,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bj1
 #bjbc ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,blackburn7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to recognize the ,women-,owned ,small   
,business program in the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs procurement hierarchy
 of small business preferences1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,veterans      
,affairs ,opportunity for ,women-,owned 
,small ,businesses ,act of #bjbc4  #b4  
,recognition of women-owned small       
business program in ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs procurement hierarchy
 of small business preferences ,section 
#habg7;h7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph  
7#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by    
striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2

 and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2  7,c7 by adding at the  
end the following new subparagraph3     
7,c7 section #h7m7 of the ,small        
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcg7m774 
2 and  7,d7 by redesignating            
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 as      
clauses 7i7 through 7iii71 respectively2
  7#b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 
through 7#d7 as subparagraphs 7,a7      
through 7,d71 respectively2  7#c7 in the
 matter before subparagraph 7,a71 as    
redesignated by paragraph 7#b71 by      
inserting 7#a7 before ,preferences for2 
and  7#d7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph 7#b73  7#b7 ,all
 preferences described in subparagraph  
7,c7 of paragraph 7#a7 shall be afforded
 the same degree of priority under such 
paragraph4  4