,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gafi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bg1         
#bjah,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi 7=      
himself1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,curtis1     
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln ( ,pu]to ,rico1    
,mr4 ,bald]son1 ,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,mr4   
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,roe (  
,t5nessee1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,mr4 ,dunn1    
,mr4 ,banks ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,murphy 
( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,ku/] ( ,new ,hamp%ire1
 & ,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,small 
,bus9ess1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,vet]ans' ,affairs1 = 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 transf] !       
responsibility ( v]ify+ small bus9ess   
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by vet]ans or  
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans to ! ,small      
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may

 be cit$ z ! ,v]ification ,alignm5t &   
,s]vice-disabl$ ,bus9ess ,adju/m5t ,act 
or ! ,,va-,,sba ,act4  #b4 ,small       
,bus9ess ,act requirem5ts  7a7          
,procurem5t program = small bus9ess     
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by             
s]vice-,disabl$ vet]ans ,section #cf ( !
 ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#feg;f7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+       
subsections 7d7 & 7e72  7#b7 by         
r$esignat+ subsections 7a71 7b71 & 7c7 z
 subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e7            
respectively2  7#c7 by ins]t+ be=e      
subsection 7c71 z s r$esignat$1 !       
foll[+3  7a7 ,contract+ (fic] def9$ ,=  
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m contract+ 
(fic] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #baja ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4
  7b7 ,c]tification ( small bus9ess     
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by             
s]vice-,disabl$ vet]ans ,) respect to a 
procurem5t program or pref]5ce e/abli%$ 
"u ?is ,act or any o!r ,f$]al law       
applicable to small bus9ess conc]ns own$
 & controll$ by s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans1 

! ,adm9i/rator %all--  7#a7 c]tify !    
/atus ( ! conc]n z a small bus9ess      
conc]n own$ & controll$ by              
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans2 &  7#b7 require 
! p]iodic rec]tification ( su* /atus4  2
  7#d7 9 subsection 7c71 z s            
r$esignat$-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b71 
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 p>agraph   
7#c71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ! 
conc]n is c]tifi$ by ! ,adm9i/rator z a 
small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by
 s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans4  2  7#e7 9     
subsection 7d71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+
 & t ! aw>d c be made at a fair m>ket   
price & ins]t+ 1 t ! aw>d c be made at a
 fair m>ket price1 & ea* conc]n is      
c]tifi$ by ! ,adm9i/rator z a small     
bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by      
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans2 &  7#f7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,en=cem5t2      
p5alties  7#a7 ,v]ification (           
eligibility ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 ! 
,adm9i/rator %all e/abli% proc$ures     
relat+ to--  7,a7 ! fil+1 inve/igation1 

& disposition by ! ,adm9i/ration ( any  
*all5ge to ! eligibility ( a small      
bus9ess conc]n to receive assi/ance "u  
?is section 7includ+ a *all5ge1 fil$ by 
an int]e/$ p>ty1 relat+ to ! v]acity ( a
 c]tification made or in=mation provid$ 
to ! ,adm9i/ration by a small bus9ess   
conc]n "u subsection 7b772 &  7,b7      
v]ification by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
accuracy ( any c]tification made or     
in=mation provid$ to ! ,adm9i/ration by 
a small bus9ess conc]n "u subsection    
7b74  7#b7 ,exam9ations  7,a7           
,exam9ation ( applicants ,! proc$ures   
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all provide =
 a program ( exam9ations by !           
,adm9i/rator ( any small bus9ess conc]n 
mak+ a c]tification or provid+ in=mation
 to ! ,adm9i/rator "u subsection 7b71 to
 det]m9e ! v]acity ( any /atem5ts or    
in=mation provid$ z "p ( su*            
c]tification or o!rwise provid$ "u      
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,exam9ation (     
c]tifi$ conc]ns ,! proc$ures e/abli%$ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all provide = !         

exam9ation ( risk-bas$ samples ( small  
bus9ess conc]ns c]tifi$ "u subsection   
7b71 or ( any small bus9ess conc]n t !  
,adm9i/rator believes poses a p>ticul>  
risk or ) respect to :i* ! ,adm9i/rator 
receives specific & cr$ible in=mation   
alleg+ t ! small bus9ess conc]n no long]
 meets eligibility requirem5ts to be    
c]tifi$ z a small bus9ess conc]n own$ & 
controll$ by s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans4    
7#c7 ,p5alties ,9 addition to ! p5alties
 describ$ 9 section #af7;d7 7#ae        
,u4,s4,c4 #feg;f7d771 any small bus9ess 
conc]n t is det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator to
 h misrepres5t$ ! /atus ( t conc]n z a  
small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by
 s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans = purposes (    
subsection 7b71 %all be subject to--    
7,a7 section #ajja ( title #ah1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code2  7,b7 sections #cgbi ?r\gh
 #cgcc ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2
 &  7,c7 section #habg7;g7 ( title #ch1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7g7 ,provision (  
data ,^u ! reque/ ( ! ,adm9i/rator1 !   
head ( any ,f$]al dep>tm5t or ag5cy %all

