H.R. 9052

119 HR 9052 IH: Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9052  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 29, 2026   Mr. Crow  (for himself,  Ms. Salazar , and  Ms. Goodlander ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Small Business    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)(1) ) 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)
in second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections)—
(A)
in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(B)
by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (V); and
(4)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(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)
work-based learning opportunities (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 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; commonly known as the  National Apprenticeship Act ;  29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. );
(iii)
pre-apprenticeship programs; and
(iv)
job training programs.
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