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Calendar No. 562 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4465 

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 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.—The table of contents for 

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 


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Sec. 2. Purposes. 

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. 

Sec. 24. Sale of 12th and Independence. 

Sec. 25. Sale of Cotton Annex. 

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 six 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 two 

3 members; 

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

6 (C) the minority leader of the House of 

7 Representatives concerning the appointment of 

8 one member; and 

9 (D) the minority leader of the Senate con10 cerning the appointment of one 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 three or more Board members shall con13 stitute 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 Executive Director and approval of the Board 

20 and the Director of OMB, the head of any Federal agency 

21 shall detail the requested personnel of that agency to the 

22 Board to assist the Board in carrying out its duties under 

23 this Act. 

24 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Appointments shall be made 

25 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 (J) The extent to which public access to 

13 agency services is maintained or enhanced. 

14 (c) SPECIAL RULE FOR UTILIZATION RATES.— 

15 Standards developed by the Director of OMB pursuant to 

16 subsection (b) shall incorporate and apply clear standard 

17 utilization rates to the extent that such standard rates in18 crease efficiency and provide performance data. The utili19 zation rates shall be consistent throughout each applicable 

20 category of space and with nongovernment space utiliza21 tion rates. To the extent the space utilization rate of a 

22 given agency exceeds the utilization rates to be applied 

23 under this subsection, the Director of OMB may rec24 ommend realignment, co-location, consolidation, or other 

25 type of action to improve space utilization. 


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1 (d) SUBMISSION TO BOARD.— 

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

3 submit the standards, criteria, and recommendations 

4 developed pursuant to subsection (b) to the Board 

5 with all supporting information, data, analyses, and 

6 documentation. 

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

8 and recommendations developed pursuant to sub9 section (b) shall be published in the Federal Register 

10 and transmitted to the committees listed in section 

11 5(c) and to the Comptroller General of the United 

12 States. 

13 (3) ACCESS TO INFORMATION.—The Board 

14 shall also have access to all information pertaining 

15 to the recommendations developed pursuant to sub16 section (b), including supporting information, data, 

17 analyses, and documentation submitted pursuant to 

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

19 provide to the Board any additional information per20 taining to the civilian real properties under the cus21 tody, control, or administrative jurisdiction of the 

22 Federal agency. The Board shall notify the commit23 tees listed in section 5(c) of any failure by an agency 

24 to comply with a request of the Board. 


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1 SEC. 12. BOARD DUTIES. 

2 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTY REDUCTION OP3 PORTUNITIES.—The Board shall identify opportunities for 

4 the Government to reduce significantly its inventory of ci5 vilian real property and reduce costs to the Government. 

6 (b) IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH VALUE ASSETS.— 

7 (1) IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PROP8 ERTIES.—Not later than 180 days after Board 

9 members are appointed pursuant to section 4, the 

10 Board shall— 

11 (A) identify not fewer than five Federal ci12 vilian real properties that are not on the list of 

13 surplus or excess as of such date with a total 

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

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

16 (B) transmit the list of the Federal civilian 

17 real properties to the Director of OMB and 

18 Congress as Board recommendations and sub19 ject to the approval process described in section 

20 13. 

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

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

23 Federal agency shall provide, upon request, any and 

24 all information and data regarding its civilian real 

25 properties to the Board. The Board shall notify the 


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

2 agency to comply with a request of the Board. 

3 (3) FACTORS.—In identifying properties pursu4 ant to paragraph (1), the Board shall consider the 

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

6 (4) LEASEBACK RESTRICTIONS.—None of the 

7 existing improvements on properties sold under this 

8 subsection may be leased back to the Government. 

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

10 days after the approval of Board recommendations 

11 pursuant to paragraph (1), Federal agencies with 

12 custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction over 

13 the identified properties shall submit a Report of 

14 Excess to the General Services Administration. 

15 (6) SALE.— 

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

17 120 days after the acceptance by the Adminis18 trator of the Report of Excess and notwith19 standing any other provision of law (including 

20 section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless 

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

22 as provided in section 14(g)), the General Serv23 ices Administration shall initiate the sale of the 

24 civilian real properties described in paragraph 

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1 (B) COMPLETION OF SALE.—Not later 

2 than 1 year after the acceptance of the Report 

3 of Excess, the Administrator shall sell the civil4 ian real properties at fair market value at high5 est and best use, unless the Director of OMB 

6 determines it is in the financial interest of the 

7 Government to execute a sale more than a year 

8 after the acceptance of the Report of Excess, 

9 but not greater than 2 years after the accept10 ance of the Report of Excess. 

