Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§7024 Director of Small Business Programs
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Summary
The Secretary of the Army must appoint a Director of Small Business Programs to lead the Army’s Office of Small Business Programs. That office is set up under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act. The Director must carry out the small business duties and use the powers the Secretary gives. The rules in section 15(k) of the Small Business Act also apply to the Director, except for the parts that only name the office and the Director.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §7024
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(a)There is a Director of Small Business Programs in the Department of the Army. The Director is appointed by the Secretary of the Army.
(b)The Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army is the office that is established within the Department of the Army under section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)). The Director of Small Business Programs is the head of such office.
(c)(1)The Director of Small Business Programs shall, subject to paragraph (2), perform such duties regarding small business programs of the Department of the Army, and shall exercise such powers regarding those programs, as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe.
(2)section 15(k) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(k)), except for the designations of the Director and the Office, applies to the Director of Small Business Programs.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3024 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
The Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of the Army and the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of the Department of the Army were redesignated the Director of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army and the Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of the Army, respectively, by Pub. L. 109–163, which also provided that references to the former were deemed to refer to the latter. See section 904(a) of Pub. L. 109–163, set out as a note under section 144 of this title.
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7024
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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