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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-1002" title_number="5" title_name="Economic Development and Financial Assistance Programs" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Uniformed Services Personnel and Veteran-Owned Small Business No-Interest Loan Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Subject to the availability of funds, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall establish a program to provide no–interest loans under this subtitle to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>small business employers of reserve component members who are called to active duty;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>businesses owned by reserve component members who are called to active duty;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the availability of funds is limited, in making loans under this subtitle, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall give priority to the businesses described in subsection (a)(2) and (3) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In making loans under this subtitle, the Department, in consultation with the Department of Veterans and Military Families, shall take into consideration how to maximize the number of veterans and reserve component members who would benefit from loans made under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