11 (c) ANALYSIS OF INVENTORY.—The Board shall per12 form an independent analysis of the inventory of Federal 

13 civilian real property and the recommendations submitted 

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

15 limited by the recommendations submitted pursuant to 

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

17 to provide needed information, data, or adequate rec18 ommendations that meet the standards and criteria, the 

19 Board shall develop such recommendations as the Board 

20 considers appropriate based on existing data contained in 

21 the Federal Real Property Profile or other relevant infor22 mation. 

23 (d) INFORMATION AND PROPOSALS.— 

24 (1) RECEIPT.—Notwithstanding any other pro25 vision of law, the Board may receive and consider 


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1 proposals, information, and other data submitted by 

2 State and local officials and the private sector. 

3 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Board shall consult 

4 with State and local officials on information, pro5 posals, and other data that the officials submit to 

6 the Board. 

7 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Information submitted to 

8 the Board shall be made publicly available. 

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

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

11 identify or develop and implement a system of accounting 

12 to be used to independently evaluate the costs of and re13 turns on the recommendations. Such accounting system 

14 shall be applied in developing the Board’s recommenda15 tions and determining the highest return to the taxpayer. 

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

17 standard performance period of not less than 15 years. 

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

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

20 hearing under this subsection shall be presented under 

21 oath. 

22 (g) REPORTING OF INFORMATION AND REC23 OMMENDATIONS.— 

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

25 limitations specified in paragraph (2), the Board 


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1 shall transmit to the Director of OMB, and publicly 

2 post on a Federal Web site maintained by the 

3 Board, reports containing the Board’s findings, con4 clusions, and recommendations for— 

5 (A) the consolidation, exchange, co-loca6 tion, reconfiguration, lease reductions, sale, 

7 outlease, and redevelopment of Federal civilian 

8 real properties; and 

9 (B) other operational efficiencies that can 

10 be realized in the Government’s operation and 

11 maintenance of such properties. 

12 (2) SCHEDULE AND LIMITATIONS.— 

13 (A) FIRST ROUND.—Not later than 2 

14 years after the date of transmittal of the list of 

15 properties recommended pursuant to subsection 

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

17 OMB the first report required under paragraph 

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

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

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

21 years after the date of transmittal of the first 

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1 tained in the second report may not exceed 

2 $4,750,000,000. 

3 (3) CONSENSUS IN MAJORITY.—The Board 

4 shall seek to develop consensus recommendations, 

5 but if a consensus cannot be obtained, the Board 

6 may include in the reports required under this sub7 section recommendations that are supported by a 

8 majority of the Board. 

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

10 and maintain a Federal Web site for the purposes of mak11 ing relevant information publicly available. 

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

13 the United States shall transmit to Congress and the 

14 Board a report containing a detailed analysis of the rec15 ommendations and selection process. 

16 SEC. 13. REVIEW BY OMB. 

17 (a) REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon receipt 

18 of the Board’s recommendations pursuant to subsections 

19 (b) and (g) of section 12, the Director of OMB shall con20 duct a review of the recommendations. 

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

22 than 30 days after the receipt of the Board’s recommenda23 tions, the Director of OMB shall transmit to the Board 

24 and Congress a report that sets forth the Director of 


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1 OMB’s approval or disapproval of the Board’s rec2 ommendations. 

3 (c) APPROVAL AND DISAPPROVAL.— 

4 (1) APPROVAL.—If the Director of OMB ap5 proves the Board’s recommendations, the Director of 

6 OMB shall transmit a copy of the recommendations 

7 to Congress, together with a certification of such ap8 proval. 

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

10 disapproves the Board’s recommendations, in whole 

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

12 copy of the recommendations to Congress and the 

13 reasons for disapproval of the recommendations to 

14 the Board and Congress. 

15 (3) REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 

16 than 30 days after the receipt of reasons for dis17 approval under paragraph (2), the Board shall 

18 transmit to the Director of OMB revised rec19 ommendations for approval. 

20 (4) APPROVAL OF REVISED RECOMMENDA21 TIONS.—If the Director of OMB approves the re22 vised recommendations received under paragraph 

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

24 the revised recommendations to Congress, together 

25 with a certification of such approval. 


