PUBLIC LAW 103-403—OCT. 22, 1994 108 STAT. 4189 program participant selected, and determined to be responsible, by the agency. (3) COMPETITION.— All contract opportunities offered for award under the program shall be awarded on the basis of competition among eligible very small business concerns. (c) ELIGIBILITY. —Only a very small business concern shall be eligible to compete for a contract to be awarded under the program. A contracting officer may rely in good faith on a written certification that a small business concern is a very small business concern. (d) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.— The authority of the Administrator under subsections (b)(1) and (c) shall be delegated to not less than 5 and not more than 10 districts of the Administration to promote the award of contracts that can be performed by very small business concerns. (e) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—In order to assist very small business concerns receiving contract awards under the program, the Administrator shall establish a preauthorization program for such concerns for the purpose of receiving financial assistance under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act. (f) ATTAINMENT OF CONTRACT GOALS. —All contract awards made under the program shall be counted toward the att£unment of the goals specified in section 15(g) of the Small Business Act. (g) REGULATIONS.— The Administrator shall— (1) issue proposed regulations to carry out this section not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) issue final regulations to carry out this section not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (h) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— Not later than April 30, 1997, the Administrator shall transmit to the Congress a report on the results of the program, together with such recommendations as the Administrator deems appropriate. (i) PROGRAM TERM. — Implementation of the program shall begin not later than August 30, 1995. The program authorized by this section shall expire on September 30, 1998. (j) DEFINITIONS.— For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term "Administration" means the Small Business Administration. (2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (3) PROGRAM.— The term "program" means a program established pursuant to subsection (a). (4) VERY SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term "very small business concern" means a small business concern that— (A) has not more than 15 employees; and (B) has average annual receipts that total not more ' than $1,000,000. SEC. 305. HANDICAPPED WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION IN SMALL BUSI- NESS SET ASIDE CONTRACTS. Section 15(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(c)) is amended— \ (1) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read as follows: "(2)(A) During fiscal year 1995, public or private organizations for the hsuidicapped shall be eligible to participate in programs
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