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PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007 ‘‘(II) shall reinstate the fee reductions under clause (i) when the conditions in clause (ii) no longer apply. ‘‘(iv) NO INCREASE OF FEES.—The Administrator shall not increase the fees under paragraph (18) on loans made under this subsection that are not covered energy efficiency loans as a direct result of the pilot program. ‘‘(F) GAO REPORT.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date that the pilot program terminates, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report on the pilot program. ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under clause (i) shall include— ‘‘(I) the number of covered energy efficiency loans for which fees were reduced under the pilot program; ‘‘(II) a description of the energy efficiency savings with the pilot program; ‘‘(III) a description of the impact of the pilot program on the program under this subsection; ‘‘(IV) an evaluation of the efficacy and potential fraud and abuse of the pilot program; and ‘‘(V) recommendations for improving the pilot program.’’.

15 USC 657h.

SEC. 1203. SMALL BUSINESS ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

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(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— (1) the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’ mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively; (2) the term ‘‘association’’ means the association of small business development centers established under section 21(a)(3)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)); (3) the term ‘‘disability’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102); (4) the term ‘‘Efficiency Program’’ means the Small Business Energy Efficiency Program established under subsection (c)(1); (5) the term ‘‘electric utility’’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602); (6) the term ‘‘high performance green building’’ has the meaning given that term in section 401; (7) the term ‘‘on-bill financing’’ means a low interest or no interest financing agreement between a small business concern and an electric utility for the purchase or installation of equipment, under which the regularly scheduled payment of that small business concern to that electric utility is not reduced by the amount of the reduction in cost attributable to the new equipment and that amount is credited to the

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