[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4048 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4048

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the contracting goals 
 and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 
       small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2012

 Mr. Johnson of Ohio 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 clarify the contracting goals 
 and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to 
       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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Contracting Opportunities 
for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE.

    Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (k) and (l) as subsections 
        (l) and (m), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the following new 
        subsection (k):
    ``(k) Applicability to Federal Supply Schedule.--For purposes of 
meeting the goals under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include the 
acquisition of goods and services through the use of a Federal supply 
schedule of the General Services Administration.''.
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