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 PUBLIC LAW 105-135—DEC. 2, 1997 111 STAT. 2593 Sec. 308. Women's business centers. TITLE IV—COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAM AND PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITIES Subtitle A—Small Business Competitiveness Program Sec. 401. Program term. Sec. 402. Monitoring agency performance. Sec. 403. Reports to Congress. Sec. 404. Small business participation in dredging. Sec. 405. Technical amendments. Subtitle B—Small Business Procurement Opportunities Program Sec. 411. Contract bundling. Sec. 412. Definition of contract bundling. Sec. 413. Assessing proposed contract bundling. Sec. 414. Reporting of bundled contract opportunities. Sec. 415. Evaluating subcontract participation in awarding contracts. Sec. 416. Improved notice of subcontracting opportunities. Sec. 417. Deadlines for issuance of regulations. TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 501. Small Business Technology Transfer program. Sec. 502. Small Business Development Centers. Sec. 503. Pilot preferred surety bond guarantee program extension. Sec. 504. Extension of cosponsorship authority. Sec. 505. Asset sales. Sec. 506. Small business export promotion. Sec. 507. Defense Loan and Technical Assistance program. Sec. 508. Very small business concerns. Sec. 509. Trade assistance program for small business concerns adversely affected by NAFTA. TITLE VI—HUBZONE PROGRAM Sec. 601. Short title. Sec. 602. Historically underutilized business zones. Sec. 603. Technical and conforming amendments to the Small Business Act. Sec. 604. Other technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 605. Regulations. Sec. 606. Report. Sec. 607. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE VII—SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS Sec. 701. Purposes. Sec. 702. Definitions. Sec. 703. Report by Small Business Administration. Sec. 704. Information collection. Sec. 705. State of small business report. Sec. 706. Loans to veterans. Sec. 707. Entrepreneurial training, counseling, and management assistance. Sec. 708. Grants for eligible veterans' outreacn programs. Sec. 709. Outreach for eligible veterans. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 15 USC 631 note. In this Act— (1) the term "Administration" means the Small Business Administration; (2) the term "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; (3) the term "Committees" means the Committees on Small Business of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (4) the term "small business concern" has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 15 USC 631 note. This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

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