Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

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Jan 31, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

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Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business ActThis bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide employees at any federal agency that has not met the goal of awarding at least 3% of its prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans with training to increase the number of such contracts awarded.For each fiscal year, the SBA must report a list of each agency that did not meet the contracting goal and the number of trainings the SBA provided.

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Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100

Jan 31, 2025

Introduced in House

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Jan 31, 2025

Introduced in House

Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000

Jan 31, 2025

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Commerce (Policy Area)

Cosponsors (4)

Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

(D-VA)
Sep 10, 2025

Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]

(D-NV)
Jul 23, 2025

Rep. Ciscomani, Juan [R-AZ-6]

(R-AZ)
Apr 8, 2025

Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

(D-KY)
Jan 31, 2025

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Introduced in House

Jan 31, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 865 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 865

To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing
contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 31, 2025

Mr. LaLota (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing
contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by
service-disabled veterans, 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.

This Act may be cited as the ``Service-Disabled Veteran
Opportunities in Small Business Act''.

SEC. 2.

CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED
VETERANS.

Section 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.

adding at the end the following new subsection:
``

(j) Training on Increasing Contract Awards to Small Business
Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-Disabled Veterans.--
``

(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with
the head of the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall
provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has
not met the goal established under

section 15 (g) (1) (A) (ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service- disabled veterans.

(g)

(1)
(A)
(ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to
small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
disabled veterans.
``

(2) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in
consultation with the head of the Office of Veterans Business
Development, shall issue guidance, including best practices, on
increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses
owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for Federal
agencies to which the goal established under

section 15 (g) (1) (A) (ii) applies.

(g)

(1)
(A)
(ii) applies.
``

(3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report, for the fiscal
year covered by the report, that includes--
``
(A) a list of each Federal agency that failed to
meet the goal established under

section 15 (g) (1) (A) (ii) ; `` (B) the number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described in paragraph (1) ; and `` (C) an overview of the content included in such training sessions.

(g)

(1)
(A)
(ii) ;
``
(B) the number of trainings provided to each
Federal agency described in paragraph

(1) ; and
``
(C) an overview of the content included in such
training sessions.''.
<all>

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 865 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 865

 To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing 
 contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
 service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 31, 2025

 Mr. LaLota (for himself and Mr. McGarvey) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing 
 contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
 service-disabled veterans, 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 ``Service-Disabled Veteran 
Opportunities in Small Business Act''.

SEC. 2. TRAINING ON INCREASING CONTRACT AWARDS TO SMALL BUSINESS 
 CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED 
 VETERANS.

 

Section 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
 ``

    (j) Training on Increasing Contract Awards to Small Business 
Concerns Owned and Controlled by Service-Disabled Veterans.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
 the head of the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall 
 provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has 
 not met the goal established under 

section 15

    (g)

    (1)
        (A)
            (ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to 
 small business concerns owned and controlled by service-
 disabled veterans.
 ``

    (2) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in 
 consultation with the head of the Office of Veterans Business 
 Development, shall issue guidance, including best practices, on 
 increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses 
 owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for Federal 
 agencies to which the goal established under 

section 15

    (g)

    (1)
        (A)
            (ii) applies.
 ``

    (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
 Administrator shall submit to Congress a report, for the fiscal 
 year covered by the report, that includes--
 ``
        (A) a list of each Federal agency that failed to 
 meet the goal established under 

section 15

    (g)

    (1)
        (A)
            (ii) ;
 ``
        (B) the number of trainings provided to each 
 Federal agency described in paragraph

    (1) ; and
 ``
            (C) an overview of the content included in such 
 training sessions.''.
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