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1 (d) TERMINATION OF PROCESS FOR GIVEN

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

3 Congress an approval and certification described in para4 graph (1) or (4) of subsection (c) on or before the 30th 

5 day following the receipt of the Board’s recommendations 

6 or revised recommendations, as the case may be, the proc7 ess shall terminate until the following round, as described 

8 in section 12. 

9 SEC. 14. IMPLEMENTATION OF BOARD RECOMMENDA10 TIONS. 

11 (a) DEADLINES.— 

12 (1) PREPARATION.—Federal agencies shall— 

13 (A) not later than 60 days after the Direc14 tor of OMB transmits the Board’s rec15 ommendations to Congress pursuant to para16 graph (1) or (4) of section 13(c), immediately 

17 begin preparations to carry out the Board’s rec18 ommendations; and 

19 (B) not later than 2 years after such 

20 transmittal, initiate all activities necessary to 

21 carry out the Board’s recommendations. 

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

23 the Director of OMB transmits the Board’s rec24 ommendations to Congress pursuant to paragraph 

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1 complete all recommended actions. All actions shall 

2 be economically beneficial, cost neutral, or otherwise 

3 favorable to the Government. 

4 (3) EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.—For ac5 tions that will take longer than the 6-year period de6 scribed in paragraph (2) due to extenuating cir7 cumstances, Federal agencies shall notify the Direc8 tor of OMB and Congress, as soon as the extenu9 ating circumstance presents itself, with an estimated 

10 time to complete the relevant action. 

11 (b) ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES RELATED TO

12 CIVILIAN REAL PROPERTIES.—In taking actions related 

13 to any civilian real property under this Act, Federal agen14 cies may take, pursuant to subsection (c), all such nec15 essary and proper actions, including— 

16 (1) acquiring land, constructing replacement fa17 cilities, performing such other activities, and con18 ducting advance planning and design as may be re19 quired to transfer functions from a Federal asset or 

20 property to another Federal civilian property; 

21 (2) reimbursing other Federal agencies for ac22 tions performed at the request of the Board; and 

23 (3) taking such actions as are practicable to 

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1 to be sold by clarifying zoning and other limitations 

2 on use of such property. 

3 (c) ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT

4 BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

5 (1) USE OF EXISTING LEGAL AUTHORITIES.— 

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

7 paragraph (2), when acting on a recommenda8 tion of the Board, a Federal agency shall— 

9 (i) in consultation with the Adminis10 trator, continue to act within the Federal 

11 agency’s existing legal authorities, includ12 ing legal authorities delegated to the Fed13 eral agency by the Administrator; or 

14 (ii) work in partnership with the Ad15 ministrator to carry out such actions. 

16 (B) NECESSARY AND PROPER ACTIONS.— 

17 The Administrator may take such necessary 

18 and proper actions, including the sale, convey19 ance, or exchange of civilian real property, as 

20 required to implement the Board’s rec21 ommendations in the time period required 

22 under subsection (a). 

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

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1 eral agency’s responsibilities pursuant to the rec2 ommendations. 

3 (d) DISCRETION OF ADMINISTRATOR REGARDING

4 TRANSACTIONS.—For any transaction identified, rec5 ommended, or commenced as a result of this Act, any oth6 erwise required legal priority given to, or requirement to 

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

8 property for less than fair market value, for no consider9 ation at all, or in a transaction that mandates the exclu10 sion of other market participants, shall be at the discretion 

11 of the Administrator. 

12 (e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Any rec13 ommendation or commencement of a sale, disposal, con14 solidation, reconfiguration, co-location, or realignment of 

15 civilian real property under this Act shall not be subject 

16 to— 

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

18 Code; 

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

20 United States Code; 

21 (3) any section of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act Au22 thorizing the transfer of certain real property for 

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

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

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

2 States Code; 

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

4 Code; 

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

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

7 (8) any other provision of law authorizing the 

8 conveyance of real property owned by the Govern9 ment for no consideration; and 

10 (9) any congressional notification requirement 

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

12 States Code. 

13 (f) PUBLIC BENEFIT.— 

14 (1) SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO HUD.— 

15 The Director of OMB shall submit to the Secretary 

16 of HUD, on the same day the Director of OMB sub17 mits the Board’s recommendations to Congress pur18 suant to paragraphs (1) and (4) of section 13(c), all 

19 known information on Federal civilian real prop20 erties that are included in the recommendations (ex21 cept those recommended under section 12(b)). 

