H. R. 6451 
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen 
An Act 
To improve the Government-wide management of Federal property. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Property Management 
Reform Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to increase the efficiency and 
effectiveness of the Federal Government in managing property of 
the Federal Government by— 
(1) requiring the United States Postal Service to take 
appropriate measures to better manage and account for prop-
erty; 
(2) providing for increased collocation with Postal Service 
facilities and guidance on Postal Service leasing practices; and 
(3) establishing a Federal Real Property Council to develop 
guidance on and ensure the implementation of strategies for 
better managing Federal property. 
SEC. 3. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subchapter VII—Property Management 
‘‘§ 621. Definitions 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’ means the 
Administrator of General Services. 
‘‘(2) COUNCIL.—The term ‘Council’ means the Federal Real 
Property Council established by section 623(a). 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal agency’ means— 
‘‘(A) an executive department or independent establish-
ment in the executive branch of the Government; or 
‘‘(B) a wholly owned Government corporation (other 
than the United States Postal Service). 
‘‘(5) FIELD OFFICE.—The term ‘field office’ means any office 
of a Federal agency that is not the headquarters office location 
for the Federal agency.
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‘‘(6) POSTAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘postal property’ means 
any property owned or leased by the United States Postal 
Service. 
‘‘(7) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘public-pri-
vate partnership’ means any partnership or working relation-
ship between a Federal agency and a corporation, individual, 
or nonprofit organization for the purpose of financing, con-
structing, operating, managing, or maintaining one or more 
Federal real property assets. 
‘‘(8) UNDERUTILIZED
PROPERTY.—The term ‘underutilized 
property’ means a portion or the entirety of any real property, 
including any improvements, that is used— 
‘‘(A) irregularly or intermittently by the accountable 
Federal agency for program purposes of the Federal agency; 
or 
‘‘(B) for program purposes that can be satisfied only 
with a portion of the property. 
‘‘§ 622. Collocation among United States Postal Service prop-
erties 
‘‘(a) IDENTIFICATION
OF POSTAL PROPERTY.—Each year, the 
Postmaster General shall— 
‘‘(1) identify a list of postal properties with space available 
for use by Federal agencies; and 
‘‘(2) not later than September 30, submit the list to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(b) VOLUNTARY IDENTIFICATION OF POSTAL PROPERTY.—Each 
year, the Postmaster General may submit the list under subsection 
(a) to the Council. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF LIST OF POSTAL PROPERTIES TO FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the comple-
tion of a list under subsection (a), the Council shall provide 
the list to each Federal agency. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW
BY
FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—Not later than 90 
days after the receipt of the list submitted under paragraph 
(1), each Federal agency shall— 
‘‘(A) review the list; 
‘‘(B) review properties under the control of the Federal 
agency; and 
‘‘(C) recommend collocations if appropriate. 
‘‘(d) TERMS OF COLLOCATION.—On approval of the recommenda-
tions under subsection (c) by the Postmaster General and the 
applicable agency head, the Federal agency or appropriate land-
holding entity may work with the Postmaster General to establish 
appropriate terms of a lease for each postal property. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section exceeds, 
modifies, or supplants any other Federal law relating to any 
competitive bidding process governing the leasing of postal property. 
‘‘§ 623. Establishment of a Federal Real Property Council 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Federal Real Prop-
erty Council. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Council shall be—
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‘‘(1) to develop guidance and ensure implementation of 
an efficient and effective real property management strategy; 
‘‘(2) to identify opportunities for the Federal Government 
to better manage property and assets of the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(3) to reduce the costs of managing property of the Federal 
Government, including operations, maintenance, and security 
associated with Federal property. 
‘‘(c) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be composed exclu-
sively of— 
‘‘(A) the senior real property officers of each Federal 
agency; 
‘‘(B) the Deputy Director for Management of the Office 
of Management and Budget; 
‘‘(C) the Controller of the Office of Management and 
Budget; 
‘‘(D) the Administrator; and 
‘‘(E) any other full-time or permanent part-time Fed-
eral officials or employees, as the Chairperson determines 
to be necessary. 
‘‘(2) CHAIRPERSON.—The Deputy Director for Management 
of the Office of Management and Budget shall serve as Chair-
person of the Council. 
‘‘(3) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson shall designate an 
Executive Director to assist in carrying out the duties 
of the Council. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Executive Director shall— 
‘‘(i) be appointed from among individuals who have 
substantial experience in the areas of commercial real 
estate and development, real property management, 
and Federal operations and management; and 
‘‘(ii) hold no outside employment that may conflict 
with duties inherent to the position. 
‘‘(d) MEETINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall meet subject to the 
call of the Chairperson. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM.—The Council shall meet not fewer than 
4 times each year. 
