[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1392 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1392

  To provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned businesses with 
       respect to contract opportunities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2011

 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide assistance to veterans and veteran-owned businesses with 
       respect to contract opportunities, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness to Veterans Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS AND VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESSES.

    (a) Federal Government Contract Opportunities.--In evaluating any 
bid or proposal received in response to a solicitation relating to a 
Federal contract, the head of a Federal department or agency shall 
provide to a veteran or veteran-owned business any preference that any 
individual or business is eligible to receive with respect to that 
contract, if that preference takes into consideration race or gender, 
without regard to whether the veteran or veteran-owned business would 
otherwise qualify for that preference.
    (b) State and Local Government Contract Opportunities.--As a 
condition of receiving Federal funding, in evaluating any bid or 
proposal received in response to a solicitation relating to a State or 
local contract that involves the use of Federal funding, the head of a 
State or local government shall provide to a veteran or veteran-owned 
business any preference that any individual or business is eligible to 
receive with respect to that contract, if that preference takes into 
consideration race or gender, without regard to whether the veteran or 
veteran-owned business would otherwise qualify for that preference.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
            (2) Veteran-owned business.--The term ``veteran-owned 
        business'' means a business--
                    (A) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by 
                one or more veterans or, in the case of any publicly 
                owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock 
                of which is owned by one or more veterans; and
                    (B) the management and daily business operations of 
                which are controlled by one or more veterans.
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