Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/914

 102 STAT. 3884

PUBLIC LAW 100-656—NOV. 15, 1988 (ii) the developmental assistance provided under the Small Business Act to such concerns and whether such assistance has been of benefit to program participants and whether modifications, additions, or deletions to such assistance should be provided to further the purposes of the program; such evaluation shall also include an analysis of whether program benefits, including contract awards, have been equitably distributed among all program participants and whether all regions of the Nation have benefitted from the program in proportion to their respective numbers of minority OMOied businesses; (iii) the system established by this Act for competing contracts pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) and whether improved methods could be used, consistent with the purposes of the program, to better impart competitive skills, prevent program abuse, and promote the equitable distribution of awards; (iv) the appropriate maximum term for program participation; such evaluation shall take into account relevant industry data, the developmental cycles of particular industries, and the fmancial, managerial and technological needs of such concerns to become competitive; a study shall be conducted relating to the fixed program term allowed under statute and the advisability of adopting alternative terms based on Standard Industrial Classification (Dodes or other economic indices; ' (v) the data collection system maintained by the Administration to gather information relative to the program and whether such system is producing reliable data needed for effective management and control of the program; I (vi) various techniques that may be used to increase the participation rate of Federal agencies (as defined pursuant to section 224 of Public Law 95-507) in the program, to further the compliance of contractors with section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)), and to properly coordinate the program with the operations of other Federal programs and activities designed to assist small business concerns owned and controlled by the socially and economically disadvantaged; and (vii) the laws and regulatory procedures designed to protect against p r c ^ a m abuse and if additional safeguards are necessary to protect the integrity of the program; (C) review and assess the programs described in subparagraph (B) and whether the congressional purposes for such programs are being achieved in a manner that is consistent with the intent of other programs established under Federal law to promote the development of small business concerns; and (D) review and assess— (i) the policies and procedures of major procurement agencies with respect to setting goals l ^ contractors (and subcontractors) under section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) to encourage subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals; (ii) the performance of a sample of contractors (and subcontractors) in attaining the goals established in their

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