STUDY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DONATIONS FOR SCHOOLS.

SEC. 7027. STUDY ON LABORATORY EQUIPMENT DONATIONS FOR SCHOOLS. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall transmit a report to Congress examining the extent to which institutions of higher education and entities in the private sector are donating used laboratory equipment to elementary schools and secondary schools. The Director, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall survey institutions of higher education and entities in the private sector to determine—(1) how often, how much, and what type of equipment is donated;(2) what criteria or guidelines the institutions and entities are using to determine what types of equipment can be donated, what condition the equipment should be in, and which schools receive the equipment;(3) whether the institutions and entities provide any support to, or follow-up with the schools; and(4) how appropriate donations can be encouraged.121 STAT. 696