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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4465 

To decrease the deficit by consolidating and selling Federal buildings and 

other civilian real property, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 4, 2016 

Mr. DENHAM (for himself, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. CUMMINGS, 

Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, 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 decrease the deficit by consolidating and selling Federal 

buildings and other civilian real property, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Purposes. 

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Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Board. 

Sec. 5. Board meetings. 

Sec. 6. Compensation and travel expenses. 

Sec. 7. Executive Director. 

Sec. 8. Staff. 

Sec. 9. Contracting authority. 

Sec. 10. Termination. 

Sec. 11. Development of recommendations to Board. 

Sec. 12. Board duties. 

Sec. 13. Review by OMB. 

Sec. 14. Implementation of Board recommendations. 

Sec. 15. Authorization of appropriations. 

Sec. 16. Funding. 

Sec. 17. Congressional approval of proposed projects. 

Sec. 18. Preclusion of judicial review. 

Sec. 19. Implementation review by GAO. 

Sec. 20. Agency retention of proceeds. 

Sec. 21. Federal real property database. 

Sec. 22. Streamlining McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. 

Sec. 23. Additional property. 

1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 The purpose of this Act is to reduce the costs of Fed3 eral real estate by— 

4 (1) consolidating the footprint of Federal build5 ings and facilities; 

6 (2) maximizing the utilization rate of Federal 

7 buildings and facilities; 

8 (3) reducing the reliance on leased space; 

9 (4) selling or redeveloping high value assets 

10 that are underutilized to obtain the highest and best 

11 value for the taxpayer and maximize the return to 

12 the taxpayer; 

13 (5) reducing the operating and maintenance 

14 costs of Federal civilian real properties; 

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1 (6) reducing redundancy, overlap, and costs as2 sociated with field offices; 

3 (7) creating incentives for Federal agencies to 

4 achieve greater efficiency in their inventories of civil5 ian real property; 

6 (8) facilitating and expediting the sale or dis7 posal of unneeded Federal civilian real properties; 

8 (9) improving the efficiency of real property 

9 transfers for the provision of services to the home10 less; and 

11 (10) assisting Federal agencies in achieving the 

12 Government’s sustainability goals by reducing excess 

13 space, inventory, and energy consumption, as well as 

14 by leveraging new technologies. 

15 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this Act, unless otherwise expressly stated, the fol17 lowing definitions apply: 

18 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis19 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv20 ices. 

21 (2) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ means the 

22 Public Buildings Reform Board established by sec23 tion 4. 

24 (3) CERCLA.—The term ‘‘CERCLA’’ means 

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1 pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

2 9601 et seq.). 

3 (4) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

4 agency’’ means an executive department or inde5 pendent establishment in the executive branch of the 

6 Government, and a wholly owned Government cor7 poration. 

8 (5) FEDERAL CIVILIAN REAL PROPERTY AND

9 CIVILIAN REAL PROPERTY.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘Federal ci11 vilian real property’’ and ‘‘civilian real prop12 erty’’ refer to Federal real property assets, in13 cluding public buildings as defined in section 

14 3301(a) of title 40, United States Code, occu15 pied and improved grounds, leased space, or 

16 other physical structures under the custody and 

17 control of any Federal agency. 

18 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—Subparagraph (A) 

19 shall not be construed as including any of the 

20 following types of property: 

21 (i) Properties that are on military in22 stallations (including any fort, camp, post, 

23 naval training station, airfield proving 

24 ground, military supply depot, military 

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1 school, or any similar facility of the De2 partment of Defense). 

3 (ii) A base, camp, post, station, yard, 

4 center, or homeport facility for any ship or 

5 activity under the jurisdiction of the Coast 

6 Guard. 

7 (iii) Properties that are excluded for 

8 reasons of national security by the Direc9 tor of the Office of Management and 

10 Budget. 

11 (iv) Properties that are excepted from 

12 the definition of the term ‘‘property’’ 

13 under section 102 of title 40, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (v) Indian and Native Alaskan prop16 erties, including— 

17 (I) any property within the limits 

18 of an Indian reservation to which the 

19 United States owns title for the ben20 efit of an Indian tribe; and 

21 (II) any property title that is 

22 held in trust by the United States for 

23 the benefit of an Indian tribe or indi24 vidual or held by an Indian tribe or 

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1 individual subject to restriction by the 

2 United States against alienation. 

3 (vi) Properties operated and main4 tained by the Tennessee Valley Authority 

5 pursuant to the Tennessee Valley Author6 ity Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.). 

7 (vii) Postal properties owned by the 

8 United States Postal Service. 

9 (viii) Properties used in connection 

10 with Federal programs for agricultural, 

11 recreational, or conservation purposes, in12 cluding research in connection with the 

13 programs. 

14 (ix) Properties used in connection 

15 with river, harbor, flood control, reclama16 tion, or power projects. 

17 (x) Properties located outside the 

18 United States operated or maintained by 

19 the Department of State or the United 

20 States Agency for International Develop21 ment. 

22 (6) FIELD OFFICE.—The term ‘‘field office’’ 

23 means any Federal office that is not the head24 quarters office location for the Federal agency. 

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1 (7) HUD.—The term ‘‘HUD’’ means the De2 partment of Housing and Urban Development. 

3 (8) OMB.—The term ‘‘OMB’’ means the Office 

4 of Management and Budget. 

5 (9) VALUE OF TRANSACTIONS.—The term 

6 ‘‘value of transactions’’ means the sum of the esti7 mated proceeds and estimated costs, based on the 

8 accounting system developed or identified under sec9 tion 12(e), associated with the transactions included 

10 in Board recommendations. 

