Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015”.
Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses.
Sec. 2 Access to excess or surplus property for veteran-owned small businesses
Section 32(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b(c)(3)(B)) is amended—
in clause (v), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following new clause:
“(vii) providing access to and managing the distribution of excess or surplus property owned by the United States to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the task force and the head of the applicable state agency (as defined in section 549 of title 40, United States Code).”