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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 9832 (Introduced in House) — To make improvements to Federal contracting practices for disadvantaged small businesses, and for other purposes. · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. Definitions

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(a)Program The term 8(a) Program means the program described under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a) ). The terms Administration and Administrator mean the Small Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, respectively. OSDBU The term Agency OSDBU means the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (established pursuant to section 15(k) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 644(k) )) of a Federal agency. The term demographic classifications means classifications by race, gender, veteran status, or ethnicity. The term disadvantaged small business means— a socially and economically disadvantaged small business concern, as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(4)(A) ); a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as defined in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C) ); or a small business concern owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individual covered under section 47113 of title 49, United States Code. The term MBDA Under Secretary means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development of the Minority Business Development Agency (established under section 100002 of the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9501 )). The term small business concern has the meaning given under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). The term small business development center has the meaning given in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ).
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