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

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1694

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2015

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. 
King of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to 
   the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
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.''.
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