OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

SEC. 104. OFFICE OF VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) (as added by section 102) the following:“(d) Participation in TAP Workshops.—122 STAT. 626“(1) In general.—The Associate Administrator shall increase veteran outreach by ensuring that Veteran Business Outreach Centers regularly participate, on a nationwide basis, in the workshops of the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Labor.“(2) Presentations.—In carrying out paragraph (1), a Veteran Business Outreach Center may provide grants to entities located in Transition Assistance Program locations to make presentations on the opportunities available from the Administration for recently separating or separated veterans. Each presentation under this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, a description of the entrepreneurial and business training resources available from the Administration.“(3) Written materials.—The Associate Administrator shall—“(A) create written materials that provide comprehensive information on self-employment and veterans entrepreneurship, including information on resources available from the Administration on such topics; and“(B) make the materials created under subparagraph (A) available to the Secretary of Labor for inclusion in the Transition Assistance Program manual.“(4) Reports.—The Associate Administrator shall submit to Congress progress reports on the implementation of this subsection.“(e) Women Veterans Business Training.—The Associate Administrator shall—“(1) compile information on existing resources available to women veterans for business training, including resources for—“(A) vocational and technical education;“(B) general business skills, such as marketing and accounting; and“(C) business assistance programs targeted to women veterans; and“(2) disseminate the information compiled under paragraph (1) through Veteran Business Outreach Centers and women’s business centers.”.