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Union Calendar No. 459 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4487 

[Report No. 114–589, Part I] 

To reduce costs of Federal real estate, improve building security, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2016 

Mr. BARLETTA (for himself, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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 

MAY 23, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 

amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

MAY 23, 2016 

The Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 8, 2016] 


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A BILL 

To reduce costs of Federal real estate, improve building 

security, and for other purposes. 


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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 Reform 

5 and Savings Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STREAMLINED LEASING PILOT PROGRAM. 

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

8 General Services shall establish and conduct a pilot pro9 gram to execute lease agreements pursuant to authority pro10 vided under section 585 of title 40, United States Code, 

11 using alternative procedures. 

12 (b) ADOPTION.—The Administrator shall prescribe al13 ternative procedures to enter into lease agreements in ac14 cordance with section 585 of title 40, United States Code, 

15 pursuant to the provisions of this section. 

16 (c) GOALS OF PROCEDURES.—The goals of the alter17 native procedures are— 

18 (1) reducing the costs to the Federal Government 

19 of leased space, including— 

20 (A) executing long-term leases with firm 

21 terms of 10 years or more and reducing costly 

22 holdover and short-term lease extensions, includ23 ing short firm term leases; 

24 (B) improving office space utilization rates 

25 of Federal tenants; and 


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1 (C) streamlining and simplifying the leas2 ing process to take advantage of real estate mar3 kets; and 

4 (2) significantly reducing or eliminating the 

5 backlog of expiring leases over the next 5 years. 

6 (d) LEASEHOLD INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.— 

7 (1) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES.—Notwithstanding 

8 section 3305(b) of title 41, United States Code, but 

9 otherwise in accordance with such section, the Admin10 istrator of General Services shall provide special sim11 plified procedures for acquisitions of leasehold inter12 ests in real property at rental rates that do not exceed 

13 the simplified lease acquisition threshold, as defined 

14 in paragraph (2). The rental rate under a multiyear 

15 lease does not exceed the simplified lease acquisition 

16 threshold if the average annual amount of the rent 

17 payable for the period of the lease does not exceed the 

18 simplified lease acquisition threshold. 

19 (2) ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.—For purposes of 

20 this section, the simplified lease acquisition threshold 

21 is $500,000. 

22 (e) CONSOLIDATED LEASE PROSPECTUSES.—The Ad23 ministrator may, when acquiring leasehold interests subject 

24 to section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, transmit, 

25 pursuant to subsection (b) of such section, to the committees 


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1 designated in such section for approval a prospectus to ac2 quire leased space, and waive the requirements pursuant 

3 to paragraphs (3) and (6) of section 3307(b), subject to the 

4 following requirements: 

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

6 square footage does not exceed the maximum proposed 

7 rental rate designated for the respective geographical 

8 area. 

9 (2) SPACE UTILIZATION.—The Administrator en10 sures the overall space utilization rate is 170 usable 

11 square feet per person or better based on actual agen12 cy staffing levels when occupied. 

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

14 firm term, is not less than 10 years. 

15 (4) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.—The geographical 

16 location is identified as having a large amount of 

17 square footage of Federal office space and lease turn18 over and will likely result in providing for the abil19 ity, on a timely basis, of the agency to consolidate 

20 space effectively or meet any requirements for tem21 porary or interim space required for planned consoli22 dations. 

23 (f) CONSOLIDATIONS GENERALLY.—The Adminis24 trator may consolidate more than 1 project into a single 

25 prospectus submitted pursuant to section 3307(b), title 40, 


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1 United States Code, if such consolidation will facilitate effi2 ciencies and reductions in overall space and improved utili3 zation rates. 

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

5 (1) waive notice and comment rulemaking, if the 

6 Administrator determines the waiver is necessary to 

7 implement this section expeditiously; and 

8 (2) carry out the alternative procedures under 

9 this section as a pilot program. 

10 (h) REPORTS.— 

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

12 which the pilot program is conducted under this sec13 tion, the Administrator shall submit, annually, to the 

14 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

15 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

16 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 

17 progress report that provides updates on the number 

18 and square footage of leases expiring in the 5-year pe19 riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, 

20 by agency and region, and which shall include for the 

21 expiring leases— 

22 (A) an average of the lease terms, including 

23 firm terms, for leases executed; and 


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1 (B) the percentage of leases managed in2 house or through the use of commercial real es3 tate leasing services. 

