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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1429 

To provide for the conveyance of certain real property by the Administrator 

of General Services. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 17, 2005 

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. GINNY BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mrs. 

CAPITO, Ms. HARRIS, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. LATOURETTE, 

Mrs. MYRICK, Mrs. BONO, Mrs. KELLY, Ms. FOXX, Mrs. DRAKE, Ms. 

HART, Mr. DENT, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Ms. 

HOOLEY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. 

KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. KAPTUR, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. 

CARSON, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Ms. JACKSONLEE of Texas, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To provide for the conveyance of certain real property by 

the Administrator of General Services. 

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

3 SECTION 1. DEFINITION. 

4 In this Act, the term ‘‘Pavilion Annex’’ means the 

5 building (and immediate surroundings, including any land 
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1 unoccupied as of the date of enactment of this Act) in 

2 Washington, District of Columbia, that is— 

3 (1) known as the ‘‘Pavilion Annex’’; 

4 (2) adjacent to the Old Post Office Building; 

5 (3) located on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., to 

6 the east of 11th Street, N.W.; and 

7 (4) located on land bounded on three sides by 

8 the Internal Revenue Service buildings. 

9 SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF LAND. 

10 (a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—The Administrator of 

11 General Services shall convey, without consideration, to a 

12 nonprofit, nonpartisan educational institution incor13 porated in the District of Columbia in 1996 for the pur14 pose of establishing a women’s history museum, all right, 

15 title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 

16 of Federal real property, including improvements thereon, 

17 known as the ‘‘Pavilion Annex’’. After such conveyance, 

18 the property may be used and occupied only by the mu19 seum. 

20 (b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 

21 and legal description of the real property to be conveyed 

22 under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satis23 factory to the Administrator. The cost of the survey shall 

24 be borne by the museum. 
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1 (c) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During the 20-year 

2 period beginning on the date the Administrator makes the 

3 conveyance under subsection (a), if the Administrator de4 termines that the conveyed property is not being used and 

5 occupied in accordance with such subsection, all right, 

6 title, and interest in and to the property, including any 

7 improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States. 

8 Upon reversion, the United States shall immediately pro9 ceed to a public sale of the property. 

10 (d) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—(1) The 

11 property shall not be used for commercial purposes. 

12 (2) The Administrator may require such additional 

13 terms and conditions in connection with the conveyance 

14 under subsection (a) as the Administrator considers ap15 propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 

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