[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 863 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 863

 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for 
donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
                            and individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 1995

 Mr. Hamilton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for 
donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
                            and individuals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR DONATION TO 
              PROVIDERS OF NECESSARIES TO IMPOVERISHED FAMILIES AND 
              INDIVIDUALS.

    Section 203(j)(3)(B) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(j)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting 
after ``homeless individuals'' the following: ``, providers of 
assistance to families or individuals whose annual incomes are below 
the poverty line (as that term is defined in section 673 of the 
Community Services Block Grant Act),''.
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