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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1694
AN ACT
To amend MAP–21 to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015.
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Disadvantaged business enterprises
Section 1101(b) of MAP–21 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
(C)
Veteran-owned small business concern
The term veteran-owned small business concern has the meaning given the term small business concern owned and controlled by veterans in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)).
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(2) in paragraph (3) by inserting and veteran-owned small business concerns before the period at the end; and
(3) in paragraph (4)(B)—
(A) in clause (ii) by striking and at the end;
(B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
(iv) veterans.
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Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2015.Clerk.