Title: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Expansion Act
The bill increases funding for and expands the disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services program of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The program provides training, assistance, and services to minority-owned small businesses to help them achieve proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for federal aid highway project contracts and subcontracts.
Specifically, the bill (1) increases the annual funding cap for the program from $10 million to $25 million, and (2) authorizes DOT to implement the program at the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Aviation Administration so that small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals may achieve proficiency to compete for contracts and subcontracts regarding public transportation and airport projects.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3929 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3929

 To provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services 
programs at modal administrations of the Department of Transportation, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2022

Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Warnock) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for disadvantaged business enterprise supportive services 
programs at modal administrations of the Department of Transportation, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 
Supportive Services Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE CAP FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION DISADVANTAGED 
              BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 140(c) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$25,000,000''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 104(a)(1) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E) and 
inserting the following:
                    ``(A) $505,964,697 for fiscal year 2022;
                    ``(B) $515,783,991 for fiscal year 2023;
                    ``(C) $525,799,671 for fiscal year 2024;
                    ``(D) $536,015,664 for fiscal year 2025; and
                    ``(E) $546,435,977 for fiscal year 2026.''.

SEC. 3. FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS 
              ENTERPRISE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5332 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services 
Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with other 
        Federal agencies, State agencies, authorities, associations, 
        institutions, Tribal governments, for profit or nonprofit 
        corporations, and any other organizations or persons, 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 disadvantaged individuals may achieve 
        proficiency to compete, on an equal basis, for contracts and 
        subcontracts.
            ``(2) Funding.--Of the amounts made available 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 provisions.--
        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;
                    ``(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 BUSINESS PARTICIPATION SUPPORTIVE SERVICES 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 47113 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business 
Participation Supportive Services Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
        Assistant Administrator of the Office of Civil Rights of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration, may make agreements to provide 
        assistance to an eligible entity described in paragraph (2) to 
        develop, 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 concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
        economically disadvantaged individuals may achieve proficiency 
        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 eligible 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 organization 
                or group of organizations deemed appropriate 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 Administrator of the Office of Civil Rights 
        of the Federal 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 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting ``or section 47113(f) of title 49, United States Code'' 
before the semicolon at the end.
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