,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cide  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #e1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,c(fman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*abot1   
,mr4 ,mill] ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 
,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 & ,mr4     
,m\lton7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,small ,bus9ess1 = a p]iod to be     
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,act & title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 to improve contract+            
opportunities = c]ta9 vet]an-own$ small 
bus9esses1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+
 ,opportunities = ,s]vice-,disabl$      
,vet]an-,own$ ,small ,bus9esses ,act (  
#bjae4  #b4 ,improv+ contract+          
opportunities = c]ta9 vet]an-own$ small 
bus9esses  7a7 ,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 any ( ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a small    
bus9ess conc]n-- 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 7n includ+ any /ock  
own$ by an ,,esop7 ( :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]an4  
7,b7 ,a small bus9ess conc]n-- 7i7 n    
less ?an #ea p]c5t ( :i* is own$ by "o  
or m s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans ) a         
disability t is rat$ by ! ,secret>y (   
,vet]ans ,affairs z a p]man5t & total   

disability :o are unable to manage !    
daily bus9ess op]ations ( su* conc]n2 or
  7ii7 9 ! case ( a publicly own$       
bus9ess1 n less ?an #ea p]c5t ( ! /ock  
7n includ+ any /ock own$ by an ,,esop7 (
 :i* is own$ by "o or m su* vet]ans4    
7,c7  7i7 ,dur+ ! "t p]iod describ$ 9   
clause 7ii71 a small bus9ess conc]n t 0 
a small bus9ess conc]n describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 imm$iately     
prior to ! dea? ( a s]vice-disabl$      
vet]an :o 0 ! own] ( ! conc]n1 ! dea? ( 
:om causes ! conc]n to be less ?an #ea  
p]c5t own$ by "o or m s]vice-disabl$    
vet]ans1 if--  7,i7 ! surviv+ sp\se ( ! 
deceas$ vet]an acquires su* vet]an's    
own]%ip int]e/ 9 su* conc]n2  7,,ii7 su*
 vet]an _h a s]vice-connect$ disability 
7z def9$ 9 section #aja7af7 ( title #ch1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 rat$ z #ajj-p]c5t 
disabl+ "u ! laws adm9i/]$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or su*    
vet]an di$ z a result ( a               
s]vice-connect$ disability2 &  7,,iii7  
imm$iately prior to ! dea? ( su* vet]an1

 & dur+ ! p]iod describ$ 9 clause 7ii71 
! small bus9ess conc]n is includ$ 9 !   
database describ$ 9 section #habg7;f7 ( 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7ii7 ,!
 "t p]iod describ$ 9 ?is clause is ! "t 
p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( ! vet]an's dea?
 & end+ on ! e>li] (--  7,i7 ! date on  
:i* ! surviv+ sp\se rem>ries2  7,,ii7 ! 
date on :i* ! surviv+ sp\se rel9qui%es  
an own]%ip int]e/ 9 ! small bus9ess     
conc]n2 or  7,,iii7 ! date t is #aj ye>s
 aft] ! date ( ! dea? ( ! vet]an4  2 &  
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraphs3  7#f7 ,,esop ,! t]m ,,esop   
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m employee /ock    
own]%ip plan 9 section #dige7;e77#g7 ( !
 ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf 7#bf    
,u4,s4,c4 #dige7;e77#g774  7#g7 ,surviv+
 sp\se ,! t]m surviv+ sp\se has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #aja7c7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  4  7b7       
,vet]ans affairs def9ition ( small      
bus9ess conc]n consolidat$  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,section #habg ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 

subsection 7h7 & r$esignat+ subsections 
7i7 ?r\gh 7l7 z subsections 7h7 ?r\gh   
7k71 respectively2 &  7,b7 9 subsection 
7k71 z s r$esignat$-- 7i7 by am5d+      
p>agraph 7#b7 to read z foll[s3  7#b7 ,!
 t]m small bus9ess conc]n own$ &        
controll$ by vet]ans has ! mean+ giv5 t 
t]m "u section #c7q77#c7 ( ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4            
#fcb7q77#c774  2 &  7ii7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7 ,! t]m 
small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by
 vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$ disabilities 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m small bus9ess    
conc]n own$ & controll$ by              
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans "u section       
#c7q77#b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae 
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q77#b774  4  7#b7 ,con=m+
 am5dm5ts ,su* section is fur!r am5d$-- 
7,a7 9 subsection 7b71 by ins]t+ or a   
small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by
 vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$ disabilities 
aft] a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &      
controll$ by vet]ans2  7,b7 9 subsection
 7c71 by ins]t+ or a small bus9ess      

