104 STAT. 28 PUBLIC LAW 101-246—FEB. 16, 1990 SEC. 126. VOLUNTARY PILOT PROGRAM FOR INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED ENTER- PRISES IN FOREIGN RELATIONS ACTIVITIES. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PiLOT PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTARY SET- AsiDES.— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State (in consultation with the Director of the United States Information Agency) shall prepare and transmit a detailed plan for the establishment for the fiscal years 1990 and 1991 of a pilot program of voluntary set-asides for increased participation, to the extent practicable, by economically and socially disadvantaged enterprises in programs and activities of the Department of State and the United States Information Agency to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. (b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.— Such plan shall include— (1) a description of where such pilot program will be located in each such agency's organizational structure and what relevant lines of authority will be established; (2) a listing of the specific responsibilities that will be assigned to the pilot program to enable it to increase, to the extent practicable and in a rational and effective manner, participation of economically and socially disadvantaged enterprises in activities funded by such agencies; (3) a detailed design for a time-phase system for bringing about expanded participation, to the extent practicable, by economically and socially disadvantaged enterprises, including— (A) specific recommendations for percentage allocations of contracts, subcontracts, procurement, grants, and research and development activities by such agencies to such enterprises; and (B) particular consideration of the participation of economically and socially disadvantaged enterprises in activities in the areas of communications, telecommunications, and information systems; \ ' ' (4) a proposed reporting system that will permit objective measuring of the degree of participation of economically and socially disadvantaged enterprises in comparison to the total activities funded by such agencies; (5) a detailed projection of the administrative budgetary impact of the establishment of the pilot program; and (6) a detailed set of objective criteria upon which determinations will be made as to the qualifications of economically and socially disadvantaged enterprises to receive contracts funded by such agencies. (c) OBJECTIVES.—The objective of the pilot program shall be to increase the participation, to the extent practicable, of economically and socially disadvantaged business enterprises in contract, procurement, grant, and research and development activities funded by the agencies. (d) RESPONSIBILITIES. — The pilot program shall— (1) establish, maintain, and disseminate information to; and otherwise serve as an information clearinghouse for, economically and socially disadvantaged business enterprises regarding business opportunities funded by the agencies;
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