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<section article="gec" article_name="Economic Development" number="5-1003" 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">
  <text>Loans shall be made under this subtitle for the purposes of:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>providing financial support to:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>a business owned by a reserve component member who is called to active duty; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>a small business employer of a reserve component member who is called to active duty;</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>making the home, motor vehicle, or place of employment of a veteran accessible to individuals with disabilities, including purchasing equipment necessary to enable a business to employ a service–disabled veteran or to enable a service–disabled veteran to operate a business; and</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>defraying other necessary expenses, as determined by the Department of Veterans and Military Families, incurred by:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>a business employing a service–disabled veteran; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>a veteran–owned small business.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
