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SECTION 1. JUDICIAL STRUCTURE OF GUAM.

    (a) Judicial Authority; Courts.--Section 22(a) of the Organic Act 
of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) The judicial authority of Guam shall be vested in a court 
established by Congress designated as the `District Court of Guam', and 
a judicial branch of Guam which branch shall constitute a unified 
judicial system and include an appellate court designated as the 
`Supreme Court of Guam', a trial court designated as the `Superior 
Court of Guam', and such other lower local courts as may have been or 
shall hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.
    ``(2) The Supreme Court of Guam may, by rules of such court, create 
divisions of the Superior Court of Guam and other local courts of Guam.
    ``(3) The courts of record for Guam shall be the District Court of 
Guam, the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam (except the 
Traffic and Small Claims divisions of the Superior Court of Guam) and 
any other local courts or divisions of local courts that the Supreme 
Court of Guam shall designate.''.
    (b) Jurisdiction and Powers of Local Courts.--Section 22A of the 
Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-1) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 22A. (a) The Supreme Court of Guam shall be the highest 
court of the judicial branch of Guam (excluding the District Court of 
Guam) and shall--
            ``(1) have original jurisdiction over proceedings necessary 
        to protect its appellate jurisdiction and supervisory authority 
        and such other original jurisdiction as the laws of Guam may 
        provide;
            ``(2) have jurisdiction to hear appeals over any cause in 
        Guam decided by the Superior Court of Guam or other courts 
        established under the laws of Guam;
            ``(3) have jurisdiction to issue all orders and writs in 
        aid of its appellate, supervisory, and original jurisdiction, 
        including those orders necessary for the supervision of the 
        judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(4) have supervisory jurisdiction over the Superior Court 
        of Guam and all other courts of the judicial branch of Guam;
            ``(5) hear and determine appeals by a panel of three of the 
        justices of the Supreme Court of Guam and a concurrence of two 
        such justices shall be necessary to a decision of the Supreme 
        Court of Guam on the merits of an appeal;
            ``(6) make and promulgate rules governing the 
        administration of the judiciary and the practice and procedure 
        in the courts of the judicial branch of Guam, including 
        procedures for the determination of an appeal en banc; and
            ``(7) govern attorney and judicial ethics and the practice 
        of law in Guam, including admission to practice law and the 
        conduct and discipline of persons admitted to practice law.
    ``(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam--
            ``(1) shall preside over the Supreme Court unless 
        disqualified or unable to act;
            ``(2) shall be the administrative head of, and have general 
        supervisory power over, all departments, divisions, and other 
        instrumentalities of the judicial branch of Guam; and
            ``(3) may issue such administrative orders on behalf of the 
        Supreme Court of Guam as necessary for the efficient 
        administration of the judicial branch of Guam.
    ``(c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Guam, or a justice 
sitting in place of such Chief Justice, may make any appropriate order 
with respect to--
            ``(1) an appeal prior to the hearing and determination of 
        that appeal on the merits; or
            ``(2) dismissal of an appeal for lack of jurisdiction or 
        failure to take or prosecute the appeal in accordance with 
        applicable laws or rules of procedure.
    ``(d) Except as granted to the Supreme Court of Guam or otherwise 
provided by this Act or any other Act of Congress, the Superior Court 
of Guam and all other local courts established by the laws of Guam 
shall have such original and appellate jurisdiction over all causes in 
Guam as the laws of Guam provide, except that such jurisdiction shall 
be subject to the exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction conferred on the 
District Court of Guam under section 22 of this Act.
    ``(e) The qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of 
the Supreme Court of Guam, the Superior Court of Guam, and all other 
local courts established by the laws of Guam shall be governed by the 
laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.''.
    (c) Technical Amendments.--(1) Section 22C(a) of the Organic Act of 
Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(a)) is amended by inserting ``which is known as 
the Supreme Court of Guam,'' after ``appellate court authorized by 
section 22A(a) of this Act,''.
    (2) Section 22C(d) of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-3(d)) 
is amended--
            (A) by inserting ``, which is known as the Supreme Court of 
        Guam,'' after ``appellate court provided for in section 22A(a) 
        of this Act''; and
            (B) by striking ``taken to the appellate court'' and 
        inserting ``taken to such appellate court''.

SEC. 2. APPEALS TO UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

    Section 22B of the Organic Act of Guam (48 U.S.C. 1424-2) is 
amended by striking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through 
the end and inserting a period.
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Amends the Organic Act of Guam to revise the local judicial structure of Guam to vest judicial authority, not only in the District Court of Guam (as currently), but also in a unified judicial system composed of: (1) an appellate court designated as the "Supreme Court of Guam"; (2) a trial court designated as the "Superior Court of Guam"; and (3) such other lower local courts as may have been or may hereafter be established by the laws of Guam.

