,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ae1       
#bjbd,mr4 ,waltz 7for himself and ,mr4  
,panetta7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend 
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
establish a goal for the ,department of 
,defense for participation by certain   
veteran-owned small businesses in       
procurement contracts1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,contract ,our      
,veterans ,act of #bjbd4  #b4           
,department of ,defense goals for       
participation by certain veteran-owned  
small businesses in procurement         
contracts ,chapter #bhg of part ,v of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new section3  #cijf4 ,small   
business concerns owned and controlled  
by veterans3 contracting goals and      
preferences  7a7 ,contracting goals ,in 

order to increase contracting           
opportunities for small business        
concerns owned and controlled by        
veterans and small business concerns    
owned and controlled by service-disabled
 veterans1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7  
establish a goal for each fiscal year   
for participation in ,department        
contracts 7including subcontracts7 by   
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by veterans who are not      
service-disabled veterans that is not   
less than the governmentwide goal for   
that fiscal year for participation by   
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by service-disabled veterans 
under section #ae7;g77#a7 of the ,small 
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4           
#fdd7;g77#a772 and  7#b7 establish a    
goal for each fiscal year for           
participation in ,department contracts  
7including subcontracts7 by small       
business concerns owned and controlled  
by veterans with service-connected      
disabilities that is not less than the  

governmentwide goal for that fiscal year
 for participation by small business    
concerns owned and controlled by        
service-disabled veterans under section 
#ae7;g77#a7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fdd7;g77#a774  7b7     
,sole source contracts for contracts    
above simplified acquisition threshold  
,for purposes of meeting the goals under
 subsection 7a7 and in accordance with  
this section1 a contracting officer may 
award a contract to a small business    
concern owned and controlled by veterans
 or small business concerns owned and   
controlled by service-disabled veterans 
using procedures other than competitive 
procedures if-- 7#a7 such concern is    
determined to be a responsible source   
with respect to performance of such     
contract opportunity2  7#b7 the         
anticipated award price of the contract 
7including options7 will not exceed the 
amounts established in section          
#cf7;c77#b7 of the ,small ,business ,act
 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;f7c77#b772 and     

7#c7 in the estimation of the           
contracting officer1 the contract award 
can be made at a fair and reasonable    
price that offers best value to the     
,united ,states4  7c7 ,use of restricted
 competition ,except as provided in     
subsections 7b7 and 7c71 for purposes of
 meeting the goals under subsection 7a7 
and in accordance with this section1 a  
contracting officer shall award         
contracts on the basis of competition   
restricted to small business concerns   
owned and controlled by veterans or     
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by service-disabled veterans 
if the contracting officer has a        
reasonable expectation that two or more 
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by veterans or small business
 concerns owned and controlled by       
service-disabled veterans 7as           
applicable7 will submit offers and that 
the award can be made at a fair and     
reasonable price that offers best value 
to the ,united ,states4  7d7            

,eligibility of small business concerns 
,a small business concern may be awarded
 a contract under this section only if  
the small business concern and the      
veteran owner of the small business     
concern are listed in the database      
described in section #cf7;f77#a7 of the 
,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4    
#feg;f7f77#a774  7e7 ,priority for      
contracting preferences ,preferences for
 awarding contracts to small business   
concerns shall be applied in the        
following order of priority3 7#a7       
,contracts awarded pursuant to          
subsection 7b7 or 7c7 to small business 
concerns owned and controlled by        
service-disabled veterans4  7#b7        
,contracts awarded pursuant to          
subsection 7b7 or 7c7 to small business 
concerns owned and controlled by        
veterans that are not covered by        
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,contracts awarded
 pursuant to-- 7,a7 section #h7;a7 of   
the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #fcg7;a772 or  7,b7 section #ca of such

 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #feg;a74  7#d7     
,contracts awarded pursuant to any other
 contracting preference for small       
business concerns4  7f7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,the term small     
business concern has the meaning given  
under section #c of the ,small ,business
 ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74  7#b7 ,the  
terms service-disabled veteran1 small   
business concern owned and controlled by
 veterans1 and small business concern   
owned and controlled by service-disabled
 veterans have the meanings given1      
respectively1 under section #c7q7 of the
 ,small ,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4   
#fcb7q774  4