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title: "15 U.S.C. § 9522"
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title_number: 15
title_name: "COMMERCE AND TRADE"
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# 15 U.S.C. § 9522 - Purpose

## Text

The purpose of the MBDA Business Center Program shall be to create a national network of public-private partnerships that—

(1) assist minority business enterprises in—

(A) accessing capital, contracts, and grants; and

(B) creating and maintaining jobs;

(2) provide counseling and mentoring to minority business enterprises; and

(3) facilitate the growth of minority business enterprises by promoting trade.

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title I, § 100112, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1451.)