Authorizes the Supreme Court of Guam to create divisions of the Superior Court and other local courts of Guam.Lists the courts of record for Guam.Outlines the jurisdiction and powers of the local courts.Provides that the qualifications and duties of the justices and judges of the courts shall be governed by the laws of Guam and the rules of such courts.Repeals provisions granting the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit jurisdiction to review all final decisions of the Supreme Court of Guam (effectively allowing direct review of such decisions to the Supreme Court of the United States).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Research for Neurological 
Diseases Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 399V-6 SURVEILLANCE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall--
            ``(1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to 
        track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including 
        multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and
            ``(2) incorporate information obtained through such 
        activities into a statistically-sound, scientifically-credible, 
        integrated surveillance system, to be known as the National 
        Neurological Diseases Surveillance System.
    ``(b) Research.--The Secretary shall ensure that the National 
Neurological Diseases Surveillance System is designed in a manner that 
facilitates further research on neurological diseases.
    ``(c) Content.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary--
            ``(1) shall provide for the collection and storage of 
        information on the incidence and prevalence of neurological 
        diseases in the United States;
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, shall provide for the 
        collection and storage of other available information on 
        neurological diseases, such as information concerning--
                    ``(A) demographics and other information associated 
                or possibly associated with neurological diseases, such 
                as age, race, ethnicity, sex, geographic location, and 
                family history;
                    ``(B) risk factors associated or possibly 
                associated with neurological diseases, including 
                genetic and environmental risk factors; and
                    ``(C) diagnosis and progression markers;
            ``(3) may provide for the collection and storage of 
        information relevant to analysis on neurological diseases, such 
        as information concerning--
                    ``(A) the epidemiology of the diseases;
                    ``(B) the natural history of the diseases;
                    ``(C) the prevention of the diseases;
                    ``(D) the detection, management, and treatment 
                approaches for the diseases; and
                    ``(E) the development of outcomes measures; and
            ``(4) may address issues identified during the consultation 
        process under subsection (d).
    ``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary 
shall consult with individuals with appropriate expertise, including--
            ``(1) epidemiologists with experience in disease 
        surveillance or registries;
            ``(2) representatives of national voluntary health 
        associations that--
                    ``(A) focus on neurological diseases, including 
                multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and
                    ``(B) have demonstrated experience in research, 
                care, or patient services;
            ``(3) health information technology experts or other 
        information management specialists;
            ``(4) clinicians with expertise in neurological diseases; 
        and
            ``(5) research scientists with experience conducting 
        translational research or utilizing surveillance systems for 
        scientific research purposes.
    ``(e) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to, or enter into 
contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit 
entities to carry out activities under this section.
    ``(f) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--Subject to 
subsection (h), the Secretary shall make information and analysis in 
the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System available, as 
appropriate, to Federal departments and agencies, such as the National 
Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of 
Defense.
    ``(g) Public Access.--Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary 
shall make information and analysis in the National Neurological 
Diseases Surveillance System available, as appropriate, to the public, 
including researchers.
    ``(h) Privacy.--The Secretary shall ensure that privacy and 
security protections applicable to the National Neurological Diseases 
Surveillance System are at least as stringent as the privacy and 
security protections under HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined 
in section 3009(a)(2)).
    ``(i) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
Congress concerning the implementation of this section. Such report 
shall include information on--
            ``(1) the development and maintenance of the National 
        Neurological Diseases Surveillance System;
            ``(2) the type of information collected and stored in the 
        System;
            ``(3) the use and availability of such information, 
        including guidelines for such use; and
            ``(4) the use and coordination of databases that collect or 
        maintain information on neurological diseases.
    ``(j) Definition.--In this section, the term `national voluntary 
health association' means a national nonprofit organization with 
chapters, other affiliated organizations, or networks in States 
throughout the United States.
    ``(k) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, 
there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2015 through 2019.''.
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Advancing Research for Neurological Diseases Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to: (1) enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease; and (2) incorporate information obtained through those activities into a National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that the System facilitates further research on neurological diseases. Requires HHS to provide for the collection and storage of information on neurological diseases, including the incidence, prevalence, and other information, to the extent practicable.   Requires HHS to: (1) make information and analysis in the System available to federal agencies and to the public, including researchers; and (2) ensure that privacy and security protections applicable to the System are at least as stringent as the protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Advocacy Improvement 
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Excessive regulations continue to burden the Nation's 
        small businesses.
            (2) Federal agencies continue to propose regulations that 
        impose disproportionate burdens on small businesses.
            (3) An independent office of small business advocacy will 
        help to ensure that Federal agencies are responsive to small 
        businesses and that those agencies comply with their statutory 
        obligations with respect to small businesses.
            (4) The independence of an office that acts as an advocate 
        for small businesses is essential to ensure that it can serve 
        as an effective advocate without being restricted by the views 
        or policies of the Small Business Administration or any other 
        Federal executive branch agency.
            (5) To be effective an office that acts as an advocate for 
        small businesses needs sufficient resources to conduct 
        creditable economic studies and research which are necessary 
        for the maintenance of small business databases and for the 
        accurate assessment of the impact of regulations on small 
        businesses, the role of small business in the Nation's economy, 
        and the barriers to the growth of small businesses.
            (6) The research, information, and expertise provided by an 
        independent office of small business advocacy will be a 
        valuable source of information and advice for Congress and 
        Federal agencies with which the office will work on behalf of 
        small businesses.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to ensure that there exists an entity that has the 
        statutory independence and adequate financial resources to 
        effectively advocate for and on behalf of small business;
            (2) to require that such an entity report to the Chairmen 
        and Ranking Members of the Committee on Small Business of the 
        House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business 
        and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, and to the Administrator of 
        the Small Business Administration in order to keep them fully 
        and currently informed about issues and regulations affecting 
        small business concerns and the necessity for corrective action 
        by the regulatory agency or Congress;
            (3) to provide a separate authorization for appropriations 
        for such an entity; and
            (4) to strengthen the role of the Small Business and 
        Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman by ensuring 
        greater cooperation between the Ombudsman and the Office of 
        Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

SEC. 3. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF COUNSEL OF ADVOCACY.

    (a) In General.--Section 201 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``There is established'';
            (2) by striking the second sentence; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) The management of the Office shall be vested in a Chief 
Counsel for Advocacy who shall be appointed from civilian life by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who 
should be appointed without regard to political affiliation and on the 
basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office.
    ``(c) No individual may be appointed under subsection (b) if such 
individual has served as an officer or employee of the Small Business 
Administration during the 5-year period preceding the date of such 
individual's appointment.
    ``(d) Any Chief Counsel appointed after the date of the enactment 
of this subsection shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of 
basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.
    ``(e) After the expiration of the term of a President, the Chief 
Counsel may continue to serve at the pleasure of the President for a 
period of not to exceed one year until such date as a successor to the 
Chief Counsel is nominated.''.
    (b) Incumbent Chief Counsel for Advocacy.--The individual serving 
as the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration 
on the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to serve in 
that position after such date in accordance with section 201 of Public 
Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634a), as amended by this section.

SEC. 4. PRIMARY FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE OF ADVOCACY.

    Section 202 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634b) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``to minority 
        enterprises'' and inserting ``to small business concerns owned 
        and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals, to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
        women, and to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
        veterans'';
            (2) in paragraph (7) by striking ``minority enterprises'' 
        and inserting ``small business concerns owned and controlled by 
        socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by women, and small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by veterans'';
            (3) in paragraph (8) by striking ``minority and other small 
        business enterprises'' and inserting ``small business concerns 
        owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals, small business concerns owned and controlled by 
        women, small business concerns owned and controlled by 
        veterans, and other small businesses'';
            (4) in paragraph (9) by striking ``complete'' and inserting 
        ``compete'';
            (5) by striking paragraph (11);
            (6) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (11);
            (7) in paragraph (11) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking ``serviced-disabled'' and inserting 
                ``service-disabled''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                ``; and''; and
            (8) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) make such recommendations and submit such reports as 
        the Chief Counsel determines appropriate to the President, to 
        the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committee on Small 
        Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate, and to the 
        Administrator of the Small Business Administration, with 
        respect to issues and regulations affecting small businesses 
        and the necessity for corrective action by any Federal agency 
        or by Congress.''.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 203 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634c) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Office of Advocacy 
        shall also perform''; and
            (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
                    (A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting a semicolon; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) maintain economic databases and make the information 
        contained therein available to the Administrator of the Small 
        Business Administration and to Congress;
            ``(7) carry out the responsibilities of the Chief Counsel 
        under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code; and
            ``(8) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
        Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 
        regarding methods and procedures for cooperation between the 
        Ombudsman and the Office of Advocacy and transmit a copy of 
        such memorandum to the Committee on Small Business of the House 
        of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and 
        Entrepreneurship of the Senate.''.
    (b) Appropriation Request.--Section 203 of Public Law 94-305 (15 
U.S.C. 634c) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) For each fiscal year, the Chief Counsel shall transmit the 
Office of Advocacy's appropriation estimate and request to the Office 
of Management and Budget, the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
    ``(2) Each budget of the United States Government submitted by the 
President shall include a separate statement of the amount of 
appropriations requested for the Office of Advocacy.''.

