(1) Under the status quo, empty Federal agen-
cy office buildings cannot be sold by agencies that 
want to be efficient. Instead, each agency must let 
their vacant office spaces remain a purposeless and 
excessive cost on their balance sheets. 
(2) According to a 2017 Congressional Re-
search Service report, in fiscal year 2016, U.S. Fed-
eral agencies owned 3,120 buildings that were va-
cant or unutilized and owned another 7,859 build-
ings that were partially empty or underutilized. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) Federal agencies should not be limited when 
placing unused or underused office space on the 
market for sale; and 
(2) Federal agencies should be able to sell their 
unused offices to provide for greater fiscal responsi-
bility and better stewardship of taxpayer dollars. 
SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF GSA VERIFICATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 524 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
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(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (a) and (b), respectively. 
(b) PROCEDURE FOR DISPOSAL.—Section 545 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (7) by striking the semi-
colon and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (8); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (9) as 
paragraph (8); and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘NEGOTIATED SALE
AT 
FIXED PRICE’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘The Administrator may’’ and inserting ‘‘NE-
GOTIATED SALE AT FIXED PRICE.—The Ad-
ministrator may’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (2). 
(c) REAL PROPERTY.—Chapter 5 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 574 the 
following new section: 
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‘‘§ 575. Proceeds from sale of certain agency property 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
chapter, proceeds from the sale of excess property or sur-
plus property by an agency pursuant to section 102- 
75.255 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be 
deposited into the General Fund of the Treasury where 
such amounts shall be— 
‘‘(1) dedicated to the sole purpose of deficit re-
duction; and 
‘‘(2) prohibited from use as an offset for other 
spending increases or revenue reductions.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 5 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 574 the following 
new item: 
‘‘575. Proceeds from sale of certain agency property.’’. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
General Services shall issue such regulations as are nec-
essary to update section 102–75.255 of title 41, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to authorize executive agencies to 
dispose of surplus property and excess property without 
making the property available to other executive agencies 
or State and local governments before such disposal. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘excess 
property’’, ‘‘executive agency’’, and ‘‘surplus property’’ 
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have the meaning given such terms in section 102 of title 
40, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. GSA REPORTS. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years there-
after, the Administrator of General Services, in coordina-
tion with the Congressional Research Service, shall submit 
to Congress a report containing the information described 
in subsection (b). 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall contain the following: 
(1) A survey of all unused or vacant office 
space held by each executive agency and rec-
ommendations for reducing each agency’s real prop-
erty assets, selling such assets in an efficient man-
ner, and addressing any potential safety hazards as-
sociated with vacant office space. 
(2) A survey of all the underutilized or partially 
empty agency office space held by each executive 
agency and recommendations for reducing each 
agency’s real property assets, selling such assets in 
an efficient manner, and addressing any potential 
safety hazards associated with partially empty office 
space. 
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(3) For each excess property and surplus prop-
erty disposed of by an executive agency, an indica-
tion of— 
(A) the date and method of disposal; and 
(B) the proceeds obtained from the disposi-
tion of such disposal. 
(4) For all excess property and surplus prop-
erty disposed of by all executive agencies, an indica-
tion of 
(A) the amount of time required to fully 
dispose of excess property and surplus property 
under the custody and control of all executive 
agencies; and 
(B) the cost to dispose of excess property 
and surplus property under the custody and 
control of all executive agencies. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘excess 
property’’, ‘‘executive agency’’, and ‘‘surplus property’’ 
have the meaning given such terms in section 102 of title 
40, United States Code. 
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