11 SEC. 4. BOARD. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an inde13 pendent board to be known as the Public Buildings Re14 form Board. 

15 (b) DUTIES.—The Board shall carry out the duties 

16 as specified in this Act. 

17 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be com19 posed of a Chairperson appointed by the President, 

20 by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 

21 and 6 members appointed by the President. 

22 (2) APPOINTMENTS.—In selecting individuals 

23 for appointments to the Board, the President shall 

24 consult with— 

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1 (A) the Speaker of the House of Rep2 resentatives concerning the appointment of 2 

3 members; 

4 (B) the majority leader of the Senate con5 cerning the appointment of 2 members; 

6 (C) the minority leader of the House of 

7 Representatives concerning the appointment of 

8 1 member; and 

9 (D) the minority leader of the Senate con10 cerning the appointment of 1 member. 

11 (3) TERMS.—The term for each member of the 

12 Board shall be 6 years. 

13 (4) VACANCIES.—Vacancies shall be filled in 

14 the same manner as the original appointment. 

15 (5) QUALIFICATIONS.—In selecting individuals 

16 for appointment to the Board, the President shall 

17 ensure that the Board contains individuals with ex18 pertise representative of the following: 

19 (A) Commercial real estate and redevelop20 ment. 

21 (B) Space optimization and utilization. 

22 (C) Community development, including 

23 transportation and planning. 

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1 SEC. 5. BOARD MEETINGS. 

2 (a) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of the Board, 

3 other than meetings in which classified information is to 

4 be discussed, shall be open to the public. Any open meet5 ing shall be announced in the Federal Register and the 

6 Federal Web site established by the Board at least 14 cal7 endar days in advance of a meeting. For all public meet8 ings, the Board shall release an agenda and a listing of 

9 materials relevant to the topics to be discussed. 

10 (b) QUORUM AND MEETINGS.—Five Board members 

11 shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting 

12 business and 3 or more Board members shall constitute 

13 a meeting of the Board. 

14 (c) TRANSPARENCY OF INFORMATION.—All the pro15 ceedings, information, and deliberations of the Board shall 

16 be open, upon request, to the Chairperson and ranking 

17 minority party member, and their respective subcommittee 

18 Chairperson and subcommittee ranking minority party 

19 member, of— 

20 (1) the Committee on Transportation and In21 frastructure of the House of Representatives; 

22 (2) the Committee on Oversight and Govern23 ment Reform of the House of Representatives; 

24 (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 

25 Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

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1 (4) the Committee on Environment and Public 

2 Works of the Senate; and 

3 (5) the Committees on Appropriations of the 

4 House of Representatives and the Senate. 

5 (d) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.—All 

6 proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Board 

7 shall be open, upon request, to the Comptroller General 

8 of the United States. 

9 SEC. 6. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES. 

10 (a) COMPENSATION.— 

11 (1) RATE OF PAY FOR MEMBERS.—Each mem12 ber, other than the Chairperson, shall be paid at a 

13 rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum 

14 annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 

15 Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 

16 United States Code, for each day (including travel 

17 time) during which the member is engaged in the ac18 tual performance of duties vested in the Board. 

19 (2) RATE OF PAY FOR CHAIRPERSON.—The 

20 Chairperson shall be paid for each day referred to 

21 in paragraph (1) at a rate equal to the daily equiva22 lent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay pay23 able for level III of the Executive Schedule under 

24 section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. 

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1 (b) TRAVEL.—Members shall receive travel expenses, 

2 including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance 

3 with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States 

4 Code. 

5 SEC. 7. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 

6 (a) APPOINTMENT.—The Board shall appoint an Ex7 ecutive Director, who may be appointed without regard to 

8 the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 

9 appointments in the competitive service. 

10 (b) RATE OF PAY.—The Executive Director shall be 

11 paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 

12 Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 

13 States Code. 

14 SEC. 8. STAFF. 

15 (a) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—Subject to subsection 

16 (b), the Executive Director may request additional per17 sonnel detailed from Federal agencies. 

18 (b) REQUESTS FOR DETAIL EMPLOYEES.—Upon re19 quest of the Chairperson and approval of the Director of 

20 OMB, the head of any Federal agency shall detail the re21 quested personnel of that agency to the Board to assist 

22 the Board in carrying out its duties under this Act. 

23 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Appointments shall be made 

24 with consideration of a balance of expertise consistent with 

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1 the qualifications of representatives described in section 

2 4(c)(5). 

3 SEC. 9. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. 

4 (a) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Board, to 

5 the extent practicable and subject to appropriations Acts, 

6 shall use contracts, including nonappropriated contracts, 

7 entered into by the Administrator for services necessary 

8 to carry out the duties of the Board. 

9 (b) OFFICE SPACE.—The Administrator, in consulta10 tion with the Board, shall identify and provide, without 

11 charge, suitable office space within the existing Federal 

12 space inventory to house the operations of the Board. 

