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 108–447, 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, $313,029,000: Provided, That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan servicing activities: 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 appropriations: Provided further, That $89,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2006 or fiscal year 2007 as authorized: Provided further, That the Small Business Administration is authorized to award grants under the Women’s Business Center Sustainability Pilot Program established by section 4(a) of Public Law 106–165 (15 U.S.C. 656(l)): Provided further, That, of the amounts provided for Women’s Business Centers, not less than 41 percent shall be available to continue Women’s Business Centers in sustainability status. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $13,900,000. Surety Bond Guarantees Revolving Fund For additional capital for the Surety Bond Guarantees Revolving Fund, authorized by the Small Business Investment Act, as amended, $2,861,000, to remain available until expended. Business Loans Program Account (including transfers of funds) For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2006 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed the levels established under 20(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Small Business 119 STAT. 2333 Act: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2006 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, shall not exceed the levels established under 20(e)(1)(B)(i) of the Small Business Act: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2006 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, shall not exceed $3,000,000,000: Provided further, That during fiscal year 2006 guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $125,307,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses: Provided, That, of the funds previously made available under Public Law 105–135, section 507(g), for the Delta Loan program, up to $500,000 may be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Salaries and Expenses. Disaster Loans Program Account (including transfers of funds) From unobligated balances under this heading, in fiscal year 2006, not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with appropriations for Salaries and Expenses for indirect administrative expenses, of which $1,500,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan program and shall be transferred to and merged with appropriations for the Office of Inspector General. Administrative Provision—Small Business Administration Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.