1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 . 2. Veterans small business entrepreneurship pilot program Section 32 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657b ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Veterans small business entrepreneurship pilot program (1) Pilot program required (A) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in consultation with the Advisory Committee and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall begin carrying out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of making grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire a qualifying business enterprise. (B) Promotion of efficiency In carrying out the pilot program, the Administrator shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that the pilot program promotes efficiency, accountability, and competition. (C) List of categories of business enterprises The Administrator, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, shall by rule establish a list of categories of business enterprises that the Administrator determines to be qualifying business enterprises for purposes of the pilot program, which shall include— (i) a small business concern; (ii) a franchise business enterprise