INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

SEC. 102. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended—(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as (f); and(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:“(c) Interagency Task Force.—“(1) Establishment.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the President shall establish an interagency task force to coordinate the efforts of Federal agencies necessary to improve capital and business development opportunities for, and ensure achievement of the pre-established Federal contracting goals for, small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (in this section referred to as the ‘task force’).“(2) Membership.—The members of the task force shall include—“(A) the Administrator, who shall serve as chairperson of the task force; and“(B) a senior level representative from—“(i) the Department of Veterans Affairs;“(ii) the Department of Defense;122 STAT. 625“(iii) the Administration (in addition to the Administrator);“(iv) the Department of Labor;“(v) the Department of the Treasury;“(vi) the General Services Administration;“(vii) the Office of Management and Budget; and“(viii) 4 representatives from a veterans service organization or military organization or association, selected by the President.“(3) Duties.—The task force shall—“(A) consult regularly with veterans service organizations and military organizations in performing the duties of the task force; and“(B) coordinate administrative and regulatory activities and develop proposals relating to—“(i) improving capital access and capacity of small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans through loans, surety bonding, and franchising;“(ii) ensuring achievement of the pre-established Federal contracting goals for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans through expanded mentor-protégé assistance and matching such small business concerns with contracting opportunities;“(iii) increasing the integrity of certifications of status as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans or a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans;“(iv) reducing paperwork and administrative burdens on veterans in accessing business development and entrepreneurship opportunities;“(v) increasing and improving training and counseling services provided to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans; and“(vi) making other improvements relating to the support for veterans business development by the Federal Government.”.