[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3997 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3997

 To amend MAP-21 to establish a veterans business enterprises program, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 16, 2015

   Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Norton, Ms. Brown of 
  Florida, and Mrs. Bustos) 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 establish a veterans business enterprises program, 
                        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. VETERANS BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM.

    Section 1101 of MAP-21 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(c) Veterans Business Enterprises Program.--Except to the extent 
that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of 
the amounts made available for any program under divisions A and B of 
this Act and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be 
expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans, as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(q)).''.
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