Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§657f–1 Certification of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 14A— - AID TO SMALL BUSINESS › § 657f–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Under the veterans' small-business program, the Administrator must certify which small businesses are owned and controlled by veterans and must make them recertify regularly. The Administrator must also set up rules to accept, investigate, and decide challenges to a business's eligibility (including complaints about whether their paperwork is truthful). The rules must include checks and on-site examinations to verify certifications.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §657f–1

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(a)With respect to the program established under section 8127 of title 38, the Administrator shall—

(1)certify the status of a concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans; and

(2)require the periodic recertification of such status.

(b)(1)In carrying out this section, the Administrator shall establish procedures relating to—

(A)the filing, investigation, and disposition by the Administration of any challenge to the eligibility of a small business concern to receive assistance under section 657f of this title (including a challenge, filed by an interested party, relating to the veracity of a certification made or information provided to the Administration by a small business concern under subsection (a)); and

(B)verification by the Administrator of the accuracy of any certification made or information provided to the Administration by a small business concern under subsection (a).

(2)The procedures established under paragraph (1) shall provide for a program of examinations by the Administrator of any small business concern making a certification or providing information to the Administrator under subsection (a), to determine the veracity of any statements or information provided as part of such certification or otherwise provided under subsection (a).

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 657f–1

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73