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

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1 erties for use as a property benefiting the mission of 

2 assistance to the homeless for the purposes of fur3 ther screening pursuant to section 501 of the 

4 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 

5 U.S.C. 11411). 

6 (3) ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—Following the 

7 review under paragraph (2), with respect to a civil8 ian real property that is not identified by the Sec9 retary as suitable for use as a property benefiting 

10 the mission of assistance to the homeless and that 

11 has been recommended for sale by the Board, the 

12 Director of OMB may exclude the property from the 

13 Board’s recommendations if the Director determines 

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

15 or recreation area by a State or local government 

16 and it is in the best interest of taxpayers. 

17 (g) ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS.— 

18 (1) TRANSFERS OF REAL PROPERTY.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—When implementing the 

20 recommended actions for civilian real properties 

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

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

23 paragraph (2) and in compliance with 

24 CERCLA, including section 120(h) of CERCLA 

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1 enter into an agreement to transfer by deed, 

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

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

4 any person. 

5 (B) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDI6 TIONS.—The head of the disposing agency may 

7 require any additional terms and conditions in 

8 connection with an agreement authorized by 

9 subparagraph (A) as the head of the disposing 

10 agency considers appropriate to protect the in11 terests of the United States. Such additional 

12 terms and conditions shall not affect or dimin13 ish any rights or obligations of the Federal 

14 agencies under section 120(h) of CERCLA (in15 cluding, without limitation, the requirements of 

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

17 section). 

18 (2) CERTIFICATION CONCERNING COSTS.—A 

19 transfer of Federal civilian real property may be 

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

21 disposing agency certifies to the Board and Congress 

22 that— 

23 (A) the costs of all environmental restora24 tion, waste management, and environmental 

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1 disposing agency with respect to the property 

2 are equal to or greater than the fair market 

3 value of the property to be transferred, as de4 termined by the head of the disposing agency; 

5 or 

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

7 market value of the property, the recipient of 

8 the property agrees to pay the difference be9 tween the fair market value and such costs. 

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

11 a civilian real property covered by a certification 

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

13 pay the recipient of such property an amount equal 

14 to the lesser of— 

15 (A) the amount by which the costs in16 curred by the recipient of such property for all 

17 environmental restoration, waste management, 

18 and environmental compliance activities with re19 spect to such property exceed the fair market 

20 value of such property as specified in such cer21 tification; or 

22 (B) the amount by which the costs (as de23 termined by the head of the disposing agency) 

24 that would otherwise have been incurred by the 

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1 ment, and environmental compliance activities 

2 with respect to such property exceed the fair 

3 market value of such property as so specified. 

4 (4) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO RECIPI5 ENTS.—As part of an agreement under paragraph 

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

7 in accordance with applicable law, to the person to 

8 whom the civilian real property will be transferred 

9 information possessed by the disposing agency re10 garding the environmental restoration, waste man11 agement, and environmental compliance activities 

12 that relate to the property. The head of the dis13 posing agency shall provide such information before 

14 entering into the agreement. 

15 (5) CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RE16 MEDIATION IN GRANTING TIME EXTENSIONS.—For 

17 the purposes of granting time extensions under sub18 section (a), the Director of OMB shall give the need 

19 for significant environmental remediation to a civil20 ian real property more weight than any other factor 

21 in determining whether to grant an extension to im22 plement a Board recommendation. 

23 (6) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUC24 TION.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to 

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1 vironmental Policy Act of 1969, or the Solid Waste 

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

3 SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

5 this Act an initial appropriation of— 

6 (1) $2,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the 

7 Board; and 

8 (2) $40,000,000 to be deposited into the Asset 

9 Proceeds and Space Management Fund for activities 

10 related to the implementation of the Board’s rec11 ommendations. 

12 SEC. 16. FUNDING. 

13 (a) SALARIES AND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.— 

14 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

15 the Treasury of the United States an account to be 

16 known as the ‘‘Public Buildings Reform Board Sala17 ries and Expenses Account’’ (in this subsection re18 ferred to as the ‘‘Account’’). 

19 (2) NECESSARY PAYMENTS.—There shall be de20 posited into the Account such amounts, as are pro21 vided in appropriations Acts, for those necessary 

22 payments for salaries and expenses to accomplish 

23 the administrative needs of the Board. 

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1 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 

2 within the Federal Buildings Fund established under 

3 section 592 of title 40, United States Code, an ac4 count to be known as the Public Buildings Reform 

5 Board—Asset Proceeds and Space Management 

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

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

8 shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying out 

9 actions pursuant to the Board recommendations ap10 proved under section 13. 

