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RepublicanAmendment · S.Amdt. 3259· Senate(119-SAMDT-3259)

S.Amdt. 3259

Rep. Tuberville
Age: 72 years
Alabama
Introduced
7/31/2025
Sponsored by
Tommy Tuberville
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3259, submitted by Mr. Tuberville, aims to change the definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans within the Small Business Act.

The purpose of this amendment is to allow a small business to keep its status if the death of a service-disabled veteran owner causes the business to be less than 51 percent owned by service-disabled veterans. This applies if:

  • A surviving child (defined as a biological or legally adopted child) acquires the deceased veteran's ownership interest.
  • The business was in the database described in section 36 before the death and remains there during the specified time period.

The amendment adds a specific time period for this inclusion, which begins on the date of the veteran's death and ends on the earlier of:

  • The date the surviving child gives up an ownership interest in the business.
  • Three years after the date of the veteran's death.