[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 44, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 44CFR331.3]

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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE
 
 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
                                SECURITY
 
PART 331_PRESERVATION OF THE MOBILIZATION BASE THROUGH THE PLACEMENT OF 
 
Sec.  331.3  Scope and applicability.

    The provisions of this policy apply to all Federal departments and 
agencies, except as otherwise prohibited by law. In addition to these 
normal duties;
    (a) The Secretary of Commerce shall:
    (1) In cooperation with State economic development agencies, the 
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the 
Administrator of Small Business Administration, assist concerns which 
have agreed to perform contracts in labor surplus areas in obtaining 
Government procurement business by providing such concerns with timely 
information on proposed Government procurements.
    (2) Urge concerns planning new production facilities to consider the 
advantages of locating in labor surplus areas.
    (3) Provide technical advice and counsel to groups and organizations 
in labor surplus areas on planning industrial parks, industrial 
development organizations, expanding tourist business, and available 
Federal aids.
    (b) The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
make available to small business concerns in labor surplus areas all of 
its services, endeavor to ensure opportunity for maximum participation 
by such concerns in Government procurement, and give consideration to 
the needs of these concerns in the making of joint small business set-
asides with Government procurement agencies.
    (c) OFPP shall coordinate the maintenance by Federal agencies of 
current information on the manufacturing capabilities of labor surplus 
area concerns with respect to Government procurement and disseminate 
such information to Federal departments and agencies.