3.0.0 904 2023-01-11T19:45:51Z 2023-01-11T19:45:51Z Senate S S 2007-03-15 110 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-15T22:18:01Z 2007-03-15 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2007-03-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3211-3212) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2007-03-15 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-03-15 True L000447 Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] CHESTER LOTT R MS TRENT 2007-04-16 False Commerce Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Authorization Capital Congress Congressional reporting requirements Credit unions Data banks Disabled Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Employment of the disabled Entrepreneurs Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Governmental investigations Iraq compilation Labor and Employment National Guard Science, Technology, Communications Small Business Administration Small business Subcontractors Surety and fidelity Veterans' employment War casualties Commerce 00 2007-03-15 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-09T18:49:38Z Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Small Business Act to extend certain small business loan time limits with respect to a small business owned and controlled by: (1) a veteran called to active duty on or after September 11, 2001; or (2) a service-disabled veteran who became disabled due to an injury or illness incurred or aggravated during a period of active duty on or after such date. Extends such time limits by the period that the veteran was on active duty.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study for promoting positive working relations between employers and their reserve component employees.

Increases: (1) certain Small Business Administration (SBA) loan limits for small business owners who are members of the National Guard or reserves; and (2) SBA funding for the Office of Veterans Business Development.

Directs the President to establish an interagency task force to coordinate federal efforts to increase capital and business development opportunities for, and increase the award of federal contracting and subcontracting opportunities to, small businesses owned and controlled by disabled veterans and other veterans (businesses).

Requires the SBA Administrator and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure one-stop online registration for such small businesses.

Authorizes the Secretary to develop business development assistance for such small businesses.

]]> Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide additional relief for small business owners ordered to active duty as members of reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Small Business Opportunity Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s904is/xml/BILLS-110s904is.xml 2007-03-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.