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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6278 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 335
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6278

                          [Report No. 118-408]

To direct the Administrator of General Services to identify two Federal 
  agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters Building, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2023

  Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

                             March 5, 2024

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to identify two Federal 
  agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters Building, and for 
                            other purposes.

 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Maximizing Office Value and 
Efficiency Act of 2023'' or the ``MOVE Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC BUILDING CONSOLIDATION AND SALE.

    (a) Consolidation Plan.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not 
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator, in coordination with the director, shall--
            (1) subject to paragraph (3), identify not less than 2 
        Federal agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters 
        Building that will produce a building utilization of not less 
        than 60 percent;
            (2) submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a plan 
        to consolidate under paragraph (1); and
            (3) in identifying Federal agencies under paragraph (1), 
        consider Federal agencies that use on average 9 percent or less 
        of the capacity of the headquarters buildings of such agencies 
        as identified by the Government Accountability Office pursuant 
        to the statement of the Government Accountability Office titled 
        ``Federal Real Property: Preliminary Results Show Federal 
        Buildings Remain Underutilized Due to Longstanding Challenges 
        and Increased Telework'' and issued on July 13, 2023 (GAO-23-
        106200).
    (b) Commencement of Consolidation.--Not later than 1 year after 
submission of the plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Administrator 
shall commence implementation of such plan.
    (c) Alternative Plan.--If the Administrator, in coordination with 
the Director, fails to identify Federal agencies pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) and complete a consolidation under subsection (a)(2) not later 
than 3 years after the submission date of the plan described in 
subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall consolidate the General 
Services Administration personnel based in the GSA Headquarters 
Building into another federally-owned public building occupied by 
another Federal agency and prepare the GSA Headquarters Building for 
sale.
    (d) Sales.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after implementation 
        of the plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Administrator 
        shall sell any public buildings vacated as a result of such 
        plan for fair market value at highest and best use.
            (2) Alternative sale.--In the event, the alternative plan 
        is carried out pursuant to subsection (c), the Administrator 
        shall sell the GSA Headquarters Building for fair market value 
        at highest and best use.
            (3) Net proceeds.--Any net proceeds from a sale under this 
        subsection shall be paid into an account in the Federal 
        Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, 
        United States Code, and upon deposit, such proceeds may be 
        expended only subject to a specific future appropriation.
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Actual utilization rate.--The term ``actual utilization 
        rate'' means the total useable square footage of a public 
        building or federally-leased space divided by the occupancy.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (3) Building utilization.--The term ``building 
        utilization'' means the percentage of utilization generated by 
        comparing the actual utilization rate with the capacity based 
        on a utilization benchmark of 150 useable square feet per 
        person.
            (4) Capacity.--The term ``capacity'' means the total usable 
        square footage of a public building or federally-leased space 
        divided by a utilization benchmark.
            (5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an 
        executive department covered by the CFO Act of 1990 (Public Law 
        101-576).
            (7) GSA headquarters building.--The term ``GSA Headquarters 
        Building'' means the property located at 1800 F Street NW in 
        Washington, District of Columbia.
            (8) Occupancy.--The term ``occupancy'' means the total 
        number of employees performing duties in-person in a public 
        building or federally-leased space at least 5 days per week on 
        a regular basis.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 335

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6278

                          [Report No. 118-408]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To direct the Administrator of General Services to identify two Federal 
  agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters Building, and for 
                            other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             March 5, 2024

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