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[S. 2868 Referred in House (RFH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2868


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2010

      Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To provide increased access to the General Services Administration's 
    Schedules Program by the American Red Cross and State and local 
                              governments.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act 
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TO USE FEDERAL SUPPLY 
              SCHEDULES FOR CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES.

    Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Use of Supply Schedules by the Red Cross.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may provide for the 
        use by the American National Red Cross of Federal supply 
        schedules. Purchases under this authority shall be used in 
        furtherance of the purposes of the American National Red Cross 
        set forth in section 300102 of title 36, United States Code.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The authority under this subsection may 
        not be used to purchase supplies for resale.''.

SEC. 3. DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES.

    Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 
2, is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) Duty of Users Regarding Use of Supply Schedules.--All users 
of Federal supply schedules, including non-Federal users, shall use the 
schedules in accordance with the ordering guidance provided by the 
Administrator of General Services.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO USE SUPPLY 
              SCHEDULES FOR CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES.

    Subsection (d)(1) of section 502 of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ``, to facilitate disaster preparedness or 
response,'' after ``Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)''.

            Passed the Senate May 24, 2010.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.