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nationwide, and allows grants to those centers, other resource partners, or other entities to carry out program components.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3469/text/eh#H7034DFCCAA724BDA973ACE9C3C4E4E98"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to give the Secretary of Defense program information and course and outreach materials, and to make outreach materials available at local Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3469/text/eh#H7034DFCCAA724BDA973ACE9C3C4E4E98"}},{"text":"Requires an annual report, first due 180 days after enactment, to the Senate and House small business committees, covering grants awarded, total program cost, participants per component, and completion rates, among other items.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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H.R. 3469, 117th Congress: Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021. House: 418 Yea, 2 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 2 Nov 2021."}}