Title: Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act
This bill establishes new veteran entrepreneurial development programs within the Small Business Administration (SBA) and makes adjustments to existing programs to provide access for veterans.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the SBA to make grants to private nonprofit organizations to establish veteran's business outreach centers. Each center must provide individual counseling to small businesses, as well as training and counseling through online and in-person workshops and seminars.
The bill also provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces. The SBA must designate an individual in each district office as a veterans business development officer, who shall coordinate activities of the district office with entities receiving assistance under the program. The SBA must also establish an online tool to coordinate and aid the work of veterans' small business assistance providers.
Finally, the SBA must develop the existing network of peer-to-peer counseling and mentoring resources that are available to veteran-owned small businesses as components of SBA programs. The SBA must also establish an online resource for veterans regarding all of the entrepreneurial development programs of the SBA.
The Government Accountability Office shall report on the ability of veteran-owned small businesses to access credit, including an analysis of the sources of credit and the default rate for such businesses.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1998 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1998

      To improve the programs for veterans of the Small Business 
                Administration, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 26, 2019

Mr. Gardner (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business 
                          and Entrepreneurship

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
      To improve the programs for veterans of the Small Business 
                Administration, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Small Business Ownership 
Improvements Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING THE VETERAN'S BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTER PROGRAM.

    Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (d) and (f);
            (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (g) as subsections 
        (j) and (k), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Veteran's Business Outreach Center Program.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `covered individual' means--
                            ``(i) a member of the Armed Forces, without 
                        regard to whether the member is participating 
                        in the Transition Assistance Program of the 
                        Department of Defense;
                            ``(ii) an individual who is participating 
                        in the Transition Assistance Program of the 
                        Department of Defense;
                            ``(iii) an individual who--
                                    ``(I) served on active duty in any 
                                branch of the Armed Forces, including 
                                the National Guard and Reserves; and
                                    ``(II) was discharged or released 
                                from such service under conditions 
                                other than dishonorable; and
                            ``(iv) a spouse or dependent of an 
                        individual described in clause (i), (ii), or 
                        (iii);
                    ``(B) the term `private nonprofit organization' 
                means an entity that is described in section 501(c) of 
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
                taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and
                    ``(C) the term `veteran's business outreach center 
                site' means the location of--
                            ``(i) a veteran's business outreach center; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) 1 or more veteran's business 
                        outreach center, established in conjunction 
                        with another veteran's business outreach center 
                        in another location within a State or region--
                                    ``(I) that reach a distinct 
                                population that would otherwise not be 
                                served;
                                    ``(II) whose services are targeted 
                                to veterans; and
                                    ``(III) whose scope, function, and 
                                activities are similar to those of the 
                                primary veteran's business outreach 
                                center or centers in conjunction with 
                                which it was established.
            ``(2) Authority; services.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administration may provide 
                grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperatives 
                with, private nonprofit organizations to establish and 
                operate veteran's business outreach centers for the 
                benefit of covered individuals and small business 
                concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
                    ``(B) Services provided.--Each veteran's business 
                outreach center established under this subsection shall 
                carry out projects providing--
                            ``(i) 1-to-1 individual counseling to small 
                        businesses, including--
                                    ``(I) financial assistance;
                                    ``(II) management assistance;
                                    ``(III) marketing assistance;
                                    ``(IV) transition assistance;
                                    ``(V) Federal-contracting 
                                assistance; and
                                    ``(VI) export assistance; and
                            ``(ii) small business training and 
                        counseling through online and in-person 
                        workshops and seminars, including--
                                    ``(I) financial assistance;
                                    ``(II) management assistance;
                                    ``(III) marketing assistance;
                                    ``(IV) transition assistance, 
                                including the Boots to Business program 
                                established under subsection (e);
                                    ``(V) Federal-contracting 
                                assistance; and
                                    ``(VI) export assistance.
            ``(3) Contract authority.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A veteran's business outreach 
                center may enter into a contract with a Federal 
                department or agency to provide specific assistance to 
                veterans and other underserved small business concerns.
                    ``(B) Performance.--Performance of a contract 
                described in subparagraph (A) should not hinder a 
                veteran's business outreach center in carrying out the 
                terms of the grant received by the veteran's business 
                outreach center from the Administration.
