[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
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Public Law 115-416
115th Congress

An Act


 
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, <>
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

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of the applicable state agency for surplus properties and in
accordance with section 549 of title 40, United States Code.''.

Approved January 3, 2019.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--S. 2679:
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SENATE REPORTS: No. 115-414 (Comm. on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
Dec. 6, considered and passed Senate.
Dec. 20, considered and passed House.