3.0.0 5698 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z 2023-01-11T13:33:26Z House HR 2016-07-08 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 110 (Friday, July 8, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McNERNEY:H.R. 5698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.[Page H4574]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-07-08T13:00:13Z Strengthening Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of 2015 114 2273 S 2015-11-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Related bill CRS 2016-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2016-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 N Commerce Business education Business investment and capital Military personnel and dependents Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Commerce 00 2016-07-08 Introduced in House 2016-09-15T20:57:47Z Strengthening Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of 2016 or the STARTUP Vets Act of 2016

This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make two-year renewable grants to create and operate incubators and accelerators that provide technical assistance and training to covered individuals on how to become successful entrepreneurs and form small business concerns.

Such program shall be considered an SBA management and technical assistance training program.

Program outreach materials shall be made available at local Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.

"Covered individual" means:

  • a member of the Armed Forces, without regard to whether he or she participates in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense;
  • an individual who is participating in the Transition Assistance Program;
  • an individual who served on active duty in any branch of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, and was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable; and
  • a spouse or dependent.
]]> STARTUP Vets Act of 2016 Display Title STARTUP Vets Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish an incubator and accelerator grant program for veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced STARTUP Vets Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Strengthening Technical Assistance, Resources, and Training to Unleash the Potential of Veterans Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5698ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5698ih.xml 2016-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.