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 118 STAT. 99 PUBLIC LAW 108–199—JAN. 23, 2004 administer Small Business Administration programs in Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories, including disaster loans to fishermen, programs benefitting Alaska Native Corporations and Native Hawaiians, including but not limited to section 8(a) and Historically Underutilized Business Zones, and all other programs serving Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians. All disaster loans issued in Alaska shall be administered by the Small Business Administra tion and shall not be sold during fiscal year 2004. SEC. 625. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appro priation Act. SEC. 626. The Secretary of Commerce shall negotiate or reevaluate, with the consent of the President, international agree ments affecting international ocean policy. SEC. 627. The Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary, and the Small Business Administration shall each estab lish a policy under which eligible employees may participate in telecommuting to the maximum extent possible without diminished employee performance: Provided, That, not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, each of the aforemen tioned entities shall provide that the requirements of this section are applied to 100 percent of the workforce: Provided further, That, of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Departments of Com merce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and the Small Business Administration, $200,000 shall be available to each Department or agency only to implement telecommuting programs: Provided further, That, every 6 months, each Department or agency shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of telecommuting programs, including the number of Federal employees eligible for, and participating in, such programs, and uses of funds designated under this section: Provided further, That each Department or agency shall designate a ‘‘Telework Coordi nator’’ to be responsible for overseeing the implementation of tele commuting programs and serve as a point of contact on such pro grams for the Committees on Appropriations. SEC. 628. The paragraph under the heading ‘‘Small Business Administration—Disaster Loans Program Account’’ in chapter 2 of division B of Public Law 107–117 is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 7(b) of the Small Business Act’’ after ‘‘September 11, 2001’’. SEC. 629. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is amended as follows— (1) in section 202(c)(1)(B) by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘39 percent’’; (2) in section 202(c) by adding the following new paragraphs at the end: ‘‘(3) DIVESTITURE.—A person or entity that exceeds the 39 percent national audience reach limitation for television stations in paragraph (1)(B) through grant, transfer, or assign ment of an additional license for a commercial television broad cast station shall have not more than 2 years after exceeding such limitation to come into compliance with such limitation. This divestiture requirement shall not apply to persons or entities that exceed the 39 percent national audience reach limitation through population growth. Broadcasting. 110 Stat. 110. 47 USC 303 note. 115 Stat. 2297. Establishment. Deadline. Reports. Deadline. Telecommuting. 5 USC 6120 note.

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