Sec. 6. Computers for learning program
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The head of each agency may make available for transfer under subsection
(j)of section 11 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710 ), as added by subsection
(b)of this section, any educationally useful Federal equipment (as defined in such subsection) that the agency no longer uses. Section 11 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection: The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. The term community-based educational organization means a nonprofit entity— that is engaged in collaborative projects with schools; or the primary focus of which is education. The term educationally useful Federal equipment means— a computer or related peripheral tool that is appropriate for use in prekindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary school education; and includes— a printer, modem, router, server, switch, wireless access point, and network management device; telecommunications and research equipment; and computer software if the transfer of the license of the software is permitted. The term eligible entity means— a school; or a community-based educational organization. The term Federal Executive Board means a Federal Executive Board established by the President under section 960.102 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations or any successor regulation. The term nonprofit entity means an organization described under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. The term nonprofit reuse or recycling program a means nonprofit entity that has the ability to upgrade computer equipment at no or low cost for an eligible entity that takes title to the equipment under this subsection. The term research equipment means property determined to be essential to conduct scientific or technical research. The term school — means an individual public or private educational institution for any grade level between prekindergarten and twelfth grade; and includes public school districts. Congress finds that— educationally useful Federal equipment is a vital resource of the United States; and educationally useful Federal equipment is a valuable tool for computer education if— the equipment can be used as is; or professional technicians, students, or recycling efforts can separate the equipment into parts for other computers or upgrade the equipment. To the greatest extent practicable, each Federal agency shall protect and safeguard educationally useful Federal equipment of the Federal agency, particularly when that equipment is declared excess or surplus, so that the equipment may be recycled and transferred, if appropriate, to eligible entities under this subsection. Each Federal agency shall, where appropriate, identify educationally useful Federal equipment that the Federal agency no longer needs and transfer the educationally useful equipment to eligible entities by— conveying excess educationally useful Federal equipment directly to an eligible entity pursuant to subsection (i); or in accordance with subparagraph (B), reporting excess educationally useful Federal equipment to the Administrator for donation to eligible entities when declared surplus, as described in section 549(b)(2)(A)(ii) of title 40, United States Code. In reporting excess educationally useful Federal equipment under subparagraph (A)(ii), a Federal agency shall report the equipment as far as possible in advance of the date the equipment becomes excess, so that the Administrator may attempt to arrange direct transfers from the donating Federal agency to eligible entities under this subsection. In conveying educationally useful Federal equipment under subparagraph (A)(i)— title of the equipment shall transfer directly from the Federal agency to an eligible entity; the Federal agency shall report the conveyance to the Administrator; and at the direction of the recipient of the equipment, and if appropriate, the equipment may be initially conveyed to a nonprofit reuse or recycling program for upgrade. A nonprofit reuse or recycling program to which educationally useful Federal equipment is conveyed for the purpose of upgrading for an eligible entity under subparagraph (C)(iii) shall transfer the equipment to the eligible entity upon the completion of the upgrade. Any costs relating to a transfer of educationally useful Federal equipment under this subsection shall be the responsibility of the eligible entity that receives the transfer. The Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Education, shall perform outreach to eligible entities about the availability of transfers under this subsection by all practicable means, including through television or print media, community announcements, and the internet. Each Federal Executive Board shall help facilitate the transfer of educationally useful Federal equipment from Federal agencies under this subsection to eligible entities. The Administrator— may issue guidance or regulations to facilitate the implementation of this subsection; and shall provide assistance to the chief information officers of Federal agencies to enhance the participation of Federal agencies in transfers under this subsection. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit a recipient of educationally useful Federal equipment from lending that equipment, whether on a permanent or temporary basis, to a teacher, administrator, student, employee, or other designated individual in furtherance of educational goals. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to create any substantive or procedural right or benefit enforceable by law by a party against the United States, its agencies, its officers, or its employees. .
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