AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE APPROVING AGENCIES TO APPROVE CERTAIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES.

SEC. 305. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE APPROVING AGENCIES TO APPROVE CERTAIN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSES. (a) Approval of Entrepreneurship Courses.—Section 3675 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(c)(1) A State approving agency may approve the entrepreneurship courses offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses.“(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘entrepreneurship course’ means a non-degree, non-credit course of business education that enables or assists a person to start or enhance a small business concern (as defined pursuant to section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a))). “(3) Subsection (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall not apply to—“(A) an entrepreneurship course offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses; and“(B) a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses by reason of such provider offering one or more entrepreneurship courses.”.(b) Business Owners Not Treated as Already Qualified.—Section 3471 is amended by inserting before the last sentence the following: “The Secretary shall not treat a person as already qualified for the objective of a program of education offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses solely because such person is the owner or operator of a business.”.(c) Inclusion of Entrepreneurship Courses in Definition of Program of Education.—Subsection (b) of section 3452 is amended by adding at the end the following: “Such term also includes any course, or combination of courses, offered by a qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses.”.(d) Inclusion of Qualified Provider of Entrepreneurship Courses in Definition of Educational Institution.—Subsection (c) of section 3452 is amended by adding at the end the following: “Such term also includes any qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses.”.(e) Definition of Qualified Provider of Entrepreneurship Courses.—Section 3452 is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(h) The term ‘qualified provider of entrepreneurship courses’ means any of the following entities insofar as such entity offers, sponsors, or cosponsors an entrepreneurship course (as defined in section 3675(c)(2) of this title):117 STAT. 2661“(1) Any small business development center described in section 21 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648). “(2) The National Veterans Business Development Corporation (established under section 33 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c)).”.(f) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to courses approved by State approving agencies after the date of the enactment of this Act.