in each of the fiscal years 2003 and 2004;
and
‘‘(B) of the total amount provided to the
Environmental Protection Agency—
‘‘(i) not less than 0.20 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(ii) not less than 0.24 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(iii) not less than 0.29 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in fiscal year 2002; and
‘‘(iv) not less than 0.35 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(C) of the total amount provided to the
Internal Revenue Service of the Department of
the Treasury—
‘‘(i) not less than 0.25 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(ii) not less than 0.31 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(iii) not less than 0.39 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in fiscal year 2002; and
‘‘(iv) not less than 0.49 percent shall
be made available for obligation and ex-
penditure by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers of the Small Busi-
ness Administration for the implementa-
tion and administration of the compliance
assistance plans in each of the fiscal years
2003 and 2004.
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts made avail-
able for the system of voluntary compliance
under paragraph (1) shall be distributed by the
Office of Small Business Development Centers
to the network of small business development
centers in each State or in each consortium in
accordance with subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D).
‘‘(B) POPULATION BASED FUNDING FOR-
MULA.—The network of small business develop-
ment centers in each State shall receive a dis-
tribution under subparagraph (A) that is equal
to the sum of—
‘‘(i) the pro rata share of the State of
the total amount distributed by the Office
of Small Business Development Centers
under subparagraph (A), based upon the
population of the State as compared to the
total population in the United States, as
determined by the Office of Small Business
Development Centers; and
‘‘(ii) $300,000 for each participating
State.
‘‘(C) EXEMPTION
FROM
MATCHING
RE-
QUIREMENT.—Funds provided under this sec-
tion shall not be subject to the matching funds
or eligibility requirements of section 21(a)(4).
‘‘(D) 
CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT.—
After September 30, 2000, the Office of Small
Business Development Centers may not provide
any funds under this section to a small business
development center or a consortium of small
business development centers unless the center