15 USC § 9573 - Duties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s9573"
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title: "15 USC § 9573 - Duties"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "9573"
section_name: "Duties"
chapter_number: 120
chapter_name: "MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES ADVISORY COUNCIL"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title V, § 100503, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1463.)"
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# § 9573. Duties

**(a)** **In general** The Council shall provide advice to the Under Secretary by—

**(1)** serving as a source of knowledge and information on developments in areas of the economic and social life of the United States that affect socially or economically disadvantaged business concerns;

**(2)** providing the Under Secretary with information regarding plans, programs, and activities in the public and private sectors that relate to socially or economically disadvantaged business concerns; and

**(3)** advising the Under Secretary regarding—

**(A)** any measures to better achieve the objectives of this chapter; and

**(B)** problems and matters the Under Secretary refers to the Council.

**(b)** **Capacity** Members of the Council shall not be compensated for service on the Council but may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.

**1** **Termination** [^1]November 15, 2021

Notwithstanding section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Council shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after .

See References in Text note below.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title V, § 100503, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1463.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(A), was in the original “this division”, meaning div. K of , , , which is classified prinicpally to this chapter. For complete classification of division K to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is , which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was repealed and restated as  by , §§ 3(a), 7, , , 4361.