Sec. 2. Minority and disadvantaged business participation
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Section 47113 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (c)— by striking The Secretary shall and inserting the following: The Secretary shall ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall develop and maintain a training program— for employees of the Federal Aviation Administration who provide guidance and training to entities that certify whether a small business concern qualifies under this section (and for employees of the other modal administrations of the Department of Transportation who provide similar services); and that ensures Federal officials provide consistent communications with respect to certification requirements.
The Secretary shall ensure that each State maintains an accurate list of the certifying authorities in such State for purposes of this section and that the list is— updated at least twice each year; and made available to the public. ; in subsection
(e)by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall determine, for each fiscal year, the number of individuals who received training under this subsection and shall make such number available to the public on an appropriate website operated by the Secretary. If the Secretary determines, with respect to a fiscal year, that fewer individuals received training under this subsection than in the previous fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public on an appropriate website operated by the Secretary, a report describing the reasons for the decrease. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall assess the training program, including by soliciting feedback from stakeholders, and update the training program as appropriate. ; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, and at least every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall study, using information reported by airports, trends in the participation of small business concerns referred to in subsection (b). The study under paragraph
(1)shall include— an analysis of whether the participation of small business concerns referred to in subsection
(b)at reporting airports increased or decreased during the period studied, including for such concerns that were first time participants; an analysis of the factors relating to any significant increases or decreases in participation compared to prior years; and development of a plan to respond to the results of the study, including development of recommendations for sharing best practices for maintaining or boosting participation. For each study completed under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make available to the program contact at each airport that participates in the airport disadvantaged business enterprise program, a report describing the results of the study. .