[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1760]
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  SA 3485. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 636, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased 
expensing limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie 
on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:

     SEC. 1305. PARTICIPATION OF DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS 
                   ENTERPRISES IN CONTRACTS, SUBCONTRACTS, AND 
                   BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FUNDED USING PASSENGER 
                   FACILITY REVENUES AND IN AIRPORT CONCESSIONS.

       Section 40117, as amended by sections 1302 and 1303, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Participation by Disadvantaged Business 
     Enterprises.--
       ``(1) Applicability of requirements.--Except to the extent 
     otherwise provided by the Secretary, requirements relating to 
     disadvantaged business enterprises, as set forth in parts 23 
     and 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation), shall apply to an airport collecting 
     passenger facility revenue.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue any 
     regulations necessary to implement this subsection, 
     including--
       ``(A) goal setting requirements for an eligible agency to 
     ensure that contracts, subcontracts, and business 
     opportunities funded using passenger facility revenues, and 
     airport concessions, are awarded consistent with the levels 
     of participation of disadvantaged business enterprises and 
     airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprises that 
     would be expected in the absence of discrimination;
       ``(B) provision for an assurance that requires that an 
     eligible agency will not discriminate on the basis of race, 
     color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance 
     of any contract funded using passenger facility revenues; and
       ``(C) a requirement that an eligible agency will take all 
     necessary and reasonable steps to ensure nondiscrimination in 
     the award and administration of contracts funded using 
     passenger facility revenues.
       ``(3) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on 
     the day following the date on which the Secretary issues 
     final regulations under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Airport concessions disadvantaged business 
     enterprise.--The term `airport concessions disadvantaged 
     business enterprise' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation).
       ``(B) Disadvantaged business enterprise.--The term 
     `disadvantaged business enterprise' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 26.5 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or a successor regulation).''.
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