15 USC § 9522 - Purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s9522"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 9522 - Purpose"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "9522"
section_name: "Purpose"
chapter_number: 120
chapter_name: "MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "EXISTING INITIATIVES"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Minority Business Development Agency Business Center Program"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100112, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1451.)"
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# § 9522. Purpose

The purpose of the MBDA Business Center Program shall be to create a national network of public-private partnerships that—

**(1)** assist minority business enterprises in—

**(A)** accessing capital, contracts, and grants; and

**(B)** creating and maintaining jobs;

**(2)** provide counseling and mentoring to minority business enterprises; and

**(3)** facilitate the growth of minority business enterprises by promoting trade.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100112, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1451.)