HOW DOES THE ORDER RELATE TO THE EXISTING UTILIZATION AND DONATION PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL PERSONAL PROPERTY?
Executive Order 12999 does not change or override the requirement of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (the Property Act) for internal screening. Therefore, like other Government-owned property, computer equipment must first be offered to other activities within an agency before being determined excess to that agency. Once declared excess, computer equipment can be transferred directly to schools. When an agency has determined that its excess computer equipment is not needed by either a school or another eligible recipient under the order, the equipment should be reported to GSA. The property is then available to the State Agencies for Surplus Property through the surplus property donation program. It should be noted that, at this point, schools can’t be given preferential consideration by law because the Property Act requires donation to eligible recipients by fair and equitable means.
