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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6260 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 20, 2024 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

AN ACT 

To provide for certain reviews of the use and safety of 

Federal buildings, 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 ‘‘Federal Oversight of 

3 Construction Use and Safety Act’’ or the ‘‘FOCUS Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS. 

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

6 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Admin7 istrator shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Trans8 portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa9 tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 

10 Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 per11 cent of an estimated maximum cost or of any increase or 

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

13 percent. Such notification shall include an explanation re14 garding any such increase or decrease. The scope or size 

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

16 10 percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and 

17 approved pursuant to this section.’’ 

18 SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS. 

19 (a) DATA COLLECTION.—The Administrator of Gen20 eral Services shall collect data from tenant Federal agen21 cies reports of any safety incidents as a result of criminal 

22 or other activity impacting public safety in and around 

23 public buildings, as defined in section 3301 of title 40, 

24 United States Code. 

25 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

26 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 


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1 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

3 Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 

4 that— 

5 (1) contains the data collected under subsection 

6 (a); and 

7 (2) describes any actions taken or planned, if 

8 necessary, to improve building management and op9 erations to address such incidents. 

10 SEC. 4. REDUCING WASTE IN NEW PROJECTS. 

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

12 amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

14 end; 

15 (2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at 

16 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

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

18 ‘‘(9) information on any space occupied by the 

19 relevant agency in the geographical area of the pro20 posed facility, including uses, utilization rates, any 

21 proposed consolidations, and, if not proposed to be 

22 consolidated, a justification for such determination; 

23 ‘‘(10) a statement by the Administrator of 

24 whether the public building needs of the Government 

25 for the proposed space to be leased were formerly 


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1 met by a federally owned building, including any 

2 building identified for disposal or sale; and 

3 ‘‘(11) details on actual utilization rates, includ4 ing number of personnel assigned to the facility, 

5 number of personnel expected to work in-person at 

6 the facility and whether all personnel identified re7 flect filled and authorized positions.’’. 

8 SEC. 5. REVIEW OF SPECIAL USE SPACE. 

9 (a) REVIEW.—The Comptroller General of the United 

10 States shall review the use of special use spaces in Federal 

11 buildings, including conference centers, fitness centers, 

12 and similar spaces to determine levels of utilization, oppor13 tunities for sharing, collocating, and other efficiencies. 

14 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

15 of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 

16 submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra17 structure of the House of Representatives and the Com18 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

19 a report containing the review under subsection (a). 

20 SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY SPACE COORDINATION. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United 

22 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘§ 3319. Interagency space coordination 

2 ‘‘Unless a Federal agency specifically restricts the 

3 sharing of the information described in this section for na4 tional security purposes, the Administrator of General 

5 Services shall share with tenant Federal agencies pursuing 

6 new or replacement office space information on any other 

7 Federal agencies located in the same geographical area for 

8 purposes of determining opportunities for consolidations, 

9 collocations, or other space sharing to reduce the costs of 

10 space and maximize space utilization.’’. 

11 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap12 ter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by add13 ing at the end the following: 

‘‘3319. Interagency space coordination.’’. 

14 SEC. 7. NOTIFICATION OF MILESTONES. 

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

16 amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(i) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—For each project 

18 approved under this section, the Administrator shall no19 tify, in writing, the Committee on Transportation and In20 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com21 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 

22 of any project milestones that are accomplished, includ23 ing— 

24 ‘‘(1) the solicitation and award of design and 

25 construction services; 


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1 ‘‘(2) the completion of any actions required for 

2 such project pursuant to the National Environ3 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

4 ‘‘(3) any ceremonies for the beginning or com5 pletion of such project; 

6 ‘‘(4) a naming ceremony for such project; and 

7 ‘‘(5) the completion of such project.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 

2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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