Veterans Enhancing Transportation Act

Bill: 116-s-2031
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-06-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government information and archives

Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Public contracts and procurement

Roads and highways

Small business

State and local government operations

Transportation programs funding

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Veterans Enhancing Transportation Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises reporting requirements for state governments with respect to the disadvantaged business enterprise program of the Department of Transportation.</p> <p>Each state government may report information concerning small businesses that are owned and controlled by veterans who are not socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2031 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 27, 2019 Mr. Barrasso introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the FAST Act to allow States to include information on small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans in reporting under the disadvantaged business enterprises program of the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Enhancing Transportation Act . 2. Disadvantaged business enterprises Section 1101(b)(6) of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 114–94 ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking The Secretary shall establish and inserting the following: “The Secretary shall— (A) establish ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (B) allow State governments to include in reporting described in subparagraph (A) information concerning small business concerns that are owned and controlled by veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) that are not socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. .