Sec. 831. Preference for offerors employing veterans
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Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: In awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services for the Department of Defense, the head of an agency may establish a preference for offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The Secretary of Defense shall determine the criteria for use of such preference. Nothing in this section shall be construed to supercede any other provision of law establishing a preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) )).
Prior to establishing the preference described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on— a plan for implementing such preference, including— penalties for an offeror that willfully and intentionally misrepresents the veteran status of the employees of the offeror in a bid submitted under subsection (a); and reporting on use of such preference; and the process for assessing and verifying offeror compliance with regulations relating to equal opportunity for veterans requirements. .
The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2339a the following new item: 2339b. Preference for offerors employing veterans. .
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