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Calendar No. 563 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4487 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2016 

Received 

JULY 13, 2016 

Read the first time 

JULY 14, 2016 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

To reduce costs of Federal real estate, improve building 

security, 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 ‘‘Public Buildings Re5 form and Savings Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STREAMLINED LEASING PILOT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) EXECUTION OF LEASES.—The Administrator of 

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1 gram to execute lease agreements pursuant to authority 

2 provided under section 585 of title 40, United States 

3 Code, using alternative procedures. 

4 (b) ADOPTION.—The Administrator shall prescribe 

5 alternative procedures to enter into lease agreements in 

6 accordance with section 585 of title 40, United States 

7 Code, pursuant to the provisions of this section. 

8 (c) GOALS OF PROCEDURES.—The goals of the alter9 native procedures are— 

10 (1) reducing the costs to the Federal Govern11 ment of leased space, including— 

12 (A) executing long-term leases with firm 

13 terms of 10 years or more and reducing costly 

14 holdover and short-term lease extensions, in15 cluding short firm term leases; 

16 (B) improving office space utilization rates 

17 of Federal tenants; and 

18 (C) streamlining and simplifying the leas19 ing process to take advantage of real estate 

20 markets; and 

21 (2) significantly reducing or eliminating the 

22 backlog of expiring leases over the next 5 years. 

23 (d) LEASEHOLD INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.— 

24 (1) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES.—Notwith25 standing section 3305(b) of title 41, United States 


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1 Code, but otherwise in accordance with such section, 

2 the Administrator shall provide special simplified 

3 procedures for acquisitions of leasehold interests in 

4 real property at rental rates that do not exceed the 

5 simplified lease acquisition threshold, as defined in 

6 paragraph (2). The rental rate under a multiyear 

7 lease does not exceed the simplified lease acquisition 

8 threshold if the average annual amount of the rent 

9 payable for the period of the lease does not exceed 

10 the simplified lease acquisition threshold. 

11 (2) ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.—For purposes 

12 of this section, the simplified lease acquisition 

13 threshold is $500,000. 

14 (e) CONSOLIDATED LEASE PROSPECTUSES.—The 

15 Administrator may, when acquiring leasehold interests 

16 subject to section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, 

17 transmit, pursuant to subsection (b) of such section, to 

18 the committees designated in such section for approval a 

19 prospectus to acquire leased space, and waive the require20 ments pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (6) of section 

21 3307(b), subject to the following requirements: 

22 (1) COST PER SQUARE FOOTAGE.—The cost per 

23 square footage does not exceed the maximum pro24 posed rental rate designated for the respective geo25 graphical area. 


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1 (2) SPACE UTILIZATION.—The Administrator 

2 ensures the overall space utilization rate is 170 usa3 ble square feet per person or better based on actual 

4 agency staffing levels when occupied. 

5 (3) LEASE TERM.—The lease term, including 

6 the firm term, is not less than 10 years. 

7 (4) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.—The geographical 

8 location is identified as having a large amount of 

9 square footage of Federal office space and lease 

10 turnover and will likely result in providing for the 

11 ability, on a timely basis, of the agency to consoli12 date space effectively or meet any requirements for 

13 temporary or interim space required for planned 

14 consolidations. 

15 (f) CONSOLIDATIONS GENERALLY.—The Adminis16 trator may consolidate more than one project into a single 

17 prospectus submitted pursuant to section 3307(b), title 

18 40, United States Code, if such consolidation will facilitate 

19 efficiencies and reductions in overall space and improved 

20 utilization rates. 

21 (g) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Administrator may— 

22 (1) waive notice and comment rulemaking, if 

23 the Administrator determines the waiver is necessary 

24 to implement this section expeditiously; and 


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1 (2) carry out the alternative procedures under 

2 this section as a pilot program. 

3 (h) REPORTS.— 

4 (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—During the period in 

5 which the pilot program is conducted under this sec6 tion, the Administrator shall submit, annually, to 

7 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

8 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

9 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 

10 progress report that provides updates on the number 

11 and square footage of leases expiring in the 5-year 

12 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

13 Act, by agency and region, and which shall include 

14 for the expiring leases— 

15 (A) an average of the lease terms, includ16 ing firm terms, for leases executed; and 

17 (B) the percentage of leases managed in18 house or through the use of commercial real es19 tate leasing services. 

