,,ii ,cal5d> ,no4 #edd #aaf? ,,congress 
#b;d ,session  ,s4 #cbhb  ,,9 ,,!       
,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates         
,febru>y #ab1 #bjbj,mr4 ,cassidy 7=     
himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,vet]ans' ,affairs        
,septemb] #ae1 #bjbj,report$ by ,mr4    
,moran1 )\t am5dm5t  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to     
improve ! ov]sight ( contracts aw>d$ by 
! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to small
 bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by    
vet]ans1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,bus9ess ,opportunities =     
,vet]ans ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,limitations
 on subcontracts "u contracts ) small   
bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by     
vet]ans  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #habg (  
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is      
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7k7 z subsection 7l72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7j7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection 7k73  7k7 ,limitations on    

subcontract+  7#a7 7,a7 ,! requirem5ts  
applicable to a cov]$ small bus9ess     
conc]n "u section #df ( ! ,small        
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fegs7 %all
 apply ) respect to a small bus9ess     
conc]n own$ & controll$ by vet]ans t is 
aw>d$ a contract "u ?is section4  7,b7  
,= purposes ( apply+ ! requirem5ts (    
section #df ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fegs7 pursuant to       
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! t]m simil>ly situat$
 entity us$ 9 su* section #df includes a
 subcontractor = a small bus9ess conc]n 
own$ & controll$ by vet]ans describ$ 9  
su* subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 7,a7 ,!     
,secret>y may aw>d a contract "u ?is    
section only aft] ! ,secret>y obta9s f !
 (f]or a c]tification t ! (f]or w comply
 ) ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,a7 if aw>d$ ! contract4  7,b7 ,a 
c]tification describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 %all-- 7i7 specify ! exact p]=mance    
requirem5ts applicable "u su* p>agraph2 
&  7ii7 explicitly ackn[l$ge t !        
c]tification is subject to section #ajja

 ( title #ah4  7#c7 7,a7 ,! ,director ( 
,small & ,disadvantag$ ,bus9ess         
,utilization = ! ,dep>tm5t1 e/abli%$    
pursuant to section #ae7k7 ( ! ,small   
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7k771 &
 ! ,*ief ,acquisition ,(fic] ( !        
,dep>tm5t1 e/abli%$ pursuant to section 
#agjb ( title #da1 %all jo9tly implem5t 
a process us+ ! sy/ems describ$ 9       
section #af7;g77#b7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess 
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fde7;g77#b771 & any
 o!r relevant sy/ems available1 to      
monitor compliance ) ?is subsection4    
7,b7 ,! ,director ( ,small &            
,disadvantag$ ,bus9ess ,utilization & ! 
,*ief ,acquisition ,(fic] %all jo9tly   
ref] any violations or suspect$         
violations ( ?is subsection to !        
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,c7  
,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es1 9 consultation
 ) ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t1 t 
a small bus9ess conc]n t is aw>d$ a     
contract "u ?is section did n act 9 good
 fai? ) respect to ! requirem5ts        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! small  

bus9ess conc]n %all be subject to any or
 all ( ! foll[+ consequ5ces-- 7i7       
ref]ral to ! ,deb>m5t & ,susp5sion      
,committee ( ! ,dep>tm5t2  7ii7 a f9e "u
 section #af7;g77#a7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fde7;g77#a772 &   
7iii7 prosecution = violat+ section     
#ajja ( title #ah4  7,d7 7i7 ,n lat] ?an
 ,novemb] #cj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjba 
?r\gh #bjbe1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'     
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on   
,vet]ans' ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives a report on violations &
 suspect$ violations describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b7 = ! fiscal ye> prec$+ !
 fiscal ye> dur+ :i* ! report is        
submitt$4  7ii7 ,ea* report submitt$ "u 
clause 7i7 %all include1 = ! p]iod cov]$
 by ! report1 ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,! numb] ( 
ref]r$ violations & suspect$ violations 
receiv$ "u subp>agraph 7,b74  7,,ii7 ,! 
disposition ( su* ref]r$ violations1    
includ+ ! numb] ( small bus9ess conc]ns 
susp5d$ or deb>r$ f ,f$]al contract+ or 

ref]r$ to ! ,attorney ,g5]al =          
prosecution4  4  7b7 ,application       
,subsection 7k7 ( section #habg ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by     
subsection 7a71 %all apply ) respect to 
a contract ent]$ into aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,septemb] #ae1    
#bjbj,report$ )\t am5dm5t