3.0.0 2882 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z 2023-01-11T13:24:27Z House H HR 2013-07-31 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 2882.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution,which provides Congress with the ability to enact legislationnecessary and proper to effectuate its purposes in taxing andspending.[Page H5261]]]> hssm00 Small Business Committee House Standing Reported by 2014-12-11T20:42:01Z Markup by 2014-03-05T19:59:47Z Referred to 2013-07-31T14:02:05Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2013-08-13T18:35:37Z Referred to 2013-07-31T14:02:00Z H. Rept. 113-662 Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 113 4435 HR 2014-06-05 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. Related bill CRS Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 113 2334 S 2014-05-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Related bill CRS 2014-12-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-662, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2014-12-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-662, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssm00 Small Business Committee 2014-03-05 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2014-03-05 hssm00 Small Business Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2013-08-13 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2013-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssm00 Small Business Committee 2013-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2013-07-31 True M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2013-07-31 True F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2013-07-31 True H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2013-07-31 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2013-07-31 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2013-08-02 False M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-03-04 False H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2014-03-05 False Commerce Disability and paralysis Government information and archives Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Commerce 00 2013-07-31 Introduced in House 2014-07-03T15:39:18Z Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Small Business Act to expand the definition of "small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans" for purposes of federal agencies awarding small business contracts pursuant to Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to include: (1) a small business concern not less than 51% of which is owned by one or more veterans with service-connected disabilities that are permanent and total who are unable to manage the daily business operations of such concern; or (2) in the case of a publicly owned business, a small business concern not less than 51% of the stock of which is owned by one or more such veterans. (Currently, such veterans with permanent and total disabilities are provided for in a separate small business program under veterans' benefits laws carried out by the Department of Veterans Affairs [VA].)

Revises the VA definition of "small business concern owned and controlled by veterans" to be the same as the SBA definition of such term, thereby making the eligibility requirements for participation in veteran-owned small business contracting programs consistent for both SBA programs and VA programs.

Provides that if the death of a service-disabled veteran causes a small business concern to be less than 51% owned by one or more such veterans, the surviving spouse who acquires ownership rights shall be treated as if the surviving spouse were the veteran for the purpose of maintaining the business's status as a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans until the earlier of the date on which the surviving spouse either remarries or relinquishes the ownership interest or 10 years after the veteran's death.

Directs the SBA Administrator to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the VA Secretary that transfers from the Secretary to the Administrator control and administration of a required database of veteran-owned businesses.

]]> 18 2014-12-11 Reported to House amended, Part I 2015-01-21T15:40:56Z Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) that transfers from the Secretary to the Administrator control and administration of a database of veteran-owned businesses. (Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities must be in that database to participate in the Veterans First program that gives VA contracting preferences to those businesses.)

Requires the Administrator to employ database fraud prevention measures that include: (1) the investigation of allegations of potential fraud, (2) the removal of unqualified businesses from the database, and (3) the referral of cases for prosecution when appropriate.

Requires any appeal by a small business of any determination of its status as a veteran-owned business to be heard by the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals.

Directs the Secretary, for the six years beginning on a date agreed to in the memorandum, to use fees the Secretary collects under multiple-award schedule contracts to reimburse the Administrator for the costs the Administrator incurs in implementing the memorandum.

Requires the Secretary and the Administrator, every 180 days, to: (1) meet to discuss ways to improve collaboration under the memorandum to increase opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses, (2) consult with congressionally-chartered Veterans Service Organizations to discuss ways to increase opportunities for those businesses, and (3) report to Congress on their progress in implementing the memorandum.

(Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the SBA specifying the manner in which the Secretary shall notify the Administrator as to whether an individual is a veteran and if that veteran has a service-connected disability.

]]> Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 Display Title Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Small Business Act and title 38, United States Code to provide for a consolidated definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2882ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2882ih.xml 2014-12-11 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-662, Part I. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.