[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4238 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4238

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public 
Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms 
                        relating to minorities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2015

Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bera, Ms. Bordallo, 
 Mr. Cardenas, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
Crowley, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al Green 
of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, 
    Ms. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Smith of 
   Washington, Mr. Takai, Mr. Takano, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Titus, Ms. 
  Gabbard, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. Swalwell of California) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
   Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
   Infrastructure, 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 amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public 
Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms 
                        relating to minorities.

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

SECTION 1. MODERNIZATION OF TERMS RELATING TO MINORITIES.

    (a) Office of Minority Economic Impact.--Section 211(f)(1) of the 
Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7141(f)(1)) is amended 
by striking ``a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, 
or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent'' and 
inserting ``Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, 
African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska 
Native''.
    (b) Minority Business Enterprises.--Section 106(f)(2) of the Local 
Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
6705(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``Negroes, Spanish-speaking, 
Orientals, Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts'' and inserting ``Asian 
American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, African American, 
Hispanic, Native American, or Alaska Natives''.
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