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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4487 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2016 

Received 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Public Buildings Re3 form and Savings Act of 2016’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STREAMLINED LEASING PILOT PROGRAM. 

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

6 General Services shall establish and conduct a pilot pro7 gram to execute lease agreements pursuant to authority 

8 provided under section 585 of title 40, United States 

9 Code, using alternative procedures. 

10 (b) ADOPTION.—The Administrator shall prescribe 

11 alternative procedures to enter into lease agreements in 

12 accordance with section 585 of title 40, United States 

13 Code, pursuant to the provisions of this section. 

14 (c) GOALS OF PROCEDURES.—The goals of the alter15 native procedures are— 

16 (1) reducing the costs to the Federal Govern17 ment of leased space, including— 

18 (A) executing long-term leases with firm 

19 terms of 10 years or more and reducing costly 

20 holdover and short-term lease extensions, in21 cluding short firm term leases; 

22 (B) improving office space utilization rates 

23 of Federal tenants; and 

24 (C) streamlining and simplifying the leas25 ing process to take advantage of real estate 

26 markets; and 


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1 (2) significantly reducing or eliminating the 

2 backlog of expiring leases over the next 5 years. 

3 (d) LEASEHOLD INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.— 

4 (1) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES.—Notwith5 standing section 3305(b) of title 41, United States 

6 Code, but otherwise in accordance with such section, 

7 the Administrator shall provide special simplified 

8 procedures for acquisitions of leasehold interests in 

9 real property at rental rates that do not exceed the 

10 simplified lease acquisition threshold, as defined in 

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

12 lease does not exceed the simplified lease acquisition 

13 threshold if the average annual amount of the rent 

14 payable for the period of the lease does not exceed 

15 the simplified lease acquisition threshold. 

16 (2) ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.—For purposes 

17 of this section, the simplified lease acquisition 

18 threshold is $500,000. 

19 (e) CONSOLIDATED LEASE PROSPECTUSES.—The 

20 Administrator may, when acquiring leasehold interests 

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

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

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1 ments pursuant to paragraphs (3) and (6) of section 

2 3307(b), subject to the following requirements: 

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

4 square footage does not exceed the maximum pro5 posed rental rate designated for the respective geo6 graphical area. 

7 (2) SPACE UTILIZATION.—The Administrator 

8 ensures the overall space utilization rate is 170 usa9 ble square feet per person or better based on actual 

10 agency staffing levels when occupied. 

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

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

13 (4) GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.—The geographical 

14 location is identified as having a large amount of 

15 square footage of Federal office space and lease 

16 turnover and will likely result in providing for the 

17 ability, on a timely basis, of the agency to consoli18 date space effectively or meet any requirements for 

19 temporary or interim space required for planned 

20 consolidations. 

21 (f) CONSOLIDATIONS GENERALLY.—The Adminis22 trator may consolidate more than one project into a single 

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

24 40, United States Code, if such consolidation will facilitate 


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1 efficiencies and reductions in overall space and improved 

2 utilization rates. 

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

4 (1) waive notice and comment rulemaking, if 

5 the Administrator determines the waiver is necessary 

6 to implement this section expeditiously; and 

7 (2) carry out the alternative procedures under 

8 this section as a pilot program. 

9 (h) REPORTS.— 

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

11 which the pilot program is conducted under this sec12 tion, the Administrator shall submit, annually, to 

13 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

14 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

15 on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 

16 progress report that provides updates on the number 

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

18 period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

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

20 for the expiring leases— 

21 (A) an average of the lease terms, includ22 ing firm terms, for leases executed; and 

23 (B) the percentage of leases managed in24 house or through the use of commercial real es25 tate leasing services. 


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

2 after termination of the pilot program, the Adminis3 trator shall submit a final report to the Committee 

4 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

5 of Representatives and the Committee on Environ6 ment and Public Works of the Senate. The final re7 port shall include— 

8 (A) a review and evaluation of the lease 

9 agreements executed under the alternative pro10 cedures established pursuant to this section in 

11 comparison to those agreements not executed 

12 pursuant to the alternative procedures; 

13 (B) recommendations on any permanent 

14 changes to the General Services Administra15 tion’s leasing authority; and 

16 (C) a progress evaluation in meeting the 

17 goals described in subsection (c). 

