,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ad1 #bjbc,ms4   
,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,tillis7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small
 ,bus9ess & ,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  
,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration to e/abli% & c>ry
 out a program t assi/s milit>y sp\ses 9
 e/abli%+ small bus9ess conc]ns1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,milit>y ,sp\se         
,entrepr5eur%ip ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4      
,entrepr5eur%ip assi/ance = milit>y     
sp\ses  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator   
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess
 ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,small bus9ess    
conc]n ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb74  7b7 ,program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al     
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 !            
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% a program )9 !

 ,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 !       
purpose ( :i* %all be to assi/ milit>y  
sp\ses 9 =m+1 op]at+1 & gr[+ small      
bus9ess conc]ns4  7#b7 ,ext5sion ( exi/+
 program ,9 lieu ( e/abli%+ a new       
program1 ! ,adm9i/rator may c>ry out !  
purpose describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ?r\gh  
an ext5sion ( a program t is 9 exi/5ce1 
z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 if t  
ext5sion is tailor$ to milit>y sp\ses & 
o!rwise a*ieves t purpose & satisfies ! 
requirem5ts ( ?is section4  7c7         
,assi/ance ,! assi/ance provid$ by !    
,adm9i/rator "u ! program describ$ 9    
subsection 7b7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,assi/ance = milit>y sp\ses 9      
id5tify+ & und]/&+ ! requirem5ts )      
respect to =m+ & op]at+ a small bus9ess 
conc]n4  7#b7 ,assi/ance = milit>y      
sp\ses 9 /r5g!n+ ! exp]tise & skills    
necess>y = ! =mation & op]ation ( a     
small bus9ess conc]n1 includ+ ! exp]tise
 & skills necess>y to create a su/a9able
 small bus9ess conc]n ?r\gh\t ! uniquely
 *all5g+ requirem5ts ( life z a milit>y 

sp\se1 :i* arise z a result (-- 7,a7    
milit>y deploym5ts2  7,b7 milit>y-relat$
 abs5ces f ! work=ce2 or  7,c7 multiple 
p]man5t *anges ( duty /ation or o!r     
long-t]m relocations = milit>y reasons4 
7#c7 ,?r\gh milit>y sp\se entrepr5eur%ip
 organizations & bus9ess volunte]       
entities 7includ+ by ent]+ into         
coop]ative agreem5ts ) ^? organizations 
& entities71 provid+ m5tor%ip to milit>y
 sp\ses ) respect to entrepr5eur%ip4    
7#d7 ,any o!r assi/ance t ! ,adm9i/rator
 det]m9es to be appropriate4  7d7       
,survey2 report  7#a7 ,survey  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) 
su* nonpr(it organizations & o!r        
/akehold]s det]m9$ appropriate by !     
,adm9i/rator1 %all conduct a survey at  
select milit>y in/allations to id5tify !
 b>ri]s to =m+1 op]at+1 & gr[+ small    
bus9ess conc]ns t are fac$ by milit>y   
sp\ses z a result ( life z a milit>y    
sp\se1 includ+ z a result ( ! conditions
 describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a71 7,b71 &  
7,c7 ( subsection 7c77#b74  7,b7        

,analysis requir$ ,! survey conduct$ "u 
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all include an        
analysis ( ! *all5ges t milit>y sp\ses  
face 9 access+ capital & o!r critical   
res\rces ) respect to =m+1 op]at+1 &    
gr[+ small bus9ess conc]ns1 includ+ !   
education1 m5tor+1 & tra9+ t is requir$ 
to =m1 op]ate1 & gr[ a small bus9ess    
conc]n4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to !         
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report conta9+ !    
results ( ! survey conduct$ "u p>agraph 
7#a74  7e7 ,use ( results2 outrea* ,9   
c>ry+ out ! program describ$ 9          
subsection 7b71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all--   
7#a7 take into consid]ation ! results ( 
! survey conduct$ "u subsection 7d77#a72
 &  7#b7 develop an outrea* program to  
ensure t ! program becomes well-kn[n4   
7f7 ,consultation p]mitt$ ,9 c>ry+ out  
?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator may consult 

) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 z det]m9$      
necess>y by ! ,adm9i/rator4