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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5076 

To require training for employees of Federal agencies that award less than 

3 percent of prime contracts to small business concerns owned and 

controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 14, 2022 

Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. PETERS, and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small 

Business and Entrepreneurship 

A BILL 

To require training for employees of Federal agencies that 

award less than 3 percent of prime contracts to small 

business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Service-Disabled Vet5 eran Opportunities in Small Business Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATION; ADMINISTRATOR.—The 

2 terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Administrator’’ mean 

3 the Small Business Administration and the Adminis4 trator thereof, respectively. 

5 (2) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN OWNED AND

6 CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.— 

7 The term ‘‘small business concern owned and con8 trolled by service-disabled veterans’’ has the meaning 

9 given the term in section 3(q) of the Small Business 

10 Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)). 

11 SEC. 3. FEDERAL CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 

12 SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND 

13 CONTROLLED BY SERVICE-DISABLED VET14 ERANS. 

15 (a) REQUIRED TRAINING.—Notwithstanding the 

16 goals established under section 15(g)(1)(A) of the Small 

17 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)) for each Federal 

18 agency, the Administration, in consultation with the Office 

19 of Veterans Business Development of the Administration, 

20 shall provide training to employees with responsibility for 

21 procurement or acquisition at any Federal agency that 

22 awards less than 3 percent of prime contracts and sub23 contracts to small business concerns owned and controlled 

24 by service-disabled veterans in a fiscal year. 


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1 (b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 days after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in con3 sultation with the Office of Veterans Business Develop4 ment of the Administration, shall issue publicly available 

5 guidance for each Federal agency that is required to meet 

6 the goal under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) of the Small Busi7 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(A)(ii)). 

8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

9 of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Ad10 ministration shall submit to Congress a report detailing, 

11 for the fiscal year covered by the report— 

12 (1) a list of each Federal agency that awarded 

13 less than the 3 percent of the prime contracts and 

14 subcontracts required under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) 

15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

16 644(g)(1)(A)(ii)); 

17 (2) the number of training sessions provided by 

18 each such Federal agency under subsection (a); 

19 (3) an overview of the content included in those 

20 training sessions; and 

21 (4) whether additional contracting opportunities 

22 were provided to small business concerns owned and 

23 controlled by service-disabled veterans. 

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