U.S. Agency for International Development Report to Congress on Regional and Worldwide Small Business Goals

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) submits this report pursuant to Section 7019(e) of Division K of Public Law 115-141, the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, which incorporates by references the requirements of Senate Report 115-152. The provision directs the USAID Administrator to update the report required under Senate Report 114–79, to cover Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 awards, and:

Include an update on the implementation of the directive in Senate Report 114–79 regarding setting goals for overseas contracts and subcontracts with U.S. small business. The USAID Administrator shall include in such report a description of the incentives provided to overseas mission employees to work with small local and U.S. businesses, and information on how USAID will achieve government-wide percentage goals for all prime and subcontract awards to small business. The USAID Administrator shall consider revising ADS 304 regulations to include the utilization of small businesses, and include a description of steps taken to do so in such report.