Public Law 106-50
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Public Law 106-50 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1999 to expand and strengthen federal contracting and business development opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 106-50 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1808448 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 106-50 Context triple: [Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program, legalBasis, Public Law 106-50]
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Public Law 106-274
Public Law 106-274 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 2000 that protects religious freedom in land use regulations and for individuals in institutions such as prisons and mental health facilities.
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B.
Public Law 107-56
Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.
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C.
Public Law 106-386
Public Law 106-386 is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted in 2000 that established comprehensive measures to prevent human trafficking, protect trafficking victims, and prosecute traffickers.
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D.
Public Law 102-166
Public Law 102-166 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, a U.S. federal law that strengthened and expanded protections against employment discrimination.
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E.
Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 106-50 Target entity description: Public Law 106-50 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1999 to expand and strengthen federal contracting and business development opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
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A.
Public Law 106-274
Public Law 106-274 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 2000 that protects religious freedom in land use regulations and for individuals in institutions such as prisons and mental health facilities.
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B.
Public Law 107-56
Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.
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C.
Public Law 106-386
Public Law 106-386 is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted in 2000 that established comprehensive measures to prevent human trafficking, protect trafficking victims, and prosecute traffickers.
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D.
Public Law 102-166
Public Law 102-166 is the formal designation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, a U.S. federal law that strengthened and expanded protections against employment discrimination.
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E.
Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 ⓘ |
| amends |
Small Business Act of 1958
ⓘ
surface form:
Small Business Act
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
executive agencies of the United States federal government
ⓘ
service-disabled veterans seeking to own and operate small businesses ⓘ |
| assignsRoleTo |
U.S. Small Business Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development
|
| beneficiaries |
service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs
ⓘ
veteran entrepreneurs ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates |
National Veterans Business Development Corporation
ⓘ
Veterans Business Development programs within the Small Business Administration ⓘ Veterans Entrepreneurship Promotion programs ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | August 17, 1999 ⓘ |
| designatesAgency | U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 106th United States Congress ⓘ |
| encourages | use of federal contracting as a tool for veteran small business development ⓘ |
| establishes | federal government-wide goal for participation by service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses in procurement contracts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
ⓘ
veteran-owned small businesses ⓘ |
| goalPercentage | 3 percent of federal prime and subcontract awards for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| policyArea |
federal procurement policy
ⓘ
small business policy ⓘ veterans affairs ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 106-50 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand and strengthen federal contracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
ⓘ
to improve small business development assistance for veterans ⓘ to promote entrepreneurship among veterans ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| relatedTo |
service-disabled veteran-owned small business program
ⓘ
veteran-owned small business federal contracting preferences ⓘ |
| requires |
federal agencies to develop strategies to meet contracting goals for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses
ⓘ
reporting on participation of veteran-owned small businesses in federal procurement ⓘ |
| sector | federal procurement ⓘ |
| setsGoalFor | federal contracting with service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999 ⓘ |
| signedBy | Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subject |
government contracting
ⓘ
small business ⓘ veterans ⓘ |
| typeOfMeasure | public bill ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 106-50 Description of subject: Public Law 106-50 is a U.S. federal statute enacted in 1999 to expand and strengthen federal contracting and business development opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Referenced by (1)
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