22 U.S.C. § 2352
Section 2352 · Small business
Amended 1 time on record
Insofar as practicable and to the maximum extent consistent with the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, the President shall assist American small business to participate equitably in the furnishing of commodities, defense articles, and services (including defense services) financed with funds made available under this chapter—
(1) by causing to be made available to suppliers in the United States, and particularly to small independent enterprises, information, as far in advance as possible, with respect to purchases proposed to be financed with such funds;
(2) by causing to be made available to prospective purchasers in the countries and areas receiving assistance under this chapter information as to such commodities, articles, and services produced by small independent enterprises in the United States; and
(3) by providing for additional services to give small business better opportunities to participate in the furnishing of such commodities, articles, and services financed with such funds.
There shall be an Office of Small Business, headed by a Special Assistant for Small Business, in such agency of the United States Government as the President may direct, to assist in carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
The Secretary of Defense shall assure that there is made available to suppliers in the United States, and particularly to small independent enterprises, information with respect to purchases made by the Department of Defense pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter, such information to be furnished as far in advance as possible.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 87–195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended, known as the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of this title and Tables.
References to Subchapter II Deemed To Exclude Certain Parts of Subchapter II
References to subchapter II of this chapter are deemed to exclude parts IV (§2346 et seq.), VI (§2348 et seq.), and VIII (§2349aa et seq.) of subchapter II, and references to subchapter I of this chapter are deemed to include such parts. See section 202(b) of Pub. L. 92–226, set out as a note under section 2346 of this title, and sections 2348c and 2349aa–5 of this title.
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under this section delegated to Director of United States International Development Cooperation Agency, with certain exceptions, by sections 1–102(a)(1), (e) of Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, as amended, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
Functions of President under subsec. (a), to extent they relate to other functions under this chapter administered by Department of Defense, delegated to Secretary of Defense by section 1–301(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12163.
Office in Agency for International Development
For location of the Office of Small Business, provided for in subsec. (b), in the Agency for International Development, see section 1–104 of Ex. Ord. No. 12163, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56674, eff. Oct. 1, 1979, set out as a note under section 2381 of this title.
Procurements From Small Businesses
Pub. L. 94–329, title VI, §602, June 30, 1976, 90 Stat. 766, provided that: “In order to encourage procurements from small business concerns under chapter 4 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [part IV of subchapter II of this chapter], the Administrator of the Agency for International Development [now Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency] shall report to the Congress every six months on the extent to which small businesses have participated in procurements under such chapter [part] and on what efforts the Agency has made to foster such procurements from small business concerns. The Small Business Administration shall lend all available assistance to the Agency for the purposes of carrying out this section.”
[Functions vested in the agency primarily responsible for administering subchapter I of this chapter or in its Administrator by section 602 of Pub. L. 94–329 were transferred to the Director of the United States International Development Cooperation Agency by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1979, §6(b)(2), 44 F.R. 41166, 93 Stat. 1379, eff. Oct. 1, 1979, pursuant to Ex. Ord. No. 12163, §1–101, Sept. 29, 1979, 44 F.R. 56673, set out as notes under section 2381 of this title.]