Driving Veterans Success Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4171 To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish a veterans business enterprises program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 15, 2023 Mr. KEAN of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. STEEL, Mrs. KIM of California, and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ture, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish a veterans business enterprises program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Driving Veterans Suc- 4 cess Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:02 Jul 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4171.IH H4171 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4171 IH SEC. 2. VETERANS BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PROGRAM. 1 Section 11101 of the Infrastructure Investment and 2 Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) is amended by adding at 3 the end the following: 4 ‘‘(f) VETERANS BUSINESS ENTERPRISES PRO- 5 GRAM.—Except to the extent that the Secretary deter- 6 mines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts 7 made available for any program under this division (other 8 than section 14004), division C, and section 403 of title 9 23, United States Code, shall be expended through small 10 business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, as de- 11 fined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 12 632(q)).’’. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:02 Jul 21, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4171.IH H4171 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS