he next time you’re inclined to complain that the government never does anything worth a damn, consider H.R. 22, also known as the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. Enacted by the 114th Congress and signed by President Obama on December 4, 2015, this 662-page, 218,953-word desk-thumper of a law addresses everything from bridge construction to railroad regulation to the management of roads on tribal lands. Tucked into one small corner of it is Section 24405, titled “Treatment of Low-Volume Manufacturers.”