,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afba  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjai,ms4    
,baldw9 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,tillis7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans         
,affairs1 9 aw>d+ a contract = !        
procurem5t ( goods or s]vices1 to give a
 pref]5ce to (f]ors t employ vet]ans1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,boo/+ ,rates (    
,am]ican ,vet]an ,employm5t ,act or !   
,,brave ,act4  #b4 ,pref]5ce = (f]ors   
employ+ vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] 
,,ii ( *apt] #ha ( title #ch1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ aft]     
section #habh ! foll[+ new section3     
#habi4 ,pref]5ce = (f]ors employ+       
vet]ans  7a7 ,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ a       
contract = ! procurem5t ( goods or      
s]vices1 ! ,secret>y may give a pref]5ce
 to (f]ors t employ vet]ans on a full-"t

 basis4 ,! ,secret>y %all det]m9e su*   
pref]5ce bas$ on ! p]c5tage ( ! full-"t 
employees ( ! (f]or :o are vet]ans4  7b7
 ,en=cem5t p5alties = misrepres5tation  
7#a7 ,any (f]or t is det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y to h willfully & int5tionally 
misrepres5t$ ! vet]an /atus ( !         
employees ( ! (f]or = purposes (        
subsection 7a7 may be deb>r$ f contract+
 ) ! ,dep>tm5t = a p]iod ( n less ?an   
five ye>s4  7#b7 ,if ! ,secret>y c>ries 
out a deb>m5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,secret>y %all comm5ce deb>m5t action   
aga9/ ! (f]or by n lat] ?an #cj days    
aft] det]m9+ t ! (f]or willfully &      
int5tionally misrepres5t$ ! vet]an /atus
 ( ! employees ( ! (f]or z describ$ 9   
p>agraph 7#a7 & %all complete deb>m5t   
actions aga9/ su* (f]or by n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] su* det]m9ation4  7#c7 ,! 
deb>m5t ( an (f]or "u p>agraph 7#a7     
includes ! deb>m5t ( all pr9cipals 9 !  
(f]or = a p]iod ( n less ?an five ye>s4 
4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table (      
sections at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is     

am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #habh ! foll[+ new item3  #habi4
 ,pref]5ce = (f]ors employ+ vet]ans4  4