PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Each federal agency must try to spend at least 10 percent of the total dollars it awards in competitive contracts and subcontracts on certain small or minority-serving organizations. That 10 percent should go to small businesses owned or run by socially or economically disadvantaged people or by women, historically Black colleges and universities, colleges where more than 20 percent of students are Hispanic or Native American, or small businesses in qualified HUBZone areas. Small business concern — same meaning as the federal small business law (with a special size rule for some engineering contracts). Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals — same meaning as in the federal small business rules. Qualified HUBZone small business concern — same meaning as the federal HUBZone rules.

Title 42, §13556

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(a)General rule

To the extent practicable, the head of each agency shall provide that the obligation of not less than 10 percent of the total combined amounts obligated for contracts and subcontracts by each agency under this Act and amendments made by this Act pursuant to competitive procedures within the meaning of either division C (except section 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, or chapter 137 legacy provisions (as such term is defined in section 3016 of title 10), shall be expended either with—

(1)small business concerns controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or women;

(2)historically Black colleges and universities;

(3)colleges and universities having a student body in which more than 20 percent of the students are Hispanic Americans or Native Americans; or

(4)qualified HUBZone small business concerns.

(b)Definitions

For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1)The term “small business concern” has the meaning such term has under section 632 of title 15. However, for purposes of contracts and subcontracts requiring engineering services the applicable size standard shall be that established for military and aerospace equipment and military weapons.

(2)The term “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals” has the meaning such term has under section 637(d) of title 15 and relevant subcontracting regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

(3)The term “qualified HUBZone small business concern” has the meaning given that term in section 632(p) of title 15.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 102–486, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 2776, known as the Energy Policy Act of 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 13201 of this title and Tables. section 632(p) of title 15, referred to in subsec. (b)(3), was redesignated section 657a(b) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, by Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title XVII, § 1701(a)(2), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1795. Codification In subsec. (a), “division C (except section 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” substituted for “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Amendments

2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–81 substituted “chapter 137 legacy provisions (as such term is defined in section 3016 of title 10)” for “chapter 137 of title 10”. 1997—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 105–135, § 604(g)(1), added par. (4). Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 105–135, § 604(g)(2), added par. (3).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1997 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–135 effective Oct. 1, 1997, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–135, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade.

§13556 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises