     comprised of entities, organizations, or individuals, 
     including--
       ``(i) State and local development agencies and entities;
       ``(ii) representatives of technology-based small business 
     concerns;
       ``(iii) industries and emerging companies;
       ``(iv) universities; and
       ``(v) small business development centers; and
       ``(E) outreach, financial support, and technical assistance 
     to technology-based small business concerns participating in 
     or interested in participating in an SBIR program, including 
     initiatives--
       ``(i) to make grants or loans to companies to pay a portion 
     or all of the cost of developing SBIR proposals;
       ``(ii) to establish or operate a Mentoring Network within 
     the FAST program to provide business advice and counseling 
     that will assist small business concerns that have been 
     identified by FAST program participants, program managers of 
     participating SBIR agencies, the Administration, or other 
     entities that are knowledgeable about the SBIR and STTR 
     programs as good candidates for the SBIR and STTR programs, 
     and that would benefit from mentoring, in accordance with 
     section 35;
       ``(iii) to create or participate in a training program for 
     individuals providing SBIR outreach and assistance at the 
     State and local levels; and
       ``(iv) to encourage the commercialization of technology 
     developed through SBIR program funding.
       ``(2) Selection considerations.--In making awards or 
     entering into cooperative agreements under this section, the 
     Administrator and the SBIR program managers referred to in 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) may only consider proposals by applicants that intend 
     to use a portion of the Federal assistance provided under 
     this section to provide outreach, financial support, or 
     technical assistance to technology-based small business 
     concerns participating in or interested in participating in 
     the SBIR program; and
       ``(B) shall consider, at a minimum--

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       ``(i) whether the applicant has demonstrated that the 
     assistance to be provided would address unmet needs of small 
     business concerns in the community, and whether it is 
     important to use Federal funding for the proposed activities;
       ``(ii) whether the applicant has demonstrated that a need 
     exists to increase the number or success of small high-
     technology businesses in the State, as measured by the number 
     of first phase and second phase SBIR awards that have 
     historically been received by small business concerns in the 
     State;
       ``(iii) whether the projected costs of the proposed 
     activities are reasonable;
       ``(iv) whether the proposal integrates and coordinates the 
     proposed activities with other State and local programs 
     assisting small high-technology firms in the State; and
       ``(v) the manner in which the applicant will measure the 
     results of the activities to be conducted.
       ``(3) Proposal limit.--Not more than 1 proposal may be 
     submitted for inclusion in the FAST program under this 
     section to provide services in any one State in any 1 fiscal 
     year.
       ``(4) Process.--Proposals and applications for assistance 
     under this section shall be in such form and subject to such 
     procedures as the Administrator shall establish.
       ``(d) Cooperation and Coordination.--In carrying out the 
     FAST program under this section, the Administrator shall 
     cooperate and coordinate with--
       ``(1) Federal agencies required by section 9 to have an 
     SBIR program; and
       ``(2) entities, organizations, and individuals actively 
     engaged in enhancing or developing the technological 
     capabilities of small business concerns, including--
       ``(A) State and local development agencies and entities;
       ``(B) State committees established under the Experimental 
     Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National 
     Science Foundation (as established under section 113 of the 
     National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 1862g));
       ``(C) State science and technology councils; and
       ``(D) representatives of technology-based small business 
     concerns.
       ``(e) Administrative Requirements.--
       ``(1) Competitive basis.--Awards and cooperative agreements 
     under this section shall be made or entered into, as 
     applicable, on a competitive basis.
       ``(2) Matching requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The non-Federal share of the cost of an 
     activity (other than a planning activity) carried out using 
     an award or under a cooperative agreement under this section 
     shall be--
       ``(i) 50 cents for each Federal dollar, in the case of a 
     recipient that will serve small business concerns located in 
     one of the 18 States receiving the fewest SBIR first phase 
     awards (as described in section 9(e)(4)(A));
       ``(ii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 1 dollar for 
     each Federal dollar, in the case of a recipient that will 
     serve small business concerns located in one of the 16 States 
     receiving the greatest number of such SBIR first phase 
     awards; and
       ``(iii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 75 cents 
     for each Federal dollar, in the case of a recipient that will 
     serve small business concerns located in a State that is not 
     described in clause (i) or (ii) that is receiving such SBIR 
     first phase awards.
       ``(B) Low-income areas.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the activity carried out using an award or under a 
     cooperative agreement under this section shall be 50 cents 
     for each Federal dollar that will be directly allocated by a 
     recipient described in subparagraph (A) to serve small 
     business concerns located in a qualified census tract, as 
     that term is defined in section 42(d)(5)(C)(ii) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Federal dollars not so 
     allocated by that recipient shall be subject to the matching 
     requirements of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Types of funding.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of an activity carried out by a recipient shall be comprised 
     of not less than 50 percent cash and not more than 50 percent 
     of indirect costs and in-kind contributions, except that no 
     such costs or contributions may be derived from funds from 
     any other Federal program.
       ``(D) Rankings.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     Administrator shall reevaluate the ranking of a State once 
     every 2 fiscal years, beginning with fiscal year 2001, based 
     on the most recent statistics compiled by the Administrator.
       ``(3) Duration.--Awards may be made or cooperative 
     agreements entered into under this section for multiple 
     years, not to exceed 5 years in total.
       ``(f) Reports.--
       ``(1) Initial report.--Not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Small Business Innovation Research 
     Program Reauthorization Act of 2000, the Administrator shall 
     prepare and submit to the Committee on Small Business of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Science and the Committee on 
     Small Business of the House of Representatives a report, 
     which shall include, with respect to the FAST program, 
     including Mentoring Networks--
       ``(A) a description of the structure and procedures of the 
     program;
       ``(B) a management plan for the program; and
       ``(C) a description of the merit-based review process to be 
     used in the program.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--The Administrator shall submit an 
     annual report to the Committee on Small Business of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Science and the Committee on 
     Small Business of the House of Representatives regarding--
       ``(A) the number and amount of awards provided and 
     cooperative agreements entered into under the FAST program 
     during the preceding year;
       ``(B) a list of recipients under this section, including 
     their location and the activities being performed with the 
     awards made or under the cooperative agreements entered into; 
     and
       ``(C) the Mentoring Networks and the mentoring database, as 
     provided for under section 35, including--
       ``(i) the status of the inclusion of mentoring information 
     in the database required by section 9(k); and
       ``(ii) the status of the implementation and description of 
     the usage of the Mentoring Networks.
       ``(g) Reviews by Inspector General.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the 
     Administration shall conduct a review of--
       ``(A) the extent to which recipients under the FAST program 
     are measuring the performance of the activities being 
     conducted and the results of such measurements; and
       ``(B) the overall management and effectiveness of the FAST 
     program.
       ``(2) Report.--During the first quarter of fiscal year 
     2004, the Inspector General of the Administration shall 
     submit a report to the Committee on Small Business of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Science and the Committee on 
     Small Business of the House of Representatives on the review 
     conducted under paragraph (1).
       ``(h) Program Levels.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out the FAST program, including Mentoring Networks, 
     under this section and section 35, $10,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
       ``(2) Mentoring database.--Of the total amount made 
     available under paragraph (1) for fiscal years 2001 through 
     2005, a reasonable amount, not to exceed a total of $500,000, 
     may be used by the Administration to carry out section 35(d).
       ``(i) Termination.--The authority to carry out the FAST 
     program under this section shall terminate on September 30, 
     2005.''.
       (c) Coordination of Technology Development Programs.--
     Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(u) Coordination of Technology Development Programs.--
       ``(1) Definition of technology development program.--In 
     this subsection, the term `technology development program' 
     means--
       ``(A) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
     Research of the National Science Foundation, as established 
     under section 113 of the National Science Foundation 
     Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g);
       ``(B) the Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate 
     Competitive Research of the Department of Defense;
       ``(C) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
     Research of the Department of Energy;
       ``(D) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
     Research of the Environmental Protection Agency;
       ``(E) the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive 
     Research of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration;
       ``(F) the Institutional Development Award Program of the 
     National Institutes of Health; and
       ``(G) the National Research Initiative Competitive Grants 
     Program of the Department of Agriculture.
       ``(2) Coordination requirements.--Each Federal agency that 
     is subject to subsection (f) and that has established a 
     technology development program may, in each fiscal year, 
     review for funding under that technology development 
     program--
       ``(A) any proposal to provide outreach and assistance to 1 
     or more small business concerns interested in participating 
     in the SBIR program, including any proposal to make a grant 
     or loan to a company to pay a portion or all of the cost of 
     developing an SBIR proposal, from an entity, organization, or 
     individual located in--
       ``(i) a State that is eligible to participate in that 
     program; or
       ``(ii) a State described in paragraph (3); or
       ``(B) any proposal for the first phase of the SBIR program, 
     if the proposal, though meritorious, is not funded through 
     the SBIR program for that fiscal year due to funding 
     restraints, from a small business concern located in--
       ``(i) a State that is eligible to participate in a 
     technology development program; or
       ``(ii) a State described in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Additionally eligible state.--A State referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B)(ii) of paragraph (2) is a State 
     in which the total value of contracts awarded to small 
     business concerns under all SBIR programs is less than the 
     total value of contracts awarded to small business concerns 
     in a majority of other States, as determined by the 
     Administrator in biennial fiscal years, beginning with fiscal 
     year 2000, based on the most recent statistics compiled by 
     the Administrator.''.

