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Calendar No. 264 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2685 

[Report No. 118–120] 

To make data and internal guidance on excess personal property publicly 

available, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 27, 2023 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. LANKFORD) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 5, 2023 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To make data and internal guidance on excess personal 

property publicly available, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reuse Excess Property 

5 Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. REPORTING ON EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 

3 40, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in section 529, by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(c) COMPILATION OF DATA.—Not later than 180 

7 days following the close of a fiscal year, the Administrator 

8 shall compile the data in the reports submitted under sub9 section (a) and publish a publicly available report on a 

10 centralized online website, which shall include— 

11 ‘‘(1) the complete data provided in each report 

12 in a user-friendly format; 

13 ‘‘(2) a summary of the findings of each report, 

14 including the aggregate dollar amount of personal 

15 property determined to be no longer required for the 

16 purpose of the appropriation used to make the pur17 chase; and 

18 ‘‘(3) any other recommendations from the Ad19 ministrator.’’; and 

20 (2) by inserting after section 529 the following: 

21 ‘‘§ 530. Internal guidance on excess personal property 

22 ‘‘(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this section, each executive 

24 agency shall submit to the Administrator and make pub25 licly available on the website of the executive agency the 

26 internal guidance of the executive agency on considering 

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1 using excess personal property to meet the needs of the 

2 executive agency, which shall include— 

3 ‘‘(1) a requirement to consider excess personal 

4 property before buying new; 

5 ‘‘(2) when it is practicable to check for and ob6 tain excess personal property; 

7 ‘‘(3) how to evaluate the suitability of excess 

8 personal property for use; and 

9 ‘‘(4) defined roles and responsibilities relevant 

10 to considering the potential use of excess personal 

11 property, including the designation of an employee 

12 as responsible for searching through available excess 

13 personal property for items that meet the needs of 

14 the executive agency. 

15 ‘‘(b) UPDATES.—Each executive agency shall submit 

16 to the Administrator and update on the website of the ex17 ecutive agency any changes to the internal guidance sub18 mitted and made available under subsection (a).’’. 

19 (b) REPORT ON INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.— 

20 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 

21 this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall pub22 lish a publicly available report on a centralized online 

23 website that includes a summary of findings from the 

24 interagency working group on the acquisition of personal 

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1 property that was first convened in February 2023 on 

2 ways to improve the use of excess personal property. 

3 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

4 The table of sections for chapter 5 of title 40, United 

5 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat6 ing to section 529 the following: 

‘‘530. Internal guidance on excess personal property.’’. 

7 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reuse Excess Property 

9 Act’’. 

10 SEC. 2. REPORTING ON EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 

12 40, United States Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in section 529— 

14 (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre15 ceding paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and the 

16 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern17 mental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 

18 on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 

19 Representatives’’ after ‘‘Administrator of General 

20 Services’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(c) COMPILATION OF DATA.—Not later than 180 days 

23 following the close of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall 

24 compile the data in the reports submitted under subsection 

25 (a) and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 

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1 Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

2 Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representa3 tives and publish on a centralized online website a publicly 

4 available report, which shall include— 

5 ‘‘(1) the complete data provided in each report 

6 in a user-friendly format; 

7 ‘‘(2) a summary of the findings of each report, 

8 including the aggregate dollar amount of personal 

9 property determined to be no longer required for the 

10 purpose of the appropriation used to make the pur11 chase; and 

12 ‘‘(3) any other recommendations from the Ad13 ministrator.’’; and 

14 (2) by inserting after section 529 the following: 

15 ‘‘§ 530. Internal guidance on excess personal property 

16 ‘‘(a) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

17 the date of enactment of this section, each executive agency 

18 shall submit to the Administrator of General Services and 

19 make publicly available on the website of the executive agen20 cy the internal guidance of the executive agency on consid21 ering using excess personal property to meet the needs of 

22 the executive agency, which shall include— 

23 ‘‘(1) a requirement to consider excess personal 

24 property before buying new; 

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1 ‘‘(2) when it is practicable to check for and ob2 tain excess personal property; 

3 ‘‘(3) how to evaluate the suitability of excess per4 sonal property for use; and 

5 ‘‘(4) defined roles and responsibilities relevant to 

6 considering the use of excess personal property, in7 cluding the designation of an employee as responsible 

8 for searching through available excess personal prop9 erty for items that meet the needs of the executive 

10 agency. 

11 ‘‘(b) UPDATES.—Each executive agency shall submit 

12 to the Administrator of General Services and update on the 

13 website of the executive agency any changes to the internal 

14 guidance submitted and made available under subsection 

15 (a).’’. 

16 (b) REPORT ON INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—Not 

17 later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

18 the Administrator of General Services shall publish a pub19 licly available report on a centralized online website that 

20 includes a summary of findings from the interagency work21 ing group on the acquisition of personal property that was 

22 first convened in February 2023 on ways to improve the 

23 use of excess personal property. 

24 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 

25 table of sections for chapter 5 of title 40, United States 

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1 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

2 section 529 the following: 

‘‘530. Internal guidance on excess personal property.’’. 

3 (d) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 

4 United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 

5 Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

6 Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House 

7 of Representatives a report that evaluates the frequency 

8 with which executive agencies (as defined in section 102 of 

9 title 40, United States Code) acquire personal property that 

10 was made, produced, or manufactured by any entity, in11 cluding any corporation, that is organized under the laws 

12 of, is headquartered in, or has its principal place of busi13 ness in the People’s Republic of China, including any Spe14 cial Administrative Region. 

15 (e) SUNSET.—Effective the date that is 5 years after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, chapter 5 of title 40, 

17 United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in section 529— 

19 (A) in subsection (a), in the matter pre20 ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Com21 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

22 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

23 Oversight and Accountability of the House of 

24 Representatives’’; and 

25 (B) by striking subsection (c); 

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1 (2) by striking section 530; and 

2 (3) in the table of sections, by striking the item 

3 relating to section 530. 

4 (f) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are 

5 authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying 

6 out this Act or the amendments made by this Act. 

Calendar No. 264 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2685 

[Report No. 118–120] 

A BILL 

To make data and internal guidance on excess perpurposes. sonal property publicly available, and for other 

DECEMBER 5, 2023 

Reported with an amendment