,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cedd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjba,ms4   
,spanb]g] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 &   
,mrs4 ,luria7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices
 to transf] c]ta9 surplus comput]s &    
te*nology equipm5t to nonpr(it comput]  
refurbi%]s = repair1 di/ribution1 &     
return1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,comput]s = ,vet]ans & ,/ud5ts ,act (   
#bjba or ! ,,covs ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s     
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,access to
 comput]s & comput] te*nology is        
indisp5sable = success 9 ! #ba/ c5tury4 
,millions ( ,am]icans d n regul>ly use a
 comput] & rese>* %[s t sub/antial      
disp>ities rema9 9 bo? int]net use & !  
quality ( access ) ! digital divide     
conc5trat$ among old]1 less educat$1    
less afflu5t populations1 especially    
vet]ans1 l[-income /ud5ts1 & s5ior      

citiz5s4  7#b7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic has
 highlight$ ! gap betwe5 ^? ) comput]   
access & ^? )\t4 ,millions ( /ud5ts1 _! 
families1 & work]s f across ! economy 7 
unable to d s*oolwork1 "w remotely f    
home1 or be able to connect to lov$ ones
 & _! communities because ( ! digital   
divide4  7#c7 ,any ,f$]al program t     
di/ributes retir$ ,f$]al comput]s to a  
public s*ool1 an educational nonpr(it1  
or a nonpr(it comput] refurbi%] = repair
 & di/ribution w\ld b5efit f a p>tn]%ip 
) a nonpr(it organization1 ^: mission is
 bridg+ ! digital divide4  #c4          
,refurbi%m5t & di/ribution ( surplus    
comput]s & te*nology equipm5t  7a7 ,,gsa
 transf] ,on a qu>t]ly basis1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all transf] to p>ticipat+ 
nonpr(it comput] refurbi%]s surplus     
comput] or te*nology equipm5t t has be5 
decl>$ repairable z foll[s3 7#a7 #dj    
p]c5t = repair & di/ribution 9          
accordance ) subsection 7c77#a74  7#b7  
#fj p]c5t = repair & transf] 9          
accordance ) subsection 7c77#b74  7b7   

,p>tn]%ip ,! ,adm9i/rator may e/abli% a 
p>tn]%ip ) private entities to-- 7#a7   
facilitate ! id5tification ( nonpr(it   
comput] refurbi%]s & ! di/ribution (    
surplus comput] or te*nology equipm5t "u
 ?is section2 &  7#b7 facilitate !      
p>ticipation ( nonpr(it comput]         
refurbi%]s "u ?is section4  7c7 ,repair 
& di/ribution  7#a7 ,di/ribution to     
bridge ! digital divide ,a nonpr(it     
comput] refurbi%] t receives equipm5t "u
 subsection 7a77#a7 %all repair &       
di/ribute su* equipm5t to an educational
 in/itution1 a vet]an1 an individual ) a
 disability1 a l[-income individual1 a  
/ud5t1 or a s5ior 9 ne$ t is resid+ or  
bas$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7           
,di/ribution to ,/ate ag5cies ?r\gh     
,,gsa ,a nonpr(it comput] refurbi%] t   
receives equipm5t "u subsection 7a77#b7 
%all repair & return ! equipm5t to !    
,adm9i/rator = transf] "u section #edi (
 title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7  
,inability to be reus$ ,a nonpr(it      
comput] refurbi%] %all transf] to !     

,adm9i/rator any equipm5t receiv$ "u ?is
 subsection t is n possible to repair = 
reclassification "u section #ajb-cf4bdj 
( title #da1 ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations4  7#d7 ,tra9+ programs ,any
 nonpr(it comput] refurbi%] t receives  
any equipm5t "u subsection 7a77#a7 %all 
(f] tra9+ programs on ! use ( comput]s &
 te*nology equipm5t = any ( ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,educational in/itutions4  7,b7    
,vet]ans4  7,c7 ,individuals )          
disabilities4  7,d7 ,l[-income          
individuals4  7,e7 ,/ud5ts4  7,f7       
,s5iors4  7d7 ,reports requir$ ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 & e #b ye>s !reaft] = ! next  
#d ye>s1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all submit to  
,congress a report on ! ef=ts ( !       
,adm9i/rator "u ?is ,act4  7e7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices4  7#b7  
,digital divide ,! t]m digital divide   
means ! gap betwe5 ^? :o h an           
int]net-connect$ comput] & ! skills to  

