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S. 430 113th Congress Senate

Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contractin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisMilitary personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementSmall businessVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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Became law
Jun 12, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Feb 28, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 28, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 12, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013 - 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 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.

Treats a small business acquired by the surviving spouse or dependent from a member killed during active duty as a small business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran, for purposes of VA small business contracting goals and preferences. Continues such treatment for the period beginning on the date of the member's death and ending on the earlier of: (1) the date on which the surviving spouse remarries or relinquishes, or the date on which the surviving dependent relinquishes, such ownership interest; or (2) ten years after the member's death.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 430: Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-430/
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"S. 430: Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-430/.
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S. 430, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-430/.
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