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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4071 

To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a program to 

sell Federal buildings that are not utilized to provide revenue for increases in social security benefits and military retirement pay, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2015 

Mr. POLIQUIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 

Committees on Ways and Means and Armed Services, 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 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish 

a program to sell Federal buildings that are not utilized 

to provide revenue for increases in social security benefits 

and military retirement pay, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Give our Seniors and 

5 Veterans the COLA they Deserve Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. CERTAIN BUILDING SALES. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Adminis3 trator of General Services shall establish a program under 

4 which the Administrator shall sell all Federal buildings 

5 that are not utilized by the Federal Government. 

6 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF BUILDINGS.— 

7 (1) INITIAL IDENTIFICATION.—Not later than 1 

8 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad9 ministrator shall make an initial identification of all 

10 buildings owned and not utilized by the Federal Gov11 ernment. 

12 (2) REGULAR IDENTIFICATION.—After the date 

13 on which the Administrator makes the initial identi14 fication under paragraph (1), the Administrator 

15 shall identify on a continuing basis any building 

16 owned and not utilized by the Federal Government 

17 that was not included in such initial identification. 

18 (c) SALE REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 years after 

19 a building is identified under subsection (b), the Adminis20 trator, notwithstanding any other provision of law and to 

21 the extent practicable, shall complete a sale of— 

22 (1) such building; and 

23 (2) the land relevant to such building. 

24 (d) LIMITATION.—The Administrator shall not sell a 

25 building identified under subsection (b) if the building, or 


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1 the land relevant to such building, has been set aside for 

2 preservation or historic purposes. 

3 (e) REVENUES FROM SALE.—Notwithstanding any 

4 other provision of law, the revenue from a sale under sub5 section (c), after payment of any costs related to the sale, 

6 shall be made available only for the following: 

7 (1) To increase benefits under title II of the So8 cial Security Act, effective with the month of Decem9 ber 2015, by applying section 215(i) of such Act as 

10 if the applicable increase percentage (as defined in 

11 such section) with respect to the base quarter (as so 

12 defined) in 2015 is 1.5 percent. 

13 (2) Effective December 1, 2015, to make the 

14 cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of mem15 bers and former members of the Armed Forces pur16 suant to section 1401a of title 10, United States 

17 Code, as if the applicable percentage of the increase 

18 calculated under subsection (b)(2) of such section is 

19 1.5 percent. 

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