93d Congress, as enacted into law by Public Law 93–554 (2 U.S.C. 
285b(1)). 
SEC. 3. ENACTMENT OF TITLE 53, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Title 53, United States Code, ‘‘Small Business’’, is enacted as follows: 
TITLE 53—SMALL BUSINESS 
Subtitle I—General Provisions 
Chap. 
Sec. 
101. Definitions and declarations .............................................................................
10101 
103. Small Business Administration ........................................................................
10301 
105. Penalties ...........................................................................................................
10501 
107. Periodic reports ................................................................................................
10701 
109. Funding ............................................................................................................
10901 
Subtitle II—Loan, Contracting, and 
Related Assistance Programs 
DIVISION A—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
201. General Provisions ............................................................................................
20101 
DIVISION B—GENERAL BUSINESS LOAN 
PROGRAM 
203. General purpose loans ......................................................................................
20301 
205. Special purpose loans .......................................................................................
20501 
207. Small business lending companies and non-federally regulated lenders ..........
20701 
DIVISION C—MICROLOAN PROGRAM 
211. Microloan program ...........................................................................................
21101 
DIVISION D—DISASTER ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS 
213. Disaster loan program ......................................................................................
21301 
215. Private disaster assistance program .................................................................
21501 
217. Immediate disaster assistance program ...........................................................
21501 
219. Expedited disaster assistance business loan guarantee program .....................
21901 
DIVISION E—BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM 
231. General provisions ............................................................................................
23101 
233. Contracting .......................................................................................................
23301 
235. Technical and management assistance .............................................................
21701 
DIVISION F—PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE 
241. General provisions ............................................................................................
24101 
243. Subcontracting provisions .................................................................................
24301 
245. Notice provisions ..............................................................................................
24501 
247. Noncompetitive procedures ...............................................................................
24701 
249. Small business competitiveness demonstration program ..................................
24901 
DIVISION G—CONTRACT RESERVATION 
PROGRAMS 
251. General provisions ............................................................................................
25101 
253. HUBZone program ...........................................................................................
25301 
255. Small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans 
25501 
257. Small business concerns owned and controlled by women ...............................
25701 
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DIVISION H—RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
261. General provisions ............................................................................................
26101 
263. SBIRs and STTRs ...........................................................................................
26301 
DIVISION I—SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM 
271. Small business development center program ....................................................
27101 
DIVISION J—WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER 
PROGRAM 
273. Women’s business center program ...................................................................
27301 
DIVISION K—VETERANS AND RESERVISTS 
275. Veterans and reservists ....................................................................................
27501 
DIVISION X—MISCELLANEOUS 
291. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................
29101 
Subtitle III—Investment Division 
DIVISION A—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
301. General provisions ............................................................................................
30101 
DIVISION B—INVESTMENT PROGRAMS 
303. Small Business Investment Company Program ...............................................
30301 
305. New Markets Venture Capital Company Program ...........................................
30501 
307. Renewable Fuel Capital Investment Pilot Program .........................................
30701 
DIVISION C—SURETY BOND GUARANTEE 
PROGRAM 
321. Surety and bond guarantee program ................................................................
32101 
DIVISION D—CERTIFIED DEVELOPMENT 
COMPANY PROGRAM 
331. Certified development company program .........................................................
33101 
Subtitle IV—Miscellaneous 
401. PRIME program ...............................................................................................
40101 
403. Women’s business enterprise development .......................................................
40301 
451. Miscellaneous ....................................................................................................
45101 
Subtitle I—General Provisions 
CHAPTER 101—DEFINITIONS AND DECLARATIONS 
Sec. 
10101.
Definitions. 
10102.
Declarations. 
§ 10101. Definitions 
In this title: 
(1) ACCREDITED LENDERS PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘accredited lenders 
program’’ means the program under section 33107 of this title. 
(2) ACTIVATED.—The term ‘‘activated’’, with respect to a reservist, 
means having received an order placing the reservist on active duty. 
(3) ACTIVE DUTY.—The term ‘‘active duty’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of title 10. 
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(4) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administration’’ means the Small 
Business Administration. 
(5) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of the Small Business Administration. 
(6) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term ‘‘agricultural com-
modity’’ has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Agricul-
tural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5602). 
(7) AGRICULTURAL
ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘agricultural enter-
prise’’ means a business engaged in— 
(A) the production of food or fiber; 
(B) ranching; 
(C) raising of livestock; 
(D) aquaculture; or 
(E) any other industry related to agriculture. 
