15 U.S.C. § 653 — Office of Rural Affairs

(a) Establishment. The Small Business Administration^* must establish an Office of Rural Affairs. This section calls it the “Office.”

(b) Appointment of director. The Administrator^* must appoint a director to head the Office no later than 90 days after November 15, 1990.

(c) Functions. The Office must—(1) work toward a fair distribution of the Administration’s financial assistance among small businesses in rural areas; (2) when practicable, compile yearly rural-area statistics, including population, poverty, job creation and retention, unemployment, business failures, and business startups; (3) tell industries, organizations, and state and local governments about assistance available to rural small businesses through the Administration and other federal departments and agencies; (4) tell industries, organizations, educational institutions, and state and local governments about private, educational, and government programs that improve rural residents’ economic opportunities; and (5) work with the United States^* Tourism and Travel Administration to help rural small businesses promote and develop tourism.