S-369 : Still Just a Bill


Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's full-time employees who are veterans.

The VA is authorized to debar from VA contracting for at least five years any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2017-02-14IntroReferralRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Senate
2017-02-14IntroReferralIntroduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Armed Forces and National Security
Related Subjects
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Related Geographic Entities
Related Organizations
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

Related Bills

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