I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7714 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish requirements for 
outleasing certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Ms. TITUS (for herself and Mr. DEFAZIO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish require-
ments for outleasing certain Federal buildings, 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 ‘‘Outlease Reform in 
Public Buildings Act’’ or the ‘‘OUR Public Buildings 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. OUTLEASING FEDERAL BUILDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter V of chapter 5 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 594. Outlease of Federal buildings 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall develop and re-
quire the use of standard clauses to use in covered 
outlease agreements. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The covered outlease agree-
ments shall contain a provision authorizing the Ad-
ministrator and the inspector general of the General 
Services Administration to audit the covered 
outlease. 
‘‘(b) CONDITIONS ON COVERED OUTLEASES.—Any 
covered outlease agreement entered into by the Adminis-
trator shall require the lessee to submit a form disclosing 
any foreign ownership interest in such covered outlease. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN OUTLEASES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not 
enter into a covered outlease with the President of 
the United States, the Vice President of the United 
States, the head of an Executive agency, or a Mem-
ber of Congress. 
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‘‘(2) 
CERTIFICATION
OF
COVERED 
OUTLEASE.—The Administrator may only sign a 
covered outlease agreement if the Office of General 
Counsel of the General Services Administration has 
certified in writing that the lessor is not the Presi-
dent of the United States, the Vice President of the 
United States, the head of an Executive agency, or 
a Member of Congress. 
‘‘(d) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before a covered outlease 
takes effect, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate, and 
Congress a copy of such covered outlease. 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF OUTLEASE.—A cov-
ered outlease submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
take effect on the latest of— 
‘‘(A) the date that is 180 days after the 
date on which a copy of a covered outlease is 
submitted under paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(B) if the Congress passes a joint resolu-
tion of disapproval described in paragraph (4) 
relating to the covered outlease, and the Presi-
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dent signs a veto of such resolution, the earlier 
date— 
‘‘(i) on which either House of Con-
gress votes and fails to override the veto of 
the President; or 
‘‘(ii) occurring 30 session days after 
the date on which the Congress received 
the veto and objections of the President. 
‘‘(3) 
CONGRESSIONAL
REJECTION
OF 
OUTLEASE.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a cov-
ered outlease submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
not take effect if Congress enacts a joint resolution 
of disapproval of the covered outlease pursuant to 
paragraph (4) and such joint resolution is signed by 
the President. 
‘‘(4) DISAPPROVAL RESOLUTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘joint resolution’ means 
only a joint resolution introduced in the period 
beginning on the date on which a covered 
outlease described in paragraph (1) is received 
by the Committees described in such paragraph 
and Congress and ending 60 days thereafter 
(excluding days either House of Congress is ad-
journed for more than 3 days during a session 
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of Congress), the matter after the resolving 
clause of which is as follows: ‘That Congress 
disapproves the outlease submitted by the Ad-
ministrator of General Services relating to the 
outlease of llll, and such outlease shall 
have no effect.’ (The blank spaces being appro-
priately filled in). 
‘‘(B) REFERRAL OF JOINT RESOLUTION.— 
A joint resolution described in subparagraph 
(A) shall be referred to the committees in each 
House of Congress with jurisdiction. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BENEFICIAL
OWNER.—The term ‘bene-
ficial owner’ means each natural person who, di-
rectly or indirectly, through any contract, arrange-
ment, understanding, relationship, or otherwise— 
‘‘(A) exercises control over the building for 
which a covered outlease is entered into under 
this section; or 
‘‘(B) has a substantial interest in or re-
ceives substantial economic benefits from the 
such building. 
‘‘(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘Execu-
tive agency’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 101 of title 5, United States Code. 
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‘‘(3) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘Mem-
ber of Congress’ means a Member of the Senate or 
House of Representatives, a Delegate to the House 
of Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner 
from Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(4) COVERED OUTLEASE.—The term ‘covered 
outlease’ means a lease that— 
‘‘(A) is for a public building that is at least 
150,000 gross square feet; 
‘‘(B) is entered into by the Administrator 
of General Services and a private entity; 
‘‘(C) for which the leased space totals at 
least 51 percent of the usable square feet of the 
building; and 
‘‘(D) for which the term of the lease, in-
cluding options, is in excess of 5 years.’’. 
(b) 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 593 the following 
new item: 
‘‘594. Outlease of Federal buildings.’’. 
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