1. AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
PROPOSED RULES: Mentor-Protege Program,
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
is proposing to amend its acquisition regulations to formally encourage
USAID prime contractors to assist small disadvantaged firms certified
by the Small Business Administration under Section 8(a) of the Small
Business Act, other small disadvantaged business, Historically Black
