113 STAT. 248 PUBLIC LAW 106-50—AUG. 17, 1999 (b) AGENCY PARTICIPATION GOALS.—Section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting "by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans," Eifter "small business concerns,"; the first place it appears; (2) in the second sentence, by inserting "smsJl business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans," after "small business concerns," the first place it appears; and (3) in the fourth sentence, by inserting "small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, by" after "including participation by". TITLE VI—REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION SEC. 601. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) REPORTS TO SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. —Section 15(h)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(1)) is amended by inserting "small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (including service-disabled veterans)," sifter "small business concerns," the first place it appears. (b) REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS. — Section 15(h)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(h)(2)) is amended— (1) by inserting "and the Congress" before the period at the end of first sentence; and (2) in each of subparagraphs (A), (D), and (E), by inserting "small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans," after "small business concerns," the first place it appears. SEC. 602. REPORT ON SMALL BUSINESS AND COMPETITION. Section 303(e) of the Small Business Economic Policy Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 631b(e)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "and" after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(3) small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)), and small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, as defined in such section 3(q).". 15 USC 657b SEC. 603. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall transmit annually to the Committees on Small Business and Veterans Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the needs of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, which shall include information on— (1) the availability of Small Business Administration programs for such smeill business concerns and the degree of utilization of such programs by such small business concerns during the preceding 12-month period, including statistical
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