ALLcrimesfood&drugstaxestelecomcommercehealthconservationtransportationagricultureveteransbrowse all titles »
0

38 U.S.C. § 8128 — Small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans: contracting priority

submitted 20 years ago by Pub. L. 109-461 to r/title-38-VETERANS-BENEFITS · 98 words · no verdicts yet

in plain englishAI-generated · not legal advice

When the VA has any contracting preference for small businesses, it must give priority to veteran-owned ones. This applies as long as the veteran-owned business also meets that preference's own requirements.

(a) Contracting Priority. When procuring goods and services under a contracting preference set up by this title or any other law, the Secretary must give priority to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans, as long as that business also meets the requirements of the preference itself. (b) Definition. For this section, "small business concern owned and controlled by veterans" means a small business listed in the Small Business Administration's database of veteran-owned businesses.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)Contracting Priority.—

In procuring goods and services pursuant to a contracting preference under this title or any other provision of law, the Secretary shall give priority to a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans, if such business concern also meets the requirements of that contracting preference.

(b)Definition.—

For purposes of this section, the term “small business concern owned and controlled by veterans” means a small business concern that is included in the small business database maintained by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration under section 36 of the Small Business Act.

Source credit: (Added Pub. L. 109–461, title V, § 503(a)(1), Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3435; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VIII, § 862(b)(3)(B), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3779.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 2006Enacted · Pub. L. 109-461 · 120 Stat. 3435
  • 2021Amended · Pub. L. 116-283 · 134 Stat. 3779

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 109-461 on 2006-12-22.

all 0 arguments · sorted by: best

0/280

no arguments yet — make the first case