 promptly provide to ! ,adm9i/rator su* 
in=mation z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es to  
be necess>y to c>ry out subsection 7b7  
or to be able to c]tify ! /atus ( !     
conc]n z a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &  
controll$ by vet]ans4  4  7b7 ,p5alties 
= misrepres5tation ,section #af ( !     
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fde7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection      
7d77#a7--  7,a7 by /rik+ 11 a & ins]t+ 1
 a small bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$
 by s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans1 a2 &  7,b7 9
 p>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ #i1 #ae1 or #ca
 & ins]t+ #h1 #i1 #ae1 #ca1 or #cf2 &   
7#b7 9 subsection 7e71 by /rik+ 11 a &  
ins]t+ 1 a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &  
controll$ by s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans1 a4 
#c4 ,use ( vet]an-own$ & s]vice-disabl$ 
vet]an-own$ bus9ess database by !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & ,small  
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,effective on ! transf] date1 section   
#habg ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7e71 by   
/rik+ ! ,secret>y & ins]t+ !            

,adm9i/rator2  7#b7 9 subsection 7f7--  
7,a7 by /rik+ ! ,secret>y ea* place su* 
t]m appe>s & ins]t+ ! ,adm9i/rator2     
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+          
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,b7 ,= purposes ( ?is subsection-- 7i7 
! ,secret>y %all--  7,i7 v]ify an       
individual's /atus z a vet]an2 &  7,,ii7
 e/abli% a sy/em to p]mit ! ,adm9i/rator
 to access1 b n alt]1 su* v]ification2 &
  7ii7 ! ,adm9i/rator %all v]ify a      
bus9ess conc]n's /atus z a small bus9ess
 conc]n4  7,c7 ,if ! ,adm9i/rator       
receives an application f an individual 
) respect to a bus9ess conc]n =         
inclusion 9 ! database1 b ! individual's
 /atus z a vet]an _c be v]ifi$ "u       
subp>agraph 7,b7 or ! bus9ess conc]n's  
/atus z a small bus9ess conc]n _c be    
v]ifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,b71 !           
,adm9i/rator may n include ! bus9ess    
conc]n 9 ! database ma9ta9$ by !        
,adm9i/rator4  2 &  7,c7 9 p>agraph     
7#h7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,b77ii7--     
7,i7 by am5d+ subclause 7,i7 to read z  

foll[s3  7,i7 ! ,secret>y or !          
,adm9i/rator2 or  2 &  7,,ii7 9         
subclause 7,,ii71 by /rik+ ! contract+  
(fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t & ins]t+ !          
applicable contract+ (fic]2 &  7ii7 by  
/rik+ subp>agraph 7,c72  7#c7 by        
r$esignat+ subsection 7k7 z subsection  
7l72  7#d7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7k7
 ! foll[+3  7k7 ,annual transf] =       
c]tification co/s ,= ea* fiscal ye>1 !  
,secret>y %all reimburse ! ,adm9i/rator 
9 an am\nt necess>y to cov] any co/     
incurr$ by ! ,adm9i/rator = c]tify+     
small bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$  
by vet]ans t d n qualify z small bus9ess
 conc]ns own$ & controll$ by            
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans = ! ,secret>y =  
purposes ( ?is section & section #habh4 
,! ,adm9i/rator is au?oriz$ to accept   
su* reimbursem5t4 ,! 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  2 &  7#e7 9 subsection 7l71 
z s r$esignat$1 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#c7 ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess      
,adm9i/ration4  4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration    
access to database be=e ! transf] date  
,dur+ ! p]iod betwe5 ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act & ! transf] date1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all provide !      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration ) access to ! database    
describ$ "u section #habg7;f7 ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,rule (  
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or !       
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act may be con/ru$
 z prohibit+ ! ,small ,bus9ess          
,adm9i/ration f comb9+ ! database       
describ$ "u section #habg7;f7 ( title   
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ) o!r         
databases ma9ta9$ by ! ,adm9i/ration4   
#d4 ,/atus ( self-c]tifi$ small bus9ess 
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by             
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans & vet]ans  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1

 any small bus9ess conc]n t self-c]tifi$
 z a small bus9ess conc]n own$ &        
controll$ by vet]ans or a small bus9ess 
conc]n own$ & controll$ by              
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans %all--  7#a7 if !
 conc]n files a c]tification application
 ) ! ,adm9i/rator be=e ! end ( ! #a-ye> 
p]iod beg9n+ on ! transf] date1 ma9ta9  
su* self-c]tification until !           
,adm9i/rator makes a det]m9ation )      
respect to su* c]tification2 &  7#b7 if 
! conc]n does n file su* a c]tification 
application be=e ! end ( ! #a-ye> p]iod 
beg9n+ on ! transf] date1 lose1 at ! end
 ( su* #a-ye> p]iod1 any                
self-c]tification ( ! conc]n z a small  
bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by      
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans4  7b7            
,non-,applicability to ,dep>tm5t (      
,vet]ans ,affairs ,subsection 7a7 %all n
 apply to p>ticipation 9 contracts      
7includ+ subcontracts7 ) ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,vet]ans ,affairs4  #e4 ,transf] ( !    
,c5t] = ,v]ification & ,evaluation ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to !      

,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration  7a7      
,aboli%m5t ,! ,c5t] = ,v]ification &    
,evaluation ( ! ,dep>tm5t def9$ "u      
section #gd4a ( title #ch1 ,code (      
,f$]al ,regulations1 is aboli%$         
effective on ! transf] date4  7b7       
,transf] ( functions ,all functions t1  
imm$iately be=e ! effective date ( ?is  
section1 7 functions ( ! ,c5t] =        
,v]ification & ,evaluation %all--  7#a7 
on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 be     
functions ( bo? ! ,c5t] = ,v]ification &
 ,evaluation & ! ,small ,bus9ess        
,adm9i/ration1 except t ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration %all n h any     
au?ority to c>ry out any c]tification   
functions2 &  7#b7 on ! transf] date1 be
 functions ( ! ,small ,bus9ess          
,adm9i/ration4  7c7 ,transf] ( assets ,s
 mu* ( ! p]sonnel1 prop]ty1 records1 &  
unexp5d$ balances ( appropriations1     
allocations1 & o!r funds employ$1 us$1  
held1 available1 or to be made available
 9 connection ) a function transf]r$ "u 
?is section %all be available to !      

,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration at su* "t 
or times z ! ,presid5t directs = use 9  
connection ) ! functions transf]r$4  7d7
 ,ref]5ces ,any ref]5ce 9 any o!r ,f$]al
 law1 ,executive ord]1 rule1 regulation1
 or delegation ( au?ority1 or any       
docum5t ( or p]ta9+ to a function ( !   
,c5t] = ,v]ification & ,evaluation t is 
transf]r$ "u ?is section is deem$1 aft] 
! transf] date1 to ref] to ! ,small     
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration4  #f4 ,doll>     
?re%old = sole s\rce aw>ds to small     
bus9ess conc]n own$ & controll$ by      
s]vice-disabl$ vet]ans  7a7 ,small      
,bus9ess ,act ,effective on ! transf]   
date1 p>agraph 7#b7 ( section #cf7;c7 ( 
! ,small ,bus9ess ,act1 z r$esignat$ by 
section #b7;a77#b71 is am5d$ to read z  
foll[s3  7#b7 ! anticipat$ aw>d price ( 
! contract w n exce$-- 7,a7 #g1jjj1jjj1 
9 ! case ( a contract opportunity       
assign$ a /&>d indu/rial classification 
code = manufactur+2 or  7,b7 #e1jjj1jjj1
 9 ! case ( any o!r contract            
opportunity2 &  4  7b7 ,title #ch       

,effective on ! transf] date1 p>agraph  
7#b7 ( section #habg7;c77#b7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7#b7 ! anticipat$ aw>d  
price ( ! contract w n exce$ ! am\nt    
describ$ "u section #cf7;a77#b7 ( !     
,small ,bus9ess ,act2 &  4  #g4 ,report 
,n lat] ?an ! end ( ! #a-ye> p]iod      
beg9n+ on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & e #f mon?s !reaft] until !      
transf] date1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration & ,secret>y (    
,vet]ans ,affairs %all1 jo9tly1 issue a 
report to ! ,committees on              
,appropriations1 ,small ,bus9ess1 &     
,vet]an's ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on      
,appropriations1 ,small ,bus9ess &      
,entrepr5eur%ip1 & ,vet]an's ,affairs ( 
! ,s5ate on ! plann+ = ! transf] (      
functions & prop]ty requir$ "u ?is ,act 
& ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act on !      
transf] date4 ,su* report %all include--
  7#a7 :e!r & h[ ! v]ification database 
& op]ations ( ! ,c5t] = ,v]ification &  

,evaluation ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans    
,affairs w be incorporat$ into ! ,small 
,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration's exi/+          
c]tification database2  7#b7 projections
 = ! numb]s & tim+1 9 t]ms ( fiscal ye>1
 (-- 7,a7 already v]ifi$ conc]ns t w    
come up = rec]tification2 &  7,b7       
self-c]tifi$ conc]ns t are expect$ to   
apply = c]tification2  7#c7 an          
explanation ( h[ outrea* to vet]an      
s]vice organizations1 ! s]vice-disabl$  
vet]an-own$ & vet]an-own$ small bus9ess 
community1 & o!r /akehold]s w be        
conduct$2 &  7#d7 o!r p]t95t in=mation  
det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator & ! ,secret>y4
  #h4 ,transf] date ,= purposes ( ?is   
,act1 ! t]m transf] date means ! date t 
is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 except t su* date may be ext5d$ an
 unlimit$ numb] ( times by a p]iod ( n m
 ?an #f mon?s if ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,small ,bus9ess ,adm9i/ration &         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs jo9tly    
c]tify to ,congress t su* ext5sion is   
necess>y & notify ,congress ( ! l5g? ( !

 ext5sion4