[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3136 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 3136
To waive the guarantee fee for certain business loans made to veterans
and spouses of veterans.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 6, 2025
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Markey) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small
Business and Entrepreneurship
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A BILL
To waive the guarantee fee for certain business loans made to veterans
and spouses of veterans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Heroes Business Opportunity Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF GUARANTEE FEE FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS LOANS MADE TO
VETERANS AND SPOUSES OF VETERANS.
Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (18)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding
clause (i), by striking ``With respect'' and inserting
``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), with
respect''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Exception.--
``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding
subparagraph (A), the Administration may not
collect a guarantee fee under subparagraph (A)
with respect to a loan guaranteed under this
subsection if--
``(I) the loan is not made under
paragraph (36) or (37);
``(II) the loan is made to a small
business concern owned by veteran or
spouse of a veteran; and
``(III) the deferred participation
share of the total loan amount is not
more than $1,000,000.
``(ii) Definition.--In this subparagraph,
the term `veteran or spouse of a veteran'
means--
``(I) a veteran;
``(II) an individual who is
eligible to participate in the
Transition Assistance Program
established under section 1144 of title
10, United States Code;
``(III) a member of a reserve
component of the Armed Forces named in
section 10101 of title 10, United
States Code;
``(IV) the spouse of an individual
described in subclause (I), (II), or
(III); or
``(V) the surviving spouse (as
defined in section 101 of title 38,
United States Code) of an individual
described in subclause (I), (II), or
(III) who died while serving on active
duty or as a result of a disability
that is service-connected (as defined
in such section).''; and
(2) in paragraph (31)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (G); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as
subparagraph (G).
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