S. 3832

119 S3832 IS: Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-02-11
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 3832  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 11, 2026   Ms. Rosen  (for herself and  Mr. Curtis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship    A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to apprenticeship program assistance for small business development centers, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026  .
2.
Small business development center apprenticeship program assistance
Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (T), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon;
(3)
by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V);
(4)
in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(5)
by adding at the end the following:
(W)
providing information and assistance to small business concerns, including by disseminating relevant information from the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies, on how to establish and improve—
(i)
opportunities for work-based learning, as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 );
(ii)
apprenticeship programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the  National Apprenticeship Act ) (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663;  29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. );
(iii)
pre-apprenticeship programs; and
(iv)
job training programs.
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