US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

2 U.S.C. § 6631

Transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment to public schools

(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

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1 So in original. Comma probably should not appear.
Receipts from reimbursements for the costs of transfer of excess or surplus educationally useful equipment under this section, 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)
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2 So in original. Probably should be “an”.
section 7801 of title 20 The term “public school” means a  elementary school or secondary school, as such terms are defined in .
(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.

Pub. L. 104–197, title I, § 5110 Stat. 2397Pub. L. 107–110, title X, § 1076(a)115 Stat. 2091Pub. L. 114–95, title IX, § 9215(yy)129 Stat. 2184(, , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 117b–2 of this titleSection was formerly classified to 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

Pub. L. 114–952015—Subsec. (d)(1). 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”.

Pub. L. 107–1102002—Subsec. (d)(1). substituted “7801” for “8801”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 2002 Amendment

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