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PUBLIC LAW 105-135—DEC. 2, 1997 111 STAT. 2623 " (bb) $300,000 in fiscal year 1998, $400,000 in fiscal year 1999, and $500,000 in each fiscal year thereafter. "(11) PRO RATA REDUCTIONS.— If the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year is insufficient to carry out subclause (I)(bb), the Administration shall make pro rata reductions in the amounts otherwise payable to States under subclause (IXbb). "(Ill) MATCHING REQUIREMENT. —The amount of a grant received by a State under this section shall not exceed the amount of matching funds from sources other than the Federal Government provided by the State under subparagraph (A)."; and (B) in clause (iii), by striking "(iii)" and gdl that follows through "1997." and inserting the following: "(iii) NATIONAL PROGRAM.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the national program under this section— "(I) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; " (II) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and "(III) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2000 and each fiscal year thereafter."; and (4) in paragraph (6)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "and" at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma at the end and inserting "; and"; and (C) inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: "(C) with outreach, development, and enhancement of minority-owned small business startups or expansions, HUBZone small business concerns, veteran-owned small business startups or expansions, and women-owned small business startups or expansions, in communities impacted by base closings or military or corporate downsizing, or in rural or underserved communities;", (b) SBDC SERVICES. —Section 21(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking "businesses;" and inserting "businesses, including— "(i) working with individuals to increase awareness of basic credit practices and credit requirements; "(ii) working with individuals to develop business plans, financial packages, credit applications, and contract proposals; "(iii) working with the Administration to develop and provide informational tools for use in working with individuals on pre-business startup planning, existing business expansion, and export planning; and "(iv) working with individuals referred by the local offices of the Administration and Administration participating lenders;"; (B) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (M), (N), (O), (Q), and (R) by moving each margin 2 ems to the left; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting "and the Administration" after "Center";