This Act may be cited as the Small Business Workforce Pipeline Act of 2026.

Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)(1)U.S. Code — Title 15, Section 648(c)(1)View official source on GovInfo) 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) in second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections)— (A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and (B) by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (V); and (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (W) providing information and assistance to small business concerns, including by disseminating relevant information from the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies, on how to establish and improve— (i) work-based learning opportunities (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302U.S. Code — Title 20, Section 2302View official source on GovInfo)); (ii) apprenticeship programs registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 29, Section 50 and followingView official source on GovInfo); (iii) pre-apprenticeship programs; and (iv) job training programs..