In the Senate of the United States,
August 5, 1999.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1568) entitled ‘‘An Act to provide technical, fi-
nancial, and procurement assistance to veteran owned small
businesses, and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Entrepreneur-
ship and Small Business Development Act of 1999’’.
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.
The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
TITLE II—VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 201. Veterans business development in the Small Business Administration.
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Sec. 202. National Veterans Business Development Corporation.
Sec. 203. Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs.
TITLE III—TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Sec. 301. SCORE program.
Sec. 302. Entrepreneurial assistance.
Sec. 303. Business development and management assistance for military reserv-
ists’ small businesses.
TITLE IV—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Sec. 401. General business loan program.
Sec. 402. Assistance to active duty military reservists.
Sec. 403. Microloan program.
Sec. 404. Defense Economic Transition Loan Program.
Sec. 405. State development company program.
TITLE V—PROCUREMENT ASSISTANCE
Sec. 501. Subcontracting.
Sec. 502. Participation in Federal procurement.
TITLE VI—REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION
Sec. 601. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 602. Report on small business and competition.
Sec. 603. Annual report of the Administrator.
Sec. 604. Data and information collection.
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Administrator’s order.
Sec. 702. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy.
Sec. 703. Study of fixed-asset small business loans.
TITLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Veterans of the United States Armed Forces
have been and continue to be vital to the small busi-
ness enterprises of the United States.
(2) In serving the United States, veterans often
faced great risks to preserve the American dream of
freedom and prosperity.
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(3) The United States has done too little to assist
veterans, particularly service-disabled veterans, in
playing a greater role in the economy of the United
States by forming and expanding small business en-
terprises.
(4) Medical advances and new medical tech-
nologies have made it possible for service-disabled vet-
erans to play a much more active role in the forma-
tion and expansion of small business enterprises in
the United States.
(5) The United States must provide additional
assistance and support to veterans to better equip
them to form and expand small business enterprises,
thereby enabling them to realize the American dream
that they fought to protect.
SEC. 102. PURPOSE.
The purpose of this Act is to expand existing and es-
tablish new assistance programs for veterans who own or
operate small businesses. This Act accomplishes this purpose
by—
(1) expanding the eligibility for certain small
business assistance programs to include veterans;
(2) directing certain departments and agencies of
the United States to take actions that enhance small
business assistance to veterans; and
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(3) establishing new institutions to provide small
business assistance to veterans or to support the insti-
tutions that provide such assistance.
SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.
(a) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 3 of the Small
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(q) DEFINITIONS RELATING TO VETERANS.—In this
Act, the following definitions apply:
‘‘(1) SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERAN.—The term
‘service-disabled veteran’ means a veteran with a dis-
ability that is service-connected (as defined in section
101(16) of title 38, United States Code).
‘‘(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN
OWNED
AND
CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.—The
term ‘small business concern owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans’ means a small business
concern—
‘‘(A) not less than 51 percent of which is
owned by one or more service-disabled veterans
or, in the case of any publicly owned business,
not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is
owned by one or more service-disabled veterans;
and
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‘‘(B) the management and daily business
operations of which are controlled by one or
more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of
a veteran with permanent and severe disability,
the spouse or permanent caregiver of such vet-
eran.
‘‘(3) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN
OWNED
AND
CONTROLLED BY VETERANS.—The term ‘small busi-
ness concern owned and controlled by veterans’ means
a small business concern—
‘‘(A) not less than 51 percent of which is
owned by one or more veterans or, in the case of
any publicly owned business, not less than 51
percent of the stock of which is owned by one or
more veterans; and
‘‘(B) the management and daily business
operations of which are controlled by one or
more veterans.
‘‘(4) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the
meaning given the term in section 101(2) of title 38,
United States Code.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY TO THIS ACT.—In this Act, the
definitions contained in section 3(q) of the Small Business
Act, as added by this section, apply.
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TITLE II—VETERANS BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 201. VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b)(1) of the Small Busi-
ness Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘four Asso-
ciate Administrators’’ and inserting ‘‘five Associate
Administrators’’; and
(2) by inserting after the fifth sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘One such Associate Administrator shall be
the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business De-
velopment, who shall administer the Office of Veterans
Business Development established under section 32.’’.
(b) OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT;
ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 32 as section 34;
and
(2) by inserting after section 31 the following:
‘‘SEC. 32. VETERANS PROGRAMS.
‘‘(a) OFFICE
OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOP-
MENT.—There is established in the Administration an Of-
fice of Veterans Business Development, which shall be ad-
ministered by the Associate Administrator for Veterans
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Business Development (in this section referred to as the ‘As-
sociate Administrator’) appointed under section 4(b)(1).