            ``(4) Application and approval criteria.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A private nonprofit organization 
                desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit an 
                application to the Administrator at such time, in such 
                manner, and containing such information as the 
                Administrator may require.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--The Administration shall--
                            ``(i) subject to clause (ii), develop and 
                        publish criteria for the consideration and 
                        approval of applications submitted by private 
                        nonprofit organizations under this subsection; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) evaluate and rank applicants in 
                        accordance with predetermined selection 
                        criteria that shall be stated in terms of 
                        relative importance, which--
                                    ``(I) shall be made publicly 
                                available and stated in each 
                                solicitation for applications made by 
                                the Administration; and
                                    ``(II) shall include--
                                            ``(aa) the experience of 
                                        the applicant in conducting 
                                        programs or ongoing efforts 
                                        designed to impart or upgrade 
                                        the business skills of veteran 
                                        business owners or potential 
                                        owners;
                                            ``(bb) the present ability 
                                        of the applicant to commence a 
                                        project within a minimum amount 
                                        of time; and
                                            ``(cc) the location for the 
                                        veteran's business center site 
                                        proposed by the applicant.
                    ``(C) Application for renewal of grant.--A private 
                nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this 
                subsection may submit an application for a renewal of 
                the grant at such time, in such manner, and containing 
                such information as the Administrator may require.
                    ``(D) Notification.--Not later than 60 days after 
                the date of the deadline to submit applications for 
                each fiscal year, the Administrator shall approve or 
                deny any application submitted under this subsection 
                and notify the applicant for each such application.
            ``(5) Award of grants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of 
                appropriations, the Administrator shall make a grant 
                for the Federal share of the cost of activities 
                described in the application to each applicant approved 
                under this subsection.
                    ``(B) Amount.--A grant under this subsection shall 
                be for not less than $225,000 and not more than 
                $375,000.
                    ``(C) Duration.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A grant under this 
                        subsection shall be for a period of 1 year.
                            ``(ii) Renewal.--A grant under this 
                        subsection may be renewed for not more than 4 
                        additional 1-year periods.
                    ``(D) Priority.--In allocating funds made available 
                for grants under this subsection, the Administrator 
                shall give priority to applicants for a renewal of a 
                grant over new applicants.
            ``(6) Program examination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administration shall--
                            ``(i) develop and implement an annual 
                        programmatic and financial examination of each 
                        veteran's business outreach center established 
                        pursuant to this subsection, pursuant to which 
                        each veteran's business outreach center shall 
                        provide to the Administration--
                                    ``(I) an itemized cost breakdown of 
                                actual expenditures for costs incurred 
                                during the preceding year, breaking out 
                                Boots to Business costs from all other 
                                programmatic costs; and
                                    ``(II) a programmatic breakdown of 
                                veteran's business outreach center 
                                curriculum, program offerings, and 
                                outcomes; and
                            ``(ii) analyze the results of each 
                        examination described in clause (i) and, based 
                        on that analysis, make a determination 
                        regarding the programmatic and financial 
                        viability of each veteran's business outreach 
                        center.
                    ``(B) Conditions for continued funding.--In 
                determining whether to renew a contract (either as a 
                grant or cooperative agreement) under this subsection 
                with a veteran's business outreach center, the 
                Administrator--
                            ``(i) shall consider the results of the 
                        most recent examination of the veteran's 
                        business outreach center under subparagraph 
                        (A); and
                            ``(ii) may withhold such award or renewal, 
                        if the Administration determines that--
                                    ``(I) the veteran's business 
                                outreach center has failed to provide 
                                any information required to be provided 
                                under subclause (I) or (II) of 
                                subparagraph (A)(i), or the information 
                                provided by the center is inadequate; 
                                or
                                    ``(II) the veteran's business 
                                outreach center has failed to provide 
                                any information required to be provided 
                                by the center for purposes of the 
                                report of the Administration under 
                                subsection (i)(1), or the information 
                                provided by the center is inadequate.
