I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 665 
To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real 
property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2011 
Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Ms. FOXX, Mr. JONES, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. 
HUELSKAMP, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, 
Mr. FLAKE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, 
Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. ISSA, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. HERGER, Mr. WILSON of 
South Carolina, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. KLINE, Mrs. BLACKBURN, 
Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. FLORES, and Mr. BURTON of Indiana) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of 
Federal real property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Excess Federal Build-
ing and Property Disposal Act of 2011’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF 
REAL PROPERTY 
‘‘§ 621. Pilot program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget (in this subchapter referred to 
as the ‘Director’) shall conduct a pilot program, to be 
known as the ‘Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Pro-
gram’, under which real property that is not meeting Fed-
eral Government needs may be disposed of in accordance 
with this subchapter. 
‘‘(b) CRITERIA FOR PILOT PROGRAM.—For purposes 
of this subchapter, the Director shall identify criteria for 
determining whether real property is not meeting Federal 
Government needs. 
‘‘(c) DISPOSAL.—During the period beginning Octo-
ber 1, 2011, and ending September 30, 2020, the Director 
shall dispose of real property sufficient to generate pro-
ceeds of not less than $19,000,000,000 under the Federal 
Real Property Disposal Pilot Program. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—The Director shall not include for 
purposes of the Federal Real Property Pilot Program any 
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parcel of real property, building, or other structure located 
on such real property that is to be closed or realigned 
under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The Federal Real Property 
Disposal Pilot Program shall terminate on September 30, 
2020. 
‘‘§ 622. Selection of real properties 
‘‘Agencies will recommend candidate disposition 
properties to the Director for participation in the pilot 
program. The Director, with the concurrence of the head 
of the executive agency concerned and consistent with the 
criteria established in section 621, may then select such 
candidate properties for participation in the pilot program 
and notify the recommending agency accordingly. 
‘‘§ 623. Expedited disposal requirements 
‘‘(a) EXPEDITED DISPOSAL OF A REAL PROPERTY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of the pilot program, an ‘expe-
dited disposal of a real property’ is a sale of real property 
for cash that is conducted pursuant to the requirements 
of section 545 of this title. 
‘‘(b) FAIR MARKET VALUE REQUIREMENT.—Real 
property sold under the pilot program must be sold at not 
less than the fair market value as determined by the Di-
rector in consultation with the head of the executive agen-
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cy. Costs associated with disposal may not exceed the fair 
market value of the property unless the Director approves 
incurring such costs. 
‘‘(c) MONETARY PROCEEDS REQUIREMENT.—A real 
property may be sold under the pilot program only if the 
property will generate monetary proceeds to the Federal 
Government, as provided in subsection (b). A disposal of 
real property under the pilot program may not include any 
exchange, trade, transfer, acquisition of like-kind prop-
erty, or other non-cash transaction as part of the disposal. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub-
chapter shall be construed as terminating or in any way 
limiting authorities that are otherwise available to agen-
cies under other provisions of law to dispose of Federal 
real property, except as provided in subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.— 
Any expedited disposal of a real property conducted under 
this section shall not be subject to— 
‘‘(1) subchapter IV of this chapter; 
‘‘(2) sections 550 and 553 of this title; 
‘‘(3) section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Home-
less Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411); 
‘‘(4) any other provision of law authorizing the 
no-cost conveyance of real property owned by the 
Federal Government; or 
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‘‘(5) any congressional notification requirement 
other than that in section 545 of this title. 
‘‘§ 624. Special rules for deposit and use of proceeds 
from expedited disposals 
‘‘(a) REIMBURSEMENT.—Agencies that conduct expe-
dited disposals of real properties under this subchapter 
shall be reimbursed from the proceeds for the administra-
tive expenses associated with the disposal of such prop-
erties. Such amounts will be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to the account that incurred such expenses, to re-
main available until expended without further appropria-
tions. 
‘‘(b) DISTRIBUTION OF PROCEEDS.—After payment 
of such administrative costs, the balance of the proceeds 
shall be distributed as follows: 
‘‘(1) Eighty percent shall be deposited into the 
Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
‘‘(2) Twenty percent shall be deposited into the 
account of the agency that owned the real property 
and initiated the disposal action. Such funds shall be 
available without further appropriation, to remain 
available for the period of the pilot program, for ac-
tivities related to Federal real property capital im-
provements and disposal activities. Upon termination 
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