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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 grad-
uates 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 devel-
opment centers and women’s business centers, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Small 
Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 
2023’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDU-
CATION. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 3 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(gg) CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘career and technical education’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302).’’. 
(b) SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
648(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) 
(relating to succession planning), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
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(3) in second subparagraph (U) (relating to 
training on domestic and international intellectual 
property protections)— 
(A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by redesignating such subparagraph as 
subparagraph (V); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(W) assisting small businesses in hiring 
graduates from career and technical education 
programs or programs of study; and 
‘‘(X) assisting graduates of career and 
technical education programs or programs of 
study in starting up a small business concern.’’. 
(c) WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTERS.—Section 29(b) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
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‘‘(4) assistance for small business concerns to 
hire graduates from career and technical education 
programs or programs of study; and 
‘‘(5) assistance for graduates of career and 
technical education programs or programs of study 
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 re-
quirements 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 pur-
poses. 
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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