PUBLIC LAW 106-50—AUG. 17, 1999 113 STAT. 235 severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. " (3) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS.—The term 'small business 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 15 USC 657b contained in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act, as added note. by this section, apply. TITLE II—VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SEC. 201. VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN THE SMALL BUSI- NESS ADMINISTRATION. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 4(b)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 633(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in the fifth sentence, by striking "four Associate Administrators" and inserting "five Associate Administrators"; and (2) by inserting after the fifth sentence the following: "One such Associate Administrator shall be the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development, who shall administer the Office of Veterans Business Development established under section 32.". (b) OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ASSOCL\TE ADMINISTRATOR.—The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 32 as section 34; and 15 USC 631 note. (2) by inserting after section 31 the following: "SEC. 32. VETERANS PROGRAMS. 15 USC 657b. "(a) OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. —T here is Estabiisiiment. established in the Administration an Office of Veterans Business Development, which shall be administered by the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development (in this section referred to as the 'Associate 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 Executive Service; "(2) shall be responsible for the formulation, execution, and promotion of policies and programs of the Administration that provide assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. The Associate Administrator shall act as an ombudsman for full consideration of veterans in all programs of the Administration; and
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