[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3513 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3513

To require at least 10 percent of certain transportation funding to be 
  made available for small business concerns owned and controlled by 
          socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2011

   Ms. Brown of Florida (for herself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Thompson of 
Mississippi, Mr. Clarke of Michigan, Mr. Clay, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Jackson 
  Lee of Texas, Ms. Moore, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of 
     Florida, Ms. Hanabusa, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. 
Richardson, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Pierluisi, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
Payne, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Meeks, Mr. 
 Hastings of Florida, Ms. Waters, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Rangel, 
 Ms. Norton, and Mr. Cleaver) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require at least 10 percent of certain transportation funding to be 
  made available for small business concerns owned and controlled by 
          socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.

    (a) Availability of Funds.--Except to the extent that the Secretary 
of Transportation determines otherwise, not less than 10 percent of the 
amounts made available for any program under the jurisdiction of the 
Federal Railroad Administration shall be expended through small 
business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the meaning that term has under section 3 of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), except that the term shall 
        not include any concern or group of concerns controlled by the 
        same socially and economically disadvantaged individual or 
        individuals which has average annual gross receipts over the 
        preceding 3 fiscal years in excess of $22,410,000, as adjusted 
        annually by the Secretary of Transportation for inflation.
            (2) Socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.--
        The term ``socially and economically disadvantaged 
        individuals'' has the meaning that term has under section 8(d) 
        of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant 
        subcontracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, except 
        that women shall be presumed to be socially and economically 
        disadvantaged individuals for purposes of this section.
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