,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cibh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbb,mr4    
,padilla 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m55dez7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a program s t small
 bus9ess conc]ns own$ & controll$ by    
socially & economically disadvantag$    
individuals may a*ieve pr(ici5cy to     
compete1 on an equal basis1 = contracts 
& subcontracts 9 ,dep>tm5t (            
,transportation projects1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,accel]at+ ,small ,bus9ess 
,gr[? ,act4  #b4 ,accel]at+ bus9ess gr[?
 program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation4   
7#b7 ,small bus9ess conc]n ,! t]m small 
bus9ess conc]n has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 
section #aaaja7;e77#b7 ( !              
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note2 ,public ,law  

#aag-eh74  7#c7 ,socially & economically
 disadvantag$ individuals ,! t]m        
socially & economically disadvantag$    
individuals has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9    
section #aaaja7;e77#b7 ( !              
,infra/ructure ,inve/m5t & ,jobs ,act   
7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #aja note2 ,public ,law  
#aag-eh74  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% a competitive grant program
 to provide f9ancial assi/ance to       
eligible entities to e/abli% & c>ry out 
innovative programs s t small bus9ess   
conc]ns own$ & controll$ by socially &  
economically disadvantag$ individuals   
may a*ieve pr(ici5cy to compete1 on an  
equal basis1 = contracts & subcontracts 
9 projects c>ri$ out ) f9ancial         
assi/ance f ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,eligible 
entities ,an entity eligible to receive 
f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is section is--  
7#a7 a ,/ate or t]ritory2  7#b7 a       
political subdivision ( a ,/ate or local
 gov]nm5t2  7#c7 a ,tribal gov]nm5t2    
7#d7 a special purpose di/rict or public
 au?ority ) a transit function2  7#e7 a 

port au?ority2  7#f7 a metropolitan     
plann+ organization2 or  7#g7 a gr\p (  
entities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh
 7#f74  7d7 ,applications ,to be        
eligible to p>ticipate 9 ! program "u   
?is section1 an eligible entity %all    
submit to ! ,secret>y an application at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7e7 ,p>tn]%ips ,9 c>ry+ out activities )
 a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible    
entity may p>tn] )-- 7#a7 #a or m       
nonpr(it organizations2 &  7#b7 #a or m 
in/itutions ( high] education4  7f7     
,requir$ report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] an eligible entity is  
aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section1 ! eligible
 entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y a    
report t includes-- 7,a7 a description (
 ! activities c>ri$ out ) ! grant2 &    
7,b7 an evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( ^?
 activities 9 meet+ ! objectives        
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,public
 availability ,ea* report submitt$ "u   
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made available on 

a public int]net website manag$ by !    
,secret>y4  7g7 ,report to ,congress ,n 
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 ,committee on ,transportation &        
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report t evaluates ! program  
"u ?is section1 includ+-- 7#a7 a        
description ( ! numb] ( grants aw>d$2   
7#b7 ! am\nt ( ea* grant2  7#c7 !       
activities c>ri$ out ) grants "u ?is    
section2 &  7#d7 ! effectiv5ess ( ^?    
activities 9 meet+ ! objectives describ$
 9 subsection 7b74  7h7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc    
?r\gh #bjbf4