(b) TRAINING.—The Administrator shall provide 
training to airports, on an ongoing basis, with respect to 
compliance with subsection (a). 
(c) REPORTING.—During the first fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act and every 
fiscal year thereafter, the Administrator shall update 
dbE–Connect (or any successor online reporting system) 
to include information on the number of new disadvan-
taged business enterprises that were awarded a contract 
or concession during the previous fiscal year at a covered 
airport. 
(d) COVERED AIRPORT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered airport’’ means a large or medium hub 
airport that participates in the airport disadvantaged busi-
ness enterprise program referenced in section 140(a) of 
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C. 47113 note). 
SEC. 5. AUDITS. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Trans-
portation shall conduct periodic audits regarding the accu-
racy of the data on disadvantaged business enterprises 
contained in the Federal Aviation Administration’s report-
ing database related to such enterprises or any similar or 
successor online reporting database developed by the Ad-
ministration. 
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SEC. 6. PROMPT PAYMENTS. 
(a) REPORTING OF COMPLAINTS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall ensure 
that each airport that participates in the Program tracks, 
and reports to the Administrator, the number of covered 
complaints made in relation to activities at that airport. 
(b) IMPROVING COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
take actions to assess and improve compliance with 
prompt payment requirements under part 26 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—In carrying 
out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall assess— 
(A) whether requirements relating to the 
inclusion of prompt payment language in con-
tracts are being satisfied; 
(B) whether and how airports are enforc-
ing prompt payment requirements; 
(C) the processes by which covered com-
plaints are received and resolved by airports; 
(D) whether improvements need to be 
made to— 
(i) better track covered complaints re-
ceived by airports; and 
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(ii) assist the resolution of covered 
complaints in a timely manner; 
(E) the effectiveness of alternative dispute 
resolution mechanisms with respect to resolving 
covered complaints; 
(F) best practices that ensure prompt pay-
ment requirements are satisfied; 
(G) the Federal Aviation Administration 
resources, including staff, that are dedicated to 
helping resolve covered complaints; and 
(H) how the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion can enhance efforts to resolve covered com-
plaints, including by using timelines and pro-
viding additional staffing and other resources. 
(3) 
REPORTING.—The 
Administrator 
shall 
make available to the public on an appropriate web-
site operated by the Administrator a report describ-
ing the results of the assessment completed under 
this subsection, including a plan to respond to such 
results. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COVERED COMPLAINT.—The term ‘‘covered 
complaint’’ means a complaint relating to an alleged 
failure to satisfy a prompt payment requirement 
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under part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the airport disadvantaged business enterprise pro-
gram referenced in section 140(a) of the FAA Mod-
ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 
47113 note). 
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