---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 9554"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "9554"
heading: "Study and report"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/9554"
units:
  - "Chapter 120 — Minority Business Development"
  - "Subchapter III — Rural Minority Business Center Program"
---

# §9554. Study and report

- (a) **In general—** The [Under Secretary](/usc/15/9501.md?p=19), in coordination with relevant leadership of the [Agency](/usc/15/9501.md?p=1) and relevant individuals outside of the Department of Commerce, shall conduct a study that addresses the ways in which [minority business enterprises](/usc/15/9501.md?p=9-A) can meet gaps in the supply chain of the United States, with a particular focus on the supply chain of advanced manufacturing and essential goods and services.
- (b) **Report—** Not later than 1 year after November 15, 2021, the [Under Secretary](/usc/15/9501.md?p=19) shall submit to the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/15/9551.md?p=1) a report that includes the results of the study conducted under [subsection (a)](#a), which shall include recommendations regarding the ways in which [minority business enterprises](/usc/15/9501.md?p=9-A) can meet gaps in the supply chain of the United States.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. K, title III, § 100304, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1461.)