1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Expanding Opportunities for Main Street Act of
2010
.
(b)The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Division A—Small Business Administration
provisions
Title I—Contract opportunities for small business concerns
Sec. 101. Contract opportunities for small business
concerns.
Title II—Minority small business enhancement
Sec. 201. Enhancement of services to small businesses that are
disadvantaged.
Sec. 202. Surety bond guarantees.
Sec. 203. Bundled contracts.
Sec. 204. Federal contracting goals.
Sec. 205. Implementation of subcontracting plans.
Sec. 206. Requirement to consider use of small business
concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals when considering past compliance with subcontracting
plans.
Title III—Extension of business stabilization loans
Sec. 301. Extension of business stabilization
loans.
Division B—Minority Business Development Agency
provisions
Title I—Minority business development improvements
Sec. 101. Minority Business Development Program.
Sec. 102. Qualified minority business.
Sec. 103. Technical assistance.
Sec. 104. Loan guarantees.
Sec. 105. Set-aside contracting opportunities.
Sec. 106. Termination from the Program.
Sec. 107. Reports.
Sec. 108. Definitions.
Title II—Minority Business Development Agency
database
Sec. 201. Minority Business Development Agency
database.
Division C—Community economic development
provisions
Title I—Ensuring job quality and access in the construction
sector
Sec. 101. Targeted hiring requirement for certain construction
jobs.
Title II—2-year extension of new markets tax credit national
limitation
Sec. 201. 2-year extension of new markets tax credit national
limitation.
Title III—Extension of empowerment zone designation
Sec. 301. Extension of empowerment zone
designation.
ASmall Business
Administration provisions
<enum>I</enum><header>Contract
opportunities for small business concerns </header>
<section id="H1E7422D01DFE4CCABF5419B1C08542B7"><enum>101.</enum><header>Contract
opportunities for small business concerns</header>
<subsection id="HDF153A8B20204D908E3D6BFA9A561D1F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, a Federal department or agency shall, to the extent
practicable, award to a small business concern each eligible contract of such
department or agency.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H381D852DE61A4563A4E2738A32611CD5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sole source
contracts</header><text>A Federal department or agency may award an eligible
contract to a small business concern if at least one small business concern
submits an offer with respect to such contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE8A649D407D6400D87810BCA18914353"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Award to small
business not practicable</header>
<paragraph id="HC29E3702365F40DD938629E7C48B5A1A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a contracting officer of a Federal department or
agency determines that awarding an eligible contract to a small business
concern under subsection (a) is not practicable, such contracting officer shall
make available to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and
the public the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F4C8C0016E040FF8F82986465B6EF26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The determination
and reasoning of such officer with respect to such eligible contract.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H55EAB5D4B4864BFA95350F95E76764A1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The names of each
small business concern that submitted an offer with respect to such eligible
contract.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H0EDB9891F6FC4813813E571E517C7C15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The
Administrator of the Small Business Administration may review each
determination under paragraph (1) and, if the Administrator determines it
appropriate, may open such contract opportunity for the submission of
additional offers.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1C1D0CC253FC4FD0B8E777F02E3A53D5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="H289F56E8935C43FA981BB85932A3EB8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible
contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>eligible contract</term> means any contract for the acquisition of goods
or services that is in an amount (including options) of more than $3,000 and
less than $500,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B2054678F2248E1ADC4A099C5004828"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Small business
concern</header><text>The term <term>small business concern</term> has the
meaning given such term under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(a)).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Minority small
business enhancement</header>
<section id="HAF7B1A5612C9443AA4DDD6C1244BE07D"><enum>201.</enum><header>Enhancement of
services to small businesses that are disadvantaged</header>
<subsection id="HD2623ECE5A3B4C358FE4F6BE955C1992"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Net
worth</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8(a)(6)(A) of
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(6)(A)) is amended by inserting after
<quote>disadvantaged individual.</quote> the following: <quote>For purposes of
eligibility for admission as a Program Participant and for continued
eligibility after admission, the net worth of such individual may be any amount
less than $1,500,000.</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6501635FAFE34CB0B6F141E4F109CAC0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Time limit on
participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
7(j)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(j)(15)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9703D6692CB9428FBC4DB5C3043141D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFFD59DED7ECD4B73BFFB082FBE5C8964"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(A)</quote> after <quote>(15)</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF9E124EB2F0B44588ABAFC6106CA3FC2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA4ADD7582CB459F8C7B9408C37F60BA" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDA08EF4650134DDFAF1CA02F081E402C" indent="up2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No time limitation relating to the period
that a small business concern may receive developmental assistance under the
Program and contracts under section 8(a) shall apply to a small business
concern that has not completed a contract under section
8(a).</text>
</subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H93B2FD8BB886470BA718272C977D666F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Surety bond