18 (i) TERMINATION.—The authorities under this sec19 tion shall terminate on December 31, 2021. 

20 SEC. 3. EXCHANGE AUTHORITY. 

21 (a) LIMITATION ON EXCHANGE AUTHORITY.—Sec22 tion 3307(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 

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

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

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


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1 ‘‘(4) An appropriation for any costs and ex2 penses associated with administering an acquisition 

3 by exchange involving real property or in-kind con4 sideration, including services, with a fair market 

5 value of $2,850,000 or more.’’. 

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

7 this section shall not apply to projects in which a procure8 ment has already begun. 

9 SEC. 4. FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE. 

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

11 amended by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(h) CONTRACT SECURITY PERSONNEL.— 

14 ‘‘(1) AUTHORITIES FOR CONTRACT SECURITY

15 PERSONNEL.— 

16 ‘‘(A) CARRYING OF FIREARMS.—The Sec17 retary may authorize contract security per18 sonnel engaged in the protection of buildings 

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

21 Public Buildings Service to carry firearms to 

22 carry out their official duties. 

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

24 A person authorized to carry a firearm under 

25 this subsection may, while in the performance 


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1 of, and in connection with, official duties, de2 tain an individual without a warrant for any of3 fense against the United States committed in 

4 that person’s presence or for any felony cog5 nizable under the laws of the United States if 

6 that person has reasonable grounds to believe 

7 that the individual to be detained has com8 mitted or is committing such felony. The deten9 tion authority conferred by this paragraph is in 

10 addition to any detention authority provided 

11 under other laws. 

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

13 apply: 

14 ‘‘(A) DETENTION.—Contract security per15 sonnel authorized to carry firearms under this 

16 section may detain an individual only if the in17 dividual to be detained is within, or in direct 

18 flight from, the area of such offense. 

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

20 A person granted authority to detain under this 

21 section may exercise such authority only to en22 force laws regarding any building and grounds 

23 and all property located in or on that building 

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1 cured by the General Services Administration 

2 Public Buildings Service. 

3 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, with the ap4 proval of the Attorney General, shall issue guidelines 

5 to implement this section.’’. 

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

7 is amended— 

8 (1) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara9 graph (D); 

10 (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara11 graph (E) and inserting a period; and 

12 (3) by striking subparagraph (F). 

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

14 is amended by adding at the end the following new para15 graphs: 

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

17 Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 

18 Federal Protective Service and in accordance with 

19 guidelines issued by the Attorney General, shall es20 tablish minimum and uniform training standards for 

21 any employee designated as an officer or agent to 

22 carry out and exercise authority pursuant to this 

23 section. Such minimum standards shall include on24 going training certified by the Director of the Fed25 eral Protective Service. 


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1 ‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATIONS AND

2 DELEGATIONS.—The Secretary shall submit written 

3 notification of any approved designations or delega4 tions of any authority provided under this section, 

5 including the purposes and scope of such designa6 tions or delegations, not within the Federal Protec7 tive Service, to the Committee on Transportation 

8 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

9 and the Committee on Environment and Public 

10 Works of the Senate, including the purpose for such 

11 designations or delegations, oversight protocols es12 tablished to ensure compliance with any require13 ments, including compliance with training require14 ments, and other specifics regarding such designa15 tions and delegations.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 

17 PERSONNEL NEEDS. 

18 (a) PERSONNEL AND FUNDING NEEDS OF FEDERAL

19 PROTECTIVE SERVICE.— 

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

21 after the date of enactment of this Act and after re22 view by a qualified consultant pursuant to paragraph 

23 (2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the ap24 propriate congressional committees on the personnel 

25 needs of the Federal Protective Service that includes 


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1 recommendations on the numbers of Federal Protec2 tive Service law enforcement officers and the work3 force composition of the Federal Protective Service 

4 needed to carry out the mission of such Service dur5 ing the 10-fiscal-year period beginning after the date 

6 of enactment of this Act. 

7 (2) REVIEW AND COMMENT.—The Secretary 

8 shall provide the report prepared under this section 

9 to a qualified consultant for review and comment be10 fore submitting the report to the appropriate con11 gressional committees. The Secretary shall provide 

12 the comments of the qualified consultant to the ap13 propriate congressional committee with the report. 