            ``(7) Expedited acquisition.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Administrator, acting through the 
        Associate Administrator, may use such expedited acquisition 
        methods as the Administrator determines to be appropriate to 
        carry out this subsection, except that the Administrator shall 
        ensure that all small business sources are provided a 
        reasonable opportunity to submit proposals.
            ``(8) Privacy requirements.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A veteran's business outreach 
                center may not disclose the name, address, or telephone 
                number of any individual or small business concern 
                receiving assistance under this subsection without the 
                consent of the individual or small business concern, 
                unless--
                            ``(i) the Administrator is ordered to make 
                        such a disclosure by a court in any civil or 
                        criminal enforcement action initiated by a 
                        Federal or State agency; or
                            ``(ii) the Administrator considers such a 
                        disclosure to be necessary for the purpose of 
                        conducting a financial audit of a veteran's 
                        business outreach center, but a disclosure 
                        under this clause shall be limited to the 
                        information necessary for such audit.
                    ``(B) Administration use of information.--This 
                subsection shall not--
                            ``(i) restrict Administration access to 
                        program activity data; or
                            ``(ii) prevent the Administration from 
                        using client information, other than the 
                        information described in clause (i), to conduct 
                        client surveys.
                    ``(C) Regulations.--The Administrator shall issue 
                regulations to establish standards for requiring 
                disclosures during a financial audit under subparagraph 
                (A)(ii).
            ``(9) Authorization of appropriations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There is authorized to be 
                appropriated to carry out this subsection--
                            ``(i) $13,500,000 for fiscal year 2020;
                            ``(ii) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
                            ``(iii) $14,500,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
                    ``(B) Use of amounts.--Amounts made available under 
                this paragraph for fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal 
                year thereafter--
                            ``(i) may only be used for grant awards; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) may not be used for costs incurred 
                        by the Administration in connection with the 
                        management and administration of the program 
                        under this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. VETERANS' BUSINESS PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b), as amended by section 2, is amended by inserting after 
subsection (d) the following:
    ``(e) Boots to Business Program.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `covered individual' means--
                            ``(i) a member of the Armed Forces, without 
                        regard to whether the member is participating 
                        in the Transition Assistance Program of the 
                        Department of Defense;
                            ``(ii) an individual who is participating 
                        in the Transition Assistance Program of the 
                        Department of Defense;
                            ``(iii) an individual who--
                                    ``(I) served on active duty in any 
                                branch of the Armed Forces, including 
                                the National Guard and Reserves; and
                                    ``(II) was discharged or released 
                                from such service under conditions 
                                other than dishonorable; and
                            ``(iv) a spouse or dependent of an 
                        individual described in clause (i), (ii), or 
                        (iii); and
                    ``(B) the term `Vet Center' means a center for 
                readjustment counseling and related mental health 
                services for veterans under section 1712A of title 38, 
                United States Code.
            ``(2) Establishment.--There is established a program to be 
        known as the Boots to Business Program to provide 
        entrepreneurship training to covered individuals, which shall 
        be carried out by the Administrator.
            ``(3) Goals.--The goals of the Boots to Business Program 
        are to--
                    ``(A) provide exposure, introduction, and in-depth 
                training for covered individuals interested in business 
                ownership; and
                    ``(B) provide covered individuals with the tools 
                and knowledge necessary to identify a business 
                opportunity, draft a business plan, identify sources of 
                capital, connect with local small business resources, 
                and launch a small business concern.
            ``(4) Program components.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Boots to Business Program 
                may include--
                            ``(i) a brief presentation providing 
                        exposure to the considerations involved in 
                        self-employment and small business ownership;
                            ``(ii) an online, self-study course focused 
                        on the basic skills of entrepreneurship, the 
                        language of business, and the considerations 
                        involved in self-employment and small business 
                        ownership;
                            ``(iii) an in-person classroom instruction 
                        component providing an introduction to the 
                        foundations of self employment and small 
                        business ownership; and
                            ``(iv) in-depth training delivered through 
                        online instruction, including an online course 
                        that leads to the creation of a business plan.
                    ``(B) Collaboration.--The Administrator may--
                            ``(i) collaborate with public and private 
                        entities to develop a course curriculum for the 
                        Boots to Business Program; and
                            ``(ii) modify program components in 
                        coordination with entities participating in the 
                        Warriors in Transition programs, as defined in 
                        section 738(f) of the National Defense 
                        Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10 
                        U.S.C. 1071 note).
