[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2724 Referred in House (RFH)]

  2d Session
                                S. 2724


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2004

              Referred to the Committee on Small Business

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend section 33(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c(a)) to 
clarify that the National Veterans Business Development Corporation is 
                           a private entity.

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

SECTION 1. NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

    Section 33(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Corporation is a private entity and is not an 
agency, instrumentality, authority, entity, or establishment of the 
United States Government.''.

            Passed the Senate July 22, 2004.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.