Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

This executive order establishes an Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development within the Small Business Administration to coordinate federal efforts to improve capital access, contracting opportunities, and business development support for small businesses owned by veterans and service-disabled veterans. The Task Force includes representatives from seven federal agencies and four veterans' organizations, and must report annually to the President on its activities and proposals.

Federal Register Open PDF 75 FR 22497

Impact dates

Date TBD
First annual report to President due

Key directives

SBA Administrator shall establish Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development
Task Force Chair shall direct work and include designated senior representatives from Treasury, Defense, Labor, VA, OMB, SBA, and GSA
Administrator shall appoint four representatives from veterans' service or military organizations
Task Force shall consult regularly with veterans service and military organizations
Task Force shall coordinate activities and develop proposals to improve capital access through loans, surety bonding, and franchising
Task Force shall ensure achievement of federal contracting goals through mentor-protégé assistance and matching
Task Force shall increase integrity of veteran-owned small business certifications
Task Force shall reduce paperwork and administrative burdens on veteran entrepreneurs
Task Force shall increase and improve training and counseling services
Task Force shall report to President not later than 1 year after first meeting and annually thereafter
SBA shall provide funding and administrative support within existing appropriations

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

SBA Administrator establishes Task Force
agency heads designate senior representatives

Near term (90d)

Task Force convenes first meeting
Administrator appoints four veterans organization representatives

Long term

Annual reports to President due not later than 1 year after first meeting and annually thereafter
ongoing coordination of capital access, contracting goals, certification integrity, and training programs

Risks & tensions

No explicit first meeting date specified, making the annual report deadline indeterminate
Funding limited to 'existing appropriations' may constrain Task Force capacity
Non-enforceability clause (Sec. 4(d)) limits accountability mechanisms
Coordination across seven agencies with competing priorities may impede effectiveness