To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to remove the exclusion of certain small business concerns from the disadvantaged business enterprise program, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · December 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This bill, introduced in December 2023, seeks to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to expand opportunities for small businesses in federal contracting programs. Specifically, it removes restrictions that currently exclude certain small business concerns from the disadvantaged business enterprise program, which sets aside government contracts for businesses owned by disadvantaged groups. The change aligns the definition of "small business concern" used in the infrastructure law with the standard definition in the Small Business Act, potentially broadening eligibility for small firms to compete for set-aside contracts. This legislation would primarily affect small business owners seeking federal infrastructure contracts and the federal agencies distributing those contracts. The bill carries no explicitly stated funding requirements since it modifies existing program definitions rather than creating new spending.
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