Bill > HR865

This bill aims to improve contract opportunities for small businesses owned by service-disabled veterans by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide specialized training to federal agencies that have not met their contractual goals for awarding contracts to these veteran-owned businesses. Specifically, the bill mandates that the SBA Administrator, in consultation with the Office of Veterans Business Development, develop and deliver training to employees at federal agencies that have fallen short of the established contracting goals for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. The bill requires the SBA to issue guidance with best practices within 180 days of enactment and to submit an annual report to Congress detailing which agencies missed their goals, how many training sessions were conducted, and an overview of the training content. The goal is to increase awareness and provide strategies to help federal agencies improve their contract award rates to small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, thereby supporting veteran entrepreneurship and economic opportunities.

Business and Industry

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/865/all-info