2018 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 65 - Senate Officers and Administration
Subchapter III - Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of Senate
Part B - General Powers and Duties
Sec. 6631 - Transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to public schools

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 6631 (2018)
Section Name §6631. Transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to public schools
Section Text (a) Authorization

The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate may directly, or through the General Services Administration, transfer title to excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to a public school. Any such transfer shall be completed at the lowest possible cost to the public school and the Senate.

(b) Regulations

The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

(c) Deposit of receipts

Receipts from reimbursements for the costs of transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment under this section,1 shall be deposited in the United States Treasury for credit to the account for the "Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate" within the contingent fund of the Senate.

(d) Definitions

For the purposes of this section:

(1) The term "public school" means a 2 elementary school or secondary school, as such terms are defined in section 7801 of title 20.

(2) The term "educationally useful equipment" means computers and related peripheral tools, including printers, modems, routers, servers, computer keyboards, scanners, and other telecommunications and research equipment, that are appropriate for use in public school education.

(e) Effective date

This section shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 1997 and shall be effective each fiscal year thereafter.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 104–197, title I, §5, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2397; Pub. L. 107–110, title X, §1076(a), Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 2091; Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, §9215(yy), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 2184.)

Editorial Notes CODIFICATION

Section was formerly classified to section 117b–2 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1997, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.

AMENDMENTS

2015—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 114–95 substituted "elementary school or secondary school, as such terms are defined in section 7801" for "public elementary or secondary school as such terms are defined in section 7801".

2002—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted "7801" for "8801".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2015 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

Footnotes

1 So in original. Comma probably should not appear.

2 So in original. Probably should be "an".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 65 - SENATE OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER III - SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF SENATE
Part B - General Powers and Duties
Sec. 6631 - Transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to public schools
Contains section 6631
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 110 Stat. 2397
115 Stat. 2091
129 Stat. 2184
Public Law References Public Law 104-197, Public Law 107-110, Public Law 114-95
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