and the James Forrestal Building, all in Southwest 
Washington, District of Columbia, and shall include 
all associated air rights, improvements thereon, and 
appurtenances thereto. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the require-
ments of this section, the Administrator shall 
convey the Property to the Museum, on such 
terms and conditions as the Administrator con-
siders reasonable and appropriate to protect the 
interests of the United States and further the 
purposes of this section. 
(B) AGREEMENT.—As soon as practicable, 
but not later than 180 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
enter into an agreement with the Museum for the 
conveyance. 
(C) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS.—The terms 
and conditions of the agreement shall address, 
among other things, mitigation of developmental 
impacts to existing Federal buildings and struc-
tures, security concerns, and operational proto-
cols for development and use of the property and 
provisions to provide for the exercise by the Mu-
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seum of its right of first refusal pursuant to sec-
tion 25. 
(2) PURCHASE PRICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The purchase price for 
the Property shall be its fair market value based 
on its highest and best use as determined by an 
independent appraisal commissioned by the Ad-
ministrator and paid for by the Museum. 
(B) SELECTION
OF
APPRAISER.—The ap-
praisal shall be performed by an appraiser mu-
tually acceptable to the Administrator and the 
Museum. 
(C) TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS
FOR
AP-
PRAISAL.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the assumptions, scope of 
work, and other terms and conditions re-
lated to the appraisal assignment shall be 
mutually acceptable to the Administrator 
and the Museum. 
(ii) REQUIRED TERMS.—The appraisal 
shall assume that the Property does not con-
tain hazardous substances (as defined in 
section 101 of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601)) 
or any other hazardous waste or pollutant 
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that requires a response action or corrective 
action under any applicable environmental 
law. 
(3) APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.—The purchase 
price shall be paid into an account in the Federal 
Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 
40, United States Code. Upon deposit, the proceeds 
from the conveyance may only be expended subject to 
a specific future appropriation. 
(4) QUIT CLAIM DEED.—The Property shall be 
conveyed pursuant to a quit claim deed. 
(5) USE RESTRICTION.—The Property shall be 
dedicated for use as a site for a national women’s his-
tory museum for the 99-year period beginning on the 
date of conveyance to the Museum. 
(6) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—No Federal funds 
shall be made available— 
(A) to the Museum for— 
(i) the purchase of the Property; or 
(ii) the design and construction of any 
facility on the Property; or 
(B) by the Museum or any affiliate of the 
Museum as a credit pursuant to subsection (c). 
(7) REVERSION.— 
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(A) BASES FOR REVERSION.—The Property 
shall revert to the United States, at the option 
of the United States, without any obligation for 
repayment by the United States of any amount 
of the purchase price for the property, if— 
(i) the Property is not used as a site 
for a national women’s history museum at 
any time during the 99-year period referred 
to in subsection (e); or 
(ii) the Museum has not commenced 
construction of a museum facility on the 
Property in the 5-year period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this Act, other than 
for reasons beyond the control of the Mu-
seum as reasonably determined by the Ad-
ministrator. 
(B) 
ENFORCEMENT.—The 
Administrator 
may perform any acts necessary to enforce the 
reversionary rights provided in this section. 
(C) CUSTODY OF PROPERTY UPON REVER-
SION.—If the Property reverts to the United 
States pursuant to this section, such property 
shall be under the custody and control of the Ad-
ministrator. 
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(8) CLOSING.—The conveyance pursuant to this 
section shall occur not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act. The Administrator may 
extend that period for such time as is reasonably nec-
essary for the Museum to perform its obligations 
under section subsection (c). 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION TO CONTRACT FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL
RESPONSE
ACTIONS.—In fulfilling the re-
sponsibility of the Administrator to address contami-
nation on the Property, the Administrator may con-
tract with the Museum or an affiliate of the Museum 
for the performance (on behalf of the Administrator) 
of response actions on the Property. 
(2) CREDITING OF RESPONSE COSTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any costs incurred by 
the Museum or an affiliate of the Museum using 
non-Federal funding pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be credited to the purchase price for the 
Property. 
(B) LIMITATION.—A credit under subpara-
graph (A) shall not exceed the purchase price of 
the Property. 
(3) NO EFFECT ON COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRON-
MENTAL
LAWS.—Nothing in this section, or any 
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amendment made by this section, affects or limits the 
application of or obligation to comply with any envi-
ronmental law, including section 120(h) of CERCLA 
(42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 
(d) INCIDENTAL COSTS.—Subject to subsection (c), the 
Museum shall bear any and all costs associated with com-
plying with the provisions of this section, including studies 
and reports, surveys, relocating tenants, and mitigating im-
pacts to existing Federal buildings and structures resulting 
directly from the development of the property by the Mu-
seum. 
(e) LAND USE APPROVALS.— 
(1) EXISTING
AUTHORITIES.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as limiting or affecting the 
authority or responsibilities of the National Capital 
Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine 
Arts. 
(2) COOPERATION.— 
(A) ZONING
AND
LAND
USE.—Subject to 
subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall rea-
sonably cooperate with the Museum with respect 
to any zoning or other land use matter relating 
to development of the Property in accordance 
with this section. Such cooperation shall include 
consenting to applications by the Museum for 
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applicable zoning and permitting with respect to 
the Property. 
(B) LIMITATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
not be required to incur any costs with respect 
to cooperation under this subsection and any 
consent provided under this subsection shall be 
premised on the Property being developed and 
operated in accordance with this section. 
(f) REPORTS.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the end 
of the 5-year period following conveyance of the Property 
or until substantial completion of the museum facility 
(whichever is later), the Museum shall submit annual re-
ports to the Administrator and the Committees detailing 
the development and construction activities of the Museum 
with respect to this section. 