13 (c) PERSONAL PROPERTY.—The Board shall use per14 sonal property already in the custody and control of the 

15 Administrator. 

16 SEC. 10. TERMINATION. 

17 The Board shall cease operations and terminate 6 

18 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 11. DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO 

20 BOARD. 

21 (a) SUBMISSIONS OF AGENCY INFORMATION AND

22 RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 120 days after the 

23 date of enactment of this Act, and not later than 120 days 

24 after the first day of each fiscal year thereafter until the 

25 termination of the Board, the head of each Federal agency 

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1 shall submit to the Administrator and the Director of 

2 OMB the following: 

3 (1) CURRENT DATA.—Current data of all Fed4 eral civilian real properties owned, leased, or con5 trolled by the agency, including all relevant informa6 tion prescribed by the Administrator and the Direc7 tor of OMB, including data related to the age and 

8 condition of the property, operating costs, history of 

9 capital expenditures, sustainability metrics, number 

10 of Federal employees and functions housed in the re11 spective property, and square footage (including 

12 gross, rentable, and usable). 

13 (2) AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS.—Rec14 ommendations of the agency on the following: 

15 (A) Federal civilian real properties that 

16 can be sold for proceeds or otherwise disposed 

17 of, reported as excess, declared surplus, 

18 outleased, or otherwise no longer meeting the 

19 needs of the agency, excluding leasebacks or 

20 other such exchange agreements where the 

21 property continues to be used by the agency. 

22 (B) Federal civilian real properties that 

23 can be transferred, exchanged, consolidated, co24 located, reconfigured, or redeveloped, so as to 

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1 duce the operating costs of the Government, 

2 and create the highest value and return for the 

3 taxpayer. 

4 (C) Operational efficiencies that the Gov5 ernment can realize in its operation and main6 tenance of Federal civilian real properties. 

7 (b) STANDARDS AND CRITERIA.— 

8 (1) DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND CRI9 TERIA.—Not later than 60 days after the deadline 

10 for submissions of agency recommendations under 

11 subsection (a), the Director of OMB, in consultation 

12 with the Administrator, shall— 

13 (A) review the agency recommendations; 

14 (B) develop consistent standards and cri15 teria against which the agency recommenda16 tions will be reviewed; and 

17 (C) submit to the Board the recommenda18 tions developed pursuant to paragraph (2). 

19 (2) RECOMMENDATIONS TO BOARD.—The Di20 rector of OMB and the Administrator shall jointly 

21 develop recommendations to the Board based on the 

22 standards and criteria developed under paragraph 

23 (1). 

24 (3) FACTORS.—In developing the standards and 

25 criteria under paragraph (1), the Director of OMB, 

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1 in consultation with the Administrator, shall incor2 porate the following factors: 

3 (A) The extent to which the civilian real 

4 property could be sold (including property that 

5 is no longer meeting the needs of the Govern6 ment), redeveloped, outleased, or otherwise used 

7 to produce the highest and best value and re8 turn for the taxpayer. 

9 (B) The extent to which the operating and 

10 maintenance costs are reduced through consoli11 dating, co-locating, and reconfiguring space, 

12 and through realizing other operational effi13 ciencies. 

14 (C) The extent to which the utilization rate 

15 is being maximized and is consistent with non16 governmental industry standards for the given 

17 function or operation. 

18 (D) The extent and timing of potential 

19 costs and savings, including the number of 

20 years, beginning with the date of completion of 

21 the proposed recommendation. 

22 (E) The extent to which reliance on leasing 

23 for long-term space needs is reduced. 

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1 (F) The extent to which a civilian real 

2 property aligns with the current mission of the 

3 Federal agency. 

4 (G) The extent to which there are opportu5 nities to consolidate similar operations across 

6 multiple agencies or within agencies. 

7 (H) The economic impact on existing com8 munities in the vicinity of the civilian real prop9 erty. 

10 (I) The extent to which energy consump11 tion is reduced. 

12 (c) SPECIAL RULE FOR UTILIZATION RATES.— 

13 Standards developed by the Director of OMB pursuant to 

14 subsection (b) shall incorporate and apply clear standard 

15 utilization rates consistent throughout each category of 

16 space and with nongovernment space utilization rates. To 

17 the extent the space utilization rate of a given agency ex18 ceeds the utilization rates to be applied under this sub19 section, the Director of OMB may recommend realign20 ment, co-location, consolidation, or other type of action to 

21 improve space utilization. 

22 (d) SUBMISSION TO BOARD.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of OMB shall 

24 submit the standards, criteria, and recommendations 

25 developed pursuant to subsection (b) to the Board 

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1 with all supporting information, data, analyses, and 

2 documentation. 

3 (2) PUBLICATION.—The standards, criteria, 

4 and recommendations developed pursuant to sub5 section (b) shall be published in the Federal Register 

6 and transmitted to the committees listed in section 

7 5(c) and to the Comptroller General of the United 

8 States. 

9 (3) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Board 

10 shall also have access to all information pertaining 

11 to the recommendations developed pursuant to sub12 section (b), including supporting information, data, 

13 analyses, and documentation submitted pursuant to 

14 subsection (a). Upon request, a Federal agency shall 

15 provide to the Board any additional information per16 taining to the civilian real properties under the cus17 tody, control, or administrative jurisdiction of the 

18 Federal agency. 

19 SEC. 12. BOARD DUTIES. 

20 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY REDUCTION OP21 PORTUNITIES.—The Board shall identify opportunities for 

22 the Government to reduce significantly its inventory of ci23 vilian real property and reduce costs to the Government. 

24 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH VALUE ASSETS.— 

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1 (1) IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROP2 ERTIES.—Not later than 180 days after Board 

3 members are appointed pursuant to section 4, the 

4 Board shall— 

5 (A) identify not fewer than 5 Federal civil6 ian real properties that are not on the list of 

7 surplus or excess as of such date with a total 

8 fair market value of not less than $500,000,000 

9 and not more than $750,000,000; and 

10 (B) transmit the list of the Federal civilian 

11 real properties to the Director of OMB and 

12 Congress as Board recommendations and sub13 ject to the approval process described in section 

14 13. 

