,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhhb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ca1 #bjac ,mr4 ,coffman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 and ,mr4 ,connolly7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,small ,business1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,small ,business ,act and title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code to provide for a consolidated definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improving ,opportunities for ,service-,disabled ,veteran-,owned ,small ,businesses ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,small ,business defintion of small business concern consolidated ,section #c7q7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 to read as follows3 7#b7 ,small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans ,the term small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans means a small business concern-- 7,a7 7i7 not less than #ea percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or1 in the case of any publicly owned business1 not less than #ea percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans2 and 7ii7 the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or1 in the case of a veteran with permanent and severe disability1 the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran2 or 7,b7 not less than #ea percent of which is owned by one or more veterans with service-connected disabilities that are permanent and total who are unable to manage the daily business operations of such concern or1 in the case of a publicly owned business1 not less than #ea percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more such veterans4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 ,treatment of ,businesses ,after ,death of ,veteran-,owner 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,c71 if the death of a service-disabled veteran causes a small business concern to be less than #ea percent owned by one or more such veterans1 the surviving spouse of such veteran who acquires ownership rights in such small business concern shall1 for the period described in subparagraph 7,b71 be treated as if the surviving spouse were that veteran for the purpose of maintaining the status of the small business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans4 7,b7 ,period described ,the period referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 is the period beginning on the date on which the service-disabled veteran dies and ending on the earliest of the following dates3 7i7 ,the date on which the surviving spouse remarries4 7ii7 ,the date on which the surviving spouse relinquishes an ownership interest in the small business concern4 7iii7 ,the date that is ten years after the date of the veteran's death4 7,c7 ,application to surviving spouse ,subparagraph 7,a7 only applies to a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as #ajj percent disabling or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability4 4 #c4 ,veterans ,affairs ,definition of small business concern consolidated ,section #habg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7h72 and 7#b7 in subsection 7l77#b71 by striking means and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following3 has the meaning given that term under section #c7q7 of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q7744 #d4 ,,sba to assume control of verification of ownership and control status of applicants for inclusion in the database of small businesses owned and controlled by service disabled veterans and veterans ,the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fca et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #dg4 ,vets ,first program ,not later than #ahj days after the effective date of this section1 the ,administrator shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs that transfer control and administration of the program under subsections 7e7 through 7g7 of section #habg of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to the ,administrator1 consistent with the following3 7#a7 ,not later than #bgj days after completing the memorandum of understanding1 the ,administrator shall make rules to carry out the memorandum4 ,if the ,administrator does not make such rules by such date1 the ,administrator may not exercise the authority under section #g7;a77#be77;,a7 until such time as those rules are made4 7#b7 ,the ,administrator shall assume authority and responsibility for maintenance and operation of the database and for verifications under the program4 7#c7 ,any appeal by a small business concern1 at the time that verification is denied or a contract is awarded1 of any determination under the program shall be heard by the ,office of ,hearings and ,appeals of the ,small ,business ,administration4 7#d7 ,the ,secretary shall1 for a period of #f years commencing on a date agreed to in the completed memorandum1 reimburse to the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration any costs incurred by the ,administrator for actions undertaken pursuant to the memorandum from fees collected by the ,secretary of ,veteran ,affairs under multiple-award schedule contracts4 ,any disputes between the ,secretary and the ,administrator shall be resolved by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget 4 #e4 ,memorandum of ,understanding ,section #habg7;f7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#g7 ,not later than #ahj days after the effective date of this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the ,administrator of the ,small ,business ,administration consistent with section #dg of the ,small ,business ,act4 4