[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 307 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 307

 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 assistance to impoverished families 
                and individuals, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 1997

   Mr. Lugar (for himself, Mr. Harkin, Mr. McConnell, and Mr. Leahy) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

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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 assistance to impoverished families 
                and individuals, and for other purposes.

    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 ASSISTANCE 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 with annual income below the 
poverty line (as defined in section 673 of the Community Services Block 
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902)),''.
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