[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16630]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   ACCESS TO THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S SCHEDULES PROGRAM

  Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a 
message from the House on S. 2868.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message:

                                S. 2868

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2868) entitled 
     ``An Act to provide increased access to the General Services 
     Administration's Schedules Program by the American Red Cross 
     and State and local governments.'', do pass with the 
     following amendments:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     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 
                   QUALIFIED 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 
     Qualified Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may provide for the 
     use by the American National Red Cross and other qualified 
     organizations of Federal supply schedules. Purchases under 
     this authority by the American National 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 organizations shall be used in furtherance of 
     purposes determined to be appropriate to facilitate emergency 
     preparedness and disaster relief and set forth in guidance by 
     the Administrator of General Services, 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 organization.--In this subsection, the term 
     `qualified organization' means a relief or disaster 
     assistance organization as described in section 309 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5152).''.

     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.)''.

     SEC. 5. PAYGO COMPLIANCE.

       The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
     complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall 
     be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
     ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, 
     submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the 
     Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such 
     statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
         Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to provide 
     increased access to the Federal supply schedules of the 
     General Services Administration to the American Red Cross, 
     other qualified organizations, and State and local 
     governments.''.

  Mr. CASEY. I ask unanimous consent the Senate concur in the House 
amendments and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no 
intervening action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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