Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102
§4370d Percentage of Federal Funding for Organizations Owned by Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals
Title 42 › CHAPTER 55 — NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY › SUBCHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 4370d
Summary
Starting October 6, 1992, the EPA must, as much as possible, ensure at least 8% of federal contract and subcontract funds for programs go to organizations owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged people (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(5)–(6)). This covers grants, loans, wastewater and leaking-tank contracts, and includes HBCUs; women are included.
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Title 42, §4370d
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The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall, on and after October 6, 1992, to the fullest extent possible, ensure that at least 8 per centum of Federal funding for prime and subcontracts awarded in support of authorized programs, including grants, loans, and contracts for wastewater treatment and leaking underground storage tanks grants, be made available to business concerns or other organizations owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (within the meaning of section 637(a)(5) and (6) of title 15), including historically black colleges and universities. For purposes of this section, economically and socially disadvantaged individuals shall be deemed to include women.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, and not as part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises this chapter.
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42 U.S.C. § 4370d
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102