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DOC - 84670 - Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council	Agency Name	Department of Commerce
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	84670
Original Establishment Date	9/21/2022	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	https://www.mbda.gov/about/mbes-advisory-council
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	19
Terminated This FY		Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Director, Office of Customer Experience
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Ms.
Current Charter Date	9/19/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Joann
Date Of Renewal Charter	9/19/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	J.
Projected Termination Date	11/15/2026	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Hill
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority	Title V - Minority Business Development Act, SEC. 100503. DUTIES, 15 USC 9573, TERMINATION, the Council shall terminate on the date that is five (5) years after the date of the enactment of The Minority Business Development Act, established on 11/15/21.	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 482-4826
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	None
Specific Establishment Authority*	Title V, sections 100501 through 100503 of the Minority Business Development Act of 2021, P.L. 117-58	Designated Federal Officer Email*	jhill@mbda.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	11/15/2021
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Other Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The overall mission and function are to advise the Minority Business Development Agency on barriers, opportunities, insights, policy and/or policy alternatives related to entrepreneurship and business growth for socially or economically disadvantaged businesses. Accomplishing this purpose will occur through members engagement and recommendations during Council meetings with the Chair.
How is membership balanced?*	Once established, the Council shall have a minimum of nineteen (19) members who will be appointed by the Under Secretary in consultation with the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Nine (9) members of the Council shall be from the private sector with a balanced and broad range of interests regarding the social and economic life of minority business concerns. The private sector members may include individuals from academia and think tanks, companies, chambers of commerce, financial entities, labor and trade associations, non-profit organizations, and stakeholders involved in socially and economically disadvantaged business concerns. The Council also shall have one (1) representative from each of not fewer than ten (10) Federal agencies that support or otherwise have duties related to business formation, including duties related to labor development, monetary policy, national security, energy, agriculture, transportation, and housing. Members will be appointed by the Under Secretary for terms of two (2) years, and appointments are specific to each individual member and are not transferable. Members may be reappointed at the discretion of the Under Secretary in consultation with the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Commerce. A diverse membership of the Council assures a broad range of perspectives, knowledge, and expertise that can be leveraged for advice covering the full range of issues affecting socially or economically disadvantaged businesses. MBDA will also consider industry and geographic diversity, and where possible, MBDA will also consider the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity and various abilities of the United States population and of the minority business population.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	Meetings are expected to occur quarterly but may occur more or less frequently as deemed desirable by the Under Secretary.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Congress has mandated in the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 that the MBDA (Agency) establish a Council to advise and assist the Agency.
Why close or partially close meetings?	N/A
Recommendation Remarks	Other Committee Function: The MBEAC’s functions are advisory only. The MBEAC’s purpose is to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development (Under Secretary) by: identifying barriers to entrepreneurship and business growth, including access to traditional and alternative capital, public and private sector procurement, and global markets, and ways to overcome those barriers; providing insight to relevant data, research, and policy alternatives about entrepreneurship and the economic conditions of socially or economically disadvantaged businesses; proposing opportunities for collaboration on and coordination of policies relating to entrepreneurship and business growth for socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, particularly between the Minority Business Development Agency (Agency) and other Federal agencies and institutions, as appropriate; serving as a source of knowledge and information on developments in areas of the economic and social life of the United States that affect socially or economically disadvantaged businesses; providing information regarding plans, programs, and activities in the public and private sectors that relate to socially or economically disadvantaged businesses; advising on any measures to better achieve the objectives of the Agency; and advising on problems or matters the Under Secretary refers to the Council.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	No
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	N/A
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	N/A	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	N/A	Grants Review Comment	N/A
Number Of Recommendations*	0	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	No
Number Of Recommendations Comment	N/A	Access Agency Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	N/A	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	N/A	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	No	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	All information and feedback related to the Council's meetings will be provided to the public on the MBDA website after meetings take place.	Narrative Description*	The objective of the MBEAC is to advise the MBDA on matters pertaining to the growth and global competitiveness of the nation’s 9.7 million minority business enterprises (MBEs).

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	3/14/2025 11:37 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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