Driving Veterans Success Act

Bill: 118-hr-4171
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2023-06-15
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Infrastructure development

Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Small business

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Driving Veterans Success Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires that at least 10% of the funds under specified infrastructure programs are expended through veteran-owned small businesses.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4171 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2023 Mr. Kean of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mrs. Steel , Mrs. Kim of California , and Mr. Van Drew ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Small Business , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish a veterans business enterprises program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driving Veterans Success Act . 2. Veterans business enterprises program Section 11101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Veterans business enterprises program Except to the extent that the Secretary determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made available for any program under this division (other than section 14004), division C, and section 403 of title 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ). .