,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cggf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #h1 #bjba,mr4   
,kim ( ,new ,j]sey 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,lamb7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide t
 n less ?an #c p]c5t ( ! am\nts made    
available = c]ta9 ,f$]al-aid highway    
programs %all be exp5d$ ?r\gh vet]an    
own$ small bus9ess conc]ns1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,bett] ,utiliz+            
,infra/ructure = ,la/+ ,developm5t (    
,vet]ans ,bus9esses ,act ( #bjba or !   
,,build ,vet]ans ,bus9esses ,act (      
#bjba4  #b4 ,bett] utiliz+ infra/ructure
 = la/+ developm5t ( vet]ans bus9esses  
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+
 def9itions apply3 7#a7 ,small bus9ess  
conc]n ,! t]m small bus9ess conc]n has !
 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #c ( !      
,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4     
#fcb74  7#b7 ,vet]an ,! t]m vet]an has !

 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #aja7b7 (   
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7   
,vet]an own$ small bus9ess conc]n ,! t]m
 vet]an own$ small bus9ess conc]n has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m small bus9ess conc]n   
own$ & controll$ by vet]ans 9 section   
#c7q7 ( ! ,small ,bus9ess ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #fcb 7q774  7b7 ,am\nts =     
vet]an own$ small bus9ess conc]ns       
,except to ! ext5t t ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation det]m9es o!rwise1 n less
 ?an #c p]c5t ( ! am\nts made available 
= ,f$]al-aid highway & public           
transportation funds made available "u  
*apt] #a ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 & *apt] #ec ( title #di1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 %all be exp5d$ ?r\gh      
vet]an own$ small bus9ess conc]ns4  7c7 
,uni=m crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%
 m9imum uni=m crit]ia = use by ,/ate    
gov]nm5ts 9 c]tify+ :e!r a conc]n       
qualifies z a vet]an own$ small bus9ess 
conc]n = ! purpose ( ?is section4 ,su*  
crit]ia %all include a limit on !       
p]sonal net wor? ( ! vet]ans :o own &   

control ! small bus9ess conc]n4  7d7    
,report+ ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli%      
m9imum requirem5ts = use by ,/ate       
gov]nm5t 9 report+ to ! ,secret>y-- 7#a7
 in=mation conc]n+ vet]an own$ small    
bus9ess conc]n aw>ds1 commitm5ts1 &     
a*ievem5t2 &  7#b7 su* o!r in=mation z !
 ,secret>y det]m9$ to be appropriate = !
 prop] monitor+ ( ! vet]ans bus9ess     
ent]prise program4