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Section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (NDAA), Public Law 113-291, 128 Stat. 3292, December 19, 2014, included language requiring that women-owned small business concerns and economically disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business concerns are certified by a Federal agency, a State government, the Administrator, or national certifying entity approved by the Administrator as a small business concern owned and controlled by women. This rule will establish the standards and procedures for participation in this certification program. This rule will also revise the procedures for continuing eligibility, program examinations, protests, and appeals. The revisions will reflect public comments that SBA received in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the agency issued in May 2019 to solicit feedback on implementation of the program. Finally, SBA is planning to continue to utilize new technology to improve its efficiency and decrease small business burdens, and therefore, the new certification procedures will be based on an electronic application and certification process.