Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-4319
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2017-11-09
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Public contracts and procurement

Roads and highways

Small business

Transportation programs funding

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2017-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-11-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act of 2017</b></p> <p> This bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) 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 businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. This set-aside must include veteran-owned small businesses.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4319 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2017 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Ms. Sinema ) 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 the FAST Act 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 2017 . 2. Disadvantaged business enterprises Section 1101(b) of the FAST Act ( 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. .