,9 ! ,s5ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  ,m>*    
#ab1 #bjbj4  ,am5dm5t3  ,t ! bill f !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7,h4,r4 #dibj7  
entitl$ ,an ,act to am5d title #ch1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = an    
exception to c]ta9 small bus9ess        
contract+ requirem5ts applicable to !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs procurem5t
 ( c]ta9 goods & s]vices cov]$ "u !     
,ability ,"o program1 & = o!r purposes41
 d pass ) ! foll[+ ,/rike all aft] !    
enact+ clause & ins]t ! foll[+3 #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,contract+
 ,pref]5ce ,consi/5cy ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4
 ,exception to ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs small bus9ess contract+        
requirem5t = c]ta9 goods & s]vices cov]$
 "u ,ability ,"o program  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,subsection 7d7 ( section #habg ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ ,except & ins]t+ 7#a7     
,except2  7#b7 by ins]t+ 9 p>agraph 7#b7
 & be=e 9 subsections 7b7 & 7c72 &  7#c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3

  7#b7 7,a7 ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#a7 &    
except z provid$ by subp>agraph 7,b7 (  
?is p>agraph1 ) respect to ! procurem5t 
( a cov]$ product or s]vice1 a contract+
 (fic] ( ! ,dep>tm5t %all procure su*   
product or s]vice f a s\rce designat$ "u
 *apt] #he ( title #da1 & 9 accordance )
 ! regulations prescrib$ "u su* *apt]4  
7,b7 7i7 ,subject to clause 7ii71       
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply 9 ! case (
 a cov]$ product or s]vice = :i* a      
contract 0-- 7,i7 aw>d$ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 aft] ,decemb] #bb1 #bjjf2 &  7,,ii7 9  
effect on ! day be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs      
,contract+ ,pref]5ce ,consi/5cy ,act (  
#bjbj4  7ii7 ,clause 7i7 %all cease to  
apply to a cov]$ product or s]vice      
describ$ 9 su* clause ^u a det]m9ation (
 ! ,secret>y t :5 ! curr5t contract = ! 
cov]$ product or s]vice is t]m9at$ or   
expires !re is no reasonable expectation
 t-- 7,i7 two or m small bus9ess conc]ns
 own$ & controll$ by vet]ans w submit   
(f]s z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &      

7,,ii7 ! aw>d c be made at a fair &     
reasonable price t (f]s be/ value to !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7,c7 ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! 
t]m cov]$ product or s]vice means-- 7i7 
a product or s]vice t-- 7,i7 is includ$ 
on ! procurem5t li/ "u section #hejc7;a7
 ( title #da2 &  7,,ii7 0 includ$ on su*
 procurem5t li/ on or be=e ,decemb] #bb1
 #bjjf2 or  7ii7 a product or s]vice t--
 7,i7 is a replacem5t = a product or    
s]vice describ$ "u clause 7i72  7,,ii7  
is ess5tially ! same & meet+ ! same     
requirem5t z ! product or s]vice be+    
replac$2 &  7,,iii7 a contract+ (fic]   
det]m9es meets ! quality /&>ds & deliv]y
 s*$ule ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  4  7b7 ,con=m+  
am5dm5ts ,su* section is fur!r am5d$ 9  
ea* ( subsections 7b7 & 7c71 by /rik+ ,=
 & ins]t+ ,except z provid$ 9 subsection
 7d77#b71 =4  7c7 ,effective date ,!    
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to a contract ent]$ into on or
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
,secret>y