Small Business Act of 1958

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United States federal statute small business legislation

The Small Business Act of 1958 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established comprehensive support and protections for small businesses, including strengthening the role and authority of the Small Business Administration.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Small Business Act	9
Small Business Act of the United States	4
Small Business Investment Act of 1958	3
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act	1
Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act	1
Small Business Act of 1958 canonical	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Business Act of 1958
Context triple: [85th United States Congress, passes, Small Business Act of 1958]

A. Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
B. Trade Expansion Act of 1962
The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.
C. Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
D. Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law designed to spur small business lending, investment, and job creation through tax incentives, loan enhancements, and targeted support programs.
E. Trade Act of 1974
The Trade Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. law that reshaped American trade policy by granting the president broad negotiating authority, establishing fast-track procedures for trade agreements, and linking trade benefits to human rights and other policy objectives.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Business Act of 1958
Target entity description: The Small Business Act of 1958 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established comprehensive support and protections for small businesses, including strengthening the role and authority of the Small Business Administration.

A. Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947
The Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 is a U.S. federal law that clarified and limited employers’ liability for compensating workers’ preliminary and postliminary activities under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
B. Trade Expansion Act of 1962
The Trade Expansion Act of 1962 is a U.S. federal law that significantly broadened presidential authority to negotiate international trade agreements and reduce tariffs, laying groundwork for modern American trade policy institutions.
C. Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
D. Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law designed to spur small business lending, investment, and job creation through tax incentives, loan enhancements, and targeted support programs.
E. Trade Act of 1974
The Trade Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. law that reshaped American trade policy by granting the president broad negotiating authority, establishing fast-track procedures for trade agreements, and linking trade benefits to human rights and other policy objectives.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ small business legislation ⓘ
affects	federal executive agencies ⓘ small business concerns in the United States ⓘ
aimsToPromote	competition in the U.S. economy ⓘ
aimsToProtect	interests of small business concerns ⓘ
associatedWithAgency	Small Business Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. Small Business Administration
codifiedIn	Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
createsProgramType	federal small business loan programs ⓘ federal small business procurement programs ⓘ
defines	small business concern ⓘ
empowers	Small Business Administration to guarantee loans ⓘ Small Business Administration to make loans ⓘ Small Business Administration to provide counseling and training ⓘ Small Business Administration to provide procurement assistance ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishesAuthorityOf	Small Business Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. Small Business Administration
hasLongTitle	An Act to strengthen the national economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small business concerns ⓘ
historicalSignificance	landmark U.S. law for small business policy ⓘ
influencedBy	post‑World War II economic policy ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal government of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States government
legalBasisFor	Small Business Administration operations ⓘ federal small business contracting goals ⓘ many SBA loan guarantee programs ⓘ
policyArea	business regulation ⓘ economic policy ⓘ government procurement ⓘ
providesFor	government‑wide small business contracting goals ⓘ loan guarantees for small businesses ⓘ management and technical assistance to small businesses ⓘ
purpose	to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business concerns ⓘ to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of the United States ⓘ to preserve free competitive enterprise ⓘ
regulates	federal contracting preferences for small businesses ⓘ
requires	federal agencies to place a fair proportion of contracts with small businesses ⓘ
signedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
status	in force, as amended ⓘ
strengthensRoleOf	Small Business Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. Small Business Administration
subjectMatter	federal procurement for small business ⓘ small business counseling and technical assistance ⓘ small business loans ⓘ small business set‑aside programs ⓘ small business support ⓘ
typeOfSupportProvided	contracting assistance ⓘ financial assistance ⓘ technical assistance ⓘ
yearEnacted	1958 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited