Minority Participation in the Superconducting Super Collider

Minority Participation in the Superconducting Super Collider Sec. 304. (a) Federal Funding.— The Secretary of Energy hereafter shall, to the fullest extent possible, ensure that at least 10 per centum of Federal funding for the development, construction, ana operation of the Superconducting Super Collider be made available to business concerns or other organizations owned or controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (within the meaning of section 8(a) (5) and (6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a) (5) and (6))), including historically black colleges and universities and colleges and universities having a student body in which more than 20 percent of the students are Hispanic Americans or Native Americans. For purposes of this section, economically and socially disadvantaged individuals shall be deemed to include women. (b) Other Participation.— The Secretary of Energy hereafter shall, to the fullest extent possible, ensure significant participation, in addition to that described in subsection (a), in the development, construction, and operation of the Superconducting Super Collider by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (within the meaning of section 8(a) (5) and (6) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a) (5) and (6))) and economically disadvantaged women.