I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2099 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a 
study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development 
programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2025 
Mr. ALLEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entre-
preneurial skills development programs, 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. STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. 
Section 101(d)(3)(D) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111(d)(3)(D)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and jobseekers’’ and inserting 
‘‘jobseekers, and entrepreneurs’’; and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘and entrepreneurial skills de-
velopment and microenterprise services’’ after ‘‘occu-
pations’’. 
SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS OF 
TRAINING SERVICES. 
Section 122(a)(2)(C) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(a)(2)(C)) is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘and providers of entrepreneurial skills de-
velopment programs’’ after ‘‘organizations’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIRED LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AC-
TIVITIES. 
Section 134(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (iv)— 
(A) in subclause (I)— 
(i) in item (aa), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(cc) provision of informa-
tion on entrepreneurship, as ap-
propriate; and’’; 
(B) in subclause (II), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; and 
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) referral to microenterprise 
services, as appropriate;’’; 
(2) in clause (vi)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by inserting ‘‘, which 
may include resources to support entrepreneur-
ship,’’ after ‘‘listings’’; and 
(B) in subclause (III), by inserting ‘‘, 
which may include entrepreneurship opportuni-
ties,’’ after ‘‘demand’’; and 
(3) in clause (xiii), by inserting ‘‘or entrepre-
neurial opportunities’’ after ‘‘workplace’’. 
SEC. 4. EVALUATIONS AND RESEARCH. 
Section 169 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3224) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (K) 
as subparagraph (L); and 
(ii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(J) the following: 
‘‘(K) 
STUDY
ON
ENTREPRENEURIAL 
SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary shall, through a grant or contract, con-
duct a three-year multistate study on entrepre-
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neurial skills development programs, which 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) A review of— 
‘‘(I) successful practices for de-
veloping entrepreneurial skills of indi-
viduals; 
‘‘(II) evidence-based and other 
best practices for mentoring potential 
entrepreneurs; 
‘‘(III) the qualifications needed 
for skills development providers to 
successfully 
develop 
the 
entrepre-
neurial skills of individuals; 
‘‘(IV) strategies for engaging em-
ployers and other private sector part-
ners; 
‘‘(V) such program outcomes that 
correlate with entrepreneurial success; 
‘‘(VI) how such programs suc-
cessfully measure the progress of par-
ticipants in such programs; 
‘‘(VII) the extent to which such 
programs lead to industry recognized 
credentials; 
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‘‘(VIII) the impact, including the 
economic impact, of such programs on 
States and local communities; 
‘‘(IX) the extent to which such 
programs affect business development 
and job creation in States and local 
communities; 
‘‘(X) how such programs identify 
potential program participants’ readi-
ness for the program; and 
‘‘(XI) the average earnings of 
participants who complete such a pro-
gram three years after the date of 
completion of such program. 
‘‘(ii) Recommendations for States and 
local communities to expand access to such 
programs.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting 
‘‘which shall include individuals pursuing entre-
preneurship,’’ after ‘‘particular service popu-
lations,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking the third sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘Such projects 
may include demonstration and pilot projects relat-
ing to promoting self-employment, promoting entre-
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preneurship, promoting job creation (especially for 
in-demand industry sectors or occupations), averting 
dislocations, assisting dislocated farmers, assisting 
dislocated fishermen, developing career pathways 
and encouraging advancements, and promoting pub-
lic works.’’. 
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