‘‘(b) ASSOCIATE
ADMINISTRATOR
FOR
VETERANS
BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
Associate
Administrator—
‘‘(1) shall be an appointee in the Senior Execu-
tive Service;
‘‘(2) shall be responsible for the formulation, exe-
cution, and promotion of policies and programs of the
Administration that provide assistance to small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by veterans and
small business concerns owned and controlled by serv-
ice-disabled veterans. The Associate Administrator
shall act as an ombudsman for full consideration of
veterans in all programs of the Administration; and
‘‘(3) shall report to and be responsible directly to
the Administrator.’’.
SEC. 202. NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
631 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 32 (as
added by this Act) the following:
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‘‘SEC. 33. NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a feder-
ally chartered corporation to be known as the National Vet-
erans Business Development Corporation (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Corporation’) which shall be incorporated
under the laws of the District of Columbia and which shall
have the powers granted in this section.
‘‘(b) PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION.—The purposes
of the Corporation shall be—
‘‘(1) to expand the provision of and improve ac-
cess to technical assistance regarding entrepreneur-
ship for the Nation’s veterans; and
‘‘(2) to assist veterans, including service-disabled
veterans, with the formation and expansion of small
business concerns by working with and organizing
public and private resources, including those of the
Small Business Administration, the Department of
Veterans Affairs, the Department of Labor, the De-
partment of Commerce, the Department of Defense,
the Service Corps of Retired Executives (described in
section 8(b)(1)(B) of this Act), the Small Business
Development Centers (described in section 21 of this
Act), and the business development staffs of each de-
partment and agency of the United States.
‘‘(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The management of the Cor-
poration shall be vested in a Board of Directors com-
posed of nine voting members and three nonvoting ex
officio members.
‘‘(2) APPOINTMENT OF VOTING MEMBERS.—The
President shall, after considering recommendations
which shall be proposed by the Chairmen and Rank-
ing Members of the Committees on Small Business
and the Committees on Veterans Affairs of the House
of Representatives and the Senate, appoint United
States citizens to be voting members of the Board, not
more than 5 of whom shall be members of the same
political party.
‘‘(3) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The Administrator
of the Small Business Administration, the Secretary
of Defense, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
serve as the nonvoting ex officio members of the Board
of Directors.
‘‘(4) INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—The initial mem-
bers of the Board of Directors shall be appointed not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
‘‘(5) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Board
of Directors appointed under paragraph (2) shall
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elect one such member to serve as chairperson of the
Board of Directors for a term of 2 years.
‘‘(6) TERMS OF APPOINTED MEMBERS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each member of the
Board of Directors appointed under paragraph
(2) shall serve a term of 6 years, except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (B).
‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As
designated by the President at the time of ap-
pointment, of the members first appointed—
‘‘(i) three shall be for a term of 2
years; and
‘‘(ii) three shall be for a term of 4
years.
‘‘(C) UNEXPIRED TERMS.—Any member of
the Board of Directors appointed to fill a va-
cancy occurring before the expiration of the term
for which the member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed only for the remain-
der of the term. A member may serve after the
expiration of that member’s term until a suc-
cessor has taken office.
‘‘(7) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Board of
Directors shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made. In the case of a va-
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cancy in the office of the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration or the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, and pending the appointment of a successor,
an acting appointee for such vacancy may serve as
an ex officio member.
‘‘(8) INELIGIBILITY
FOR
OTHER
OFFICES.—No
voting member of the Board of Directors may be an
officer or employee of the United States while serving
as a member of the Board of Directors or during the
2-year period preceding such service.
‘‘(9) IMPARTIALITY AND NONDISCRIMINATION.—
The Board of Directors shall administer the affairs of
the Corporation fairly and impartially and without
discrimination.
‘‘(10) OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENSES.—The Board
of Directors shall prescribe the manner in which the
obligations of the Corporation may be incurred and
in which its expenses shall be allowed and paid.
‘‘(11) QUORUM.—Five voting members of the
Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number may hold hearings.
‘‘(d) CORPORATE POWERS.—On October 1, 1999, the
Corporation shall become a body corporate and as such
shall have the authority to do the following:
‘‘(1) To adopt and use a corporate seal.
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‘‘(2) To have succession until dissolved by an Act
of Congress.
‘‘(3) To make contracts or grants.
‘‘(4) To sue and be sued, and to file and defend
against lawsuits in State or Federal court.
‘‘(5) To appoint, through the actions of its Board
of Directors, officers and employees of the Corpora-
tion, to define their duties and responsibilities, fix
their compensations, and to dismiss at will such offi-
cers or employees.
