712
Ante,
PUBLIC LAW 90.2a2-DEC. 23, 1967
p. 710.
42 USC 2^948
[81 STAT.
"(2) the identification and development of new business opportunities; "(3) the furnishing of centralized services with regard to public services and government programs, including programs authorized under section 402; "(4) the establishment and strengthening of business service agencies, including trade associations and cooperatives; "(5) the encouragement of the placement of subcontracts by major businesses with small business concerns located in urban areas of high concentration of unemployed or low-income individuals or owned by low-income individuals, including the provision of incentives and assistance to such major businesses so that they will aid in the training and upgrading of potential subcontractors or other small business concerns; and "(6) the furnishing of business counseling, management training, and legal and other related services, with special emphasis on the development of management training programs using the resources of the business community, including the development of management training opportunities in existing businesses, and with emphasis in all cases upon providing management training of sufficient scope and duration to develop entrepreneurial and managerial self-sufficiency on the part of the individuals served. "(c) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall give preference to projects which promote the ownership, participation m ownership, or management of small business concerns by residents of urban areas of high concentration of unemployed or lowincome individuals, and to projects which are planned and carried out with the participation of local businessmen. " (d) To the extent feasible, services under this section shall be provided in a location which is easily accessible to the individuals and small business concerns served. " (e) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall, in carrying out programs under this section, consult with and take into consideration the views of the Secretary of Commerce, with a view to coordinating activities and avoiding duplication of effort. " (f) The President may, if he determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of this part, transfer any of the functions under this section to the Secretary of Commerce. " (g) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall provide for an independent and continuing evaluation of programs under this section, including full information on and analysis of the character and impact of managerial assistance provided, the location, income characteristics and types of businesses and individuals assisted, and the extent to which private resources and skills have been involved in these programs. Such evaluation together with any recommendations as he deems advisable shall be included in the report required by section 608. ((G O V E R N M E N T
CONTRACTS
"SEC. 407. (a) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall take such steps as may be necessary and appropriate, in coordination and cooperation with ithe heads of other Federal departments and agencies, so that contracts, subcontracts, and deposits made by the Federal Government or in connection with programs aided with Federal funds are placed in such a way as to further the purposes of this title. " (b) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall provide for the continuing evaluation of programs under this
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