20 (2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 

21 after termination of the pilot program, the Adminis22 trator shall submit a final report to the Committee 

23 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

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1 ment and Public Works of the Senate. The final re2 port shall include— 

3 (A) a review and evaluation of the lease 

4 agreements executed under the alternative pro5 cedures established pursuant to this section in 

6 comparison to those agreements not executed 

7 pursuant to the alternative procedures; 

8 (B) recommendations on any permanent 

9 changes to the General Services Administra10 tion’s leasing authority; and 

11 (C) a progress evaluation in meeting the 

12 goals described in subsection (c). 

13 (i) TERMINATION.—The authorities under this sec14 tion shall terminate on December 31, 2021. 

15 SEC. 3. EXCHANGE AUTHORITY. 

16 (a) LIMITATION ON EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—Sec17 tion 3307(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘(including 

19 by exchange)’’ after ‘‘acquire’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(4) An appropriation for any costs and ex22 penses associated with administering an acquisition 

23 by exchange involving real property or in-kind con24 sideration, including services, with a fair market 

25 value of $2,850,000 or more.’’. 


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1 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall not apply to projects in which a procure3 ment has already begun. 

4 SEC. 4. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE. 

5 (a) Section 1315 of title 40, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new sub7 section: 

8 ‘‘(h) CONTRACT SECURITY PERSONNEL.— 

9 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITIES FOR CONTRACT SECURITY

10 PERSONNEL.— 

11 ‘‘(A) CARRYING OF FIREARMS.—The Sec12 retary may authorize contract security per13 sonnel engaged in the protection of buildings 

14 and grounds that are owned, occupied, or se15 cured by the General Services Administration 

16 Public Buildings Service to carry firearms to 

17 carry out their official duties. 

18 ‘‘(B) DETENTION WITHOUT A WARRANT.— 

19 A person authorized to carry a firearm under 

20 this subsection may, while in the performance 

21 of, and in connection with, official duties, de22 tain an individual without a warrant for any of23 fense against the United States committed in 

24 that person’s presence or for any felony cog25 nizable under the laws of the United States if 


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1 that person has reasonable grounds to believe 

2 that the individual to be detained has com3 mitted or is committing such felony. The deten4 tion authority conferred by this paragraph is in 

5 addition to any detention authority provided 

6 under other laws. 

7 ‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—The following limitations 

8 apply: 

9 ‘‘(A) DETENTION.—Contract security per10 sonnel authorized to carry firearms under this 

11 section may detain an individual only if the in12 dividual to be detained is within, or in direct 

13 flight from, the area of such offense. 

14 ‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN LAWS.— 

15 A person granted authority to detain under this 

16 section may exercise such authority only to en17 force laws regarding any building and grounds 

18 and all property located in or on that building 

19 and grounds that are owned, occupied, or se20 cured by the General Services Administration 

21 Public Buildings Service. 

22 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, with the ap23 proval of the Attorney General, shall issue guidelines 

24 to implement this section.’’. 


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1 (b) Section 1315(b) of title 40, United States Code, 

2 is amended— 

3 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara4 graph (D); 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara6 graph (E) and inserting a period; and 

7 (3) by striking subparagraph (F). 

8 (c) Section 1315(b) of title 40, United States Code, 

9 is amended by adding at the end the following new para10 graphs: 

11 ‘‘(3) MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS.—The 

12 Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 

13 Federal Protective Service and in accordance with 

14 guidelines issued by the Attorney General, shall es15 tablish minimum and uniform training standards for 

16 any employee designated as an officer or agent to 

17 carry out and exercise authority pursuant to this 

18 section. Such minimum standards shall include on19 going training certified by the Director of the Fed20 eral Protective Service. 

21 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATIONS AND

22 DELEGATIONS.—The Secretary shall submit written 

23 notification of any approved designations or delega24 tions of any authority provided under this section, 

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1 tions or delegations, not within the Federal Protec2 tive Service, to the Committee on Transportation 

3 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

4 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

5 Works of the Senate, including the purpose for such 

6 designations or delegations, oversight protocols es7 tablished to ensure compliance with any require8 ments, including compliance with training require9 ments, and other specifics regarding such designa10 tions and delegations.’’. 

