,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjah,mr4 ,cook 7for himself and ,ms4   
,judy ,chu of ,california7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,small ,business   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide access to and    
manage the distribution of excess or    
surplus property to veteran-owned small 
businesses4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,veterans ,small   
,business ,enhancement ,act of #bjah4   
#b4 ,access to surplus property for     
veteran-owned small businesses ,section 
#cb of the ,small ,business ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #feg;b7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7g7 ,access  
to surplus property for veteran-,owned  
small businesses ,the ,administrator1 in
 coordination with the ,administrator of
 ,general ,services1 shall provide      
access to and manage the distribution of
 surplus property and 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 7as verified by the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs under section     
#habg of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code7 pursuant to a memorandum of      
understanding between the               
,administrator1 the ,administrator of   
,general ,services1 and the head of the 
applicable state agency 7as defined in  
section #edi of title #dj1 ,united      
,states ,code7 for surplus properties4  
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