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Amends subsection (g) to add veterans-owned small business participation goals and amends subsection (h)(2) to expand reporting categories to include small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans in various award categories and reporting language.
Adds a new section 36B to the Small Business Act establishing contracting rules for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, including definitions, sole source authority for contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold, restricted competition, and eligibility tied to an SBA database.
Amends section 4(g)(1) and 4(h)(1) to insert references to a new section 36B (adding ‘‘36B’’ into lists of sections referenced for Business Opportunity Specialists and Commercial market representative provisions).
Amends section 8(a)(17)(A) to include section 36B among the statutory sections whose offers must be considered.
Amends the mentor-protege program reporting to insert small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans into the list of protege categories reported.
Amends limitations on subcontracting to include contracts awarded under a new section 36B and to account for subcontractors that are small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced February 12, 2026 by Randy Fine · Last progress February 12, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
Introduced in House