15 U.S.C. § 657c — Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI,

Page 1060 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 657c (vi) making other improvements relating to the sup- port for veterans business development by the Federal Government; and (c) not later than 1 year after its first meeting and annually thereafter, forward to the President a report on the performance of its functions, including any pro- posals developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this sec- tion. SEC. 4. General Provisions. (a) The Small Business Ad- ministration shall provide funding and administrative support for the Task Force to the extent permitted by law and within existing appropriations. (b) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise effect [sic]: (i) authority granted by law to an executive depart- ment, agency, or the head thereof; and (ii) functions of the Director of the Office of Manage- ment and Budget relating to budgetary, administra- tive, or legislative proposals. (c) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended ([former] 5 U.S.C. App.) [see 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.] (FACA), may apply to the Task Force, any func- tions of the President under the FACA, except for those in section 6 of the FACA, shall be performed by the Ad- ministrator in accordance with guidelines issued by the Administrator of General Services. (d) This order is not intended to and does not create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforce- able at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person. BARACK OBAMA. EXTENSION OF TERM OF INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE ON VETERANS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Term of Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development extended until Sept. 30, 2025, by Ex. Ord. No. 14109, Sept. 29, 2023, 88 F.R. 68447, set out as a note under section 1013 of Title 5, Government Or- ganization and Employees. Previous extensions of term of Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development were contained in the following prior Executive Orders: Ex. Ord. No. 14048, Sept. 30, 2021, 86 F.R. 55465, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2023. Ex. Ord. No. 13889, Sept. 27, 2019, 84 F.R. 52743, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2021. Ex. Ord. No. 13811, Sept. 29, 2017, 82 F.R. 46363, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2019. Ex. Ord. No. 13708, Sept. 30, 2015, 80 F.R. 60271, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2017. Ex. Ord. No. 13652, Sept. 30, 2013, 78 F.R. 61817, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2015. Ex. Ord. No. 13591, Nov. 23, 2011, 76 F.R. 74623, ex- tended term until Sept. 30, 2013. § 657c. Repealed. Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI, § 1699(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2092 Section, Pub. L. 85–536, § 2[33], as added Pub. L. 106–50, title II, § 202(a), Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 236; amended Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(9) [title VIII, § 808], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–706; Pub. L. 108–447, div. B, title VI, § 636, div. K, title I, §§ 143(a), 146, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2922, 3455; Pub. L. 110–186, title I, § 103(a), Feb. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 625, established the National Veterans Busi- ness Development Corporation. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REPRESENTATION OF AUTHORIZATION Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI, § 1699(b), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2092, provided that: ‘‘On and after the date of enactment of this Act [Jan. 2, 2013], the National Vet- erans Business Development Corporation and any suc- cessor thereto may not represent that the corporation is federally chartered or in any other manner author- ized by the Federal Government.’’ § 657d. Federal and State Technology Partner- ship Program (a) Definitions In this section and section 657e of this title, the following definitions apply: (1) Applicant The term ‘‘applicant’’ means an entity, orga- nization, or individual that submits a proposal for an award or a cooperative agreement under this section. (2) Business advice and counseling The term ‘‘business advice and counseling’’ means providing advice and assistance on mat- ters described in section 657e(c)(2)(B) of this title to small business concerns to guide them through the SBIR and STTR program process, from application to award and successful com- pletion of each phase of the program. (3) Catastrophic incident The term ‘‘catastrophic incident’’ means a major disaster that is comparable to the de- scription of a catastrophic incident in the Na- tional Response Plan of the Administration, or any successor thereto. (4) FAST program The term ‘‘FAST program’’ means the Fed- eral and State Technology Partnership Pro- gram established under this section. (5) Mentor The term ‘‘mentor’’ means an individual de- scribed in section 657e(c)(2) of this title. (6) Mentoring Network The term ‘‘Mentoring Network’’ means an association, organization, coalition, or other entity (including an individual) that meets the requirements of section 657e(c) of this title. (7) Recipient The term ‘‘recipient’’ means a person that receives an award or becomes party to a coop- erative agreement under this section. (8) SBIR program The term ‘‘SBIR program’’ has the same meaning as in section 638(e)(4) of this title. (9) State The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Common- wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (10) STTR program The term ‘‘STTR program’’ has the same meaning as in section 638(e)(6) of this title. (b) Establishment of Program The Administrator shall establish a program to be known as the Federal and State Tech- nology Partnership Program, the purpose of which shall be to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small business concerns in the States. (c) Grants and cooperative agreements (1) Joint review In carrying out the FAST program under this section, the Administrator and the SBIR