### Question
Can you define what eligible small business means?


### Answer
**Eligible small business** is defined as the following in *19 U.S.C. § 1339*:

> any business concern which, in the agency's judgment, due to its small size, has neither adequate internal resources nor financial ability to obtain qualified outside assistance in preparing and filing petitions and applications for remedies and benefits under trade laws

#### Citation:
  - *19 U.S.C. § 1339*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-TARIFF ACT OF 1930 > SUBTITLE II-SPECIAL PROVISIONS > Part II-United States International Trade Commission**

