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Section 862 of the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, Pub. L. 116-283, expands Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses verification government-wide and transfers certification authority from the VA to the SBA.  This legislation requires SBA to amend 13 CFR 125 to eliminate self-certification and create a government-wide certification program for Veteran-owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs).  The certification requirement applies only to participants wishing to compete for set-aside or sole-source contracts. When the program is established (target date January 2023), SDVOSBs that are not certified will not be eligible to compete on set-asides or receive sole-source contracts in the SDVOSB Program.  NDAA also created a one-year grace period for SDVOSB firms currently self-certified to apply to SBA for certification.