,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bahi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjai,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself and ,mr4 
,rounds7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,small ,business and     
,entrepreneurship  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
the ,small ,business ,act to waive the  
guarantee fee for veterans and spouses  
of veterans for the ,export ,working    
,capital1 ,international ,trade1 and    
,export ,express programs4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,veteran ,small ,business ,export       
,promotion ,act4  #b4 ,permanent loan   
guarantee fee waivers for veterans      
,section #g7;a7 of the ,small ,business 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcf7;a77 is        
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph            
7#ad77;,b77ii71 by adding at the end the
 following3  7,,iii7 ,guarantee fee     
waiver for veterans  7aa7 ,definition   
,in this subclause1 the term veteran or 
spouse of a veteran has the meaning     

given the term in paragraph             
7#ca77;,g77iii74  7bb7 ,guarantee fee   
waiver ,the ,administrator may not      
collect a guarantee fee described in    
paragraph 7#ah7 in connection with a    
loan made under this paragraph1 or any  
successor to the program established    
under this paragraph1 to a veteran or   
spouse of a veteran on or after ,october
 #a of the first fiscal year beginning  
after the date of enactment of this     
subclause4  7cc7 ,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 item 7bb7 shall not     
apply to loans made during such upcoming
 fiscal year4  2  7#b7 in paragraph     
7#af71 by 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 has the meaning given the 
term in paragraph 7#ca77;,g77iii74  7ii7
 ,guarantee fee waiver ,the             
,administrator may not collect a        
guarantee fee described in paragraph    
7#ah7 in connection with a loan made    
under this paragraph1 or any successor  
to the program established under this   
paragraph1 to a veteran or spouse of a  
veteran on or after ,october #a of the  
first fiscal year beginning after the   
date of enactment of this subparagraph4 
7iii7 ,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 7ii7 shall not   
apply to loans made during such upcoming
 fiscal year4  2 and  7#c7 in paragraph 
7#cd71 by adding at the end the         
following3  7,d7 ,guarantee fee waiver  
for veterans  7i7 ,definition ,in this  

subparagraph1 the term veteran or spouse
 of a veteran has the meaning given the 
term in paragraph 7#ca77;,g77iii74  7ii7
 ,guarantee fee waiver ,the             
,administrator may not collect a        
guarantee fee described in paragraph    
7#ah7 in connection with an express loan
 made under this paragraph1 or any      
successor to the program established    
under this paragraph1 to a veteran or   
spouse of a veteran on or after ,october
 #a of the first fiscal year beginning  
after the date of enactment of this     
subparagraph4  7iii7 ,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 7ii7 shall not   
apply to express loans made during such 
upcoming fiscal year4  4