I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6278 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to identify two Federal 
agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters Building, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to identify 
two Federal agencies to consolidate into the GSA Head-
quarters Building, 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 ‘‘Maximizing Office 
Value and Efficiency Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘MOVE Act 
of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC BUILDING CONSOLIDATION AND SALE. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION PLAN.—Except as provided in 
subsection (c), not later than 1 year after the date of en-
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actment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination 
with the director, shall— 
(1) subject to paragraph (3), identify not less 
than 2 Federal agencies to consolidate into the GSA 
Headquarters Building that will produce a building 
utilization of not less than 60 percent; 
(2) submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a plan to consolidate under 
paragraph (1); and 
(3) in identifying Federal agencies under para-
graph (1), consider Federal agencies that use on av-
erage 9 percent or less of the capacity of the head-
quarters buildings of such agencies as identified by 
the Government Accountability Office pursuant to 
the statement of the Government Accountability Of-
fice titled ‘‘Federal Real Property: Preliminary Re-
sults Show Federal Buildings Remain Underutilized 
Due to Longstanding Challenges and Increased 
Telework’’ and issued on July 13, 2023 (GAO–23– 
106200). 
(b) COMMENCEMENT OF CONSOLIDATION.—Not later 
than 1 year after submission of the plan pursuant to sub-
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section (a)(2), the Administrator shall commence imple-
mentation of such plan. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE PLAN.—If the Administrator, in 
coordination with the Director, fails to identify Federal 
agencies pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and complete a 
consolidation under subsection (a)(2) not later than 3 
years after the submission date of the plan described in 
subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall consolidate the 
General Services Administration personnel based in the 
GSA Headquarters Building into another federally-owned 
public building occupied by another Federal agency and 
prepare the GSA Headquarters Building for sale. 
(d) SALES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
implementation of the plan pursuant to subsection 
(a)(2), the Administrator shall sell any public build-
ings vacated as a result of such plan for fair market 
value at highest and best use. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE SALE.—In the event, the al-
ternative plan is carried out pursuant to subsection 
(c), the Administrator shall sell the GSA Head-
quarters Building for fair market value at highest 
and best use. 
(3) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds from a 
sale under this subsection shall be paid into an ac-
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count in the Federal Buildings Fund established 
under section 592 of title 40, United States Code, 
and upon deposit, such proceeds may be expended 
only subject to a specific future appropriation. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ACTUAL
UTILIZATION
RATE.—The term 
‘‘actual utilization rate’’ means the total useable 
square footage of a public building or federally- 
leased space divided by the occupancy. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices. 
(3) BUILDING UTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘build-
ing utilization’’ means the percentage of utilization 
generated by comparing the actual utilization rate 
with the capacity based on a utilization benchmark 
of 150 useable square feet per person. 
(4) CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘capacity’’ means the 
total usable square footage of a public building or 
federally-leased space divided by a utilization bench-
mark. 
(5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
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(6) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means an executive department covered by 
the CFO Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–576). 
(7) GSA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING.—The term 
‘‘GSA Headquarters Building’’ means the property 
located at 1800 F Street NW in Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(8) 
OCCUPANCY.—The 
term 
‘‘occupancy’’ 
means the total number of employees performing du-
ties in-person in a public building or federally-leased 
space at least 5 days per week on a regular basis. 
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