Comment on FR Doc # 2026-11765
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.OpposeAdvocacy
Summary: The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc. (LDF) strongly opposes the proposed rule, arguing that it removes the rebuttable presumption of social disadvantage and creates a race-conscious program that favors white business owners without providing evidence of discrimination against them. The organization contends that the rule undermines progress in addressing historical discrimination against Black and other underrepresented business owners and fails to meet the statutory intent of the 8(a) BD program.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc.'s Comment on the SBA's Proposed Rule on "Reforms To Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms."