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 124 STAT. 2547 PUBLIC LAW 111–240—SEPT. 27, 2010 (b) CONTRACTING IMPROVEMENTS.— (1) CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES.—Section 31(b)(2)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’. (2) CONTRACTING GOALS.—Section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended in the fourth sentence by inserting ‘‘and subcontract’’ after ‘‘not less than 3 percent of the total value of all prime contract’’. (3) MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAMS.—The Administrator may establish mentor-protege programs for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, small busi- ness concerns owned and controlled by women, and HUBZone small business concerns modeled on the mentor-protege pro- gram of the Administration for small business concerns partici- pating in programs under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). (c) SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTING PROGRAMS PARITY.—Section 31(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(b)(2)) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law—’’; (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘a contracting’’ and inserting ‘‘SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS.—A contracting’’; and (B) in clause (iii), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; (3) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking ‘‘a contract opportunity shall’’ and inserting ‘‘RESTRICTED COMPETITION.—A contract oppor- tunity may’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and (4) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘not later’’ and inserting ‘‘APPEALS.—Not later’’. Subtitle D—Small Business Management and Counseling Assistance SEC. 1401. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SMALL BUSINESS PRO- GRAMS. (a) MICROLOAN PROGRAM.—Section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(m)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(B)— (A) by striking ‘‘As a condition’’ and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause (ii), as a condi- tion’’; (B) by striking ‘‘the Administration’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator’’; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(ii) WAIVER OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Upon request by an inter- mediary, and in accordance with this clause, the Administrator may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement to obtain non-Federal funds under clause (i) for a fiscal year. The Administrator may