Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013
Latest action · Dec 11, 2014 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-662, Part I.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 31, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) that transfers from the Secretary to the Administrator control and administration of a database of veteran-owned businesses. (Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected disabilities must be in that database to participate in the Veterans First program that gives VA contracting preferences to those businesses.)
Requires the Administrator to employ database fraud prevention measures that include: (1) the investigation of allegations of potential fraud, (2) the removal of unqualified businesses from the database, and (3) the referral of cases for prosecution when appropriate.
Requires any appeal by a small business of any determination of its status as a veteran-owned business to be heard by the SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals.
Directs the Secretary, for the six years beginning on a date agreed to in the memorandum, to use fees the Secretary collects under multiple-award schedule contracts to reimburse the Administrator for the costs the Administrator incurs in implementing the memorandum.
Requires the Secretary and the Administrator, every 180 days, to: (1) meet to discuss ways to improve collaboration under the memorandum to increase opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses, (2) consult with congressionally-chartered Veterans Service Organizations to discuss ways to increase opportunities for those businesses, and (3) report to Congress on their progress in implementing the memorandum.
(Sec. 3) Requires the Secretary to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the SBA specifying the manner in which the Secretary shall notify the Administrator as to whether an individual is a veteran and if that veteran has a service-connected disability.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2013 to Mar 5, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Jul 31, 2013 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Mar 4, 2014 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Mar 5, 2014 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 11, 2014Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Small Business. H. Rept. 113-662, Part I.
- Mar 5, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 5, 2014Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Aug 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jul 31, 2013Introduced in House
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2334 | Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2014 | Related bill | May 14, 2014 |
| HR 4435 | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 | Related bill | Jun 5, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2013Introduced in House
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