102 STAT. 3884	PUBLIC LAW 100-656—NOV. 15, 1988
(ii) the developmental assistance provided under the
Small Business Act to such concerns and whether such
assistance has been of benefit to program participants and
whether modifications, additions, or deletions to such assist-
ance should be provided to further the purposes of the
program; such evaluation shall also include an analysis of
whether program benefits, including contract awards, have
been equitably distributed among all program participants
and whether all regions of the Nation have benefitted from
the program in proportion to their respective numbers of
minority owned businesses;
(iii) the system established by this Act for competing
contracts pursuant to section 8(a) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637(a)) and whether improved methods could be
used, consistent with the purposes of the program, to better
impart competitive skills, prevent program abuse, and pro-
mote the equitable distribution of awards;
(iv) the appropriate maximum term for program partici-
pation; such evaluation shall take into account relevant
industry data, the developmental cycles of particular indus-
tries, and the financial, managerial and technological needs
of such concerns to become competitive; a study shall be
conducted relating to the fixed program term allowed under
statute and the advisability of adopting alternative terms
based on Standard Industrial Classification Codes or other
economic indices;
(v) the data collection system maintained by the Adminis-
tration to gather information relative to the program and
whether such system is producing reliable data needed for
effective management and control of the program;
(vi) various techniques that may be used to increase the
participation rate of Federal agencies (as defined pursuant
to section 224 of Public Law 95-507) in the program, to
further the compliance of contractors with section 8(d) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(4)), and to properly
coordinate the program with the operations of other Fed-
eral programs and activities designed to assist small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by the socially and
economically disadvantaged; and
(vii) the laws and regulatory procedures designed to pro-
tect against program abuse and if additional safeguards are
necessary to protect the integrity of the program;
 (C)	review and assess the programs described in subparagraph
(B) and whether the congressional purposes for such programs
are being achieved in a manner that is consistent with the
intent of other programs established under Federal law to
promote the development of small business concerns; and
 (D)	review and assess—
(i) the policies and procedures of major procurement
agencies with respect to setting goals by contractors (and
subcontractors) under section 8(d) of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)) to encourage subcontracting opportunities
for small business concerns and small business concerns
owned and controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals;
(ii) the performance of a sample of contractors (and
subcontractors) in attaining the goals established in their