15 (2) INFORMATION AND DATA.—In order to 

16 meet the goal established under paragraph (1), each 

17 Federal agency shall provide, upon request, any and 

18 all information and data regarding its civilian real 

19 properties to the Board. The Board shall notify the 

20 committees listed in section 5(c) of any failure by an 

21 agency to comply with a request of the Board. 

22 (3) FACTORS.—In identifying properties pursu23 ant to paragraph (1), the Board shall consider the 

24 factors listed in section 11(b)(3). 

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1 (4) LEASEBACK RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 

2 existing improvements on properties sold under this 

3 subsection may be leased back to the Government. 

4 (5) REPORT OF EXCESS.—Not later than 60 

5 days after the approval of Board recommendations 

6 pursuant to paragraph (1), Federal agencies with 

7 custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction over 

8 the identified properties shall submit a Report of 

9 Excess to the General Services Administration. 

10 (6) SALE.— 

11 (A) INITIATION OF SALE.—Not later than 

12 120 days after the acceptance by the Adminis13 trator of the Report of Excess and notwith14 standing any other provision of law (including 

15 section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 

16 Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411), but except 

17 as provided in section 14(g)), the General Serv18 ices Administration shall initiate the sale of the 

19 civilian real properties described in paragraph 

20 (1). 

21 (B) COMPLETION OF SALE.—Not later 

22 than 1 year after the acceptance of the Report 

23 of Excess, the Administrator shall sell the civil24 ian real properties at fair market value at high25 est and best use. 

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1 (c) ANALYSIS OF INVENTORY.—The Board shall per2 form an independent analysis of the inventory of Federal 

3 civilian real property and the recommendations submitted 

4 pursuant to section 11. The Board shall not be bound or 

5 limited by the recommendations submitted pursuant to 

6 section 11. If, in the opinion of the Board, an agency fails 

7 to provide needed information, data, or adequate rec8 ommendations that meet the standards and criteria, the 

9 Board shall develop such recommendations as the Board 

10 considers appropriate based on existing data contained in 

11 the Federal Real Property Profile or other relevant infor12 mation. 

13 (d) INFORMATION AND PROPOSALS.— 

14 (1) RECEIPT.—Notwithstanding any other pro15 vision of law, the Board may receive and consider 

16 proposals, information, and other data submitted by 

17 State and local officials and the private sector. 

18 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Board shall consult 

19 with State and local officials on information, pro20 posals, and other data that the officials submit to 

21 the Board. 

22 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Information submitted to 

23 the Board shall be made publicly available. 

24 (e) ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.—Not later than 120 days 

25 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall 

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1 identify or develop and implement a system of accounting 

2 to be used to independently evaluate the costs of and re3 turns on the recommendations. Such accounting system 

4 shall be applied in developing the Board’s recommenda5 tions and determining the highest return to the taxpayer. 

6 In applying the accounting system, the Board shall set a 

7 standard performance period. 

8 (f) PUBLIC HEARING.—The Board shall conduct 

9 public hearings. All testimony before the Board at a public 

10 hearing under this subsection shall be presented under 

11 oath. 

12 (g) REPORTING OF INFORMATION AND REC13 OMMENDATIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the schedule and 

15 limitations specified in paragraph (2), the Board 

16 shall transmit to the Director of OMB, and publicly 

17 post on a Federal Web site maintained by the 

18 Board, reports containing the Board’s findings, con19 clusions, and recommendations for— 

20 (A) the consolidation, exchange, co-loca21 tion, reconfiguration, lease reductions, sale, 

22 outlease, and redevelopment of Federal civilian 

23 real properties; and 

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1 (B) other operational efficiencies that can 

2 be realized in the Government’s operation and 

3 maintenance of such properties. 

4 (2) SCHEDULE AND LIMITATIONS.— 

5 (A) FIRST ROUND.—Not later than 2 

6 years after the date of transmittal of the list of 

7 properties recommended pursuant to subsection 

8 (b), the Board shall transmit to the Director of 

9 OMB the first report required under paragraph 

10 (1). The total value of transactions contained in 

11 the first report may not exceed $2,500,000,000. 

12 (B) SECOND ROUND.—Not earlier than 3 

13 years after the date of transmittal of the first 

14 report, the Board shall transmit to the Director 

15 of OMB the second report required under para16 graph (1). The total value of transactions con17 tained in the second report may not exceed 

18 $4,750,000,000. 

19 (3) CONSENSUS IN MAJORITY.—The Board 

20 shall seek to develop consensus recommendations, 

21 but if a consensus cannot be obtained, the Board 

22 may include in the reports required under this sub23 section recommendations that are supported by a 

24 majority of the Board. 

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1 (h) FEDERAL WEB SITE.—The Board shall establish 

2 and maintain a Federal Web site for the purposes of mak3 ing relevant information publicly available. 

4 (i) REVIEW BY GAO.—The Comptroller General of 

5 the United States shall transmit to Congress and the 

6 Board a report containing a detailed analysis of the rec7 ommendations and selection process. 

8 SEC. 13. REVIEW BY OMB. 

9 (a) REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon receipt 

10 of the Board’s recommendations pursuant to subsections 

11 (b) and (g) of section 12, the Director of OMB shall con12 duct a review of the recommendations. 

