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,h4 ,r4 #dibj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ag1          
#bjai,receiv$2 read twice & ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,,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 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs ,contract+
 ,pref]5ce ,consi/5cy ,act4  #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#a71 )   
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 ,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   
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
,decemb] #af1 #bjai4;,*]yl ,l4          
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