Title: 1958 SBA 8(a) Program Responded to America’s Melting Pot - Economic World Small Business Ownership Diversity
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Recently, I reviewed the Congressional Research Service (CRS) 1958 SBA (a) Program Report, and have presented this economic development issue to local groups and congressional associates. I look forward to your review of this economic development issue. I believe that resolving this economic development issue is directly in line and on track with Congressional Republican action planning to get our economic system going and growing to achieve our National Prosperity and Personal Self Esteem and Objectives. I hope that you see it the same way and we can meet with Congressman and Senators on these economic development issues.
Economic Development Issue:
1958 SBA 8(a) Program Responds to America’s Economic Melting Pot Diversity
In the original 1958 SBA Section 8(a), the SBA subcontracting authority was not limited to small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged. It was the 1978 amendment that gave the 8(a) Program a minority business focus. Now, the government allows sons, daughters, and other family members of minority owned 8(a) businesses to become socially and economically disadvantaged owners of 8(a) Program small businesses. It hasn’t occurred to government and SBA regulation makers and approvers that after the millions of dollars the owners acquired in the nine (9) years of 8(a) program operations, their sons. daughters and other family members are no longer socially and economically disadvantaged. If this is not stopped, it will continue to expand the Federal government’s separate and unequal treatment of many current and new American Small Businesses.
We need to change back from the1978 exclusive, separate, and unequal ethnic and racial business operations to the 1958 SBA Act Inclusive operational support for any and all of America’s small business 8(a) participation. We also have sons, daughters, and grandchildren who need to fully participate as small business owners and professionals. Their SBA 8(a) Program participation in the growth and development of our much needed economic and financial world employment opportunities is demanded now.
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1958 SBA 8 (a) PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
In the 50’s, the Federal government recognized the contributions being made by the American Melting Pot of people with diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds that were developing a strong and growing nation-wide economic system. The Private and Public Business Sectors were productively engaged in producing and distributing goods and services for domestic and international markets that provided Economic and Financial World Business and Employment Opportunities for all Americans.
“The Congress first authorized a federal agency to enter into prime contracts with other agencies and subcontract with small businesses for the performance of these contracts in 1942” “The Small Business Administration (SBA) Act of 1958 transformed SBA into a permanent independent agency with subcontracting authority included in Section 8(a) of the act.” Under the legislative language, the Small Business Agency could subcontract with Any Small Business concern for Section 8(a) Program (2) set-asides and sole source and (3) related matters government business opportunities.", (see CRS) This legislative language was not exclusive. The 1958 legislation describes the diversity of small business ownerships- not just small businesses owned and controlled by only socially and economically disadvantaged.
Initially, SBA started implementing the 1958 Act with Presidential Executive Orders that were using small businesses to help improve employment opportunities of “Negros, Spanish-Americans, Orientals, Indians, Jews, Puerto Ricans, etc “. SBA offered the loan programs to any participating small business; and began using the SBA Section 8(a) subcontracting authority.
The 1958 SBA Act did not give SBA Statutory authority to change its focus from any small business participation in the 8(a) program to an only minority owned business participation focus. However the 1966 urban riots and later Vietnam War protests, Dr King and B. Kennedy assassinations and riots cause a 1978 amendment to the 1958 SBA Act. The 1978 amendment to the 1958 SBA Act provides that the SBA can only subcontract under Section 8(a) with “socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns”.
This 1978 amendment language excludes a group of American Small Businesses that were included under the 1958 SBA Act as participants in the 8(a) Program. As a result, SBA Small Business Operations began providing separate and unequal services to small businesses that were owned by people of Western and Eastern Europe ethnic and racial backgrounds. This 1978 Amendment does not provide the American Melting Pot, which is a full diversity of ethnic and racial backgrounds, to get out of the current man made economic recession and rebuild a strong and growing nation-wide economic system.
Ref: Congressional Research Services Report, The“8(a) Program” for Small Businesses,’ May 18, 2010
PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUE RESOLUTION
As the 1958 Small Business Act legislatively proscribes, any American Small Business Owner is considered for participation in the SBA 8(a) Program. We are asking for inclusion in this Government Business Opportunities Environment. The Original 1958 Act defined “Full Ownership Diversity” as including ‘Any Ethnic and Racial Small Business Owners’ Participation in the 8(a) Program’.
We, the Melting Pot of American Citizens and Taxpayers, fully participated in building and defending this country's economic system and international markets in the 50's, 60's and through 2010. We Care about, Contribute, Campaign and Vote for nation-wide economic growth and prosperity. Please let us know what you think about this economic development issue; and what you see as the possible next political action steps.
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