[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1313 Engrossed in House (EH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1313

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the treatment of 
certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans 
               Affairs contracting goals and preferences.

    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 ``Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small 
Business Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF TREATMENT UNDER CONTRACTING GOALS AND 
              PREFERENCES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``rated as'' and all that 
        follows through ``disability.'' and inserting a period; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (C) to read 
        as follows:
            ``(C) The date that--
                    ``(i) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
                veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 
                100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a 
                service-connected disability, is 10 years after the 
                date of the veteran's death; or
                    ``(ii) in the case of a surviving spouse of a 
                veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 
                less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a 
                result of a service-connected disability, is 3 years 
                after the date of the veteran's death.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to contracts awarded 
on or after such date.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1313

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the treatment of 
certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans 
               Affairs contracting goals and preferences.