Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

United States119th CongressHR-865House of Representatives
Updated: Jan 31, 2025

Summary

This legislation requires the Small Business Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, to provide mandatory training to federal agencies that have not met their contracting goals for small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. The training is designed to educate covered employees on effective strategies to increase the number of contracts awarded to these specific veteran-owned businesses. Furthermore, the Administrator must issue comprehensive guidance and best practices within 180 days of enactment to assist federal agencies in achieving these contracting goals. Annually, the Administrator is also mandated to submit a report to Congress , detailing agencies that failed to meet the goal, the number of trainings conducted, and an overview of the training content provided.

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-2510: Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

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