                    ``(C) Utilization of resource partners.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Associate 
                        Administrator shall, to the maximum extent 
                        practicable, use a variety of resource partners 
                        and entities in administering the Boots to 
                        Business Program.
                            ``(ii) Grant authority.--In carrying out 
                        clause (i), the Associate Administrator may 
                        make grants to resource partners and other 
                        entities to carry out components of the Boots 
                        to Business Program.
                    ``(D) Availability to dod.--The Administrator 
                shall--
                            ``(i) make available electronically 
                        information regarding the Boots to Business 
                        Program and all course materials created for 
                        the Boots to Business Program to the Secretary 
                        of Defense for inclusion on the website of the 
                        Department of Defense relating to the 
                        Transition Assistance Program and in the 
                        Transition Assistance Program manual and other 
                        publications and materials available for 
                        distribution from the Secretary of Defense; and
                            ``(ii) fully participate in the interagency 
                        governance of the Transition Assistance 
                        Program.
                    ``(E) Availability to veterans affairs.--In 
                consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
                the Associate Administrator shall make available 
                outreach materials regarding the Boots to Business 
                Program for distribution and display at local 
                facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
                (including medical centers, community-based outpatient 
                clinics, Vet Centers, and other facilities determined 
                appropriate by the Associate Administrator and the 
                Secretary), which shall, at a minimum--
                            ``(i) describe the Boots to Business 
                        Program, including a description of services 
                        provided; and
                            ``(ii) include eligibility requirements for 
                        participating in the Boots to Business Program.
            ``(5) Review.--The Inspector General of the Administration 
        shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and 
        Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small 
        Business of the House of Representatives an annual report 
        regarding the awarding of grants under the Boots to Business 
        Program.
    ``(f) Veterans Business Development Officers.--
            ``(1) Designation.--The Administrator shall designate not 
        fewer than 1 individual in each district office of the 
        Administration as a veterans business development officer, who 
        shall communicate and coordinate activities of the district 
        office with entities that receive financial assistance under 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Initial designation.--The first individual in each 
        district office of the Administration designated by the 
        Administrator as a veterans business development officer under 
        paragraph (1) shall be an individual that is employed by the 
        Administration on the date of enactment of this subsection.
    ``(g) Online Coordination.--
            ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `veterans' 
        assistance provider' means--
                    ``(A) an employee of the Administration assigned to 
                the Office of Veterans Business Development; or
                    ``(B) a veterans business development officer 
                designated under subsection (f).
            ``(2) Establishment.--The Associate Administrator shall 
        establish an online mechanism to--
                    ``(A) provide information that assists veterans' 
                assistance providers in carrying out the activities of 
                the veterans' assistance providers; and
                    ``(B) coordinate and leverage the work of the 
                veterans' assistance providers, including by allowing a 
                veterans' assistance provider to--
                            ``(i) distribute best practices and other 
                        materials;
                            ``(ii) communicate with other veterans' 
                        assistance providers regarding the activities 
                        of the veterans' assistance provider on behalf 
                        of veterans; and
                            ``(iii) pose questions to and request input 
                        from other veterans' assistance providers.
    ``(h) Limitations on Use for Overseas Travel.--Financial assistance 
made available under this section may not be used for travel outside of 
the United States (as defined in section 202(a)(7) of the State 
Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4302(a)(7))) until 
after the date on which the Administrator submits to the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on 
Small Business of the House of Representatives a plan describing how 
services will be provided by recipients, and how the Administrator will 
oversee the provision of services, outside of the United States.
    ``(i) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of the Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act and every 
year thereafter, the Associate Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the 
Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on 
the performance and effectiveness for the programs authorized under 
this section, which may be included as part of another report submitted 
to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate 
and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives by 
the Associate Administrator, and which shall include the following:
            ``(1) Veteran's business outreach centers.--For the 
        Veteran's Business Outreach Center Program under subsection 
        (d), with respect to each veteran's business center established 
        under such subsection--
                    ``(A) the effectiveness of all projects conducted 
                by the veteran's business outreach center;
                    ``(B) the number of individuals receiving 
                assistance;
                    ``(C) the number of startup business concerns 
                formed;
                    ``(D) the gross receipts of assisted concerns;
                    ``(E) the employment increases or decreases of 
                assisted concerns;
                    ``(F) to the maximum extent practicable, increases 
                or decreases in profits of assisted concerns; and
                    ``(G) the most recent analysis, as required under 
                clause (ii) of subsection (d)(6)(A), and the subsequent 
                determination made by the Administration under that 
                clause.
