# Federal Acquisition Regulation: Duties of Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
> **US Department of Defense** · Final rule. · Published 2018-05-01 · Effective 2018-05-31 · 83 FR 19146
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-09166
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Department of Defense
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 19146
- **CFR reference:** 48 CFR 19
- **Publication date:** 2018-05-01
- **Effective date:** 2018-05-31
- **DOD docket:** FAC 2005-98
## Abstract

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to reflect sections of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which amend section 15(k) of the Small Business Act to provide additional duties for agencies' Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), and for DoD's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP).

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/01/2018-09166/federal-acquisition-regulation-duties-of-office-of-small-and-disadvantaged-business-utilization)
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