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Union Calendar No. 86 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2109 

[Report No. 116–117] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, 

to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 4, 2019 

Miss RICE of New York (for herself and Mr. COOK) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

JUNE 18, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HECK, Mr. CISNEROS, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mrs. LEE

of Nevada, and Mr. FITZPATRICK

JUNE 18, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract 

for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans. 


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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 ‘‘Boosting Rates of 

5 American Veteran Employment Act’’ or the ‘‘BRAVE 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. PREFERENCE FOR OFFERORS EMPLOYING VET8 ERANS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 81 of 

10 title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after 

11 section 8128 the following new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans 

13 ‘‘(a) PREFERENCE.—In awarding a contract for the 

14 procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give 

15 a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full16 time basis. The Secretary shall determine such preference 

17 based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the 

18 offeror who are veterans. 

19 ‘‘(b) ENFORCEMENT PENALTIES FOR MISREPRESEN20 TATION.—(1) Any offeror that is determined by the Sec21 retary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented 

22 the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for pur23 poses of subsection (a) may be debarred from contracting 

24 with the Department for a period of not less than five 

25 years. 


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1 ‘‘(2) If the Secretary carries out a debarment under 

2 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment 

3 action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after 

4 determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally 

5 misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the 

6 offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete 

7 debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 

8 90 days after such determination. 

9 ‘‘(3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph 

10 (1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror 

11 for a period of not less than five years.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

13 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 

14 after the item relating to section 8128 the following new 

15 item: 

‘‘8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 86 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2109 

[Report No. 116–117] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorploy veterans. services, to give a preference to offerors that em- ing a contract for the procurement of goods or ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awardJUNE 18, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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