SEC. 6. DEPUTY CHIEF COUNSELS AND REGIONAL ADVOCATES.

    Section 204 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634d) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``In carrying out''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b)(1) The Chief Counsel may appoint 2 individuals to serve as 
Deputy Chief Counsels.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the pay 
rate for each Deputy Chief Counsel may not exceed the rate of basic pay 
for level III of the Senior Executive Service.
    ``(3) Individuals appointed to positions under this subsection 
shall not be counted toward the limitation contained in subsection 
(a)(1) regarding the number of individuals who may be compensated at a 
rate in excess of the lowest rate for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
    ``(c) The Chief Counsel may appoint regional advocates within each 
Standard Federal Region as appropriate. Such regional advocates shall--
            ``(1) assist in examining the role of small business in the 
        economy of the United States by identifying academic and other 
        research institutions that focus on small business concerns and 
        linking these research resources to research activities 
        conducted by the Office of Advocacy;
            ``(2) assist in representing the views and interests of 
        small business concerns before Federal agencies whose policies 
        and activities may affect small business;
            ``(3) in coordination with the Small Business and 
        Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman, assist the 
        functioning of regional small business fairness boards;
            ``(4) assist in enlisting the cooperation and assistance of 
        public and private agencies, businesses, and other 
        organizations in disseminating information about the programs 
        and services provided by the Federal Government that are of 
        benefit to small business concerns and the means by which small 
        business concerns can participate in or make use of such 
        programs and services; and
            ``(5) carry out such duties pursuant to the mission of the 
        Office of Advocacy as the Chief Counsel may assign.''.

SEC. 7. OVERHEAD AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.

    Section 205 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634e) is amended by 
inserting before ``Each department'' the following:
    ``(a) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
provide the Office of Advocacy with appropriate and adequate office 
space at central and field office locations of the Administration, 
together with such equipment, office supplies, communications 
facilities, and personnel and maintenance services as may be necessary 
for the operation of such offices.
    ``(b)''.

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    Section 206 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634f) is amended by 
striking ``The Chief Counsel may'' and all that follows through ``on 
his activities.'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Not less than annually, the Chief Counsel shall submit to the 
President, the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
of the Senate, the Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate, the 
Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, and the Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration a report on agency compliance with chapter 6 of title 5, 
United States Code.
    ``(b) In addition to the reports required by this title, the Chief 
Counsel may prepare and publish such other reports as the Chief Counsel 
determines appropriate.
    ``(c)''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 207 of Public Law 94-305 (15 U.S.C. 634g) is amended by 
striking ``not to exceed $1,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2003, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2004, and $14,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2005''.

SEC. 10. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Executive Pay Schedule.--Title 5, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in section 5314 by adding at the end the following:
            ``Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business 
        Administration.''; and
            (2) in section 5315 by striking the following:
            ``Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business 
        Administration.''.
    (b) Rural Tourism Training Program.--Section 311 of the Small 
Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1990 (15 
U.S.C. 653 note; 104 Stat. 2832) is amended by striking ``Chief Counsel 
for Advocacy'' and inserting ``Administrator''.
    (c) Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement 
Ombudsman.--Section 30(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) enter into a memorandum of understanding with 
                the Office of Advocacy regarding methods and procedures 
                for cooperation between the Ombudsman and the Office of 
                Advocacy.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.
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Small Business Advocacy Improvement Act of 2002 - Requires appointment to the position of Chief Counsel of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA) without regard to political affiliation and on the basis of fitness to perform duties. Prohibits appointment of an individual who has served as an SBA officer or employee within the last five years.Requires the Office to: (1) recommend methods for the delivery of financial assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, women, and veterans; (2) make recommendations and submit relevant reports to the President, the chairmen and ranking members of the congressional small business committees, and the SBA Administrator; (3) maintain economic databases and make such information available to the Administrator and Congress; and (4) coordinate functions with the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman.Requires the Chief Counsel to submit annually to the Office of Management and Budget and the congressional small business and appropriations committees the Office's appropriation estimate and request. Requires each budget of the United States submitted by the President to include a separate statement of the amount of appropriations requested for the Office of Advocacy.Authorizes the Chief Counsel to appoint two Deputy Chief Counsels, as well as regional advocates.Requires the Administrator to provide the Office with appropriate office space, equipment, supplies, communications facilities, and personnel and maintenance services.Requires the Chief Counsel to report at least annually to the President, specified congressional committees, and the Administrator on Federal agency regulatory flexibility exercised with respect to small businesses.Increases, and extends through FY 2005, the authorization of appropriations for the Office.Requires the Administrator (currently, the Chief Counsel) to conduct an SBA program for the development of rural small businesses engaged in tourism-related activities.