,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #badc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ac1    
#bjad ,mrs4 ,shaheen introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,small   
,business and ,entrepreneurship  ,a     
,,bill  ,to increase access to capital  
for veteran entrepreneurs to help create
 jobs4  #a4  ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,veterans              
,entrepreneurship ,act4  #b4            
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration2  7#b7 the term reserve 
component means a reserve component of  
the ,armed ,forces named in section     
#ajaja of title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code2  7#c7 the term small business    
concern has the meaning given the term  
under section #c7;a7 of the ,small      
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7;a772
  7#d7 the term veteran has the meaning 
given the term under section #c7q77#d7  

of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q77#d772  7#e7 the term  
,veterans ,business ,outreach ,center   
means a veterans business outreach      
center described in section #cb of the  
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#feg;b72 and  7#f7 the term women's     
business center means a women's business
 center described in section #bi of the 
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fef74  #c4 ,permanent ,,sba express    
loan guarantee fee waiver for veterans  
,section #g7;a7 of the ,small ,business 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#ah77;,a71
 by striking ,with respect and inserting
 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#ca71
 with respect2 and  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#ca71 adding at the end the following3 
7,g7  ,guarantee fee waiver for veterans
  7i7 ,definition ,in this subparagraph1
 the term veteran or spouse of a veteran
 means-- 7,i7 a veteran1 as defined in  
section #c7q77#d72  7,,ii7 a member of  
the ,armed ,forces serving on active    

duty who is eligible to participate in  
the ,transition ,assistance ,program    
established under section #aadd of title
 #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2  7,,iii7 a 
member of a reserve component of the    
,armed ,forces named in section #ajaja  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code2    
7,,iv7 the spouse of an individual      
described in subclause 7,i71 7,,ii71 or 
7,,iii72 or  7,v7 the surviving spouse  
of an individual described in subclause 
7,i71 7,,ii71 or 7,,iii7 who died while 
serving on active duty or as a result of
 a service-connected 7as defined in     
section #aja of title #ch1 ,united      
,states ,code7 disability4  7ii7        
,guarantee fee waiver ,the              
,administrator may not assess a         
guarantee fee under paragraph 7#ah7 in  
connection with a loan made under this  
paragraph to a veteran or spouse of a   
veteran on or after ,october #a1 #bjad4 
4  #d4  ,report on financial planning   
and counseling for owners of small      
business concerns in the ,national      

,guard and ,reserves  ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator shall    
submit to ,congress a report assessing  
the feasibility of providing financial  
planning and counseling to owners of    
small business concerns who are members 
of a reserve component prior to         
deployment4  #e4  ,report on            
accessibility and outreach to female    
veterans by the ,small ,business        
,administration ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator shall submit  
to ,congress a report assessing the     
level of outreach to and consultation   
with female veterans by women's business
 centers and ,veterans ,business        
,outreach ,centers4  #f4 ,report on the 
,military ,reservists ,economic ,injury 
,disaster ,loan ,program  ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the ,military ,reservists  

,economic ,injury ,disaster ,loan       
,program 7in this section referred to as
 the program7 authorized under section  
#g7;b77#c7 of the ,small ,business ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;b77#c771 which     
shall include--  7#a7 a discussion of   
the outreach efforts of the ,small      
,business ,administration to increase   
participation in the program2  7#b7 the 
number of loans made under the program2 
7#c7 an analysis of the effectiveness of
 the program2 and  7#d7 recommendations 
for improving the program4