#aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cefa ,,an ,,act ,to support entrepreneurs serving in the ,national ,guard and ,reserve1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,guard and ,reserve ,entrepreneurship ,support ,act4 #b4 ,extension of loan assistance and deferral eligibility to reservists beyond periods of military conflict 7a7 ,small ,business ,act amendments ,section #g of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 by striking clause 7ii72 7ii7 by redesignating clause 7i7 as clause 7ii72 7iii7 by inserting before clause 7ii71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7i7 the term active service has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;d77#c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2 2 and 7iv7 in clause 7ii71 as so redesignated1 by adding and at the end2 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking being ordered to active military duty during a period of military conflict and inserting being ordered to perform active service for a period of more than #cj consecutive days2 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking active duty each place it appears and inserting active service2 and 7,d7 in subparagraph 7,g77ii77,,ii71 by striking active duty and inserting active service2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7n7-- 7,a7 in the subsection heading1 by striking ,active ,duty and inserting ,active ,service2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 as subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71 respectively2 7iii7 by inserting before subparagraph 7,b71 as so redesignated1 the following3 7,a7 ,active service ,the term active service has the meaning given that term in section #aja7;d77#c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 2 7iv7 in subparagraph 7,b71 as so redesignated1 by striking ordered to active duty during a period of military conflict and inserting ordered to perform active service for a period of more than #cj consecutive days2 and 7v7 in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking active duty each place it appears and inserting active service2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking active duty each place it appears and inserting active service4 7b7 ,applicability ,the amendments made by subsection 7a77#a7 shall apply to an economic injury suffered or likely to be suffered as the result of an essential employee being ordered to perform active service 7as defined in section #aja7;d77#c7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code7 for a period of more than #cj consecutive days who is discharged or released from such active service on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,semiannual report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and semiannually thereafter1 the ,president shall submit to the ,committee on ,small ,business and ,entrepreneurship and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,small ,business and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the number of loans made under the ,military ,reservist ,economic ,injury ,disaster ,loan program and the dollar volume of those loans4 ,the report shall contain the subsidy rate of the disaster loan program as authorized under section #g7;b7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77 with the loans made under the ,military ,reservist ,economic ,injury ,disaster ,loan program and without those loans included4 7d7 ,technical and conforming amendment ,section #h7l7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7l77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the ,administration and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administration 2 7#b7 by striking 7as defined in section #g7n77#a772 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,definition of period of military conflict ,in this subsection1 the term period of military conflict means-- 7,a7 a period of war declared by the ,congress2 7,b7 a period of national emergency declared by the ,congress or by the ,president2 or 7,c7 a period of a contingency operation1 as defined in section #aja7;a7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 4 #c4 ,national ,guard and ,reserve ,deployment ,support and ,business ,training ,program 7a7 ,expansion of ,small ,business ,administration outreach programs ,section #h7;b77#ag7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7;b77#ag77 is amended by striking and members of a reserve component of the ,armed ,forces and inserting members of a reserve component of the ,armed ,forces1 and the spouses of veterans and members of a reserve component of the ,armed ,forces4 7b7 ,establishment of program ,section #cb of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;b7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,national ,guard and ,reserve ,deployment ,support and ,business ,training 7#a7 ,in general ,in making grants carried out under section #h7;b77#ag71 the ,associate ,administrator shall establish a program1 to be known as the ,national ,guard and ,reserve ,deployment ,support and ,business ,training ,program1 to provide training1 counseling and other assistance to support members of a reserve component of the ,armed ,forces and their spouses4 7#b7 ,authorities ,in carrying out this subsection1 the ,associate ,administrator may-- 7,a7 modify programs and resources made available through section #h7;b77#ag7 to provide pre-deployment and other information specific to members of a reserve component of the ,armed ,forces and their spouses2 7,b7 collaborate with the ,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau or the ,chief's designee1 ,state ,adjutant ,generals or their designees1 and other public and private partners2 and 7,c7 provide training1 information1 and other resources to the ,chief of the ,national ,guard ,bureau or the ,chief's designee and ,state ,adjutant ,generals or their designees for the purpose of supporting members of a reserve component of the ,armed ,forces and the spouses of veterans and members of a reserve component of the ,armed ,forces4 4 ,passed the ,senate ,december #f1 #bjah4,secretary