[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1694 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1694

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend MAP-21 to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned 
            small business concerns, 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 for 
Infrastructure Investment Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

    Section 1101(b) of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Veteran-owned small business concern.--The 
                term `veteran-owned small business concern' has the 
                meaning given the term `small business concern owned 
                and controlled by veterans' in section 3(q) of the 
                Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)).'';
            (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``and veteran-owned small 
        business concerns'' before the period at the end; and
            (3) in paragraph (4)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) veterans.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1694

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend MAP-21 to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned 
            small business concerns, and for other purposes.