; and (B) in the case of assistance relating to a petition filed under section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1673a(b) ), the administering authority makes an affirmative determination with respect to the petition under section 732(c)(2) of such section. (c) Evaluation The Secretary of Commerce shall review an application for assistance under subsection (a) submitted by a small firm based on the ability-to-pay of the firm and the economic impact that the firm has in its local community. (d) Amount of assistance The amount of assistance under subsection (a) to a small firm may not exceed— (1) 75 percent of the costs relating to the filing of a petition under section 702(b) or 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as the case may be); and (2) the total costs associated with any preliminary determinations or final determinations to which the petition relates under subtitle A or B of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (as the case may be). (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Administering authority The term administering authority has the meaning given such term in section 771(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1677(1) ). (2) Small firm The term small firm means a firm that— (A) has average annual receipts of $40,000,000 or less; or (B) employs 1,500 or fewer individuals. 3. Modification of determination of industry support for petition determinations under countervailing duty investigations and antidumping duty investigations under the Tariff Act of 1930 (a) Countervailing duty investigations Section 702(c)(4) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking , if and all that follows through (i) the and inserting , if the ; (B) by striking 25 percent and inserting 10 percent ; (C) by striking , and and inserting a period; and (D) by striking clause (ii); (2) by striking subparagraph (D)