‘‘(6) To prescribe, through the actions of its
Board of Directors, bylaws not inconsistent with Fed-
eral law and the law of the State of incorporation,
regulating the manner in which its general business
may be conducted and the manner in which the privi-
leges granted to it by law may be exercised.
‘‘(7) To exercise, through the actions of its Board
of Directors or duly authorized officers, all powers
specifically granted by the provisions of this section,
and such incidental powers as shall be necessary.
‘‘(8) To solicit, receive, and disburse funds from
private, Federal, State and local organizations.
‘‘(9) To accept and employ or dispose of in fur-
therance of the purposes of this section any money or
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property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intan-
gible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise.
‘‘(10) To accept voluntary and uncompensated
services.
‘‘(e) CORPORATE FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.—The Board of Direc-
tors shall deposit all funds of the Corporation in fed-
erally chartered and insured depository institutions
until such funds are disbursed under paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.—Funds of the
Corporation may be disbursed only for purposes that
are—
‘‘(A) approved by the Board of Directors by
a recorded vote with a quorum present; and
‘‘(B) in accordance with the purposes of the
Corporation as specified in subsection (b).
‘‘(f) NETWORK
OF INFORMATION
AND ASSISTANCE
CENTERS.—In carrying out the purpose described in sub-
section (b), the Corporation shall establish and maintain
a network of information and assistance centers for use by
veterans and the public.
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.—On or before October 1 of each
year, the Board of Directors shall transmit a report to the
President and the Congress describing the activities and ac-
complishments of the Corporation for the preceding year
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and the Corporation’s findings regarding the efforts of Fed-
eral, State and private organizations to assist veterans in
the formation and expansion of small business concerns.
‘‘(h) ASSUMPTION
OF DUTIES
OF ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.—On October 1, 2004, the Corporation established
under this section shall assume the duties, responsibilities,
and authority of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Af-
fairs established under section 203 of this Act.
‘‘(i) USE OF MAILS.—The Corporation may use the
United States mails in the same manner and under the
same conditions as the departments and agencies of the
United States.
‘‘(j) 
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION
ADVISORY
BOARD.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Acting through the Board of
Directors, the Corporation shall establish a Profes-
sional Certification Advisory Board to create uniform
guidelines and standards for the professional certifi-
cation of members of the Armed Services to aid in
their efficient and orderly transition to civilian occu-
pations and professions and to remove potential bar-
riers in the areas of licensure and certification.
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the Advi-
sory Board shall serve without compensation, shall
meet in the District of Columbia no less than quar-
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terly, and shall be appointed by the Board of Direc-
tors as follows:
‘‘(A) PRIVATE
SECTOR
MEMBERS.—The
Corporation shall appoint not less than seven
members for terms of 2 years to represent private
sector organizations and associations, including
the American Association of Community Col-
leges, the Society for Human Resource Managers,
the Coalition for Professional Certification, the
Council on Licensure and Enforcement, and the
American Legion.
‘‘(B) PUBLIC SECTOR MEMBERS.—The Cor-
poration shall invite public sector members to
serve at the discretion of their departments or
agencies and shall—
‘‘(i) encourage the participation of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
and Readiness;
‘‘(ii) encourage the participation of
two officers from each branch of the Armed
Forces to represent the Training Commands
of their branch; and
‘‘(iii) seek the participation and guid-
ance of the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Veterans’ Employment and Training.
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‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Cor-
poration to carry out this section—
‘‘(A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(B) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(C) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; and
‘‘(D) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
‘‘(2) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2001.—The amount made
available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2001
may not exceed twice the amount that the Cor-
poration certifies that it will provide for that fis-
cal year from sources other than the Federal
Government.
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT
FISCAL
YEARS.—The
amount made available to the Corporation for
fiscal year 2002 or 2003 may not exceed the
amount that the Corporation certifies that it will
provide for that fiscal year from sources other
than the Federal Government.
‘‘(3) PRIVATIZATION.—The Corporation shall in-
stitute and implement a plan to raise private funds
and become a self-sustaining corporation.’’.
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(4) the President; and
(5) other United States policymakers.
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall be com-
posed of 15 members, of whom—
(A) eight shall be veterans who are owners
of small business concerns (within the meaning
of the term under section 3 of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 632)); and
(B) seven shall be representatives of veterans
organizations.
(2) APPOINTMENT.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members of the
Committee shall be appointed by the Adminis-
trator in accordance with this section.
(B) INITIAL
APPOINTMENTS.—Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Administrator shall appoint the initial
members of the Committee.
(3) POLITICAL
AFFILIATION.—Not more than
eight members of the Committee shall be of the same
political party as the President.