guarantees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 508(f) of
title V of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat. 159) is amended by striking <quote>amendments made
by this section</quote> and inserting <quote>amendment made by subsection
(c)</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H8B3B00CFAE8A485C99B75C6C6056B881"><enum>203.</enum><header>Bundled
contracts</header>
<subsection id="H6B160EF95DEF4B1DBB10E89EBEAFB84C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(o) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 632(o)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H821395FD44624D0A9050FB2FF2F0B872" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H07BF5F1C39A64368A544A7ABBB325A76"><enum>(o)</enum><header>Definitions of
Bundling of Contract Requirements and Related Terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="H1E45D0D129674B078186187C474945FB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Bundled
contract</header>
<subparagraph id="H776085A2144F4E209171104B4898BC35"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>bundled contract</term> means a contract or order that is entered into to
meet procurement requirements that are consolidated in a bundling of contract
requirements, without regard to its designation by the procuring agency or
whether a study of the effects of the solicitation on civilian or military
personnel has been made.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5AF181CD67234843AB7A83F4E6351F52"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term does not include—</text>
<clause id="H9ADAE85A92004AAAB56A86F6058007B3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contract or order with an aggregate
dollar value below the dollar threshold specified in paragraph (5); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H2DD822482C2F4716955A61C84D336CDE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contract or order that is entered into to
meet procurement requirements, all of which are exempted requirements under
paragraph (6).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE555919E8ECF4D61AFFEDE7B761394AC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bundling of
contract requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="HD7593AB8BEEB496B96C6054D32A53E07"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>bundling of contract requirements</term> means the use of any bundling
methodology to satisfy 2 or more procurement requirements for goods or services
previously supplied or performed under separate smaller contracts or orders, or
to satisfy 2 or more procurement requirements for construction services of a
type historically performed under separate smaller contracts or orders, that is
likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business concern due to—</text>
<clause id="H04217A61FBFB44A19E66F15F2C35A229"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the diversity, size, or specialized nature
of the elements of the performance specified;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0CBB1A6B507C410ABAF1F0148A5F4078"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the aggregate dollar value of the
anticipated award;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A567A627D8A4BB8B7FA5999DE50F698"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the geographical dispersion of the contract
or order performance sites; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HF10E5AAF4BF140899E8EF0D0AA69F18F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any combination of the factors described in
clauses (i), (ii), and (iii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70E5ECB78D7340A29155205FE4FB2DF3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusion of new
features or functions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
combination of contract requirements that would meet the definition of a
bundling of contract requirements but for the addition of a procurement
requirement with at least one new good or service shall be considered to be a
bundling of contract requirements unless the new features or functions
substantially transform the goods or services and will provide measurably
substantial benefits to the government in terms of quality, performance, or
price.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC84107BFCBD4D24A688750550414958"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>The
term does not include—</text>
<clause id="H01541554310A440AA11108DF867B7AB5"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of a bundling methodology for an
anticipated award with an aggregate dollar value below the dollar threshold
specified in paragraph (5); or</text>
</clause><clause id="H870272EDE380456ABA19FDCEBFECCFA4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the use of a bundling methodology to meet
procurement requirements, all of which are exempted requirements under
paragraph (6).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9D9E2B99280E4780B0A0C44CDDC5CBC0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Bundling
methodology</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>bundling methodology</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0360C9279CF6481A88F04B17E2D1A19B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a solicitation to obtain offers for a
single contract or order, or a multiple award contract or order; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEAB6A6CDC89411A883ACDCB08481624"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a solicitation of offers for the issuance
of a task or a delivery order under an existing single or multiple award
contract or order.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H603C3691BEA14D18B2D2B5CF26C2914F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Separate smaller
contract</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>separate smaller contract</term>, with respect to bundling of contract
requirements, means a contract or order that has been performed by 1 or more
small business concerns or was suitable for award to 1 or more small business
concerns.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5A29326A98F942139DD64C7B981E8051"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Dollar
threshold</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>dollar threshold</term> means $65,000,000, if solely for construction
services, and $5,000,000 with respect to all other circumstances.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE29AA2E1362343DD842E7C12E710D8B1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Exempted
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>exempted requirement</term> means a procurement requirement solely for
items that are not commercial items (as the term <term>commercial item</term>
