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H.R. 4010 105th Congress House

Federal Surplus Property Improvement Act of 1998

Official title: To provide that certain Federal property be made available to States for State use before being made available to other entities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 5, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 15, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.
Sep 15, 1998
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jun 11, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Jun 11, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to House Science
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to House Small Business
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to House International Relations
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to House National Security
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National Security, International Relations, Small Business, and Science, 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.
Jun 5, 1998
Referred to House Government Reform
Jun 5, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 15, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Surplus Property Improvement Act of 1998 - Requires that nonlethal excess supplies of the Department of Defense be made available to a State or a local government upon request before such supplies are made available for humanitarian relief purposes. Permits the President to make such supplies available for humanitarian purposes before they are made available to a State or local government in response to a natural disaster emergency.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, with respect to the transfer of property for environmental protection in foreign countries, to prohibit such transfers unless the Administrator of General Services (GSA Administrator) determines that there are no Federal or State use requirements for the property under any other provision of law.

Amends the Small Business Act to: (1) repeal the requirement permitting the transfer of U.S.-owned technology or surplus property to participants in the small business and capital ownership development program on a priority basis; and (2) subject to the oversight of the GSA Administrator, in consultation with State agencies responsible for surplus property distribution, the transfer of such technology or surplus property to program participants.

Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Energy to transfer surplus equipment to an educational institution with which it has a partnership agreement.

Requires the Administrator of General Services to report to the Congress on the effectiveness of surplus personal property donation and disposal programs (except for any program that grants access to personal property by local communities affected by the closure of a military base), along with recommendations for consolidating such programs under a single Federal authority.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3842 Identical bill Federal Surplus Property Improvement Act of 1998
  • S 1621 Identical bill Federal Surplus Property Improvement Act of 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4010: Federal Surplus Property Improvement Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4010/
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