Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2221
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2015-05-01
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: 2015-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>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 to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding with the appropriate state agency for surplus property.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2221 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2015 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Cook ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 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 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 2015 . 2. Access to excess or surplus property for veteran-owned small businesses Subparagraph (B) of section 32(c)(3) 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 inserting at the end the following new clause: (vii) providing access to and managing the distribution of excess or surplus property 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 appropriate State agency for surplus property. .