SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROGRAMS.

SEC. 105. SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROGRAMS. (a) Section 14(i)(1) of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a(i)(1)), is amended by striking the following: “road: Provided, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to sales of timber on National Forest System lands in the State of Alaska.” and inserting in lieu thereof “road.”. (b) Section 705 (16 U.S.C. 539d) of ANILCA is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(f) Subject to appropriations, the provisions of this Act and other applicable law (including but not limited to the requirements of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–588)) and in order to assure the continuation of the Small Business Administration timber sale program, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and to the extent consistent with providing for the multiple use and sustained yield of all renewable forest resources, seek to provide a supply of timber from the Tongass National Forest to those purchasers qualifying as ‘small business concerns’ under the Small Business Act as amended (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).”. 104 STAT. 4428 (c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to the purchase of timber within the Tongass National Forest pursuant to the long-term timber sale contracts numbered 12–11–010–1545 and A10fs–1042 between the United States and the Alaska Pulp Corporation, and between the United States and the Ketchikan Pulp Company, respectively.