I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5495 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal elec-
tronic equipment, including computers, computer compo-
nents, printers, and fax machines, to educational recipi-
ents, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Electronic 
Equipment Donation Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO TRANSFER USEFUL FEDERAL 
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT TO EDUCATIONAL 
RECIPIENTS. 
(a) TRANSFER
OF EQUIPMENT
TO EDUCATIONAL 
ENTITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal 
agency shall identify useful Federal electronic equip-
ment that the head has determined is excess to the 
needs of the Federal agency and— 
(A) report such equipment to the Adminis-
trator of General Services for processing for 
transfer to an educational recipient in accord-
ance with section 549 of title 40, United States 
Code; 
(B) transfer such equipment directly to an 
educational recipient, through an arrangement 
made by the Administrator of General Services 
under subsection (b); or 
(C) report such equipment to the Adminis-
trator of General Services as excess property if 
transfer under subparagraph (A) or (B) is not 
practicable. 
(2) 
MANAGEMENT
OF
NONTRANSFERABLE 
EQUIPMENT.—For equipment reported under para-
graph (1)(C), the Administrator of General Services 
shall manage the equipment in accordance with sub-
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chapters II and III of chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 
40, United States Code. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Equipment transferred under 
section 11(i) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(i)) is nei-
ther transferred pursuant to this Act nor subject to 
the requirements of this Act. 
(b) ADVANCE
REPORTING
OF
EQUIPMENT
TO 
GSA.—The head of each Federal agency shall report to 
the Administrator of General Services the availability of 
useful Federal electronic equipment as far as possible in 
advance of the date the equipment is expected to become 
excess to the needs of the Federal agency, so that the Ad-
ministrator may attempt to arrange for the direct transfer 
from the donating agency to educational recipients. 
(c) USE OF NONPROFIT REFURBISHERS.—In trans-
ferring any equipment pursuant to this Act, at the request 
of the educational recipient and if appropriate, if the 
equipment is not classroom-usable, the head of the trans-
ferring agency shall convey the equipment initially to a 
nonprofit refurbisher for upgrade before transfer to the 
educational recipient. 
(d) REMOVAL
OF DATA BEFORE TRANSFER.—In 
transferring any equipment pursuant to this Act, the head 
of the transferring agency shall remove data from the 
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equipment prior to transfer to the educational recipient 
according to accepted sanitization procedures. To the max-
imum extent practicable, the head of the transferring 
agency shall remove data using a means that does not re-
move, disable, destroy, or otherwise render unusable the 
equipment or components. 
(e) PREFERENCE.—In transferring any equipment 
pursuant to this Act, the head of the transferring agency 
shall give the highest preference to educational recipients 
located in a persistent poverty county, a qualified oppor-
tunity zone, an enterprise community, a qualifying small 
town, or a qualifying county. 
(f) LOW COST.—Any transfer made pursuant to this 
Act shall be made at the lowest cost to the educational 
recipient permitted by law. 
(g) TITLE.—Title of ownership of equipment trans-
ferred pursuant to this Act shall transfer to the edu-
cational recipient receiving the equipment. 
(h) NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT.—The 
Administrator of General Services shall provide notice of 
the anticipated availability of useful Federal electronic 
equipment to educational recipients by all practicable 
means, including newspapers, community announcements, 
and the internet. 
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