HR 1460 · 108th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2003-06-25)
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2003 - Authorizes a State agency to approve entrepreneurship (business education) courses for attendance by veterans using veterans' basic educational assistance provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from treating a business owner as already qualified for such purposes. Includes entrepreneurship courses within authorized programs of veterans' education assistance. Authorizes any person entitled to a veterans' rehabilitation program to establish self-employment as a vocational goal. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize a Federal contracting officer to award a sole source contract to any small business owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans if: (1) the business is determined to be responsible with respect to the performance of the contract opportunity and the contracting officer does not expect two or more such businesses to submit offers for such contract; (2) the anticipated award price of the contract will not exceed a specified amount; and (3) the contract award can be made at a fair and reasonable price. Allows a contracting officer to restrict contract competition to suc…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
May 19, 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2003</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship and Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
May 19, 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 15, 2003
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (15)
6 Democrats9 Republicans