An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments to do the following: 1. Require states, as a condition for receiving federal highway and mass transit funds, to provide to small businesses owned or operated by especially disadvantaged groups within the State such assistance as neccessary to improve such groups oportunity to obtain federal highway and mass transit contracts. 2. Identifies disadvantaged groups as any group of U.S. citizens which historically been discriminated against by race, sex, or national origin and which have over the preceeding five years: A. had an unemployment rate at least 50% higher unemployment rate; B. had a median family income at least 20% lower than the statewide median.

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Amendment Number
343
Description
An en bloc amendment consisting of several amendments to do the following: 1. Require states, as a condition for receiving federal highway and mass transit funds, to provide to small businesses owned or operated by especially disadvantaged groups within the State such assistance as neccessary to improve such groups oportunity to obtain federal highway and mass transit contracts. 2. Identifies disadvantaged groups as any group of U.S. citizens which historically been discriminated against by race, sex, or national origin and which have over the preceeding five years: A. had an unemployment rate at least 50% higher unemployment rate; B. had a median family income at least 20% lower than the statewide median.
Purpose
Amendments sought to require States, as a condition for receiving federal highway and mass transit funds, to provide technical, financial and other assistance to "especially disadvantaged groups" in order for those groups to achieve contracting opportunities equal to other groups in the State.
Congress
102
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Oct 23, 1991
Latest Action Text
By unanimous consent, the Savage amendment was withdrawn.
Latest Action Time
18:20:35
Submitted Date
Oct 23, 1991
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 10, 2021
Amendment 343 — Informed