NONDISCRIMINATION.

SEC. 1026. NONDISCRIMINATION. (a) Funding of Highway Construction Training.— Subsection (b) of section 140 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed ¼ of 1 percent of funds apportioned to a State for the surface transportation program under section 104(b) and the bridge program under section 144 may be available to carry out this subsection upon request of the State highway department to the Secretary.”. (b) Eligibility for Training Programs.— Subsections (b) and (c) of section 140 of such title are each amended by inserting “Indian tribal government,” after “institution,”. (c) Indian Employment Preference.— Section 140(d) of such title is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: “States may implement a preference for employment of 105 STAT. 1966Indians on projects carried out under this title near Indian reservations.”.