110 STAT. 3009 -731 PUBLIC LAW 104-208—SEPT. 30, 1996
15 USC 632 note.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by paragraph
(1) shall be effective with respect to any disaster occurring
on or after March 1, 1994.
SEC. 105. MICROLOAN DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
Section 7(m)(7)(B) (15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)) is amended by adding
at the end the following: "If, however, at the beginning of the
fourth quarter of a fiscal year the Administration determines that
a portion of appropriated microloan funds are unlikely to be
awarded during that year, the Administration may make additional
funds available to a State in excess of 125 percent of the pro
rata share of that State.".
SEC. 106. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM.
(a) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS.—
(1) DUTIES. —Section 21(h) (15 U.S.C. 648(h)) is amended
to read as follows:
" (h) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOP-
MENT CENTERS. —
"(1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION. —The Administrator
shall appoint an Associate Administrator for Small Business
Development Centers who shall report to an official who is
not more than one level below the Office of the Administrator
and who shall serve without regard to the provisions of title
5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to chapter 51, and subchapter III of chapter 53
of such title relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates, but at a rate not less than the rate of GS-17
of the General Schedule.
" (2) DUTIES. —
"(A) IN GENERAL. — The sole responsibility of the Associate Administrator for Small Business Development Centers
shall be to administer the small business development center program. Duties of the position shall include recommendfing the annual program budget, reviewing the
annual budgets submitted by each applicant, establishing
appropriate funding levels therefore, selecting applicants
to participate in this program, implementing the provisions
of this section, maintaining a clearinghouse to provide for
the dissemination and exchange of information between
small business development centers and conducting audits
of recipients of grants under this section.
"(B) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENTS. —In carrying out
the duties described in this subsection, the Associate
Administrator shall confer with and seek the advice of
the Board established by subsection (i) and Administration
officials in areas served by the small business development
centers; however, the Associate Administrator shall be
responsible for the management and administration of the
program and shall not be subject to the approval or concurrence of such Administration officials.".
(2) REFERENCES TO ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 21
(15 U.S.C. 648) is amended—
(A) in subsection (c)(7), by striking "Deputy Associate
Administrator of the Small Business Development Center
program" and inserting "Associate Administrator for Small
Business Development Centers"; and
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