,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cjih  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,mc,nerney 7= himself1 ,mr4        
,g>am5di1 & ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d title #ch1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 to enhance ! treatm5t (   
c]ta9 small bus9ess conc]ns = purposes (
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs contract+
 goals & pref]5ces4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,s]vice       
,disabl$ ,vet]an ,own$ ,small ,bus9ess  
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,modification (      
treatm5t "u contract+ goals & pref]5ces 
( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,section #habg7;h7 ( title #ch1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ rat$ z & all t  
foll[s ?r\gh disability4 & ins]t+ a     
p]iod2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by am5d+
 subp>agraph 7,c7 to read z foll[s3     
7,c7 ,! date t--  7i7 9 ! case ( a      
surviv+ sp\se ( a vet]an ) a            

s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ z #ajj  
p]c5t disabl+ or :o dies z a result ( a 
s]vice-connect$ disability1 is #aj ye>s 
aft] ! date ( ! vet]an's dea?2 or  7ii7 
9 ! case ( a surviv+ sp\se ( a vet]an ) 
a s]vice-connect$ disability rat$ z less
 ?an #ajj p]c5t disabl+ :o does n die z 
a result ( a s]vice-connect$ disability1
 is ?ree ye>s aft] ! date ( ! vet]an's  
dea?4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    
take effect on ! date t is #ahj days    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act &   
%all apply ) respect to contracts aw>d$ 
on or aft] su* date4