II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3008 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2019 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act . 2. Technical amendment regarding treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans Effective on the date specified in section 1832(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 ; 130 Stat. 2660), section 3(q)(2)(C) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q)(2)(C) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)(II), by striking rated as 100 percent and all that follows through service-connected disability ; and (2) by amending clause (ii)(III) to read as follows: (III) the date that— (aa) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling or who dies as a result of a service-connected disability, is 10 years after the date of the death of the veteran; or (bb) in the case of a surviving spouse of a veteran with a service-connected disability rated as less than 100 percent disabling who does not die as a result of a service-connected disability, is 3 years after the date of the death of the veteran. .