(4) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), no member of the Committee
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may serve as an officer or employee of the
United States.
(B) EXCEPTION.—A member of the Com-
mittee who accepts a position as an officer or
employee of the United States after the date of
the member’s appointment to the Committee may
continue to serve on the Committee for not more
than 30 days after such acceptance.
(5) TERM OF SERVICE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph
(B), the term of service of each member of the
Committee shall be 3 years.
(B) TERMS
OF
INITIAL
APPOINTEES.—As
designated by the Administrator at the time of
appointment, of the members first appointed—
(i) six shall be appointed for a term of
4 years; and
(ii) five shall be appointed for a term
of 5 years.
(6) VACANCIES.—The Administrator shall fill
any vacancies on the membership of the Committee
not later than 30 days after the date on which such
vacancy occurs.
(7) CHAIRPERSON.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The members of the
Committee shall elect one of the members to be
Chairperson of the Committee.
(B) VACANCIES
IN
OFFICE
OF
CHAIR-
PERSON.—Any vacancy in the office of the
Chairperson of the Committee shall be filled by
the Committee at the first meeting of the Com-
mittee following the date on which the vacancy
occurs.
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Committee shall be the
following:
(1) Review, coordinate, and monitor plans and
programs developed in the public and private sectors,
that affect the ability of small business concerns
owned and controlled by veterans to obtain capital
and credit and to access markets.
(2) Promote the collection of business informa-
tion and survey data as they relate to veterans and
small business concerns owned and controlled by vet-
erans.
(3) Monitor and promote plans, programs, and
operations of the departments and agencies of the
United States that may contribute to the formation
and growth of small business concerns owned and
controlled by veterans.
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(4) Develop and promote initiatives, policies,
programs, and plans designed to foster small business
concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
(5) In cooperation with the National Veterans
Business Development Corporation, develop a com-
prehensive plan, to be updated annually, for joint
public-private sector efforts to facilitate growth and
development of small business concerns owned and
controlled by veterans.
(d) POWERS.—
(1) HEARINGS.—Subject to subsection (e), the
Committee may hold such hearings, sit and act at
such times and places, take such testimony, and re-
ceive such evidence as the Committee considers advis-
able to carry out its duties.
(2) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.—
Upon request of the Chairperson of the Committee, the
head of any department or agency of the United
States shall furnish such information to the Com-
mittee as the Committee considers to be necessary to
carry out its duties.
(3) USE OF MAILS.—The Committee may use the
United States mails in the same manner and under
the same conditions as other departments and agen-
cies of the United States.
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(4) GIFTS.—The Committee may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts or donations of services or prop-
erty.
(e) MEETINGS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall meet, not
less than three times per year, at the call of the
Chairperson or at the request of the Administrator.
(2) LOCATION.—Each meeting of the full Com-
mittee shall be held at the headquarters of the Small
Business Administration located in Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia. The Administrator shall provide
suitable meeting facilities and such administrative
support as may be necessary for each full meeting of
the Committee.
(3) TASK GROUPS.—The Committee may, from
time to time, establish temporary task groups as may
be necessary in order to carry out its duties.
(f) COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.—
(1) NO COMPENSATION.—Members of the Com-
mittee shall serve without compensation for their serv-
ice to the Committee.
(2) EXPENSES.—The members of the Committee
shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses
in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United
States Code.
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(g) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the end of
each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of
this section, the Committee shall transmit to the Congress
and the President a report describing the activities of the
Committee and any recommendations developed by the
Committee for the promotion of small business concerns
owned and controlled by veterans.
(h) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate its
business on September 30, 2004.
TITLE III—TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
SEC. 301. SCORE PROGRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Small
Business Administration shall enter into a memorandum
of understanding with the Service Core of Retired Execu-
tives (described in section 8(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business
Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)(B)) and in this section referred
to as ‘‘SCORE’’) to provide for the following:
(1) The appointment by SCORE in its national
office of an individual to act as National Veterans
Business Coordinator, whose duties shall relate exclu-
sively to veterans business matters, and who shall be
responsible for the establishment and administration
of a program to coordinate counseling and training
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regarding entrepreneurship to veterans through the
chapters of SCORE throughout the United States.
(2) The assistance of SCORE in the establishing
and maintaining a toll-free telephone number and an
Internet website to provide access for veterans to in-
formation about the counseling and training regard-
ing entrepreneurship available to veterans through
SCORE.
(3) The collection of statistics concerning services
provided by SCORE to veterans, including service-
disabled veterans, for inclusion in each annual report
published 
by 
the 
Administrator 
under 
section
4(b)(2)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
633(b)(2)(B)).