is defined in section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41
U.S.C. 403(12))).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2048534C78434BDDAD994B67B9D49A1A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Procurement
requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>procurement requirement</term> means a determination by an agency that a
specified good or service is needed to satisfy the mission of the
agency.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCE20C0709F5A403E8BC8F7C3FD26862C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Proposed
procurement requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 15(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 644(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0F4EB5045F94466DB74A9C64EB28EE54"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>necessary and
justified.</quote> and inserting <quote>necessary and justified, as well as
identifying information on the incumbent contract holders, a description of the
industries which might be interested in bidding on the contract requirements,
and the number of small businesses listed in the industry categories that could
be excluded from future bidding if the contract is combined or
packaged.</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H212BB851836546FBB83F01E5E80CC4C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the
sentence beginning <quote>Whenever the Administration and the contracting
procurement agency fail to agree,</quote> and inserting the following:
<quote>Whenever the Administration and the contracting procurement agency fail
to agree, the Administrator may review the proposed procurement, may delay the
solicitation process for not more than 10 days to make recommendations, and the
matter shall be submitted to the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget to mediate the disagreement.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA513CE1EE54443008CE85651BF62B8D2"><enum>204.</enum><header>Federal
contracting goals</header>
<subsection id="HB9E5183ADF614BE8AC8BC0A9A866FCC7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increase in
certain goals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAA8587389B6C42FAAEECDEF958BB8268"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>not less than 23 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>not less than 25
percent</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H499A15818B184DCDB3C779695B7A601D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>not less than 5 percent</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>not less than 10 percent</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2AE42DAC0DE741CCAA8173866BB3E7D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation on
number of categories for which a business may qualify</header><text>Section
15(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC53ECBAE72E5461DAF12400C7DA2BB44" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDBADF27F6EB440A386DEF534A4DCC7C0" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection and
subsection (h), with respect to each procurement contract a small business
concern may not qualify as more than 2 specified categories, regardless of
whether such small business concern satisfies the definition of more than 2
specified categories. The specified categories are small business concerns,
small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans,
qualified HUBZone small business concerns, small business concerns owned and
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small
business concerns owned and controlled by
women.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HF974FBE1C6FA4BBE8082335E39741D07"><enum>205.</enum><header>Implementation
of subcontracting plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF78C180DB99C4C58831D43BCCE73277B">
<paragraph id="H95874AB1E1744FEAB5289CD20FF9C6B8" indent="up1"><enum>(12)</enum><text>In the case of any contract
containing a subcontracting plan included pursuant to paragraph (4) or (5), the
following apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="H952011B4865443BBA7D3B373AF5F2CF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Federal agency awarding the
contract shall include in the contract a clause providing for the withholding
of not less than (i) $5,000 in the case of a contract in the amount of $100,000
or less, (ii) 3 percent of the contract amount in the case of a contract in an
amount of more than $100,000 and less than $5,000,000, and (iii) 5 percent of
the contract amount in the case of a contract in an amount of $5,000,000 or
more, if the contractor does not achieve the percentage goal for the
utilization of small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals as set forth in the subcontracting
plan.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA5EC2F57411F457DAEA716E34CC7373F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Federal agency awarding the
contract shall require the contractor to provide written justification to the
agency whenever the contractor, in performing the contract, does not enter into
a subcontract with, or substitutes another subcontractor for, a specific small
business concern identified in the subcontracting plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09436649E95845F7B1C32A5822D63664" indent="up1"><enum>(13)</enum><text>The Administration shall establish a
telephone line or other electronic means of communication through which any
small business concern identified in a subcontracting plan by an offeror or
bidder may communicate to the Administration any concerns regarding major
deviations by prime contractors from the use of small business concerns as
subcontractors under the prime contract as described in subcontracting
plans.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H0C9037ADB98A4C9AA829E011D048072B"><enum>206.</enum><header>Requirement to
consider use of small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals when considering past compliance with
subcontracting plans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Paragraphs (4)(C) and (5)(B) of section 8(d)
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) are each amended in the second
sentence by inserting <quote>, especially compliance with the goal set forth in
such plans for the utilization of small business concerns owned and controlled
by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,</quote> after
<quote>other such subcontracting plans</quote>.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Extension of
business stabilization loans</header>
<section id="HF05536C25066496B9BE0DE52188AC201"><enum>301.</enum><header>Extension of
business stabilization loans</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506(j) of title V of division A of
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–5; 123 Stat.
