15 USC § 9553 - Report to Congress

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s9553"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 9553 - Report to Congress"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "9553"
section_name: "Report to Congress"
chapter_number: 120
chapter_name: "MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "RURAL MINORITY 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 III, § 100303, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1461.)"
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# § 9553. Report to Congress

Not later than 1 year after November 15, 2021, the Under Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes—

**(1)** a summary of the efforts of the Under Secretary to provide services to minority business enterprises located in States that lack an MBDA Business Center, as of November 15, 2021, and especially in those States that have significant minority populations; and

**(2)** recommendations for extending the outreach of the Agency to underserved areas.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title III, § 100303, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1461.)