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and ‘ ‘(ii) was sub j ecttot h e time limitation durin g such period of acti v e dut y. ‘‘( B ) DURATION . —U pon submission of proper docu - mentation to the A dministrator, the e x tension of a time limitation under subparagraph (A) shall be e q ual to the period of time that such veteran who owned or controlled such a concern was on active duty as described in that subparagraph. ‘‘( C ) EXCEP TION F OR PRO G RA MS SU BJ ECT TO FE D ERA L CREDIT REFORM ACT OF 19 9 0 .— T he provisions of subpara- graphs (A) and (B) shall not apply to any programs subject to the F ederal Credit R eform Act of 1 9 90 (2 U.S.C. 6 61 et seq.). ’ ’. SEC.206 .SE RVI CE -D IS ABL ED VE T ERA N S. N ot later than 1 8 0 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller G eneral of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the H ouse of Representatives a report describing— (1) the types of assistance needed by service-disabled vet- erans who wish to become entrepreneurs; and (2) any resources that would assist such service-disabled veterans. SEC. 20 7 .ST U D YO NO P TIONS F OR PRO M OTIN G POSITIVE W OR K ING RELATIONS BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND T H EIR RESERVE COMPONENT EMPLOYEES. (a) STUD Y RE Q UIRED.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on options for promoting positive wor k ing relations between employers and Reserve component employees of such employers, including assessing options for improving the time in which employers of Reservists are notified of the call or order of such members to active duty other than for training. (b) REPORT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a). (2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under paragraph (1) shall— (A) provide a quantitative and qualitative assessment of— (i) what measures, if any, are being taken to inform Reservists of the obligations and responsibilities of such members to their employers; (ii) how effective such measures have been; and (iii) whether there are additional measures that could be taken to promote positive working relations between Reservists and their employers, including any steps that could be taken to ensure that employers are timely notified of a call to active duty; and (B) assess whether there has been a reduction in the hiring of Reservists by business concerns because of— Deadlin e .R e ports .