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<dc:title>118 S2146 IS: Investing in Veteran Entrepreneurial Talents Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-06-22</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><congress>118th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 2146</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20230622">June 22, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S414">Mr. Ossoff</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSSB00">Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To amend the Small Business Act to increase the Governmentwide goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.</official-title></form><legis-body style="OLC" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="H1CD7B297537540ABB3F3E804F4A6D23D"><section section-type="section-one" id="H94220624B8964B73B12C1195639C4621"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Investing in Veteran Entrepreneurial Talents Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>Investing in VETS Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section section-type="subsequent-section" id="HF4462C0FD4534544942ADC38C2AF673C"><enum>2.</enum><header>Increase in Governmentwide goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Small Business Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/644">15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(ii)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>3 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>5 percent</quote>.</text></section></legis-body></bill> 

