3.0.0 5495 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z 2022-10-28T01:46:14Z House HR 2019-12-19 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 206 (Thursday, December 19, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUTTERFIELD:H.R. 5495.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution,Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds toprovide for the general welfare of the United States.Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper forcarrying into execution their powers enumerated under ArticleI.[Page H12291]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-19T14:02:05Z 2019-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-12-19 True Government Operations and Politics Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Elementary and secondary education Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Higher education Intergovernmental relations Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-12-19 Introduced in House 2020-07-22T18:51:00Z Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2019

This bill directs federal agencies to transfer excess federal electronic equipment, including computers and related peripheral tools, to educational recipients.

Each agency shall identify useful electronic equipment determined to be excess to the needs of the agency (excluding research equipment) and

  • report such equipment to the General Services Administration (GSA) for processing for transfer to an educational recipient;
  • transfer such equipment directly to an educational recipient, through an arrangement made by the GSA; or
  • report such equipment to the GSA as excess property if such transfers are not practicable.

Each agency shall report to the GSA the availability of useful federal electronic equipment as far as possible in advance. If the equipment is not classroom-usable, the transferring agency shall convey the equipment initially to a nonprofit refurbisher for upgrade before transfer.

The transferring agency shall (1) remove data using a means that does not render the equipment or components unusable, and (2) give the highest preference to educational recipients located in a persistent poverty county or other specified areas.

A state's plan for distributing donated federal equipment must give the highest preference for electronic equipment to institutions that are located in an enterprise community, an empowerment zone, or specified high poverty areas.

]]> Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2019 Display Title Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipients, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5495ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5495ih.xml 2019-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.