[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 240 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 240

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans 
  through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans 
 Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and preferences 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned 
                      and controlled by veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2011

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote jobs for veterans 
  through the use of sole source contracts by Department of Veterans 
 Affairs for purposes of meeting the contracting goals and preferences 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small business concerns owned 
                      and controlled by veterans.

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

SECTION 1. PROMOTING JOBS FOR VETERANS THROUGH THE USE OF SOLE SOURCE 
              CONTRACTS BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR PURPOSES 
              OF MEETING THE CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES OF THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR SMALL BUSINESS 
              CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8127(c) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
    (b) Deadline for Interim Policy Guidance.--By not later than 30 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs shall issue interim policy guidance to carry out the 
amendment made by subsection (a).
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