conc]n own$ & controll$ by vet]ans )    
s]vice-connect$ disabilities aft] a     
small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by
 vet]ans2  7,c7 9 subsection 7d7 by     
ins]t+ or small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &  
controll$ by vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$  
disabilities aft] small bus9ess conc]ns 
own$ & controll$ by vet]ans bo? places x
 appe>s2 &  7,d7 9 subsection 7f77#a71  
by ins]t+ 1 small bus9ess conc]ns own$ &
 controll$ by vet]ans ) s]vice-connect$ 
disabilities1 aft] small bus9ess conc]ns
 own$ & controll$ by vet]ans4  7c7      
,te*nical correction ,section #h7;d77#c7
 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcg7;d77#c771 is am5d$ by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+ new subp>agraph3  7,h7 ,9  
?is contract1 ! t]m small bus9ess conc]n
 own$ & controll$ by s]vice-disabl$     
vet]ans has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section
 #c7q74  4  #c4 ,regulations relat+ to  
database ( ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs  7a7 ,requirem5t ,to use c]ta9 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration           
regulations ,section #habg7;f77#d7 (    

title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by /rik+ v]ifi$ & ins]t+ v]ifi$1 us+   
regulations issu$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration ) respect 
to ! /atus ( ! conc]n z a small bus9ess 
conc]n & ! own]%ip & control ( su*      
conc]n14  7b7 ,prohibition on ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs issu+ c]ta9         
regulations ,section #habg7;f7 ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#g7 ,! ,secret>y may n issue           
regulations relat$ to ! /atus ( a conc]n
 z a small bus9ess conc]n & ! own]%ip & 
control ( su* small bus9ess conc]n4  4  
7c7 ,delay$ effective date ,! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is section & section #b %all   
take effect on ! date on :i* !          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs jo9tly issue regulations       
implem5t+ su* sections4 ,su* date %all  
be n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #d4 ,appeals (    
inclusion 9 database  7a7 ,9 g5]al      

,section #habg7;f7 ( title #ch1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 z am5d$ by section #c1 is 
fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+   
new p>agraph3  7#h7  7,a7 ,if !         
,secret>y does n v]ify a conc]n =       
inclusion 9 ! database "u ?is subsection
 bas$ on ! /atus ( ! conc]n z a small   
bus9ess conc]n or ! own]%ip or control (
 ! conc]n1 ! conc]n may appeal ! d5ial (
 v]ification to ! ,(fice ( ,he>+s &     
,appeals ( ! ,small ,bus9ess            
,adm9i/ration 7z e/abli%$ "u "p #acd (  
title #ac1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
or any successor adm9i/rative appellate 
entity creat$ ) ! ,small ,bus9ess       
,adm9i/ration74 ,! decision ( ! ,(fice (
 ,he>+s & ,appeals %all be consid]$ a   
f9al ag5cy action4  7,b7  7i7 ,if an    
int]e/$ p>ty *all5ges ! inclusion 9 !   
database ( a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &
 controll$ by vet]ans or a small bus9ess
 conc]n own$ & controll$ by vet]ans )   
s]vice-connect$ disabilities bas$ on !  
/atus ( ! conc]n z a small bus9ess      
conc]n or ! own]%ip or control ( !      

conc]n1 ! *all5ge %all be he>d by !     
,(fice ( ,he>+s & ,appeals ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration z describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,a74 ,! decision ( ! ,(fice
 ( ,he>+s & ,appeals %all be consid]$   
f9al ag5cy action4  7ii7 ,9 ?is         
subp>agraph1 ! t]m int]e/$ p>ty means-- 
7,i7 ! ,secret>y2 &  7,,ii7 9 ! case ( a
 small bus9ess conc]n t is aw>d$ a      
contract1 ! contract+ (fic] ( !         
,dep>tm5t or ano!r small bus9ess conc]n 
t submitt$ an (f] = ! contract t 0 aw>d$
 to ! small bus9ess conc]n t submitt$ an
 (f] "u clause 7i74  7,c7 ,= ea* fiscal 
ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all reimburse !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration 9 an am\nt necess>y to    
cov] any co/ incurr$ by ! ,(fice (      
,he>+s & ,appeals ( ! ,small ,bus9ess   
,adm9i/ration = actions tak5 by ! ,(fice
 "u ?is p>agraph4 ,! am\nt ( any su*    
reimbursem5t %all be det]m9$ jo9tly by !
 ,secret>y & ! ,adm9i/rator & %all be   
provid$ f fees collect$ by ! ,secret>y  
"u multiple-aw>d s*$ule contracts4 ,any 

disagreem5t ab\t ! am\nt %all be resolv$
 by ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t 
& ,budget4  4  7b7 ,effective date      
,p>agraph 7#h7 ( subsection 7f7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by     
subsection 7a71 %all apply ) respect to 
a v]ification decision made by !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs on or aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4