            ``(2) Boots to business.--For the Boots to Business Program 
        under subsection (e)--
                    ``(A) the number of program participants using each 
                component of the Boots to Business Program;
                    ``(B) the completion rates for each component of 
                the Boots to Business Program;
                    ``(C) to the extent possible--
                            ``(i) the demographics of program 
                        participants, to include gender, age, race, 
                        relationship to military, Military Occupational 
                        Code, and years of service of program 
                        participants;
                            ``(ii) the number of small business 
                        concerns formed or expanded with assistance 
                        under the Boots to Business Program;
                            ``(iii) the gross receipts of small 
                        business concerns receiving assistance under 
                        the Boots to Business Program;
                            ``(iv) the number of jobs created with 
                        assistance under the Boots to Business Program;
                            ``(v) the number of referrals to other 
                        resources and programs of the Administration;
                            ``(vi) the number of program participants 
                        receiving financial assistance under loan 
                        programs of the Administration;
                            ``(vii) the type and dollar amount of 
                        financial assistance received by program 
                        participants under loan programs of the 
                        Administration; and
                            ``(viii) the results of participant 
                        satisfaction surveys, including a summary of 
                        any comments received from program 
                        participants;
                    ``(D) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the 
                Boots to Business Program in each region of the 
                Administration during the most recent fiscal year;
                    ``(E) an assessment of additional performance 
                outcome measures for the Boots to Business Program, as 
                identified by the Associate Administrator;
                    ``(F) any recommendations of the Administrator for 
                improvement of the Boots to Business Program, which may 
                include expansion of the types of individuals who are 
                covered individuals;
                    ``(G) an explanation of how the Boots to Business 
                Program has been integrated with other transition 
                programs and related resources of the Administration 
                and other Federal agencies; and
                    ``(H) any additional information the Administrator 
                determines necessary.
            ``(3) Other activities and programs administered by the 
        office of veterans business development.--An evaluation of the 
        effectiveness of any other activities and programs administered 
        by the Office of Veterans Business Development, including using 
        the metrics identified in paragraphs (1) and (2).''.
    (b) GAO Reports.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    (A) the term ``covered individual'' means--
                            (i) a veteran;
                            (ii) a service-disabled veteran;
                            (iii) a Reservist;
                            (iv) the spouse of an individual described 
                        in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); or
                            (v) the spouse of a member of the Armed 
                        Forces;
                    (B) the term ``Reservist'' means a member of a 
                reserve component of the Armed Forces, as described in 
                section 10101 of title 10, United States Code;
                    (C) the term ``small business concern owned and 
                controlled by veterans''--
                            (i) has the meaning given the term in 
                        section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 
                        U.S.C. 632(q)); and
                            (ii) includes a small business concern--
                                    (I) not less than 51 percent of 
                                which is owned by 1 or more spouses of 
                                veterans or, in the case of any 
                                publicly owned business, not less than 
                                51 percent of the stock of which is 
                                owned by 1 or more spouses of veterans; 
                                and
                                    (II) the management and daily 
                                business operations of which are 
                                controlled by 1 or more spouses of 
                                veterans;
                    (D) the terms ``service-disabled veteran'', ``small 
                business concern'', and ``veteran'' have the meanings 
                given those terms under section 3 of the Small Business 
                Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
            (2) Report on access to credit.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
                of the United States shall submit a report regarding 
                the ability of small business concerns owned and 
                controlled by covered individuals to access credit to--
                            (i) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
                        the Committee on Small Business and 
                        Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
                            (ii) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
                        the Committee on Small Business of the House of 
                        Representatives.
