The Small Business Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is
Pub. L. 85–536, July 18, 1958,
72 Stat. 384, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 14A (§ 631 et seq.) of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
631 of Title
15 and Tables.
2003—Subsec. (b)(2).
Pub. L. 108–136 substituted “$300,000” for “$85,000”.
2002—Subsec. (a).
Pub. L. 107–217 substituted “chapter 11 of title
40” for “title IX of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (
40 U.S.C.
541 et seq.)”.
1984—
Pub. L. 98–407 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Section 808(b) of
Pub. L. 98–407 provided that: “Subsection (b) of section
2855 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to contracts awarded after September 30, 1984, except that the authority of the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (2) of that subsection shall apply only with respect to contracts awarded after September 30, 1985.”
For effective date and applicability of section, see section 12(a) of
Pub. L. 97–214, set out as a note under section
2801 of this title.