To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to authorize a study to review specific outcomes of entrepreneurial skills development programs, and for other purposes.

HR 2099 amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to require a three-year federal study on entrepreneurial skills development programs. The study will review specific outcomes, including successful program practices, mentoring approaches, economic impacts on communities, business development results, participant earnings, and how programs identify participant readiness. This bill directly affects the Department of Labor, which must conduct the study through grants or contracts. It does not create new programs but mandates research to inform future state and local efforts supporting entrepreneurship. The bill’s key provision is the detailed study framework outlined in Section 169(b)(4)(K), covering 11 specific review areas.