§ 634c. — Additional duties of Office of Advocacy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC634c]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 14A--AID TO SMALL BUSINESS
Sec. 634c. Additional duties of Office of Advocacy
The Office of Advocacy shall also perform the following duties on a
continuing basis:
(1) serve as a focal point for the receipt of complaints,
criticisms, and suggestions concerning the policies and activities
of the Administration and any other Federal agency which affects
small businesses;
(2) counsel small businesses on how to resolve questions and
problems concerning the relationship of the small business to the
Federal Government;
(3) develop proposals for changes in the policies and activities
of any agency of the Federal Government which will better fulfill
the purposes of this chapter and communicate such proposals to the
appropriate Federal agencies;
(4) represent the views and interests of small businesses before
other Federal agencies whose policies and activities may affect
small business; and
(5) enlist the cooperation and assistance of public and private
agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating
information about the programs and services provided by the Federal
Government which are of benefit to small businesses, and information
on how small businesses can participate in or make use of such
programs and services.
(Pub. L. 94-305, title II, Sec. 203, June 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 669.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Small Business Act which
comprises this chapter.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 634d, 634e, 634g of this
title.
