38 U.S.C. § 3748
Preference for disabled veterans
United States · Title 38 — VETERANS’ BENEFITS · Status: effective
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- 38 U.S.C. § 3748, Preference for disabled veterans, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/473330
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In the extension of financial assistance under this subchapter, the Secretary shall give preference, first, to veterans’ small business concerns in which disabled veterans who have successfully completed a vocational rehabilitation program for self-employment in a small business enterprise under chapter 31 of this title have a significant ownership interest, and, second, to veterans’ small business concerns in which other disabled veterans have a significant ownership interest.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Veterans' Health Care, Training, and Small Business Loan Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Veterans' Benefits Amendments of 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Veterans Affairs Codification ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally