,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #edie ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ai1 #bjai,mr4 ,butterfield 7for himself and ,mr4 ,meadows7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to direct ,federal agencies to transfer excess ,federal electronic equipment1 including computers1 computer components1 printers1 and fax machines1 to educational recipients1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,electronic ,equipment ,donation ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,requirement to transfer useful ,federal electronic equipment to educational recipients 7a7 ,transfer of ,equipment to educational ,entities 7#a7 ,in general ,the head of each ,federal agency shall identify useful ,federal electronic equipment that the head has determined is excess to the needs of the ,federal agency and-- 7,a7 report such equipment to the ,administrator of ,general ,services for processing for transfer to an educational recipient in accordance with section #edi of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,b7 transfer such equipment directly to an educational recipient1 through an arrangement made by the ,administrator of ,general ,services under subsection 7b72 or 7,c7 report such equipment to the ,administrator of ,general ,services as excess property if transfer under subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 is not practicable4 7#b7 ,management of nontransferable equipment ,for equipment reported under paragraph 7#a77;,c71 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall manage the equipment in accordance with subchapters ,,ii and ,,iii of chapter #e of subtitle ,i of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#c7 ,exception ,equipment transferred under section #aa7;i7 of the ,stevenson-,wydler ,technology ,innovation ,act of #aihj 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaj7;i77 is neither transferred pursuant to this ,act nor subject to the requirements of this ,act4 7b7 ,advance ,reporting of ,equipment to ,,gsa ,the head of each ,federal agency shall report to the ,administrator of ,general ,services the availability of useful ,federal electronic equipment as far as possible in advance of the date the equipment is expected to become excess to the needs of the ,federal agency1 so that the ,administrator may attempt to arrange for the direct transfer from the donating agency to educational recipients4 7c7 ,use of nonprofit refurbishers ,in transferring any equipment pursuant to this ,act1 at the request of the educational recipient and if appropriate1 if the equipment is not classroom-usable1 the head of the transferring agency shall convey the equipment initially to a nonprofit refurbisher for upgrade before transfer to the educational recipient4 7d7 ,removal of data before transfer ,in transferring any equipment pursuant to this ,act1 the head of the transferring agency shall remove data from the equipment prior to transfer to the educational recipient according to accepted sanitization procedures4 ,to the maximum extent practicable1 the head of the transferring agency shall remove data using a means that does not remove1 disable1 destroy1 or otherwise render unusable the equipment or components4 7e7 ,preference ,in transferring any equipment pursuant to this ,act1 the head of the transferring agency shall give the highest preference to educational recipients located in a persistent poverty county1 a qualified opportunity zone1 an enterprise community1 a qualifying small town1 or a qualifying county4 7f7 ,low ,cost ,any transfer made pursuant to this ,act shall be made at the lowest cost to the educational recipient permitted by law4 7g7 ,title ,title of ownership of equipment transferred pursuant to this ,act shall transfer to the educational recipient receiving the equipment4 7h7 ,notice of ,availability of ,equipment ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall provide notice of the anticipated availability of useful ,federal electronic equipment to educational recipients by all practicable means1 including newspapers1 community announcements1 and the internet4 7i7 ,facilitation by ,regional ,federal ,executive ,boards ,the regional ,federal ,executive ,boards 7as that term is used in part #ifj of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 shall help facilitate the transfer of useful ,federal electronic equipment from the agencies they represent to educational recipients under this ,act4 #c4 ,preference in donation of personal property through ,state agencies ,section #edi7;e77#c77;,b7 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,the state plan and inserting the following3 7i7 ,in general ,the state plan 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7ii7 ,preference ,the state plan of operation shall require the state agency to give the highest preference for electronic equipment to eligible institutions 7as described in subsection 7c77#c77 that are located in an enterprise community or empowerment zone designated under section #acia or #adjj of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 a political subdivision with a population of not more than #bd1iii individuals where #bj percent or more of the residents earn less than the poverty threshold 7as defined by