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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2685 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2685

To make data and internal guidance on excess personal property publicly 
                   available, and for other purposes.

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                   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

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                                 A BILL

 
To make data and internal guidance on excess personal property publicly 
                   available, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

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, 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 publish a publicly available 
report on a centralized online website, 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 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 potential 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 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.''.
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