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15 U.S.C. § 7107 — Membership of the Council

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15 U.S.C. § 7107 — Membership of the Council

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**(a) Chairperson** The President shall appoint an individual to serve as chairperson of the Council, in consultation with the Administrator. The chairperson of the Council shall be a prominent business woman who is qualified to head the Council by virtue of her education, training, and experience. **(b) Other members** The Administrator shall, after receiving the recommendations of the Chairman and the Ranking Member of the Committees on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Senate, appoint, in consultation with the chairperson of the Council appointed under subsection (a), 14 members of the Council, of whom— (1) 4 shall be— (A) owners of small businesses, as such term is defined in [section 632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section632&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) members of the same political party as the President; (2) 4 shall— (A) be owners of small businesses, as such term is defined in [section 632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section632&num=0&edition=prelim); and (B) not be members of the same political party as the President; and (3) 6 shall be representatives of women’s business organizations, including representatives of women’s business center sites. **(c) Diversity** In appointing members of the Council, the Administrator shall, to the extent possible, ensure that the members appointed reflect geographic (including both urban and rural areas), racial, economic, and sectoral diversity. **(d) Terms** Each member of the Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. **(e) Other Federal service** If any member of the Council subsequently becomes an officer or employee of the Federal Government or of the Congress, such individual may continue as a member of the Council for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on the date on which such individual becomes such an officer or employee. **(f) Vacancies** (1) **In general** — A vacancy on the Council shall be filled not later than 30 days after the date on which the vacancy occurs, in the manner in which the original appointment was made, and shall be subject to any conditions that applied to the original appointment. (2) **Unexpired term** — An individual chosen to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of the member replaced. **(g) Reimbursements** Members of the Council shall serve without pay for such membership, except that members shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out the functions of the Council, in the same manner as persons serving on advisory boards pursuant to [section 637(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section637/b&num=0&edition=prelim). **(h) Executive director** The Administrator, in consultation with the chairperson of the Council, shall appoint an executive director of the Council. Upon the recommendation by the executive director, the chairperson of the Council may appoint and fix the pay of 4 additional employees of the Council, at a rate of pay not to exceed the maximum rate of pay payable for a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule. All such appointments shall be subject to the appropriation of funds. **(i) Rates of pay** The executive director and staff of the Council may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and except as provided in subsection (e), may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that the executive director may not receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at ES–3 of the Senior Executive Pay Schedule under section 5832 11 So in original. Probably should be section “5382”. of title 5.

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15 U.S.C. § 7110 — Authorization of appropriations

**(a) In general** There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $1,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2003, of which $550,000 shall be available in each such fiscal year to carry out [section 7109 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section7109&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Budget review** No amount made available under this section for any fiscal year may be obligated or expended by the Council before the date on which the Council reviews and approves the operating budget of the Council to carry out the responsibilities of the Council for that fiscal year.

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15 U.S.C. § 632 — Definitions

**(a) Small business concerns** (1) **In general** — For the purposes of this chapter, a small-business concern, including but not limited to enterprises that are engaged in the business of production of food and fiber, ranching and raising of livestock, aquaculture, and all other farming and agricultural related industries, shall be deemed to be one which is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operation. (2) **Establishment of size standards** (A) *In general* — In addition to the criteria specified in paragraph (1) and subject to the requirements specified under subparagraph (C), the Administrator may specify detailed definitions or standards by which a business concern may be determined to be a small business concern for the purposes of this chapter or any other Act. (B) *Additional criteria* — The standards described in paragraph (1) may utilize number of employees, dollar volume of business, net worth, net income, a combination thereof, or other appropriate factors. (C) *Requirements* — Unless specifically authorized by statute, no Federal department (including the Administration when acting pursuant to subparagraph (A)) or agency may prescribe a size standard for categorizing a business concern as a small business concern, unless such proposed size standard— (i) is proposed after an opportunity for public notice and comment; (ii) provides for determining— (I) the size of a manufacturing concern as measured by the manufacturing concern’s average employment based upon employment during each of the manufacturing concern’s pay periods for the preceding 24 months; (II) the size of a business concern providing services on the basis of the annual average gross receipts of the business concern over

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15 U.S.C. § 631 — Declaration of policy

**(a) Aid, counsel, assistance, etc., to small business concerns** The essence of the American economic system of private enterprise is free competition. Only through full and free competition can free markets, free entry into business, and opportunities for the expression and growth of personal initiative and individual judgment be assured. The preservation and expansion of such competition is basic not only to the economic well-being but to the security of this Nation. Such security and well-being cannot be realized unless the actual and potential capacity of small business is encouraged and developed. It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Government should aid, counsel, assist, and protect, insofar as is possible, the interests of small-business concerns in order to preserve free competitive enterprise, to insure that a fair proportion of the total purchases and contracts or subcontracts for property and services for the Government (including but not limited to contracts or subcontracts for maintenance, repair, and construction) be placed with small-business enterprises, to insure that a fair proportion of the total sales of Government property be made to such enterprises, and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the Nation. **(b) Assistance to compete in international markets** (1) It is the declared policy of the Congress that the Federal Government, through the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, acting through the Associate Administrator for International Trade, and in cooperation with the Department of Commerce and other relevant State and Federal agencies, should aid and assist small businesses, as defined under this chapter, to increase their ability to compete in international markets by— (A) enhancing their abil

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5 U.S.C. § 5332 — The General Schedule

**(a)** (1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule. (2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303. **(b)** When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by [section 5504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).

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15 U.S.C. § 7103 — Membership of the Interagency Committee

**(a) In general** (1) **Participants** — The Interagency Committee shall be composed of 1 representative from each of the following: (A) The Department of Commerce. (B) The Department of Defense. (C) The Department of Health and Human Services. (D) The Department of Labor. (E) The Small Business Administration. (F) The Department of Transportation. (G) The Department of the Treasury. (H) The General Services Administration. (I) The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. (J) The Executive staff of the President engaged in policymaking activities. (2) **Appointments** (A) *In general* — Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the head of each department and agency listed in paragraph (1) shall, not later than 45 days after December 2, 1997, designate a representative who shall be a policymaking official within the department or agency, and who shall report directly to the head of the agency on the status of the activities of the Interagency Committee. (B) *Small Business Administration* — With respect to the Small Business Administration, the representative shall be the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Women’s Business Ownership, who also shall serve as the vice chairperson of the Interagency Committee and shall report directly to the Administrator on the status of the activities on the Interagency Committee and shall serve as the Interagency Committee Liaison to the National Women’s Business Council established under [section 7105 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section7105&num=0&edition=prelim). (3) **Other participation** — Other representatives of the Federal Government not listed in paragraph (1) may participate in the meetings and functions of the Interagency Comm

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15 U.S.C. § 7104 — Reports from the Interagency Committee

Not later than September 30, 1995, and annually thereafter, the Interagency Committee shall transmit, through the Small Business Administration, to the President and to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and the House of Representatives, a report containing— (1) a detailed description of the activities of the Interagency Committee, including a verbatim report on the status of progress of the Interagency Committee in meeting its responsibilities and duties under [section 7102(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section7102/a&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) the findings and conclusions of the Interagency Committee; and (3) the Interagency Committee’s recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the Interagency Committee considers appropriate to promote the development of small business concerns owned and controlled by women.

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15 U.S.C. § 7107 — Membership of the Council

Page 2315 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 7107 1 So in original. Semicolon probably should be followed by ‘‘and’’. 2 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. Interagency Committee at the discretion of the chairperson of the Council and the chairperson of the Interagency Committee, but not less than biannually. (b) Meetings The Council shall meet separately at such times as the Council deems necessary. A major- ity of the members of the Council shall con- stitute a quorum for the approval of rec- ommendations or reports issued pursuant to this section. (c) Recommendations The Council shall make annual recommenda- tions for consideration by the Interagency Com- mittee. The Council shall also provide reports and make such other recommendations as it deems appropriate to the Interagency Com- mittee, to the President, to the Administrator (through the Assistant Administrator of the Of- fice of Women’s Business Ownership), and to the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (d) Other duties The Council shall— (1) review, coordinate, and monitor plans and programs developed in the public and pri- vate sectors, which affect the ability of women-owned business enterprises to obtain capital and credit; (2) promote and assist in the development of a women’s business census and other surveys of women-owned businesses; (3) monitor and promote the plans, pro- grams, and operations of the departments and agencies of the Federal Government which may contribute to the establishment and growth of women’s business enterprise; (4) develop and promote new initiatives, policies, programs, and plans designed to fos- ter women’s business enterprise; (5) advise and consult with the Interagency Committee in the design of a

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