the ,bureau of the ,census71 or a county where #bj percent or more of the residents earn less than poverty threshold 7as defined by the ,bureau of the ,census74 4 #d4 ,report to ,congress ,not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall submit to ,congress a report that contains the following3 7#a7 ,an inventory of items that ,federal agencies identified as useful ,federal electronic equipment that the agency has determined is excess to its needs in the first #cfe days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,the number of such items that were-- 7,a7 transferred to educational recipients pursuant to this ,act2 7,b7 transferred to other ,federal agencies and organizations pursuant to section #eba of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,c7 transferred to ,state agencies pursuant to section #edi of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 7,d7 disposed of through other means4 7#c7 ,recommendations for further legislation or administrative action that the ,administrator considers appropriate to establish an effective system for transferring excess useful ,federal electronic equipment to educational recipients4 #e4 ,rulemaking ,not later than #f months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall prescribe rules and procedures to carry out this ,act4 #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,classroom-usable ,the term classroom-usable1 with respect to useful ,federal electronic equipment1 means such equipment that does not require an upgrade of hardware or software in order to be used by an educational recipient without being first transferred under section #b7;c7 to a nonprofit refurbisher for such an upgrade4 7#b7 ,community based educational organization ,the term community based educational organization means a nonprofit entity that qualifies as a nonprofit educational institution or organization for purposes of section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and-- 7,a7 is engaged in collaborative projects1 the primary focus of which is education1 with schools1 qualifying small towns1 qualifying counties1 or libraries2 or 7,b7 provides use of computers and internet access to members of the community at no charge4 7#c7 ,educational recipient ,the term educational recipient means a school or a community-based educational organization4 7#d7 ,enterprise community ,the term enterprise community has the meaning given that term in section #acia of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #acia74 7#e7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency means an ,executive department or an ,executive agency 7as such terms are defined in chapter #a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code74 7#f7 ,nonprofit refurbisher ,the term nonprofit refurbisher means an organization that-- 7,a7 is exempt from income taxes under section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 and 7,b7 upgrades useful ,federal electronic equipment that is not yet classroom-usable at no cost or low cost to the ultimate educational recipient4 7#g7 ,school ,the term school includes an early childhood education program 7as that term is defined in section #ajc of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja771 an elementary school1 a secondary school1 and a local educational agency 7as those terms are defined in section #haja of that ,act74 7#h7 ,qualified opportunity zone ,the term qualified opportunity zone has the meaning given that term under section #adjj,z-#a of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #adjj,z-#a74 7#i7 ,persistent poverty county ,the term persistent poverty county means any county that has had #bj percent or more of its population living in poverty over the past #cj years1 as measured by the last three completed decennial censuses1 and the most recently available ,american ,community ,survey #e year average4 7#aj7 ,qualifying county ,the term qualifying county means a county where #bj percent or more of the residents earn less than the poverty threshold 7as defined by the ,bureau of the ,census74 7#aa7 ,qualifying small town ,the term qualifying small town means a political subdivision with a population of not more than #bd1iii individuals where #bj percent or more of the residents earn less than the poverty threshold 7as defined by the ,bureau of the ,census74 7#ab7 ,useful ,federal electronic equipment ,the term useful ,federal electronic equipment-- 7,a7 means-- 7i7 computers and related peripheral tools 7such as computer printers1 modems1 routers1 and servers71 including telecommunications and research equipment2 7ii7 fax machines2 and 7iii7 any other electronic equipment determined by a ,federal agency to be potentially useful to an educational recipient2 and 7,b7 includes computer software if the transfer of a license is permitted4 #g4 ,effect on other laws2 rule of construction 7a7 ,effect on other laws ,this ,act supersedes ,executive ,order #abiii 7#fa ,fed4 ,reg4 #agbbg2 relating to educational technology3 ensuring opportunity for all children in the next century74 7b7 ,rule of construction ,this ,act may not be construed to create any right or benefit1 substantive or procedural1 enforceable at law by a party against the ,united ,states or its agencies1 officers1 or employees4