,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#g1 #bjai,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,cardin1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1   
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4    
,romney1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1   
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,ms4 ,rosen1
 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,feinstein1 ,mr4    
,moran1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4   
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,kaine1
 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4         
,alexander1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,ms4 
,collins1 ,mr4 ,isakson1 ,mr4 ,daines1  
,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4      
,lankford1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mr4
 ,hawley1 and ,ms4 ,mc,sally7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating the week of ,november #d   
through ,november #h1 #bjai1 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 more than #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         
non-veterans2 ,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--  7#a7 veterans2  7#b7 members of a
 reserve component of the ,armed ,forces

 of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 members  
of the ,armed ,forces of the ,united    
,states serving on active duty2  7#d7   
transitioning service members2 and  7#e7
 the spouses1 dependents1 or survivors  
of those members and veterans2  ,whereas
 the ,small ,business ,administration   
annually serves more than #bjj1jjj      
veterans1 service-disabled veterans1    
women veterans1 members and veterans of 
the ,national ,guard1 members and       
veterans of a reserve component of the  
,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states1  
and military spouses2 ,whereas the      
entrepreneurship training program of the
 ,small ,business ,administration1      
,boots to ,business1 has trained more   
than #ajj1jjj 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 ,november #d through         
,november #h1 #bjai2 ,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 ,november #d   
through ,november #h1 #bjai2 and        
,whereas the week of ,november #d       
through ,november #h1 #bjai1 would be an
 appropriate time to celebrate ,national
 ,veterans ,small ,business ,week3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate    
joins with the ,small ,business         
,administration in-- 7#a7 designating   
the week of ,november #d through        
,november #h1 #bjai1 as ,national       
,veterans ,small ,business ,week2  7#b7 
supporting the goals and ideals of      
,national ,veterans ,small ,business    
,week2  7#c7 celebrating the millions of
 individuals 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 expressing appreciation for  
the continued service to the ,united    
,states by the veterans of the ,united  
,states through small business ownership
 and entrepreneurship4