On the recordSeptember 27, 2010
Mr. President, I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from the House on S. 2868. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message: S. 2868 Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2868) entitled ``An Act to provide increased access to the General Services Administration's Schedules Program by the American Red Cross and State and local governments.'', do pass with the following amendments: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 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 QUALIFIED 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.…