157) is amended by striking <quote>September 30, 2010</quote> and inserting
<quote>September 30, 2011</quote>.</text>
</section>BMinority Business
Development Agency provisions
<enum>I</enum><header>Minority business
development improvements</header>
<section id="HA96984646F904DEE8054F7844A6783A3"><enum>101.</enum><header>Minority
Business Development Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director of the Minority Business
Development Agency shall establish the Minority Business Development Program
(in this title referred to as the <quote>Program</quote>) to assist qualified
minority businesses. The Program shall provide to such businesses the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H1DBA0EC8F37C46D983E5044CB0B98FBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Technical
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8086462BCF6B4D8A927B0A50E132089D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Loan
guarantees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H8D6FC020F0634FA09C1A91A5A7C4497A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Contract
procurement assistance.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HE681BC3D0AD14E639A65C0F1F152B797"><enum>102.</enum><header>Qualified
minority business</header>
<subsection id="HF572FDA6D3D34062A317E9616983E1BB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>For
purposes of the Program, the Director may certify as a qualified minority
business any entity that satisfies each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H5228BC9A53AD4158B5B8B230D5E48B55"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not less than 51
percent of the entity is directly and unconditionally owned or controlled by
historically disadvantaged individuals.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE1A13B1020074C329BFC571D6BCC0B72"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each officer or
other individual who exercises control over the regular operations of the
entity is a historically disadvantaged individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC3C01A3B8A748DCA17E4425430EE269"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The net worth of each principal of the
entity is not greater than $2,000,000. (The equity of a disadvantaged owner in
a primary personal residence shall be considered in this calculation.)</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6B5587C97D084687AD4C2FC8BDB1052E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The principal
place of business of the entity is in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H583447667A1A4EEBBF7AE4ED85DD90F0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each principal of the entity maintains good
character in the determination of the Director.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE192897AC074BD086A21A88A6D6D5F1"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The entity engages in competitive and bona
fide commercial business operations in not less than one sector of industry
that has a North American Industry Classification System code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96AC2EEFBAE942DE859F85CF6429EFE4"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The entity submits
reports to the Director at such time, in such form, and containing such
information as the Director may require.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB05F1690591D41398FDFF5946D89F09C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Any additional
requirements that the Director determines appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBFE856E2DEFE46B1B0BDF628260F35B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Term of
certification</header><text>A certification under this section shall be for a
term of 5 years and may not be renewed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H11DBC199A0A041C4970654C852003DF5"><enum>103.</enum><header>Technical
assistance</header>
<subsection id="H91022C6B662543A9813D737AB26DB7A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the
Program, the Director may provide to qualified minority businesses technical
assistance with regard to the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H9DCBADF9FBF945F78F85E85002E623FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Writing business
plans.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78FE035FFC9C443D8328A477819E78E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Marketing.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H90AD53F7C0E24BD0AB7438631FBEC76D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Management.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45162C143E06400FBFA403D190D49D1B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Securing
sufficient financing for business operations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1E59E74962B94864BBB577F87814F797"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contract
authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may
enter into agreements with persons to provide technical assistance under this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD8F3AA444AE84590AFE9783B8C61599B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated
$200,000,000 to the Director to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain
available until expended.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC0A806926EC3479295F33AE78CDDFEEC"><enum>104.</enum><header>Loan
guarantees</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDBB89A4294548FB91E10D7AF06F8281"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), the Director may guarantee up
to 90 percent of the amount of a loan made to a qualified minority business to
be used for business purposes, including the following:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0317AE26B7F44B80AB82D20214D59107"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Purchasing
essential equipment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78B1153A496A48E497C272B7329EF462"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Payroll
expenses.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H598CD645933C4522825FE14E02530B44"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Purchasing
facilities.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB77D407728C2494881B2C7F30CC498A6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Renovating
facilities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H465F6FC383FB44D78B1190B37C8D86DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6169D28AB44C4C508236DC0F62871AE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director may make guarantees under this section for
projects on such terms and conditions as the Director determines appropriate,
after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance with this
section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H31F8FA5301364157A38B93332B6CA0D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>No
guarantee shall be made under this section unless the Director determines that
there is reasonable prospect of repayment of the principal and interest on the
