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15 U.S.C. § 9502 — Authorization of appropriations

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15 U.S.C. § 9502 — Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary $110,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this chapter, of which— (1) a majority shall be used in each such fiscal year to carry out the MBDA Business Center Program under part B of subchapter I, including the component of that program relating to specialty centers; and (2) $20,000,000 shall be used in each such fiscal year to carry out subchapter III.

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15 U.S.C. § 9501 — Executive Order 11625

The powers and duties of the Agency shall be determined— (1) in accordance with this chapter and the requirements of this chapter; and (2) without regard to Executive Order 11625 (36 Fed. Reg. 19967; relating to prescribing additional arrangements for developing and coordinating a national program for minority business enterprise).

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15 U.S.C. § 9511 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) **Agency** — The term “Agency” means the Minority Business Development Agency of the Department of Commerce. (2) **Community-based organization** — The term “community-based organization” has the meaning given the term in [section 7801 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Eligible entity** — Except as otherwise expressly provided, the term “eligible entity”— (A) means— (i) a private sector entity; (ii) a public sector entity; or (iii) a Native entity; and (B) includes an institution of higher education. (4) **Federal agency** — The term “Federal agency” has the meaning given the term “agency” in [section 551 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) **Federally recognized area of economic distress** — The term “federally recognized area of economic distress” means— (A) a HUBZone, as that term is defined in [section 657a(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section657a/b&num=0&edition=prelim); (B) an area that— (i) has been designated as— (I) an empowerment zone under [section 1391 of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1391&num=0&edition=prelim); or (II) a Promise Zone by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; or (ii) is a low or moderate income area, as determined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (C) a qualified opportunity zone, as that term is defined in [section 1400Z–1 of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1400Z–1&num=0&edition=prelim); or (D) any o

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15 U.S.C. § 9502 — Minority Business Development Agency

Page 2601 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 9502 1 So in original. See References in Text note below. prejudice or cultural bias (or the ability of whom to compete in the free enterprise sys- tem has been impaired due to diminished capital and credit opportunities, as com- pared to others in the same line of business and competitive market area) because of the identity of the individual as a member of a group, without regard to any individual quality of the individual that is unrelated to that identity. (B) Presumption In carrying out this chapter, the Under Secretary shall presume that the term ‘‘so- cially or economically disadvantaged indi- vidual’’ includes any individual who is— (i) Black or African American; (ii) Hispanic or Latino; (iii) American Indian or Alaska Native; (iv) Asian; (v) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Is- lander; or (vi) a member of a group that the Agency determines under part 1400 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on No- vember 23, 1984, is a socially disadvantaged group eligible to receive assistance. (16) Specialty center The term ‘‘specialty center’’ means an MBDA Business Center that provides specialty services focusing on specific business needs, including assistance relating to— (A) capital access; (B) Federal procurement; (C) entrepreneurship; (D) technology transfer; or (E) any other area determined necessary or appropriate based on the priorities of the Agency. (17) State The term ‘‘State’’ means— (A) each of the States of the United States; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (D) the United States Virgin Islands; (E) Guam; (F) American Samoa; (G) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; and (H) each Tribal Government. (18) Tribal Governm

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