Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

Bill: 118-hr-3511
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Public contracts and procurement

Small business

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide employees at any federal agency that has not met the goal of awarding at least 3% of its prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans with training to increase the number of such contracts awarded.</p> <p>The SBA must report for each fiscal year a list of each agency that did not meet the contracting goal and the number of trainings the SBA provided.</p>

action_date: 2023-09-19
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide employees at any federal agency that has not met the goal of awarding at least 3% of its prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans with training to increase the number of such contracts awarded.</p> <p>The SBA must report for each fiscal year a list of each agency that did not meet the contracting goal and the number of trainings the SBA provided.</p>

action_date: 2024-02-28
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide employees at any federal agency that has not met the goal of awarding at least 3% of its prime contracts and subcontracts to small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans with training to increase the number of such contracts awarded.</p> <p>The SBA must report for each fiscal year a list of each agency that did not meet the contracting goal and the number of trainings the SBA provided.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3511 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 29, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act . 2. Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Section 36 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657f ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-Disabled veterans (1) In general The Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has not met the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. (2) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall issue guidance and best practices on increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service disabled veterans for Federal agencies to which the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) applies. (3) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administration shall submit to Congress a report detailing, for the fiscal year covered by the report— (A) a list of each Federal agency that failed to meet the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii); (B) the number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described in paragraph (1); and (C) an overview of the content included in such training sessions. .

Passed the House of Representatives February 28, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act . 2. Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Section 36 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657f ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-Disabled veterans (1) In general The Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has not met the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. (2) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall issue guidance and best practices on increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service disabled veterans for Federal agencies to which the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) applies. (3) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administration shall submit to Congress a report detailing, for the fiscal year covered by the report— (A) a list of each Federal agency that failed to meet the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii); (B) the number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described in paragraph (1); and (C) an overview of the content included in such training sessions. .

Passed the House of Representatives February 28, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 163 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3511 [Report No. 118–202] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mr. LaLota (for himself and Mr. McGarvey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business September 19, 2023 Additional sponsors: Ms. Lee of Nevada , Mr. Thanedar , and Mr. Lawler September 19, 2023 Reported from the Committee on Small Business ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act . 2. Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Section 36 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657f ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-Disabled veterans (1) In general The Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has not met the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. (2) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall issue guidance and best practices on increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service disabled veterans for Federal agencies to which the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) applies. (3) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administration shall submit to Congress a report detailing, for the fiscal year covered by the report— (A) a list of each Federal agency that failed to meet the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii); (B) the number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described in paragraph (1); and (C) an overview of the content included in such training sessions. .

September 19, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3511 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2023 Mr. LaLota (for himself and Mr. McGarvey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act . 2. Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Section 36 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657f ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-Disabled veterans (1) In general The Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has not met the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans. (2) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall issue guidance and best practices on increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service disabled veterans for Federal agencies to which the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) applies. (3) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administration shall submit to Congress a report detailing, for the fiscal year covered by the report— (A) a list of each Federal agency that failed to meet the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii); (B) the number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described in paragraph (1); and (C) an overview of the content included in such training sessions. .