Summary

Requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to include, each year with its budget justification, a report on the veterans interagency task force and a clear outreach plan listing specific veteran entrepreneurship programs. Directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to deliver a one-time study within one year assessing how well veteran, service‑disabled veteran, Reservist, and eligible spouses who own small businesses can access credit. Prohibits any new appropriations; all work must be done within existing agency budgets.

Key Points

• SBA must include an annual report with its budget justification describing veterans task force activity and an outreach plan for veteran entrepreneurship programs.
• The outreach plan must explicitly list a set of named veteran business and training programs for promotion.
• GAO must produce a comprehensive report within one year on credit access for small businesses owned by veterans, service‑disabled veterans, Reservists, and eligible spouses.
• GAO analysis must cover credit sources, default rates, federal lending programs, gaps in credit availability, obstacles, deployment impacts, and program awareness.
• No new appropriations are authorized; all requirements must be met using existing agency funds (CUTGO constraint).
• Definitions rely on existing statute (Small Business Act and 10 U.S.C.) for covered populations and small business status.
• The SBA reporting requirement is recurring and timed to the agency's annual budget justification to Congress.
• The measure focuses on information collection, transparency, and assessment rather than creating new programs or funding.

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