,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjjj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjbc,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,small ,business   
and ,entrepreneurship  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,administrator of the ,small
 ,business ,administration to establish 
and carry out a program that assists    
military spouses in establishing small  
business concerns1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,military ,spouse   
,entrepreneurship ,act of #bjbc4  #b4   
,entrepreneurship assistance for        
military spouses  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the  
term ,administrator means the           
,administrator of the ,small ,business  
,administration4  7#b7 ,small business  
concern ,the term small business concern
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #c of the ,small ,business ,act 

7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  7b7 ,program     
7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph  
7#b71 the ,administrator shall establish
 a program within the ,small ,business  
,administration1 the purpose of which   
shall be to assist military spouses in  
forming1 operating1 and growing small   
business concerns4  7#b7 ,extension of  
existing program ,in lieu of            
establishing a new program1 the         
,administrator may carry out the purpose
 described in paragraph 7#a7 through an 
extension of a program that is in       
existence1 as of the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 if that extension is      
tailored to military spouses and        
otherwise achieves that purpose and     
satisfies the requirements of this      
section4  7c7 ,assistance ,the          
assistance provided by the              
,administrator under the program        
described in subsection 7b7 shall       
include the following3 7#a7 ,assistance 
for military spouses in identifying and 
understanding the requirements with     

respect to forming and operating a small
 business concern4  7#b7 ,assistance for
 military spouses in strengthening the  
expertise and skills necessary for the  
formation and operation of a small      
business concern1 including the         
expertise and skills necessary to create
 a sustainable small business concern   
throughout the uniquely challenging     
requirements of life as a military      
spouse1 which arise as a result of--    
7,a7 military deployments2  7,b7        
military-related absences from the      
workforce2 or  7,c7 multiple permanent  
changes of duty station or other        
long-term relocations for military      
reasons4  7#c7 ,through military spouse 
entrepreneurship organizations and      
business volunteer entities 7including  
by entering into cooperative agreements 
with those organizations and entities71 
providing mentorship to military spouses
 with respect to entrepreneurship4  7#d7
 ,any other assistance that the         
,administrator determines to be         

appropriate4  7d7 ,survey2 report  7#a7 
,survey  7,a7 ,in general ,the          
,administrator1 in consultation with    
such nonprofit organizations and other  
stakeholders determined appropriate by  
the ,administrator1 shall conduct a     
survey at select military installations 
to identify the barriers to forming1    
operating1 and growing small business   
concerns that are faced by military     
spouses as a result of life as a        
military spouse1 including as a result  
of the conditions described in          
subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 of   
subsection 7c77#b74  7,b7 ,analysis     
required ,the survey conducted under    
subparagraph 7,a7 shall include an      
analysis of the challenges that military
 spouses face in accessing capital and  
other critical resources with respect to
 forming1 operating1 and growing small  
business concerns1 including the        
education1 mentoring1 and training that 
is required to form1 operate1 and grow a
 small business concern4  7#b7 ,report  

,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committee on ,small ,business and      
,entrepreneurship of the ,senate and the
 ,committee on ,small ,business of the  
,house of ,representatives a report     
containing the results of the survey    
conducted under paragraph 7#a74  7e7    
,use of results2 outreach ,in carrying  
out the program described in subsection 
7b71 the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7    
take into consideration the results of  
the survey conducted under subsection   
7d77#a72 and  7#b7 develop an outreach  
program to ensure that the program      
becomes well-known4  7f7 ,consultation  
permitted ,in carrying out this section1
 the ,administrator may consult with the
 ,secretary of ,defense1 as determined  
necessary by the ,administrator4