obligation by the borrower.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H747C0BE37A824F7889060C4CA25CFB6E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Defaults</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB86F3C00871E4ABDB1DA2B26C18D226F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Payment by
Director</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H9E24A164160A49A883641FEC04A29E53"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If a borrower defaults on the obligation (as defined in
regulations promulgated by the Director and specified in the guarantee
contract), the holder of the guarantee shall have the right to demand payment
of the unpaid amount from the Director.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H7DA559DE8BF1456EBE63C38614557F19"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Payment
required</header><text>Within such period as may be specified in the guarantee
or related agreements, the Director shall pay to the holder of the guarantee
the unpaid interest on, and unpaid principal of the obligation as to which the
borrower has defaulted, unless the Director finds that there was no default by
the borrower in the payment of interest or principal or that the default has
been remedied.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCD31A79955B24C87B601A9C25CC38F97"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Forbearance</header><text>Nothing
in this paragraph precludes any forbearance by the holder of the obligation for
the benefit of the borrower which may be agreed upon by the parties to the
obligation and approved by the Director.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H731D8AB8BDDA41A1B89549510F936531"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subrogation</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H3090F9661D4541A4AB11F63DFED7A739"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Director makes a payment under subparagraph (A),
the Director shall be subrogated to the rights of the recipient of the payment
as specified in the guarantee or related agreements including, where
appropriate, the authority (notwithstanding any other provision of law)
to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HA55C2EE26FBC448B8B8941A2557E9D52"><enum>(I)</enum><text>complete,
maintain, operate, lease, or otherwise dispose of any property acquired
pursuant to such guarantee or related agreements; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HCA85C9A15E7B4EB5A1153737D0C10006"><enum>(II)</enum><text>permit the
borrower, pursuant to an agreement with the Director, to continue to pursue the
purposes of the project if the Director determines this to be in the public
interest.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="H1BA26B85CE3D490685B1BE0F7B6C38AA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Superiority of
rights</header><text>The rights of the Director, with respect to any property
acquired pursuant to a guarantee or related agreements, shall be superior to
the rights of any other person with respect to the property.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H520E4A80727641D3B0F330E0B2AFD3AC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Terms and
conditions</header><text>A guarantee agreement shall include such detailed
terms and conditions as the Director determines appropriate to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H30FEDED1978B4B218E4FAE11FF2310E2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>protect the
interests of the United States in the case of default; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H44610B7B2CCB476A9188EFABB27F70F0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>have available
all the patents and technology necessary for any person selected, including the
Director, to complete and operate the project.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H74463A0FBC5842B8984D93A75E5C78E4"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Payment of
principal and interest by Director</header><text>With respect to any obligation
guaranteed under this section, the Director may enter into a contract to pay,
and pay, holders of the obligation, for and on behalf of the borrower, from
funds appropriated for that purpose, the principal and interest payments which
become due and payable on the unpaid balance of the obligation if the Director
finds that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H01B411422D804F9FA6C83CA191C79770"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H959B8F5B3D25410ABFD849DF554F8746"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the borrower is unable
to meet the payments and is not in default;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HED0CA94292A8417D949EDC116D777030" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>it is in the public interest to permit
the borrower to continue to pursue the purposes of the project; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HA136C07531294A97B2D440D66E04174D" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the probable net benefit to the Federal
Government in paying the principal and interest will be greater than that which
would result in the event of a default;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="HA6854F5A89B949F7B4D417A966AED31A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of the
payment that the Director is authorized to pay shall be no greater than the
amount of principal and interest that the borrower is obligated to pay under
the agreement being guaranteed; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HDC5FDCB6D71D41EAA0CADCA8C8628CE3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the borrower
agrees to reimburse the Director for the payment (including interest) on terms
and conditions that are satisfactory to the Director.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4C8B7DF39D004D988E2A1A3F1F1F96B5"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Action by
Attorney General</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HC5738FB1862B4CAAB3B3045FA49D112A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>If
the borrower defaults on an obligation, the Director shall notify the Attorney
General of the default.</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H50BB8B11AD1A42B0AAF4F83FA8AF5DB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Recovery</header><text>On
notification, the Attorney General shall take such action as is appropriate to
recover the unpaid principal and interest due from—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H3B5CF16952F84CD092B8E46E87BF3430"><enum>(I)</enum><text>such assets of the
defaulting borrower as are associated with the obligation; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H6D54C7E154F14A17BB84C6A8ED6DE58F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any other
security pledged to secure the obligation.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3B97E5A498D44DA0908BA7969BC55012"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H40DFAEA483FA428185EBEFB882228BA9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall charge and collect fees for guarantees
