To consolidate in the Administrator of General Services authorities relating to the control and utilization of excess and surplus property, and for other purposes.
Federal Surplus Property Reform Act of 1995 - Amends Federal law to repeal the Secretary of Defense's authority to make surplus Department of Defense ("Defense") property available for Federal, State, and local law enforcement in counter-drug activities.
Repeals the mandate for Defense participation in infrastructure improvement demonstration programs conducted by Regional Equipment Centers in Newport Township and Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Repeals the authority of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service to receive requests for the transfer to foreign countries or international organizations in foreign assistance or military sales programs of excess supplies of Defense construction and fire equipment.Authorizes the Administrator of General Services, instead, to receive such requests.
Limits to nonlethal the type of excess supplies that may be transferred. Allows such transfer for humanitarian relief purposes.Requires the President to certify to Congress the emergency necessity for any such transaction.
Amends specified Federal law to repeal the general delegation to the Secretary of Defense of disposal authority over personal property.
Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Energy to transfer surplus equipment to an educational institution with which it has a partnership agreement.
Repeals general authority to transfer surplus property to disadvantaged small businesses.
Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to repeal the authority of a Federal agency head or the director of a Federal laboratory to give excess research equipment to an educational institution or nonprofit organization. Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to delegate such transfer authority to the director of a Federal laboratory.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Science, International Relations, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Science, International Relations, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Science, International Relations, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Science, International Relations, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Science, International Relations, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, Science, International Relations, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from DOD.