SEC. 24. FACILITIES CONSOLIDATION, SAVINGS, AND EFFI-
CIENCY. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law and not later than December 31, 2012, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall transfer administrative ju-
risdiction, custody, and control of the building located at 
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., District of Columbia, to 
the National Gallery of Art for the purpose of housing and 
exhibiting works of art and to carry out administrative 
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functions and other activities related to the mission of the 
National Gallery of Art. 
(b) 
REMODELING, 
RENOVATING, 
OR
RECON-
STRUCTING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Gallery of Art 
shall pay for the costs of remodeling, renovating, or 
reconstructing the building referred to in subsection 
(a). 
(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—No appropriated funds 
may be used for the initial costs for the remodeling, 
renovating, or reconstructing of the building referred 
to in subsection (a). 
(3) PROHIBITION.—The National Gallery of Art 
may not use sale, lease, or exchange, including lease-
back arrangements, for the purposes of remodeling, 
renovating, or reconstructing the building referred to 
in subsection (a). 
(c) RELOCATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) RELOCATION.—Not later than December 31, 
2012, the Administrator of General Services shall re-
locate the Federal Trade Commission employees and 
operations housed in the building identified in sub-
section (a) to not more than 160,000 usable square 
feet of space in the southwest quadrant of the leased 
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building known as Constitution Center located at 400 
7th Street, Southwest in the District of Columbia. 
(2) OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of General Services and the Securities 
and Exchange Commission shall execute an agreement 
to assign or sublease the space (leased pursuant to a 
Letter Contract entered into by the Securities and Ex-
change Commission on July 28, 2010), as described 
in paragraph (1), for the purposes of housing the Fed-
eral Trade Commission employees and operations re-
locating from the building located at 600 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, NW., District of Columbia, pursuant 
to paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(d) NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART.—Beginning on the 
date that the National Gallery of Art occupies the building 
referred to in subsection (a)— 
(1) the building shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘North Building of the National Gallery of 
Art’’; and 
(2) any reference in a law, map, regulation, doc-
ument, paper, or other record of the United States to 
the building shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
‘‘North Building of the National Gallery of Art’’. 
(e) DISCRETIONARY AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS.— 
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(1) ENERGY AND WATER RETROFIT AND CON-
SERVATION.—The authorization of appropriations for 
the energy and water retrofit and conservation meas-
ures program of the General Services Administration 
shall be reduced from $20,000,000 to $0 for fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013. 
(2) WELLNESS AND FITNESS PROGRAM.—The au-
thorization of appropriations for the wellness and fit-
ness program of the General Services Administration 
shall be reduced from $7,000,000 to $0 for fiscal years 
2012 and 2013. 
SEC. 25. ADDITIONAL SALES AND SAVINGS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Property’’ 
means the property located in the District of Columbia, sub-
ject to survey and as determined by the Administrator, gen-
erally consisting of Squares 351 N, 351, 352, 325, 326, and 
the portion of Square 383 containing the north building 
of the James Forrestal Building Complex. The Property is 
generally bounded by Independence Avenue, 12th Street, 
Maryland Avenue, and 9th Street in Southwest, Wash-
ington D.C. 
(b) SALE.—Not later than December 31, 2013, the Ad-
ministrator shall sell the Property at fair market value at 
highest and best use only if the Administrator determines 
such sale would result in net proceeds, as defined in sub-
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section (d)(2), to the Federal Government exceeding $200 
million. 
(c) LEASEBACK RESTRICTION.—If the Property is sold 
pursuant to subsection (b), none of the existing improve-
ments on the Property may be leased back to the Federal 
Government. 
(d) APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.— 
(1) GROSS
PROCEEDS.—Proceeds derived from 
the sale of the Property shall be used by the Adminis-
trator to provide for not more than 320,000 square 
feet of government-owned replacement space for the 
federal agency functions housed on the Property. 
(2) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received, 
exceeding the expenses pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be paid into an account in the Federal Build-
ings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, 
United States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds 
from the sale may only be expended subject to a spe-
cific future appropriation. 
(e) RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL.—The Administrator 
shall provide the Museum as defined in section 23, a right 
of first refusal to purchase, pursuant to the provisions of 
such section, the parcel generally consisting of Squares 351 
N and portions of 325, generally bounded by Independence 
Avenue on the north, 12th Street on the west, 10th Street 
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on the east, and through a portion of Square 325 on the 
south in Southwest, Washington, D.C. 
(f) DETERMINATION OF PROCEEDS.—If the Adminis-
trator determines the net proceeds derived from the sale of 
the Property would not exceed $200 million, the Adminis-
trator shall sell at fair market value at highest and best 
use Square 326, including the vacant building known as 
the ‘‘Cotton Annex’’, not later than 180 days following the 
determination of the Administrator, and shall sell the Prop-
erty as defined in section 23 in accordance with the provi-
sions of that section. 
(g) SALE OF PROPERTY.—If the Museum agrees not 
to exercise its first right of refusal under this section, the 
Administrator shall sell the Property described under sub-
section (a) of section 23 in accordance with the provisions 
of such section. 
SEC. 26. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
(a) RESTRICTION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Administrator of 
General Services shall not use funds appropriated for con-
structing a new courthouse in Los Angeles, California in 
the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 
of title 40, United States Code, except as provided for in 
a specific future appropriation. 
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(b) SALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2013, the Administrator of General Services 
shall sell at fair market value at highest and best use any 
property purchased or otherwise acquired for the purposes 
of constructing a new courthouse described in subsection 
(a). 
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Union Calendar No. 262 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1734 
[Report No. 112–384, Part I] 
A BILL 
To decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, 
selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of 
Federal buildings and other civilian real prop-
erty, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure with an amendment 
FEBRUARY 1, 2012 
The Committees on Oversight and Government Reform 
and Rules discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
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