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[S. 2868 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 337
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2868

                          [Report No. 111-587]


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 25, 2010

      Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                           September 14, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]


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                                 A BILL


 
 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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

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

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

<DELETED>    Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Use of Supply Schedules by the Red Cross.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Limitation.--The authority under this 
        subsection may not be used to purchase supplies for 
        resale.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF FEDERAL SUPPLY 
              SCHEDULES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

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

<DELETED>    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.)''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act 
of 2010''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND OTHER DISASTER RELIEF 
              ORGANIZATIONS 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 and Other Disaster 
Relief Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may provide for the 
        use by the American National Red Cross and other qualified 
        disaster relief organizations of Federal supply schedules. 
        Purchases under this authority by the Red Cross 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. Purchases under this authority by other qualified 
        disaster relief organizations shall be used in furtherance of 
        purposes determined to be appropriate and set forth in guidance 
        by the Administrator of the General Services Administration, in 
        consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
        Management Agency.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The authority under this subsection may 
        not be used to purchase supplies for resale.
            ``(3) Qualified disaster relief organization defined.--In 
        this subsection, the term `qualified disaster relief 
        organization' has the meaning given the term by the 
        Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the 
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.''.

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.)''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 337

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2868

                          [Report No. 111-587]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 14, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed