Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

1/11/2023, 1:27 PM

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

(Sec. 2) Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences for: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability, or (2) 3 years after such death if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 1313

Introduced on
2015-03-04

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

5/19/2015

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

(Sec. 2) Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran for purposes of eligibility for VA service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences for: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability, or (2) 3 years after such death if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences.

Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact
Disability and paralysis
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/19/2015

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act

(Sec. 2) Treats the surviv...


Latest Action5/19/2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.