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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1400 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       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.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Small Business 
Enhancement Act of 2015''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. ACCESS TO EXCESS OR SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR VETERAN-OWNED 
              SMALL BUSINESSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 32(c)(3)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
657b(c)(3)(B)) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in clause (v), by striking ``; and'' and 
        inserting a semicolon;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following new 
        clause:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vii) providing access to and 
                        managing the distribution of excess or surplus 
                        property owned by the United States to small 
                        business concerns owned and controlled by 
                        veterans, pursuant to a memorandum of 
                        understanding between the task force and the 
                        head of the applicable state agency (as defined 
                        in section 549 of title 40, United States 
                        Code).''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Small Business Enhancement 
Act of 2015''.

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.--The Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator 
of General Services, shall provide access to and manage the 
distribution of surplus property, including foreign excess personal 
property returned to a State for handling as surplus property, owned by 
the United States to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
veterans pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the 
Administrator and the head of the applicable state agency (as defined 
in section 549 of title 40, United States Code) for surplus 
properties.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 222

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1400

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 15, 2015

                       Reported with an amendment
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