(b) RESOURCES.—The Administrator shall provide to
SCORE such resources as the Administrator determines
necessary for SCORE to carry out the requirements of the
memorandum of understanding specified in paragraph (1).
SEC. 302. ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Adminis-
trator of the Small Business Administration, and the head
of the association formed pursuant to section 21(a)(3)(A)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) shall
enter into a memorandum of understanding with respect
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to entrepreneurial assistance to veterans, including service-
disabled veterans, through Small Business Development
Centers (described in section 21 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 648)) and facilities of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. Such assistance shall include the following:
(1) Conducting of studies and research, and the
distribution of information generated by such studies
and research, on the formation, management, financ-
ing, marketing, and operation of small business con-
cerns by veterans.
(2) Provision of training and counseling to vet-
erans concerning the formation, management, financ-
ing, marketing, and operation of small business con-
cerns.
(3) Provision of management and technical as-
sistance to the owners and operators of small business
concerns regarding international markets, the pro-
motion of exports, and the transfer of technology.
(4) Provision of assistance and information to
veterans regarding procurement opportunities with
Federal, State, and local agencies, especially such
agencies funded in whole or in part with Federal
funds.
(5) Establishment of an information clearing-
house to collect and distribute information, including
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by electronic means, on the assistance programs of
Federal, State, and local governments, and of the pri-
vate sector, including information on office locations,
key personnel, telephone numbers, mail and electronic
addresses, and contracting and subcontracting oppor-
tunities.
(6) Provision of Internet or other distance learn-
ing academic instruction for veterans in business sub-
jects, including accounting, marketing, and business
fundamentals.
(7) Compilation of a list of small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by service-disabled vet-
erans that provide products or services that could be
procured by the United States and delivery of such
list to each department and agency of the United
States. Such list shall be delivered in hard copy and
electronic form and shall include the name and ad-
dress of each such small business concern and the
products or services that it provides.
SEC. 303. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT AS-
SISTANCE FOR MILITARY RESERVISTS’ SMALL
BUSINESSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8 of the Small Business Act
(15 U.S.C. 637) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(l) MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESSES AFFECTED BY MILITARY OPERATIONS.—The Ad-
ministration shall utilize, as appropriate, its entrepre-
neurial development and management assistance programs,
including programs involving State or private sector part-
ners, to provide business counseling and training to any
small business concern adversely affected by the deployment
of units of the Armed Forces of the United States in support
of a period of military conflict (as defined in section
7(n)(1)).’’.
(b) ENHANCED PUBLICITY DURING OPERATION AL-
LIED FORCE.—For the duration of Operation Allied Force
and for 120 days thereafter, the Administration shall en-
hance its publicity of the availability of assistance provided
pursuant to the amendment made by this section, including
information regarding the appropriate local office at which
affected small businesses may seek such assistance.
(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the
Small Business Administration shall issue such guidelines
as the Administrator determines to be necessary to carry
out this section and the amendment made by this section.
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TITLE IV—FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
SEC. 401. GENERAL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.
(a) DEFINITION OF HANDICAPPED INDIVIDUAL.—Sec-
tion 3(f) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(f)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(f) For purposes of section 7 of this Act, the term
‘handicapped individual’ means an individual—
‘‘(1) who has a physical, mental, or emotional
impairment, defect, ailment, disease, or disability of
a permanent nature which in any way limits the se-
lection of any type of employment for which the per-
son would otherwise be qualified or qualifiable; or
‘‘(2) who is a service-disabled veteran.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
TO
MAKE
LOANS.—Section
7(a)(10) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(10))
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘guaranteed’’ after ‘‘provide’’;
and
(2) by inserting, ‘‘, including service-disabled
veterans,’’ after ‘‘handicapped individual’’.
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SEC. 402. ASSISTANCE TO ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY RESERV-
ISTS.
(a) REPAYMENT DEFERRAL FOR ACTIVE DUTY RE-
SERVISTS.—Section 7 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
636) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(n) REPAYMENT DEFERRED FOR ACTIVE DUTY RE-
SERVISTS.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE RESERVIST.—The term ‘eli-
gible reservist’ means a member of a reserve com-
ponent of the Armed Forces ordered to active
duty during a period of military conflict.
‘‘(B) ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘es-
sential employee’ means an individual who is
employed by a small business concern and whose
managerial or technical expertise is critical to
the successful day-to-day operations of that small
business concern.
‘‘(C) PERIOD OF MILITARY CONFLICT.—The
term ‘period of military conflict’ means—
‘‘(i) a period of war declared by the
Congress;
‘‘(ii) a period of national emergency
declared by the Congress or by the Presi-
dent; or