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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7388 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to convene consultation meet-
ings to identify alternative financing solutions for the construction of 
new public buildings that will reduce costs to the Federal Government, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 5, 2026 
Mr. BURLISON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to convene 
consultation meetings to identify alternative financing 
solutions for the construction of new public buildings 
that will reduce costs to the Federal Government, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Smart Space Act of 
2026’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS. 
(a) MEETINGS
AND CONSULTATIONS.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of General Services shall convene consulta-
tion meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for 
the construction or renovation of public buildings, or nec-
essary work to prepare such buildings for disposal that 
will reduce costs to the Federal Government. 
(b) MEETINGS.—In convening consultation meetings 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall include— 
(1) experts related to private commercial real 
estate; 
(2) experts related to Federal real estate; and 
(3) if available, State real estate experts experi-
enced with leveraging private financing for public 
buildings and facilities. 
(c) REPORT
AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall submit to the President— 
(1) recommendations on types of public-private 
partnerships and alternative financing methods best 
suited for meeting the public building needs of the 
Federal Government; and 
(2) a list of recommended projects related to 
public buildings for which such methods should be 
used with details on which methods and types of 
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public-private partnerships are recommended for 
each project. 
(d) RECOMMENDED PROJECT LIST.—In submitting 
a list of recommended projects under subsection (c)(2), 
the Administrator shall submit projects that the Adminis-
trator determines— 
(1) serve core missions of the Federal Govern-
ment for which maintaining the functions in feder-
ally owned space over the long-term is critical; 
(2) will result in either consolidations or reloca-
tions of Federal departments or agencies out of cost-
ly, inefficient, and underutilized space that the Ad-
ministrator intends to sell or dispose of once va-
cated; and 
(3) with respect to standard office space, will 
result in meeting a minimum building utilization of 
60 percent or greater as defined in section 2302 of 
the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2024 (40 U.S.C. 584 note). 
(e) TRANSPARENCY.— 
(1) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit 
the report under subsection (c) to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure in the House and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works in 
the Senate and make such report publicly available 
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on the website of the General Services Administra-
tion. 
(2) TIMELINE.—The Administrator of General 
Services shall maintain on the website of the General 
Services Administration information on the process 
under this Act, including any timelines and mile-
stones. 
(3) DELAYS.—The Administrator shall report 
directly to the President and Congress any delays 
with respect to the timing and milestones described 
in paragraph (2). 
(4) MEETINGS.—Meetings pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall be noticed and open to the public 
and shall not be subject to chapter 10 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(f) PROJECT APPROVALS.—The President may direct 
the Administrator to proceed with any projects on the rec-
ommended project list, subject to future appropriations 
and subsections (g) and (i). 
(g) PROSPECTUSES.—Projects described in sub-
section (c)(2) that are approved by the President shall be 
subject to section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, 
except that prospectuses for such projects shall be sub-
mitted to the Committees listed in subsection (e)(1) not 
later than 30 days after approval by the President. 
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(h) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Any proposed types of alter-
native financing and public-private partnerships shall in-
clude terms and conditions that ensure accountability and 
performance. 
(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed as providing the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services any additional legal authorities beyond the 
authorities existing prior to enactment of this Act. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ALTERNATE
FINANCING; PUBLIC-PRIVATE 
PARTNERSHIP.—The terms ‘‘alternate financing’’ 
and ‘‘public-private partnership’’ may include— 
(A) agreements that reflect an obligation 
by a non-Federal entity to design, build, fi-
nance, operate, and maintain an asset, or a 
combination thereof; and 
(B) a ground-lease to a non-Federal party 
with a subsequent lease back of the improve-
ments. 
(2) PUBLIC
BUILDING.—The term ‘‘public 
building’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 3301 of title 40, United States Code. 
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