H.R. 7795

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7795 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7795

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain 
a database of certified veteran-owned small businesses and service-
disabled veteran-owned small businesses to assist the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in meeting its subcontracting goals, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 4, 2026

Ms. King-Hinds introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain 
a database of certified veteran-owned small businesses and service-
disabled veteran-owned small businesses to assist the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in meeting its subcontracting goals, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Affairs Subcontractor 
Competition and Opportunity Network Act'' or the ``VA SUBCON Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS AFFAIRS SUBCONTRACTOR COMPETITION AND OPPORTUNITY 
NETWORK DATABASE.

(a) Database Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting 
through the Director of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization of the Department of Veterans Affairs (as 
established pursuant to section 15(k) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 644(k))), shall establish and maintain a database of 
small business concerns certified by the Small Business 
Administration as small business concerns owned and controlled 
by veterans.
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the database shall be to 
assist the Department in meeting the small business contracting 
goals established pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
section 8127(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code (relating to 
small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans), and 
in implementing the review mechanism required by section 
8127(a)(4) of such title. As such, the database shall enable 
users to distinguish between--
(A) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans who are not veterans with service-connected 
disabilities; and
(B) small business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans with service-connected disabilities.
(3) Exclusion.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the 
Secretary, acting through the Director, shall exclude from the 
database--
(A) any small business concern that is part of a 
mentor-protege program or joint venture; and
(B) any small business concern that has not had at 
least two past prime contracts for which the concern 
received an evaluation rating of ``Satisfactory'' or 
better pursuant to the Contractor Performance 
Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).
(b) Availability.--The Secretary, acting through the Director, 
shall make the database available to other-than-small businesses who 
are offerors on Department contracts (including subcontracts) at 
appropriate stages of the acquisition process for use by such 
businesses in formulating any required small business subcontracting 
plans.
(c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
establishment of the database, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report on the database. The report shall include--
(1) a description of the extent to which the database has 
been made available to, and used by, businesses under 
subsection (b);
(2) the number of small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans who, since the date of the establishment 
of the database, have been selected as subcontractors on 
Department contracts, including the number of such concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans who are not veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and the number of such concerns 
owned and controlled by veterans with service-connected 
disabilities; and
(3) the recommendations of the Secretary for increasing the 
utilization of the database.
(d) Use of Existing Resources.--This section shall be implemented 
using existing personnel, systems, and funds. This section does not 
authorize additional appropriations or the establishment of a new 
program, office, or organizational entity.
(e) Sunset.--This section shall sunset on December 31, 2028.
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