     SEC. 112. MENTORING NETWORKS.

       The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended 
     by inserting after section 34, as added by section 111(b)(2) 
     of this Act, the following new section:

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     ``SEC. 35. MENTORING NETWORKS.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       ``(1) the SBIR and STTR programs create jobs, increase 
     capacity for technological innovation, and boost 
     international competitiveness;
       ``(2) increasing the quantity of applications from all 
     States to the SBIR and STTR programs would enhance 
     competition for such awards and the quality of the completed 
     projects; and
       ``(3) mentoring is a natural complement to the FAST program 
     of reaching out to new companies regarding the SBIR and STTR 
     programs as an effective and low-cost way to improve the 
     likelihood that such companies will succeed in such programs 
     in developing and commercializing their research.
       ``(b) Authorization for Mentoring Networks.--The recipient 
     of an award or participant in a cooperative agreement under 
     section 34 may use a reasonable amount of such assistance for 
     the establishment of a Mentoring Network under this section.
       ``(c) Criteria for Mentoring Networks.--A Mentoring Network 
     established using assistance under section 34 shall--
       ``(1) provide business advice and counseling to high 
     technology small business concerns located in the State or 
     region served by the Mentoring Network and identified under 
     section 34(c)(1)(E)(ii) as potential candidates for the SBIR 
     or STTR programs;
       ``(2) identify volunteer mentors who--
       ``(A) are persons associated with a small business concern 
     that has successfully completed one or more SBIR or STTR 
     funding agreements; and
       ``(B) have agreed to guide small business concerns through 
     all stages of the SBIR or STTR program process, including 
     providing assistance relating to--
       ``(i) proposal writing;
       ``(ii) marketing;
       ``(iii) Government accounting;
       ``(iv) Government audits;
       ``(v) project facilities and equipment;
       ``(vi) human resources;
       ``(vii) third phase partners;
       ``(viii) commercialization;
       ``(ix) venture capital networking; and
       ``(x) other matters relevant to the SBIR and STTR programs;
       ``(3) have experience working with small business concerns 
     participating in the SBIR and STTR programs;
       ``(4) contribute information to the national database 
     referred to in subsection (d); and
       ``(5) agree to reimburse volunteer mentors for out-of-
     pocket expenses related to service as a mentor under this 
     section.
       ``(d) Mentoring Database.--The Administrator shall--
       ``(1) include in the database required by section 9(k)(1), 
     in cooperation with the SBIR, STTR, and FAST programs, 
     information on Mentoring Networks and mentors participating 
     under this section, including a description of their areas of 
     expertise;
       ``(2) work cooperatively with Mentoring Networks to 
     maintain and update the database;
       ``(3) take such action as may be necessary to aggressively 
     promote Mentoring Networks under this section; and
       ``(4) fulfill the requirements of this subsection either 
     directly or by contract.''.

     SEC. 113. SIMPLIFIED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(v) Simplified Reporting Requirements.--The Administrator 
     shall work with the Federal agencies required by this section 
     to have an SBIR program to standardize reporting requirements 
     for the collection of data from SBIR applicants and awardees, 
     including data for inclusion in the database under subsection 
     (k), taking into consideration the unique needs of each 
     agency, and to the extent possible, permitting the updating 
     of previously reported information by electronic means. Such 
     requirements shall be designed to minimize the burden on 
     small businesses.''.

     SEC. 114. RURAL OUTREACH PROGRAM EXTENSION.

       (a) Extension of Termination Date.--Section 501(b)(2) of 
     the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997 (15 U.S.C. 638 
     note; 111 Stat. 2622) is amended by striking ``2001'' and 
     inserting ``2005''.
       (b) Extension of Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 
     9(s)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(s)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``for fiscal year 1998, 1999, 2000, or 
     2001'' and inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 2000 
     through 2005,''.

                TITLE II--GENERAL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Small Business General 
     Business Loan Improvement Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 202. LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION.

       Section 7(a)(2)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (i) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
     ``$150,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``80 percent'' and inserting ``85 
     percent''; and
       (B) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$150,000''.

     SEC. 203. LOAN AMOUNTS.

       Section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(a)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``$750,000,'' and 
     inserting, ``$1,000,000 (or if the gross loan amount would 
     exceed $2,000,000),''.

     SEC. 204. INTEREST ON DEFAULTED LOANS.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 7(a)(4) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(iii) Applicability.--Clauses (i) and (ii) shall not 
     apply to loans made on or after October 1, 2000.''.

     SEC. 205. PREPAYMENT OF LOANS.

       Section 7(a)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(a)(4)) is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``(4) Interest rates and fees.--'' and 
     inserting ``(4) Interest rates and prepayment charges.--''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Prepayment charges.--
       ``(i) In general.--A borrower who prepays any loan 
     guaranteed under this subsection shall remit to the 
     Administration a subsidy recoupment fee calculated in 
     accordance with clause (ii) if--

       ``(I) the loan is for a term of not less than 15 years;
       ``(II) the prepayment is voluntary;
       ``(III) the amount of prepayment in any calendar year is 
     more than 25 percent of the outstanding balance of the loan; 
     and
       ``(IV) the prepayment is made within the first 3 years 
     after disbursement of the loan proceeds.

       ``(ii) Subsidy recoupment fee.--The subsidy recoupment fee 
     charged under clause (i) shall be--

       ``(I) 5 percent of the amount of prepayment, if the 
     borrower prepays during the first year after disbursement;
       ``(II) 3 percent of the amount of prepayment, if the 
     borrower prepays during the second year after disbursement; 
     and
       ``(III) 1 percent of the amount of prepayment, if the 
     borrower prepays during the third year after disbursement.''.

