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 . (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 .) Editorial Notes References in Text Section 36 of the Small Business Act , referred to in subsec. (b), is classified to section 657f of Title 15 , Commerce and Trade. Amendments 2021—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–283 substituted “maintained by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration under section 36 of the Small Business Act ” for “maintained by the Secretary under section 8127(f) of this title ”. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 2021 Amendment Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VIII, § 862(b)(3) , Jan. 1, 2021 , 134 Stat. 3778 , provided that the amendment made by section 862(b)(3)(B) shall take effect on the transfer date, which is 2 years after Jan. 1, 2021 , see section 862(a) of Pub. L. 116–283 , set out as a note under section 657f of Title 15 , Commerce and Trade. Effective Date Pub. L. 109–461, title V, § 503(b) , Dec. 22, 2006 , 120 Stat. 3436 , provided that: “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 [ Dec. 22, 2006 ].” CFR Title Parts 48 802 , 808 , 809 , 810 , 812 , 813 , 815 , 817 , 819 , 826 , 828 , 852

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