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PUBLIC LAW 106-554—APPENDIX I 114 STAT. 2763A-703 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting "small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans," after "small business concerns," the first place that term appears in each of the first and second sentences; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting "small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans," after "small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans," in each of the first and second sentences; and (B) in subparagraph (F), by inserting "small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans," after "small business concern owned and controlled by veterans,"; and (3) in each of paragraphs (4)(D), (4)(E), (6)(A), (6)(C), (6)(F), and (10)(B), by inserting "small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans," after "small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans,". SEC. 804. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM FUND- ING. (a) AUTHORIZATION. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 20(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by striking "For fiscal year 1985" and all that follows through "expended." and inserting the following: "For fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary and appropriate, to remain available until expended, and to be available solely— "(A) to carry out the Small Business Development Center Program under section 21, but not to exceed the annual funding level, as specified in section 21(a); "(B) to pay the expenses of the National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board, as provided in section 21(i); "(C) to pay the expenses of the information sharing system, as provided in section 21(c)(8); "(D) to pay the expenses of the association referred to in section 21(a)(3)(A) for conducting the certification program, as provided in section 21(k)(2); and "(E) to pay the expenses of the Administration, including salaries of examiners, for conducting examinations as part of the certification program conducted by the association referred to in section 21(a)(3)(A).". (2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.— Section 20(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 note) is amended by moving the margins of paragraphs (3) and (4), including subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4), 2 ems to the left. (b) FUNDING FORMULA.—Section 21(a)(4)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)) is amended to read as follows: "(C) FUNDING FORMULA. — "(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (iii), the amount of a formula grant received by a State under this subparagraph shall be equal to an amount determined in accordance with the following formula: "(I) The annual amount made available under section 20(a) for the Small Business Development Center