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PUBLIC LAW 103-81—AUG. 13, 1993 107 STAT. 783 SEC. 9. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM. (a) CLEARINGHOUSE.— Section 21(c)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by striking "system which will" and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "system. Subject to amounts approved in advance in appropriations Acts, the Administration may make grants or enter cooperative agreements with one or more centers to carry out the provisions of this paragraph. Said grants or cooperative agreements shall be awarded for periods of no more than five years duration. The matching funds provisions of subsection (a) shall not be applicable to grants or cooperative agreements under this paragraph. The system shall". (b) AUTHORIZATION.— Section 25(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 652) is amended by striking "$8,000,000 for fiscal year 1993" and by inserting in lieu thereof "$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1993 and 1994". (c) REGULATIONS.— Section 223 of the Small Business Credit and Business Opportunity Enhancement Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by striking the last sentence of subsection 15 USC 648 note, (b). SEC. 10. WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON SMALL BUSINESS. The White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended— (1) in section 2 by striking from subsection (a) "not earlier than January 1, 1994, and not later than April 1, 1994" and by inserting in lieu thereof "not earlier than May 1, 1995, and not later than September 30, 1995"; (2) in section 2 by striking from subsection (a) "December 1, 1992" and by inserting in lieu thereof "March 1, 1994"; and (3) in section 5 by striking the second sentence of subsection (a) and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Subsequent President, to the date of enactment of this Act, but not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President sheill select and appoint eleven individuals to the Commission.". SEC. 11. NATIONAL WOMEN'S BUSINESS COUNCIL. Section 407 of the Women's Business Ownership Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 407. AUTHORIZATION. "(a) IN GENERAL. — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title— "(1) $500,000 for fiscal year 1993; and "(2) $500,000 for fiscal year 1994.