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

15 shall include an evaluation of— 

16 (A) the option of posting a full-time equiv17 alent Federal Protective Service law enforce18 ment officer at each level 3 or 4 Federal facil19 ity, as determined by the Interagency Security 

20 Committee, that on the date of enactment of 

21 this Act has a protective security officer sta22 tioned at the facility; 

23 (B) the potential increase in security of 

24 any 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 re11 port on the best method of funding for the Federal Protec12 tive Service, which shall include recommendations regard13 ing 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 compari24 son 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 

11 other 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 Admin15 istrator shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Trans16 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa17 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

18 Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 per19 cent of an estimated maximum cost or of any increase or 

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

21 percent. Such notification shall include an explanation re22 garding any such increase or decrease. The scope or size 

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

24 10 percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and 

25 approved pursuant to this section.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

3 amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

5 Unless a lease is executed or a construction, alteration, 

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

7 than 5 years after the resolution approvals adopted by the 

8 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

9 House of Representatives or the Committee on Environ10 ment and Public Works of the Senate pursuant to sub11 section (a), such resolutions shall be deemed expired. This 

12 subsection shall only apply to resolutions approved after 

13 the date of enactment 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 General Services is directed to sell, exchange, or 

20 some combination thereof, a portion of the Forrestal 

21 Complex necessary to generate the funds necessary 

22 to construct a new Department of Energy head23 quarters on Government-owned land in a manner 

24 consistent with the SW Ecodistrict Plan if the Ad25 ministrator determines that the new Department of 


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1 Energy headquarters can be constructed with no net 

2 costs to the Government. 

3 (2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec4 tion, 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 deter10 mined 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 Administra24 tion. 


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1 (B) SW ECODISTRICT PLAN.—The term 

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

3 National Capital Planning Commission titled 

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

5 More Sustainable Future’’ and dated January 

6 2013. 

7 (b) REPLACEMENT OF HEADQUARTERS.—Not later 

8 than 2 years after the disposal of the necessary portions 

9 of the Forrestal Complex, the Administrator shall replace 

10 the Department of Energy headquarters located on the 

11 Forrestal Complex in a Government-owned building on 

12 Government-owned land. 

13 (c) CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS.—The Administrator 

14 shall not lease a new Department of Energy headquarters 

15 or engage in a leaseback of the current headquarters. 

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

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

18 sell any underutilized or vacant property on the Forrestal 

19 Complex for cash. 

20 (e) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received, ex21 ceeding the expenses of implementing subsection (b) or 

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

23 Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United 

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1 may only be expended subject to a specific future appro2 priation. 

3 SEC. 10. LIMITATION ON DISCOUNTED PURCHASE OPTIONS. 

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

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

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

7 than fair market value contained in any lease agreement 

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

9 section may be exercised only to the extent specifically pro10 vided for in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts 

11 of Congress.’’. 

12 SEC. 11. ENERGY SAVINGS. 

13 To the extent practicable and when cost effective, the 

14 Administrator of General Services shall consider the direct 

15 purchase of energy and other utilities in bulk or otherwise 

16 for leased facilities. 

17 SEC. 12. SIMPLIFIED REFORMS. 

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

19 of Public Law 110–417, an individual acquisition for com20 mercial leasing services shall not be construed as a pur21 chase of property or services if such individual acquisition 

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

23 award contract awarded in accordance with requirements 

24 for full and open competition. 


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

2 States shall— 

3 (1) conduct biennial audits of the General Serv4 ices Administration National Broker Contract to de5 termine— 

6 (A) whether brokers selected under the 

7 program provide lower lease rental rates than 

8 rates negotiated by General Services Adminis9 tration staff; and 

10 (B) the impact of the program on the 

11 length of time of lease procurements; 

12 (2) conduct a review of whether the application 

13 of section 863 of Public Law 110–417 to acquisi14 tions for commercial leasing services resulted in 

15 rental cost savings for the Government during the 

16 years in which such section was applicable prior to 

17 the date of enactment of this section; and 

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

19 September 30, 2020, submit to the Committee on 

20 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

21 Representatives and the Committee on Environment 

22 and Public Works of the Senate a report that— 

23 (A) summarizes the results of the audit 

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1 (B) includes an assessment of whether the 

2 National Broker Contract provides greater effi3 ciencies and savings than the use of General 

4 Services Administration staff; and 

5 (C) includes recommendations for improv6 ing General Services Administration lease pro7 curements. 

