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Calendar No. 149 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2499 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 14, 2015 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to 
capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Entrepre-
neurship Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. PERMANENT SBA EXPRESS LOAN GUARANTEE FEE 
WAIVER FOR VETERANS. 
Section 7(a)(31) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(a)(31)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(G) GUARANTEE FEE WAIVER FOR VET-
ERANS.— 
‘‘(i) GUARANTEE FEE WAIVER.—The 
Administrator may not collect a guarantee 
fee described in paragraph (18) in connec-
tion with a loan made under this para-
graph to a veteran or spouse of a veteran 
on or after October 1, 2015. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—If the President’s 
budget for the upcoming fiscal year, sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, 
includes a cost for the program established 
under this subsection that is above zero, 
the requirements of clause (i) shall not 
apply to loans made during such upcoming 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(iii) DEFINITION.—In this subpara-
graph, the term ‘veteran or spouse of a 
veteran’ means— 
‘‘(I) a veteran, as defined in sec-
tion 3(q)(4); 
‘‘(II) an individual who is eligible 
to participate in the Transition Assist-
ance Program established under sec-
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tion 1144 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(III) a member of a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces 
named in section 10101 of title 10, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(IV) the spouse of an individual 
described in subclause (I), (II), or 
(III); or 
‘‘(V) the surviving spouse (as de-
fined in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code) of an individual 
described in subclause (I), (II), or 
(III) who died while serving on active 
duty or as a result of a disability that 
is service-connected (as defined in 
such section).’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON ACCESSIBILITY AND OUTREACH TO FE-
MALE VETERANS BY THE SMALL BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress 
a report assessing the level of outreach to and consultation 
with female veterans regarding access to capital by wom-
en’s business centers (as described in section 29 of the 
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Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656)) and Veterans Busi-
ness Outreach Centers (as referred to in section 32 of such 
Act (15 U.S.C. 657b)). 
Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 149 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2499 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase ac-
cess to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help 
create jobs, and for other purposes. 
JULY 14, 2015 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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