1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023 . 2. Inclusion of career and technical education (a) Definition Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (gg) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). . (b) Small business development centers 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 a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (c) Women’s business centers Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study