15 U.S.C. § 9512 — Public sector development

submitted 5 years ago by Pub. L. 117-58 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 191 words · no verdicts yet

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The Under Secretary may work with public entities to improve opportunities and services for minority business enterprises and to promote local measures supporting them.

The Under Secretary may, when necessary or appropriate: (1) consult and cooperate with public entities to use resources in their jurisdictions to promote minority business enterprises in local economies, including by helping establish or improve (A) minority-business procurement programs and goals; (B) assistance programs for (i) management, (ii) technology, (iii) law, (iv) financing including accounting, (v) marketing, and (vi) workforce development; and (C) information programs telling local minority business enterprises about the programs in this section; (2) meet public-entity leaders and officials to recommend and promote local administrative and legislative measures needed to advance those enterprises; and (3) help public entities and Federal agencies advance their growth.

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The Under Secretary shall, whenever the Under Secretary determines such action is necessary or appropriate—

(1)

consult and cooperate with public sector entities for the purpose of leveraging resources available in the jurisdictions of those public sector entities to promote the position of minority business enterprises in the local economies of those public sector entities, including by assisting public sector entities to establish or enhance—

(A)

programs to procure goods and services through minority business enterprises and goals for that procurement;

(B)

programs offering assistance relating to—

(i)

management;

(ii)

technology;

(iii)

law;

(iv)

financing, including accounting;

(v)

marketing; and

(vi)

workforce development; and

(C)

informational programs designed to inform minority business enterprises located in the jurisdictions of those public sector entities about the availability of programs described in this section;

(2)

meet with leaders and officials of public sector entities for the purpose of recommending and promoting local administrative and legislative initiatives needed to advance the position of minority business enterprises in the local economies of those public sector entities; and

(3)

facilitate the efforts of public sector entities and Federal agencies to advance the growth of minority business enterprises.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100102, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1450.)

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2021Enacted · Pub. L. 117-58 · 135 Stat. 1450

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