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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) During World War II, 6,000,000 victims of the Holocaust 
        lost their lives and property.
            (2) In addition to the many atrocities that befell the 
        victims of the Nazi regime, many of the insurance claims that 
        rightfully should have been paid to the victims and their 
        families were not.
            (3) In many instances, insurance company records are the 
        only proof of the existence of these insurance policies 
        belonging to Holocaust victims.
            (4) Many Holocaust survivors and their descendants have 
        been fighting for 50 years to persuade insurance companies to 
        settle unpaid claims.
            (5) Holocaust survivors and families of victims have asked 
        that insurance companies disclose any information they possess 
        that could show proof of insurance policies held by Holocaust 
        victims and survivors.
            (6) Insurance companies doing business in the United States 
        have a responsibility to ensure that any involvement they or 
        their related companies may have had with insurance policies of 
        Holocaust victims are disclosed to the Federal Government and 
        to ensure the rapid resolution of these questions, eliminating 
        the further victimization of these policyholders and their 
        families.
            (7) The international Jewish community is negotiating with 
        responsible insurance companies to establish an international 
        commission to resolve the issue of outstanding insurance 
        claims.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HOLOCAUST INSURANCE REGISTRY.

    The Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and Secretary of 
Commerce shall jointly establish and maintain a central registry 
containing records and information relating to insurance policies of 
victims, living and deceased, of the Holocaust. The registry shall be 
known as the Holocaust Insurance Registry and shall be accessible to 
the public.

SEC. 4. FULL DISCLOSURE BY INSURANCE FIRMS.

    Any insurer currently doing business in the United States that sold 
life, property, liability, health, annuity, dowry, educational, or 
casualty insurance policies, directly or through a related company, to 
persons in Europe, which were in effect between 1920 and 1945, whether 
the sale occurred before or after the insurer and the related company 
became related, shall, within 180 days following the date of the 
enactment of this Act, file or cause to be filed the following 
information with the Departments of the Treasury, State, or Commerce to 
be entered into the Holocaust Insurance Registry:
            (1) The number of such insurance policies.
            (2) The holder, beneficiary, and current status of such 
        policies.
            (3) A comparison of the names of holders and beneficiaries 
        of such policies and the names of the victims of the Holocaust.
The names of victims of the Holocaust shall be provided by the 
Department of State and may additionally be obtained from the Yad 
Vashem repository in Israel.

SEC. 5. CERTIFICATION BY INSURANCE COMPANIES.

    Each insurer subject to section 4 shall certify under penalty of 
perjury to any of the following:
            (1) The proceeds of the policies described in section 4 
        have been paid to the designated beneficiaries or their heirs 
        where that person or persons, after diligent search, could be 
        located and identified.
            (2) The proceeds of the policies where the beneficiaries or 
        heirs could not, after diligent search, be located or 
        identified, have been distributed to Holocaust survivors or to 
        qualified charitable nonprofit organizations for the purpose of 
        assisting Holocaust survivors.
            (3) A court of law has certified in a legal proceeding 
        resolving the rights of unpaid policyholders, their heirs, and 
        beneficiaries, a plan for the distribution of the proceeds.
            (4) The proceeds have not been distributed and the amount 
        of those proceeds.
An insurer currently doing business in the United States that did not 
sell any insurance policies in Europe prior to 1945, shall not be 
subject to this section if a related company, whether or not authorized 
and currently doing business in the United States, has made a filing 
under this section.

SEC. 6. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Any insurer that knowingly files information 
required by this Act that is false shall be liable for a civil penalty 
not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, which penalty is hereby 
appropriated to the Departments of Treasury, State, and Commerce to be 
used to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.
    (b) Suspension.--Any insurance company that fails to comply with 
the requirements of this Act by the 210th day after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, shall be suspended from practicing in the 
insurance business until the time that the insurer complies with this 
Act.
    (c) Regulation.--The Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, 
and Secretary of Commerce shall jointly adopt regulations to implement 
this Act.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that outstanding claims under insurance 
policies held by Holocaust victims and survivors be resolved at the 
earliest possible time.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Holocaust victim'' means any person who was 
        persecuted during the period of 1929 to 1945, inclusive, by 
        Nazi Germany, its allies, or sympathizers.
            (2) The term ``related company'' means any parent, 
        subsidiary, reinsurer, successor in interest, managing general 
        agent, or affiliate company of the insurer.
            (3) The term ``proceeds'' means the face value or other 
        payout value of insurance policies and annuities plus 
        reasonable interest to date of payment without diminution for 
        wartime or immediate postwar currency devaluation.

SOLUTION: Holocaust Victim Insurance Relief Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Commerce jointly to establish a central public registry containing records and information relating to insurance policies of living and deceased victims of the Holocaust, to be known as the Holocaust Insurance Registry. 
Requires any insurer currently doing business in the United States that sold life, property, liability, health, annuity, dowry, educational, or casualty insurance policies, directly or through a related company, to persons in Europe, which were in effect between 1920 and 1945, to file with the Departments of the Treasury, State, or Commerce for entry into the Registry:  (1) the number of such insurance policies; (2) the holder, beneficiary, and current status of such policies; and (3) a comparison of the names of holders and beneficiaries of such policies and the names of Holocaust victims. 
Requires each such insurer to certify under penalty of perjury to any of the following:  (1) the proceeds of the policies have been paid to the designated beneficiaries or their heirs where that person or persons could be located and identified; (2) the proceeds of the policies, where the beneficiaries or heirs could not be located or identified, have been distributed to Holocaust survivors or to qualified charitable nonprofit organizations for the purpose of assisting Holocaust survivors; (3) a court of law has certified in a legal proceeding resolving the rights of unpaid policyholders, their heirs, and beneficiaries, a plan for the distribution of the proceeds; or (4) the proceeds have not been distributed and the amounts of those proceeds.  Exempts from such filing requirement any insurer currently doing business in the United States that did not sell any insurance policies in Europe before 1945, if a related company, whether or not authorized and currently doing business in the United States, has made such a filing. 
Makes any insurer that knowingly files false information liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation, which penalty is appropriated to the Departments of the Treasury, State, and Commerce to be used to aid in the resolution of Holocaust insurance claims.  Declares that any insurance company that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act shall be suspended from practicing in the insurance business until the time that the insurer complies. 
Expresses the sense of the Congress that outstanding claims under insurance policies held by Holocaust victims and survivors be resolved at the earliest possible time.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Weather Modification Research and 
Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    It is the purpose of this Act to develop and implement a 
comprehensive and coordinated national weather modification policy and 
a national cooperative Federal and State program of weather 
modification research and development.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Weather 
        Modification Advisory and Research Board.
            (2) Executive director.--The term ``Executive Director'' 
        means the Executive Director of the Weather Modification 
        Advisory and Research Board.
            (3) Research and development.--The term ``research and 
        development'' means theoretical analysis, exploration, 
        experimentation, and the extension of investigative findings 
        and theories of scientific or technical nature into practical 
        application for experimental and demonstration purposes, 
        including the experimental production and testing of models, 
        devices, equipment, materials, and processes.
            (4) Weather modification.--The term ``weather 
        modification'' means changing or controlling, or attempting to 
        change or control, by artificial methods the natural 
        development of atmospheric cloud forms or precipitation forms 
        which occur in the troposphere.

SEC. 4. WEATHER MODIFICATION ADVISORY AND RESEARCH BOARD ESTABLISHED.

    (a) In General.--There is established in the Department of Commerce 
the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board.
    (b) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Board shall consist of 11 members 
        appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, of whom--
                    (A) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                American Meteorological Society;
                    (B) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                American Society of Civil Engineers;
                    (C) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                National Academy of Sciences;
                    (D) at least 1 shall be a representative of the 
                National Center for Atmospheric Research of the 
                National Science Foundation;
                    (E) at least 2 shall be representatives of the 
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the 
                Department of Commerce;
                    (F) at least 1 shall be a representative of 
                institutions of higher education or research 
                institutes; and
                    (G) at least 1 shall be a representative of a State 
                that is currently supporting operational weather 
                modification projects.
            (2) Tenure.--A member of the Board serves at the pleasure 
        of the Secretary of Commerce.
            (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy on the Board shall be filled in 
        the same manner as the original appointment.
    (b) Advisory Committees.--The Board may establish advisory 
committees to advise the Board and to make recommendations to the Board 
concerning legislation, policies, administration, research, and other 
matters.
    (c) Initial Meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which all members of the Board have been appointed, the Board shall 
hold its first meeting.
    (d) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the Chair.
    (e) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.
    (f) Chair and Vice Chair.--The Board shall select a Chair and Vice 
Chair from among its members.

