sine die at the end of a Congress, a motion to dis-
charge under paragraph (1) or a motion to proceed 
under subparagraph (2) shall be in order as applica-
ble. 
(f) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(g) AMENDMENTS PROHIBITED.—No amendment to, 
or motion to strike a provision from, a joint resolution con-
sidered under this section shall be in order in either the 
Senate or the House of Representatives. 
(h) CONSIDERATION BY OTHER HOUSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before the passage by one 
House of a joint resolution of that House described 
in subsection (c), that House received from the other 
House a joint resolution described in subsection (c), 
then the following procedures shall apply: 
(A) NO COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—The joint 
resolution of the other House shall not be re-
ferred to a committee and may not be consid-
ered in the House receiving it except in the case 
of final passage as provided in subparagraph 
(B). 
(B) JOINT
RESOLUTION
PROCEDURE.— 
With respect to a joint resolution described in 
subsection (c) of the House receiving the joint 
resolution the procedure in that House shall be 
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the same as if no joint resolution had been re-
ceived from the other House, but the vote on 
final passage shall be on the joint resolution of 
the other House. 
(2) NO CONSIDERATION.—Upon disposition of 
the joint resolution received from the other House, 
it shall no longer be in order to consider the joint 
resolution that originated in the receiving House. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 
apply to the House of Representatives if the joint 
resolution received from the Senate is a revenue 
measure. 
(i) RULES OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE.—This sec-
tion is enacted by Congress— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and House of Representatives, respec-
tively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
House in the case of a joint resolution described in 
this section, and it supersedes other rules only to the 
extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and 
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
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in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
SEC. 
15. 
IMPLEMENTATION 
OF 
COMMISSION 
REC-
OMMENDATIONS. 
(a) CARRYING OUT RECOMMENDATIONS.—Upon the 
enactment of a joint resolution described in section 14(c), 
Federal agencies shall immediately begin preparation to 
carry out the Commission’s recommendations and shall 
initiate all activities no later than 2 years after the date 
on which the President transmits the recommendations to 
Congress. Federal agencies shall complete all rec-
ommended actions no later than the end of the 6-year pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the President trans-
mits the Commission’s recommendations to Congress. All 
actions shall be economically beneficial and be cost neutral 
or otherwise favorable to the Government. For actions 
that will take longer than the 6-year period due to extenu-
ating circumstances, each Federal agency shall notify the 
President and Congress as soon as the extenuating cir-
cumstance presents itself with an estimated time to com-
plete the relevant action. 
(b) ACTIONS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—In taking ac-
tions related to any Federal building or facility under this 
Act, Federal agencies may, pursuant to subsection (c), 
take all such necessary and proper actions, including— 
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(1) acquiring land, constructing replacement fa-
cilities, performing such other activities, and con-
ducting advance planning and design as may be re-
quired to transfer functions from a Federal asset or 
property to another Federal civilian property; and 
(2) reimbursing other Federal agencies for ac-
tions performed at the request of the Commission. 
(c) NECESSARY AND PROPER ACTIONS.—When act-
ing on a recommendation of the Commission, a Federal 
agency shall continue to act within their existing legal au-
thorities, whether such authority has been delegated by 
the Administrator, or must work in partnership with the 
Administrator to carry out such actions. The Adminis-
trator may take such necessary and proper actions, includ-
ing the sale, conveyance, or exchange of civilian real prop-
erty, as required to implement the Commission rec-
ommendations in the time period required under sub-
section (a). 
(d) DISCRETION
OF ADMINISTRATOR REGARDING 
TRANSACTIONS.—For any transaction identified, rec-
ommended, or commenced as a result of this Act, any oth-
erwise required legal priority given to, or requirement to 
enter into, a transaction to convey a Federal civilian real 
property for less than fair market value, for no consider-
ation at all, or in a transaction that mandates the exclu-
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sion of other market participants, shall be at the discretion 
of the Administrator. 
(e) MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT 
REVIEW.—Upon the enactment of a joint resolution de-
scribed in section 14(c) and for not more than 90 days 
after such enactment, the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall apply section 501 of the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) to 
the extent practicable, to any buildings identified for dis-
posal in the approved recommendations that are not more 
than 25,000 square feet or valued at less than $5,000,000. 
SEC. 16. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized a one-time 
appropriation to carry out this Act in the following 
amounts: 
(1) $20,000,000 for salaries and expenses of 
the Commission. 
(2) $62,000,000 to be deposited into the Asset 
Proceeds and Space Management Fund for activities 
related to the implementation of the Commission 
recommendations. 
(b) FEDERAL BUILDINGS FUND.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated from the Federal Buildings Fund 
established under section 592 of title 40, United States 
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