     SEC. 206. GUARANTEE FEES.

       Section 7(a)(18)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(a)(18)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Exception for certain loans.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if the 
     total deferred participation share of a loan guaranteed under 
     this subsection is less than or equal to $150,000, the 
     guarantee fee collected under subparagraph (A) shall be in an 
     amount equal to 2 percent of the total deferred participation 
     share of the loan.
       ``(ii) Retention of fees.--Lenders participating in the 
     programs established under this subsection may retain not 
     more than 25 percent of the fee collected in accordance with 
     this subparagraph with respect to any loan not exceeding 
     $150,000 in gross loan amount.''.

     SEC. 207. LEASE TERMS.

       Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(28) Leasing.--In addition to such other lease 
     arrangements as may be authorized by the Administration, a 
     borrower may permanently lease to one or more tenants not 
     more than 20 percent of any property constructed with the 
     proceeds of a loan guaranteed under this subsection, if the 
     borrower permanently occupies and uses not less than 60 
     percent of the total business space in the property.''.

            TITLE III--CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PROGRAM

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Certified Development 
     Company Program Improvements Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 302. WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES.

       Section 501(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Investment Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 695(d)(3)(C)) is amended by inserting before the 
     comma ``or women-owned business development''.

     SEC. 303. MAXIMUM DEBENTURE SIZE.

       Section 502(2) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 696(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Loans made by the Administration under this section 
     shall be limited to $1,000,000 for each such identifiable 
     small business concern, except loans meeting the criteria 
     specified in section 501(d)(3), which shall be limited to 
     $1,300,000 for each such identifiable small business 
     concern.''.

     SEC. 304. FEES.

       Section 503(f) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 697(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Effective Date.--The fees authorized by subsections 
     (b) and (d) shall apply to financings approved by the 
     Administration on or after October 1, 1996, but shall not 
     apply to financings approved by the Administration on or 
     after October 1, 2003.''.

     SEC. 305. PREMIER CERTIFIED LENDERS PROGRAM.

       Section 217(b) of the Small Business Reauthorization and 
     Amendments Act of 1994 (relating to section 508 of the Small 
     Business Investment Act) is repealed.

     SEC. 306. SALE OF CERTAIN DEFAULTED LOANS.

       Section 508 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 697e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``On a pilot program 
     basis, the'' and inserting ``The'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) though (i) as 
     subsections (e) though (j), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (f) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
     by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (g)'';
       (4) in subsection (h) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), 
     by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (g)''; and
       (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:

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       ``(d) Sale of Certain Defaulted Loans.--
       ``(1) Notice.--If, upon default in repayment, the 
     Administration acquires a loan guaranteed under this section 
     and identifies such loan for inclusion in a bulk asset sale 
     of defaulted or repurchased loans or other financings, it 
     shall give prior notice thereof to any certified development 
     company which has a contingent liability under this section. 
     The notice shall be given to the company as soon as possible 
     after the financing is identified, but not less than 90 days 
     before the date the Administration first makes any records on 
     such financing available for examination by prospective 
     purchasers prior to its offering in a package of loans for 
     bulk sale.
       ``(2) Limitations.--The Administration shall not offer any 
     loan described in paragraph (1) as part of a bulk sale unless 
     it--
       ``(A) provides prospective purchasers with the opportunity 
     to examine the Administration's records with respect to such 
     loan; and
       ``(B) provides the notice required by paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 307. LOAN LIQUIDATION.

       (a) Liquidation and Foreclosure.--Title V of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 510. FORECLOSURE AND LIQUIDATION OF LOANS.

       ``(a) Delegation of Authority.--In accordance with this 
     section, the Administration shall delegate to any qualified 
     State or local development company (as defined in section 
     503(e)) that meets the eligibility requirements of subsection 
     (b)(1) the authority to foreclose and liquidate, or to 
     otherwise treat in accordance with this section, defaulted 
     loans in its portfolio that are funded with the proceeds of 
     debentures guaranteed by the Administration under section 
     503.
       ``(b) Eligibility for Delegation.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--A qualified State or local development 
     company shall be eligible for a delegation of authority under 
     subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the company--
       ``(i) has participated in the loan liquidation pilot 
     program established by the Small Business Programs 
     Improvement Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 695 note), as in effect on 
     the day before promulgation of final regulations by the 
     Administration implementing this section;
       ``(ii) is participating in the Premier Certified Lenders 
     Program under section 508; or
       ``(iii) during the 3 fiscal years immediately prior to 
     seeking such a delegation, has made an average of not less 
     than 10 loans per year that are funded with the proceeds of 
     debentures guaranteed under section 503; and
       ``(B) the company--
       ``(i) has one or more employees--

       ``(I) with not less than 2 years of substantive, decision-
     making experience in administering the liquidation and 
     workout of problem loans secured in a manner substantially 
     similar to loans funded with the proceeds of debentures 
     guaranteed under section 503; and
       ``(II) who have completed a training program on loan 
     liquidation developed by the Administration in conjunction 
     with qualified State and local development companies that 
     meet the requirements of this paragraph; or

       ``(ii) submits to the Administration documentation 
     demonstrating that the company has contracted with a 
     qualified third-party to perform any liquidation activities 
     and secures the approval of the contract by the 
     Administration with respect to the qualifications of the 
     contractor and the terms and conditions of liquidation 
     activities.
       ``(2) Confirmation.--On request the Administration shall 
     examine the qualifications of any company described in 
     subsection (a) to determine if such company is eligible for 
     the delegation of authority under this section. If the 
     Administration determines that a company is not eligible, the 
     Administration shall provide the company with the reasons for 
     such ineligibility.
       ``(c) Scope of Delegated Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each qualified State or local 
     development company to which the Administration delegates 
     authority under section (a) may with respect to any loan 
     described in subsection (a)--
       ``(A) perform all liquidation and foreclosure functions, 
     including the purchase in accordance with this subsection of 
     any other indebtedness secured by the property securing the 
     loan, in a reasonable and sound manner according to 
     commercially accepted practices, pursuant to a liquidation 
     plan approved in advance by the Administration under 
     paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(B) litigate any matter relating to the performance of 
     the functions described in subparagraph (A), except that the 
     Administration may--
       ``(i) defend or bring any claim if--

       ``(I) the outcome of the litigation may adversely affect 
     the Administration's management of the loan program 
     established under section 502; or
       ``(II) the Administration is entitled to legal remedies not 
     available to a qualified State or local development company 
     and such remedies will benefit either the Administration or 
     the qualified State or local development company; or

       ``(ii) oversee the conduct of any such litigation; and
       ``(C) take other appropriate actions to mitigate loan 
     losses in lieu of total liquidation or foreclosures, 
     including the restructuring of a loan in accordance with 
     prudent loan servicing practices and pursuant to a workout 
     plan approved in advance by the Administration under 
     paragraph (2)(C).
       ``(2) Administration approval.--
       ``(A) Liquidation plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--Before carrying out functions described 
     in paragraph (1)(A), a qualified State or local development 
     company shall submit to the Administration a proposed 
     liquidation plan.
       ``(ii) Administration action on plan.--

       ``(I) Timing.--Not later than 15 business days after a 
     liquidation plan is received by the Administration under 
     clause (i), the Administration shall approve or reject the 
     plan.
       ``(II) Notice of no decision.--With respect to any plan 
     that cannot be approved or denied within the 15-day period 
     required by subclause (I), the Administration shall within 
     such period provide in accordance with subparagraph (E) 
     notice to the company that submitted the plan.

