United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2018_register executive 2018-01-27 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c7ecaa8c D09002ee1c7ecace1 United States Small Business Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to amend its regulations to implement provisions of The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA 2017). The NDAA 2017 placed the responsibility for issuing regulations relating to ownership and control for the Department of Veterans Affairs verification of Veteran-Owned (VO) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Small Business Concern (SBC) with the SBA. Pursuant to NDAA 2017, there will be one definition of ownership and control for these concerns, which will apply to the Department of Veterans Affairs in its verification and Vets First Contracting Program procurements, and all other government acquisitions which require self- certification. The legislation also provides that in certain circumstances a firm can qualify as VO or SDVO when there is a surviving spouse or an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). 83 FR 4005 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-29/2018-01392 2018-01392 fr29ja18-15 RIN 3245-AG85 8025-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-29/2018-01392 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-29/html/2018-01392.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-29/pdf/2018-01392.pdf Government Contracts Government Procurement Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Small Businesses Technical Assistance Veterans 7 p. 4005 4011 83 FR 4005 Title 13 Part 125 13 CFR Part 125 RIN 3245-AG85 Ownership and Control of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns; Federal Register Vol. 83, Issue PRORULE 2018-01392 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 2018-03-30 8025-01-P 2018-01392 Proposed rule.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to amend its regulations to implement provisions of The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA 2017). The NDAA 2017 placed the responsibility for issuing regulations relating to ownership and control for the Department of Veterans Affairs verification of Veteran-Owned (VO) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO) Small Business Concern (SBC) with the SBA. Pursuant to NDAA 2017, there will be one definition of ownership and control for these concerns, which will apply to the Department of Veterans Affairs in its verification and Vets First Contracting Program procurements, and all other government acquisitions which require self- certification. The legislation also provides that in certain circumstances a firm can qualify as VO or SDVO when there is a surviving spouse or an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

Comments must be received on or before March 30, 2018. Brenda Fernandez, Office of Policy, Planning and Liaison, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205-7337; brenda.fernandez@sba.gov. Government Contracts Government Procurement Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Small Businesses Technical Assistance Veterans Ownership and Control of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns , brenda.fernandez@sba.gov http://www.regulations.gov https://www.va.gov/osdbu/faqs/109461.asp https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ www.regulations.gov Vol. 83, no. 19 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2018-01-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 204 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-29 P0b002ee198216a04 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29ja18 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2018-01-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-29/pdf/FR-2018-01-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-01-29/xml/FR-2018-01-29.xml fdlp 3937 4129 DGPO 2018-01-27 2024-06-01 FR-2018-01-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2018-01-29 83 19