Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2794
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2014-09-11
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property

Intergovernmental relations

Small business

State and local government operations

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2014-09-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5565)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-09-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to require the interagency task force that is responsible for coordinating federal efforts to improve the business development and federal contracting opportunities available to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans to coordinate administrative and regulatory activities and develop proposals to provide access to, and manage the distribution of, excess or surplus U.S. property located outside the United States to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the applicable state agency.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2794 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 11, 2014 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of overseas excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2014 . 2. Access to overseas excess or surplus property for veteran-owned small businesses Section 32(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657b(c)(3)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vii) providing access to and managing the distribution of excess or surplus property located outside the United States that is owned by the United States to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the task force and the head of the applicable state agency (as defined in section 549 of title 40, United States Code). .