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111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3465 
To direct Federal agencies to transfer excess Federal electronic equipment, 
including computers, computer components, printers, and fax machines, 
to educational recipients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 31, 2009 
Mr. BUTTERFIELD (for himself, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. RUSH, and Mrs. 
LOWEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government 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. 
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 2009’’. 
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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.—Each Federal agency shall 
identify useful Federal electronic equipment that the 
agency has determined is excess to its needs 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 title 40, United 
States Code. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Equipment transferred pur-
suant to section 11(i) of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(i)) 
is neither transferred pursuant to this Act nor sub-
ject to this Act’s requirements. 
(b) ADVANCE
REPORTING
OF
EQUIPMENT
TO 
GSA.—Each Federal agency shall report to the Adminis-
trator 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 its 
needs, so that the Administrator may attempt to arrange 
for the direct transfer from the donating agency to edu-
cational 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 transferring agen-
cy shall convey the equipment initially to a nonprofit re-
furbisher for upgrade before transfer to the educational 
recipient. 
(d) REMOVAL
OF DATA BEFORE TRANSFER.—In 
transferring any equipment pursuant to this Act, the 
transferring agency shall remove data from the equipment 
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prior to transfer to the educational recipient according to 
accepted sanitization procedures. To the maximum extent 
practicable, the transferring agency shall remove data 
using a means that does not remove, disable, destroy, or 
otherwise render unusable the equipment or components. 
(e) PREFERENCE.—In transferring any equipment 
pursuant to this Act, the transferring agency shall give 
the highest preference to educational recipients located in 
an enterprise community or empowerment zone designated 
under section 1391 or 1400 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, 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. 
(i) FACILITATION BY REGIONAL FEDERAL EXECU-
TIVE BOARDS.—The regional Federal Executive Boards 
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(as that term is used in part 960 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations) shall help facilitate the transfer of useful 
Federal electronic equipment from the agencies they rep-
resent to educational recipients under this Act. 
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING. 
The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe 
rules and procedures to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 
This Act supersedes Executive Order No. 12999 of 
April 17, 1996. 
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
This Act may not be construed to create any right 
or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law 
by a party against the United States or its agencies, offi-
cers, or employees. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘Federal agency’’ means an Exec-
utive department or an Executive agency (as such 
terms are defined in chapter 1 of title 5, United 
States Code). 
(2) The term ‘‘educational recipient’’ means a 
school or a community-based educational organiza-
tion. 
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