15 USC § 9581 - General duties

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identifier: "/us/usc/t15/s9581"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "15 USC § 9581 - General duties"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "9581"
section_name: "General duties"
chapter_number: 120
chapter_name: "MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL COORDINATION OF MINORITY BUSINESS PROGRAMS"
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 VI, § 100601, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1464.)"
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# § 9581. General duties

The Under Secretary may coordinate, as consistent with law, the plans, programs, and operations of the Federal Government that affect, or may contribute to, the establishment, preservation, and strengthening of socially or economically disadvantaged business concerns.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title VI, § 100601, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1464.)