Common use of Authorizing Legislation Clause in Contracts

Authorizing Legislation. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program is sponsored and partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Governed by Section 21 of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. § 648, and federal regulations, 13 C.F.R. Part 130. Although SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization for the delivery of assistance to the small business community. SBDCs, under Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. § 648), are required to provide counseling and training to small businesses including working with the SBA to develop and provide informational tools to support business start-ups and existing business expansion. In addition, pursuant to 13 CFR §130.340(c), SBA has identified certain Special Emphasis Groups (as defined in Section VIII, Part D, “Definitions”), to be targeted for assistance by SBDCs. Per Section 21 of the Small Business Act, the national SBDC program is directed by the Associate Administrator for SBDCs (AA/SBDCs) under the direction of the Associate Administrator for Entrepreneurial Development (AA/ED). The local SBA District Director (DD) is the primary contact for local direction of the delivery of services to the small businesses in each District Office area, and for monitoring and overseeing the SBDC Cooperative Agreement and the ongoing local operations. Therefore, the district director has the authority and is directly responsible for negotiating the Cooperative Agreement that will effectively deliver the services and achieve agency goals.