13 (b) REPORT TO BOARD AND CONGRESS.—Not later 

14 than 30 days after the receipt of the Board’s recommenda15 tions, the Director of OMB shall transmit to the Board 

16 and Congress a report that sets forth the Director of 

17 OMB’s approval or disapproval of the Board’s rec18 ommendations. 

19 (c) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL.— 

20 (1) APPROVAL.—If the Director of OMB ap21 proves the Board’s recommendations, the Director of 

22 OMB shall transmit a copy of the recommendations 

23 to Congress, together with a certification of such ap24 proval. 

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1 (2) DISAPPROVAL.—If the Director of OMB 

2 disapproves the Board’s recommendations, in whole 

3 or in part, the Director of OMB shall transmit a 

4 copy of the recommendations to Congress and the 

5 reasons for disapproval of the recommendations to 

6 the Board and Congress. 

7 (3) REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 

8 than 30 days after the receipt of reasons for dis9 approval under paragraph (2), the Board shall 

10 transmit to the Director of OMB revised rec11 ommendations for approval. 

12 (4) APPROVAL OF REVISED RECOMMENDA13 TIONS.—If the Director of OMB approves the re14 vised recommendations received under paragraph 

15 (3), the Director of OMB shall transmit a copy of 

16 the revised recommendations to Congress, together 

17 with a certification of such approval. 

18 (d) TERMINATION OF PROCESS FOR GIVEN

19 ROUND.—If the Director of OMB does not transmit to 

20 Congress an approval and certification described in para21 graph (1) or (4) of subsection (c) on or before the 30th 

22 day following the receipt of the Board’s recommendations 

23 or revised recommendations, as the case may be, the proc24 ess shall terminate until the following round, as described 

25 in section 12. 

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1 SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION OF BOARD RECOMMENDA2 TIONS. 

3 (a) DEADLINES.— 

4 (1) PREPARATION.—Federal agencies shall— 

5 (A) not later than 60 days after the Direc6 tor of OMB transmits the Board’s rec7 ommendations to Congress pursuant to para8 graph (1) or (4) of section 13(c), immediately 

9 begin preparations to carry out the Board’s rec10 ommendations; and 

11 (B) not later than 2 years after such 

12 transmittal, initiate all activities necessary to 

13 carry out the Board’s recommendations. 

14 (2) COMPLETION.—Not later than 6 years after 

15 the Director of OMB transmits the Board’s rec16 ommendations to Congress pursuant to paragraph 

17 (1) or (4) of section 13(c), Federal agencies shall 

18 complete all recommended actions. All actions shall 

19 be economically beneficial and be cost neutral or oth20 erwise favorable to the Government. 

21 (3) EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.—For ac22 tions that will take longer than the 6-year period de23 scribed in paragraph (2) due to extenuating cir24 cumstances, Federal agencies shall notify the Direc25 tor of OMB and Congress, as soon as the extenumstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS

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1 ating circumstance presents itself, with an estimated 

2 time to complete the relevant action. 

3 (b) ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES RELATED TO

4 CIVILIAN REAL PROPERTIES.—In taking actions related 

5 to any civilian real property under this Act, Federal agen6 cies may take, pursuant to subsection (c), all such nec7 essary and proper actions, including— 

8 (1) acquiring land, constructing replacement fa9 cilities, performing such other activities, and con10 ducting advance planning and design as may be re11 quired to transfer functions from a Federal asset or 

12 property to another Federal civilian property; 

13 (2) reimbursing other Federal agencies for ac14 tions performed at the request of the Board; and 

15 (3) taking such actions as are practicable to 

16 maximize the value of Federal civilian real property 

17 to be sold by clarifying zoning and other limitations 

18 on use of such property. 

19 (c) ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT

20 BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

21 (1) USE OF EXISTING LEGAL AUTHORITIES.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

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1 (i) in consultation with the Adminis2 trator, continue to act within the Federal 

3 agency’s existing legal authorities, includ4 ing legal authorities delegated to the Fed5 eral agency by the Administrator; or 

6 (ii) work in partnership with the Ad7 ministrator to carry out such actions. 

8 (B) NECESSARY AND PROPER ACTIONS.— 

9 The Administrator may take such necessary 

10 and proper actions, including the sale, convey11 ance, or exchange of civilian real property, as 

12 required to implement the Board’s rec13 ommendations in the time period required 

14 under subsection (a). 

15 (2) EXPERTS.—A Federal agency may enter 

16 into no cost, nonappropriated contracts for expert 

17 commercial real estate services to carry out the Fed18 eral agency’s responsibilities pursuant to the rec19 ommendations. 

20 (d) DISCRETION OF ADMINISTRATOR REGARDING

21 TRANSACTIONS.—For any transaction identified, rec22 ommended, or commenced as a result of this Act, any oth23 erwise required legal priority given to, or requirement to 

24 enter into, a transaction to convey a Federal civilian real 

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1 ation at all, or in a transaction that mandates the exclu2 sion of other market participants, shall be at the discretion 

3 of the Administrator. 

