[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3896 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3896

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 24, 2026

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the Department of 
 Veterans Affairs procurement hierarchy of small business preferences, 
                        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 Opportunity for 
Small Businesses Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROCUREMENT 
              HIERARCHY OF SMALL BUSINESS PREFERENCES.

    Section 8127(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (3);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
        inserting ``established under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        631 et seq.)'' before the period at the end.
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