Participation
Small business concerns shall be given the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as contractors, and subcontractors at various tiers, in all programs to maintain and strengthen the Nation’s industrial base and technology base undertaken pursuant to this chapter.
Administration of chapter
In administering the programs, implementing regulations, policies, and procedures under this chapter, requests, applications, or appeals from small business concerns shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be expeditiously handled.
Advisory committee participation
Representatives of small business concerns shall be afforded the maximum opportunity to participate in such advisory committees as may be established pursuant to this chapter.
Information
Information about this chapter and activities undertaken in accordance with this chapter shall be made available to small business concerns.
Allocations under section 4511
section 4511 of this titleWhenever the President makes a determination to exercise any authority to allocate any material pursuant to , small business concerns shall be accorded, to the extent practicable, a fair share of such material, in proportion to the share received by such business concerns under normal conditions, giving such special consideration as may be possible to emerging small business concerns.
Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 93264 Stat. 815July 31, 1951, ch. 27565 Stat. 138June 30, 1953, ch. 171, § 767 Stat. 130Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 65569 Stat. 580Pub. L. 96–294, title I, § 105(c)94 Stat. 633Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 131106 Stat. 4209(, title VII, § 701, ; , title I, § 108, ; , ; , §§ 4, 5, ; , , ; , , .)
Termination of Section
section 4564(a) of this titleFor termination of section, see .
Editorial Notes
References in Text
act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 93264 Stat. 798section 4501 of this titleThis chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Defense Production Act of 1950, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 2151 of the former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–5581992— amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions stating policy to encourage small business enterprises and providing for measures to carry out this policy, for allocation of materials in the civilian market, and for distribution of defense contracts.
Pub. L. 96–2941980—Subsec. (d). substituted “” for “”.
1955—Subsec. (c). Act , § 4, struck out specific dates which were the basis for determination of materials in civilian market and inserted provisions requiring that a business receive its fair share based on a representative period before imposition of the allocation.
Subsec. (d). Act , § 5, added subsec. (d).
1953—Subsec. (c). Act , amended subsec. (c) generally, the principal change being to provide, in the allocation to business of a fair share of available civilian supply, a new base period for allocating materials not under control on .
1951—Subsec. (c). Act , provided that limitations and restrictions on production of specific items shall not exclude new concerns.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–558section 304 of Pub. L. 102–558section 4502 of this titleAmendment by deemed to have become effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1980 Amendment
Pub. L. 96–294section 107 of Pub. L. 96–294section 4502 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1955 Amendment
section 4502 of this titleAmendment by act , effective as of close of , see section 11 of act , set out as a note under .
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions
section 4511 of this titleAuthority of President to implement this chapter under this subchapter with respect to responding to the spread of COVID–19 within the United States delegated to Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Homeland Security, see section 2(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 13911, , 85 F.R. 18403, set out as a note under .
section 4512 of this titleAuthority of President to implement this chapter under this subchapter with respect to hoarding of health and medical resources necessary to respond to the spread of COVID–19 within the United States delegated to Secretary of Health and Human Services, see section 2(a)(ii) of Ex. Ord. 13910, , 85 F.R. 17001, set out as a note under .
section 761 of Title 15Functions of President under this chapter relating to production, conservation, use, control, distribution, and allocation of energy, delegated to Secretary of Energy, see section 4 of Ex. Ord. No. 11790, , 39 F.R. 23185, set out as a note under , Commerce and Trade.
section 4553 of this titleFor delegation of certain authority of President under this subchapter, see section 802 of Ex. Ord. No. 13603, , 77 F.R. 16659, set out as a note under .