11 SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

12 PERSONNEL NEEDS. 

13 (a) PERSONNEL AND FUNDING NEEDS OF FEDERAL

14 PROTECTIVE SERVICE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act and after re17 view by a qualified consultant pursuant to paragraph 

18 (2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the ap19 propriate congressional committees on the personnel 

20 needs of the Federal Protective Service that includes 

21 recommendations on the numbers of Federal Protec22 tive Service law enforcement officers and the work23 force composition of the Federal Protective Service 

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1 ing the 10-fiscal-year period beginning after the date 

2 of enactment of this Act. 

3 (2) REVIEW AND COMMENT.—The Secretary 

4 shall provide the report prepared under this section 

5 to a qualified consultant for review and comment be6 fore submitting the report to the appropriate con7 gressional committees. The Secretary shall provide 

8 the comments of the qualified consultant to the ap9 propriate congressional committee with the report. 

10 (3) CONTENTS.—The report under this section 

11 shall include an evaluation of— 

12 (A) the option of posting a full-time equiv13 alent Federal Protective Service law enforce14 ment officer at each level 3 or 4 Federal facil15 ity, as determined by the Interagency Security 

16 Committee, that on the date of enactment of 

17 this Act has a protective security officer sta18 tioned at the facility; 

19 (B) the potential increase in security of 

20 any option evaluated under subparagraph (A); 

21 (C) the immediate and projected costs of 

22 any option evaluated under such subparagraph; 

23 and 

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1 rity officers and full-time Federal Protective 

2 Service law enforcement officers. 

3 (b) REPORT ON FUNDING.—Not later than 180 days 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

5 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re6 port on the best method of funding for the Federal Protec7 tive Service, which shall include recommendations regard8 ing whether the Federal Protective Service should— 

9 (1) continue to be funded by a collection of fees 

10 and security charges; 

11 (2) be funded by appropriations; or 

12 (3) be funded by a combination of fees, security 

13 charges, and appropriations. 

14 SEC. 6. ZERO-BASED SPACE JUSTIFICATION. 

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

16 amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the 

18 semicolon the following: ‘‘including a cost compari19 son between leasing space or constructing space’’; 

20 (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

21 end; 

22 (3) in paragraph (7) by striking the period and 

23 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

24 (4) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(8) with respect to any prospectus, including 

2 for replacement space, lease renewal, or lease exten3 sion, the Administrator shall include a justification 

4 for such space, including an explanation of why such 

5 space could not be consolidated or colocated into 

6 other owned or leased space.’’. 

7 SEC. 7. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS. 

8 Section 3307(c) of title 40, United States Code, is 

9 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Admin10 istrator shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Trans11 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa12 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

13 Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 per14 cent of an estimated maximum cost or of any increase or 

15 decrease in the scope or size of a project of 5 or more 

16 percent. Such notification shall include an explanation re17 garding any such increase or decrease. The scope or size 

18 of a project shall not increase or decrease by more than 

19 10 percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and 

20 approved pursuant to this section.’’. 

21 SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATIONS. 

22 Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) EXPIRATION OF COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS.— 

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1 repair, design, or acquisition project is initiated not later 

2 than 5 years after the resolution approvals adopted by the 

3 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

4 House of Representatives or the Committee on Environ5 ment and Public Works of the Senate pursuant to sub6 section (a), such resolutions shall be deemed expired. This 

7 subsection shall only apply to resolutions approved after 

8 the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 

9 SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HEADQUARTERS RE10 PLACEMENT. 

11 (a) SALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

14 of General Services is directed to sell, exchange, or 

15 some combination thereof, a portion of the Forrestal 

16 Complex necessary to generate the funds necessary 

17 to construct a new Department of Energy head18 quarters on Government-owned land in a manner 

19 consistent with the SW Ecodistrict Plan if the Ad20 ministrator determines that the new Department of 

21 Energy headquarters can be constructed with no net 

22 costs to the Government. 

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1 (A) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FORRESTAL

2 COMPLEX.—The term ‘‘Forrestal Complex’’ 

3 means the land, including the buildings and 

4 other improvements thereon, that— 

5 (i) subject to survey and as deter6 mined by the Administrator, is— 

7 (I) located in the District of Co8 lumbia; 

9 (II) generally bounded by Inde10 pendence Avenue, Southwest, 12th 

11 Street, Southwest, Maryland Avenue, 

12 Southwest, and 9th Street, Southwest; 

13 and 

14 (III) generally consisting of 

15 Squares 351–N, 351, 383, 384, and 

16 385 and portions of Squares 325 and 

17 352; and 

18 (ii) is under the jurisdiction and con19 trol of the General Services Administra20 tion. 

21 (B) SW ECODISTRICT PLAN.—The term 

22 ‘‘SW Ecodistrict Plan’’ means the plan of the 

23 National Capital Planning Commission titled 

24 ‘‘The SW Ecodistrict: A Vision Plan For A 


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1 More Sustainable Future’’ and dated January 

2 2013. 

3 (b) REPLACEMENT OF HEADQUARTERS.—Not later 

4 than 2 years after the disposal of the necessary portions 

5 of the Forrestal Complex, the Administrator shall replace 

6 the Department of Energy headquarters located on the 

7 Forrestal Complex in a Government-owned building on 

8 Government-owned land. 

9 (c) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS.—The Administrator 

10 shall not lease a new Department of Energy headquarters 

11 or engage in a leaseback of the current headquarters. 

12 (d) SALE.—If the Administrator is unable to meet 

13 the conditions of subsection (a), the Administrator shall 

14 sell any underutilized or vacant property on the Forrestal 

15 Complex for cash. 

16 (e) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received, ex17 ceeding the expenses of implementing subsection (b) or 

18 (d), shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings 

19 Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United 

20 States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale 

21 may only be expended subject to a specific future appro22 priation. 

23 SEC. 10. LIMITATION ON DISCOUNTED PURCHASE OPTIONS. 

24 Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is 

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1 ‘‘(d) Any bargain-price option to purchase at less 

2 than fair market value contained in any lease agreement 

3 entered into on or after January 1, 2016, pursuant to this 

4 section may be exercised only to the extent specifically pro5 vided for in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts 

6 of Congress.’’. 

7 SEC. 11. ENERGY SAVINGS. 

8 To the extent practicable and when cost effective, the 

9 Administrator of General Services shall consider the direct 

10 purchase of energy and other utilities in bulk or otherwise 

11 for leased facilities. 

12 SEC. 12. SIMPLIFIED REFORMS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of section 863 

14 of Public Law 110–417, an individual acquisition for com15 mercial leasing services shall not be construed as a pur16 chase of property or services if such individual acquisition 

17 is made on a no cost basis and pursuant to a multiple 

18 award contract awarded in accordance with requirements 

19 for full and open competition. 

20 (b) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United 

21 States shall— 

22 (1) conduct biennial audits of the General Serv23 ices Administration National Broker Contract to de24 termine— 


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1 (A) whether brokers selected under the 

2 program provide lower lease rental rates than 

3 rates negotiated by General Services Adminis4 tration staff; and 

5 (B) the impact of the program on the 

6 length of time of lease procurements; 

7 (2) conduct a review of whether the application 

8 of section 863 of Public Law 110–417 to acquisi9 tions for commercial leasing services resulted in 

10 rental cost savings for the Government during the 

11 years in which such section was applicable prior to 

12 the date of enactment of this section; and 

13 (3) not later than September 30, 2018, and 

14 September 30, 2020, submit to the Committee on 

15 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

16 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

17 and Public Works of the Senate a report that— 

18 (A) summarizes the results of the audit 

19 and review required by paragraphs (1) and (2); 

20 (B) includes an assessment of whether the 

21 National Broker Contract provides greater effi22 ciencies and savings than the use of General 

23 Services Administration staff; and 


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1 (C) includes recommendations for improv2 ing General Services Administration lease pro3 curements. 

4 (c) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 

5 December 31, 2021. 

6 SEC. 13. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION RENTAL RATES. 

7 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 

9 submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and 

10 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

11 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen12 ate justifying the use of three lease rental caps per fiscal 

13 year and their impacts in the National Capital Region. 

14 The Administrator shall also evaluate and make rec15 ommendations related to whether the current rental caps 

16 adequately provide for maximum competition for build-to17 suit leased space. 

