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15 U.S.C. § 9522 — Research and information
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**(a) In general** In order to achieve the purposes of this chapter, the Under Secretary—
(1) shall—
(A) collect and analyze data, including data relating to the causes of the success or failure of minority business enterprises;
(B) conduct research, studies, and surveys of—
(i) economic conditions generally in the United States; and
(ii) how the conditions described in clause (i) particularly affect the development of minority business enterprises; and
(C) provide outreach, educational services, and technical assistance in, at a minimum, the 5 most commonly spoken languages in the United States to ensure that limited English proficient individuals receive culturally and linguistically appropriate access to the services and information provided by the Agency; and
(2) may perform an evaluation of programs carried out by the Under Secretary that are designed to assist the development of minority business enterprises.
**(b) Information clearinghouse** The Under Secretary shall—
(1) establish and maintain an information clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination to relevant parties (including business owners and researchers) of demographic, economic, financial, managerial, and technical data relating to minority business enterprises; and
(2) take such steps as the Under Secretary may determine to be necessary and desirable to—
(A) search for, collect, classify, coordinate, integrate, record, and catalog the data described in paragraph (1); and
(B) in a manner that is consistent with [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim), protect the privacy of the minority business enterprises to which the data described in paragraph (1) relates.
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**(a) In general** In order to achieve the purposes of this chapter, the Under Secretary—
(1) shall—
(A) collect and analyze data, including data relating to the causes of the success or failure of minority business enterprises;
(B) conduct research, studies, and surveys of—
(i) economic conditions generally in the United States; and
(ii) how the conditions described in clause (i) particularly affect the development of minority business enterprises; and
(C) provide outreach, educational services, and technical assistance in, at a minimum, the 5 most commonly spoken languages in the United States to ensure that limited English proficient individuals receive culturally and linguistically appropriate access to the services and information provided by the Agency; and
(2) may perform an evaluation of programs carried out by the Under Secretary that are designed to assist the development of minority business enterprises.
**(b) Information clearinghouse** The Under Secretary shall—
(1) establish and maintain an information clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination to relevant parties (including business owners and researchers) of demographic, economic, financial, managerial, and technical data relating to minority business enterprises; and
(2) take such steps as the Under Secretary may determine to be necessary and desirable to—
(A) search for, collect, classify, coordinate, integrate, record, and catalog the data described in paragraph (1); and
(B) in a manner that is consistent with [section 552a of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552a&num=0&edition=prelim), protect the privacy of the minority business enterprises to which the data described in paragraph (1) relates.
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**(a) Definitions.—** For purposes of this section—
(1) the term “agency” means agency as defined in section 552(e) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title;
(2) the term “individual” means a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
(3) the term “maintain” includes maintain, collect, use, or disseminate;
(4) the term “record” means any item, collection, or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency, including, but not limited to, his education, financial transactions, medical history, and criminal or employment history and that contains his name, or the identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual, such as a finger or voice print or a photograph;
(5) the term “system of records” means a group of any records under the control of any agency from which information is retrieved by the name of the individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual;
(6) the term “statistical record” means a record in a system of records maintained for statistical research or reporting purposes only and not used in whole or in part in making any determination about an identifiable individual, except as provided by [section 8 of title 13](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title13-section8&num=0&edition=prelim);
(7) the term “routine use” means, with respect to the disclosure of a record, the use of such record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it was collected;
(8) the term “matching program”—
(A) means any computerized comparison of—
(i) two or more automated systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records for the purpose
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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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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 9523
1 So in original. See References in Text note below.
1 So in original. See References in Text note below.
mending and promoting local administrative
and legislative initiatives needed to advance
the position of minority business enterprises
in the local economies of those public sector
entities; and
(3) facilitate the efforts of public sector enti-
ties and Federal agencies to advance the
growth of minority business enterprises.
(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100102, Nov. 15,
2021, 135 Stat. 1450.)
§ 9513. Research and information
(a) In general
In order to achieve the purposes of this chap-
ter, the Under Secretary—
(1) shall—
(A) collect and analyze data, including
data relating to the causes of the success or
failure of minority business enterprises;
(B) conduct research, studies, and surveys
of—
(i) economic conditions generally in the
United States; and
(ii) how the conditions described in
clause (i) particularly affect the develop-
ment of minority business enterprises; and
(C) provide outreach, educational services,
and technical assistance in, at a minimum,
the 5 most commonly spoken languages in
the United States to ensure that limited
English proficient individuals receive cul-
turally and linguistically appropriate access
to the services and information provided by
the Agency; and
(2) may perform an evaluation of programs
carried out by the Under Secretary that are
designed to assist the development of minority
business enterprises.
(b) Information clearinghouse
The Under Secretary shall—
(1) establish and maintain an information
clearinghouse for the collection and dissemi-
nation to relevant parties (including business
owners and researchers) of demographic, eco-
nomic, finan
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