[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3698 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3698

  To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service 
       organizations access to Federal surplus personal property.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 19, 2012

   Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Akaka, and Mr. Brown of 
  Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, 
              considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service 
       organizations access to Federal surplus personal property.

    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 ``Formerly Owned Resources for 
Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2012'' or the ``FOR VETS 
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS ACCESS TO FEDERAL EXCESS AND SURPLUS PERSONAL 
              PROPERTY.

    Section 549(c)(3) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (viii), by adding ``or'' at the end; 
                and
                    (B) by striking clause (x); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) for purposes of providing services to 
                veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38), to an 
                organization whose--
                            ``(i) membership comprises substantially 
                        veterans; and
                            ``(ii) representatives are recognized by 
                        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 
                        5902 of title 38.''.
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