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S. 3210 112th Congress Senate

Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the treatment under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the treatment under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 13, 2012
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.
May 21, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 21, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 13, 2012

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012 - Treats the surviving spouse of a service-disabled veteran who acquires the ownership interest in a small business of the deceased veteran as such veteran, for purposes of eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service-disabled small business contracting goals and preferences, for a period of: (1) 10 years after the veteran's death, if such veteran was either 100% disabled or died from a service-connected disability; or (2) 3 years after such death, if the veteran was less than 100% disabled and did not die from a service-connected disability.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6563 Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
  • S 3555 Careers for Veterans Act of 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3210: Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3210/
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"S. 3210: Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3210/.
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S. 3210, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3210/.
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