# 50 U.S.C. § 4518: Modernization of small business suppliers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4518

## Section

- **Citation:** 50 U.S.C. § 4518
- **Heading:** Modernization of small business suppliers
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE > CHAPTER 55—DEFENSE PRODUCTION > SUBCHAPTER I—PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS

## Text

In providing any assistance under this chapter, the President shall accord a strong preference for small business concerns which are subcontractors or suppliers, and, to the maximum extent practicable, to such small business concerns located in areas of high unemployment or areas that have demonstrated a continuing pattern of economic decline, as identified by the Secretary of Labor.

( Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932 , title I, § 108, as added Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 111 , Oct. 28, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4202 .)

## Nearby sections

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- [50 U.S.C. § 4533 Other presidential action authorized](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t50_s4533.md)
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