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highway program under section 165 of title 23,
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United States Code, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal
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years 2016 through 2021.
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(5) N
ATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT FREIGHT AND
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.—For nationally significant
HIGHWAY
PROJECTS
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freight and highway projects under section 117 of
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title 23, United States Code—
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(A) $725,000,000 for fiscal year 2016;
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(B) $735,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
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(C) $750,000,000 for each of fiscal years
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2018 through 2021.
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(b) D
B
E
.—
ISADVANTAGED
USINESS
NTERPRISES
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(1) F
.—Congress finds that—
INDINGS
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(A) while significant progress has occurred
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due to the establishment of the disadvantaged
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business enterprise program, discrimination and
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related barriers continue to pose significant ob-
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stacles for minority- and women-owned busi-
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nesses seeking to do business in federally-as-
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sisted surface transportation markets across the
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United States;
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(B) the continuing barriers described in
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subparagraph (A) merit the continuation of the
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disadvantaged business enterprise program;
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