[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 23 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      THE INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1998

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                       BAUCUS AMENDMENT NO. 1935

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BAUCUS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
amendment No. 1772 submitted by Mr. McConnell to amendment No. 1766 
proposed by Mr. Chafee to the bill, S. 1173, supra; as follows:

       On page 2, line 18, delete ``and'', insert the following, 
     and redesignate the subsequent paragraph accordingly:
       ``(5) the persistence of discrimination against business 
     enterprises owned and controlled by socially and economically 
     disadvantaged individuals;
       ``(6) the extent of discrimination against construction 
     companies owned and controlled by women and minorities in the 
     financial, credit and bonding markets;
       ``(7) the impact on businesses owned and controlled by 
     socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in 
     instances in which States have repealed their State 
     Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs, or in which the 
     operation of the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
     program has been prevented by the order of a court;
       ``(8) the impact of the Disadvantaged Enterprise Program on 
     the creation of jobs, especially the creation of jobs for 
     women and minorities;
       ``(9) the participation rates of disadvantaged business 
     enterprises as prime contractors in programs funded under 
     this Act; and''.
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                    CHAFEE AMENDMENTS NOS. 1936-1937

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. CHAFEE submitted two amendments intended to be proposed by him to 
amendment No. 1771 submitted by Mr. McConnell to amendment No. 1676 
proposed by Mr. Chafee to the bill, S. 1173, supra; as follows:

                           Amendment No. 1936

       At the end, insert the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Required Establishment of a Small Business Program.--
     During any time period in which a recipient is prevented from 
     administering the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program 
     as set forth in subsection (a) by reason of a final order of 
     a Federal court finding the program to be unconstitutional, 
     the recipient shall establish a Small Business Program to 
     assist small businesses, as defined by the Secretary, which 
     shall include at a minimum:
       ``(1) goals for the participation of small business;
       ``(2) outreach and recruitment efforts for small 
     businesses, including disadvantaged business enterprises, to 
     encourage the maximum practicable opportunity for small 
     businesses to compete for prime and subcontracts funded under 
     Federal transportation law;
       ``(3) assistance to small businesses, including 
     disadvantaged businesses, in obtaining financing, credit, 
     bonding, and other assistance; and
       ``(4) semi-annual reporting to the Department of 
     Transportation on the impact of the small business 
     program.''.
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                           Amendment No. 1937

       At the end, insert the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Required Establishment of a Small Business Program.--
     During any time period in which a recipient is prevented from 
     administering the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program 
     as set forth in subsection (a) by reason of a court order as 
     described in subsection (e), the recipient shall establish a 
     Small Business Program to assist small businesses, as defined 
     by the Secretary, which shall include at a minimum:
       ``(1) goals for the participation of small businesses;
       ``(2) outreach and recruitment efforts for small 
     businesses, including disadvantaged business enterprises, to 
     encourage the maximum practicable opportunity for small 
     businesses to compete for prime and subcontracts funded under 
     Federal transportation law;
       ``(3) assistance to small businesses, including 
     disadvantaged businesses, in obtaining financing, credit, 
     bonding, and other assistance; and
       ``(4) semi-annual reporting to the Department of 
     Transportation on the impact of the small business 
     program.''.
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                     ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 1938

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. ROCKEFELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to amendment No. 1676 proposed by Mr. Chafee to the bill, S. 1173, 
supra; as follows:

       At the appropriate place insert:
       Section 102(a) of Title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``required'' the following:
       ``Unless, at the discretion of the State highway 
     department, the vehicle is an alternative fuel vehicle (as 
     defined in section 2023(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (42 U.S.C. 13433(c)))''.

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