To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.

Bill: 115-hr-571
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2017-01-13
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Computers and information technology

Congressional operations and organization

Educational technology and distance education

Elementary and secondary education

Government buildings, facilities, and property

House of Representatives

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow computers and related peripheral tools previously used by a Member of the House of Representatives to be donated to a public elementary or secondary school without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government, or (2) has a recoverable value. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 571 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 13, 2017 Mr. Serrano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To permit members of the House of Representatives to donate used computer equipment to public elementary and secondary schools designated by the members.

1. Permitting members of the house of representatives to donate used computer equipment to public schools (a) In General Section 104(a)(3) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 (as incorporated by reference in section 101(j) of Public Law 99–500 and Public Law 99–591 ) ( 2 U.S.C. 5540(3) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) (A) At the request of a member of the House of Representatives, in the case of equipment consisting of computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the member, the Clerk may donate the equipment to a public elementary or secondary school (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )) without regard to whether the donation meets the requirements of the second sentence of paragraph (2). (B) At the request of the member who previously used the equipment, if the Clerk donates equipment under this paragraph, the Clerk shall donate the equipment to a school designated by the member. . (b) Effective Date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 120-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.