‘‘(A) Building Operations and Mainte-
nance, including cleaning, utilities and fuels, 
and maintenance. 
‘‘(B) Salaries and Expenses, including 
other building services, space acquisition, staff 
support, and information technology services.’’. 
SEC. 10. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(j) EXPIRATION OF COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS.— 
Unless a lease is executed or a construction, alteration, 
repair, design, or acquisition project is initiated within 5 
years of the resolution approvals adopted by the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives or the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate pursuant to subsection (a), 
such resolutions shall be deemed expired. This subsection 
shall only apply to resolutions approved after the date of 
enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 11. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN LEASING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON LEASING AUTHORITY OF OTHER 
AGENCIES.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, 
as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 3321. Limitation on leasing authority of other 
agencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, an executive agency may not lease space for 
the purposes of a public building as defined under section 
3301, except as provided under section 585 and the provi-
sions of this chapter. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC BUILDING.—For the purposes of this 
section, the term ‘public building’ includes leased space. 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSIONS.—This section shall not apply to— 
‘‘(1) properties that are excluded for reasons of 
national security by the President; and 
‘‘(2) properties of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as creating new authority for executive agen-
cies to enter into leases. 
‘‘(e) DELEGATION PILOT.—With respect to executive 
agencies covered by subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) the Administrator of General Services may 
delegate authority to manage the procurement of 
leases to an appropriate executive agency if the Ad-
ministrator determines that such agency has the ap-
propriate expertise and ability to do so and such del-
egation promotes efficiency and economy; 
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‘‘(2) the delegation under this subsection does 
not exempt the Administrator or the agency to 
which the delegation is made from any other provi-
sion of this chapter, including sections 592 and 
3307; and 
‘‘(3) the delegation authority under this sub-
section shall terminate on December 31, 2018. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months before the 
termination date set forth in subsection (e)(3), the Admin-
istrator shall submit a report to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate. The report shall include an analysis 
of the effectiveness of the delegation authority provided 
in this section, including— 
‘‘(1) a comparison of the costs and terms asso-
ciated with leases procured under the delegation au-
thority to the leases procured by the Public Build-
ings Service; 
‘‘(2) whether procurements delegated were con-
sistent with authorization limitations and param-
eters; and 
‘‘(3) recommendations on improvements to the 
delegation authority and whether such authority 
should be extended.’’. 
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(b) SMALL BUSINESSES.—When using commercial 
leasing services, the Administrator of General Services 
shall adhere to the requirements of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3321. Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies.’’. 
SEC. 12. UTILIZATION RATES. 
(a) UTILIZATION RATES.—Chapter 33 of title 40, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3322. Utilization rates 
‘‘(a) MEASUREMENT OF SPACE UTILIZATION.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Administrator of General Services shall de-
velop and implement a method of measuring actual utiliza-
tion rates of its owned and leased inventory of public 
buildings space and a plan for incorporating such utiliza-
tion rates into performance metrics for owned and leased 
buildings by region. 
‘‘(b) SPACE UTILIZATION.—Any method developed 
and implemented pursuant to subsection (a) shall be based 
on actual utilization by rentable square feet per person. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
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Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate utilization rates measured pursuant to sub-
section (a) and performance metrics for owned and leased 
buildings. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this section and every year there-
after, the Administrator and tenant Federal agencies shall 
certify, in writing, to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate the actual number of personnel housed in each 
building, leased or owned, in the inventory of the General 
Services Administration. Such written certifications shall 
detail the number of Federal employees, temporary em-
ployees, contractors, and any other non-Federal employ-
ees. 
‘‘(e) DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
maintain a database of utilization rates and metrics 
developed pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The database described 
in paragraph (1) shall be made available upon re-
quest by congressional committees. 
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‘‘(3) EXCLUSIONS.—For reasons of national se-
curity, the President may exclude any property from 
the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(f) AGENCY SPACE PLANS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate all agency Real Property Cost Savings and Innova-
tion Plans submitted pursuant to the MANAGEMENT 
PROCEDURES MEMORANDUM NO. 2013–02 of the 
Office of Management and Budget. The Administrator 
shall submit subsequent updates of the Real Property Cost 
Savings and Innovation Plans or any successor plans to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Envi-
ronment and Public Works of the Senate not later than 
60 days after their receipt by the Administrator.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter, as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3322. Utilization rates.’’. 
SEC. 13. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS. 
Section 3307(c) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Admin-
istrator shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Trans-
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portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 per-
cent of an estimated maximum cost or of any increase or 
decrease in the scope or size of a project of 5 or more 
percent. Such notification shall include an explanation re-
garding any such increase or decrease. The scope or size 
of a project shall not increase or decrease by more than 
10 percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and 
approved pursuant to this section.’’. 
SEC. 14. REPORT ON PUBLIC BUILDING SERVICE ACTIVI-
TIES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the General Services shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate regarding how the Public Buildings Service, through 
its acquisition activities— 
(1) conserves existing urban, suburban and 
rural resources; 
(2) encourages the development and redevelop-
ment of urban, suburban, and rural areas; and 
(3) reduces costs to the Public Building Service 
and improves the social, economic, environmental, 
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and cultural conditions of the communities in urban, 
suburban, and rural areas. 
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