Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, without No intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read the third time. The bill (S. 3794), as amended, was passed, as follows: S. 3794 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 ``Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2010'' or ``FOR VETS Act of 2010''. SEC. 2. RECIPIENTS OF CERTAIN FEDERAL SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY. Section 549(c)(3)(B) of title 40, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in clause (viii), by striking ``or'' after the semicolon; (2) in clause (ix), by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(x) an organization whose--'' ``(I) membership comprises substantially veterans (as defined under 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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