4 (e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Any rec5 ommendation or commencement of a sale, disposal, con6 solidation, reconfiguration, co-location, or realignment of 

7 civilian real property under this Act shall not be subject 

8 to— 

9 (1) section 545(b)(8) of title 40, United States 

10 Code; 

11 (2) sections 550, 553, and 554 of title 40, 

12 United States Code; 

13 (3) any section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act Au14 thorizing the transfer of certain real property for 

15 wildlife, or other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 667b); 

16 (4) section 47151 of title 49, United States 

17 Code; 

18 (5) sections 107 and 317 of title 23, United 

19 States Code; 

20 (6) section 1304(b) of title 40, United States 

21 Code; 

22 (7) section 13(d) of the Surplus Property Act 

23 of 1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622(d)); 

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1 (8) any other provision of law authorizing the 

2 conveyance of real property owned by the Govern3 ment for no consideration; and 

4 (9) any congressional notification requirement 

5 other than that in section 545 of title 40, United 

6 States Code. 

7 (f) PUBLIC BENEFIT.— 

8 (1) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO HUD.— 

9 The Director of OMB shall submit to the Secretary 

10 of HUD, on the same day the Director of OMB sub11 mits the Board’s recommendations to Congress pur12 suant to paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 13(c), all 

13 known information on Federal civilian real prop14 erties that are included in the recommendations (ex15 cept those recommended under section 12(b)). 

16 (2) HUD TO REPORT TO BOARD.—Not later 

17 than 30 days after the submission of information on 

18 Federal properties under paragraph (1), the Sec19 retary shall identify any suitable civilian real prop20 erties for use as a property benefiting the mission of 

21 assistance to the homeless for the purposes of fur22 ther screening pursuant to section 501 of the 

23 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

24 U.S.C. 11411). 

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1 (3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Following the 

2 review under paragraph (2), with respect to a civil3 ian real property that is not identified by the Sec4 retary as suitable for use as a property benefiting 

5 the mission of assistance to the homeless and that 

6 has been recommended for sale by the Board, the 

7 Director of OMB may exclude the property from the 

8 Board’s recommendations if the Director determines 

9 that the property is suitable for use as a public park 

10 or recreation area by a State or local government 

11 and it is in the best interest of taxpayers. 

12 (g) ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.— 

13 (1) TRANSFERS OF REAL PROPERTY.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—When implementing the 

15 recommended actions for civilian real properties 

16 that have been identified in the Board’s report, 

17 as specified in section 12(g), and subject to 

18 paragraph (2) and in compliance with 

19 CERCLA, including section 120(h) of CERCLA 

20 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), Federal agencies may 

21 enter into an agreement to transfer by deed, 

22 pursuant to section 120(h)(3) of that Act (42 

23 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)), civilian real property with 

24 any person. 

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1 (B) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDI2 TIONS.—The head of the disposing agency may 

3 require any additional terms and conditions in 

4 connection with an agreement authorized by 

5 subparagraph (A) as the head of the disposing 

6 agency considers appropriate to protect the in7 terests of the United States. Such additional 

8 terms and conditions shall not affect or dimin9 ish any rights or obligations of the Federal 

10 agencies under section 120(h) of CERCLA (in11 cluding, without limitation, the requirements of 

12 subsections (h)(3)(A) and (h)(3)(C)(iv) of that 

13 section). 

14 (2) CERTIFICATION CONCERNING COSTS.—A 

15 transfer of Federal civilian real property may be 

16 made under paragraph (1) only if the head of the 

17 disposing agency certifies to the Board and Congress 

18 that— 

19 (A) the costs of all environmental restora20 tion, waste management, and environmental 

21 compliance activities otherwise to be paid by the 

22 disposing agency with respect to the property 

23 are equal to or greater than the fair market 

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1 termined by the head of the disposing agency; 

2 or 

3 (B) if such costs are lower than the fair 

4 market value of the property, the recipient of 

5 the property agrees to pay the difference be6 tween the fair market value and such costs. 

7 (3) PAYMENTS TO RECIPIENTS.—In the case of 

8 a civilian real property covered by a certification 

9 under paragraph (2)(A), the disposing agency may 

10 pay the recipient of such property an amount equal 

11 to the lesser of— 

12 (A) the amount by which the costs in13 curred by the recipient of such property for all 

14 environmental restoration, waste management, 

15 and environmental compliance activities with re16 spect to such property exceed the fair market 

17 value of such property as specified in such cer18 tification; or 

19 (B) the amount by which the costs (as de20 termined by the head of the disposing agency) 

21 that would otherwise have been incurred by the 

22 Secretary for such restoration, waste manage23 ment, and environmental compliance activities 

24 with respect to such property exceed the fair 

25 market value of such property as so specified. 

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1 (4) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO RECIPI2 ENTS.—As part of an agreement under paragraph 

3 (1), the head of the disposing agency shall disclose, 

4 in accordance with applicable law, to the person to 

5 whom the civilian real property will be transferred 

6 information possessed by the disposing agency re7 garding the environmental restoration, waste man8 agement, and environmental compliance activities 

9 that relate to the property. The head of the dis10 posing agency shall provide such information before 

11 entering into the agreement. 

12 (5) CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RE13 MEDIATION IN GRANTING TIME EXTENSIONS.—For 

14 the purposes of granting time extensions under sub15 section (a), the Director of OMB shall give the need 

16 for significant environmental remediation to a civil17 ian real property more weight than any other factor 

18 in determining whether to grant an extension to im19 plement a Board recommendation. 

20 (6) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC21 TION.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to 

22 modify, alter, or amend CERCLA, the National En23 vironmental Policy Act of 1969, or the Solid Waste 

24 Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 

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1 SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this Act an initial appropriation of— 

4 (1) $2,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

5 Board; and 

6 (2) $40,000,000 to be deposited into the Asset 

7 Proceeds and Space Management Fund for activities 

8 related to the implementation of the Board’s rec9 ommendations. 

10 SEC. 16. FUNDING. 

11 (a) SALARIES AND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.— 

12 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

13 the Treasury of the United States an account to be 

14 known as the ‘‘Public Buildings Reform Board Sala15 ries and Expenses Account’’ (in this subsection re16 ferred to as the ‘‘Account’’). 

