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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1730 

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 

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, 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU2 CATION. 

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

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

5 following new subsection: 

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

7 term ‘career and technical education’ has the meaning 

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

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

10 (b) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 

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

12 648(c)(1)) is amended— 

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

14 the end; 

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

16 (relating to succession planning), by striking the pe17 riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 

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

19 training on domestic and international intellectual 

20 property protections)— 

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

22 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

23 (B) by redesignating such subparagraph as 

24 subparagraph (V); and 

25 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub26 paragraphs: 


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1 ‘‘(W) assisting small businesses in hiring 

2 graduates from career and technical education 

3 programs or programs of study; and 

4 ‘‘(X) assisting graduates of career and 

5 technical education programs or programs of 

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

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

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

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

10 end; 

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

12 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

14 paragraphs: 

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

16 hire graduates from career and technical education 

17 programs or programs of study; and 

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

19 technical education programs or programs of study 

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

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