102 STAT. 3890 PUBLIC LAW 100-656—NOV. 15, 1988

(2) the use of targeted goaling and management techniques by
procuring agencies, in conjunction with the Small Business
Administration, can expand small business participation in Fed-
eral contracting opportunities which have been historically low,
despite adequate numbers of qualified small business contrac-
tors in the economy, and

(3) expanded use of full and open competition, as specified by
the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (10 U.S.C. 2302(3)
and 41 U.S.C. 403(7)), adversely affects small business participa-
tion in certain industry categories, taking into consideration the
numerical dominance of small firms, the size and scope of most
contracting opportunities, and the competitive capabilities of
small firms.

(c) PROGRAM TERM.—The Program shall be conducted over a
period of 4 years, beginning on January 1, 1989, and ending on
December 31,1992.

(d) APPLICATION.—The Program shall apply to contract solicita-
tions for the procurement of services in industry groups designated
in section 717.

SEC. 712. ENHANCED SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION GOALS.

(a) ENHANCED GOALS FOR DESIGNATED INDUSTRY GROUPS.—Each
participating agency shall establish an annual small business
participation goal that is 40 percent of the dollar value of the
contract awards for each of the designated industry groups. In
attaining its small business participation goal for contract awards
for each of the designated industry groups, each participating
agency shall make a good faith effort to assure that emerging small
business concerns are awarded not less than 15 percent of the dollar
value of the contract awards for each of the designated industry
groups.

(b) SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERNS.—

(1) SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE.—During the term of the Pro-
gram, all contract opportunities in the industry groups
designated in section 718 shall be reserved for exclusive com-
petition among emerging small business concerns in accordance
with the competition standard specified in section 15(j) of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(j)), if the estimated award
value of the contract is equal to or less than the greater of:

(A) $25,000, or

(B) such larger dollar amount established pursuant to
paragraph (2).

(2) ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SMALL BUSINESS RESERVE.—If the goal
of awarding emerging small business concerns 15 percent of the
total dollar value of contracts in a designated industry category
is determined not to have been attained, upon the review of
award data conducted in accordance with subsection (dXD of
this section, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy,
to ensure attainment of such goal, shall prescribe, on a semi-
annual basis, appropriate adjustments to the dollar threshold
for contract opportunities in such designated industry category
below which competition shall be conducted exclusively among
emerging small business concerns.

(3) SMALL BUSINESS SMALL PURCHASE RESERVE.—The require-
ments of this subsection dealing with the reserve amount shall