Federal agency, or has not been requested for use by 
another Federal agency, and has not been used for 
classified information (unless the relevant agency 
head determines that appropriate steps were taken 
to wipe the memory of such computer or technology 
equipment)— 
(A) directly to an eligible computer refur-
bisher for receipt in accordance with subsection 
(b); or 
(B) to the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration for further transfer in 
accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.— 
The Administrator shall transfer a computer re-
ceived under paragraph (1) to a public school, an 
educational nonprofit organization, or a nonprofit 
computer refurbisher for repair and distribution in 
accordance with subsection (b)(1). 
(3) PARTNERSHIP.—The Administrator may es-
tablish a partnership nonprofit computer refurbisher 
to facilitate the identification of computer refur-
bisher organizations and the distribution of com-
puters to such computer refurbishers. 
(b) DUTIES
OF NONPROFIT COMPUTER REFUR-
BISHERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—A computer refurbisher who 
receives a computer under paragraph (1) or (2) shall 
repair and distribute such computer to educational 
institution, a veteran, an individual with a disability, 
a low-income individual, a student, or a senior in 
need. 
(2) TRAINING
PROGRAMS.—Each nonprofit 
computer refurbisher to whom the Administrator of 
the General Services Administration transfers a sur-
plus computer or technology equipment under sub-
section (a) shall offer training programs on the use 
of computers and technology equipment for— 
(A) educational institutions; 
(B) veterans; 
(C) individuals with disabilities; 
(D) low-income individuals; 
(E) students; and 
(F) seniors. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of 
Congress that each nonprofit computer refurbisher 
to whom the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration transfers a surplus computer or tech-
nology equipment under subsection (a) should dis-
pose of any such computer or technology that cannot 
be reused due to age or condition— 
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(A) in compliance with any Federal, State, 
or local law relating to the disposition of any in-
formation technology assets that cannot be re-
used or refurbished due to condition or age; and 
(B) in ways that can still be leveraged to 
fulfill their missions to bridge the digital divide. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIGITAL DIVIDE.—The gap between those 
who have an internet-connected computer and the 
skills to use it, and those who do not. Principle bar-
riers to closing this gap include access to devices, af-
fordability, digital literacy, and access to broadband. 
(2) EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION.—The term 
‘‘educational institution’’ means— 
(A) any public or private child care center, 
preschool, elementary school, secondary school, 
accredited institution of vocational or profes-
sional education, or institution of higher edu-
cation; and 
(B) in the case of an accredited institution 
of vocational or professional education or an in-
stitution of higher education composed of more 
than one school, college, or department that is 
administratively a separate unit, each such 
school, college, or department. 
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(3) 
EDUCATIONAL
NONPROFIT.—The 
term 
‘‘educational nonprofit’’ means a nonprofit organiza-
tion that has a training component whereby the non-
profit organization trains the end user of the com-
puter equipment how to use such equipment and 
that— 
(A) has a mission related to education; or 
(B) serves veterans, individuals with dis-
abilities, low-income individuals, or seniors. 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(5) NONPROFIT
COMPUTER
REFURBISHER.— 
The term ‘‘nonprofit computer refurbisher’’ means a 
nonprofit organization— 
(A) that primarily works to improve access 
to information and communication technology 
in order to Bridge the Digital Divide; and 
(B) that is exempt from taxation under 
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
(6) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘sec-
ondary school’’ has the meaning given such term in 
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section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
(7) SENIOR.—The term ‘‘senior’’ means any in-
dividual who is 65 years of age or older. 
(8) STUDENT.—The term ‘‘student’’ means any 
individual enrolled in an educational institution, ex-
cluding a public or private child care center. 
(9) 
TECHNOLOGY
EQUIPMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘technology equipment’’ means physical assets re-
lated to computers and information technology, in-
cluding peripheral components, tablets, communica-
tion devices (such as routers, servers, and cell 
phones), printers, scanners, uninterruptible power 
sources, and cables and connections. 
(10) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(d) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every three years there-
after, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report 
on the efforts of the Administrator and the head of each 
Federal agency under this Act. Such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) the number of Federal computers retired in 
that time period; 
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