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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1959

To prevent delay in the completion of Federal construction projects, and

for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 22 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 22), 1994

Mr. GRAHAM introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To prevent delay in the completion of Federal construction

projects, 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.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Construction

5 Project Prevention of Delay Act of 1994’’.

6 SEC. 2. REPORTS AND ASSISTANCE.

7 (a) REPORTS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.—

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not less often than quar9 terly and in accordance with paragraph (2), the head

10 of each Federal agency shall report to the Director
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1 of the Office of Management and Budget (referred

2 to in this section as the ‘‘Director’’) on the status

3 of each then ongoing construction project that is

4 under the jurisdiction of the agency. Each report

5 shall specify, with respect to each project—

6 (A) the date, or projected date, of com7 mencement of design;

8 (B) the date, or projected date, of comple9 tion of design;

10 (C) the date, or projected date, of acquisi11 tion of the site;

12 (D) the date, or projected date, of com13 mencement of construction;

14 (E) the projected date of completion of

15 construction; and

16 (F) the projected total cost of the project.

17 (2) FORMAT FOR REPORTING.—The Director

18 shall develop a consistent format for the reports sub19 mitted under paragraph (1). The format shall in20 clude a timeline for the projected dates of action

21 with respect to each project, and the corresponding

22 actual dates of action, described in such paragraph.

23 (b) ASSISTANCE AND REPORTS BY OMB.—The Di24 rector shall—
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1 (1) review the information included in each re2 port submitted under subsection (a);

3 (2) with respect to each project that the Direc4 tor determines is likely to be subject to a reversion

5 under section 3 during the fiscal year, provide such

6 assistance to the Federal agency that has jurisdic7 tion over the project as the Director determines will

8 promote completion of the project on schedule; and

9 (3) not later than January 1 of each year, sub10 mit to Congress a report that lists by agency and by

11 State—

12 (A) the information referred to in para13 graph (1) submitted during the previous fiscal

14 year;

15 (B) each project referred to in paragraph

16 (2) and the actions that are being taken to

17 complete the project; and

18 (C) each project with respect to which

19 funds reverted under section 3 during the pre20 vious fiscal year.

21 SEC. 3. REVERSION OF FUNDS FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUC22 TION PROJECTS.

23 Any amount that is appropriated with respect to a

24 Federal construction project for an action described in sec25 tion 2(a)(1) that has not been obligated through a binding
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1 contract or a general construction contract by the date

2 that is 2 years after the amount is made available to carry

3 out the action shall revert on that date to the fund from

4 which the appropriation was made and shall be available

5 for reappropriation.

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