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Calendar No. 222 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1400 

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 excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small 

businesses. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 20, 2015 

Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. VITTER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 

Reported by Mr. VITTER, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

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 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Small Busi3 ness Enhancement Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ACCESS TO EXCESS OR SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR 

5 VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES. 

6 Section 32(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 

7 U.S.C. 657b(c)(3)(B)) is amended— 

8 (1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and insert9 ing a semicolon; 

10 (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the 

11 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

13 clause: 

14 ‘‘(vii) providing access to and man15 aging the distribution of excess or surplus 

16 property owned by the United States to 

17 small business concerns owned and con18 trolled by veterans, pursuant to a memo19 randum of understanding between the task 

20 force and the head of the applicable state 

21 agency (as defined in section 549 of title 

22 40, United States Code).’’. 

23 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

25 Enhancement Act of 2015’’. 


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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. 657b) 

4 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, including foreign excess personal property 

10 returned to a State for handling as surplus property, owned 

11 by the United States to small business concerns owned and 

12 controlled by veterans pursuant to a memorandum of un13 derstanding between the Administrator and the head of the 

14 applicable state agency (as defined in section 549 of title 

15 40, United States Code) for surplus properties.’’. 


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Calendar No. 222 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1400 

A BILL 

To amend the Small Business Act to direct the task 

eran-owned small businesses. tribution of excess or surplus property to vetment to provide access to and manage the disforce of the Office of Veterans Business DevelopSEPTEMBER 15, 2015 

Reported with an amendment 


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