**(a) Participation** Small business concerns shall be given the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as contractors, and subcontractors at various tiers, in all programs to maintain and strengthen the Nation’s industrial base and technology base undertaken pursuant to this chapter.
**(b) Administration of chapter** In administering the programs, implementing regulations, policies, and procedures under this chapter, requests, applications, or appeals from small business concerns shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be expeditiously handled.
**(c) Advisory committee participation** Representatives of small business concerns shall be afforded the maximum opportunity to participate in such advisory committees as may be established pursuant to this chapter.
**(d) Information** Information about this chapter and activities undertaken in accordance with this chapter shall be made available to small business concerns.
**(e) Allocations under section 4511** Whenever the President makes a determination to exercise any authority to allocate any material pursuant to [section 4511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4511&num=0&edition=prelim), small business concerns shall be accorded, to the extent practicable, a fair share of such material, in proportion to the share received by such business concerns under normal conditions, giving such special consideration as may be possible to emerging small business concerns.
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**(a) Participation** Small business concerns shall be given the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as contractors, and subcontractors at various tiers, in all programs to maintain and strengthen the Nation’s industrial base and technology base undertaken pursuant to this chapter.
**(b) Administration of chapter** In administering the programs, implementing regulations, policies, and procedures under this chapter, requests, applications, or appeals from small business concerns shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be expeditiously handled.
**(c) Advisory committee participation** Representatives of small business concerns shall be afforded the maximum opportunity to participate in such advisory committees as may be established pursuant to this chapter.
**(d) Information** Information about this chapter and activities undertaken in accordance with this chapter shall be made available to small business concerns.
**(e) Allocations under section 4511** Whenever the President makes a determination to exercise any authority to allocate any material pursuant to [section 4511 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4511&num=0&edition=prelim), small business concerns shall be accorded, to the extent practicable, a fair share of such material, in proportion to the share received by such business concerns under normal conditions, giving such special consideration as may be possible to emerging small business concerns.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 4553. Civilian personnel
Any officer or agency head may—
(1) appoint civilian personnel without regard
to section 5331(b) of title 5 and without regard
to the provisions of title 5 governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service; and
(2) fix the rate of basic pay for such per-
sonnel without regard to the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5 relating to classification and General
Schedule pay rates,
except that no individual so appointed may re-
ceive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic
pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule,
as the President deems appropriate to carry out
this chapter.
(Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title VII, § 703, 64 Stat. 816;
July 31, 1951, ch. 275, title I, § 109(a), (b), 65 Stat.
138; Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 133, Oct. 28, 1992, 106
Stat. 4212.)
TERMINATION OF SECTION
For termination of section, see section 4564(a)
of this title.
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning act Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, 64 Stat.
798, known as the Defense Production Act of 1950, which
is classified principally to this chapter. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see section 4501
of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 2153 of the
former Appendix to this title prior to editorial reclassi-
fication and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS
1992—Pub. L. 102–558 amended section generally, sub-
stituting present provisions for provisions relating to
delegation of Presidential authority, creation of new
agencies, appointment and compensation of officers
and personnel, and State representation in regional of-
fices.
1951—Subsec. (a). Act July 31, 1951, § 109(a), pro