{"data":{"id":"us/13-cfr-128.309","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"13 CFR 128.309","heading":"What are the ways a Participant may exit the Veteran Small Business Certification Program?","body":"(a) Voluntary withdrawal. A Participant may voluntarily withdraw from the Veteran Small Business Certification Program at any time. Once a concern notifies SBA that it seeks to voluntarily withdraw from the program, SBA will decertify the concern and remove its designation as a certified VOSB or SDVOSB in the certification database.\n(b) Decertification by SBA. SBA may decertify a Participant and remove its designation as a VOSB or SDVOSB in the certification database in accordance with § 128.310.\n(c) Decertification pursuant to a protest. Any certified VOSB or SDVOSB that is found to be ineligible through a VOSB or SDVOSB status protest decision will be immediately removed from the certification database.\n(d) Decertification due to suspension or debarment. SBA may decertify a Participant immediately upon notice that the Participant or any of its owners has an active exclusion in SAM, pursuant to § 128.201.","path":["Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance","CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","PART 128—VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM","Subpart C—Certification of VOSB or SDVOSB Status"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-13.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:18Z","sha256":"cda57b4495fdcba648062d1c1987d852c166fccbebc1b19866113e1b0cddc542","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/13-cfr-128.308","next":"us/13-cfr-128.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}