Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act of 2010
PL 111-263 (S.2868), enacted 10/08/2010

124 STAT. 2787 
PUBLIC LAW 111–263—OCT. 8, 2010 
Public Law 111–263 
111th Congress 
An Act 
To provide increased access to the Federal supply schedules of the General Services 
Administration to the American Red Cross, other qualified organizations, and 
State and local governments. 
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 ‘‘Federal Supply Schedules Usage 
Act of 2010’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND OTHER QUALI-
FIED ORGANIZATIONS TO USE FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES 
FOR CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES. 
Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) USE OF SUPPLY SCHEDULES BY THE RED CROSS AND OTHER 
QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may provide for the 
use by the American National Red Cross and other qualified 
organizations of Federal supply schedules. Purchases under 
this authority by the American National Red Cross shall be 
used in furtherance of the purposes of the American National 
Red Cross set forth in section 300102 of title 36, United States 
Code. Purchases under this authority by other qualified 
organizations shall be used in furtherance of purposes deter-
mined to be appropriate to facilitate emergency preparedness 
and disaster relief and set forth in guidance by the Adminis-
trator of General Services, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The authority under this subsection may 
not be used to purchase supplies for resale. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘qualified organization’ means a relief or disaster assistance 
organization as described in section 309 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5152).’’. 
SEC. 3. DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHED-
ULES. 
Section 502 of title 40, United States Code, as amended by 
section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) DUTY OF USERS REGARDING USE OF SUPPLY SCHEDULES.— 
All users of Federal supply schedules, including non-Federal users, 
40 USC 101 note. 
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124 STAT. 2788 
PUBLIC LAW 111–263—OCT. 8, 2010 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2868: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 111–587 (Comm. on Oversight and Government Reform). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 111–192 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 156 (2010): 
May 24, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 15, considered and passed House, amended. 
Sept. 27, Senate concurred in House amendments. 
shall use the schedules in accordance with the ordering guidance 
provided by the Administrator of General Services.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO USE 
SUPPLY SCHEDULES FOR CERTAIN GOODS AND SERVICES. 
Subsection (d)(1) of section 502 of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, to facilitate disaster preparedness or 
response,’’ after ‘‘Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)’’. 
SEC. 5. PAYGO COMPLIANCE. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage. 
Approved October 8, 2010. 
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