,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjca  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,barrasso introduced the     
following bill2 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 ,transportation1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,veterans ,enhancing
 ,transportation ,act4  #b4             
,disadvantaged business enterprises     
,section #aaja7;b77#f7 of the ,,fast    
,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note2 ,public  
,law #aad-id7 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,b71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
7#b7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7
 and 7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71      

respectively1 and indenting             
appropriately2  7#c7 in the matter      
preceding clause 7i7 7as so             
redesignated71 by striking ,the         
,secretary shall establish and inserting
 the following3 8,the ,secretary shall--
  7,a7 establish  2 and  7#d7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7,b7 allow   
,state governments to include in        
reporting described in subparagraph 7,a7
 information concerning small business  
concerns that are owned and controlled  
by veterans 7as defined in section #aja 
of title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code7    
that are not socially and economically  
disadvantaged individuals4  4