IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6221 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
AUGUST 1, 2008 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract 
the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and 
services a provision that requires the contractee to com-
ply with the contracting goals and preferences for small 
business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Veterans’ 
Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES FOR VET-
ERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as 
subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) APPLICABILITY
OF REQUIREMENTS
TO CON-
TRACTS.—(1) If the Secretary enters, on or after June 
1, 2007, into a contract, memorandum of understanding, 
agreement, or other arrangement with any governmental 
entity or person to acquire goods or services, or both, the 
Secretary shall include in such contract, memorandum, 
agreement, or other arrangement a requirement that the 
entity or person will comply with the provisions of this 
section in acquiring such goods or services, or both. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall take such 
action as may be necessary to ensure that the efforts to 
comply with this section of the Department and govern-
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mental entities and persons to which paragraph (1) ap-
plies are coordinated. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall modify contracts, memo-
randa of understanding, agreements, and other arrange-
ments of the Department in effect on the date of enact-
ment of the Improving Veterans’ Opportunity in Edu-
cation and Business Act of 2008 to comply with this sub-
section. 
‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
supersede or otherwise affect the authorities provided by 
and under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et 
seq.)’’. 
SEC. 3. FIVE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM FOR ON-CAMPUS 
WORKSTUDY POSITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a five-year pilot 
project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding 
the scope of qualifying workstudy activities for purposes 
of section 3485(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, in-
cluding workstudy positions available on site at edu-
cational institutions. 
(b) 
TYPE
OF
WORKSTUDY
POSITIONS.—The 
workstudy positions referred to in subsection (a) may in-
clude positions in academic departments (including posi-
tions as tutors or research, teaching, and lab assistants) 
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