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Union Calendar No. 337 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2868 

[Report No. 111–587] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 25, 2010 

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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


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A BILL 

To provide increased access to the General Services Administration’s Schedules Program by the American Red Cross 

and State and local governments. 


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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 ‘‘Federal Supply Sched5 ules Usage Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS TO USE 

7 FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES FOR CERTAIN 

8 GOODS AND SERVICES. 

9 Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(e) USE OF SUPPLY SCHEDULES BY THE RED

13 CROSS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may 

15 provide for the use by the American National Red 

16 Cross of Federal supply schedules. Purchases under 

17 this authority shall be used in furtherance of the 

18 purposes of the American National Red Cross set 

19 forth in section 300102 of title 36, United States 

20 Code. 

21 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The authority under this 

22 subsection may not be used to purchase supplies for 

23 resale.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF FEDERAL SUP2 PLY SCHEDULES. 

3 Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, as 

4 amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at 

5 the end the following new subsection: 

6 ‘‘(f) DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF SUPPLY

7 SCHEDULES.—All users of Federal supply schedules, in8 cluding non-Federal users, shall use the schedules in ac9 cordance with the ordering guidance provided by the Ad10 ministrator of General Services.’’. 

11 SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 

12 TO USE SUPPLY SCHEDULES FOR CERTAIN 

13 GOODS AND SERVICES. 

14 Subsection (d)(1) of section 502 of title 40, United 

15 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, to facilitate dis16 aster preparedness or response,’’ after ‘‘Robert T. Staf17 ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 

18 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)’’. 

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

20 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Supply Sched21 ules Usage Act of 2010’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND 

2 OTHER DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS 

3 TO USE FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES FOR 

4 CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES. 

5 Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 

6 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(e) USE OF SUPPLY SCHEDULES BY THE RED CROSS

8 AND OTHER DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may pro10 vide for the use by the American National Red Cross 

11 and other qualified disaster relief organizations of 

12 Federal supply schedules. Purchases under this au13 thority by the Red Cross shall be used in furtherance 

14 of the purposes of the American National Red Cross 

15 set forth in section 300102 of title 36, United States 

16 Code. Purchases under this authority by other quali17 fied disaster relief organizations shall be used in fur18 therance of purposes determined to be appropriate 

19 and set forth in guidance by the Administrator of the 

20 General Services Administration, in consultation 

21 with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 

22 Management Agency. 

23 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The authority under this sub24 section may not be used to purchase supplies for re25 sale. 


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1 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZA2 TION DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘quali3 fied disaster relief organization’ has the meaning 

4 given the term by the Administrator of General Serv5 ices, in consultation with the Administrator of the 

6 Federal Emergency Management Agency.’’. 

7 SEC. 3. DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF FEDERAL SUP8 PLY SCHEDULES. 

9 Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, as amend10 ed by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end 

11 the following new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(f) DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF SUPPLY

13 SCHEDULES.—All users of Federal supply schedules, in14 cluding non-Federal users, shall use the schedules in accord15 ance with the ordering guidance provided by the Adminis16 trator of General Services.’’. 

17 SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 

18 TO USE SUPPLY SCHEDULES FOR CERTAIN 

19 GOODS AND SERVICES. 

20 Subsection (d)(1) of section 502 of title 40, United 

21 States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, to facilitate disaster 

22 preparedness or response,’’ after ‘‘Robert T. Stafford Dis23 aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 

24 et seq.)’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 337 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2868 

[Report No. 111–587] 

A BILL 

To provide increased access to the General Services 

ments. American Red Cross and State and local governAdministration’s Schedules Program by the 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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