in amounts the Director determines are sufficient to cover applicable
administrative expenses, not to exceed 1 percent of the amount
guaranteed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5994502196644F82B041B62ABFBCBEB4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Fees
collected under this paragraph shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF8DDC9FA5DA64B9A995FD5BBC24436BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be deposited by
the Director into the Treasury; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H5D0B7751C01E4FCDB5F8EAC52CDB504B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>remain available
until expended, subject to such other conditions as are contained in annual
appropriations Acts.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H83044D2ED9D64094A158199A8AAF3D62"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Credit
requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a
loan guaranteed under this section a qualified minority business shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H113BAB63B4914C94B748966CF9BB7C9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be in good
standing with regard to the credit of that business in the determination of the
Director;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D6E4204D924113AFDFBDE6153959BD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have received
technical assistance under section 103; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H411BFB1CEEBB4F64BC350B6D6CD1DEFB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit reports, at
such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Director may
require regarding the credit of the business.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H988EF9E98B994ABDB4743534FB3BD647"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limits on
guarantee amounts</header>
<paragraph id="H81819C0635B14236B10DBA5AE7351747"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Maximum amount
of guarantee</header><text>The Director may not guarantee more than $450,000 of
any loan under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5D637019297A4FEDB236A485939C0708"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Maximum gross
loan amount</header><text>A loan guaranteed under this section may not be for a
gross loan amount in excess of $500,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6742AF83FF114476B0B5EDEB6829ACC1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Director not more than $500,000,000 to
carry out this section during fiscal years 2011 through 2016.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H979C72C1B24F403B9A3FF2E54063E1A4"><enum>105.</enum><header>Set-aside
contracting opportunities</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5956AB0342FF4786A1843125E8A00101"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may
enter into agreements with the United States Government and any department,
agency, or officer thereof having procurement powers for purposes of providing
for the fulfillment of procurement contracts and providing opportunities for
qualified minority businesses with regard to such contracts.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA2226BD6240F4865B73E05B4C1DDB2D2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualifications
on participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director
shall by rule establish requirements for participation under this section by a
qualified minority business in a contract.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9F28593C675D4263BD2E219FAFED6727"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Annual limit on
number of contracts per qualified minority business</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A qualified minority business may not
participate under this section in contracts in an amount that exceeds
$10,000,000 for goods and services each fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE015ED5F9B6436CBF180CDA6C3E6C7B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limits on
contract amounts</header>
<paragraph id="H6ADB15C71A654FD2AAB44C697999EC83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Goods and
services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided
in paragraph (2), a contract for goods and services under this section may not
exceed $6,000,000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H17F31E5DC0CE4F8EA98474E12BA73385"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Manufacturing
and construction</header><text>A contract for manufacturing and construction
services under this section may not exceed $10,000,000.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H4F798090E7F748798A5866E028E555D4"><enum>106.</enum><header>Termination
from the Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Director
may terminate a qualified minority business from the Program for any violation
of a requirement of sections 102 through 105 of this Act by that qualified
minority business, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HF75EEA1B1F7C45208AF712C397866F19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Conduct by a
principal of the qualified minority business that indicates a lack of business
integrity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBBE99AABB90546EDB492DDAFAF18F5AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Willful failure to
comply with applicable labor standards and obligations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8867B37A83424CC0867E5F26D1CD70D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Consistent failure
to tender adequate performance with regard to contracts under the
Program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA0BE9C70439B43EC98DDFDD1CEBE0319"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Failure to obtain
and maintain relevant certifications.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FFECD1A0DF24FB0AB6686B699ED1433"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Failure to pay
outstanding obligations owed to the Federal Government.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA48964511B18451F913BE8F41339AF69"><enum>107.</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subsection id="H942C60A4369E4764AE410A0A31CEFD88"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report of the
Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than
October 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report
describing the activities of the Director during the preceding year with
respect to the Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HBB5AB8BFE2DC46679996EA93BC50FF37"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report of the
Secretary of Commerce</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not
later than October 1, 2011, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate a report describing the activities the Secretary engaged in during
the preceding year to build wealth among historically disadvantaged