SEC. 5. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Promotion of Research and Development.--In order to assist in 
expanding the theoretical and practical knowledge of weather 
modification, the Board shall promote and fund research and 
development, studies, and investigations with respect to--
            (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for 
        weather modification operations, including tailored computer 
        workstations and software and new observation systems with 
        remote sensors; and
            (2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather 
        modification, both purposeful (including cloud-seeding 
        operations) and inadvertent (including downwind effects and 
        anthropogenic effects).
    (b) Financial Assistance.--Unless the use of the money is 
restricted or subject to any limitations provided by law, the Board 
shall use amounts in the Weather Modification Research and Development 
Fund--
            (1) to pay its expenses in the administration of this Act; 
        and
            (2) to provide for research and development with respect to 
        weather modifications by grants to, or contracts or cooperative 
        arrangements with, public or private agencies.
    (c) Report.--The Board shall submit to the Secretary of Commerce 
biennially a report on its findings and research results.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF THE BOARD.

    (a) Studies, Investigations, and Hearings.--The Board may make any 
studies or investigations, obtain any information, and hold any 
hearings necessary or proper to administer or enforce this Act or any 
rules or orders issued under this Act.
    (b) Personnel.--The Board may employ, as provided for in 
appropriations Acts, an Executive Director and other support staff 
necessary to perform duties and functions under this Act.
    (c) Cooperation With Other Agencies.--The Board may cooperate with 
public or private agencies to promote the purposes of this Act.
    (d) Cooperative Agreements.--The Board may enter into cooperative 
agreements with the head of any department or agency of the United 
States, an appropriate official of any State or political subdivision 
of a State, or an appropriate official of any private or public agency 
or organization for conducting weather modification activities or 
cloud-seeding operations.
    (e) Conduct and Contracts for Research and Development.--The 
Executive Director, with the approval of the Board, may conduct and may 
contract for research and development activities relating to the 
purpose described in section 2.

SEC. 7. COOPERATION WITH THE WEATHER MODIFICATION OPERATIONS AND 
              RESEARCH BOARD.

    The heads of the departments and agencies of the United States and 
the heads of any other public or private agencies and institutions that 
receive research funds from the United States shall, to the extent 
possible, give full support and cooperation to the Board and to 
initiate independent research and development programs that address 
weather modifications.

SEC. 8. FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--There is established within the Treasury of the 
United States the Weather Modification Research and Development Fund, 
which shall consist of amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) 
or received by the Board under subsection (c).
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Board for the purposes of carrying out this Act 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2015. Any sums 
appropriated under this subsection shall remain available, without 
fiscal year limitation, until expended.
    (c) Gifts.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
donations of services or property.

SOLUTION: Weather Modification Research and Technology Transfer Authorization Act of 2005 - Establishes in the Department of Commerce the Weather Modification Advisory and Research Board to promote and fund research and development (R&D), studies, and investigations with respect to: (1) improved forecast and decisionmaking technologies for weather modification operations, including tailored computer workstations and software and new observation systems with remote sensors; and (2) assessments and evaluations of the efficacy of weather modification, both purposeful (including cloud-seeding operations) and inadvertent (including downwind effects and anthropogenic effects).

Establishes within the U.S. Treasury the Weather Modification Research and Development Fund. Directs the Board, unless the use of the money is restricted or subject to any limitations provided by law, to use amounts in the Fund to: (1) pay its expenses in the administration of this Act; and (2) provide for R&D with respect to weather modifications by grants to, or contracts or cooperative arrangements with, public or private agencies.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Regulatory Assistance 
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a system of confidential 
voluntary compliance with Federal regulations that will--
            (1) provide a low-cost process to significantly improve 
        voluntary compliance by small business concerns with Federal 
        regulations;
            (2) improve the level of outreach to the small business 
        community; and
            (3) provide for unbiased feedback to Federal agencies on 
        the small business regulatory environment.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

    The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 21A the following:

