BRAVE Act

Bill: 114-hr-1382
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2015-03-16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Public contracts and procurement

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2015-05-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act</strong></p> <p>Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's employees who are veterans.</p> <p>Requires the debarment from contracting with the VA for not less than five years of any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees. </p>

action_date: 2015-05-18
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract or task order for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's full-time employees who are veterans.</p> <p>Requires the debarment from contracting with the VA for not less than five years of any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2015 Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Cook , Mr. Takano , Mr. Abraham , Ms. Kuster , and Mrs. Radewagen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act . 2. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 8128 the following new section: 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) Preference In awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give a preference to offerors that employ veterans. The Secretary shall determine such preference based on the percentage of the employees of the offeror who are veterans. (b) Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation (1) Any offeror that is determined by the Secretary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for purposes of subsection (a) shall be debarred from contracting with the Department for a period of not less than five years. (2) In the case of a debarment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 90 days after such determination. (3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph (1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror for a period of not less than five years. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8128 the following new item: 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans. .

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1382 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act . 2. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 8128 the following new section: 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) Preference In awarding a contract (or task order) for the procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The Secretary shall determine such preference based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the offeror who are veterans. (b) Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation (1) Any offeror that is determined by the Secretary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for purposes of subsection (a) shall be debarred from contracting with the Department for a period of not less than 5 years. (2) In the case of a debarment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 90 days after such determination. (3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph (1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror for a period of not less than 5 years. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8128 the following new item: 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1382 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act . 2. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 8128 the following new section: 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) Preference In awarding a contract (or task order) for the procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The Secretary shall determine such preference based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the offeror who are veterans. (b) Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation (1) Any offeror that is determined by the Secretary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for purposes of subsection (a) shall be debarred from contracting with the Department for a period of not less than 5 years. (2) In the case of a debarment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 90 days after such determination. (3) The debarment of an offeror under paragraph (1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror for a period of not less than 5 years. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8128 the following new item: 8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk Robert F. Reeves, Deputy Clerk