‘‘(e) DUTIES.—The Council, in consultation with the Director 
and the Administrator, shall— 
‘‘(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this subchapter, establish a real property management plan 
template, to be updated annually, which shall include perform-
ance measures, specific milestones, measurable savings, strate-
gies, and Government-wide goals based on the goals established 
under section 524(a)(7) to reduce surplus property or to achieve 
better utilization of underutilized property, and evaluation cri-
teria to determine the effectiveness of real property manage-
ment that are designed— 
‘‘(A) to enable Congress and heads of Federal agencies 
to track progress in the achievement of property manage-
ment objectives on a Government-wide basis; 
‘‘(B) to improve the management of real property; and
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‘‘(C) to allow for comparison of the performance of 
Federal agencies against industry and other public sector 
agencies; 
‘‘(2) develop utilization rates consistent throughout each 
category of space, considering the diverse nature of the Federal 
portfolio and consistent with nongovernmental space use rates; 
‘‘(3) develop a strategy to reduce the reliance of Federal 
agencies on leased space for long-term needs if ownership would 
be less costly; 
‘‘(4) provide guidance on eliminating inefficiencies in the 
Federal leasing process; 
‘‘(5) compile a list of field offices that are suitable for 
collocation with other property assets; 
‘‘(6) research best practices regarding the use of public- 
private partnerships to manage properties and develop guide-
lines for the use of those partnerships in the management 
of Federal property; and 
‘‘(7) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this subchapter and annually during the 4-year period begin-
ning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this subchapter and ending on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this subchapter, the Council 
shall submit to the Director a report that contains— 
‘‘(A) a list of the remaining excess property that is 
real property, surplus property that is real property, and 
underutilized property of each Federal agency; 
‘‘(B) the progress of the Council toward developing 
guidance for Federal agencies to ensure that the assess-
ment required under section 524(a)(11)(B) is carried out 
in a uniform manner; 
‘‘(C) the progress of Federal agencies toward achieving 
the goals established under section 524(a)(7); 
‘‘(D) if necessary, recommendations for legislation or 
statutory reforms that would further the goals of the 
Council, including streamlining the disposal of excess or 
underutilized real property; and 
‘‘(E) a list of entities that are consulted under sub-
section (f). 
‘‘(f) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the duties described in 
subsection (e), the Council shall also consult with representatives 
of— 
‘‘(1) State, local, and tribal authorities, as appropriate, 
and other affected communities; and 
‘‘(2) appropriate private sector entities and nongovern-
mental organizations that have expertise in areas of— 
‘‘(A) commercial real estate and development; 
‘‘(B) government management and operations; 
‘‘(C) space planning; 
‘‘(D) community development, including transportation 
and planning; 
‘‘(E) historic preservation; and 
‘‘(F) providing housing to the homeless population. 
‘‘(g) COUNCIL RESOURCES.—The Director and the Administrator 
shall provide staffing, and administrative support for the Council, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(h) ACCESS
TO REPORT.—The Council shall provide, on an 
annual basis, the real property management plan template required
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under subsection (e)(1) and the reports required under subsection 
(e)(7) to— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
of the House of Representatives; 
‘‘(4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(5) the Comptroller General of the United States. 
‘‘(i) EXCLUSIONS.—In this section, surplus property shall not 
include— 
‘‘(1) any military installation (as defined in section 2910 
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
(10 U.S.C. 2687 note; Public Law 101–510)); 
‘‘(2) any property that is excepted from the definition of 
the term ‘property’ under section 102; 
‘‘(3) Indian and native Eskimo property held in trust by 
the 
Federal 
Government 
as 
described 
in 
section 
3301(a)(5)(C)(iii); 
‘‘(4) real property operated and maintained by the Ten-
nessee Valley Authority pursuant to the Tennessee Valley 
Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.); 
‘‘(5) any real property the Director excludes for reasons 
of national security; 
‘‘(6) any public lands (as defined in section 203 of the 
Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)) administered 
by— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through— 
‘‘(i) the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment; 
‘‘(ii) the Director of the National Park Service; 
‘‘(iii) the Commissioner of Reclamation; or 
‘‘(iv) the Director of the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service; or 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service; or 
‘‘(7) any property operated and maintained by the United 
States Postal Service. 
‘‘§ 624. Information on certain leasing authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), not 
later than December 31 of each year following the date of enactment 
of this subchapter, a Federal agency with independent leasing 
authority shall submit to the Council a list of all leases, including 
operating leases, in effect on the date of enactment of this sub-
chapter that includes— 
‘‘(1) the date on which each lease was executed; 
‘‘(2) the date on which each lease will expire; 
‘‘(3) a description of the size of the space; 
‘‘(4) the location of the property; 
‘‘(5) the tenant agency; 
‘‘(6) the total annual rental payment; and 
‘‘(7) the amount of the net present value of the total esti-
mated legal obligations of the Federal Government over the 
life of the contract.
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(1) the United States Postal Service; or 
‘‘(2) any other property the Director excludes from sub-
section (a) for reasons of national security.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections for chapter 
5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 611 the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER VII—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 
‘‘Sec. 621. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 622. Collocation among United States Postal Service properties. 
‘‘Sec. 623. Establishment of a Federal Real Property Council. 
‘‘Sec. 624. Information on certain leasing authorities.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 102 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subchapter VII of chapter 5 of this title, the’’. 
SEC. 4. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 29—PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘2901. Definitions. 
‘‘2902. Property management. 
‘‘§ 2901. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) EXCESS PROPERTY.—The term ‘excess property’ means 
any postal property that the Postal Service determines is not 
required to meet the needs or responsibilities of the Postal 
Service. 
‘‘(2) POSTAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘postal property’ means 
any property owned or leased by the Postal Service. 
‘‘(3) UNDERUTILIZED
PROPERTY.—The term ‘underutilized 
property’ means a portion or the entirety of any real property 
that is postal property, including any improvements, that is 
used— 
‘‘(A) irregularly or intermittently by the Postal Service 
for program purposes of the Postal Service; or 
‘‘(B) for program purposes that can be satisfied only 
with a portion of the property. 
‘‘§ 2902. Property management 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Postal Service— 
‘‘(1) shall maintain adequate inventory controls and 
accountability systems for postal property; 
‘‘(2) shall develop current and future workforce projections 
so as to have the capacity to assess the needs of the Postal 
Service workforce regarding the use of property; 
‘‘(3) may develop a 5-year management template that— 
‘‘(A) establishes goals and policies that will lead to 
the reduction of excess property and underutilized property 
in the inventory of the Postal Service; 
‘‘(B) adopts workplace practices, configurations, and 
management techniques that can achieve increased levels