S.Amdt. 3485

SA 3485. Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Menendez) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 636, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased
expensing limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title I, add the following:

SEC. 1305. PARTICIPATION OF DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISES IN CONTRACTS, SUBCONTRACTS, AND
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FUNDED USING PASSENGER
FACILITY REVENUES AND IN AIRPORT CONCESSIONS.

Section 40117, as amended by sections 1302 and 1303, is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
``(p) Participation by Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises.--
``(1) Applicability of requirements.--Except to the extent
otherwise provided by the Secretary, requirements relating to
disadvantaged business enterprises, as set forth in parts 23
and 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation), shall apply to an airport collecting
passenger facility revenue.
``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue any
regulations necessary to implement this subsection,
including--
``(A) goal setting requirements for an eligible agency to
ensure that contracts, subcontracts, and business
opportunities funded using passenger facility revenues, and
airport concessions, are awarded consistent with the levels
of participation of disadvantaged business enterprises and
airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprises that
would be expected in the absence of discrimination;
``(B) provision for an assurance that requires that an
eligible agency will not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance
of any contract funded using passenger facility revenues; and
``(C) a requirement that an eligible agency will take all
necessary and reasonable steps to ensure nondiscrimination in
the award and administration of contracts funded using
passenger facility revenues.
``(3) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall take effect on
the day following the date on which the Secretary issues
final regulations under paragraph (2).
``(4) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Airport concessions disadvantaged business
enterprise.--The term `airport concessions disadvantaged
business enterprise' has the meaning given that term in
section 23.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a
successor regulation).
``(B) Disadvantaged business enterprise.--The term
`disadvantaged business enterprise' has the meaning given
that term in section 26.5 of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations (or a successor regulation).''.
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