HR 8276 — Reuse Excess Property Act

Summary

To make data and internal guidance on excess personal property publicly available, and for other purposes.

Bill Text

• Introduced Introduced in House Current html May 07, 2024

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The bill adds new reporting requirements and internal guidance for the use of excess personal property by executive agencies.

• 40 U.S.C. § 529

  and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives → and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives

  The bill adds new congressional committees to receive reports on excess personal property data.

• 40 U.S.C. § 529

  (c) Compilation of Data.--Not later than 180 days following the close of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall compile the data in the reports submitted under subsection (a) and submit to the Committee on Homeland Security Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives and publish on a centralized online website a publicly available report, which shall include-- (1) the complete data provided in each report in a user-friendly format; (2) a summary of the findings of each report, including the aggregate dollar amount of personal property determined to be no longer required for the purpose of the appropriation used to make the purchase; and (3) any other recommendations from the Administrator.

  The bill requires a new annual report on excess personal property data to be publicly available.

• Sec. 530. Internal guidance on excess personal property (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, each executive agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services and make publicly available on the website of the executive agency the internal guidance of the executive agency on considering using excess personal property to meet the needs of the executive agency, which shall include-- (1) a requirement to consider excess personal property before buying new; (2) when it is practicable to check for and obtain excess personal property; (3) how to evaluate the suitability of excess personal property for use; and (4) defined roles and responsibilities relevant to considering the use of excess personal property, including the designation of an employee as responsible for searching through available excess personal property for items that meet the needs of the executive agency.

  The bill establishes requirements for executive agencies to create and publish internal guidance on the use of excess personal property.

• (b) Updates.--Each executive agency shall submit to the Administrator of General Services and update on the website of the executive agency any changes to the internal guidance submitted and made available under subsection (a).

  The bill mandates that updates to internal guidance must be reported and made publicly available.

• (b) Report on Interagency Working Group.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall publish a publicly available report on a centralized online website that includes a summary of findings from the interagency working group on the acquisition of personal property that was first convened in February 2023 on ways to improve the use of excess personal property.

  The bill requires a report on the findings of an interagency working group focused on improving the use of excess personal property.

• 40 U.S.C. § 529

  and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives

  The sunset provision removes earlier additions of congressional committees after five years.

• 40 U.S.C. § 529

  (c)

  The sunset provision eliminates the data compilation requirement after five years.

• 40 U.S.C.

  530

  The sunset provision repeals the section on internal guidance after five years.

• 40 U.S.C.

  the item relating to section 530

  The sunset provision removes the reference to the internal guidance section from the table of sections after five years.

Action History

1. May 15, 2024

   Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.

2. May 15, 2024

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

3. May 07, 2024

   Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

4. May 07, 2024

   Introduced in House

Sponsors

• Lisa C. McClain · Primary

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