Administration, the Associate Administrator for Civil 
Rights of the Federal Transit Administration, other 
Federal agencies, State agencies, authorities, asso-
ciations, institutions, Tribal governments, for profit 
or nonprofit corporations, and any other organiza-
tions or persons, including transit authorities and 
transit-specific organizations, may develop, conduct, 
and administer training programs and assistance 
programs in connection with any program under this 
chapter so that small business concerns owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals may achieve proficiency to com-
pete, on an equal basis, for contracts and sub-
contracts. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—Of the amounts made avail-
able to carry out section 5314, the Secretary, in co-
ordination with the Administrator of the Federal 
Transit Administration, the Associate Administrator 
for Civil Rights of the Federal Transit Administra-
tion, 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 
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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 
(C), (D), and (E) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) $13,995,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(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 
‘‘$12,404,500 for fiscal year 2024, $12,660,748 for 
fiscal year 2025, and $12,982,608 for fiscal year 
2026’’ and inserting ‘‘$17,404,500 for fiscal year 
2024, $17,660,748 for fiscal year 2025, and 
$17,982,608 for fiscal year 2026’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2023. 
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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 coordina-
tion with the Assistant Administrator of the Office 
of Civil Rights of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, may make agreements to provide assistance to 
an eligible entity described in paragraph (2) to de-
velop, conduct, and administer training programs 
and assistance programs in connection with any 
project to be carried out under a grant agreement 
under this subchapter in order that small business 
concerns owned and controlled by socially and eco-
nomically disadvantaged individuals may achieve 
proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for con-
tracts and subcontracts related to such projects, and 
for Small Business Innovation Research contracts. 
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‘‘(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). 
‘‘(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.’’. 
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(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. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2023. 
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