a population of not more than 24,999 indi-
viduals where 20 percent or more of the 
residents earn less than the poverty thresh-
old (as defined by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus), or a county where 20 percent or more 
of the residents earn less than poverty 
threshold (as defined by the Bureau of the 
Census).’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
shall submit to Congress a report that contains the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An inventory of items that Federal agencies 
identified as useful Federal electronic equipment 
that the agency has determined is excess to its needs 
in the first 365 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) The number of such items that were— 
(A) transferred to educational recipients 
pursuant to this Act; 
(B) transferred to other Federal agencies 
and organizations pursuant to section 521 of 
title 40, United States Code; 
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(C) transferred to State agencies pursuant 
to section 549 of title 40, United States Code; 
or 
(D) disposed of through other means. 
(3) Recommendations for further legislation or 
administrative action that the Administrator con-
siders appropriate to establish an effective system 
for transferring excess useful Federal electronic 
equipment to educational recipients. 
SEC. 5. RULEMAKING. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
shall prescribe rules and procedures to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CLASSROOM-USABLE.—The term ‘‘class-
room-usable’’, with respect to useful Federal elec-
tronic equipment, means such equipment that does 
not require an upgrade of hardware or software in 
order to be used by an educational recipient without 
being first transferred under section 2(c) to a non-
profit refurbisher for such an upgrade. 
(2) COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATIONAL ORGANI-
ZATION.—The term ‘‘community based educational 
organization’’ means a nonprofit entity that qualifies 
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as a nonprofit educational institution or organization 
for purposes of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and— 
(A) is engaged in collaborative projects, 
the primary focus of which is education, with 
schools, qualifying small towns, qualifying coun-
ties, or libraries; or 
(B) provides use of computers and internet 
access to members of the community at no 
charge. 
(3) 
EDUCATIONAL
RECIPIENT.—The 
term 
‘‘educational recipient’’ means a school or a commu-
nity-based educational organization. 
(4) ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘en-
terprise community’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1391 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1391). 
(5) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means an Executive department or an Ex-
ecutive agency (as such terms are defined in chapter 
1 of title 5, United States Code). 
(6) 
NONPROFIT
REFURBISHER.—The 
term 
‘‘nonprofit refurbisher’’ means an organization 
that— 
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(A) is exempt from income taxes under 
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; and 
(B) upgrades useful Federal electronic 
equipment that is not yet classroom-usable at 
no cost or low cost to the ultimate educational 
recipient. 
(7) SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘school’’ includes an 
early childhood education program (as that term is 
defined in section 103 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), 
an elementary school, a secondary school, and a local 
educational agency (as those terms are defined in 
section 8101 of that Act). 
(8) QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONE.—The term 
‘‘qualified opportunity zone’’ has the meaning given 
that term under section 1400Z–1 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1400Z–1). 
(9) PERSISTENT POVERTY COUNTY.—The term 
‘‘persistent poverty county’’ means any county that 
has had 20 percent or more of its population living 
in poverty over the past 30 years, as measured by 
the last three completed decennial censuses, and the 
most recently available American Community Survey 
5 year average. 
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(10) QUALIFYING COUNTY.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying county’’ means a county where 20 percent or 
more of the residents earn less than the poverty 
threshold (as defined by the Bureau of the Census). 
(11) QUALIFYING
SMALL
TOWN.—The term 
‘‘qualifying small town’’ means a political subdivi-
sion with a population of not more than 24,999 indi-
viduals where 20 percent or more of the residents 
earn less than the poverty threshold (as defined by 
the Bureau of the Census). 
(12) USEFUL
FEDERAL
ELECTRONIC
EQUIP-
MENT.—The term ‘‘useful Federal electronic equip-
ment’’— 
(A) means— 
(i) computers and related peripheral 
tools (such as computer printers, modems, 
routers, 
and 
servers), 
including 
tele-
communications and research equipment; 
(ii) fax machines; and 
(iii) any other electronic equipment 
determined by a Federal agency to be po-
tentially useful to an educational recipient; 
and 
(B) includes computer software if the 
transfer of a license is permitted. 
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