#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dibj  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide  
for an exception to certain small       
business contracting requirements       
applicable to the ,department of        
,veterans ,affairs procurement of       
certain goods and services covered under
 the ,ability ,one program1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs ,contracting         
,preference ,consistency ,act4  #b4     
,exception to ,department of ,veterans  
,affairs small business contracting     
requirement for certain goods and       
services covered under ,ability ,one    
program  7a7 ,in general ,subsection 7d7
 of section #habg of title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by    
striking ,except and inserting 7#a7     
,except2  7#b7 by inserting in paragraph
 7#b7 and before in subsections 7b7 and 
7c72 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph3  7#b7 7,a7     

,notwithstanding paragraph 7#a71 with   
respect to the procurement of a covered 
product or service1 a contracting       
officer of the ,department shall procure
 such product or service from a source  
designated under chapter #he of title   
#da1 and in accordance with the         
regulations prescribed under such       
chapter4  7,b7 ,in this paragraph1 the  
term covered product or service means-- 
7i7 a product or service that--  7,i7 is
 included on the procurement list under 
section #hejc7;a7 of title #da2 and     
7,,ii7 was included on such procurement 
list on or before ,december #bb1 #bjjf2 
or  7ii7 a product or service that--    
7,i7 is a replacement for a product or  
service described under clause 7i72     
7,,ii7 is essentially the same and      
meeting the same requirement as the     
product or service being replaced2 and  
7,,iii7 a contracting officer determines
 meets the quality standards and        
delivery schedule of the ,department4  4
  7b7 ,conforming amendments ,such      

section is further amended in each of   
subsections 7b7 and 7c71 by striking    
,for and inserting ,except as provided  
in subsection 7d77#b71 for4  7c7        
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 a contract entered into on or after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act4    
,passed the ,house of ,representatives  
,december #af1 #bjai4;,clerk4