mr. desantis and a member opposed each will control 20 minutes. mr. desantis: i yield myself such time as i may consume and all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material under the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered. mr. desantis: our nation's veterans serve sacrifices for the freedom and protection we enjoy every day. 'm proud of all who defend our nation. h.r. 1171 permits veterans service organizations to obtain surplus personal property as electronic equipment and vehicles. there are countless individuals and organizations who want to help our veterans yet sometimes the law and the bureaucracy will present stumbling blocks to these groups doing all they can trying to help our veterans and we can't repay the veterans but this bill is a small and necessary step to provide essential services to those who serve. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman f