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; 
(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: 
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‘‘(W) providing educational information to 
small businesses on— 
‘‘(i) hiring graduates from career and 
technical education programs; and 
‘‘(ii) career and technical education 
programs relevant to such businesses, in-
cluding how to use such programs to sat-
isfy hiring needs of such businesses; 
‘‘(X) providing information to career and 
technical education programs about how stu-
dents and graduates of such programs can ac-
cess resources and services of small business de-
velopment centers to start and expand a small 
business concern; and 
‘‘(Y) as appropriate, connecting small busi-
nesses with career and technical education pro-
grams to assist students and graduates of such 
programs with identifying career opportuni-
ties.’’. 
(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 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(4) providing educational information to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by women 
on— 
‘‘(A) hiring graduates from career and 
technical education programs; and 
‘‘(B) career and technical education pro-
grams relevant to such concerns, including how 
to use such programs to satisfy hiring needs of 
such concerns; 
‘‘(5) providing information to career and tech-
nical education programs about how students and 
graduates of such programs can access resources 
and services of women’s business centers to start 
and expand a small business concern; and 
‘‘(6) as appropriate, connecting small business 
concerns owned and controlled by women with career 
and technical education programs to assist students 
and graduates of such programs with identifying ca-
reer opportunities.’’. 
Æ 
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