[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 208 (Monday, December 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6028-S6029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REUSE EXCESS PROPERTY ACT

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 264, S. 2685.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2685) to make data and internal guidance on 
     excess personal property publicly available, and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill 
which had been reported from the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Government Affairs, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting 
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Reuse Excess Property Act''.

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     SEC. 2. REPORTING ON EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 40, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 529--
       (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by inserting ``and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
     Representatives'' after ``Administrator of General 
     Services''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Compilation of Data.--Not later than 180 days 
     following the close of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall 
     compile the data in the reports submitted under subsection 
     (a) and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives 
     and publish on a centralized online website a publicly 
     available report, which shall include--
       ``(1) the complete data provided in each report in a user-
     friendly format;
       ``(2) a summary of the findings of each report, including 
     the aggregate dollar amount of personal property determined 
     to be no longer required for the purpose of the appropriation 
     used to make the purchase; and
       ``(3) any other recommendations from the Administrator.''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting after section 529 the following:

     ``Sec. 530. Internal guidance on excess personal property

       ``(a) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of this section, each executive agency 
     shall submit to the Administrator of General Services and 
     make publicly available on the website of the executive 
     agency the internal guidance of the executive agency on 
     considering using excess personal property to meet the needs 
     of the executive agency, which shall include--
       ``(1) a requirement to consider excess personal property 
     before buying new;
       ``(2) when it is practicable to check for and obtain excess 
     personal property;
       ``(3) how to evaluate the suitability of excess personal 
     property for use; and
       ``(4) defined roles and responsibilities relevant to 
     considering the use of excess personal property, including 
     the designation of an employee as responsible for searching 
     through available excess personal property for items that 
     meet the needs of the executive agency.
       ``(b) Updates.--Each executive agency shall submit to the 
     Administrator of General Services and update on the website 
     of the executive agency any changes to the internal guidance 
     submitted and made available under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Report on Interagency Working Group.--Not later than 
     180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall publish a publicly 
     available report on a centralized online website that 
     includes a summary of findings from the interagency working 
     group on the acquisition of personal property that was first 
     convened in February 2023 on ways to improve the use of 
     excess personal property.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     sections for chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 529 
     the following:

``530. Internal guidance on excess personal property.''.
       (d) GAO Report.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives 
     a report that evaluates the frequency with which executive 
     agencies (as defined in section 102 of title 40, United 
     States Code) acquire personal property that was made, 
     produced, or manufactured by any entity, including any 
     corporation, that is organized under the laws of, is 
     headquartered in, or has its principal place of business in 
     the People's Republic of China, including any Special 
     Administrative Region.
       (e) Sunset.--Effective the date that is 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, chapter 5 of title 40, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 529--
       (A) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) by striking section 530; and
       (3) in the table of sections, by striking the item relating 
     to section 530.
       (f) No Additional Funds.--No additional funds are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out 
     this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I further ask that the committee-reported substitute 
amendment be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be considered read a 
third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered 
made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  The bill (S. 2685), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read a third time, and passed.

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