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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. 

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] 

A BILL 

To provide access to and manage the distribution of excess 

or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Small Busi5 ness Enhancement Act of 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN2 OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. 

3 Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

4 657b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(g) ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN6 OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.—The Administrator, in co7 ordination with the Administrator of General Services, 

8 shall provide access to and manage the distribution of sur9 plus property and foreign excess personal property re10 turned to a State for handling as surplus property owned 

11 by the United States to small business concerns owned 

12 and controlled by veterans (as verified by the Secretary 

13 of Veterans Affairs under section 8127 of title 38, United 

14 States Code) pursuant to a memorandum of under15 standing between the Administrator, the Administrator of 

16 General Services, and the head of the applicable state 

17 agency (as defined in section 549 of title 40, United States 

18 Code) for surplus properties.’’. 

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Small Business 

21 Enhancement Act of 2018’’. 

22 SEC. 2. ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN23 OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. 

24 Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657b) 

25 is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) ACCESS TO SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN2 OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES.— 

3 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 

4 ‘‘(A) the term ‘foreign excess property’ has 

5 the meaning given the term in section 102 of 

6 title 40, United States Code; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the term ‘state agency’ has the mean8 ing given the term, including the roles and re9 sponsibilities assigned, in section 549 of title 40, 

10 United States Code. 

11 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator, in co12 ordination with the Administrator of General Serv13 ices, shall provide access to and manage the distribu14 tion of surplus property, and foreign excess property 

15 returned to a State for handling as surplus property, 

16 owned by the United States under chapter 7 of title 

17 40, United States Code, to small business concerns 

18 owned and controlled by veterans (as verified by the 

19 Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 8127 of 

20 title 38, United States Code) pursuant to a memo21 randum of agreement between the Administrator, the 

22 Administrator of General Services, and the head of 

23 the applicable state agency for surplus properties and 

24 in accordance with section 549 of title 40, United 

25 States Code.’’. 


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Calendar No. 633 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2679 

A BILL 

To provide access to and manage the distribution of 

small businesses. excess or surplus property to veteran-owned 

OCTOBER 11, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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