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 142 Powers.

PUBLIC LAW 96—JULY 31, 1951

[65 STAT.

" (e) The Administration shall have power, and i t is h e r e by directed, whenever i t determine s such action is necessary— " (1) to m a k e a complete i n v e n to r y of all p r o d u c t i v e facilities of small-business concerns which can be used for defense and

essential civilian production or to arrange for such inventory to be made by any other governmental agency which has the facilities. I n making any such inventory, the appropriate agencies in the several States shall be requested to furnish an inventory of the roductive facilities of small-business concerns in each respective tate if such an inventory is available or in prospect; "(2) to consult and cooperate with officers of the Government having procurement powers, in order to utilize the potential productive capacity of plants operated by small-business concerns; "(3) to obtain information as to methods and practices which Government prime contractors utilize in letting subcontracts and to take action to encourage the letting of subcontracts by prime contractors to small-business concerns at prices and on conditions and terms which are fair and equitable; "(4) to take such action, authorized under this section, as is necessary to provide small-business concerns with an adequate incentive, excluding subsidies, to engage in defense and essential civilian production and to facilitate the conversion and equipping of plants of small-business concerns for such production; (5) to determine within any industry the concerns, firms, persons, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, or other business enterprises, which are to be designated 'small-business concerns' for the purpose of effectuating the provisions of this section: " (6) to certify to Government procurement officers with respect to the competency, as to capacity and credit, of any small-business concern or group of such concerns to perform a specific Government procurement contract; "(7) to obtain from any Federal department, establishment, or agency engaged in defense procurement or in the financing of defense procurement or production such reports concerning the letting of contracts and subcontracts and making of loans to business concerns as it may deem pertinent in carrying out its functions under this Act; "(8) to obtain from suppliers of materials information pertaining to the method of filling orders and the bases for allocating their supply, whenever it appears that any small business is unable to obtain materials for defense or essential civilian production from its normal sources; "(9) to make studies and recommendations to the appropriate Federal agencies to insure a fair and equitable share of materials, supplies, and equipment to small-business concerns to effectuate the defense program or for essential civilian purposes; "(10) to consult and cooperate with all Government agencies for the purpose of insuring that small-business concerns shall receive fair and reasonable treatment from said agencies; and ^' (11) to establish such advisory boards and committees wholly representative of small business as may be found necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. Capacity and credit " (f)(1) I n any case in which a small-business concern or group requrement. ^^ ^^^^ coucems has been certified by or under the authority of the Administration to be a competent Government contractor with respect to capacity and credit as to a specific Government procurement contract, the officers of the Government having procurement powers are directed to accept such certification as conclusive, and are authorized to let such Government procurement contract to such concern or

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