; and (II) establish a system to permit the Administrator to access, but not alter, such verification; and (ii) the Administrator shall verify a business concern’s status as a small business concern. (C) If the Administrator receives an application from an individual with respect to a business concern for inclusion in the database, but the individual’s status as a veteran cannot be verified under subparagraph (B) or the business concern’s status as a small business concern cannot be verified under subparagraph (B), the Administrator may not include the business concern in the database maintained by the Administrator. ; and (C) in paragraph (8)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (I) by amending subclause (I) to read as follows: (I) the Secretary or the Administrator; or ; and (II) in subclause (II), by striking the contracting officer of the Department and inserting the applicable contracting officer ; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); (3) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l); (4) by inserting after subsection (k) the following: (k) Annual transfer for certification costs For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall reimburse the Administrator in an amount necessary to cover any cost incurred by the Administrator for certifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans that do not qualify as small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for the Secretary for purposes of this section and section 8128. The Administrator is authorized to accept such reimbursement. The amount of any such reimbursement shall be determined jointly by the Secretary and the Administrator and shall be provided from fees collected by the Secretary under multiple-award schedule contracts. Any disagreement about the amount shall be resolved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.