(8) ALASKA NATIVE CORPORATION.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native Cor-
poration’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Native Corporation’’ in sec-
tion 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). 
(9) ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Alaska Native Village’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Native village’’ in section 3 of the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). 
(10) ASSOCIATION.—The term ‘‘Association’’ means the association 
of small business development centers recognized under section 
27102(f) of this title. 
(11) BASE CLOSURE AREA.—The term ‘‘base closure area’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 25301 of this title. 
(12) BIOMASS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ means any organic ma-
terial that is available on a renewable or recurring basis. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ includes— 
(i) agricultural crops; 
(ii) trees grown for energy production; 
(iii) wood waste and wood residues; 
(iv) plants (including aquatic plants and grasses); 
(v) residues; 
(vi) fibers; 
(vii) animal wastes and other waste materials; and 
(viii) fats, oils, and greases (including recycled fats, oils, 
and greases). 
(C) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘biomass’’ does not include— 
(i) paper that is commonly recycled; or 
(ii) unsegregated solid waste. 
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(13) BUNDLED CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘bundled contract’’ means a 
contract that is entered into to meet requirements that are consolidated 
in a bundling of contract requirements. 
(14) BUNDLING OF CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘bundling of contract require-
ments’’ means consolidating 2 or more procurement requirements 
for goods or services previously provided or performed under sepa-
rate smaller contracts into a solicitation of offers for a single con-
tract that is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business 
concern due to— 
(i) the diversity, size, or specialized nature of the elements 
of the performance specified; 
(ii) the aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award; 
(iii) the geographical dispersion of the contract perform-
ance sites; or 
(iv) a combination of the factors described in clauses (i), 
(ii), and (iii). 
(B) SEPARATE SMALLER CONTRACT.—In subparagraph (A), the 
term ‘‘separate smaller contract’’ means a contract that— 
(i) has been performed by one or more small business con-
cerns; or 
(ii) was suitable for award to one or more small business 
concerns. 
(15) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘business de-
velopment program’’ means the program under division E of subtitle 
II. 
(16) CERTIFIED
DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY
PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘certified development company program’’ means the program under 
division D of subtitle III. 
(17) COMPUTER CRIME.—The term ‘‘computer crime’’ means— 
(A) a crime committed against a small business concern by 
means of the use of a computer; and 
(B) a crime involving the illegal use of, or tampering with, a 
computer owned or utilized by a small business concern. 
(18) CONTRACTING OFFICER.—The term ‘‘contracting officer’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 27(f) of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 423(f)). 
(19) CREDIT ELSEWHERE.—The term ‘‘credit elsewhere’’, with re-
spect to a concern or homeowner, means sufficient credit that is avail-
able from a non-Federal source on reasonable terms and conditions 
taking into consideration the prevailing rates and terms in the commu-
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nity in or near which the concern transacts business or the homeowner 
resides, for similar purposes and periods of time. 
(20) DEFENSE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘defense agency’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of title 10. 
(21) DISABLED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘disabled individual’’ means 
an individual who— 
(A) has a physical, mental, or emotional impairment, defect, ail-
ment, disease, or disability of a permanent nature that in any way 
limits the selection of any type of employment for which the per-
son would otherwise be qualified or qualifiable; or 
(B) is a service-disabled veteran. 
(22) DISABLED VETERAN.—The term ‘‘disabled veteran’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 4211 of title 38. 
(23) DISADVANTAGED OWNER.—The term ‘‘disadvantaged owner’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 23101 of this title. 
(24) DISASTER.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘disaster’’ means a sudden event 
that causes severe damage. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘disaster’’ includes a flood, hurri-
cane, tornado, earthquake, fire, explosion, volcano, windstorm, 
landslide or mudslide, tidal wave, commercial fishery failure or 
fishery resource disaster (as determined by the Secretary of Com-
merce under section 308(b) of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act 
of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 4107(b))), ocean condition resulting in the clo-
sure of customary fishing water, riot, civil disorder, or other catas-
trophe. 
(C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘disaster’’ does not include an eco-
nomic dislocation. 
(25) DISASTER AREA.—The term ‘‘disaster area’’ means an area af-
fected by a natural or other disaster, as determined for purposes of sec-
tion 21301 or 21302 of this title, during the period of the declaration. 
(26) DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘disaster assist-
ance program’’ means— 
(A) the disaster loan program; 
(B) the private disaster assistance program; 
(C) the immediate disaster assistance program; and 
(D) the expedited disaster assistance business loan guarantee 
program. 
(27) DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘disaster loan program’’ 
means the program under chapter 213. 
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