                    (B) Contents.--The report submitted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall include an analysis of--
                            (i) the sources of credit used by small 
                        business concerns owned and controlled by 
                        covered individuals and the percentage of the 
                        credit obtained by small business concerns 
                        owned and controlled by covered individuals 
                        that is obtained from each source;
                            (ii) the default rate for small business 
                        concerns owned and controlled by covered 
                        individuals separately for each source of 
                        credit described in clause (i), as compared to 
                        the default rate for the source of credit for 
                        small business concerns generally;
                            (iii) the Federal lending programs 
                        available to provide credit to small business 
                        concerns owned and controlled by covered 
                        individuals;
                            (iv) gaps, if any, in the availability of 
                        credit for small business concerns owned and 
                        controlled by covered individuals that are not 
                        being filled by the Federal Government or 
                        private sources;
                            (v) obstacles faced by covered individuals 
                        in trying to access credit;
                            (vi) the extent to which deployment and 
                        other military responsibilities affect the 
                        credit history of veterans and Reservists; and
                            (vii) the extent to which covered 
                        individuals are aware of Federal programs 
                        targeted towards helping covered individuals 
                        access credit.

SEC. 4. IMPROVEMENTS TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL 
              PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the terms ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean 
        the Small Business Administration and the Administrator 
        thereof, respectively;
            (2) the term ``individual eligible for a veteran 
        entrepreneurial development program'' means--
                    (A) a covered individual, as defined in section 
                32(d)(1) of the Small Business Act, as amended by 
                section 2;
                    (B) a covered individual, as defined in section 
                32(e)(1) of the Small Business Act, as amended by 
                section 3; and
                    (C) an individual who qualifies to be the owner of 
                a small business concern owned and controlled by 
                veterans, as defined in section 3(b)(1);
            (3) the term ``one-stop resource'' means the one-stop 
        online resource established under subsection (c)(1); and
            (4) the term ``small business concern'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
        U.S.C. 632).
    (b) Veteran Peer-to-Peer Networks.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish 
guidelines to improve the network of peer-to-peer counseling and 
mentoring for individuals eligible for a veteran entrepreneurial 
development program relating to the business development and 
entrepreneurial programs of the Administration.
    (c) One-Stop Online Resource.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish an 
        online mechanism that serves as a one-stop online resource for 
        veterans regarding all of the entrepreneurial development 
        programs of the Administration.
            (2) Contents.--The one-stop resource shall include 
        descriptions of each entrepreneurial program of the 
        Administration (which shall include the programs described in 
        paragraph (3)), including--
                    (A) target client descriptions for each program;
                    (B) contact information for information on or 
                assistance regarding each program from locally, 
                statewide, and nationally available sources;
                    (C) a detailed description of the services 
                available under each program;
                    (D) a description of any costs associated with the 
                services under each program;
                    (E) an outline of program curriculums if training 
                seminars or courses are offered; and
                    (F) other resource information that the 
                Administrator determines appropriate and necessary for 
                veteran entrepreneurs and veterans who own small 
                business concerns, in order to ensure the one-stop 
                online resource provides information and resources 
                necessary for a veteran beginning to develop a small 
                business concern.
            (3) Programs.--The programs identified and described under 
        the one-stop resource shall include--
                    (A) the small business development center program 
                under section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
                648);
                    (B) the women's business center program under 
                section 29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656);
                    (C) the programs of the Office of Entrepreneurship 
                Education of the Administration;
                    (D) the Veteran's Business Outreach Center Program 
                under section 32(d) of the Small Business Act, as 
                amended by section 2 of this Act;
                    (E) the Boots to Business Program under section 
                32(e) of the Small Business Act, as amended by section 
                3(a) of this Act;
                    (F) the Service Corps of Retired Executives program 
                authorized by section 8(b)(1) of the Small Business Act 
                (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)); and
                    (G) any other program of the Administration 
                determined appropriate by the Administrator.

SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

    Section 32(c) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(c)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Report.--Not less frequently than once each year, the 
        Administrator shall submit to Congress a report--
                    ``(A) discussing the appointments made to and 
                activities of the task force; and
                    ``(B) identifying and outlining a plan for outreach 
                and promotion of all the programs authorized under the 
                Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act, or 
                an amendment made by that Act.''.
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