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

12 deposited into the Fund and made available for obli13 gation or expenditure only as provided in advance in 

14 appropriations Acts (subject to section 3307 of title 

15 40, United States Code, to the extent an appropria16 tion normally covered by that section exceeds 

17 $20,000,000) for the purposes specified: 

18 (A) Such amounts as are provided in ap19 propriations Acts, to remain available until ex20 pended, for the consolidation, co-location, ex21 change, redevelopment, reconfiguration of 

22 space, disposal, and other actions recommended 

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1 (B) Amounts received from the sale of any 

2 civilian real property action taken pursuant to 

3 a recommendation of the Board. 

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

5 provided in appropriations Acts, amounts in the 

6 Fund may be made available to cover necessary 

7 costs associated with implementing the recommenda8 tions pursuant to section 14, including costs associ9 ated with— 

10 (A) sales transactions; 

11 (B) acquiring land, construction, con12 structing replacement facilities, and conducting 

13 advance planning and design as may be re14 quired to transfer functions from a Federal 

15 asset or property to another Federal civilian 

16 property; 

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

18 and reconfiguration of space; and 

19 (D) other actions recommended by the 

20 Board for Federal agencies. 

21 (c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR BUDGET CON22 TENTS.—The President shall transmit along with the 

23 President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of 

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

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1 obligations and expenditures needed to support such rec2 ommendations. 

3 SEC. 17. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF PROPOSED 

4 PROJECTS. 

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

6 amended— 

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

8 (6); 

9 (2) by striking the period at the end of para10 graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

13 consistent with the standards and criteria developed 

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

15 Transfer Act of 2016.’’. 

16 SEC. 18. PRECLUSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW. 

17 The following actions shall not be subject to judicial 

18 review: 

19 (1) Actions taken pursuant to sections 12 and 

20 13. 

21 (2) Actions of the Board. 

22 SEC. 19. IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BY GAO. 

23 Upon transmittal of the Board’s recommendations 

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

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1 nually shall monitor and review the implementation activi2 ties of Federal agencies pursuant to section 14, and report 

3 to Congress any findings and recommendations. 

4 SEC. 20. AGENCY RETENTION OF PROCEEDS. 

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

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

7 (b) and inserting the following: 

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

9 PROPERTY.— 

10 ‘‘(1) DEPOSIT OF NET PROCEEDS.—Net pro11 ceeds described in subsection (c) shall be deposited 

12 into the appropriate real property account of the 

13 agency that had custody and accountability for the 

14 real property at the time the real property is deter15 mined to be excess. 

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

17 net proceeds deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) 

18 may only be expended, as authorized in annual ap19 propriations Acts, for activities described in sections 

20 543 and 545, including paying costs incurred by the 

21 General Services Administration for any disposal-re22 lated activity authorized by this chapter. 

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

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

2 deficit reduction. Any net proceeds not obligated 

3 within 3 years after the date of deposit and not ex4 pended within 5 years after such date shall be de5 posited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury. 

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

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

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

9 this subsection are proceeds under this chapter, less ex10 penses of the transfer or disposition as provided in section 

11 572(a), from a— 

12 ‘‘(1) transfer of excess real property to a Fed13 eral agency for agency use; or 

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

15 real property.’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec17 tion, including the amendments made by this section, shall 

18 take effect upon the termination of the Board pursuant 

19 to section 10 and shall not apply to proceeds from trans20 actions conducted under section 14. 

21 SEC. 21. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DATABASE. 

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

23 after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis24 trator of General Services shall publish a single, com25 prehensive, and descriptive database of all Federal real 


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1 property under the custody and control of all executive 

2 agencies, other than Federal real property excluded for 

3 reasons of national security, in accordance with subsection 

4 (b). 

5 (b) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR DATABASE.—The 

6 Administrator shall collect from the head of each executive 

7 agency descriptive information, except for classified infor8 mation, of the nature, use, and extent of the Federal real 

9 property of each such agency, including the following: 

10 (1) The geographic location of each Federal 

11 real property of each such agency, including the ad12 dress and description for each such property. 

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

14 of each such agency, including square footage and 

15 acreage of each such property. 

16 (3) Whether the Federal real property is cur17 rently, or will in the future be, needed to support 

18 agency’s mission or function. 

19 (4) The utilization of each Federal real prop20 erty for each such agency, including whether such 

21 property is excess, surplus, underutilized, or unuti22 lized. 

