HR 6221

110th CONGRESS
2d Session

H. R. 6221

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and services a provision that requires the contractee to comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 10, 2008

Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract the Secretary enters for the acquisition of goods and services a provision that requires the contractee to comply with the contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned or controlled by veterans, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act of 2008'.

SEC. 2. CONTRACTING GOALS AND PREFERENCES FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

Section 8127 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:

`(j) Applicability of Requirements to Contracts- (1) If the Secretary enters, on or after June 1, 2007, into a contract, memorandum of understanding, agreement, or other arrangement with any governmental entity or person to acquire goods or services, or both, the Secretary shall include in such contract, memorandum, agreement, or other arrangement a requirement that the entity or person will comply with the provisions of this section in acquiring such goods or services, or both.

`(2) Coordination- The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that the efforts to comply with this section of the Department and governmental entities and persons to which paragraph (1) apply are coordinated.

`(3) The Secretary shall modify contracts, memorandums of understanding, agreements, and other arrangements of the Department in effect on the date of enactment of the Veteran-Owned Small Business Protection and Clarification Act of 2008 to comply with this subsection.'.

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