Veteran-Owned Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business-Certification

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Small Business Administration 13 CFR Parts 121, 125, 128, and 134 RIN 3245-AH69 AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) amends its regulations to implement a statutory requirement to certify Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns participating in the Veteran Small Business Certification Program. DATES: This final rule is effective on January 1, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Green, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Veterans Business Development, 409 Third Street SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20416; (202) 205-6777; Timothy.green@sba.gov . This phone number may also be reached by individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have speech disabilities, through the Federal Communications Commission's TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay Service teletype service at 711. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) amends its regulations to establish a certification program for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) to implement section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116-283 , 128 Stat. 3292 (January 1, 2021) (NDAA 2021). The Veteran-Owned Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Programs, set forth in 38 U.S.C. 8127 , authorize Federal contracting offi…