15 USC § 634a - Office of Advocacy within Small Business Administration; Chief Counsel for Advocacy

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title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "634a"
section_name: "Office of Advocacy within Small Business Administration; Chief Counsel for Advocacy"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–305, title II, § 201, June 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 668.)"
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# § 634a. Office of Advocacy within Small Business Administration; Chief Counsel for Advocacy

There is established within the Small Business Administration an Office of Advocacy. The management of the Office shall be vested in a Chief Counsel for Advocacy who shall be appointed from civilian life by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–305, title II, § 201, June 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 668.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Small Business Act which comprises this chapter.