17 (2) NECESSARY PAYMENTS.—There shall be de18 posited into the Account such amounts, as are pro19 vided in appropriations Acts, for those necessary 

20 payments for salaries and expenses to accomplish 

21 the administrative needs of the Board. 

22 (b) ASSET PROCEEDS AND SPACE MANAGEMENT

23 FUND.— 

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 

25 within the Federal Buildings Fund established under 

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1 count to be known as the Public Buildings Reform 

2 Board—Asset Proceeds and Space Management 

3 Fund (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 

4 (2) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund 

5 shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying out 

6 actions pursuant to the Board recommendations ap7 proved under section 13. 

8 (3) DEPOSITS.—The following amounts shall be 

9 deposited into the Fund and made available for obli10 gation or expenditure only as provided in advance in 

11 appropriations Acts (subject to section 3307 of title 

12 40, United States Code, to the extent an appropria13 tion normally covered by that section exceeds 

14 $20,000,000) for the purposes specified: 

15 (A) Such amounts as are provided in ap16 propriations Acts, to remain available until ex17 pended, for the consolidation, co-location, ex18 change, redevelopment, reconfiguration of 

19 space, disposal, and other actions recommended 

20 by the Board for Federal agencies. 

21 (B) Amounts received from the sale of any 

22 civilian real property action taken pursuant to 

23 a recommendation of the Board. 

24 (4) USE OF AMOUNTS TO COVER COSTS.—As 

25 provided in appropriations Acts, amounts in the 

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1 Fund may be made available to cover necessary 

2 costs associated with implementing the recommenda3 tions pursuant to section 14, including costs associ4 ated with— 

5 (A) sales transactions; 

6 (B) acquiring land, construction, con7 structing replacement facilities, and conducting 

8 advance planning and design as may be re9 quired to transfer functions from a Federal 

10 asset or property to another Federal civilian 

11 property; 

12 (C) co-location, redevelopment, disposal, 

13 and reconfiguration of space; and 

14 (D) other actions recommended by the 

15 Board for Federal agencies. 

16 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR BUDGET CON17 TENTS.—The President shall transmit along with the 

18 President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of 

19 title 31, United States Code, an estimate of proceeds that 

20 are the result of the Board’s recommendations and the 

21 obligations and expenditures needed to support such rec22 ommendations. 

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1 SEC. 17. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF PROPOSED 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is 

4 amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

6 (6); 

7 (2) by striking the period at the end of para8 graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(8) a statement of how the proposed project is 

11 consistent with the standards and criteria developed 

12 under section 11(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and 

13 Transfer Act of 2016.’’. 

14 SEC. 18. PRECLUSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

15 The following actions shall not be subject to judicial 

16 review: 

17 (1) Actions taken pursuant to sections 12 and 

18 13. 

19 (2) Actions of the Board. 

20 SEC. 19. IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BY GAO. 

21 Upon transmittal of the Board’s recommendations 

22 from the Director of OMB to Congress under section 13, 

23 the Comptroller General of the United States at least an24 nually shall monitor and review the implementation activi25 ties of Federal agencies pursuant to section 14, and report 

26 to Congress any findings and recommendations. 

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1 SEC. 20. AGENCY RETENTION OF PROCEEDS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 571 of title 40, United 

3 States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and 

4 (b) and inserting the following: 

5 ‘‘(a) PROCEEDS FROM TRANSFER OR SALE OF REAL

6 PROPERTY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) DEPOSIT OF NET PROCEEDS.—Net pro8 ceeds described in subsection (c) shall be deposited 

9 into the appropriate real property account of the 

10 agency that had custody and accountability for the 

11 real property at the time the real property is deter12 mined to be excess. 

13 ‘‘(2) EXPENDITURE OF NET PROCEEDS.—The 

14 net proceeds deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) 

15 may only be expended, as authorized in annual ap16 propriations Acts, for activities described in sections 

17 543 and 545, including paying costs incurred by the 

18 General Services Administration for any disposal-re19 lated activity authorized by this chapter. 

20 ‘‘(3) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any net proceeds 

21 described in subsection (c) from the sale, lease, or 

22 other disposition of surplus real property that are 

23 not expended under paragraph (2) shall be used for 

24 deficit reduction. 

25 ‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER SECTIONS.—Nothing in this 

26 section is intended to affect section 572(b), 573, or 574. 

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1 ‘‘(c) NET PROCEEDS.—The net proceeds described in 

2 this subsection are proceeds under this chapter, less ex3 penses of the transfer or disposition as provided in section 

4 572(a), from a— 

5 ‘‘(1) transfer of excess real property to a Fed6 eral agency for agency use; or 

7 ‘‘(2) sale, lease, or other disposition of surplus 

8 real property. 

9 ‘‘(d) PROCEEDS FROM TRANSFER OR SALE OF PER10 SONAL PROPERTY.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro12 vided in this subchapter, proceeds described in para13 graph (2) shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis14 cellaneous receipts. 

15 ‘‘(2) PROCEEDS.—The proceeds described in 

16 this paragraph are proceeds under this chapter 

17 from— 

18 ‘‘(A) a transfer of excess personal property 

19 to a Federal agency for agency use; or 

20 ‘‘(B) a sale, lease, or other disposition of 

21 surplus personal property. 

