,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjac    
,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,small ,business1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of               
,transportation to develop a rule that  
does not allow ,federal funds under the 
disadvantaged business enterprise       
program to be used for any enterprise   
that is no longer eligible under such   
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cheating ,doesn't ,pay ,act4  #b4  
,rule regarding disadvantaged business  
enterprise  7a7 ,in general ,except as  
provided in subsection 7b71 not later   

than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall issue a rule   
that--  7#a7 does not allow ,federal    
funds under the disadvantaged business  
enterprise program1 described in section
 #aaja7;b7 of ,,map-#ba 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4  
#aja note71 to be used for any          
enterprise that is no longer eligible   
under such program2  7#b7 #ij days after
 the date of enactment of this ,act1    
each grant award1 contract1 or          
subcontract under the disadvantaged     
business enterprise program prohibits   
any ,federal funds under the program to 
be provided to an enterprise as soon as 
the enterprise is no longer eligible    
under such program2  7#c7 recuperates   
any unobligated funds made available    
under the disadvantaged business        
enterprise program to any enterprise no 
longer eligible under the program2 and  
7#d7 ensures that if a disadvantaged    
business enterprise is no longer        
eligible to receive funds under the     

program1 the ,secretary shall take such 
measures as are practicable to expedite 
bidding with other eligible enterprises 
to complete any project started by the  
no longer eligible enterprise4  7b7     
,graduation exception ,if a             
disadvantaged business enterprise is no 
longer eligible to receive funds under  
the program solely on the basis of its  
size1 the ,secretary shall allow such   
entity to complete any existing projects
 but shall not allow such enterprise to 
be eligible for additional funds for any
 new projects unless the ,state in which
 the enterprise is located recertifies  
it in accordance with section #aaja7;b7 
of ,,map-#ba 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note74