23 (5) The number of days each Federal real prop24 erty is designated as excess, surplus, underutilized, 

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1 (6) The annual operating costs of each Federal 

2 real property. 

3 (7) The replacement value of each Federal real 

4 property. 

5 (c) ACCESS TO DATABASE.— 

6 (1) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Administrator, 

7 in consultation with the Director of OMB, shall 

8 make the database established and maintained under 

9 this section available to other Federal agencies. 

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

11 with national security and procurement laws, the 

12 database shall be accessible by the public at no cost 

13 through the Web site of the General Services Admin14 istration. 

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

16 practicable, the Administrator shall ensure that the data17 base— 

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

19 (2) permits users to search and sort Federal 

20 real property data; and 

21 (3) includes a means to download a large 

22 amount of Federal real property data and a selection 

23 of such data retrieved using a search. 

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1 public information that is exempt from disclosure pursu2 ant to section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code. 

3 SEC. 22. STREAMLINING MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS AS4 SISTANCE ACT. 

5 Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist6 ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)(2)— 

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

9 ‘‘(2)’’; 

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

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

12 (C) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesig13 nated) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

14 (D) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesig15 nated) by striking the period at the end and in16 serting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

19 provision of permanent housing with or without 

20 supportive services is an eligible use to assist 

21 the homeless under this section.’’; 

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

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

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1 (3) in subsection (d)— 

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

3 60 days’’ and inserting ‘‘period of 30 days’’; 

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

5 ‘‘60-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘30-day period’’; 

6 and 

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

8 the following: ‘‘If no such review of the deter9 mination is requested within the 20-day period, 

10 such property will not be included in subsequent 

11 publications unless the landholding agency 

12 makes changes to the property (e.g. improve13 ments) that may change the unsuitable deter14 mination and the Secretary subsequently deter15 mines the property is suitable.’’; 

16 (4) in subsection (e)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

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

19 ‘‘(2)(A)’’; 

20 (ii) in subparagraph (A) (as so des21 ignated)— 

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1 (II) by striking ‘‘a complete ap2 plication’’ and inserting ‘‘an initial ap3 plication’’; and 

4 (iii) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

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

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

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

9 ‘‘(iii) the experience of the applicant that dem10 onstrates the ability to provide the services.’’; 

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

12 after receipt of a completed application’’ and in13 serting ‘‘10 days after receipt of an initial ap14 plication’’; and 

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

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

17 approves an initial application, the applicant has 45 days 

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

19 reasonable plan to finance the approved program. 

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

21 application, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

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

23 actions on the final application. The Secretary of Health 

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

2 by’’ and inserting ‘‘available, at the applicant’s dis3 cretion, by’’. 

4 SEC. 23. ADDITIONAL PROPERTY. 

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

6 Code, is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(vii) a museum attended by the pub8 lic, and, for purposes of determining 

9 whether a museum is attended by the pub10 lic, the Administrator shall consider a mu11 seum to be public if the nonprofit edu12 cational or public health institution or or13 ganization, at minimum, accedes to any re14 quest submitted for access during business 

15 hours;’’. 

16 SEC. 24. SALE OF 12TH AND INDEPENDENCE. 

17 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘prop18 erty’’ means the property located in the District of Colum19 bia, subject to survey and as determined by the Adminis20 trator of General Services, generally consisting of Squares 

21 325 and 326 and a portion of Square 351 and generally 

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1 ated air rights, improvements thereon, and appurtenances 

2 thereto. 

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

4 Administrator of General Services shall sell the property 

5 at fair market value at highest and best use. 

6 (c) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received shall 

7 be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund 

8 established under section 592 of title 40, United States 

9 Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale may 

10 be expended only subject to a specific future appropria11 tion. 

12 SEC. 25. SALE OF COTTON ANNEX. 

13 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘prop14 erty’’ means property located in the District of Columbia, 

15 subject to survey and as determined by the Administrator, 

16 generally consisting of Square 326 south of C Street, all 

17 in Southwest Washington, District of Columbia, including 

18 the building known as the Cotton Annex. 

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

20 Administrator of General Services shall sell the property 

21 at fair market value at highest and best use. 

22 (c) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received shall 

23 be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund 

24 established under section 592 of title 40, United States 

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1 be expended only subject to a specific future appropria2 tion. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 562 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4465 

AN ACT 

To decrease the deficit by consolidating and selling 

erty, and for other purposes. Federal buildings and other civilian real propJULY 14, 2016 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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