Pub. L. 110-186, tit. I, sec. 107
VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES PROGRAM.
SEC. 107. VETERANS ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES PROGRAM. Section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(n) Veterans Assistance and Services Program.—“(1) In general.—A small business development center may apply for a grant under this subsection to carry out a veterans assistance and services program.“(2) Elements of program.—Under a program carried out with a grant under this subsection, a small business development center shall—“(A) create a marketing campaign to promote awareness and education of the services of the center that are available to veterans, and to target the campaign toward veterans, service-disabled veterans, military units, Federal agencies, and veterans organizations;“(B) use technology-assisted online counseling and distance learning technology to overcome the impediments to entrepreneurship faced by veterans and members of the Armed Forces; and“(C) increase coordination among organizations that assist veterans, including by establishing virtual integration of service providers and offerings for a one-stop point of contact for veterans who are entrepreneurs or owners of small business concerns.“(3) Amount of grants.—A grant under this subsection shall be for not less than $75,000 and not more than $250,000.“(4) Funding.—Subject to amounts approved in advance in appropriations Acts, the Administration may make grants or enter into cooperative agreements to carry out the provisions of this subsection.”.