PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX I 114 STAT. 2763A-677 "(2) entities, organizations, and individuals actively engaged in enhancing or developing the technological capabilities of small business concerns, including— "(A) State and local development agencies and entities; "(B) State committees established under the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research of the National Science Foundation (as established under section 113 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862g)); "(C) State science and technology councils; and "(D) representatives of technology-based small business concerns. "(e) ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS. — "(1) COMPETITIVE BASIS. — Awards and cooperative agreements under this section shall be made or entered into, as applicable, on a competitive basis. " (2) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— "(A) IN GENERAL. — The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity (other than a planning activity) carried out using an award or under a cooperative agreement under this section shall be— "(i) 50 cents for each Federal dollar, in the case of a recipient that will serve small business concerns located in one of the 18 States receiving the fewest SBIR first phase awards (as described in section 9(e)(4)(A)); "(ii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 1 dollar for each Federal dollar, in the case of a recipient that will serve small business concerns located in one of the 16 States receiving the greatest number of such SBIR first phase awards; and "(iii) except as provided in subparagraph (B), 75 cents for each Federal dollar, in the case of a recipient that will serve small business concerns located in a State that is not described in clause (i) or (ii) that is receiving such SBIR first phase awards. "(B) LOW-INCOME AREAS.— The non-Federal share of the cost of the activity carried out using an award or under a cooperative agreement under this section shall be 50 cents for each Federal dollar that will be directly allocated by a recipient described in subparagraph (A) to serve small business concerns located in a qualified census tract, as that term is defined in section 42(d)(5)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Federal dollars not ' so allocated by that recipient shall be subject to the matching requirements of subparagraph (A). "(C) TYPES OF FUNDING. —The non-Federal share of the cost of an activity carried out by a recipient shall be comprised of not less than 50 percent cash and not more than 50 percent of indirect costs and in-kind contributions, except that no such costs or contributions may be derived from funds from any other Federal program. "(D) RANKINGS.— For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall reevaluate the ranking of a State once every 2 fiscal years, beginning with fiscal year 2001, based on the most recent statistics compiled by the Administrator.
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