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Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Part B · Chapter 120 — Minority Business Development

§ 9523. Establishment

Statutory text

(a)

In general

There is established in the Agency a program—

(1)

that shall be known as the MBDA Business Center Program;

(2)

that shall be separate and distinct from the efforts of the Under Secretary under section ___101; 1 and

(3)

under which the Under Secretary shall make Federal assistance awards to eligible entities to operate MBDA Business Centers, which shall, in accordance with section ___114,1 provide technical assistance and business development services, or specialty services, to minority business enterprises.

(b)

Coverage

The Under Secretary shall take all necessary actions to ensure that the MBDA Business Center Program, in accordance with section ___114,1 offers the services described in subsection (a)(3) in all regions of the United States.

Footnotes

  1. 1 So in original. See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Minority Business Development Act of 2021

    Pub. L. 117–58 div. K title I § 100113 · 135 Stat. 429

    Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 9523

    (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100113, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1451.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100113, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1451.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 100113. ESTABLISHMENT. (a) In General.— There is established in the Agency a program— (1) that shall be known as the MBDA Business Center Program; (2) that shall be separate and distinct from the efforts of the Under Secretary under section ___101; and (3) under which the Under Secretary shall make Federal assistance awards to eligible entities to operate MBDA Business Centers, which shall, in accordance with section ___114, provide technical assistance and business development services, or specialty services, to minority business enterprises. (b) Coverage.— The Under Secretary shall take all necessary actions to ensure that the MBDA Business Center Program, in accordance with section ___114, offers the services described in subsection (a)(3) in all regions of the United States.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section ___101, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), probably means section 100101 of Pub. L. 117–58, which is classified to section 9511 of this title.

Section ___114, referred to in subsecs. (a)(3) and (b), probably means section 100114 of Pub. L. 117–58, which is classified to section 9524 of this title.

Credits

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100113, , 135 Stat. 1451.)

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