# Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Contracting Programs for Minority-Owned and Other Small Businesses
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2014-10-14 · Effective 2014-10-14 · 79 FR 61746
## Document
- **Document number:** 2014-24236
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 79 FR 61746
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 1
- **Publication date:** 2014-10-14
- **Effective date:** 2014-10-14
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-77
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to remove certain coverage involving procurements with small disadvantaged business (SDB) concerns and certain institutions of higher education that is based on authority which has expired and been found to be unconstitutional by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. These changes harmonize the FAR with current statutory authorities.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/10/14/2014-24236/federal-acquisition-regulation-federal-contracting-programs-for-minority-owned-and-other-small)
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