10 U.S.C. § 4951
Section 4951 · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 1, 2021 version.
(a) Purposes.—The purposes of the program authorized by this chapter are—
(1) to increase assistance by the Department of Defense to eligible entities furnishing procurement technical assistance to business entities; and
(2) to assist eligible entities in the payment of the costs of establishing and carrying out new procurement technical assistance programs and maintaining existing procurement technical assistance programs.
(1) The term "eligible entity" means any of the following:
(1) The term "eligible entity" means any of the following:
(A) A State.
(A) A State.
(B) A local government.
(B) A local government.
(D) A tribal organization, as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)), or an economic enterprise, as defined in section 3(e) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 1452(e)), whether or not such economic enterprise is organized for profit purposes or nonprofit purposes.
(D) A tribal organization, as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(l)), or an economic enterprise, as defined in section 3(e) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 1452(e)), whether or not such economic enterprise is organized for profit purposes or nonprofit purposes.
(2) The term "distressed area" means—
(2) The term "distressed area" means—
(A) the area of a unit of local government (or such area excluding the area of any defined political jurisdiction within the area of such unit of local government) that—
(A) the area of a unit of local government (or such area excluding the area of any defined political jurisdiction within the area of such unit of local government) that—
(i) has a per capita income of 80 percent or less of the State average; or
(i) has a per capita income of 80 percent or less of the State average; or
(ii) has an unemployment rate that is one percent greater than the national average for the most recent 24-month period for which statistics are available; or
(ii) has an unemployment rate that is one percent greater than the national average for the most recent 24-month period for which statistics are available; or
(B) a reservation, as defined in section 3(d) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 1452(d)).
(B) a reservation, as defined in section 3(d) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93–262; 25 U.S.C. 1452(d)).
(4) The terms "State" and "local government" have the meaning given those terms in section 6302 of title 31.
(4) The terms "State" and "local government" have the meaning given those terms in section 6302 of title 31.
(c) Regulations.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this chapter.
(5) The term "business entity" means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, consortia, not-for-profit, or other legal entity.