[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 31, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S3461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Chafee):
  S. 2267. A bill to amend section 29(k) of the Small Business Act to 
establish funding priorities for women's business centers; to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entreprenuership.
  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2267

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Sustainability 
     Recovery Act of 2004''.

     SEC. 2. WOMEN'S BUSINESS CENTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 29(k) of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 656(k)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Funding priority.--Subject to available funds, and 
     reservation of funds, the Administration shall, for fiscal 
     year 2004, allocate--
       ``(i) $150,000 for each eligible women's business center 
     established under subsection (b), except for centers that 
     request a lesser amount;
       ``(ii) from the funds reserved under subsection (k)(4)(A), 
     not more than $125,000, in equal amounts, to each eligible 
     women's business center established under subsection (l), 
     except for centers that request a lesser amount; and
       ``(iii) any funds remaining after allocations are made 
     under clauses (i) and (ii) to new eligible women's business 
     centers and eligible women's business centers that did not 
     receive funding in the prior fiscal year under subsection 
     (b).''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(v) For fiscal year 2004, 48 percent.''.
       (b) Sunset Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) are 
     repealed on October 1, 2004.

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