{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-1606","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 1606","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To amend the Small Business Act to codify the Boots to Business Program, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 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individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, to be administered by the Small Business Administration."}],"words":40},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to carry out the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and certain family members, through September 30, 2028.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606/text/eh#H06A7D3BB55EE4FE095EF2E653451320E"}]},"core_areas":["Boots to Business entrepreneurship training for service members, veterans, and their families","Small Business Administration program administration, grants, and contracting","Program information sharing with Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs","Annual reporting to congressional committees"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Administrator to carry out the Boots to Business Program, providing entrepreneurship training to covered individuals, from the date of enactment through September 30, 2028.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606/text/eh#H06A7D3BB55EE4FE095EF2E653451320E"}},{"text":"Defines covered individuals as members of the Armed Forces including the National Guard or Reserves, participants in the Transition Assistance Program, those discharged under conditions other than dishonorable, and their spouses or dependents.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606/text/eh#H06A7D3BB55EE4FE095EF2E653451320E"}},{"text":"Provides that the program may include a presentation, an online self-study course, in-person classroom instruction, and in-depth online training including a course that leads to the creation of a business plan.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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committees within 180 days of enactment and at least annually after that, covering grants, total cost, participation, and completion rates.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606/text/eh#H06A7D3BB55EE4FE095EF2E653451320E"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-06-20","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/1606/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-1606.png","v":"6ec7658541aa","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 1606, 118th Congress: Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023. House: 407 Yea, 0 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 20 Jun 2023."}}