Pub. L. 111-240, tit. I, subtit. C, pt. III, sec. 1333 (as amended)
AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY.
SEC. 1333. AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY.
Section 15(g)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting “(A)” after “(2)”;
(2) by striking “Goals established” and inserting the following:
“(B) Goals established”
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(3) by striking “Whenever” and inserting the following:
“(C) Whenever”
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(4) by striking “For the purpose of” and inserting the following:
“(D) For the purpose of”
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(5) by striking “The head of each Federal agency, in attempting to attain such participation” and inserting the following:
“(E) The head of each Federal agency, in attempting to attain the participation described in subparagraph (D)”
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(6) in subparagraph (E), as so designated—
(A) by striking “(A) contracts” and inserting “(i) contracts”; and
(B) by striking “(B) contracts” and inserting “(ii) contracts”; and
(7) by adding at the end the following:
“(F)(i) Each procurement employee or program manager described in clause (ii) shall communicate to the subordinates of the procurement employee or program manager the importance of achieving small business goals.
“(ii) A procurement employee or program manager described in this clause is a senior procurement executive, senior program manager, or Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization of a Federal agency having contracting authority.”
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