Pub. L. 100-656, tit. VIII, sec. 802
AUTHORIZATIONS.
SEC. 802. AUTHORIZATIONS. (a) Business Opportunity Specialists.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1989 and 1990 the sum of $3,500,000 to provide for the employment, salaries and expenses of 70 additional Business Opportunity Specialists to carry out the duties described in sections 201 and 410 of this Act. (b) Training of Business Opportunity Specialists.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1989 and 1990 the sum of $500,000 to conduct the training and obtain the qualifications for Business Opportunity Specialists described in section 410. (c) Traditional Procurement Center Representatives.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 1989 and 1990 the sum of $735,000 to employ 15 additional Procurement Center Representatives. (d) Business Loans.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Business Loan and Investment Fund, established under section 4(c)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(a)(1)),102 STAT. 3899 the sum of $10,000,000 each year for fiscal years 1989 and 1990 for both direct and guaranteed loans made pursuant to section 7(a)(20) of the Small Business Act, as added by section 302 of this Act. (e) Job Training.— There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1990 for the job training program established by section 7(j)(13)(E) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(13)(E)), as added by section 301(b) of this Act. (f) Limitation.— (1) Any new credit authority or authority to enter into contracts provided for in this Act is to be effective for any fiscal year only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts. (2) No funds are authorized to be appropriated in subsequent appropriation Acts to the Administration for the purpose of making grants of financial assistance under the so called “Business Development Expense” program to any firm participating in the programs authorized by section 7(i)(10) or section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(10) and 637(a)).