Surplus Property for Veterans Act of 2012

Surplus Property for Veterans Act of 2012 - Authorizes the transfer of federal surplus property to a state agency for distribution through donation within the state for purposes of education or public health for organizations whose membership comprises substantially veterans and whose representatives are recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims under laws administered by the Secretary.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6114 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6114

  To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant veterans access to 
                  Federal excess and surplus property.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 2012

 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 40, United States Code, to grant veterans access to 
                  Federal excess and surplus property.

    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 ``Surplus Property for Veterans Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS ACCESS TO FEDERAL EXCESS AND SURPLUS PROPERTY.

    Section 549(c)(3) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (viii), by adding at the end ``or''; 
                and
                    (B) by striking clause (x); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) for an organization whose--
                            ``(i) membership comprises substantially 
                        veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 
                        38); and
                            ``(ii) representatives are recognized by 
                        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 
                        5902 of title 38.''.
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