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 98 STAT. 170

15 USC 633.

PUBLIC LAW 98-276—MAY 8, 1984 (b) Delegates, including alternates, to the National Conference shall be elected by participants at the State and regional conferences: Provided, That each Governor and each chief executive official of the political subdivisions enumerated in section 4(a) of the Small Business Act may appoint one delegate and one alternate: Provided further. That each Member of the United States House of Representatives, including each Delegate, and each Member of the United States Senate may appoint one delegate and one alternate: And provided further. That the President may appoint one hundred delegates and alternates. Only individuals from small businesses shall be eligible for appointment pursuant to this subsection. PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION OP CONFERENCE

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SEC. 5. (a) All Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities are authorized and directed to provide such support and assistance as may be necessary to facilitate the planning and administration of the Conference. (b) In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration— (1) shall provide such assistance as may be necessary for the organization and conduct of conferences at the State and regional levels as authorized under section 2(b) of this Act; and (2) is authorized to enter into contracts with public agencies, private organizations, and academic institutions to carry out the provisions of this Act. (c) The Chief Counsel for Advocacy shall assist in carrying out the provisions of this Act by preparing and providing background materials for use by participants in the Conference, as well as by participants in State and regional conferences. (d) Each participant in the Conference shall be responsible for his or her expenses related to attending the Conference and shall not be reimbursed either from funds appropriated pursuant to this Act or 15 USC 631 note, the Small Business Act. (e)(l) The President is authorized to appoint and compensate an executive director and such other directors and personnel for the Conference as he may deem advisable, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 5 USC 5101 et 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classifiseq., 5331. cation and General Schedule pay rates. (2) Upon request by the executive director, the heads of the executive and military departments are authorized to detail employees to work with the executive director in planning and administering the Conference without regard to the provisions of section 3341 of title 5, United States Code. REPORTS R E Q U I R E D

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Public availability.

SEC. 6. Not more than six months from the date on which the National Conference is convened, a final report of the Conference shall be submitted to the President and the Congress. The report shall include the findings and recommendations of the Conference as well as proposals for any legislative action necessary to implement the recommendations of the Conference. The final report of the Conference shall be available to the public.

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