``SEC. 21B. SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY RELIEF.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Assistant administrator.--The term `Assistant 
        Administrator' means the Assistant Administrator for Small 
        Business Development Centers of the Administration.
            ``(2) Compliance assistance plan.--The term `compliance 
        assistance plan' means a 5-year plan jointly developed and 
        revised annually by each participating agency, the Assistant 
        Administrator, and representatives of an association 
        representing a majority of small business development centers, 
        for the establishment and maintenance of the system of 
        voluntary compliance.
            ``(3) Participating agency.--The term `participating 
        agency' means--
                    ``(A) the Internal Revenue Service of the 
                Department of the Treasury;
                    ``(B) the Environmental Protection Agency; and
                    ``(C) the Department of Labor.
            ``(4) Small business development center.--The term `small 
        business development center'--
                    ``(A) means a small business development center 
                established pursuant to section 21; and
                    ``(B) includes a consortium of 2 or more small 
                business development centers.
            ``(5) System of voluntary compliance.--The term `system of 
        voluntary compliance' means a system under which small business 
        development centers provide confidential assistance to 1 or 
        more small business concerns in achieving voluntary compliance 
        with regulatory requirements imposed on small business concerns 
        by a participating agency.
    ``(b) Duties of the Participating Agency--
            ``(1) Compliance assistance plan.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the enactment of the Small Business Regulatory Assistance 
        Act of 1998 and annually thereafter, each participating agency, 
        the Assistant Administrator, and representatives of an 
        association representing a majority of small business 
        development centers, shall agree to a compliance assistance 
        plan.
            ``(2) Contents of the compliance assistance plan.--The 
        compliance assistance plan agreed to under paragraph (1) shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) the regulatory compliance objectives of each 
                participating agency;
                    ``(B) the regulatory compliance priorities of each 
                participating agency;
                    ``(C) identification of the types of services, 
                materials, and resources to be developed or used by 
                each participating agency;
                    ``(D) identification of facilities, expertise, and 
                other resources of each participating agency that may 
                be accessed by the Assistant Administrator, a small 
                business development center, or a small business 
                concern participating in the system of voluntary 
                compliance established under this section; and
                    ``(E) performance outcome measures and evaluation 
                criteria to be used by each participating agency in 
                evaluating the effectiveness of the system of voluntary 
compliance established under this section.
    ``(c) Duties of the Office of Small Business Development Centers.--
            ``(1) Implementation and administration of the compliance 
        assistance plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Based on the compliance 
                assistance plan agreed to under subsection (b)(1), not 
                later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
                Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 1998, the 
                Assistant Administrator, with the agreement of an 
                association representing a majority of small business 
                development centers, shall develop and publish 
                guidelines for the establishment by small business 
                development centers of the system of voluntary 
                compliance in accordance with this section.
                    ``(B) Guideline requirements.--The guidelines 
                published under subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) establish priorities for the types of 
                        assistance to be provided to small business 
                        concerns under the system of voluntary 
                        compliance established by small business 
                        development centers under this section; and
                            ``(ii) establish standards relating to 
                        educational, technical, and support services 
                        required by small business development centers 
                        to provide a system of voluntary compliance.
                    ``(C) Program delivery.--The guidelines established 
                under subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) require that the assistance to small 
                        business concerns participating in the system 
                        of voluntary compliance under this section to 
                        be carried out by small business development 
                        centers, which shall, to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, access other existing Federal and 
                        State nonpunitive, compliance and technical 
                        assistance programs, including, but not limited 
                        to, the technical and environmental compliance 
                        assistance programs established under section 
                        507 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) provide that certain national 
                        service delivery and support requirements be 
                        carried out under contract with an association 
                        representing the majority of small business 
                        development centers.
                    ``(D) Issuance of grant.--Not later than 150 days 
                after the submission of work plans under subsection 
                (d)(1), the Assistant Administrator shall make a grant 
                to each small business development center to carry out 
                the system of voluntary compliance.
    ``(d) Duties of Small Business Development Centers.--
            ``(1) Work plan.--Beginning not later that 60 days after 
        the date on which the guidelines are published by the Assistant 
        Administrator under subsection (c)(1)(A), each small business 
        development center shall, on an annual basis, submit to the 
        Assistant Administrator a work plan under which the small 
        business development center will carry out the system of 
        voluntary compliance in accordance with such guidelines.
            ``(2) Assistance provided.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                assistance to small business concerns participating in 
                the system of voluntary compliance shall include--
                            ``(i) access to information and resources;
                            ``(ii) training and educational activities;
                            ``(iii) confidential, free-of-charge, one-
                        on-one in-depth counseling;
                            ``(iv) technical assistance; and
                            ``(v) referrals to experts.
                    ``(B) Exception for legal services.--No small 
                business development center (or any person relied on by 
                a small business development center in providing 