22 ‘‘(3) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF SALE BEFORE

23 DEPOSIT.—Subject to regulations under this sub24 title, the expenses of the sale of personal property 

25 may be paid from the proceeds of sale so that only 

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1 the net proceeds are deposited in the Treasury. This 

2 paragraph applies whether proceeds are deposited as 

3 miscellaneous receipts or to the credit of an appro4 priation as authorized by law.’’. 

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec6 tion, including the amendments made by this section, shall 

7 take effect upon the termination of the Board pursuant 

8 to section 10 and shall not apply to proceeds from trans9 actions conducted under section 14. 

10 SEC. 21. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DATABASE. 

11 (a) DATABASE REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 

12 after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis13 trator of General Services shall publish a single, com14 prehensive, and descriptive database of all Federal real 

15 property under the custody and control of all executive 

16 agencies, other than Federal real property excluded for 

17 reasons of national security, in accordance with subsection 

18 (b). 

19 (b) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR DATABASE.—The 

20 Administrator shall collect from the head of each executive 

21 agency descriptive information, except for classified infor22 mation, of the nature, use, and extent of the Federal real 

23 property of each such agency, including the following: 

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1 (1) The geographic location of each Federal 

2 real property of each such agency, including the ad3 dress and description for each such property. 

4 (2) The total size of each Federal real property 

5 of each such agency, including square footage and 

6 acreage of each such property. 

7 (3) The relevance of each Federal real property 

8 to the agency’s mission. 

9 (4) The level of use of each Federal real prop10 erty for each such agency, including whether such 

11 property is excess, surplus, underutilized, or unuti12 lized. 

13 (5) The number of days each Federal real prop14 erty is designated as excess, surplus, underutilized, 

15 or unutilized. 

16 (6) The annual operating costs of each Federal 

17 real property. 

18 (7) The replacement value of each Federal real 

19 property. 

20 (c) ACCESS TO DATABASE.— 

21 (1) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Administrator, 

22 in consultation with the Director of OMB, shall 

23 make the database established and maintained under 

24 this section available to other Federal agencies. 

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1 (2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—To the extent consistent 

2 with national security and procurement laws, the 

3 database shall be accessible by the public at no cost 

4 through the Web site of the General Services Admin5 istration. 

6 (d) TRANSPARENCY OF DATABASE.—To the extent 

7 practicable, the Administrator shall ensure that the data8 base— 

9 (1) uses an open, machine-readable format; 

10 (2) permits users to search and sort Federal 

11 real property data; and 

12 (3) includes a means to download a large 

13 amount of Federal real property data and a selection 

14 of such data retrieved using a search. 

15 (e) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section may be 

16 construed to require an agency to make available to the 

17 public information that is exempt from disclosure pursu18 ant to section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

19 SEC. 22. STREAMLINING MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS AS20 SISTANCE ACT. 

21 Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist22 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended— 

23 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

24 (A) by striking ‘‘(2)(A)’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘(2)’’; 

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1 (B) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 

2 subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; 

3 (C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig4 nated) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig6 nated) by striking the period at the end and in7 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (E) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(C) in the case of surplus property, the 

10 provision of permanent housing with or without 

11 supportive services is an eligible use to assist 

12 the homeless under this section.’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (c)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘in the 

14 Federal Register’’ and inserting ‘‘on the Web site of 

15 the Department of Housing and Urban Development 

16 or the General Services Administration’’; 

17 (3) in subsection (d)— 

18 (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘period of 

19 60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘period of 30 days’’; 

20 (B) in paragraphs (2) and (4) by striking 

21 ‘‘60-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘30-day period’’; 

22 and 

23 (C) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end 

24 the following: ‘‘If no such review of the deter25 mination is requested within the 20-day period, 

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1 such property will not be included in subsequent 

2 publications unless the landholding agency 

3 makes changes to the property (e.g. improve4 ments) that may change the unsuitable deter5 mination and the Secretary subsequently deter6 mines the property is suitable.’’; 

7 (4) in subsection (e)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

9 (i) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘(2)(A)’’; 

11 (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so des12 ignated)— 

13 (I) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ and in14 serting ‘‘75 days’’; and 

15 (II) by striking ‘‘a complete ap16 plication’’ and inserting ‘‘an initial ap17 plication’’; and 

18 (iii) by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(B) An initial application shall set forth— 

21 ‘‘(i) the services that will be offered; 

22 ‘‘(ii) the need for the services; and 

23 ‘‘(iii) the experience of the applicant that 

24 demonstrates the ability to provide the serv25 ices.’’; 

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1 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘25 days 

2 after receipt of a completed application’’ and in3 serting ‘‘10 days after receipt of an initial ap4 plication’’; and 

5 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) If the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

7 approves an initial application, the applicant has 45 days 

8 in which to provide a final application that sets forth a 

9 reasonable plan to finance the approved program. 

10 ‘‘(5) No later than 15 days after receipt of the final 

11 application, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

12 shall review, make a final determination, and complete all 

13 actions on the final application. The Secretary of Health 

14 and Human Services shall maintain a public record of all 

15 actions taken in response to an application.’’; and 

16 (5) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ‘‘available 

17 by’’ and inserting ‘‘available, at the applicant’s dis18 cretion, by’’. 

19 SEC. 23. ADDITIONAL PROPERTY. 

20 Section 549(c)(3)(B)(vii) of title 40, United States 

21 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(vii) a museum attended by the pub23 lic, and, for purposes of determining 

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1 seum to be public if the nonprofit edu2 cational or public health institution or or3 ganization, at minimum, accedes to any re4 quest submitted for access during business 

5 hours;’’. 

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