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15 U.S. Code § 653. Office of Rural Affairs
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established in the Small Business Administration an Office of Rural Affairs (hereafter in this section referred to as the “Office”).
15 U.S. Code § 653
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CHAPTER 14A-AID TO SMALL BUSINESS
- §631 Declaration of policy
- §631a Congressional declaration of small business economic policy
- §631b Reports to Congress; state of small business
- §631c Small Business Manufacturing Task Force
- §632 Definitions
- §633 Small Business Administration
- §633a Detailed justification for proposed changes in budget requests
- §634 General powers
- §634a Office of Advocacy within Small Business Administration; Chief Counsel for Advocacy
- §634b Primary functions of Office of Advocacy
- §634c Additional duties of Office of Advocacy
- §634d Staff and powers of Office of Advocacy
- §634e Assistance of Government agencies
- §634f Reports
- §634g Budgetary line item and authorization of appropriations
- §635 Deposit of moneys; depositaries, custodians, and fiscal agents; contributions to employees’ compensation funds
- §636 Additional powers
- §636a Repealed. Pub. L. 97-35, title XIX, § 1917, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 781
- §636b Disaster loan interest rates
- §636c Age of applicant for disaster loans
- §636d Disaster aid to major sources of employment
- §636e Definitions
- §636f Coordination of efforts between the Administrator and the Internal Revenue Service to expedite loan processing
- §636g Development and implementation of major disaster response plan
- §636h Disaster planning responsibilities
- §636i Small business bonding threshold
- §636j Repealed. Pub. L. 116-6, div. D, title V, § 532, Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat. 180
- §636k Reports on disaster assistance
- §636l Semiannual report
- §636m Loan forgiveness
- §637 Additional powers
- §637a Repealed. Pub. L. 89-409, § 3(b), May 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 133
- §637b Availability of information
- §637c Definitions
- §637d Subcontracting plan reports
- §638 Research and development
- §638a GAO study with respect to venture capital operating company, hedge fund, and private equity firm involvement
- §638b Reducing vulnerability of SBIR and STTR programs to fraud, waste, and abuse
- §639 Reporting requirements and agency cooperation
- §639a Review of loan program; submission of estimated needs for additional authorization
- §639b Oversight
- §640 Voluntary agreements among small-business concerns
- §641 Transfer to Administration of other functions, powers, and duties
- §642 Requirements for loans
- §643 Fair charge for use of Government-owned property
- §644 Awards or contracts
- §644a Small Business Procurement Advisory Council
- §645 Offenses and penalties
- §645a Annual report on suspensions and debarments proposed by Small Business Administration
- §646 Liens
- §647 Duplication of activities of other Federal departments or agencies
- §648 Small business development center program authorization
- §648a Repealed. Pub. L. 102-140, title VI, § 609(e), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 826
- §648b Grants for SBDCs
- §648c SBA and USPTO partnerships
- §649 Office of International Trade
- §649a Omitted
- §649b Grants, contracts and cooperative agreements for international marketing programs
- §649c Authorization of appropriations
- §649d Central information clearinghouse
- §650 Supervisory and enforcement authority for small business lending companies
- §651 National small business tree planting program
- §652 Central European Enterprise Development Commission
- §653 Office of Rural Affairs
- §654 Paul D. Coverdell drug-free workplace program
- §655 Pilot Technology Access Program
- §656 Women’s Business Center program
- §657 Oversight of regulatory enforcement
- §657a HUBZone program
- §657b Veterans programs
- §657c Repealed. Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title XVI, § 1699(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2092
- §657d Federal and State Technology Partnership Program
- §657e Mentoring Networks
- §657f Procurement program for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans
- §657f-1 Certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans
- §657g Participation in federally funded projects
- §657h Small business energy efficiency
- §657i Coordination of disaster assistance programs with FEMA
- §657j Information tracking and follow-up system for disaster assistance
- §657k Disaster processing redundancy
- §657l Comprehensive disaster response plan
- §657m Plans to secure sufficient office space
- §657n Immediate Disaster Assistance program
- §657o Annual reports on disaster assistance
- §657p Outreach regarding health insurance options available to children
- §657q Consolidation of contract requirements
- §657r Mentor-protege programs
- §657s Limitations on subcontracting
- §657t Office of Credit Risk Management
- §657u Lender Oversight Committee
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Americans with Disabilities Act 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
Anti-Kickback Statute 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7b(b)
Clayton Act 15 U.S.C. § 12 et seq.
Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.
Commodity Exchange Act 7 U.S.C. § 1
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.
Controlled Substances Act 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd
Fair Credit Reporting Act 15 U.S.C. § 1681
False Claims Act 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 7 U.S.C. § 136 et seq.
Federal Trade Commission Act 15 U.S.C. § 41 et seq.
Foreign corrupt Practices Act 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-1 et seq.
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA) 18 U.S.C. § 27
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) 42 U.S.C. § 300jj et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 17901 et seq.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) 42 U.S.C. § 201
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 42 U.S.C. § 18001 et seq.
Physician Payments Sunshine Act 42 U.S.C. § 1320a–7h
Public Health Service Act 42 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.
Robinson–Patman Act 15 U.S.C. § 13
Sarbanes-Oxley Act 15 U.S.C. § 7201 et seq.
Securities Act of 1933 15 U.S.C. § 77a et seq.
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq.
Sherman Act 15 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
Social Security Act 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.
Stark Law 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn
Toxic Substances Control Act 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.