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

9 December 31, 2021. 

10 SEC. 13. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION RENTAL RATES. 

11 Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 

12 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 

13 submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and 

14 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 

15 Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen16 ate justifying the use of three lease rental caps per fiscal 

17 year and their impacts in the National Capital Region. 

18 The Administrator shall also evaluate and make rec19 ommendations related to whether the current rental caps 

20 adequately provide for maximum competition for build-to21 suit leased space. 


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1 SEC. 14. REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 

2 ON CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 

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

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

5 is amended— 

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

7 the following: 

8 ‘‘(2) RELEASE.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

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

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

12 The Secretary may release, subject to terms 

13 and conditions the Secretary determines appro14 priate, the Federal Government’s interest in 

15 connection with a grant under section 209(d) 

16 not less than 7 years after final disbursement 

17 of the grant, if— 

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

19 terms of the award in a satisfactory man20 ner; 

21 ‘‘(ii) any proceeds realized from the 

22 release of the Federal Government’s inter23 est will be used for one or more activities 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the recipient shall provide ade2 quate assurance to the Secretary that at 

3 all times after release of the Federal Gov4 ernment’s interest in connection with the 

5 grant, the recipient will be responsible for 

6 continued compliance with the require7 ments of section 602 in the same manner 

8 it was responsible prior to release of the 

9 Federal Government’s interest and that 

10 the recipient’s failure to comply shall result 

11 in the Secretary taking appropriate action, 

12 including, but not limited to, rescission of 

13 the release and recovery of the Federal 

14 share of the grant.’’. 

15 SEC. 15. LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 

16 (a) LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.— 

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

18 by adding at the end the following new section: 

19 ‘‘§ 3317. Lactation room in public buildings 

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

21 definitions apply: 

22 ‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.—The term ‘ap23 propriate authority’ means the head of a Federal 

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1 authority responsible for the operation of a public 

2 building. 

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

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

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

6 and contains a public restroom, and includes a build7 ing listed in section 6301 or 5101. 

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

9 room’ means a hygienic place, other than a bath10 room, that— 

11 ‘‘(A) is shielded from view; 

12 ‘‘(B) is free from intrusion; and 

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

14 and, if the public building is otherwise supplied 

15 with electricity, an electrical outlet. 

16 ‘‘(b) LACTATION ROOM REQUIRED.—Except as pro17 vided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a cov18 ered public building shall ensure that the building contains 

19 a lactation room that is made available for use by mem20 bers of the public to express breast milk. 

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

22 excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the dis23 cretion of the appropriate authority if— 

24 ‘‘(1) the public building— 


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

2 employees who work in the building; and 

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

4 repurposed as a lactation room or a space that 

5 could be made private using portable materials, 

6 at a reasonable cost; or 

7 ‘‘(2) new construction would be required to cre8 ate a lactation room in the public building and the 

9 cost of such construction is unfeasible. 

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

11 section shall be construed to authorize an individual to 

12 enter a public building or portion thereof that the indi13 vidual is not otherwise authorized to enter.’’. 

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

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

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

17 section 3316 the following new item: 

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

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

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

20 enactment of this Act. 

21 SEC. 16. USE OF RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS. 

22 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 

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1 erence to the use of reclaimed refrigerants to service exist2 ing equipment of Federal buildings. 

3 SEC. 17. SALES AND SAVINGS. 

4 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘prop5 erty’’ means the following: 

6 (1) The property located in the District of Co7 lumbia, subject to survey and as determined by the 

8 Administrator of General Services, generally con9 sisting of Squares 325 and 326 and a portion of 

10 Square 351 and generally bounded by 12th Street, 

11 Independence Avenue, C Street, and the James For12 restal Building, all in Southwest Washington, Dis13 trict of Columbia, including all associated air rights, 

14 improvements thereon, and appurtenances thereto. 

15 (2) The property located in the District of Co16 lumbia, subject to survey and as determined by the 

17 Administrator, generally consisting of Square 326 

18 south of C Street, including the building known as 

19 the Cotton Annex. 

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

21 Administrator shall sell the property at fair market value 

22 at highest and best use. 

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

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

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1 title 40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the net pro2 ceeds from the sale may be expended only subject to a 

3 specific future appropriation. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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