3.0.0 296 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z Senate S 2015-01-28 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-01-28T23:03:32Z 2015-01-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2015-01-28 True Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Military personnel and dependents Public contracts and procurement Small business Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-27T22:12:05Z Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2015

Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran, for purposes of eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences, for a period of: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death, if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability; or (2) 3 years after such death, if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.

Treats a small business acquired by the surviving spouse or dependent from a member killed during active duty as a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran, for purposes of VA small business contracting goals and preferences. Continues such treatment for the period beginning on the date of the member's death and ending on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the surviving spouse remarries or relinquishes, or the date on which the surviving dependent relinquishes, such ownership interest; or (2) ten years after the member's death.

]]> Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2015 Display Title Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s296is/xml/BILLS-114s296is.xml 2015-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.