Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2023”.
Veterans Affairs Opportunity for Women-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the Women-Owned Small Business program in the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Recognition of women-owned small business program in Department of Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences
Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3)—
in subparagraph (A), by striking “; or” and inserting a semicolon; and
in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”;
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(C) section 8(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).”
by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively;
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by inserting “(1)” before “Preferences for”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
“(2) All preferences described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) shall be afforded the same degree of priority under such paragraph.”