Union Calendar No. 248
117th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 117–330]
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.
May 3, 2022
Mr. Williams of Texas (for himself and Ms. Newman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
May 17, 2022
Additional sponsors: Mrs. Kim of California and Ms. Craig
May 17, 2022
Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2022”.
SEC. 2. Inclusion of career and technical education.
(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 period 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 subparagraphs:
“(W) assisting small businesses in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and
“(X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern.”.
(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) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and
“(5) assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern.”.
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[Report No. 117–330] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes. | |||||
May 17, 2022 | |||||
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |