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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3513 

To require at least 10 percent of certain transportation funding to be made 

available for small business concerns owned and controlled by socially 

and economically disadvantaged individuals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2011 

Ms. BROWN of Florida (for herself, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Mr. CLAY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. MOORE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, 

Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. LEWIS

of Georgia, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 

PIERLUISI, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. 

WATERS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. NORTON, and 

Mr. CLEAVER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 

Committee on Small Business, 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 

A BILL 

To require at least 10 percent of certain transportation funding to be made available for small business concerns 

owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 

2 (a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Except to the extent 

3 that the Secretary of Transportation determines other4 wise, not less than 10 percent of the amounts made avail5 able for any program under the jurisdiction of the Federal 

6 Railroad Administration shall be expended through small 

7 business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 

8 economically disadvantaged individuals. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi10 nitions apply: 

11 (1) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN.—The term 

12 ‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning that term 

13 has under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 

14 U.S.C. 632), except that the term shall not include 

15 any concern or group of concerns controlled by the 

16 same socially and economically disadvantaged indi17 vidual or individuals which has average annual gross 

18 receipts over the preceding 3 fiscal years in excess 

19 of $22,410,000, as adjusted annually by the Sec20 retary of Transportation for inflation. 

21 (2) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVAN22 TAGED INDIVIDUALS.—The term ‘‘socially and eco23 nomically disadvantaged individuals’’ has the mean24 ing that term has under section 8(d) of the Small 

25 Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) and relevant sub26 contracting regulations issued pursuant to that Act, 


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1 except that women shall be presumed to be socially 

2 and economically disadvantaged individuals for pur3 poses of this section. 

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