15 USC § 644a - Small Business Procurement Advisory Council

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title: "15 USC § 644a - Small Business Procurement Advisory Council"
title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
section_number: "644a"
section_name: "Small Business Procurement Advisory Council"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "AID TO SMALL BUSINESS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7104, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3369; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI, § 1692, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2089.)"
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# § 644a. Small Business Procurement Advisory Council

**(a)** **Establishment** There is hereby established an interagency council to be known as the “Small Business Procurement Advisory Council” (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Council”).

**(b)** **Duties** The duties of the Council are—

**(1)** to develop positions on proposed procurement regulations affecting the small business community;

**(2)** to submit comments reflecting such positions to appropriate regulatory authorities;

**(3)** to conduct reviews of each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization established under section 644(k) of this title to determine the compliance of each Office with requirements under such section;

**(4)** to identify best practices for maximizing small business utilization in Federal contracting that may be implemented by Federal agencies having procurement powers; and

**(5)** to submit, annually, to the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate a report describing—

**(A)** the comments submitted under paragraph (2) during the 1-year period ending on the date on which the report is submitted, including any outcomes related to the comments;

**(B)** the results of reviews conducted under paragraph (3) during such 1-year period; and

**(C)** best practices identified under paragraph (4) during such 1-year period.

**(c)** **Membership** The Council shall be composed of the following members:

**(1)** The Administrator of the Small Business Administration (or the designee of the Administrator).

**(2)** The Director of the Minority Business Development Agency.

**(3)** The head of each Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in each Federal agency having procurement powers.

**(d)** **Chairman** The Council shall be chaired by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (or the designee of the Administrator).

**(e)** **Meetings** The Council shall meet at the call of the chairman as necessary to consider proposed procurement regulations affecting the small business community.

**(f)** **Consideration of Council comments** The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council and other appropriate regulatory authorities shall consider comments submitted in a timely manner pursuant to subsection (b)(2).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–355, title VII, § 7104, Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3369; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI, § 1692, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2089.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly set out as a note under .

Section was enacted as part of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, and not as part of the Small Business Act which comprises this chapter.

### Amendments

2013—Subsec. (b)(3) to (5). , added pars. (3) to (5).

Subsec. (c)(3). , struck out “(established under )” after “Utilization”.

Subsec. (d). , inserted “(or the designee of the Administrator)” after “Small Business Administration”.