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H.R. 4920, Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act (CBO Report for Congress)

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Congress 116th
Date Requested Dec. 5, 2019
Requested By House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
Date Sent Dec. 13, 2019
Description:
Under current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can give preference to firms that are owned or controlled by veterans when it awards contracts for goods and services. H.R. 4920 would require VA to instead give preference to nonprofit firms that employ the blind and other individuals with disabilities when it contracts for goods and services that are included on the procurement list maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. Because the bill would change the firms from which VA procures those goods and services but would not affect the underlying costs of administering VA programs, CBO estimates that implementing the provision would not affect the federal budget.

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