2900-AP97 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA VA Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification Guidelines

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to amend its regulations governing VA's Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Verification Program. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ("the NDAA"), Public Law 114-840, placed the responsibility for issuing regulations relating to ownership and control for the verification of VOSBs with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). This proposed regulation seeks to remove all references to ownership and control and to add and clarify certain terms and references that are currently part of the verification process. The NDAA also provides that in certain circumstances a firm can qualify as VOSB or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) when there is a surviving spouse or an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP).

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant 38 CFR 74 38 U.S.C. 501 38 U.S.C. 513 38 U.S.C. 8127 Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 1832 Statutory NPRM 08/31/2017 2017 NDAA, 114 Pub. L. 328, 130 Stat. 2000, 2016 Enacted S. 2943, 114 Enacted S. 2943, 114 Pub. L. 328, 130 Stat. 2000, 2016 Enacted S. 2943, 114 Enacted S. 2943 No NPRM 01/10/2018 83 FR 1203 NPRM Comment Period End 03/12/2018 Final Action 08/00/2018 No No None No No No No Thomas McGrath Director 2900 Department of Veterans Affairs VA 202 461-4300 thomas.mcgrath2@va.gov Center for Verification and Evaluation (00VE), 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington DC 20420