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 105 STAT. 1590 PUBLIC LAW 102-191—DEC. 5, 1991 Appropriation authorization. Reports. "(2) Up to one-half of the non-Federal matching assistance may be in the form of in-kind contributions which are budget line items only, including but not limited to office equipment and office space. "(3) The financial assistance authorized pursuant to this section may be made by grant, contract, or cooperative agreement and may contain such provision, as necessary, to provide for payments in lump sum or installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement. The Administration may disburse up to 25 percent of each year's Federal share awarded to a recipient organization after notice of the award has been issued and before the non-Federal matching funds are obtained. "(4) If any recipient of assistance under this section fails to obtain the required non-Federal contribution during any year of any project, it shall not be eligible thereafter for advance disbursements under paragraph (3) during the remainder of that project, or for any other project for which it is or may be funded. In addition, prior to approving assistance to such organization for any other projects, the Administration shall specifically determine whether the Administration believes that the recipient will be able to obtain the requisite non-Federal funding and enter a written finding setting forth the reasons for making such determination. "(c) Each applicant for assistance under this section initially shall submit a 3-year plan on proposed fundraising and training activities, and may receive financial assistance under this section for a maximum of 3 years per site. The Administration shall evaluate and rank applicants in accordance with predetermined selection criteria that shall be stated in terms of relative importance. Such criteria and their relative importance shall be made publicly available and stated in each solicitation for applications made by the Administration. The criteria shall include— "(1) the experience of the applicant in conducting programs or on-going efforts designed to impart or upgrade the business skills of women business owners or potential owners; "(2) the present ability of the applicant to commence a demonstration project within a minimum amount of time; and "(3) the ability of the applicant to provide training and services to a representative number of women who are both socially and economically disadvantaged. "(d) For purposes of this section, the term 'small business concern' means a small business concern, either start-up or existing, owned and controlled by women, and— "(1) which is at least 51 percent owned by 1 or more women; and "(2) the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by 1 or more women. "(e) There are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out the demonstration projects authorized by this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administration may use such expedited acquisition methods as it deems appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section, except that it shall ensure that all eligible sources are provided a reasonable opportunity to submit proposals. "(f) The Administration shall prepare and transmit an annual report, beginning February 1, 1992, to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and House of Representatives on the effectiveness of all demonstration projects conducted under the

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