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108 STAT. 1756 PUBLIC LAW 103-317—AUG. 26, 1994 in this paragraph shall be available to pay the expenses of the National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board and to reimburse Centers for participating in evaluations as provided in section 20(a) of such Act, and to maintain a clearingnouse as provided in section 21(g)(2) of such Act. None of the funds appropriated for the Small Business Administration under this Act may be used to impose any new or increased user fee or msmagement assistance fee for the Small Business Development Center Program. 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, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1-11 as amended by Public Law 100- 504), $8,500,000. BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT For the cost of direct loans, $9,596,000, and for the cost of guaranteed loans, $278,305,000, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note, of which $1,216,000, to be available until expended, shall be for the Microloan Guarantee Program, and of which the following shall remain available until September 30, 1996: $15,990,000 for the Small Business Investment Company Debentures Program; $7,398,000 for the Specialized Small Business Investment Company Program; and $20,457,000 for the Small Business Investment Company Participating Securities Program, and of which $30,000,000 shall be used to pre-pay the Federal Financing Bank for debentures guaranteed by the Administration pursuant to section 503 of the mall Business Investment Act: 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. In addition, for expenses not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, $27,350,000 of which: $750,000 shall be available for a grant to the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for a demonstration project which would integrate small business formation and preparation of a biotechnology workforce; $500,000 shall be available for continuation of a grant to the Van Emmons Population Marketing Analysis Center, Towanda, Pennsylvania, for an integrated small business data base to assist Appalachian Region small businesses; $1,000,000 shall be available for continuation of a grant to the City of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, for small business development assistance; $375,000 shall be available for a grant to the State of Nebraska for establishing the Nebraska Micro Enterprise Initiative to include a clearinghouse and training and counseling programs; $3,000,000 shall be available for continuation of a grant to the National Center for Genome Resources in New Mexico to provide consulting assistance, information and related services to small businesses and for related purposes; $1,000,000 shall be available for continuation of a grant for the Genesis Small Business Incubator Facility, Fayetteville, Arkansas; $500,000 shall be available for a grant to an entity in Bozeman, Montana, to establish a small business assistance center to assist small businesses to qusJify and participate in the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program; $1,000,000 shall be available for continuation of a grant to the Center for Entrepreneurial Opportunity in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to provide for a small business