I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7149 
To provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services programs 
at modal administrations of the Department of Transportation, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 18, 2022 
Mr. AGUILAR (for himself, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 
BARRAGA´N, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CARSON, Mr. EVANS, Ms. 
WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. BASS, and Ms. TITUS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
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 provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive 
services programs at modal administrations of the De-
partment of Transportation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Disadvantaged Busi-
ness Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act’’. 
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ments, for profit or nonprofit corporations, and any 
other organizations or persons, may develop, con-
duct, and administer training programs and assist-
ance programs in connection with any program 
under this chapter so that small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals may achieve proficiency to 
compete, on an equal basis, for contracts and sub-
contracts. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out section 5314, the Secretary shall 
use not more than $5,000,000 for each fiscal year 
to carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(3) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
PROVI-
SIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3106 of title 41, 
section 6101 of that title shall not be applicable to 
contracts and agreements entered into pursuant to 
paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 5338(a) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs 
(B) through (E) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) $13,639,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(C) $13,995,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
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‘‘(D) $14,284,000,000 for fiscal year 
2025; and 
‘‘(E) $14,647,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026.’’; and 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2)(H), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$12,088,846 for fiscal year 2023, $12,404,500 for 
fiscal year 2024, $12,660,748 for fiscal year 2025, 
and $12,982,608 for fiscal year 2026’’ and inserting 
‘‘$17,088,846 for fiscal year 2023, $17,404,500 for 
fiscal year 2024, $17,660,748 for fiscal year 2025, 
and $17,982,608 for fiscal year 2026’’. 
SEC. 4. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION SOCIALLY 
AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BUSI-
NESS PARTICIPATION SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47113 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 
BUSINESS PARTICIPATION SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Assistant Administrator of the Office 
of Civil Rights of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, may make agreements to provide assistance to 
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an eligible entity described in paragraph (2) to de-
velop, conduct, and administer training programs 
and assistance programs in connection with any 
project carried out under a grant agreement under 
this subchapter in order that small business con-
cerns owned and controlled by socially and economi-
cally disadvantaged individuals may achieve pro-
ficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for contracts 
and subcontracts related to such projects, and for 
Small Business Innovation Research contracts. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—An eli-
gible entity described in this paragraph is any of the 
following: 
‘‘(A) A State or territory. 
‘‘(B) A political subdivision of a State or 
local government. 
‘‘(C) A Tribal government. 
‘‘(D) A special purpose district or public 
authority with an aviation function. 
‘‘(E) A port authority. 
‘‘(F) A metropolitan planning organization. 
‘‘(G) A group of entities described in any 
of subparagraphs (A) through (F). 
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‘‘(H) Any other profit or non-profit organi-
zation or group of organizations deemed appro-
priate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—From amounts available in the 
Airport and Airways Trust Fund established under 
section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
the Secretary, in cooperation with the Assistant Ad-
ministrator of the Office of Civil Rights of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, may use such sums as 
necessary, not to exceed $5,000,000 per fiscal year, 
for the administration of this subsection.’’. 
(b) EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 9502(d)(1)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
section 47113(f) of title 49, United States Code’’ before 
the semicolon at the end. 
Æ 
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