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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4453 

To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to review the 

number of contracts for new disadvantaged small business concerns at 

certain airports with Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 

Ms. MOORE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

to review the number of contracts for new disadvantaged 

small business concerns at certain airports with Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REVIEW OF FAA PROGRAMS OF NEW DIS4 ADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 

5 Section 140 of the FAA Modernization and Reform 

6 Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47113 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘each of 

2 fiscal years 2013 through 2015’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘fiscal year 2016 and periodically thereafter’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ‘‘a 

6 list’’ and inserting ‘‘from the large and medium 

7 hub airports in the United States that have a 

8 disadvantaged business enterprise program, a 

9 list’’; and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) ASSESSMENT OF EFFORTS.—Each fiscal year 

12 the Inspector General shall assess the efforts of the Fed13 eral Aviation Administration in the last 6 months of the 

14 previous fiscal year to implement recommendations sug15 gested in previous reports issued pursuant to this sec16 tion.’’. 

17 SEC. 2. ANNUAL TRACKING OF CERTAIN NEW FIRMS AT 

18 AIRPORTS WITH A DISADVANTAGED BUSI19 NESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM. 

20 (a) NUMBER OF DBES.—Beginning in fiscal year 

21 2016, and each year thereafter, the Administrator shall 

22 require airports to report on the number of new DBEs 

23 that were awarded a contract or concession during such 

24 fiscal year. 


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1 (b) TRAINING.—The Administrator shall provide 

2 training on an ongoing basis to airports that comply with 

3 subsection (a). 

4 (c) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of enactment of this Act and every year thereafter, 

6 the Administrator shall update DBE-connect or any other 

7 successor online reporting system to include information 

8 on the number of new DBE and Airport Concession Dis9 advantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) that are award10 ed a contract or concession for the first time at large and 

11 medium hub airports with a DBE program. 

12 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi13 nitions apply: 

14 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis15 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 

16 Aviation Administration. 

17 (2) DBE.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘DBE’’ 

19 means an enterprise described in subsection (a) 

20 that is certified in accordance with part 26 of 

21 title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. 

22 (B) NEW DBE.—The term, ‘‘new DBE’’ 

23 means a DBE that participated in a contract or 

24 concession agreement for the first time in the 

25 fiscal year under review. 


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1 SEC. 3. AUDITS. 

2 The Inspector General of the Department of Trans3 portation shall conduct regular audits of the accuracy of 

4 the data on DBEs and participation contained in the on5 line reporting database developed by DBE-connect or any 

6 similar or successor online reporting database developed 

7 by the Federal Aviation Administration. 

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