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Calendar No. 164 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 936 

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study 

for small business development centers and women’s business centers, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2023 

Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr. COONS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small 

Business and Entrepreneurship 

JULY 25, 2023 

Reported by Mr. CARDIN, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements 

relating to graduates of career and technical education 

programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Small 

3 Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 

4 2023’’. 

5 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU6 CATION. 

7 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 3 of the Small Business 

8 Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the 

9 following: 

10 ‘‘(gg) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 

11 term ‘career and technical education’ has the meaning 

12 given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 

13 and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).’’. 

14 (b) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

15 Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

16 648(c)(3)) is amended— 

17 (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

18 the end; 

19 (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) 

20 (relating to succession planning), by striking the pe21 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

22 (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph 

23 (U) (relating to training on domestic and inter24 national intellectual property protections) as sub25 paragraph (V); 


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1 (4) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesig2 nated, by striking the period at the end and insert3 ing a semicolon; and 

4 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(W) assisting small business concerns in 

6 hiring graduates from career and technical edu7 cation programs or programs of study; and 

8 ‘‘(X) assisting graduates of career and 

9 technical education programs or programs of 

10 study in starting up a small business concern.’’. 

11 ‘‘(W) assisting small business concerns in hiring 

12 graduates from career and technical education pro13 grams or programs of study; and 

14 ‘‘(X) assisting graduates of career and technical 

15 education programs or programs of study in starting 

16 up a small business concern.’’. 

17 (c) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 29(b) of 

18 the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

20 end; 

21 (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 

22 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(4) assistance for small business concerns to 

2 hire graduates from career and technical education 

3 programs or programs of study; and 

4 ‘‘(5) assistance for graduates of career and 

5 technical education programs or programs of study 

6 to start up a small business concern.’’. 


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Calendar No. 164 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 936 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to include reposes. women’s business centers, and for other pur- study for small business development centers and technical education programs or programs of quirements relating to graduates of career and 

JULY 25, 2023 

Reported with an amendment 


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