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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6241 

To require certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, 

occupancy, and availability of office space leased by an Executive agency. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 

Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Ms. PEREZ) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To require certain data collection and reporting on space 

utilization, occupancy, and availability of office space 

leased by an Executive agency. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Use it or Lose 

5 it Leases Act’’ or the ‘‘FULL Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ACTUAL UTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘actual 

9 utilization’’ means the percentage of capacity used 

10 based on the space utilization rate. 


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1 (2) CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘capacity’’ means a 

2 usable office space calculated by the square feet of 

3 such space divided by 150. 

4 (3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 

5 agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

6 105 of title 5, United States Code. 

7 (4) FEDERAL TENANT.—The term ‘‘Federal 

8 tenant’’— 

9 (A) means an Executive agency that has 

10 an occupancy agreement with the Administrator 

11 of General Services to occupy a commercial 

12 lease for office space secured by the Adminis13 trator on behalf of the Federal Government; 

14 and 

15 (B) does not include an element of the in16 telligence community. 

17 (5) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—The term 

18 ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 

19 that term in section 3 of the National Security Act 

20 of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 

21 (6) OCCUPANCY.—The term ‘‘occupancy’’ 

22 means the total number of employees performing his 

23 or her duties in-person, in office space, at least 5 

24 days per week on a recurring basis. 


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1 (7) SPACE UTILIZATION RATE.—The term 

2 ‘‘space utilization rate’’ means total usable square 

3 feet divided by occupancy. 

4 SEC. 3. REPORTING OF SPACE UTILIZATION AND OCCU5 PANCY DATA FOR OFFICE SPACE. 

6 An occupancy agreement between the Administrator 

7 of General Services and a Federal tenant for office space 

8 shall— 

9 (1) include language that requires the Federal 

10 tenant to submit to the Administrator an annual re11 port for the duration of the agreement containing 

12 data on— 

13 (A) monthly total occupancy of such office 

14 space; 

15 (B) the actual utilization of such office 

16 space; 

17 (C) monthly space utilization rates; and 

18 (D) any other office space utilization data 

19 considered important by the Administrator; and 

20 (2) include language that requires the Federal 

21 tenant to have written procedures in place governing 

22 the return of office space to the Administrator if the 

23 occupancy of the Federal tenant falls below a 60 

24 percent space utilization rate for 6 months within 


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1 any 1-year period, beginning on the date on which 

2 the agreement takes effect. 

3 SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH 

4 INDEPENDENT LEASING AUTHORITIES. 

5 The head of any agency with independent leasing au6 thorities with leases for office space shall submit to the 

7 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

8 House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment 

9 and Public Works of the Senate, and each congressional 

10 committee of jurisdiction of the applicable independent 

11 leasing authority an annual report for the duration of such 

12 agreement containing data on— 

13 (1) monthly total occupancy of the office space; 

14 (2) the actual utilization of such office space; 

15 (3) monthly space utilization rates; and 

16 (4) any other office space utilization data con17 sidered important for collection by Congress. 

18 SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS TO REPORTING AND OCCUPANCY 

19 AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS. 

20 This Act shall not apply to properties used by an ele21 ment of the intelligence community. 

22 SEC. 6. APPLICABILITY. 

23 The requirements of this Act shall apply to any occu24 pancy or novation agreement entered into on or after the 


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1 date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this 

2 Act. 

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