,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#cj1 #bjag ,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,risch7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the week of ,october #cj through        
,november #c1 #bjag1 as ,national       
,veterans ,small ,business ,week4       
,whereas the ,armed ,forces of the      
,united ,states train individuals with  
the skills1 discipline1 and leadership  
necessary to establish and operate a    
successful business2 ,whereas there are 
approximately #b1ejj1jjj veteran-owned  
small businesses in the ,united ,states1
 employing more than #e1jjj1jjj         
individuals2 ,whereas veteran-owned     
businesses make up nearly #aj percent of
 all businesses in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas veterans account for more than 
#a1ajj1jjj1jjj1jjj in business receipts 
every year2 ,whereas veterans are #de   
percent more likely to be self-employed 

than nonveterans2 ,whereas business     
ownership by women veterans has         
increased significantly1 from #ig1aad in
 #bjjg to #chc1cjb in #bjab2 ,whereas   
the ,office of ,veterans ,business      
,development of the ,small ,business    
,administration is dedicated to         
maximizing the availability and         
usability of small business programs for
 veterans1 members of a reserve         
component of the ,armed ,forces of the  
,united ,states1 members of the ,armed  
,forces of the ,united ,states serving  
on active duty1 transitioning service   
members1 and the spouses1 dependents1 or
 survivors of those members and         
veterans2 ,whereas the ,small ,business 
,administration serves more than        
#bjj1jjj veterans1 service-disabled     
veterans1 women veterans1 and military  
spouses annually2 ,whereas the          
entrepreneurship training program of the
 ,small ,business ,administration1      
,boots to ,business1 has trained more   
than #cj1jjj service members1 veterans1 

and spouses of service members and      
veterans since launching in #bjac2      
,whereas the ,small ,business           
,administration hosts events honoring   
,national ,veterans ,small ,business    
,week from ,october #cj through         
,november #c1 #bjag2 ,whereas the       
,committee on ,small ,business and      
,entrepreneurship of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on ,small ,business of the  
,house of ,representatives celebrate    
,national ,veterans ,small ,business    
,week during the week of ,october #cj   
through ,november #c1 #bjag2 and        
,whereas the week of ,october #cj       
through ,november #c1 #bjag1 would be an
 appropriate time to celebrate ,national
 ,veterans ,small ,business ,week3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--  
7#a7 designates the week of ,october #cj
 through ,november #c1 #bjag1 as        
,national ,veterans ,small ,business    
,week2  7#b7 supports the goals and     
ideals of ,national ,veterans ,small    
,business ,week2  7#c7 celebrates the   

millions of people in the ,united       
,states1 especially veterans of the     
,united ,states and the spouses of those
 veterans1 who benefit from the programs
 of the ,small ,business                
,administration2 and  7#d7 expresses    
appreciation for the continued service  
to the ,united ,states by the veterans  
of the ,united ,states through small    
business ownership and entrepreneurship4