§ 9523. Establishment

• (a) There is established in the Agency a program—
  • (1) that shall be known as the MBDA Business Center Program;
  • (2) that shall be separate and distinct from the efforts of the Under Secretary under section ___101; 1 1 So in original. See References in Text note below. and
  • (3) under which the Under Secretary shall make Federal assistance awards to eligible entities to operate MBDA Business Centers, which shall, in accordance with section ___114, 1 provide technical assistance and business development services, or specialty services, to minority business enterprises.
• (b) The Under Secretary shall take all necessary actions to ensure that the MBDA Business Center Program, in accordance with section ___114, 1 offers the services described in subsection (a)(3) in all regions of the United States.