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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 133 (Friday, August 4, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:H.R. 5147.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:This legislation only pertains to: increasing certain goalfor participation in Federal contracts owned and controlledby service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.[Page H4166]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Investing in Veteran Entrepreneurial Talents Act or the Investing in VETS Act&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This bill raises from 3% to 5% the federal contracting participation goal for small businesses that are owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Only small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans that have been certified by the Small Business Administration may be included in calculating goals related to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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