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Calendar No. 1079 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5001 

[Report No. 110–501] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 24 (legislative day, JUNE 23), 2008 

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

Public Works 

SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Reported by Mrs. BOXER, without amendment 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located in the District of Columbia. 

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 ‘‘Old Post Office Build5 ing Redevelopment Act of 2008’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING DEFINED. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Old Post Office Building’’ 

3 means the land, including any improvements thereon and 

4 specifically including the Pavilion Annex, that is located 

5 at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., in the District of Co6 lumbia, and under the jurisdiction, custody, and control 

7 of the General Services Administration. 

8 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

9 Congress finds the following: 

10 (1) For almost a decade the Subcommittee on 

11 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 

12 Emergency Management of the Committee on 

13 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

14 Representatives has expressed considerable concern 

15 about the waste and neglect of the valuable, historic 

16 Old Post Office Building, centrally located in the 

17 heart of the Nation’s Capital on Pennsylvania Ave18 nue, and has pressed the General Services Adminis19 tration to develop and fully use this building. 

20 (2) The policy of the Government long has been 

21 to preserve and make usable historic properties rath22 er than sell them for revenue. 

23 (3) Security concerns related to this property’s 

24 proximity to the White House may hinder the sale 

25 of the Old Post Office Building to a private party. 


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1 (4) On December 28, 2000, the General Serv2 ices Administration, pursuant to Public Law 105– 

3 277, submitted to the Committee on Transportation 

4 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

5 and the Committees on Appropriations and Environ6 ment and Public Works of the Senate a plan for the 

7 comprehensive redevelopment of the Old Post Office. 

8 (5) The Committee on Transportation and In9 frastructure approved the redevelopment plan on 

10 May 16, 2001, and the Committees on Appropria11 tions and Environment and Public Works approved 

12 the plan on June 15, 2001. 

13 (6) The General Services Administration issued 

14 a Request for Expression of Interest in 2004 for de15 veloping the Old Post Office Building that generated 

16 a healthy, private sector interest, but the General 

17 Services Administration has failed to proceed with 

18 implementation of the approved redevelopment plan. 

19 (7) Redevelopment of the Old Post Office 

20 Building will preserve the historic integrity of this 

21 unique and important asset, put it to its highest and 

22 best use, and provide a lucrative financial return to 

23 the Government. 


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1 SEC. 4. REDEVELOPMENT OF OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General 

3 Services is directed to proceed with redevelopment of the 

4 Old Post Office Building, in accordance with existing au5 thorities available to the Administrator and consistent 

6 with the redevelopment plan previously approved by the 

7 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Committees on Appro9 priations and Environment and Public Works of the Sen10 ate. 

11 (b) RELOCATION OF EXISTING BUILDING TEN12 ANTS.—The Administrator is authorized, notwithstanding 

13 section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, and other14 wise in accordance with existing authorities available to 

15 the Administrator, to provide replacement space for Fed16 eral agency tenants housed in the Old Post Office Building 

17 whose relocation is necessary for redevelopment of the 

18 Building. 

19 SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General 

21 Services shall transmit to the Committee on Transpor22 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 

23 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 

24 the Senate a report on any proposed redevelopment agree25 ment related to the Old Post Office Building. 


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1 (b) CONTENTS.—A report transmitted under this sec2 tion shall include a summary of a cost-benefit analysis of 

3 the proposed development agreement and a description of 

4 the material provisions of the proposed agreement. 

5 (c) REVIEW BY CONGRESS.—Any proposed develop6 ment agreement related to the Old Post Office Building 

7 may not become effective until the end of a 30-day period 

8 of continuous session of Congress following the date of the 

9 transmittal of the report required under this section. For 

10 purposes of the preceding sentence, continuity of a session 

11 of Congress is broken only by an adjournment sine die, 

12 and there shall be excluded from the computation of such 

13 30-day period any day during which either House of Con14 gress is not in session during an adjournment of more 

15 than 3 days to a day certain. 


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Calendar No. 1079 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5001 

[Report No. 110–501] 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Administrator of General Services 

bia. Office Building located in the District of Columto provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post 

SEPTEMBER 24 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Reported without amendment 


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