       ``(iii) Routine actions.--In carrying out functions 
     described in paragraph (1)(A), a qualified State or local 
     development company may undertake routine actions not 
     addressed in a liquidation plan without obtaining additional 
     approval from the Administration.
       ``(B) Purchase of indebtedness.--
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out functions described in 
     paragraph (1)(A), a qualified State or local development 
     company shall submit to the Administration a request for 
     written approval before committing the Administration to the 
     purchase of any other indebtedness secured by the property 
     securing a defaulted loan.
       ``(ii) Administration action on request.--

       ``(I) Timing.--Not later than 15 business days after 
     receiving a request under clause (i), the Administration 
     shall approve or deny the request.
       ``(II) Notice of no decision.--With respect to any request 
     that cannot be approved or denied within the 15-day period 
     required by subclause (I), the Administration shall within 
     such period provide in accordance with subparagraph (E) 
     notice to the company that submitted the request.

       ``(C) Workout plan.--
       ``(i) In general.--In carrying out functions described in 
     paragraph (1)(C), a qualified State or local development 
     company shall submit to the Administration a proposed workout 
     plan.
       ``(ii) Administration action on plan.--

       ``(I) Timing.--Not later than 15 business days after a 
     workout plan is received by the Administration under clause 
     (i), the Administration shall approve or reject the plan.
       ``(II) Notice of no decision.--With respect to any workout 
     plan that cannot be approved or denied within the 15-day 
     period required by subclause (I), the Administration shall 
     within such period provide in accordance with subparagraph 
     (E) notice to the company that submitted the plan.

       ``(D) Compromise of indebtedness.--In carrying out 
     functions described in paragraph (1)(A), a qualified State or 
     local development company may--
       ``(i) consider an offer made by an obligor to compromise 
     the debt for less than the full amount owing; and
       ``(ii) pursuant to such an offer, release any obligor or 
     other party contingently liable, if the company secures the 
     written approval of the Administration.
       ``(E) Contents of notice of no decision.--Any notice 
     provided by the Administration under subparagraphs 
     (A)(ii)(II), (B)(ii)(II), or (C)(ii)(II)--
       ``(i) shall be in writing;
       ``(ii) shall state the specific reason for the 
     Administration's inability to act on a plan or request;
       ``(iii) shall include an estimate of the additional time 
     required by the Administration to act on the plan or request; 
     and
       ``(iv) if the Administration cannot act because 
     insufficient information or documentation was provided by the 
     company submitting the plan or request, shall specify the 
     nature of such additional information or documentation.
       ``(3) Conflict of interest.--In carrying out functions 
     described in paragraph (1), a qualified State or local 
     development company shall take no action that would result in 
     an actual or apparent conflict of interest between the 
     company (or any employee of the company) and any third party 
     lender, associate of a third party lender, or any other 
     person participating in a liquidation, foreclosure, or loss 
     mitigation action.
       ``(d) Suspension or Revocation of Authority.--The 
     Administration may revoke or suspend a delegation of 
     authority under this section to any qualified State or local 
     development company, if the Administration determines that 
     the company--
       ``(1) does not meet the requirements of subsection (b)(1);
       ``(2) has violated any applicable rule or regulation of the 
     Administration or any other applicable law; or
       ``(3) fails to comply with any reporting requirement that 
     may be established by the Administration relating to carrying 
     out of functions described in paragraph (1).
       ``(e) Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Based on information provided by 
     qualified State and local development companies and the 
     Administration, the Administration shall annually submit to 
     the Committees on Small Business of the House of 
     Representatives and of the Senate a report on the results of 
     delegation of authority under this section.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following information:

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       ``(A) With respect to each loan foreclosed or liquidated by 
     a qualified State or local development company under this 
     section, or for which losses were otherwise mitigated by the 
     company pursuant to a workout plan under this section--
       ``(i) the total cost of the project financed with the loan;
       ``(ii) the total original dollar amount guaranteed by the 
     Administration;
       ``(iii) the total dollar amount of the loan at the time of 
     liquidation, foreclosure, or mitigation of loss;
       ``(iv) the total dollar losses resulting from the 
     liquidation, foreclosure, or mitigation of loss; and
       ``(v) the total recoveries resulting from the liquidation, 
     foreclosure, or mitigation of loss, both as a percentage of 
     the amount guaranteed and the total cost of the project 
     financed.
       ``(B) With respect to each qualified State or local 
     development company to which authority is delegated under 
     this section, the totals of each of the amounts described in 
     clauses (i) through (v) of subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) With respect to all loans subject to foreclosure, 
     liquidation, or mitigation under this section, the totals of 
     each of the amounts described in clauses (i) through (v) of 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) A comparison between--
       ``(i) the information provided under subparagraph (C) with 
     respect to the 12-month period preceding the date on which 
     the report is submitted; and
       ``(ii) the same information with respect to loans 
     foreclosed and liquidated, or otherwise treated, by the 
     Administration during the same period.
       ``(E) The number of times that the Administration has 
     failed to approve or reject a liquidation plan in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A)(i), a workout plan in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C)(i), or to approve or deny a request for 
     purchase of indebtedness under subparagraph (B)(i), including 
     specific information regarding the reasons for the 
     Administration's failure and any delays that resulted.''.
       (b) Regulations.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 150 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out section 510 of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as added by 
     subsection (a) of this section.
       (2) Termination of pilot program.--Beginning on the date 
     which the final regulations are issued under paragraph (1), 
     section 204 of the Small Business Programs Improvement Act of 
     1996 (15 U.S.C. 695 note) shall cease to have effect.

   TITLE IV--CORRECTIONS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF 1958

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Small Business Investment 
     Corrections Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Small Business Concern.--Section 103(5)(A)(i) of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 
     662(5)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting ``regardless of the 
     allocation of control during the investment period under any 
     investment agreement between the business concern and the 
     entity making the investment'' before the semicolon at the 
     end.
       (b) Long Term.--Section 103 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) the term `long term', when used in connection with 
     equity capital or loan funds invested in any small business 
     concern or smaller enterprise, means any period of time not 
     less than 1 year.''.

     SEC. 403. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

       Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Notwithstanding'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Financial Institution Investments.--
       ``(1) Certain banks.--Notwithstanding''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Certain savings associations.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, any Federal savings association may 
     invest in any 1 or more small business investment companies, 
     or in any entity established to invest solely in small 
     business investment companies, except that in no event may 
     the total amount of such investments by any such Federal 
     savings association exceed 5 percent of the capital and 
     surplus of the Federal savings association.''.

     SEC. 404. SUBSIDY FEES.

       (a) Debentures.--Section 303(b) of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``plus an additional charge of 1 percent per annum 
     which shall be paid to and retained by the Administration'' 
     and inserting ``plus, for debentures issued after September 
     30, 2000, an additional charge, in an amount established 
     annually by the Administration, of not more than 1 percent 
     per year as necessary to reduce to zero the cost (as defined 
     in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 
     U.S.C. 661a)) to the Administration of purchasing and 
     guaranteeing debentures under this Act, which shall be paid 
     to and retained by the Administration''.
       (b) Participating Securities.--Section 303(g)(2) of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``plus an additional charge of 1 
     percent per annum which shall be paid to and retained by the 
     Administration'' and inserting ``plus, for participating 
     securities issued after September 30, 2000, an additional 
     charge, in an amount established annually by the 
     Administration, of not more than 1 percent per year as 
     necessary to reduce to zero the cost (as defined in section 
     502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a)) 
     to the Administration of purchasing and guaranteeing 
     participating securities under this Act, which shall be paid 
     to and retained by the Administration''.

     SEC. 405. DISTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 303(g)(8) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(g)(8)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subchapter s corporation'' and inserting 
     ``subchapter S corporation'';
       (2) by striking ``the end of any calendar quarter based on 
     a quarterly'' and inserting ``any time during any calendar 
     quarter based on an''; and
       (3) by striking ``quarterly distributions for a calendar 
     year,'' and inserting ``interim distributions for a calendar 
     year,''.

     SEC. 406. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 310(c)(4) of the Small Business Investment Act of 
     1958 (15 U.S.C. 687b(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``five 
     years'' and inserting ``1 year''.

          TITLE V--REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Small Business 
     Reauthorization Act of 2000''.

     SEC. 502. REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS.

       Section 20 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Fiscal Year 2001.--
       ``(1) Program levels.--The following program levels are 
     authorized for fiscal year 2001:
       ``(A) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $45,000,000 in technical assistance grants as 
     provided in section 7(m); and
       ``(ii) $60,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in 7(m).
       ``(B) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make $19,050,000,000 in 
     deferred participation loans and other financings. Of such 
     sum, the Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $14,500,000,000 in general business loans as provided 
     in section 7(a);
       ``(ii) $4,000,000,000 in financings as provided in section 
     7(a)(13) of this Act and section 504 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958;
       ``(iii) $500,000,000 in loans as provided in section 
     7(a)(21); and
       ``(iv) $50,000,000 in loans as provided in section 7(m).
       ``(C) For the programs authorized by title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration is 
     authorized to make--
       ``(i) $2,500,000,000 in purchases of participating 
     securities; and
       ``(ii) $1,500,000,000 in guarantees of debentures.
       ``(D) For the programs authorized by part B of title IV of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration 
     is authorized to enter into guarantees not to exceed 
     $4,000,000,000 of which not more than 50 percent may be in 
     bonds approved pursuant to section 411(a)(3) of that Act.
       ``(E) The Administration is authorized to make grants or 
     enter cooperative agreements for a total amount of $5,000,000 
     for the Service Corps of Retired Executives program 
     authorized by section 8(b)(1).
       ``(2) Additional authorizations.--
       ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administration for fiscal year 2001 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act not 
     elsewhere provided for, including administrative expenses and 
     necessary loan capital for disaster loans pursuant to section 
     7(b), and to carry out title IV of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, including salaries and expenses of 
     the Administration.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     paragraph, for fiscal year 2001--
       ``(i) no funds are authorized to be used as loan capital 
     for the loan program authorized by section 7(a)(21) except by 
     transfer from another Federal department or agency to the 
     Administration, unless the program level authorized for 
     general business loans under paragraph (1)(B)(i) is fully 
     funded; and
       ``(ii) the Administration may not approve loans on its own 
     behalf or on behalf of any other Federal department or 
     agency, by contract or otherwise, under terms and conditions 
     other than those specifically authorized under this Act or 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, except that it may 
     approve loans under section 7(a)(21) of this Act in gross 
     amounts of not more than $1,250,000.
       ``(h) Fiscal Year 2002.--
       ``(1) Program levels.--The following program levels are 
     authorized for fiscal year 2002:
       ``(A) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make--

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       ``(i) $60,000,000 in technical assistance grants as 
     provided in section 7(m); and
       ``(ii) $80,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in 7(m).
       ``(B) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make $20,050,000,000 in 
     deferred participation loans and other financings. Of such 
     sum, the Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $15,000,000,000 in general business loans as provided 
     in section 7(a);
       ``(ii) $4,500,000,000 in financings as provided in section 
     7(a)(13) of this Act and section 504 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958;
       ``(iii) $500,000,000 in loans as provided in section 
     7(a)(21); and
       ``(iv) $50,000,000 in loans as provided in section 7(m).
       ``(C) For the programs authorized by title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration is 
     authorized to make--
       ``(i) $3,500,000,000 in purchases of participating 
     securities; and
       ``(ii) $2,500,000,000 in guarantees of debentures.
       ``(D) For the programs authorized by part B of title IV of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration 
     is authorized to enter into guarantees not to exceed 
     $5,000,000,000 of which not more than 50 percent may be in 
     bonds approved pursuant to section 411(a)(3) of that Act.
       ``(E) The Administration is authorized to make grants or 
     enter cooperative agreements for a total amount of $6,000,000 
     for the Service Corps of Retired Executives program 
     authorized by section 8(b)(1).
       ``(2) Additional authorizations.--
       ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administration for fiscal year 2002 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act not 
     elsewhere provided for, including administrative expenses and 
     necessary loan capital for disaster loans pursuant to section 
     7(b), and to carry out title IV of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, including salaries and expenses of 
     the Administration.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     paragraph, for fiscal year 2002--
       ``(i) no funds are authorized to be used as loan capital 
     for the loan program authorized by section 7(a)(21) except by 
     transfer from another Federal department or agency to the 
     Administration, unless the program level authorized for 
     general business loans under paragraph (1)(B)(i) is fully 
     funded; and
       ``(ii) the Administration may not approve loans on its own 
     behalf or on behalf of any other Federal department or 
     agency, by contract or otherwise, under terms and conditions 
     other than those specifically authorized under this Act or 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, except that it may 
     approve loans under section 7(a)(21) of this Act in gross 
     amounts of not more than $1,250,000.
       ``(i) Fiscal Year 2003.--
       ``(1) Program levels.--The following program levels are 
     authorized for fiscal year 2003:
       ``(A) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $70,000,000 in technical assistance grants as 
     provided in section 7(m); and
       ``(ii) $100,000,000 in direct loans, as provided in 7(m).
       ``(B) For the programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Administration is authorized to make $21,550,000,000 in 
     deferred participation loans and other financings. Of such 
     sum, the Administration is authorized to make--
       ``(i) $16,000,000,000 in general business loans as provided 
     in section 7(a);
       ``(ii) $5,000,000,000 in financings as provided in section 
     7(a)(13) of this Act and section 504 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958;
       ``(iii) $500,000,000 in loans as provided in section 
     7(a)(21); and
       ``(iv) $50,000,000 in loans as provided in section 7(m).
       ``(C) For the programs authorized by title III of the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration is 
     authorized to make--
       ``(i) $4,000,000,000 in purchases of participating 
     securities; and
       ``(ii) $3,000,000,000 in guarantees of debentures.
       ``(D) For the programs authorized by part B of title IV of 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, the Administration 
     is authorized to enter into guarantees not to exceed 
     $6,000,000,000 of which not more than 50 percent may be in 
     bonds approved pursuant to section 411(a)(3) of that Act.
       ``(E) The Administration is authorized to make grants or 
     enter into cooperative agreements for a total amount of 
     $7,000,000 for the Service Corps of Retired Executives 
     program authorized by section 8(b)(1).
       ``(2) Additional authorizations.--
       ``(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Administration for fiscal year 2003 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act not 
     elsewhere provided for, including administrative expenses and 
     necessary loan capital for disaster loans pursuant to section 
     7(b), and to carry out title IV of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958, including salaries and expenses of 
     the Administration.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     paragraph, for fiscal year 2003--
       ``(i) no funds are authorized to be used as loan capital 
     for the loan program authorized by section 7(a)(21) except by 
     transfer from another Federal department or agency to the 
     Administration, unless the program level authorized for 
     general business loans under paragraph (1)(B)(i) is fully 
     funded; and
       ``(ii) the Administration may not approve loans on its own 
     behalf or on behalf of any other Federal department or 
     agency, by contract or otherwise, under terms and conditions 
     other than those specifically authorized under this Act or 
     the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, except that it may 
     approve loans under section 7(a)(21) of this Act in gross 
     amounts of not more than $1,250,000.''.

