,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cibi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #bd1    
#bjbb,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,menendez1 and ,mr4 ,warnock7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for disadvantaged   
business enterprise supportive services 
programs at modal administrations of the
 ,department of ,transportation1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,disadvantaged
 ,business ,enterprise ,supportive      
,services ,expansion ,act4  #b4         
,increase cap for ,federal ,highway     
,administration disadvantaged business  
enterprise supportive services program  
7a7 ,in general ,section #adj7;c7 of    
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended1 in the second sentence1 by     
striking #aj1jjj1jjj and inserting      
#be1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,conforming amendment 
,section #ajd7;a77#a7 of title #bc1     

,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,e7
 and inserting the following3  7,a7     
#eje1ifd1fig for fiscal year #bjbb2     
7,b7 #eae1ghc1iia for fiscal year #bjbc2
  7,c7 #ebe1gii1fga for fiscal year     
#bjbd2  7,d7 #ecf1jae1ffd for fiscal    
year #bjbe2 and  7,e7 #edf1dce1igg for  
fiscal year #bjbf4  4  #c4 ,federal     
,transit ,administration disadvantaged  
business enterprise supportive services 
program  7a7 ,in general ,section #eccb 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,disadvantaged business 
enterprise supportive services program  
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in    
cooperation with other ,federal         
agencies1 ,state agencies1 authorities1 
associations1 institutions1 ,tribal     
governments1 for profit or nonprofit    
corporations1 and any other             
organizations or persons1 may develop1  
conduct1 and administer training        
programs and assistance programs in     

connection with any program under this  
chapter so that small business concerns 
owned and controlled by socially and    
economically disadvantaged individuals  
may achieve proficiency to compete1 on  
an equal basis1 for contracts and       
subcontracts4  7#b7 ,funding ,of the    
amounts made available to carry out     
section #ecad1 the ,secretary shall use 
not more than #e1jjj1jjj for each fiscal
 year to carry out this subsection4     
7#c7 ,nonapplicability of certain       
provisions ,notwithstanding section     
#cajf of title #da1 section #faja of    
that title shall not be applicable to   
contracts and agreements entered into   
pursuant to paragraph 7#a74  4  7b7     
,funding ,section #ecch7;a7 of title    
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking    
subparagraphs 7,b7 through 7,e7 and     
inserting the following3  7,b7          
#ac1fci1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbc2  
7,c7 #ac1iie1jjj1jjj for fiscal year    
#bjbd2  7,d7 #ad1bhd1jjj1jjj for fiscal 

year #bjbe2 and  7,e7 #ad1fdg1jjj1jjj   
for fiscal year #bjbf4  2 and  7#b7 in  
paragraph 7#b77;,h71 by striking        
#ab1jhh1hdf for fiscal year #bjbc1      
#ab1djd1ejj for fiscal year #bjbd1      
#ab1ffj1gdh for fiscal year #bjbe1 and  
#ab1ihb1fjh for fiscal year #bjbf and   
inserting #ag1jhh1hdf for fiscal year   
#bjbc1 #ag1djd1ejj for fiscal year      
#bjbd1 #ag1ffj1gdh for fiscal year      
#bjbe1 and #ag1ihb1fjh for fiscal year  
#bjbf4  #d4 ,federal ,aviation          
,administration socially and            
economically disadvantaged business     
participation supportive services       
program  7a7 ,in general ,section #dgaac
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7f7 ,socially and           
economically disadvantaged business     
participation supportive services       
program  7#a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary1 in cooperation with the     
,assistant ,administrator of the ,office
 of ,civil ,rights of the ,federal      

,aviation ,administration1 may make     
agreements to provide assistance to an  
eligible entity described in paragraph  
7#b7 to develop1 conduct1 and administer
 training programs and assistance       
programs in connection with any project 
carried out under a grant agreement     
under this subchapter in order that     
small business concerns owned and       
controlled by socially and economically 
disadvantaged individuals may achieve   
proficiency to compete1 on an equal     
basis1 for contracts and subcontracts   
related to such projects1 and for ,small
 ,business ,innovation ,research        
contracts4  7#b7 ,eligible entities     
described ,an eligible entity described 
in this paragraph is any of the         
following3 7,a7 ,a ,state or territory4 
7,b7 ,a political subdivision of a      
,state or local government4  7,c7 ,a    
,tribal government4  7,d7 ,a special    
purpose district or public authority    
with an aviation function4  7,e7 ,a port
 authority4  7,f7 ,a metropolitan       

planning organization4  7,g7 ,a group of
 entities described in any of           
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,f74  7,h7  
,any other profit or non-profit         
organization or group of organizations  
deemed appropriate by the ,secretary4   
7#c7 ,funding ,from amounts available in
 the ,airport and ,airways ,trust ,fund 
established under section #iejb of the  
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 the  
,secretary1 in cooperation with the     
,assistant ,administrator of the ,office
 of ,civil ,rights of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration1 may use such 
sums as necessary1 not to exceed        
#e1jjj1jjj per fiscal year1 for the     
administration of this subsection4  4   
7b7 ,expenditure authority from airport 
and airway trust fund ,section          
#iejb7;d77#a77;,a7 of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
inserting or section #dgaac7;f7 of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code before the  
semicolon at the end4