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

5 after termination of the pilot program, the Adminis6 trator shall submit a final report to the Committee on 

7 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

8 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

9 and Public Works of the Senate. The final report shall 

10 include— 

11 (A) a review and evaluation of the lease 

12 agreements executed under the alternative proce13 dures established pursuant to this section in 

14 comparison to those agreements not executed 

15 pursuant to the alternative procedures; 

16 (B) recommendations on any permanent 

17 changes to the General Services Administration’s 

18 leasing authority; and 

19 (C) a progress evaluation in meeting the 

20 goals described in subsection (c). 

21 (i) TERMINATION.—The authorities under this section 

22 shall terminate on December 31, 2021. 

23 SEC. 3. EXCHANGE AUTHORITY. 

24 (a) LIMITATION ON EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—Section 

25 3307(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 


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

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

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

4 ‘‘(4) An appropriation for any costs and ex5 penses associated with administering an acquisition 

6 by exchange involving real property or in-kind con7 sideration, including services, with a fair market 

8 value of $2,850,000 or more.’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 

10 section shall not apply to projects in which a procurement 

11 has already begun. 

12 SEC. 4. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE. 

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

14 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

15 ‘‘(h) CONTRACT SECURITY PERSONNEL.— 

16 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITIES FOR CONTRACT SECURITY

17 PERSONNEL.— 

18 ‘‘(A) CARRYING OF FIREARMS.—The Sec19 retary may authorize contract security personnel 

20 engaged in the protection of buildings and 

21 grounds that are owned, occupied, or secured by 

22 the General Services Administration Public 

23 Buildings Service to carry firearms to carry out 

24 their official duties. 


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

2 person authorized to carry a firearm under this 

3 subsection may, while in the performance of, and 

4 in connection with, official duties, detain an in5 dividual without a warrant for any offense 

6 against the United States committed in that per7 son’s presence or for any felony cognizable under 

8 the laws of the United States if that person has 

9 reasonable grounds to believe that the individual 

10 to be detained has committed or is committing 

11 such felony. The detention authority conferred by 

12 this paragraph is in addition to any detention 

13 authority provided under other laws. 

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

15 apply: 

16 ‘‘(A) DETENTION.—Contract security per17 sonnel authorized to carry firearms under this 

18 section may detain an individual only if the in19 dividual to be detained is within, or in direct 

20 flight from, the area of such offense. 

21 ‘‘(B) ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN LAWS.—A 

22 person granted authority to detain under this 

23 section may exercise such authority only to en24 force laws regarding any building and grounds 

25 and all property located in or on that building 


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1 and grounds that are owned, occupied, or secured 

2 by the General Services Administration Public 

3 Buildings Service. 

4 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, with the ap5 proval of the Attorney General, shall issue guidelines 

6 to implement this section.’’. 

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

8 amended— 

9 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara10 graph (D); 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara12 graph (E) and inserting a period; and 

13 (3) by striking subparagraph (F). 

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

15 amended by adding at the end the following new para16 graphs: 

17 ‘‘(3) MINIMUM TRAINING STANDARDS.—The Sec18 retary, in consultation with the Director of the Fed19 eral Protective Service and in accordance with guide20 lines issued by the Attorney General, shall establish 

21 minimum and uniform training standards for any 

22 employee designated as an officer or agent to carry 

23 out and exercise authority pursuant to this section. 

24 Such minimum standards shall include ongoing 


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1 training certified by the Director of the Federal Pro2 tective Service. 

3 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATIONS AND DELE4 GATIONS.—The Secretary shall submit written notifi5 cation of any approved designations or delegations of 

6 any authority provided under this section, including 

7 the purposes and scope of such designations or delega8 tions, not within the Federal Protective Service, to the 

9 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

10 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

11 Environment and Public Works of the Senate, includ12 ing the purpose for such designations or delegations, 

13 oversight protocols established to ensure compliance 

14 with any requirements, including compliance with 

15 training requirements, and other specifics regarding 

16 such designations and delegations.’’. 

17 SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

18 PERSONNEL NEEDS. 

19 (a) PERSONNEL AND FUNDING NEEDS OF FEDERAL

20 PROTECTIVE SERVICE.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act and after review by 

23 a qualified consultant pursuant to paragraph (2), the 

24 Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate 

25 congressional committees on the personnel needs of the 


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1 Federal Protective Service that includes recommenda2 tions on the numbers of Federal Protective Service 

3 law enforcement officers and the workforce composi4 tion of the Federal Protective Service needed to carry 

5 out the mission of such Service during the 10-fiscal6 year period beginning after the date of enactment of 

7 this Act. 

8 (2) REVIEW AND COMMENT.—The Secretary shall 

9 provide the report prepared under this section to a 

10 qualified consultant for review and comment before 

11 submitting the report to the appropriate congressional 

12 committees. The Secretary shall provide the comments 

13 of the qualified consultant to the appropriate congres14 sional committee with the report. 

