[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[S. 2679 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 633
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2679

 To provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus 
              property to veteran-owned small businesses.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 16, 2018

 Mr. Durbin (for Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, 
  Mr. Tester, Mr. Kaine, and Ms. Cantwell)) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small 
                     Business and Entrepreneurship

                            October 11, 2018

                Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus 
              property to veteran-owned small businesses.

    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 ``Veterans Small Business 
Enhancement Act of 2018''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL 
              BUSINESSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Access to Surplus Property for Veteran-Owned Small 
Businesses.--The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator 
of General Services, shall provide access to and manage the 
distribution of surplus property and foreign excess personal property 
returned to a State for handling as surplus property owned by the 
United States to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans (as verified by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under 
section 8127 of title 38, United States Code) pursuant to a memorandum 
of understanding between the Administrator, the Administrator of 
General Services, and the head of the applicable state agency (as 
defined in section 549 of title 40, United States Code) for surplus 
properties.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Small Business Enhancement 
Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.

    Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Access to Surplus Property for Veteran-owned Small 
Businesses.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `foreign excess property' has the 
                meaning given the term in section 102 of title 40, 
                United States Code; and
                    ``(B) the term `state agency' has the meaning given 
                the term, including the roles and responsibilities 
                assigned, in section 549 of title 40, United States 
                Code.
            ``(2) Requirement.--The Administrator, in coordination with 
        the Administrator of General Services, shall provide access to 
        and manage the distribution of surplus property, and foreign 
        excess property returned to a State for handling as surplus 
        property, owned by the United States under chapter 7 of title 
        40, United States Code, to small business concerns owned and 
        controlled by veterans (as verified by the Secretary of 
        Veterans Affairs under section 8127 of title 38, United States 
        Code) pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the 
        Administrator, the Administrator of General Services, and the 
        head of the applicable state agency for surplus properties and 
        in accordance with section 549 of title 40, United States 
        Code.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 633

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2679

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus 
              property to veteran-owned small businesses.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 11, 2018

                       Reported with an amendment