[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4598

 To provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services 
programs at modal administrations of the Department of Transportation, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2023

   Mr. Aguilar (for himself, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. 
   Titus, and Ms. Barragan) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services 
programs at modal administrations of the Department of Transportation, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
Supportive Services Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE CAP FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION DISADVANTAGED 
              BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 140(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$25,000,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (C) through (E) and 
inserting the following:
                    ``(C) $525,799,671 for fiscal year 2024;
                    ``(D) $536,015,664 for fiscal year 2025; and
                    ``(E) $546,435,977 for fiscal year 2026.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2023.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS 
              ENTERPRISE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5332 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services 
Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
        Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, the 
        Associate Administrator for Civil Rights of the Federal Transit 
        Administration, other Federal agencies, State agencies, 
        authorities, associations, institutions, Tribal governments, 
        for profit or nonprofit corporations, and any other 
        organizations or persons, including transit authorities and 
        transit-specific organizations, may develop, conduct, and 
        administer training programs and assistance programs in 
        connection with any program under this chapter so that small 
        business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individuals may achieve proficiency 
        to compete, on an equal basis, for contracts and subcontracts.
            ``(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out 
        section 5314, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
        Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, the 
        Associate Administrator for Civil Rights of the Federal Transit 
        Administration, shall use not more than $5,000,000 for each 
        fiscal year to carry out this subsection.
            ``(3) Nonapplicability of certain provisions.--
        Notwithstanding section 3106 of title 41, section 6101 of that 
        title shall not be applicable to contracts and agreements 
        entered into pursuant to paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Funding.--Section 5338(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), 
        and (E) and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) $13,995,000,000 for fiscal year 2024;
                    ``(D) $14,284,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and
                    ``(E) $14,647,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(H), by striking ``$12,404,500 for 
        fiscal year 2024, $12,660,748 for fiscal year 2025, and 
        $12,982,608 for fiscal year 2026'' and inserting ``$17,404,500 
        for fiscal year 2024, $17,660,748 for fiscal year 2025, and 
        $17,982,608 for fiscal year 2026''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2023.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY 
              DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 47113 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business 
Participation Supportive Services Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the 
        Assistant Administrator of the Office of Civil Rights of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration, may make agreements to provide 
        assistance to an eligible entity described in paragraph (2) to 
        develop, conduct, and administer training programs and 
        assistance programs in connection with any project to be 
        carried out under a grant agreement under this subchapter in 
        order that small business concerns owned and controlled by 
        socially and economically disadvantaged individuals may achieve 
        proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for contracts and 
        subcontracts related to such projects, and for Small Business 
        Innovation Research contracts.
            ``(2) Eligible entities described.--An eligible entity 
        described in this paragraph is any of the following:
                    ``(A) A State or territory.
                    ``(B) A political subdivision of a State or local 
                government.
                    ``(C) A Tribal government.
                    ``(D) A special purpose district or public 
                authority with an aviation function.
                    ``(E) A port authority.
                    ``(F) A metropolitan planning organization.
                    ``(G) A group of entities described in any of 
                subparagraphs (A) through (F).
                    ``(H) Any other profit or non-profit organization 
                or group of organizations deemed appropriate by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(3) Funding.--From amounts available in the Airport and 
        Airways Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Secretary, in cooperation 
        with the Assistant Administrator of the Office of Civil Rights 
        of the Federal Aviation Administration, may use such sums as 
        necessary, not to exceed $5,000,000 per fiscal year, for the 
        administration of this subsection.''.
    (b) Expenditure Authority From Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--
Section 9502(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting ``or section 47113(f) of title 49, United States Code'' 
before the semicolon at the end.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on October 1, 2023.
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