     SEC. 503. ADDITIONAL REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Small Business Development Centers Program.--Section 
     21(a)(4)(C)(iii)(III) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     648(a)(4)(C)(iii)(III)) is amended by striking 
     ``$95,000,000'' and inserting ``$125,000,000''.
       (b) Drug-Free Workplace Program.--Section 27 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``DRUG-FREE 
     WORKPLACE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM'' and inserting ``PAUL D. 
     COVERDELL DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE PROGRAM''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``$10,000,000 for 
     fiscal years 1999 and 2000'' and inserting ``$5,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003''.
       (c) HUBZone Program.--Section 31 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 657a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the program established by 
     this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 
     through 2003.''.
       (d) Women's Business Enterprise Development Programs.--
     Section 411 of the Women's Business Ownership Act (Public Law 
     105-135; 15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by striking 
     ``$600,000, for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000,'' and 
     inserting ``$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 
     2003,''.
       (e) Very Small Business Concerns Program.--Section 304(i) 
     of the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and 
     Amendments Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-403; 15 U.S.C. 644 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2003''.
       (f) Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Businesses 
     Program.--Section 7102(c) of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355; 15 U.S.C. 644 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 2000'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 2003''.

                   TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 601. LOAN APPLICATION PROCESSING.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration shall conduct a study to determine the average 
     time that the Administration requires to process an 
     application for each type of loan or loan guarantee made 
     under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).
       (b) Transmittal.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this title, the Administrator shall transmit 
     to Congress the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 602. APPLICATION OF OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 2 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Application of Ownership Requirements.--Each 
     ownership requirement established under this Act or the Small 
     Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) shall 
     be applied without regard to any possible future ownership 
     interest of a spouse arising from the application of any 
     State community property law established for the purpose of 
     determining marital interest.''.

     SEC. 603. ELIGIBILITY FOR HUBZONE PROGRAM.

       Section 3(p)(5) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(p)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) Extension of eligibility.--If a geographic area that 
     qualified as a HUBZone under this subsection ceases to 
     qualify as a result of a change in official government data 
     or boundary designations, each small business concern 
     certified as HUBZone small business concern in connection 
     with such geographic area shall remain certified as such for 
     a period of 1 year after the effective date of the change in 
     HUBZone status, if the small business concern continues to 
     meet each of the other qualifications applicable to a HUBZone 
     small business concern.''.

     SEC. 604. SUBCONTRACTING PREFERENCE FOR VETERANS.

       Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by veterans,'' after ``small 
     business concerns,'' the first place that term appears in 
     each of the first and second sentences;
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans,'' in each of the first and second sentences; and
       (B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting ``small business 
     concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans,'' 
     after ``small business concern owned and controlled by 
     veterans,''; and
       (3) in each of paragraphs (4)(D), (4)(E), (6)(A), (6)(C), 
     (6)(F), and (10)(B), by inserting ``small business concern 
     owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans,'' after 
     ``small business concerns owned and controlled by 
     veterans,''.

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     SEC. 605. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM FUNDING.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--Section 20(a)(1) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by striking ``For fiscal year 
     1985'' and all that follows through ``expended.'' and 
     inserting the following: ``For fiscal year 2000 and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate, 
     to remain available until expended, and to be available 
     solely--
       ``(A) to carry out the Small Business Development Center 
     Program under section 21, but not to exceed the annual 
     funding level, as specified in section 21(a);
       ``(B) to pay the expenses of the National Small Business 
     Development Center Advisory Board, as provided in section 
     21(i);
       ``(C) to pay the expenses of the information sharing 
     system, as provided in section 21(c)(8);
       ``(D) to pay the expenses of the association referred to in 
     section 21(a)(3)(A) for conducting the certification program, 
     as provided in section 21(k)(2); and
       ``(E) to pay the expenses of the Administration, including 
     salaries of examiners, for conducting examinations as part of 
     the certification program conducted by the association 
     referred to in section 21(a)(3)(A).''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Section 20(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is further amended by 
     moving paragraphs (3) and (4), including subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (4), 2 ems to the left.
       (b) Funding Formula.--Section 21(a)(4)(C) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Funding formula.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), the amount of a 
     formula grant received by a State under this subparagraph 
     shall be equal to an amount determined in accordance with the 
     following formula:
       ``(I) The annual amount made available under section 20(a) 
     for the Small Business Development Center Program, less any 
     reductions made for expenses authorized by clause (v) of this 
     subparagraph, shall be divided on a pro rata basis, based on 
     the percentage of the population of each State, as compared 
     to the population of the United States.
       ``(II) If the pro rata amount calculated under subclause 
     (I) for any State is less than the minimum funding level 
     under clause (iii), the Administration shall determine the 
     aggregate amount necessary to achieve that minimum funding 
     level for each such State.
       ``(III) The aggregate amount calculated under subclause 
     (II) shall be deducted from the amount calculated under 
     subclause (I) for States eligible to receive more than the 
     minimum funding level. The deductions shall be made on a pro 
     rata basis, based on the population of each such State, as 
     compared to the total population of all such States.
       ``(IV) The aggregate amount deducted under subclause (III) 
     shall be added to the grants of those States that are not 
     eligible to receive more than the minimum funding level in 
     order to achieve the minimum funding level for each such 
     State, except that the eligible amount of a grant to any 
     State shall not be reduced to an amount below the minimum 
     funding level.
       ``(ii) Grant determination.--The amount of a grant that a 
     State is eligible to apply for under this subparagraph shall 
     be the amount determined under clause (i), subject to any 
     modifications required under clause (iii), and shall be based 
     on the amount available for the fiscal year in which 
     performance of the grant commences, but not including amounts 
     distributed in accordance with clause (iv). The amount of a 
     grant received by a State under any provision of this 
     subparagraph shall not exceed the amount of matching funds 
     from sources other than the Federal Government, as required 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(iii) Minimum funding level.--The amount of the minimum 
     funding level for each State shall be determined for each 
     fiscal year based on the amount made available for that 
     fiscal year to carry out this section, as follows:
       ``(I) If the amount made available is not less than 
     $81,500,000 and not more than $90,000,000, the minimum 
     funding level shall be $500,000.
       ``(II) If the amount made available is less than 
     $81,500,000, the minimum funding level shall be the remainder 
     of $500,000 minus a percentage of $500,000 equal to the 
     percentage amount by which the amount made available is less 
     than $81,500,000.
       ``(III) If the amount made available is more than 
     $90,000,000, the minimum funding level shall be the sum of 
     $500,000 plus a percentage of $500,000 equal to the 
     percentage amount by which the amount made available exceeds 
     $90,000,000.
       ``(iv) Distributions.--Subject to clause (iii), if any 
     State does not apply for, or use, its full funding 
     eligibility for a fiscal year, the Administration shall 
     distribute the remaining funds as follows:
       ``(I) If the grant to any State is less than the amount 
     received by that State in fiscal year 2000, the 
     Administration shall distribute such remaining funds, on a 
     pro rata basis, based on the percentage of shortage of each 
     such State, as compared to the total amount of such remaining 
     funds available, to the extent necessary in order to increase 
     the amount of the grant to the amount received by that State 
     in 2000, or until such funds are exhausted, whichever first 
     occurs.
       ``(II) If any funds remain after the application of 
     subclause (I), the remaining amount may be distributed as 
     supplemental grants to any State, as the Administration 
     determines, in its discretion, to be appropriate, after 
     consultation with the association referred to in subsection 
     (a)(3)(A).
       ``(v) Use of amounts.--
       ``(I) In general.--Of the amounts made available in any 
     fiscal year to carry out this section--

