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H.R. 1382 (114th): BRAVE Act

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The text of the bill below is as of Mar 16, 2015 (Introduced).

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114th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1382

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 16, 2015

(for herself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Takano, Mr. Abraham, Ms. Kuster, and Mrs. Radewagen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act.

2.

Preference for offerors employing veterans

(a)

In general

Subchapter II of chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 8128 the following new section:

8129.

Preference for offerors employing veterans

(a)

Preference

In awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, the Secretary may give a preference to offerors that employ veterans. The Secretary shall determine such preference based on the percentage of the employees of the offeror who are veterans.

(b)

Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation

(1)

Any offeror that is determined by the Secretary to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror for purposes of subsection (a) shall be debarred from contracting with the Department for a period of not less than five years.

(2)

In the case of a debarment under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall commence debarment action against the offeror by not later than 30 days after determining that the offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror as described in paragraph (1) and shall complete debarment actions against such offeror by not later than 90 days after such determination.

(3)

The debarment of an offeror under paragraph (1) includes the debarment of all principals in the offeror for a period of not less than five years.

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(b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8128 the following new item:

8129. Preference for offerors employing veterans.

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