[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 130 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5565]
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          STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
  S. 2794. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to direct the task 
force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access 
to and manage the distribution of overseas excess or surplus property 
to veteran-owned small businesses; to the Committee on Small Business 
and Entrepreneurship.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2794

       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 ``Veterans Small Business 
     Enhancement Act of 2014''.

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

       Section 32(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     657b(c)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (v), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vii) providing access to and managing the distribution 
     of excess or surplus property located outside the United 
     States that is owned by the United States to small business 
     concerns owned and controlled by veterans, pursuant to a 
     memorandum of understanding between the task force and the 
     head of the applicable state agency (as defined in section 
     549 of title 40, United States Code).''.

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