       ``(aa) not more than $500,000 may be used by the 
     Administration to pay expenses enumerated in subparagraphs 
     (B) through (D) of section 20(a)(1); and
       ``(bb) not more than $500,000 may be used by the 
     Administration to pay the examination expenses enumerated in 
     section 20(a)(1)(E).

       ``(II) Limitation.--No funds described in subclause (I) may 
     be used for examination expenses under section 20(a)(1)(E) if 
     the usage would reduce the amount of grants made available 
     under clause (i)(I) to less than $85,000,000 (after excluding 
     any amounts provided in appropriations Acts for specific 
     institutions or for purposes other than the general small 
     business development center program) or would further reduce 
     the amount of such grants below such amount.
       ``(vi) Exclusions.--Grants provided to a State by the 
     Administration or another Federal agency to carry out 
     subsection (c)(3)(G) or (a)(6) or supplemental grants set 
     forth in clause (iv)(II) of this subparagraph, shall not be 
     included in the calculation of maximum funding for a State 
     under clause (ii) of this subparagraph.
       ``(vii) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subparagraph 
     $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003.
       ``(viii) State defined.--In this subparagraph, the term 
     `State' means each of the several States, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, and any other commonwealth, 
     territory, or possession of the United States.''.

     SEC. 606. SURETY BONDS.

       (a) Contract Amounts.--Section 411 of the Small Business 
     Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``$1,250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``$1,250,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000''.
       (b) Extension of Certain Authority.--Section 207 of the 
     Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendment 
     Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 694b note) is amended by striking 
     ``2000'' and inserting ``2003''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. LaHood). Pursuant to the rule, the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly) and the gentlewoman from New 
York (Ms. Velazquez) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly).
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the resolution before us combines the reauthorization of 
the Small Business Innovation and Research Program with overall Small 
Business Administration authorizations and technical amendments passed 
by the House earlier this Congress.
  The purpose of this is quite simple, to provide a vehicle for the 
reauthorization of the Small Business Administration and its programs 
before the fiscal year ends on September 30.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a noncontroversial piece of legislation. Its 
components are bills that already passed this House by overwhelming 
margins. We are simply acting now to fulfill our responsibility to keep 
the Small Business Administration and its programs authorized for the 
next 3 years.
  Mr. Speaker, let me briefly describe to my colleagues the provisions 
in the bill before us. The base legislation for this bill is 
reauthorization of the Small Business Innovation and Research Program. 
Established in 1982, SBIR serves as a vehicle for helping small 
business, the most dynamic and innovative segment of our economy, gain 
access to millions of dollars of Federal research and development 
funds.
  The SBIR program operates at every Federal agency with an extramural 
research budget of more than $100 million and offers funding to small 
businesses in three phases. Phase one is initial research and 
development; phase two, continuing research for the most promising 
projects; and, phase three, final assistance moving new technologies to 
the Federal procurement marketplace and the private sector. The result 
has been an unqualified success.
  Small businesses given access to these Federal dollars have created 
exciting new technologies, created new jobs along with them, and helped 
expand their business and the economy. The bill before us expresses the 
sense of Congress regarding the overwhelming success of the SBIR 
program and reauthorizes the SBIR program for 8 years.

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  H.R. 2392 also includes the Committee on Science in reporting 
requirements for the SBIR program, clarifies the funding requirements 
for third-phase participation in the SBIR program, and the rights in 
technical data granted to SBIR awardees.
  H.R. 2392 will also add new provisions to the program requiring 
agencies participating in SBIR to include the program in their annual 
performance plans, creating a database to compile information on the 
projects funded through the SBIR program, and technical corrections to 
improve the data collection currently required by the program.
  Finally, the bill contains a program added by the Senate to establish 
technical assistance programs at the State level to assist small 
businesses in working with the SBIR program.
  Mr. Speaker these are all simple, common sense improvements to a 
successful program with strong congressional support. The additions to 
this bill concerning SBA reauthorization are also simple and common 
sense. The first and most important is the language from H.R. 3843, the 
3-year reauthorization for the Small Business Administration and its 
programs.
  This is a straight, numbers-only reauthorization. There are no 
modifications to the programs, no new programs, just the authorization 
levels for the next 3 years and extensions of existing programs. We 
passed this very measure in March of this year by a vote of 410 to 11.
  In addition to the reauthorization language of H.R. 3843, the 
amendment to H.R. 2392 will include the language from H.R. 2614, H.R. 
2615, and H.R. 3845.
  These bills will respectively make technical corrections to the 
section 504 loan program, the 7(a) loan program, and the Small Business 
Investment Company program. All three of these bills passed the House 
under suspension in the beginning of this year and were supported 
overwhelmingly by my colleagues. These technical corrections are 
matters that will improve the function of the programs and assist the 
SBA in continuing to provide financial support to the small business 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe this legislation represents a good package for 
small business. It is simple, straightforward, and uncomplicated. In 
essence, it represents good government. The resolution contains what we 
need to do in order to fulfill our responsibility to the small business 
community, and I urge its passage.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2392, which includes 
the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000. The passage of this 
bipartisan legislation will reconfirm this Nation's commitment to the 
present and future of our economic foundation: America's small 
businesses.
  As many in this Chamber are well aware, we are currently experiencing 
the greatest period of economic growth in our history. But I will go 
one step farther. I say the best of America is still to come.
  Mr. Speaker, as we stand here today to pass this critical 
legislation, we have taken one more giant step forward toward ensuring 
our small businesses remain the engine of our Nation's economic 
prosperity.
  America's small companies and entrepreneurs are providing 51 percent 
of the gross domestic product, contributing 47 percent of all sales, 
while at the same time leading the Nation to all-time highs in job 
creation and business growth.
  Because as we all know, if small business has been the engine of 
America's prosperity, then the Small Business Administration with its 
loan and technical assistance programs has been the fuel feeding this 
powerful engine.
  The legislation before us today also provides record levels of 
funding for many of the SBA programs that have helped launch millions 
of businesses throughout America.
  To help provide those opportunities, SBA has built several loan and 
technical assistance programs aimed at helping entrepreneurs 
establishing their businesses and provide a solid foundation for the 
future. Through programs such as the 7(a), SBIR, the 504 and 
Microloans, this bill is providing hundreds of billions in dollars for 
new and existing businesses. Because as any business owner knows, 
access to capital is access to opportunity.
  While providing capital is crucial to business success, we are also 
preparing businesses to plant the seeds for long-term success through 
technical assistance loans. The revised funding formula in this 
legislation will allow America's network of Small Business Development 
Centers to assist small companies and entrepreneurs with expert advice 
on developing strong business and accounting plans. This assistance 
will prove to be the deciding factor in future business success.
  And speaking of the future, this legislation also recognizes the 
changing face of the world marketplace. From new business technologies 
to the expansion of e-commerce, we are looking to bridge the frontiers 
of this brave new world. To help meet these new challenges, the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program will give small businesses an 
unrivaled opportunity to produce cutting-edge research and development 
products for the wider marketplace. And whether that marketplace is in 
the private sector or in the Federal Government, small businesses will 
always have a place at the table.
  By working together on this bill, we have also provided critical 
funding for the National Women's Business Council, ensured valuable 
minority development tools like the 8(a) program are secure for the 
next generation of minority business owners and entrepreneurs, and 
reiterated our continued support for the success of the HUBZone 
program.
  However, in the end, this reauthorization program focuses on one 
thing: the ability of small businesses to concur the new frontier of 
the 21st century new economy with all the new opportunities the future 
will surely bring to our business owners and entrepreneurs. Because we 
do not need to read the Wall Street Journal to know that the business 
world has changed dramatically over the last decade. With the passage 
of this bill, we are helping to guarantee that our small businesses 
will be fully capable of conquering the challenges of tomorrow.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I would like to thank the gentlewoman from 
New York (Ms. Velazquez), my colleague and fellow New Yorker, the 
ranking member of the committee, for her assistance. This is an 
excellent and much-needed piece of legislation, and we appreciate her 
assistance and the assistance of her staff.
  This legislation is an important effort to finish the business of 
Congress and reauthorize programs vital to the small business 
community. The staff has worked hard on this. I urge my colleagues to 
support the resolution.
  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that we finally have an 
opportunity to consider the reauthorization of the Small Business 
Innovation Research [SBIR] program. It is a shame that we have waited 
until the very week the program is scheduled to expire to bring a 
compromise text here for our consideration. This is a program that has 
done a great deal of good over the past 18 years. There are numerous 
companies, both large and small, in my State of Texas and throughout 
the Nation, that got their first big breaks through this program. There 
are many more emerging high technology companies around the country 
that need a helping hand today. They have the ideas that will lead to 
tomorrow's prosperity, and we need to give them the chance to get 
started.
  A lot of hard work went into developing the SBIR portion of H.R. 
2392. We carefully debated our ideas over the last year and a half in 
Committees, on the House and Senate floors, and in negotiations between 
House and Senate. We have come up with a revitalized program that 
builds on the SBIR program's historic strengths while attempting to 
address a number of recommendations for improvement. We have a good 
work product--one that should lead to even more successful small 
businesses over the next 8 years.
  There is just one cloud on the horizon. Despite time being short, 
other small business provisions have been added to the bill. While in 
principle, there is nothing wrong with considering related bills 
together, the more complicated a bill is, the more chance we have to 
slip up. I therefore urge my colleagues, who are in negotiations with 
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to work out the final details. We need to make every effort to submit 
this important legislation to the President promptly enough that the 
SBIR program and the small businesses that are depending on it are not 
disrupted.
  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2392, 
the Small Business Innovation Research [SBIR] Program Reauthorization, 
and urge its adoption.
  Mr. Speaker, Colorado is home to many cutting-edge small businesses. 
As creative as these companies are, they often struggle to come up with 
the funds necessary to refine their ideas, turn them into products, and 
to take those products to the commercial marketplace. Along the Front 
Range of Colorado we have experienced tremendous growth in high-tech 
businesses during the last decade. I feel that the tremendous high-tech 
growth we have enjoyed can be directly traced to the hundreds of SBIR 
recipients working in our region.
  The Small Business Innovation Research Program has filed a real need 
for these companies over the years. Although the main purpose of the 
program remains meeting the Federal Government's research and 
development needs, small businesses have turned SBIR-inspired research 
into commercial products that have improved our economy and scientific 
advances that have helped to improve the health of people everywhere.
  Mr. Speaker, the SBIR program simply seeks to level the playing field 
for small businesses. Small businesses might not have the colossal R 
and D departments that some larger businesses have, but they do have 
the colossal ideas. SBIR makes sure those ideas are looked at and 
funded.
  In addition to SBIR, this bill reauthorizes funding for the Small 
Business Administration [SBA]. The SBA reauthorization contains funding 
for primary lending programs, such as the 7(a), 504 and microloan 
programs. It also includes provisions to authorize and fund disaster 
loan surety bond guarantees, Small Business Development Centers 
(SBDCs), the Historically Underutilized Business Zone [HUBZone] 
program, the National Women's Business Council, the Service Corps of 
Retired Executives [SCORE] program, and the Drug Free Workplace 
program. These important programs have played a large role in creating 
and maintaining this country's unprecedented economic growth.
  I urge my colleagues to vote yes on extending these important 
programs.
  Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in support of H.R. 
2392, the Small Business Innovation Research Program Reauthorization 
Act of 2000. H.R. 2392 would reauthorize and expand the successful 
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology 
Transfer (STTR) Programs. The SBIR and STTR program provides over a 
billion dollars annually in grants and contracts for research and 
development.
  Since the establishment of the SBIR program in 1982, many small, 
innovative companies have helped change the way we live. While 
producing everything from medicines and computer applications to 
toothbrushes and the guardrails on our highways these companies have 
developed products for the Departments of Defense, Energy, Health and 
Human Services and National Science Foundation and NASA. Other agencies 
that participate include the Departments of Transportation, Education, 
Agriculture, Commerce and the Environmental Protection Agency.
  With the reauthorization of the SBIR program, we encourage other 
agencies to fully use the SBIR and STTR concepts. In the Third District 
of Tennessee, SBIR is a very important program. The Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory monitors and works with these SBIR and STTR companies and I 
congratulate these hard-working federal employees on getting these 
products out of the lab and into the marketplace. Twenty-five companies 
have been funded in my home district and nearly one thousand people 
have been put to work developing these innovative technologies.
  The Tennessee Tibbetts Awards honor excellence in technical 
achievement. The SBA has awarded 4 of the 6 of these awards to small 
businesses in my home district. These companies include: iPIX, 
Cryomagnetics, Inc., Atom Sciences, and Accurate Automation 
Corporation.
  One of these companies, iPIX, formerly known as Telerobotics 
International, went public last year. They took camera technology from 
robots and are now applying this to everything from real estate to 360 
degree views of the Super Bowl.
  Another company, Accurate Automation, has developed a technology for 
reducing drag on aircraft. This technology will revolutionize future 
commercial and military aircraft as well as space transportation.
  This year's Tibbetts Award winner from Tennessee is Cryomagnetics, 
Inc. The company is developing a super-conducting magnet that will 
enable biotechnological researchers to achieve higher resolution 
measurements.
  The General Accounting Office has done extensive studies on the SBIR 
and STTR programs over the years. Their many reports have found this to 
be one of the best programs in the country's technology portfolio. Many 
of these companies are now practically household names like Optiva, 
Qualcomm and Symantec. All of these companies started out as SBIR 
technologies.
  This reauthorization will have the National Academy of Science 
examine how the SBIR gets these American-made technologies out of our 
laboratories and the commercial market place. The National Academy of 
Science will be looking at an excellent tool for keeping America's edge 
on the forefront of the emerging global marketplace.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of H.R. 2392.
  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Kelly) that the House suspend the rules 
and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 590.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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