Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act

Bill: 116-s-492
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-02-14
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Disability and paralysis

Public contracts and procurement

Roads and highways

Small business

Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Latest action: action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><STRONG>Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act</STRONG></p> <p>This bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to (1) add the term "service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concern" for purposes of awarding transportation contracts under such Act; (2) require, to the maximum extent practicable, not less than 5% of amounts available under such Act to be expended through service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; and (3) require states to notify the Department of Transportation of the percentage of small business concerns controlled by service-disabled veterans.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 492 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2019 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Cornyn ) 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 improve contracting opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Rebuilding Infrastructure to Vitalize our Economy Act . 2. Disadvantaged business enterprises Section 1101(b) of the FAST Act ( 23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public Law 114–94 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following: (A) Service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concern The term service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concern has the meaning given the term small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) ). ; (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking not less than 10 percent ; (B) by striking Code, shall be and inserting the following: Code— (A) not less than 10 percent shall be ; (C) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (B) to the maximum extent practicable, not less than 5 percent shall be expended through service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. ; 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) service-disabled veterans (as defined in section 3(q) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(q) )). .