119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1642 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements 
relating to graduates of career and technical education 
programs for small business development centers and 
women’s business centers, 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 ‘‘Connecting Small 
Businesses with Career and Technical Education Grad-
uates Act of 2025’’. 
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: 
‘‘(W) providing educational information to 
small businesses on— 
‘‘(i) hiring graduates from career and tech-
nical education programs; and 
‘‘(ii) career and technical education pro-
grams relevant to such businesses, including 
how to use such programs to satisfy hiring 
needs of such businesses; 
‘‘(X) providing information to career and tech-
nical education programs about how students and 
graduates of such programs can access resources 
and services of small business development centers 
to start and expand a small business concern; and 
‘‘(Y) as appropriate, connecting small busi-
nesses with career and technical education programs 
to assist students and graduates of such programs 
with identifying career opportunities.’’. 
(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: 
‘‘(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.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1642 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to include re-
quirements relating to graduates of career and 
technical education programs for small business 
development centers and women’s business cen-
ters, and for other purposes.