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 107 STAT. 1788 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The Secretary shall ensure that the amount of financial assistance furnished by the Federal Government to a manufacturing extension program under this subsection may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program."; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: "(D) The Secretly may prescribe regulations to provide for consideration of in-kind contributions by non-Federal Government participants in a manufacturing extension program for the purpose of calculating the sheire of the costs that has been or is being undertaken by such participants. In such regulations, the Secretary may authorize a participant that is a small business concern to use funds received under the Small Business Innovation Research Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to help pay the costs of the program. Any such funds so used may be considered in calculating the amount of the financial commitment undertaken by the non-Federal Government participants luiless the Secretary determines that the small business concern has not made a significant equity percentage contribution in the program from non-Federal sources.". (e) DEFENSE DUAL-USE ASSISTANCE EXTENSION PROGRAM. — Section 2524(d) of such title is amended to read as follows: "(d) FINANCIAL COMMITMENT OF NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPANTS.^ 1) The Secretary shall ensure that the amount of funds provided by the Secretary to a program under this section does not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program. "(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to provide for consideration of in-kind contributions by non-Federal Government participants in a program under this section for the purpose of calculating the share of the costs that has been or is being undertaken by such participants. In such regulations, the Secretary may authorize a pturticipant that is a small business concern to use funds received under the Small Business Innovation Research Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer Program to help pay the costs of the program. Any such funds so used may be considered in calculating the amount of the financial commitment undertaken by the non-Federal Government participants unless the Secretary determines that the small business concern has not made a significant equity percentage contribution in the program from non-Federal sources.". (f) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2491 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(13) The term 'Small Business Innovation Research Program' means the program established under the following provisions of section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638): "(A) Paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (b). "(B) Subsections (e) through (1). "(14) The term 'Small Business Technology Transfer Program' means the program established under the following provisions of such section: —^^ "(A) Paragraphs (4) through (7) of subsection (b). "(B) Subsections (e) and (n) through (p). "(15) The term 'significant equity percentage' means— "(A) a level oi contribution and participation sufficient, when compared to the other non-Federal participants in the partnership or other cooperative arrangement involved,

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