Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§9512 Public Sector Development

Title 15 › CHAPTER 120 — MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — EXISTING INITIATIVES › Part A — Market Development, Research, and Information › § 9512

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Under Secretary must, when it is needed, work with public bodies like local governments and agencies to help minority-owned businesses do better in the local economy. They must help set up or improve buying programs that favor those businesses, offer help with management, technology, legal matters, finance and accounting, marketing, and workforce training, and run outreach so businesses know about these supports. They must meet with local leaders to suggest and push for local rules and laws that help minority-owned businesses. They must also help coordinate local and federal efforts to grow these businesses.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §9512

Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Under Secretary shall, whenever the Under Secretary determines such action is necessary or appropriate—

(1)consult and cooperate with public sector entities for the purpose of leveraging resources available in the jurisdictions of those public sector entities to promote the position of minority business enterprises in the local economies of those public sector entities, including by assisting public sector entities to establish or enhance—

(A)programs to procure goods and services through minority business enterprises and goals for that procurement;

(B)programs offering assistance relating to—

(i)management;

(ii)technology;

(iii)law;

(iv)financing, including accounting;

(v)marketing; and

(vi)workforce development; and

(C)informational programs designed to inform minority business enterprises located in the jurisdictions of those public sector entities about the availability of programs described in this section;

(2)meet with leaders and officials of public sector entities for the purpose of recommending and promoting local administrative and legislative initiatives needed to advance the position of minority business enterprises in the local economies of those public sector entities; and

(3)facilitate the efforts of public sector entities and Federal agencies to advance the growth of minority business enterprises.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 9512

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102