Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2499
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2015-05-21
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Credit and credit markets

Government lending and loan guarantees

Government studies and investigations

Small business

User charges and fees

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Women in business
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-28
text: Became Public Law No: 114-38.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Entrepreneurship Act</strong></p> <p>Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) from collecting a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015, except during any upcoming fiscal year for which the President's budget, submitted to Congress, includes a cost for the Program that is above zero. </p>

action_date: 2015-06-25
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from collecting a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015, except during any upcoming fiscal year for which the President's budget, submitted to Congress, includes a cost for the Program that is above zero.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Requires the SBA to assess for Congress the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans regarding access to capital by women's business centers and Veterans Business Outreach Centers.</p>

action_date: 2015-07-13
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from collecting a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015, except during any upcoming fiscal year for which the President's budget, submitted to Congress, includes a cost for the Program that is above zero.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Requires the SBA to assess for Congress the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans regarding access to capital by women's business centers and Veterans Business Outreach Centers.</p>

action_date: 2015-07-23
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p><strong>Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from collecting a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015, except during any upcoming fiscal year for which the President's budget, submitted to Congress, includes a cost for the Program that is above zero.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Requires the SBA to assess for Congress the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans regarding access to capital by women's business centers and Veterans Business Outreach Centers.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 to increase the limit from $18.75 billion to $23.5 billion for FY2015 commitments for general business loans for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans.</p> <p>Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the SBA, starting October 1, 2015, from guaranteeing a loan if:</p> <ul> <li>the lender determines that the borrower is unable to obtain credit elsewhere solely because the lender's liquidity depends upon the guaranteed portion of the loan being sold on the secondary market, or</li> <li>the sole purpose for requesting the guarantee is to allow the lender to exceed its legal lending limit.</li> </ul>

action_date: 2015-07-28
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 23, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from collecting a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015, except during any upcoming fiscal year for which the President's budget, submitted to Congress, includes a cost for the Program that is above zero.</p> <p>(Sec. 3) Requires the SBA to assess for Congress the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans regarding access to capital by women's business centers and Veterans Business Outreach Centers.</p> <p>(Sec. 4) Amends the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 to increase the limit from $18.75 billion to $23.5 billion for FY2015 commitments for general business loans for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans.</p> <p>Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the SBA, starting October 1, 2015, from guaranteeing a loan if:</p> <ul> <li>the lender determines that the borrower is unable to obtain credit elsewhere solely because the lender's liquidity depends upon the guaranteed portion of the loan being sold on the secondary market, or</li> <li>the sole purpose for requesting the guarantee is to allow the lender to exceed its legal lending limit.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Hanna , Mr. Bost , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Knight , Mr. Gibson , and Mr. Curbelo of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 . 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 adding at the end the following: (G) Guarantee fee waiver for veterans (i) Guarantee fee waiver The Administrator may not collect a guarantee fee described in paragraph (18) in connection with a loan made under this paragraph 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, submitted pursuant 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 subparagraph, the term veteran or spouse of a veteran means— (I) a veteran, as defined in section 3(q)(4); (II) an individual who is eligible to participate in the Transition Assistance Program established under section 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 defined 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). .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 139 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2499 [Report No. 114–187] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2015 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Hanna , Mr. Bost , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mr. Knight , Mr. Gibson , and Mr. Curbelo of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business June 25, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 2015 A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 . 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: (G) Guarantee fee waiver for veterans (i) Guarantee fee waiver The Administrator may not collect a guarantee fee described in paragraph (18) in connection with a loan made under this paragraph 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, submitted 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 subparagraph, the term veteran or spouse of a veteran means— (I) a veteran, as defined in section 3(q)(4); (II) an individual who is eligible to participate in the Transition Assistance Program established under section 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 defined 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). . 3. Report on accessibility and outreach to female 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 women's business centers (as described in section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 )) and Veterans Business Outreach Centers (as referred to in section 32 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657b )).

June 25, 2015 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 2499 In the Senate of the United States, July 23, 2015. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2499) entitled An Act to amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following At the end, add the following: 4. Business loans program (a) Section 7 (a) funding levels The third proviso under the heading business loans program account under the heading Small Business Administration under title V of division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 ( Public Law 113–235 ; 128 Stat. 2371) is amended by striking $18,750,000,000 and inserting $23,500,000,000 . (b) Loan limitations Section 7(a)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking No financial assistance and inserting the following: (i) In general No financial assistance ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Liquidity On and after October 1, 2015, the Administrator may not guarantee a loan under this subsection if the lender determines that the borrower is unable to obtain credit elsewhere solely because the liquidity of the lender depends upon the guaranteed portion of the loan being sold on the secondary market. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Lending limits of lenders On and after October 1, 2015, the Administrator may not guarantee a loan under this subsection if the sole purpose for requesting the guarantee is to allow the lender to exceed the legal lending limit of the lender. . (c) Reporting (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; (B) the term business loan means a loan made or guaranteed under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ); (C) the term cancellation means that the Administrator approves a proposed business loan, but the prospective borrower determines not to take the business loan; and (D) the term net dollar amount of business loans means the difference between the total dollar amount of business loans and the total dollar amount of cancellations. (2) Requirement During the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a quarterly report regarding the loan programs carried out under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ), which shall include— (A) for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted and the 3 fiscal years before such fiscal year— (i) the weekly total dollar amount of business loans; (ii) the weekly total dollar amount of cancellations; (iii) the weekly net dollar amount of business loans— (I) for all business loans; and (II) for each category of loan amount described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18) ); (B) for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted— (i) the amount of remaining authority for business loans, in dollar amount and as a percentage; and (ii) estimates of the date on which the net dollar amount of business loans will reach the maximum for such business loans based on daily net lending volume and extrapolations based on year to date net lending volume, quarterly net lending volume, and quarterly growth trends; (C) the number of early defaults (as determined by the Administrator) during the quarter covered by the report; (D) the total amount paid by borrowers in early default during the quarter covered by the report, as of the time of purchase of the guarantee; (E) the number of borrowers in early default that are franchisees; (F) the total amount of guarantees purchased by the Administrator during the quarter covered by the report; and (G) a description of the actions the Administrator is taking to combat early defaults administratively and any legislative action the Administrator recommends to address early defaults.

