48 U.S.C. § 2199: Expansion of HUBZones in Puerto Rico

Not later than 270 days after June 30, 2016 , the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall develop and implement criteria and guidance on using a risk-based approach to requesting and verifying information from entities applying to be designated or recertified as qualified HUBZone small business concerns (as defined in section 632(p)(5) 1 of title 15). 1 See References in Text note below. an assessment of the criteria and guidance issued by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration in accordance with paragraph (1); an assessment of the implementation of the criteria and guidance issued by issued by 1 the Administrator of the Small Business Administration in accordance with paragraph (1); 1 So in original. an assessment as to whether these measures have successfully ensured that only qualified HUBZone small business concerns are participating in the HUBZone program under section 657a of title 15 ; an assessment as to whether the reforms made by the criteria and guidance implemented under paragraph (1) have resulted in job creation in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and recommendations on how to improve controls in the HUBZone program.