individuals.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H3EEB8857C2364F0D878FBD5324D61D8D"><enum>108.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="HE4499948425046A5A371D23E346A7248"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>historically disadvantaged individual</term> means any individual who is
a member of a group that is designated as eligible to receive assistance under
section 1400.1 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on
January 1, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B9EE32CA92C4F96B3E3386AE2867CD6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>principal</term> means any person that the Director determines to
exercise significant control over the regular operations of a business
entity.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>Minority Business
Development Agency database</header>
<section id="H990B3D43E33B45AC96B7324EB785672D"><enum>201.</enum><header>Minority
Business Development Agency database</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the National Director of the Minority Business
Development Agency shall establish a database to assist prime contractors in
identifying historically disadvantaged firms for subcontracting.</text>
</section>CCommunity economic
development provisions
<enum>I</enum><header>Ensuring job
quality and access in the construction sector</header>
<section id="H27A629FF179244DDB1776201BF8BA5CF"><enum>101.</enum><header>Targeted hiring
requirement for certain construction jobs</header>
<subsection id="HC838093C42754C4AAFD4BEA8A5EBBC01"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contracts
subject to this section</header><text>The requirements of this section shall
apply to all contracts for construction and rehabilitation of facilities and
infrastructure funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by or through
the Federal Government in fiscal year 2011.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H372E2956A3D0493A85811CE66568FEA4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Employment of
targeted workers</header>
<paragraph id="H875639B77A814593BF4B9EA9190AD5EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Project work
hours requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of Labor shall establish a minimum percentage of construction work
hours to be performed by targeted workers for each contract subject to this
section in each labor market area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F631C72D62148B5853E45209277F54D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Utilization of
apprenticeship programs</header>
<subparagraph id="H6A42D21129E6408287D78E1A599C02D0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Contractor
participation requirements</header><text>Each contractor and subcontractor that
seeks to provide construction services on contracts subject to this section
shall submit adequate assurances with its bid or proposal that it participates
in a qualified apprenticeship program, with a written arrangement with a
qualified pre-apprenticeship program, as defined by the Secretary of Labor, for
each craft or trade classification of worker that the contractor or
subcontractor intends to employ to perform work on the project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H76EEA910203D48A2BE6B75AA6DEB8014"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certification of
other programs in certain localities</header><text>In the event that the
Secretary of Labor certifies that a qualified apprenticeship program (as
defined in subparagraph (A)) for a craft or trade classification that a
prospective contractor or subcontractor intends to employ, is not operated in
the locality where the contract or subcontract will be performed, an
apprenticeship or other training program that is not an employee welfare
benefit plan (as defined in such section) may be certified by the Secretary as
a qualified apprenticeship or other training program provided it is registered
with the Department of Labor, Office of Apprenticeship, or a State
apprenticeship agency recognized by the Office of Apprenticeship for Federal
purposes.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5FA12FB65BCC41C2ADE0DFF6691C51B6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Apprentice
utilization</header><text>Each contractor and subcontractor performing work on
contracts subject to this section shall employ apprentices or trainees enrolled
in qualified apprenticeship programs to the maximum extent permitted in the
program’s written standards, and shall submit adequate assurances that it is
not party to contractual agreements that preclude its ability to meet the
targeted hiring requirements set forth in paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HDA45BF28A00244C8AC2A66EA28897E95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
purposes of this section—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFDCFBA756E1344B3ACF5B656B651DC2A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>labor market area</term> has
the meaning given such term in section 101(18) of the Workforce Investment Act
of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801(18));</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB6E6724433649308799812DD0ECF2BD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>qualified apprenticeship
program</term> means an apprenticeship or other training program that qualifies
as an <quote>employee welfare benefit plan</quote> as defined in section 3(1)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1));
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEAC76BD927D54D77B35C2CF892AEE132"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the term
<term>targeted workers</term> means individuals who reside in the same labor
market area as the applicable project and who—</text>
<clause id="H24395C9C8FF9419BAA920FACFCE3C633"><enum>(i)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7FF57AB8867940FAA830D575AA7ED023"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are members of families
that received a total income, that during the 2-year period prior to employment
on the project or admission to the pre-apprenticeship program, did not exceed
200 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines (exclusive of unemployment
compensation, child support payments, payments described in 29 United States
Code section 2801(25)(A), and old-age and survivors insurance benefits received
under section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HF35AF8490A284B37B338C70A06984D4D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reside in a census tract in which not
less than 20 percent of the households have income below the Federal poverty
guidelines;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H328A9E36D9614A188B6443AB9795C70C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are
members of a targeted group, within the meaning of section 51 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H1B49546528264D31ADFD1AD184DE8F94"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>qualify as
<quote>displaced homemakers</quote> as such term is defined in section 3(10) of
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C.