use ! comput] & ^? :o d n4 ,pr9ciple    
b>ri]s to clos+ ?is gap include access  
to devices1 af=dability1 digital        
lit]acy1 & access to broadb&4  7#c7     
,educational in/itution ,! t]m          
educational in/itution means-- 7,a7 any 
public or private *ild c>e c5t]1        
pres*ool1 elem5t>y s*ool1 second>y      
s*ool1 accr$it$ in/itution ( vocational 
or pr(essional education1 or in/itution 
( high] education2 &  7,b7 9 ! case ( an
 accr$it$ in/itution ( vocational or    
pr(essional education or an in/itution (
 high] education compos$ ( m ?an "o     
s*ool1 college1 or dep>tm5t t is        
adm9i/ratively a sep>ate unit1 ea* su*  
s*ool1 college1 or dep>tm5t4  7#d7      
,f$]al ag5cy ,! t]m ,f$]al ag5cy has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m f$]al ag5cy 9 section  
#ajb ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  
7#e7 ,disability ,! t]m disability has !
 mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #c ( !      
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb74  7#f7           
,in/itution ( high] education ,! t]m    

in/itution ( high] education has ! mean+
 giv5 t t]m 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja74  7#g7 ,l[-income individuals ,! 
t]m l[ income individual has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cea ( ! ,small  
,bus9ess ,inve/m5t ,act ( #aieh 7#ae    
,u4,s4,c4 #fhi74  7#h7 ,nonpr(it comput]
 refurbi%] ,! t]m nonpr(it comput]      
refurbi%] means a nonpr(it organization 
t prim>ily works to improve access to   
in=mation & communication te*nology 9 _!
 mission to bridge ! digital divide4    
7#i7 ,nonpr(it organization ,! t]m      
nonpr(it organization means an          
organization t is describ$ "u section   
#eja7;c77#c7 ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code 
( #aihf & is exempt f taxation "u       
section #eja7;a7 ( su* ,code4  7#aj7    
,repairable ,! t]m repairable means     
prop]ty t is unusable b c be            
economically repair$4  7#aa7 ,second>y  
s*ool ,! t]m second>y s*ool has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #haja ( !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 

#aife4  7#ab7 ,s5ior ,! t]m s5ior means 
an individual :o is #fe ye>s ( age or   
old]4  7#ac7 ,s5ior 9 ne$ ,! t]m s5ior 9
 ne$ means a s5ior :o exp]i5ces         
cultural1 social1 or geographical       
isolation t-- 7,a7 re/ricts ! ability ( 
! s5ior to p]=m normal daily tasks2 or  
7,b7 ?reat5s ! capacity ( ! s5ior to    
live indep5d5tly4  7#ad7 ,/ud5t ,! t]m  
/ud5t means any individual enroll$ 9 an 
educational in/itution1 b n a public or 
private *ild c>e c5t]4  7#ae7 ,surplus  
comput] or te*nology equipm5t ,! t]m    
surplus comput] or te*nology equipm5t   
means comput] or te*nology equipm5t t is
 prop]ty z describ$ "u section          
#edi7;b77#b7 ( title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  7#af7 ,te*nology equipm5t ,! t]m
 te*nology equipm5t means any physical  
asset relat$ to a comput] or in=mation  
te*nology1 includ+ any p]iph]al         
compon5t1 tablet1 communication device  
7su* z a r\t]1 s]v]1 or cell phone71    
pr9t]1 scann]1 un9t]ruptible p[] s\rce1 
cable1 or connection4  7#ag7 ,vet]an ,! 

t]m vet]an has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9     
section #aja ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code4  #d4 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* funds z are necess>y to 
c>ry out ?is ,act4