Small Business Administration

Small Business Administration salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 101–574, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $258,175,000 of which $15,000,000 shall be available to implement section 24 of the Small Business Act, as amended, including $500,000 to be made available only to the City of Buffalo, New York: Provided, That section 24(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 651(e)) is amended by striking “fiscal years 1992 through 1994” and inserting in lieu thereof “fiscal years 1995 through 1997”: Provided further, That section 112(c)(2) of the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2996) is amended by striking “October 1, 1994” and inserting “October 1, 1997”: Provided further, That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration; certain loan servicing activities; and installing and servicing the agency’s computer-based electronic bulletin board: Provided further, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to be available for carrying out these purposes without further appropriation. Of the total amount appropriated in this paragraph, $77,375,000 shall be available for grants for performance in fiscal year 1995 or fiscal year 1996 for Small Business Development Centers as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act, as amended, of which $3,375,000 shall be available to carry out Defense economic transition technical assistance as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(G): Provided further, That not more than $500,000 of the total amount108 STAT. 1756 in this paragraph shall be available to pay the expenses of the National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board and to reimburse Centers for participating in evaluations as provided in section 20(a) of such Act, and to maintain a clearinghouse as provided in section 21(g)(2) of such Act. None of the funds appropriated for the Small Business Administration under this Act may be used to impose any new or increased user fee or management assistance fee for the Small Business Development Center Program.