trator may obligate an amount to pay the direct 
and indirect costs related to identifying and 
preparing properties to be reported excess by 
another agency. 
‘‘(ii) The General Services Administration 
shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the 
sale of such properties for such costs. 
‘‘(iii) Net proceeds shall be dispersed pur-
suant to section 571 of this title. 
‘‘(iv) The authority under clause (i) to ob-
ligate funds to prepare properties to be reported 
excess does not include the authority to convey 
such properties by use, sale, lease, exchange, or 
otherwise, including through leaseback arrange-
ments or service agreements. 
‘‘(v) Nothing in this subparagraph is in-
tended to affect subparagraph (D).’’. 
SEC. 5. ENHANCED AUTHORITIES WITH REGARD TO RE-
VERTED REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO PAY EXPENSES RELATED TO RE-
VERTED REAL PROPERTY.—Section 572(a)(2)(A) of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
‘‘(iv) The direct and indirect costs as-
sociated with the reversion, custody, and 
disposal of reverted real property.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATED
TO SALES
OF RE-
VERTED
PROPERTY
UNDER
SECTION
550.—Section 
550(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1) IN
GEN-
ERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If the 
official, in consultation with the Administrator, rec-
ommends reversion of the property, the Adminis-
trator shall take control of such property, and, sub-
ject to subparagraph (B), sell it at or above ap-
praised fair market value for cash and not by lease, 
exchange, leaseback arrangements, or service agree-
ments. 
‘‘(B) Prior to sale, the Administrator shall 
make such property available to State and local gov-
ernments and certain non-profit institutions or orga-
nizations pursuant to this section and sections 553 
and 554 of this title.’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATED
TO SALES
OF RE-
VERTED
PROPERTY
UNDER
SECTION
553.—Section 
553(e) of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘THIS SECTION.— 
’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘If the 
Administrator determines that reversion of the prop-
erty is necessary to enforce compliance with the 
terms of the conveyance, the Administrator shall 
take control of such property and, subject to para-
graph (2), sell it at or above appraised fair market 
value for cash and not by lease, exchange, leaseback 
arrangements, or service agreements. 
‘‘(2) Prior to sale, the Administrator shall make such 
property available to State and local governments and cer-
tain non-profit institutions or organizations pursuant to 
this section and sections 550 and 554 of this title.’’. 
SEC. 6. AGENCY RETENTION OF PROCEEDS. 
The text of section 571 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) PROCEEDS FROM TRANSFER OR SALE OF REAL 
PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(1) DEPOSIT OF NET PROCEEDS.—Net pro-
ceeds described in subsection (d) shall be deposited 
into the appropriate real property account of the 
agency that had custody and accountability for the 
real property at the time the real property is deter-
mined to be excess.
‘‘(2) EXPENDITURE OF NET PROCEEDS.—The 
net proceeds deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) 
may only be expended as authorized in annual ap-
propriations Acts, for activities described in sections 
543 and 545 of this title, including paying costs in-
curred by the General Services Administration for 
any disposal-related activity authorized by this title. 
‘‘(3) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any net proceeds 
described in subsection (d) from the sale, lease, or 
other disposition of surplus real property that are 
not expended under paragraph (2) shall be used for 
deficit reduction. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER SECTIONS.—Nothing in this 
section is intended to affect section 572(b), 573, or 574 
of this title. 
‘‘(c) DISPOSAL
AGENCY
FOR
REVERTED
PROP-
ERTY.—For the purposes of this section, for any real 
property that reverts to the United States under sections 
550 and 553 of this title, the General Services Administra-
tion, as the disposal agency, shall be treated as the agency 
with custody and accountability for the real property at 
the time the real property is determined to be excess. 
‘‘(d) NET PROCEEDS.—The net proceeds described in 
this subsection are proceeds under this chapter, less ex-
penses of the transfer or disposition as provided in section 
572(a) of this title, from a— 
‘‘(1) transfer of excess real property to a Fed-
eral agency for agency use; or 
‘‘(2) sale, lease, or other disposition of surplus 
real property. 