                assistance under this section) shall provide legal 
                services, other than the provision of basic business 
                law information, without the endorsement of the State 
                Bar Association of each State in which the small 
                business development center (or any person relied on by 
                a small business development center in providing 
                assistance under this section) are providing services 
                under this section.
            ``(3) Reports; recommendations--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each small business development 
                center receiving assistance under this section shall, 
                on an annual basis, submit to the Assistant 
                Administrator a report on the assistance provided by 
                the small business development center under this 
                section.
                    ``(B) Privacy protection.--No small business 
                development center (or any person relied on by a small 
                business development center in providing assistance 
                under this section) shall be required to disclose the 
                name or address of any small business concern 
                participating in the system of voluntary compliance 
                under this section.
                    ``(C) Audits.--Subparagraph (B) shall not be 
                construed to prevent the Assistant Administrator or the 
                Inspector General of the Administration from auditing a 
                small business development center (or any person relied 
                on by a small business development center in providing 
                assistance under this section).
    ``(e) Evaluations.--
            ``(1) Annual report.--The Assistant Administrator shall, on 
        an annual basis, submit to the Committees on Small Business of 
        the Senate and the House of Representatives and to the 
        Regulatory Fairness Board established under section 29 a 
        report, which shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of the types of assistance 
                provided by small business development centers to small 
                business concerns participating in the system of 
                voluntary compliance;
                    ``(B) the level of outreach to small business 
                concerns achieved by small business development centers 
                under this section; and
                    ``(C) recommendations for improvements in the 
                regulation of small business concerns participating in 
                the system of voluntary compliance.
            ``(2) Independent national assessment.--Upon the expiration 
        of the 3-year period beginning on the date on which a majority 
        of small business development centers have received grants to 
        begin implementation of the work plans described under 
        subsection (d)(1), the Comptroller General of the United States 
        shall provide for an evaluation of the system of voluntary 
        compliance established under this section which shall be 
        submitted to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and 
        the House of Representatives.
    ``(f) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the total 
        amount received under this section in any fiscal year by small 
        business development centers located in a State shall not 
        exceed the sum of--
                    ``(A) the State's pro rata share of the amount made 
                available under subsection (g), based on the population 
                of the State as compared to the total population in the 
                United States; and
                    ``(B) $300,000.
            ``(2) Exception.--Amounts made available to a small 
        business development center by the Administration or another 
        agency to carry out section 21(c)(3)(G) shall not be included 
        in the calculation of maximum funding of a small business 
        development center under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Exemption from matching requirement.--Amounts made 
        available to a small business development center under this 
        section shall not be subject to the matching funds requirements 
        or the eligibility requirements of section 21(a)(4).
            ``(4) Certification requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), 
                after September 30, 2000, the Assistant Administrator 
                may not make any amount available under this section to 
                a small business development center, unless the small 
                business development center (or with respect to a 
                consortium of small business development centers 
                receiving assistance under this section as a single 
                grantee, each center within consortium) has been 
                approved under the certification program under section 
                21(k)(2).
                    ``(B) Waiver.--The Associate Administrator may 
                waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) with respect 
                to a small business development center if the Associate 
                Administrator determines that the small business 
                development center is making a good faith effort to 
                obtain the certification described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(5) Administrative costs.--Not more than 2 percent of the 
        amount made available under subsection (g) in each fiscal year 
        may be used by the Assistant Administrator for the costs of 
        administration, evaluation, and reporting under this section.
    ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section--
            ``(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
            ``(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
            ``(3) $62,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
            ``(4) $77,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.

SOLUTION:
Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 1998 - Amends the Small Business Act to require each participating Federal agency (the Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Labor), the Assistant Administrator for Small Business Development Centers of the Small Business Administration, and representatives of an association representing a majority of small business development centers (SBDCs) to agree to a small business regulatory compliance assistance plan. 
Directs the Assistant Administrator to develop and publish guidelines for the establishment by SBDCs of a system of small business voluntary regulatory compliance (system), with specified guideline requirements. Outlines the assistance to be provided to participating small businesses, with an exception concerning legal services. 
Requires annual reports from:  (1) each SBDC to the Assistant Administrator on assistance provided; and (2) the Assistant Administrator to the House and Senate Small Business Committees and the Regulatory Fairness Board concerning the assistance provided under this Act, the level of outreach to small businesses achieved by SBDCs, and recommendations for improvements in the regulation of small businesses participating in the system.  Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate the system and submit findings to such Committees. 
Provides State funding limits for such assistance, with exceptions and an exemption from matching requirements. 
Prohibits the Assistant Administrator from providing any funds to an SBDC after September 30, 2000, unless such SBDC has been approved for funding under a certification requirement (with a waiver for a good faith effort to achieve such certification). 
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2002.