,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bccd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjad ,mr4   
,k+ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,burr7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &    
,entrepr5eur%ip  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !  
,small ,bus9ess ,act & title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 to provide = a           
consolidat$ def9ition ( a small bus9ess 
conc]n own$ & controll$ by vet]ans1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+           
,opportunities = ,s]vice-,disabl$       
,vet]an-,own$ ,small ,bus9esses ,act (  
#bjad4  #b4  ,small ,bus9ess def9ition (
 small bus9ess conc]n consolidat$       
,section #c7q7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q77 is am5d$--  7#a7
 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#b7 to read z       
foll[s3  7#b7  ,small bus9ess conc]n    
own$ & controll$ by s]vice-disabl$      
vet]ans  ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n    
own$ & controll$ by s]vice-disabl$      
vet]ans means a small bus9ess conc]n--  

7,a7  7i7 n less ?an #ea p]c5t ( :i* is 
own$ by "o or m s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans  
or1 9 ! case ( any publicly own$        
bus9ess1 n less ?an #ea p]c5t ( ! /ock (
 :i* is own$ by "o or m s]vice-disabl$  
vet]ans2 &  7ii7 ! managem5t & daily    
bus9ess op]ations ( :i* are controll$ by
 "o or m s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans or1 9 ! 
case ( a vet]an ) p]man5t & sev]e       
disability1 ! sp\se or p]man5t c>egiv] (
 su* vet]an2 or  7,b7 n less ?an #ea    
p]c5t ( :i* is own$ by "o or m vet]ans )
 s]vice-connect$ disabilities t are     
p]man5t & total :o are unable to manage 
! daily bus9ess op]ations ( su* conc]n  
or1 9 ! case ( a publicly own$ bus9ess1 
n less ?an #ea p]c5t ( ! /ock ( :i* is  
own$ by "o or m su* vet]ans4  2 &  7#b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#f7        
,treatm5t ( ,bus9esses ,aft] ,dea? (    
,vet]an-,own]  7,a7  ,9 g5]al  ,if !    
dea? ( a s]vice-disabl$ vet]an causes a 
small bus9ess conc]n to be less ?an #ea 
p]c5t own$ by "o or m su* vet]ans1 !    
surviv+ sp\se ( su* vet]an :o acquires  

own]%ip rights 9 su* small bus9ess      
conc]n %all1 = ! p]iod describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b71 be treat$ z if !      
surviv+ sp\se 7 t vet]an = ! purpose (  
ma9ta9+ ! /atus ( ! small bus9ess conc]n
 z a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &        
controll$ by s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans4    
7,b7  ,p]iod describ$  ,! p]iod ref]r$  
to 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is ! p]iod beg9n+ 
on ! date on :i* ! s]vice-disabl$ vet]an
 dies & end+ on ! e>lie/ ( ! foll[+     
dates3  7i7 ,! date on :i* ! surviv+    
sp\se rem>ries4  7ii7 ,! date on :i* !  
surviv+ sp\se rel9qui%es an own]%ip     
int]e/ 9 ! small bus9ess conc]n4  7iii7 
,! date t--  7,i7 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  7,,ii7 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  #c4 ,vet]ans ,affairs         
,def9ition ( small bus9ess conc]n       
consolidat$ ,section #habg ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ subsection 7h72 &  7#b7 9        
subsection 7l77#b71 by /rik+ means & all
 t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 
"u section #c7q7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess    
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q7744  #d4     
,,gao report on v]ification ( /atus ,n  
lat] ?an #bgj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! ,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !  
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess &         
,entrepr5eur%ip ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs & !    
,committee on ,small ,bus9ess ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives a report-- 7#a7       
evaluat+ :e!r x is practicable = !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration or ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs to h ,gov]nm5t-wide            

responsibility = v]ify+ :e!r a bus9ess  
conc]n purport+ to be a small bus9ess   
conc]n own$ & controll$ by              
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans 7z def9$ "u      
section #c7q7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q771 z am5d$ by ?is 
,act7 qualifies z a small bus9ess conc]n
 own$ & controll$ by s]vice-disabl$     
vet]ans2 &  7#b7 mak+ recomm5dations on 
! advisability ( ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration or !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs hav+ su*  
,gov]nm5t-wide responsibility4