Federal Register of the notice of withdrawal of his approval of the agreement granted under this paragraph, either by the Assistant Secretary or by the Attorney General, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any subsequent act or omission to act. (c) Requirement of participation of small business concern in joint program At least 1 party to each agreement for a joint program for market development approved under subsection (b) shall be a small business concern, as defined pursuant to section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). If there are more than 2 parties to such an agreement, a majority of the parties shall be small business concerns. (d) Financial assistance In order to carry out the purposes of this section, the Administration is hereby authorized to provide financial assistance in the form of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to and with public and private sector organizations, including any association, business firm, trade association, or business organization. No assistance may be provided under the authority of this subsection if such assistance is primarily intended to facilitate the use by disadvantaged business of federally administered programs (not otherwise established by this Act) unless the Assistant Secretary obtains the prior concurrence and written approval of the Small Business Administration. 102. Public sector development (a) Duties of the administration It shall be the duty of the Administration and it is hereby empowered, whenever it determines such action is necessary or appropriate— (1) to consult and cooperate with State and local governments for the purpose of leveraging local resources to promote the position of disadvantaged business in the local economy, including, but not be limited to, assisting such governments to establish— (A) procurement programs and goals for the utilization of disadvantaged business