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women-owned businesses in airport-related in-
dustries. 
(6) All of this evidence provides a strong basis 
for the continuation of the airport disadvantaged 
business enterprise program and the airport conces-
sions disadvantaged business enterprise program. 
(7) Congress has received and reviewed recent 
comprehensive and compelling evidence of discrimi-
nation from many different sources, including con-
gressional hearings and roundtables, scientific re-
ports, reports issued by public and private agencies, 
news stories, reports of discrimination by organiza-
tions and individuals, and discrimination lawsuits. 
(c) DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PER-
SONAL NET WORTH CAP; BONDING REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 47113 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) PERSONAL NET WORTH CAP.— 
‘‘(1) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall issue final regulations to adjust the 
personal net worth cap used in determining whether 
an individual is economically disadvantaged for pur-
poses of qualifying under the definition contained in 
subsection (a)(2) and under section 47107(e). The 
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regulations shall correct for the impact of inflation 
since the Small Business Administration established 
the personal net worth cap at $750,000 in 1989. 
‘‘(2) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Following the ini-
tial adjustment under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall adjust, on June 30 of each year thereafter, the 
personal net worth cap to account for changes, oc-
curring in the preceding 12-month period, in the 
Consumer Price Index of All Urban Consumers 
(United States city average, all items) published by 
the Secretary of Labor. 
‘‘(f) EXCLUSION OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In calculating a business 
owner’s personal net worth, any funds held in a 
qualified retirement account owned by the business 
owner shall be excluded, subject to regulations to be 
issued by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement 
paragraph (1), including consideration of appro-
priate safeguards, such as a limit on the amount of 
such accounts, to prevent circumvention of personal 
net worth requirements. 
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‘‘(g) PROHIBITION ON EXCESSIVE OR DISCRIMINA-
TORY BONDING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a program to eliminate barriers to small busi-
ness participation in airport-related contracts and 
concessions by prohibiting excessive, unreasonable, 
or discriminatory bonding requirements for any 
project funded under this chapter or using passenger 
facility revenues under section 40117. 
‘‘(2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall issue a final rule to establish the pro-
gram under paragraph (1).’’. 
SEC. 138. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CERTIFICATION OF DIS-
ADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. 
(a) MANDATORY
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—Section 
47113 (as amended by this Act) is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall establish a mandatory training pro-
gram for persons described in paragraph (3) on cer-
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tifying whether a small business concern qualifies as 
a small business concern owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged individuals 
under this section and section 47107(e). 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The training program 
may be implemented by one or more private entities 
approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) PARTICIPANTS.—A person referred to in 
paragraph (1) is an official or agent of an airport 
sponsor— 
‘‘(A) who is required to provide a written 
assurance 
under 
this 
section 
or 
section 
47107(e) that the airport owner or operator will 
meet the percentage goal of subsection (b) or 
section 47107(e)(1); or 
‘‘(B) who is responsible for determining 
whether or not a small business concern quali-
fies as a small business concern owned and con-
trolled by socially and economically disadvan-
taged individuals under this section or section 
47107(e). 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Out of amounts appropriated under section 106(k), 
not less than $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2010, 2011, and 2012 shall be used to carry out this 
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subsection and to support other programs and activi-
ties of the Secretary related to the participation of 
small business concerns owned and controlled by so-
cially and economically disadvantaged individuals in 
airport related contracts or concessions.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
other appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
results of the training program conducted under the 
amendment made by subsection (b). 
SEC. 139. CALCULATION OF STATE APPORTIONMENT FUND. 
Section 47114(d) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Except as provided in 
paragraph (3), the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘18.5 percent’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘10 percent’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.— 
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