Secretary

tv_txt: IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2499 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 . 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: (G) Guarantee fee waiver for veterans (i) Guarantee fee waiver The Administrator may not collect a guarantee fee described in paragraph (18) in connection with a loan made under this paragraph 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, submitted 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 subparagraph, the term veteran or spouse of a veteran means— (I) a veteran, as defined in section 3(q)(4); (II) an individual who is eligible to participate in the Transition Assistance Program established under section 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 defined 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). . 3. Report on accessibility and outreach to female 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 women's business centers (as described in section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 )) and Veterans Business Outreach Centers (as referred to in section 32 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657b )).

Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 . 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: (G) Guarantee fee waiver for veterans (i) Guarantee fee waiver The Administrator may not collect a guarantee fee described in paragraph (18) in connection with a loan made under this paragraph 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, submitted 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 subparagraph, the term veteran or spouse of a veteran means— (I) a veteran, as defined in section 3(q)(4); (II) an individual who is eligible to participate in the Transition Assistance Program established under section 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 defined 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). . 3. Report on accessibility and outreach to female 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 women's business centers (as described in section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 )) and Veterans Business Outreach Centers (as referred to in section 32 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657b )).

Passed the House of Representatives July 13, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

July 14, 2015 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: IB One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. R. 2499 AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs, to help create jobs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 . 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: (G) Guarantee fee waiver for veterans (i) Guarantee fee waiver The Administrator may not collect a guarantee fee described in paragraph (18) in connection with a loan made under this paragraph 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, submitted 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 subparagraph, the term veteran or spouse of a veteran means— (I) a veteran, as defined in section 3(q)(4); (II) an individual who is eligible to participate in the Transition Assistance Program established under section 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 defined 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). . 3. Report on accessibility and outreach to female 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 women's business centers (as described in section 29 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656 )) and Veterans Business Outreach Centers (as referred to in section 32 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657b )). 4. Business loans program (a) Section 7 (a) funding levels The third proviso under the heading business loans program account under the heading Small Business Administration under title V of division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 ( Public Law 113–235 ; 128 Stat. 2371) is amended by striking $18,750,000,000 and inserting $23,500,000,000 . (b) Loan limitations Section 7(a)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking No financial assistance and inserting the following: (i) In general No financial assistance ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Liquidity On and after October 1, 2015, the Administrator may not guarantee a loan under this subsection if the lender determines that the borrower is unable to obtain credit elsewhere solely because the liquidity of the lender depends upon the guaranteed portion of the loan being sold on the secondary market. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Lending limits of lenders On and after October 1, 2015, the Administrator may not guarantee a loan under this subsection if the sole purpose for requesting the guarantee is to allow the lender to exceed the legal lending limit of the lender. . (c) Reporting (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; (B) the term business loan means a loan made or guaranteed under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ); (C) the term cancellation means that the Administrator approves a proposed business loan, but the prospective borrower determines not to take the business loan; and (D) the term net dollar amount of business loans means the difference between the total dollar amount of business loans and the total dollar amount of cancellations. (2) Requirement During the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a quarterly report regarding the loan programs carried out under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) ), which shall include— (A) for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted and the 3 fiscal years before such fiscal year— (i) the weekly total dollar amount of business loans; (ii) the weekly total dollar amount of cancellations; (iii) the weekly net dollar amount of business loans— (I) for all business loans; and (II) for each category of loan amount described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18) ); (B) for the fiscal year during which the report is submitted— (i) the amount of remaining authority for business loans, in dollar amount and as a percentage; and (ii) estimates of the date on which the net dollar amount of business loans will reach the maximum for such business loans based on daily net lending volume and extrapolations based on year to date net lending volume, quarterly net lending volume, and quarterly growth trends; (C) the number of early defaults (as determined by the Administrator) during the quarter covered by the report; (D) the total amount paid by borrowers in early default during the quarter covered by the report, as of the time of purchase of the guarantee; (E) the number of borrowers in early default that are franchisees; (F) the total amount of guarantees purchased by the Administrator during the quarter covered by the report; and (G) a description of the actions the Administrator is taking to combat early defaults administratively and any legislative action the Administrator recommends to address early defaults.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.