‘‘(I) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—Except as
provided in clause (ii), and subject to sub-
clause (II) of this clause, the amount of a
grant received by a State under this section
shall not exceed greater of—
‘‘(aa) $500,000; and
‘‘(bb) the State’s pro rata share of
a national program, based upon the
population of the State as compared to
the total population of the United
States.
‘‘(II) 
EXCEPTION.—Subject 
to 
the
availability of amounts made available in
advance in an appropriations Act to carry
out this section for any fiscal year in excess
of amounts so provided for fiscal year 1997,
the amount of a grant received by a State
under this section shall not exceed the great-
er of $500,000, and the sum of—
‘‘(aa) the State’s pro rata share of
a national program, based upon the
population of the State as compared to
the total population of the United
States; and
‘‘(bb) and $300,000 in fiscal year
1998, $400,000 in fiscal year 1999,
and $500,000 in each fiscal year there-
after.’’; and
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘(iii)’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘1997.’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(iii) NATIONAL
PROGRAM.—The national
program under this section shall be—
‘‘(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 en-
hancement of minority-owned small business
startups or expansions, veteran-owned small
business startups or expansions, and women-
owned small business startups or expansions, in
communities impacted by base closings or mili-
tary or corporate downsizing, or in rural or un-
derserved 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 ‘‘busi-
nesses;’’ and inserting ‘‘businesses, including—
‘‘(i) working with individuals to increase
awareness of basic credit practices and credit re-
quirements;
‘‘(ii) working with the Administration to
develop and provide informational tools for use
in working with individuals on pre-business
startup planning, existing business expansion,
business plans, financial packages, credit appli-
cations, contract proposals, and export planning;
and
‘‘(iii) working with individuals referred by
the local offices of the Administration and Ad-
ministration participating lenders;’’;
(B) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D),
(E), (F), (G), (M), (N), (O), (Q), and (R) by
moving each margin two ems to the left;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and
the Administration’’ after ‘‘Center’’;
(D) in subparagraph (Q), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
(E) in subparagraph (R), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(2) in paragraph (5)—
(A) by moving the margin 2 ems to the left;
(B) by striking ‘‘paragraph (a)(1)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘which ever’’ and inserting
‘‘whichever’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘last,,’’ and inserting
‘‘last,’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7)
as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and
(4) in paragraph (3), in the undesignated mate-
rial following subparagraph (S) (as added by this
subsection), by striking ‘‘A small’’ and inserting the
following:
‘‘(4) A small’’.
(c) COMPETITIVE AWARDS.—Section 21(l) of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(l)) is amended by adding at
the end the following: ‘‘If any contract under this section
is not renewed or extended, award of the succeeding contract
shall be made on a competitive basis.’’.
(d) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEES.—Section 21 of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following:
‘‘(m) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEES.—A small busi-
ness development center shall not impose or otherwise collect
a fee or other compensation in connection with the provi-
sion of counseling services under this section.’’.
SEC. 502. SMALL BUSINESS EXPORT PROMOTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3)) is amended by inserting after
subparagraph (R) the following:
‘‘(S) providing small business owners with access
to a wide variety of export-related information by es-
tablishing on-line computer linkages between small
business development centers and an international
trade data information network with ties to the Ex-
port Assistance Center program.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out section
21(c)(3)(S) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
648(c)(3)(S)), as added by this section, $1,500,000 for each
of fiscal years 1998 and 1999.