18 SEC. 14. REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 

19 ON CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 

20 Section 601(d)(2) of the Public Works and Economic 

21 Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3211), 

22 is amended— 

23 (1) by striking ‘‘(2) RELEASE.—’’ and inserting 

24 the following: 

25 ‘‘(2) RELEASE.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

2 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(B) REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM.— 

4 The Secretary may release, subject to terms 

5 and conditions the Secretary determines appro6 priate, the Federal Government’s interest in 

7 connection with a grant under section 209(d) 

8 not less than 7 years after final disbursement 

9 of the grant, if— 

10 ‘‘(i) the recipient has carried out the 

11 terms of the award in a satisfactory man12 ner; 

13 ‘‘(ii) any proceeds realized from the 

14 release of the Federal Government’s inter15 est will be used for one or more activities 

16 that continue to carry out the economic de17 velopment purposes of this Act; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) the recipient shall provide ade19 quate assurance to the Secretary that at 

20 all times after release of the Federal Gov21 ernment’s interest in connection with the 

22 grant, the recipient will be responsible for 

23 continued compliance with the require24 ments of section 602 in the same manner 

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1 Federal Government’s interest and that 

2 the recipient’s failure to comply shall result 

3 in the Secretary taking appropriate action, 

4 including, but not limited to, rescission of 

5 the release and recovery of the Federal 

6 share of the grant.’’. 

7 SEC. 15. LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

8 (a) LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.— 

9 Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘§ 3317. Lactation room in public buildings 

12 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following 

13 definitions apply: 

14 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.—The term ‘ap15 propriate authority’ means the head of a Federal 

16 agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official 

17 authority responsible for the operation of a public 

18 building. 

19 ‘‘(2) COVERED PUBLIC BUILDING.—The term 

20 ‘covered public building’ means a public building (as 

21 defined in section 3301) that is open to the public 

22 and contains a public restroom, and includes a build23 ing listed in section 6301 or 5101. 


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1 ‘‘(3) LACTATION ROOM.—The term ‘lactation 

2 room’ means a hygienic place, other than a bath3 room, that— 

4 ‘‘(A) is shielded from view; 

5 ‘‘(B) is free from intrusion; and 

6 ‘‘(C) contains a chair, a working surface, 

7 and, if the public building is otherwise supplied 

8 with electricity, an electrical outlet. 

9 ‘‘(b) LACTATION ROOM REQUIRED.—Except as pro10 vided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a cov11 ered public building shall ensure that the building contains 

12 a lactation room that is made available for use by mem13 bers of the public to express breast milk. 

14 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—A covered public building may be 

15 excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the dis16 cretion of the appropriate authority if— 

17 ‘‘(1) the public building— 

18 ‘‘(A) does not contain a lactation room for 

19 employees who work in the building; and 

20 ‘‘(B) does not have a room that could be 

21 repurposed as a lactation room or a space that 

22 could be made private using portable materials, 

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1 ‘‘(2) new construction would be required to cre2 ate a lactation room in the public building and the 

3 cost of such construction is unfeasible. 

4 ‘‘(d) NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.—Nothing in this 

5 section shall be construed to authorize an individual to 

6 enter a public building or portion thereof that the indi7 vidual is not otherwise authorized to enter.’’. 

8 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 40, United States 

10 Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to 

11 section 3316 the following new item: 

‘‘3317. Lactation room in public buildings.’’. 

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 

14 enactment of this Act. 

15 SEC. 16. USE OF RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS. 

16 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

17 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 

18 issue a report examining the feasibility of giving pref19 erence to the use of reclaimed refrigerants to service exist20 ing equipment of Federal buildings. 

21 SEC. 17. SALES AND SAVINGS. 

22 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘prop23 erty’’ means the following: 

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1 Administrator of General Services, generally con2 sisting of Squares 325 and 326 and a portion of 

3 Square 351 and generally bounded by 12th Street, 

4 Independence Avenue, C Street, and the James For5 restal Building, all in Southwest Washington, Dis6 trict of Columbia, including all associated air rights, 

7 improvements thereon, and appurtenances thereto. 

8 (2) The property located in the District of Co9 lumbia, subject to survey and as determined by the 

10 Administrator, generally consisting of Square 326 

11 south of C Street, including the building known as 

12 the Cotton Annex. 

13 (b) SALE.—Not later than December 31, 2018, the 

14 Administrator shall sell the property at fair market value 

15 at highest and best use. 

16 (c) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds of a sale 

17 under subsection (b) shall be paid into an account in the 

18 Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of 

19 title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net pro20 ceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a 

21 specific future appropriation. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 563 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4487 

AN ACT 

To reduce costs of Federal real estate, improve 

building security, and for other purposes. 

JULY 14, 2016 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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