July 29, 2025
Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Ossoff) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To amend the Small Business Act to require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act
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Sec. 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:
(j) Training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-Disabled veterans
(1) In general
The Administrator, in consultation with 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 enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, shall issue guidance and 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 Administration shall submit to Congress a report detailing, for the fiscal year covered by the report—
(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 the training sessions described in subparagraph (B).