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Union Calendar No. 78 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1730 

[Report No. 118–101] 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 22, 2023 

Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself and Ms. PEREZ) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 

JUNE 5, 2023 

Additional sponsors: Mr. ALLEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. MAGAZINER, Mr. 

LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MANN, and Mr. THANEDAR

JUNE 5, 2023 

Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 

6 2023’’. 

7 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU8 CATION. 

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

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

11 following new subsection: 

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

13 term ‘career and technical education’ has the meaning 

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

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

16 (b) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

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

18 648(c)(1)) is amended— 

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

20 the end; 

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

22 (relating to succession planning), by striking the pe23 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 


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1 (3) in second subparagraph (U) (relating to 

2 training on domestic and international intellectual 

3 property protections)— 

4 (A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period 

5 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

6 (B) by redesignating such subparagraph as 

7 subparagraph (V); and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub9 paragraphs: 

10 ‘‘(W) assisting small businesses in hiring 

11 graduates from career and technical education 

12 programs or programs of study; and 

13 ‘‘(X) assisting graduates of career and 

14 technical education programs or programs of 

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

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

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

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

19 end; 

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

21 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

23 paragraphs: 


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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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Union Calendar No. 78 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1730 

[Report No. 118–101] 

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 

JUNE 5, 2023 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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