,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cggf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjba,mr4  
,kim of ,new ,jersey 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,fitzpatrick1 and ,mr4 ,lamb7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide
 that not less than #c percent of the   
amounts made available for certain      
,federal-aid highway programs shall be  
expended through veteran owned small    
business concerns1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,better ,utilizing  
,infrastructure for ,lasting            
,development of ,veterans ,businesses   
,act of #bjba or the ,,build ,veterans  
,businesses ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,better 
utilizing infrastructure for lasting    
development of veterans businesses  7a7 
,definitions ,in this section1 the      
following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,small
 business concern ,the term small       
business concern has the meaning given  

the term in section #c of the ,small    
,business ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb74    
7#b7 ,veteran ,the term veteran has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#aja7b7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states   
,code4  7#c7 ,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 #c7q7 of the ,small ,business   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fcb 7q774  7b7     
,amounts for veteran owned small        
business concerns ,except to the extent 
that the ,secretary of ,transportation  
determines otherwise1 not less than #c  
percent of the amounts made available   
for ,federal-aid highway and public     
transportation funds made available     
under chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united  
,states ,code1 and chapter #ec of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be    
expended through veteran owned small    
business concerns4  7c7 ,uniform        
criteria ,the ,secretary shall establish

 minimum uniform criteria for use by    
,state governments in certifying whether
 a concern qualifies as a veteran owned 
small business concern for the purpose  
of this section4 ,such criteria shall   
include a limit on the personal net     
worth of the veterans who own and       
control the small business concern4  7d7
 ,reporting ,the ,secretary shall       
establish minimum requirements for use  
by ,state government in reporting to the
 ,secretary-- 7#a7 information          
concerning veteran owned small business 
concern awards1 commitments1 and        
achievement2 and  7#b7 such other       
information as the ,secretary determined
 to be appropriate for the proper       
monitoring of the veterans business     
enterprise program4