3.0.0 1866 2023-01-11T13:29:47Z 2023-01-11T13:29:47Z Senate S 2015-07-27 114 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-09-15T17:59:52Z Markup by 2015-07-29T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-07-27T19:20:33Z S. Rept. 114-410 2016-12-20 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-410. Floor 2016-12-20 By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-410. Committee 14900 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2015-09-15 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225. Calendars 2015-09-15 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2015-09-15 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported by Senator Vitter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee 2015-07-29 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2015-07-27 sssb00 Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. IntroReferral 2015-07-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-07-27 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-07-28 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2016-12-08 False 2015-09-15T12:21:00Z S. 1866, Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50818 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on July 29, 2015 Commerce Business education Business investment and capital Congressional oversight Credit and credit markets Disability and paralysis Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Self-employed Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Women in business Women's employment Commerce 00 2015-07-27 Introduced in Senate 2015-10-30T17:05:03Z Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015

This bill amends the Small Business Act to establish the Boots to Business Program under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall provide entrepreneurship training to:

  • members of the Armed Forces,
  • individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program (Department of Defense),
  • individuals who served on active duty and who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and
  • their spouses or dependents.

The SBA shall establish:

  • a Women Veterans Business Training Program to provide specific training for female members of the Armed Forces, veterans, or their spouses or dependents who are interested in small business careers; and
  • a Business Training Program for Service Disabled Veterans to provide specific training for service-disabled veterans interested in small business careers.

The SBA shall:

  • establish a veterans' business outreach center program to provide financial assistance to educational institutions, veterans' nonprofit community-based organizations, and federal, state, and local departments and agencies to conduct renewable five-year projects for the benefit of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans; and
  • designate at least one individual in each district office as a veterans business development officer to coordinate activities of the district office with recipient entities.

Assisted entities shall establish a veterans' business outreach center to provide specific assistance to veterans, service-disabled veterans, and reservists, as well as their spouses, and the spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces.

The SBA shall establish:

  • guidelines to improve the network of peer-to-peer counseling for individuals eligible for a veterans' entrepreneurial development program,
  • an online mechanism to provide information that assists veterans' assistance providers in carrying out their activities, and
  • an online mechanism that serves as a one-stop online resource for veterans regarding SBA entrepreneurial development programs.

The SBA's duties are expanded to include making grants to, or entering into cooperative agreements with, nonprofit entities to operate federal contracting training programs for veteran-owned small businesses.

]]> 01 2015-09-15 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2015-12-07T15:23:57Z Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Act to establish the Boots to Business Program under which the Small Business Administration (SBA) shall provide entrepreneurship training to:

  • members of the Armed Forces,
  • individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program (Department of Defense),
  • individuals who served on active duty and who were discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, and
  • their spouses or dependents.

The SBA shall also

  • establish a Women Veterans Business Training Program to provide specific training for female members of the Armed Forces, veterans, or their spouses or dependents who are interested in small business careers; and
  • compile and disseminate information on resources available to women veterans for business training.

The SBA shall in addition establish a Business Training Program for Service Disabled Veterans to provide specific training for service-disabled veterans interested in small business careers.

The SBA may make grants to veterans' business outreach centers and other entities, including other resource partners, to carry out components of these three Programs.

The SBA shall:

  • establish a veterans' business outreach center program to provide financial assistance to educational institutions, veterans' nonprofit community-based organizations, and federal, state, and local departments and agencies to conduct renewable five-year projects for the benefit of small businesses owned and controlled by veterans; and
  • designate at least one individual in each district office as a veterans business development officer to coordinate activities of the district office with recipient entities.

Financial assistance may be at least $100,000 for each fiscal year in the form of a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, subject to requirements for specified project percentages of non-federal contributions.

An assisted entity shall establish or operate a veterans' business outreach center to provide veterans, service-disabled veterans, and reservists, as well as their spouses, and the spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces with:

  • financial, management, and marketing advice and training; and
  • technical assistance and training for obtaining federal procurement opportunities.

An assisted entity shall also enter into an affiliation agreement with a small business development center to carry out activities under this Act.

A veterans' business outreach center may, with prior SBA approval, contract with a federal department or agency to provide specific assistance to veterans, service-disabled veterans, reservists, or the spouses of members of the Armed Forces on active duty.

The SBA may discontinue financial assistance to an entity at any time for poor performance.

The SBA shall designate at least one individual in each SBA district office as a veterans business development officer to communicate and coordinate district office activities with entities receiving financial assistance under this Act.

The SBA shall establish the Veterans Business Owners Initiative Pilot Program to provide grants to nonprofit entities to carry out peer support groups that provide small business career training to:

  • members of the Armed Forces,
  • individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program (Department of Defense),
  • Reservists,
  • veterans, and
  • their spouses or dependents.

The SBA shall establish an online mechanism to assist veterans' assistance providers carry out their activities.

FY2016-FY2020 appropriations are authorized for programs under this Act.

(Sec. 3) The SBA shall establish: (1) guidelines to improve the network of peer-to-peer counseling for individuals eligible for a veterans' entrepreneurial development program, and (2) an online mechanism that serves as a one-stop online resource for veterans regarding SBA entrepreneurial development programs.

(Sec. 4) The SBA shall report to Congress at least once a year regarding: (1) appointments and activities of the interagency veterans small business task force, and (2) outreach and promotion of the programs authorized by this Act.

(Sec. 5) The SBA's duties are expanded to include making grants to, or entering into cooperative agreements with, nonprofit entities to operate federal contracting training programs for veteran-owned small businesses.

]]> Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015 Display Title Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the veterans' business outreach center program, to improve the programs for veterans of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act of 2015 S Senate Reported to Senate 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1866rs/xml/BILLS-114s1866rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1866is/xml/BILLS-114s1866is.xml 2016-12-20 By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-410. 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.