2302(10)).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEFCC4E496C4C4E61AD7488570214947B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Facilitating
compliance and project efficiency</header><text>In order to achieve the
purposes of this section and to promote prompt completion of construction
projects undertaken pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of Labor may require
that contractors and subcontractors performing construction work under a
contract subject to this section enter into an agreement consistent with the
standards set forth in section 4 of Executive Order 13502 and the requirements
of subsection (b)(1) of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H69DFF8277F6A433F9CFDF19BB50C152F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation</header>
<paragraph id="HB240080A0C714A5B973F1EBB2D65983B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>No law or regulation governing the operations or
activities of any agency responsible for implementing provisions of this
section shall be interpreted to prohibit Federal agencies, funding recipients,
contractors, or subcontractors, from advancing the purposes of this section
through additional project requirements or actions. The Secretary of Labor
shall be responsible for ensuring the implementation and enforcement of this
section, including investigating noncompliance, and shall, not later than 180
days after the date of enactment of this Act, adopt such rules, regulations,
and guidance, and issue such orders as the Secretary determines necessary and
appropriate to achieve the purposes of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F31CFB7BCF74AB0B9B43B9E4E67F2A1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>In
the event of material noncompliance with this section by a recipient,
contractor, or subcontractor, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority
to assess and collect penalties from such recipient, contractor, or
subcontractor of not more than 5 percent of the contract amount. The Secretary
shall allow for reduction or avoidance of penalty assessments for
non-compliance with the targeted hiring requirements of subsection (b)(1) only
where the entity in question demonstrates that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17482776F4A3414385DD4736CC2200B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>compliance was
impossible because of a shortage of targeted workers in the local labor market;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65BDD0D184C146F980A199BFCEF07BE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the employer
utilized all specified measures to obtain targeted workers.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">The
Secretary may specify measures required to be taken to obtain targeted
workers.</continuation-text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC4779A4845FC4C7FAC442005B7D00E5F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>dedicated
resources for training and recruitment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In order to facilitate the objectives of
this section, not less than 1 percent of any funds authorized and appropriated
or otherwise allocated for construction for fiscal year 2011 shall be set aside
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H0011C48227B94A309104C01923517AF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide
pre-apprenticeship training and other support services through programs that
have strong track records of placing targeted workers into sustained employment
in the construction trades and that have written agreements with qualified
apprenticeship programs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H82F06AE590194172AF963D338423E5EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide support to
community-based organizations that have written agreements with programs
described in subsection (b)(2) to participate in such programs by recruiting
targeted workers; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41BBA9D265234901BBD25C3998930DCD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide support to
contractors either—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8C6AD297FE04DDEAB79AFAF7C8514C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that are
community-based nonprofit organizations that both—</text>
<clause id="H4ECDFEE5914D473F9DD7BEF02859430C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have
a governing body in which a majority the members qualify as targeted workers;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC713CC5ED18849CFBD2BA2146A94DD9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>have less than
one million dollars in annual revenue from construction work of any type,
or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC86299830FD141DEAD07CE1F13693A34"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in which such a
community-based nonprofit organization has a 100 percent controlling interest
for work relating to such Act to meet the cost of participating in
apprenticeship programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H213CDD8B4C474B249174716918CBA2B1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress regarding participation of socially and economically disadvantaged
businesses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that each agency responsible for implementing provisions relating to
construction contracting and subcontracting in fiscal year 2011 should ensure
that any regulation, policy, or funding disbursement made provides for the
inclusive participation by socially and economically disadvantaged small
business concerns, as defined under section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15
U.S.C. 637(a)), including through bidding credits, program eligibility
standards, and other means.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>2-year extension
of new markets tax credit national limitation</header>
<section id="H05CBC1131DFE4A389EE0EE2448A85C31"><enum>201.</enum><header>2-year
extension of new markets tax credit national limitation</header>
<subsection id="H8B79E76516FF49DCA4CF5D67A295F1F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subparagraph (F) of
section 45D(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>2009</quote> and inserting <quote>2009, 2010, and 2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFBA8B0AE0C7048CBBEBF09DCAED12E5F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to
investments made after December 31, 2009.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Extension of
empowerment zone designation</header>
<section id="H20B523958FCA4CC0B193F0A9DAA99C03"><enum>301.</enum><header>Extension of
empowerment zone designation</header>
<subsection id="HEA4C0C31DACD49E5AB2B31197448A281"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause (i) of section
1391(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>December 31, 2009</quote> and inserting <quote>December 31,
2011</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE00BBE2552C40ABB19D40B01EF22FD6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by this section shall apply to areas with
respect to which a designation under section 1391 of such Code is in effect on
December 31, 2009.</text>
</subsection></section>