[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     IMPROVING VETERANS ACCESS TO FEDERAL SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of S. 3698, which was submitted earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 3698) to amend title 40, United States Code, to 
     improve veterans service organizations access to federal 
     surplus personal property.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. MERKLEY. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 3698) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 3698

       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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