,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,hollingsworth introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,small ,business1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on        
,veterans' ,affairs1 for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,small         
,business ,act to modify requirements   
relating to small business concerns     
owned and controlled by service-disabled
 veterans1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,investing in ,veteran              
,entrepreneurial ,talents ,act or the   
,investing in ,,vets ,act4  #b4         
,increase in ,governmentwide goal for   
participation in ,federal contracts by  
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by service-disabled veterans 

,section #ae7;g77#a77;,a77ii7 of the    
,small ,business ,act is amended by     
striking #c percent and inserting #e    
percent4  #c4 ,certification requirement
 for small business concerns owned and  
controlled by service-disabled veterans 
7a7 ,title #ch ,paragraph 7#c7 of       
section #habg7l7 of title #ch1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#c7 ,the term small business 
concern owned and controlled by veterans
 with service-connected disabilities    
means a small business concern owned and
 controlled by service-disabled         
veterans1 as defined under section      
#c7q77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act  
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb7q77#b771 that is    
certified by the ,administrator of the  
,small ,business ,administration4  4    
7b7 ,small ,business ,act ,section #cf  
of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae       
,u4,s4,c4 #feg;f7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
subsection 7a71 by inserting that is    
certified by the ,administrator after   
service-disabled veterans2 and  7#b7 in 

subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by inserting that 
is certified by the ,administrator      
before if the contracting officer2 and  
7,b7 by inserting such after not less   
than #b4  7c7 ,prohibition on           
self-,certification ,the ,administrator 
of the ,small ,business ,administration 
may not allow a small business concern  
7as defined under section #c of the     
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#fcb77 to self-certify as a small       
business concern owned and controlled by
 service-disabled veterans 7as defined  
in such section74  7d7 ,effective date2 
applicability ,this section and the     
amendments made by this section-- 7#a7  
shall take effect #c years after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 
7#b7 shall apply to contracts entered   
into on or after such date4