‘‘(e) PROCEEDS FROM TRANSFER OR SALE OF PER-
SONAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subchapter, proceeds described in para-
graph (2) shall be deposited in the Treasury as mis-
cellaneous receipts. 
‘‘(2) PROCEEDS.—The proceeds described in 
this paragraph are proceeds under this chapter 
from— 
‘‘(A) a transfer of excess personal property 
to a Federal agency for agency use; or 
‘‘(B) a sale, lease, or other disposition of 
surplus personal property. 
‘‘(3) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF SALE BEFORE 
DEPOSIT.—Subject to regulations under this sub-
title, the expenses of the sale of personal property 
may be paid from the proceeds of sale so that only 
the net proceeds are deposited in the Treasury. This 
paragraph applies whether proceeds are deposited as
miscellaneous receipts or to the credit of an appro-
priation as authorized by law.’’. 
SEC. 7. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 530. Federal real property database 
‘‘(a) DATABASE REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator of General Services shall publish a single, com-
prehensive, and descriptive database of all Federal real 
property under the custody and control of all executive 
agencies, other than Federal real property excluded for 
reasons of national security, in accordance with subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR DATABASE.—The 
Administrator shall collect from the head of each executive 
agency descriptive information, except for classified infor-
mation, of the nature, use, and extent of the Federal real 
property of each such agency, including the following: 
‘‘(1) The geographic location of each Federal 
real property of each such agency, including the ad-
dress and description for each such property.
‘‘(2) The total size of each Federal real prop-
erty of each such agency, including square footage 
and acreage of each such property. 
‘‘(3) The relevance of each Federal real prop-
erty to the agency’s mission. 
‘‘(4) The level of use of each Federal real prop-
erty for each such agency, including whether such 
property is excess, surplus, underutilized, or unuti-
lized. 
‘‘(5) The number of days each Federal real 
property is designated as excess, surplus, underuti-
lized, or unutilized. 
‘‘(6) The annual operating costs of each Fed-
eral real property. 
‘‘(7) The replacement value of each Federal 
real property. 
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO DATABASE.— 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Administrator 
shall, in consultation with the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, make the database es-
tablished and maintained under this section available 
to other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—To the extent consistent 
with national security, the database shall be acces-
sible by the public at no cost through the website of 
the General Services Administration. 
‘‘(d) TRANSPARENCY OF DATABASE.—To the extent 
practicable, the Administrator shall ensure that the data-
base— 
‘‘(1) uses an open, machine-readable format; 
‘‘(2) permits users to search and sort Federal 
real property data; and 
‘‘(3) includes a means to download a large 
amount of Federal real property data and a selection 
of such data retrieved using a search. 
‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to require an agency to make available to the 
public information that is exempt from disclosure pursu-
ant to section 552(b) of title 5.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 529 the following new item: 
‘‘530. Federal real property database.’’. 
SEC. 8. SUSTAINABLE DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 5 of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section:
‘‘§ 560. Sustainable disposal of property 
‘‘The head of each Federal agency shall divert at 
least 50 percent of construction and demolition materials 
and debris by the end of fiscal year 2015.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 559 the following new item: 
‘‘560. Sustainable disposal of property.’’. 
SEC. 9. STREAMLINING THE MCKINNEY-VENTO HOMELESS 
ASSISTANCE ACT. 
Section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘Agencies shall not be re-
quired to submit information to the Secretary re-
garding properties located in an area for which the 
general public is denied access in the interest of na-
tional security.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘in the 
Federal Register’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘on 
the website of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development or the General Services Admin-
istration’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(3), by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘If no such review of the
determination is requested within the 20-day period, 
such property will not be included in subsequent 
publications unless the landholding agency reclassi-
fies the property as available and the Secretary sub-
sequently determines the property is suitable.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 20, 
2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 665 
AN ACT 
To establish a pilot program for the expedited 
disposal of Federal real property.