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

(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.

Pub. L. 109–461, title V, § 503(a)(1)Dec. 22, 2006120 Stat. 3435 Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VIII, § 862(b)(3)(B)Jan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 3779(Added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 657f of Title 15Section 36 of the Small Business Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to , Commerce and Trade.

Amendments

Pub. L. 116–283 section 8127(f) of this title2021—Subsec. (b). substituted “maintained by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration under section 36 of the Small Business Act” for “maintained by the Secretary under ”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VIII, § 862(b)(3)Jan. 1, 2021134 Stat. 3778Jan. 1, 2021section 862(a) of Pub. L. 116–283 section 657f of Title 15, , , provided that the amendment made by section 862(b)(3)(B) shall take effect on the transfer date, which is 2 years after , see , set out as a note under , Commerce and Trade.

Effective Date

Pub. L. 109–461, title V, § 503(b)Dec. 22, 2006120 Stat. 3436

Dec. 22, 2006“This section [enacting this section] and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [].”

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