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(C) includes recommendations for improv-
ing General Services Administration lease pro-
curements. 
(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 13. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION RENTAL RATES. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of 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 justifying the use of three lease rental caps per fiscal 
year and their impacts in the National Capital Region. 
The Administrator shall also evaluate and make rec-
ommendations related to whether the current rental caps 
adequately provide for maximum competition for build-to- 
suit leased space. 
SEC. 14. REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 
ON CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
Section 601(d)(2) of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3211), 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(2) RELEASE.—’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) RELEASE.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary may release, subject to terms 
and conditions the Secretary determines appro-
priate, the Federal Government’s interest in 
connection with a grant under section 209(d) 
not less than 7 years after final disbursement 
of the grant, if— 
‘‘(i) the recipient has carried out the 
terms of the award in a satisfactory man-
ner; 
‘‘(ii) any proceeds realized from the 
release of the Federal Government’s inter-
est will be used for one or more activities 
that continue to carry out the economic de-
velopment purposes of this Act; and 
‘‘(iii) the recipient shall provide ade-
quate assurance to the Secretary that at 
all times after release of the Federal Gov-
ernment’s interest in connection with the 
grant, the recipient will be responsible for 
continued compliance with the require-
ments of section 602 in the same manner 
it was responsible prior to release of the 
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Federal Government’s interest and that 
the recipient’s failure to comply shall result 
in the Secretary taking appropriate action, 
including, but not limited to, rescission of 
the release and recovery of the Federal 
share of the grant.’’. 
SEC. 15. LACTATION ROOM IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
(a) LACTATION ROOM
IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.— 
Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3317. Lactation room in public buildings 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY.—The term ‘ap-
propriate authority’ means the head of a Federal 
agency, the Architect of the Capitol, or other official 
authority responsible for the operation of a public 
building. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PUBLIC BUILDING.—The term 
‘covered public building’ means a public building (as 
defined in section 3301) that is open to the public 
and contains a public restroom, and includes a build-
ing listed in section 6301 or 5101. 
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‘‘(3) LACTATION
ROOM.—The term ‘lactation 
room’ means a hygienic place, other than a bath-
room, that— 
‘‘(A) is shielded from view; 
‘‘(B) is free from intrusion; and 
‘‘(C) contains a chair, a working surface, 
and, if the public building is otherwise supplied 
with electricity, an electrical outlet. 
‘‘(b) LACTATION ROOM REQUIRED.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a cov-
ered public building shall ensure that the building contains 
a lactation room that is made available for use by mem-
bers of the public to express breast milk. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—A covered public building may be 
excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the dis-
cretion of the appropriate authority if— 
‘‘(1) the public building— 
‘‘(A) does not contain a lactation room for 
employees who work in the building; and 
‘‘(B) does not have a room that could be 
repurposed as a lactation room or a space that 
could be made private using portable materials, 
at a reasonable cost; or 
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‘‘(2) new construction would be required to cre-
ate a lactation room in the public building and the 
cost of such construction is unfeasible. 
‘‘(d) NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to authorize an individual to 
enter a public building or portion thereof that the indi-
vidual is not otherwise authorized to enter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 33 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to 
section 3316 the following new item: 
‘‘3317. Lactation room in public buildings.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 16. USE OF RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 
issue a report examining the feasibility of giving pref-
erence to the use of reclaimed refrigerants to service exist-
ing equipment of Federal buildings. 
SEC. 17. SALES AND SAVINGS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘prop-
erty’’ means the following: 
(1) The property located in the District of Co-
lumbia, subject to survey and as determined by the 
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