§796 — Title 6 Domestic Security | U.S. Code

Summary

The Administrator must create and keep a registry of contractors who are willing to do debris removal, distribute supplies, rebuild, or do other disaster or emergency relief work. The term “registry” means that list. The law also uses several small business terms that are defined in the Small Business Act. For each business, the registry must list the business name, location, area served, the goods or services it provides, its bonding level, and whether it fits one of four small business categories (small business; small business owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; women-owned; or service-disabled veteran–owned). Providing information is voluntary. Businesses must keep their entries current, sign an attestation that the information is true, and give documents to support it. The Administrator must verify those documents. The registry must be made generally available on the Agency’s website, and Federal agencies must consult it when planning disaster-related contracts.

Title 6, §796

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(a)In this section—

(1)the term “registry” means the registry created under subsection (b); and

(2)the terms “small business concern”, “small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals”, “small business concern owned and controlled by women”, and “small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans” have the meanings given those terms under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.).

(b)(1)The Administrator shall establish and maintain a registry of contractors who are willing to perform debris removal, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities.

(2)The registry shall include, for each business concern—

(A)the name of the business concern;

(B)the location of the business concern;

(C)the area served by the business concern;

(D)the type of good or service provided by the business concern;

(E)the bonding level of the business concern; and

(F)whether the business concern is—

(i)a small business concern;

(ii)a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;

(iii)a small business concern owned and controlled by women; or

(iv)a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

(3)(A)Information maintained in the registry shall be submitted on a voluntary basis and be kept current by the submitting business concerns.

(B)Each business concern submitting information to the registry shall submit—

(i)an attestation that the information is true; and

(ii)documentation supporting such attestation.

(C)The Administrator shall verify that the documentation submitted by each business concern supports the information submitted by that business concern.

(4)The registry shall be made generally available on the Internet site of the Agency.

(5)As part of the acquisition planning for contracting for debris removal, distribution of supplies in a disaster, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities, a Federal agency shall consult the registry.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Small Business Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is Pub. L. 85–536, § 2(1 et seq.), July 18, 1958, 72 Stat. 384, which is classified generally to chapter 14A (§ 631 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 631 of Title 15 and Tables.

§796 Registry of disaster response contractors