Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act
H.R. 865119th Congress

Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)8 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act.

Section 2. Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans

Section 36 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(1) In general

The Administrator, in consultation with the head of the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall provide to covered employees at each Federal agency that has not met the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) training on how to increase the number of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

(2) Guidance

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in consultation with the head of the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall issue guidance, including best practices, on increasing the number of contracts awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for Federal agencies to which the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii) applies.

(3) Report

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report, for the fiscal year covered by the report, that includes—

(A) a list of each Federal agency that failed to meet the goal established under section 15(g)(1)(A)(ii);

(B) the number of trainings provided to each Federal agency described in paragraph (1); and

(C) an overview of the content included in such training sessions.

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