SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT PROMOTION.

SEC. 506. SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT PROMOTION. (a) In General.— Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (Q), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following: “(S) providing small business owners with access to a wide variety of export-related information by establishing on-line computer linkages between small business development centers 111 STAT. 2625and an international trade data information network with ties to the Export Assistance Center program.”. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out section 21(c)(3)(S) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)(S)), as added by this section, $1,500,000 for each fiscal years 1998 and 1999.