(e) INCREASE IN RENTAL PAYMENTS.—If a tenant 
Federal agency fails to submit required utilization infor-
mation, the Administrator may increase the rent for any 
property occupied by such tenant agency by 5 percent for 
a period of 6 months. 
(f) DATABASE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
maintain a current database of utilization rates and 
metrics developed pursuant to this section. 
(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The database base de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be made available 
upon request by congressional committees. 
(3) EXCLUSIONS.—For reasons of national se-
curity, the President may exclude any property from 
the requirements of this subsection. 
SEC. 405. LIMITATION ON SPACE ACQUISITIONS AND LEAS-
ING. 
(a) LIMITATION ON ACQUISITIONS.—Chapter 33 of 
title 40, United States Code, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3320. Limitation on acquisitions 
‘‘(a) 
AUTHORIZATION
NECESSARY.—Notwith-
standing the provisions of this title or any other provision 
of Federal law, the Administrator of General Services may 
not construct, repair, alter, or acquire by lease, purchase 
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or otherwise, a public building or space for which a pro-
spectus is required pursuant to section 3307, unless the 
particular project or space acquisition is specifically au-
thorized by Congress, including through incorporation by 
reference into the relevant legislation. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the Administrator may enter into an extension lease, if 
necessary, not to exceed 5 years.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘3320. Limitation on acquisitions.’’. 
SEC. 406. VACANT BUILDINGS. 
(a) REPORTS ON VACANT BUILDINGS.—Chapter 33 
of title 40, United States Code, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3321. REPORTS ON VACANT PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 
‘‘Not later than March 1 of each year, the Adminis-
trator of the General Services Administration shall provide 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on 
public buildings in the inventory of the Administrator that 
have been vacant, based on actual utilization, for 2 or 
more years before the respective report. The report shall 
include— 
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‘‘(1) a list of vacant public buildings based on 
actual utilization; 
‘‘(2) the square footage of each building; 
‘‘(3) the location of each building; 
‘‘(4) the annual operating costs for each build-
ing; and 
‘‘(5) any plans associated with each building.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘3321. Limitation on acquisitions.’’. 
SEC. 407. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS. 
Section 3307(c) of title 40 United States Code is 
amended by adding at the end of the paragraph the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The Administrator shall notify in writing the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate of an increase more 
than 5 percent of the estimated maximum cost or of any 
increase or decrease in scope or size of 5 or more percent. 
Such notification shall include an explanation regarding 
any such increase or decrease.’’. 
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