,,ii  ,calendar ,no4 #adi #aadth        
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #bdii
  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the        
,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1           
#bjae,received2 read twice and placed on
 the calendar  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the
 ,small ,business ,act to increase      
access to capital for veteran           
entrepreneurs1 to help create jobs1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,veterans
 ,entrepreneurship ,act of #bjae4  #b4  
,permanent ,,sba express loan guarantee 
fee waiver for veterans ,section        
#g7;a77#ca7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77#ca77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,g7 ,guarantee fee waiver  
for veterans  7i7 ,guarantee fee waiver 
,the ,administrator may not collect a   
guarantee fee described in 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 #bjae4  7ii7 ,exception ,if the    

,president's budget for the upcoming    
fiscal year1 submitted to ,congress     
pursuant to section #aaje7;a7 of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 includes a  
cost for the program established under  
this subsection that is above zero1 the 
requirements of clause 7i7 shall not    
apply to loans made during such upcoming
 fiscal year4  7iii7 ,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 an individual 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  
7as defined in section #aja of title    
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code7 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 disability that is service-connected 
7as defined in such section74  4  #c4   
,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 regarding access to
 capital by women's business centers 7as
 described in section #bi of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fef77 and
 ,veterans ,business ,outreach ,centers 
7as referred to in section #cb of such  
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;b774  ,passed  
the ,house of ,representatives ,july    
#ac1 #bjae4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk4     
,july #ad1 #bjae,received2 read twice   
and placed on the calendar