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

16 shall include an evaluation of— 

17 (A) the option of posting a full-time equiva18 lent Federal Protective Service law enforcement 

19 officer at each level 3 or 4 Federal facility, as de20 termined by the Interagency Security Committee, 

21 that on the date of enactment of this Act has a 

22 protective security officer stationed at the facil23 ity; 

24 (B) the potential increase in security of any 

25 option evaluated under subparagraph (A); 


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1 (C) the immediate and projected costs of 

2 any option evaluated under such subparagraph; 

3 and 

4 (D) the immediate and projected costs of 

5 maintaining the current level of protective secu6 rity officers and full-time Federal Protective 

7 Service law enforcement officers. 

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

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

10 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 

11 on the best method of funding for the Federal Protective 

12 Service, which shall include recommendations regarding 

13 whether the Federal Protective Service should— 

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

15 and security charges; 

16 (2) be funded by appropriations; or 

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

18 charges, and appropriations. 

19 SEC. 6. ZERO-BASED SPACE JUSTIFICATION. 

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

21 amended— 

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

23 semicolon the following: ‘‘including a cost comparison 

24 between leasing space or constructing space’’; 


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

2 end; 

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

4 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

7 for replacement space, lease renewal, or lease exten8 sion, the Administrator shall include a justification 

9 for such space, including an explanation of why such 

10 space could not be consolidated or colocated into other 

11 owned or leased space.’’. 

12 SEC. 7. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS. 

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

14 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Adminis15 trator shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Transpor16 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

17 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

18 the Senate of any increase of more than 5 percent of an 

19 estimated maximum cost or of any increase or decrease in 

20 the scope or size of a project of 5 or more percent. Such 

21 notification shall include an explanation regarding any 

22 such increase or decrease. The scope or size of a project shall 

23 not increase or decrease by more than 10 percent unless an 

24 amended prospectus is submitted and approved pursuant 

25 to this section.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATIONS. 

2 Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, is amend3 ed by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(i) EXPIRATION OF COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS.—Un5 less a lease is executed or a construction, alteration, repair, 

6 design, or acquisition project is initiated not later than 5 

7 years after the resolution approvals adopted by the Com8 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

9 of Representatives or the Committee on Environment and 

10 Public Works of the Senate pursuant to subsection (a), such 

11 resolutions shall be deemed expired. This subsection shall 

12 only apply to resolutions approved after the date of enact13 ment of this subsection.’’. 

14 SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HEADQUARTERS RE15 PLACEMENT. 

16 (a) SALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.— 

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

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

19 of the General Services Administration is directed to 

20 sell, exchange, or some combination thereof, a portion 

21 of the Forrestal Complex necessary to generate the 

22 funds necessary to construct a new Department of 

23 Energy headquarters on Government-owned land in a 

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1 ment of Energy headquarters can be constructed with 

2 no net costs to the Government. 

3 (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, 

4 the following definitions apply: 

5 (A) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FORRESTAL

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

7 means the land, including the buildings and 

8 other improvements thereon, that— 

9 (i) subject to survey and as determined 

10 by the Administrator, is— 

11 (I) located in the District of Co12 lumbia; 

13 (II) generally bounded by Inde14 pendence Avenue, Southwest, 12th 

15 Street, Southwest, Maryland Avenue, 

16 Southwest, and 9th Street, Southwest; 

17 and 

18 (III) generally consisting of 

19 Squares 351–N, 351, 383, 384, and 

20 385 and portions of Squares 325 and 

21 352; and 

22 (ii) is under the jurisdiction and con23 trol of the General Services Administration. 

24 (B) SW ECODISTRICT PLAN.—The term 

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


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1 National Capital Planning Commission titled 

2 ‘‘The SW Ecodistrict: A Vision Plan For A More 

3 Sustainable Future’’ and dated January 2013. 

4 (b) REPLACEMENT OF HEADQUARTERS.—Not later 

5 than 2 years after the disposal of the necessary portions 

6 of the Forrestal Complex, the Administrator shall replace 

7 the Department of Energy headquarters located on the For8 restal Complex in a Government-owned building on Gov9 ernment-owned land. 

10 (c) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS.—The Administrator shall 

11 not lease a new Department of Energy headquarters or en12 gage in a leaseback of the current headquarters. 

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

14 conditions of subsection (a), the Administrator shall sell 

15 any underutilized or vacant property on the Forrestal Com16 plex for cash. 

17 (e) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received, ex18 ceeding the expenses of implementing subsection (b) or (d), 

19 shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings 

20 Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United 

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

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1 SEC. 10. LIMITATION ON DISCOUNTED PURCHASE OPTIONS. 

