,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,hell] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,man*97   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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]5ces1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,small ,bus9ess ,opportunity &         
,protection ,act ( #bjac4  #b4          
,modification ( treatm5t "u contract+   
goals & pref]5ces ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans
 ,affairs = small bus9esses own$ by     
vet]ans ( small bus9esses aft] dea? (   
disabl$ vet]an own]s  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  #c4 ,treatm5t (   
bus9esses aft] dea?s ( s]vicememb]-own]s
 = purposes ( ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs contract+ goals & pref]5ces    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #habg ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7  
by r$esignat+ subsections 7i7 ?r\gh 7l7 
z subsections 7j7 ?r\gh 7m71            

respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7h7 ! foll[+ new subsection  
7i73  7i7 ,treatm5t ( bus9esses aft]    
dea? ( s]vicememb]-,own]  7#a7 ,if a    
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces owns at lea/ #ea  
p]c5t ( a small bus9ess conc]n & su*    
memb] is kill$ 9 l9e ( duty 9 ! active  
milit>y1 naval1 or air s]vice1 ! surviv+
 sp\se or dep5d5t ( su* memb] :o        
acquires su* own]%ip rights 9 su* small 
bus9ess conc]n %all1 = ! p]iod describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#b71 be treat$ z if !       
surviv+ sp\se or dep5d5t 7 a vet]an ) a 
s]vice-connect$ disability = purposes ( 
det]m9+ ! /atus ( ! small bus9ess conc]n
 z a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &        
controll$ by vet]ans = purposes (       
contract+ goals & pref]5ces "u ?is      
section4  7#b7 ,! p]iod ref]r$ to 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 is ! p]iod beg9n+ on !    
date on :i* ! memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces dies
 & end+ on ! date z foll[s3  7,a7 ,9 !  
case ( a surviv+ sp\se1 ! 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]n 
& no long] owns at lea/ #ea p]c5t ( su* 
small bus9ess conc]n4  7iii7 ,! date t  
is t5 ye>s aft] ! date ( ! memb]'s dea?4
  7,b7 ,9 ! case ( a dep5d5t :o is n a  
sp\se1 ! e>lie/ ( ! foll[+ dates3  7i7  
,! date on :i* ! surviv+ dep5dant       
rel9qui%es an own]%ip int]e/ 9 ! small  
bus9ess conc]n & no long] owns at lea/  
#ea p]c5t ( su* small bus9ess conc]n4   
7ii7 ,! date t is t5 ye>s aft] ! date ( 
! memb]'s dea?4  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,subsection 7i7 ( section #habg ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7z add$ by     
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section71 %all take
 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 & %all apply ) respect to ! dea?s 
( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces occurr+ on or  
aft] su* date4