1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 . 2. Entrepreneurship assistance for military spouses (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Small business concern The term small business concern has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ). (b) Program (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator shall establish a program within the Small Business Administration, the purpose of which shall be to assist military spouses in forming, operating, and growing small business concerns. (2) Extension of existing program In lieu of establishing a new program, the Administrator may carry out the purpose described in paragraph (1) through an extension of a program that is in existence, as of the date of enactment of this Act, if that extension is tailored to military spouses and otherwise achieves that purpose and satisfies the requirements of this section. (c) Assistance The assistance provided by the Administrator under the program described in subsection (b) shall include the following: (1) Assistance for military spouses in identifying and understanding the requirements with respect to forming and operating a small business concern. (2) Assistance for military spouses in strengthening the expertise and skills necessary for the formation and operation of a small business concern, including the expertise and skills necessary to create a sustainable small business concern throughout the uniquely challenging requirements of life as a military spouse, which arise as a result of— (A) military deployments; (B) military-related absences from the workforce