I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3363 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2009 Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to improve the preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.

1.

Preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans

(a)

In general

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended— (1)by redesignating section 44 as section 45; and (2)by inserting after section 43 the following new section:

44.

Preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans

(a)

In general

In complying with a preference under this Act or any other provision of law for awarding a contract to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans, the head of an executive agency may consider only a small business concern that is verified in the small business database maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 8127(f) of title 38, United States Code. In the case of any prime contract awarded by an executive agency under which the executive agency requires the contractor to comply with any such preference, the head of the executive agency shall require the prime contractor, in awarding subcontracts under the prime contract, to consider only small business concerns that are verified in such small business database. (b)

Verification

For purposes of this section, a small business concern that is waiting for verification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under paragraph (4) of section 8127(f) of title 38, United States Code, shall be deemed to be verified in the small business database maintained by the Secretary under such section.

. (b)

Effective date

Section 44 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.