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 69 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 268-AUG. 9, 1955

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prises, to insure that a fair proportion of Government contracts for research and development be placed with small-business concerns, and to insure". SEC. 8. Section 213 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended by ^^ "^^ ^'*^adding " (a) " immediately following "SEC. 213." and by inserting an additional subsection, as follows: "(b) Offices of the Government having procurement or lending powers, or engaging in the disposal of Federal property or allocating materials or supplies, or promulgating regulations affecting the distribution of materials or supplies shall accept as conclusive the Administration's determination as to which enterprises are to be designated 'small-business concerns', as authorized and directed under section 212(c) of this title." SEC. 9. Section 214 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended ^^ "^^ ^'*^(1) by inserting before "mobilizing" the words "maintaining or". SEC. 10. Section 215 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is amended f^^^c'^i by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Administration shall make a report to the President, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Senate Select Committee on Small Business and to the House Select Committee To Conduct a Study and Investigation of the Problems of Small Business on December 31, 1955, and at the end of each six months thereafter, showing as accurately as possible for each such period the amount of funds appropriated to it that it has expended in the conduct of each of its principal activities such as lending, procurement, contracting, and providing technical and managerial aids." SEC. 11. Section 215 of the Small Business Act of 1953 is further ords.*°""°"°^'"" amended by adding at the end thereof the following sentence: "The Administration shall retain all correspondence, records of inquiries, memoranda, reports, books, and records, including memoranda as to all investigations conducted by or for the Administration, for a period of at least one year from the date of each thereof, and shall at all times keep the same available for inspection and examination by the Senate Select Committee on Small Business, and the House Select Committee To Conduct a Study and Investigation of the Problems of Small Business, or their duly authorized representatives.". SEC. 12. (a) Section 218(a) of the Small Business Act of 1953 is is use 647. amended by striking out " (a) " immediately following "SEC. 218". (b) Section 218(b) of the Small Business Act of 1953 is hereby repealed. SEC. 13. Section 221(a) of the Small Business Act of 1953 is is use eso. amended by striking out the figures "1955" and inserting in lieu thereof "1957". SEC. 14. The Small Business Act of 1953 is amended by adding at the end thereof two new sections which shall read as follows: "SEC. 224. All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. "SEC. 225. The Administration shall not duplicate the work or activity of any other department or agency of the Federal Government and nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any such duplication unless such work or activity is expressly provided for in this Act." SEC. 15. Section 3 of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 62 Stat. 22. is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new para'^^ "^^ ^^^' graph: " (c) All bids or invitations for bids shall contain in their specifications all the necessary language and material required and shall be so

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