PURPOSE.

SEC. 102. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to expand existing and establish 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 (3) establishing new institutions to provide small business assistance to veterans or to support the institutions that provide such assistance.