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 105 STAT. 826 PUBLIC LAW 102-140—OCT. 28, 1991 15 USC 648a and note. 15 USC 648a note. and access to technical experts, in a wide range of technologies, through such activities as— "(1) defraying the cost of access by small businesses to the data base services; "(2) training small businesses in the use of the data base services; and "(3) establishing a public point of access to the data base services. Activities described in paragraphs (1) through (3) may be carried out through contract with a private entity. "(e) RENEWAL OF AWARDS. —Awards previously made under section 21A of this Act may be renewed under this section. "(f) INTERIM REPORT.—Two years after the date on which the first award was issued under section 21A of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, an interim report on the implementation of the program under such section and this section, including the judgments of the participating Centers as to its effect on small business productivity and innovation. "(g) FINAL REPORT.—T hree years after such date, the General Accounting Office shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate, a final report evaluating the effectiveness of the Program under section 21A and this section in improving small business productivity and innovation. "(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated to the Small Business Administration $5 million for each of fiscal years 1992 through 1995 to carry out this section, and such amounts may remain available until expended. "(i) Centers are encouraged to seek funding from Federal and non- Federal sources other than those provided for in this section to assist small businesses in the identification of appropriate technologies to fill their needs, the transfer of technologies from Federal laboratories, public and private universities, and other public and private institutions, the analysis of commercial opportunities represented by such technologies, and such other functions as the development, business planning, market research, and financial packaging required for commercialization. Insofar as such Centers pursue these activities, Federal agencies are encouraged to employ these Centers to interface with small businesses for such purposes as facilitating small business participation in Federal procurement and fostering commercialization of Federally-funded research and development. '. (e) Notwithstanding any other law, no funds shall be appropriated to carry out section 21A of the Small Business Act after September 30, 1991, and such section is repealed October 1, 1992. (f) Section 232 of the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1990 is repealed. (g) Section 7(b) of the Small Business Computer Security and Education Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 633 Note) is amended by striking "March 31, 1991" in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1992".

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