2 Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 

3 by adding at the end the following: 

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

5 fair market value contained in any lease agreement entered 

6 into on or after January 1, 2016, pursuant to this section 

7 may be exercised only to the extent specifically provided for 

8 in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts of Con9 gress.’’. 

10 SEC. 11. ENERGY SAVINGS. 

11 To the extent practicable and when cost effective, the 

12 Administrator of the General Services Administration shall 

13 consider the direct purchase of energy and other utilities 

14 in bulk or otherwise for leased facilities. 

15 SEC. 12. SIMPLIFIED REFORMS. 

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

17 Public Law 110–417, an individual acquisition for com18 mercial leasing services shall not be construed as a purchase 

19 of property or services if such individual acquisition is 

20 made on a no cost basis and pursuant to a multiple award 

21 contract awarded in accordance with requirements for full 

22 and open competition. 

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

24 States shall— 


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1 (1) conduct biennial audits of the General Serv2 ices Administration National Broker Contract to de3 termine— 

4 (A) whether brokers selected under the pro5 gram provide lower lease rental rates than rates 

6 negotiated by General Services Administration 

7 staff; and 

8 (B) the impact of the program on the length 

9 of time of lease procurements; 

10 (2) conduct a review of whether the application 

11 of section 863 of Public Law 110–417 to acquisitions 

12 for commercial leasing services resulted in rental cost 

13 savings for the Government during the years in which 

14 such section was applicable prior to the date of enact15 ment of this section; and 

16 (3) not later than September 30, 2018, and Sep17 tember 30, 2020, submit to the Committee on Trans18 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep19 resentatives and the Committee on Environment and 

20 Public Works of the Senate a report that— 

21 (A) summarizes the results of the audit and 

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

23 (B) includes an assessment of whether the 

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1 ciencies and savings than the use of General 

2 Services Administration staff; and 

3 (C) includes recommendations for improv4 ing General Services Administration lease pro5 curements. 

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

7 December 31, 2021. 

8 SEC. 13. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION RENTAL RATES. 

9 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

10 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall sub11 mit a report to the Committee on Transportation and In12 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com13 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate jus14 tifying the use of 3 lease rental caps per fiscal year and 

15 their impacts in the National Capital Region. The Admin16 istrator shall also evaluate and make recommendations re17 lated to whether the current rental caps adequately provide 

18 for maximum competition for build-to-suit leased space. 

19 SEC. 14. REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 

20 ON CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 

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

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

23 is amended— 

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

25 the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) RELEASE.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

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

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

5 The Secretary may release, subject to terms and 

6 conditions the Secretary determines appropriate, 

7 the Federal Government’s interest in connection 

8 with a grant under section 209(d) not less than 

9 7 years after final disbursement of the grant, 

10 if— 

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

12 terms of the award in a satisfactory man13 ner; 

14 ‘‘(ii) any proceeds realized from the re15 lease of the Federal Government’s interest 

16 will be used for one or more activities that 

17 continue to carry out the economic develop18 ment purposes of this Act; and 

19 ‘‘(iii) the recipient shall provide ade20 quate assurance to the Secretary that at all 

21 times after release of the Federal Govern22 ment’s interest in connection with the 

23 grant, the recipient will be responsible for 

24 continued compliance with the requirements 

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1 responsible prior to release of the Federal 

2 Government’s interest and that the recipi3 ent’s failure to comply shall result in the 

4 Secretary taking appropriate action, in5 cluding, but not limited to, rescission of the 

6 release and recovery of the Federal share of 

7 the grant.’’. 

8 SEC. 15. LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

9 (a) LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.—Chap10 ter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 

11 at the end the following new section: 

12 ‘‘§ 3317. Lactation room in public buildings 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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 bathroom, 

3 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 members 

13 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, 

23 at a reasonable cost; or 


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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 sec5 tion shall be construed to authorize an individual to enter 

6 a public building or portion thereof that the individual is 

7 not otherwise authorized to enter.’’. 

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

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

10 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 

11 3316 the following new item: 

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

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

13 section shall take effect one year after the date of the enact14 ment 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 issue 

18 a report examining the feasibility of giving preference to 

19 the use of reclaimed refrigerants to service existing equip20 ment of Federal buildings. 


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Union Calendar No. 459 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4487 

[Report No. 114–589, Part I] 

A BILL 

To reduce costs of Federal real estate, improve 

building security, and for other purposes. 

MAY 23, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 

Infrastructure with an amendment 

MAY 23, 2016 

The Committee on Financial Services discharged; comState of the Union and ordered to be printed mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 


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