Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-2906
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2013-08-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Public contracts and procurement

Public transit

Roads and highways

Small business

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2013-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-08-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 - Amends MAP-21 to revise the requirement that 10% of the award of contracts for federal-aid highway, federal public transportation, and highway safety research and development programs be set-aside for small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Requires the set-aside to include veteran-owned small business concerns.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2013 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mrs. Bustos ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Small Business , 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 amend MAP–21 to improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2013 . 2. Disadvantaged business enterprises Section 1101(b) of MAP–21 ( 23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Veteran-owned small business concern The term veteran-owned small business concern has the meaning given the term small business concern owned and controlled by veterans in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ). ; (2) in paragraph (3) by inserting and veteran-owned small business concerns before the period at the end; and (3) in paragraph (4)(B)— (A) in clause (ii) by striking and at the end; (B) in clause (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iv) veterans. .