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Union Calendar No. 314 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6276 
[Report No. 118–384] 
To direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of 
certain public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 7, 2023] 
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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 ‘‘Utilizing Space Effi-
ciently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023’’ or the 
‘‘USE IT Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act: 
(1) ACTUAL UTILIZATION RATE.—The term ‘‘ac-
tual utilization rate’’ means the total usable square 
footage of a public building or federally-leased space 
divided by the occupancy. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
(3) BUILDING UTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘build-
ing utilization’’ means the percentage of utilization 
generated by comparing the actual utilization rate 
with the capacity based on a utilization benchmark of 
150 useable square feet per person. 
(4) CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘capacity’’ means the 
total usable square footage of a public building or fed-
erally-leased space divided by a utilization bench-
mark. 
(5) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 
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(6) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal agen-
cy’’ means an executive department covered by the 
CFO Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–576). 
(7) OCCUPANCY.—The term ‘‘occupancy’’ means 
the total number of employees performing duties in 
person in a public building or federally-leased space 
at least 5 days per week on a regular basis. 
SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF BUILDING 
USAGE TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the Director, shall establish standard meth-
odologies and identify technologies available for measuring 
occupancy in public buildings and federally-leased space. 
(b) MEASUREMENT OF UTILIZATION.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the heads 
of Federal agencies shall work with the Administrator to 
identify, deploy, and use sensors and other technologies in 
public buildings and federally-leased space, where the Fed-
eral agency occupies space to measure the occupancy of pub-
lic buildings and leased space. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING ON USAGE OF REAL PROPERTY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the heads of Federal agen-
cies shall submit to the Director, the Administrator, the 
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Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committees on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate a report on— 
(1) the occupancy and the actual utilization 
rates of space in public buildings and federally-leased 
space occupied by the respective agency of the Federal 
agency head broken down by building and lease; 
(2) the methodology used for determining occu-
pancy, including the period of time and other param-
eters used to determine occupancy on a regular basis; 
(3) the utilization percentage of each public 
building and federally-leased space by the respective 
agency of the Federal agency head, comparing the ca-
pacity to the actual utilization rate based on a utili-
zation benchmark of 150 usable square feet per per-
son; and 
(4) any costs associated with capacity that ex-
ceeds occupancy with respect to the respective agency 
of the Federal agency head. 
SEC. 5. REDUCING UNNEEDED SPACE. 
(a) TARGET UTILIZATION METRICS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the Adminis-
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trator, shall ensure building utilization in each public 
building and federally-leased space is not less than 60 per-
cent on average over each 1-year period. 
(b) ACTIONS.—In the event that building utilization 
is below 60 percent on average over a 1-year period de-
scribed in subsection (a) for any particular public building 
or federally-leased space, the Administrator shall— 
(1) provide notice to the tenant agency inform-
ing such agency of the excess in capacity along with 
associated costs of such excess; and 
(2) notify the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate of such ex-
cess capacity and associated costs. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT FAILURE.—If the tenant agency fails 
to meet the 60 percent target under subsection (a) in the 
reporting period subsequent to the reporting period under 
subsection (b), the Administrator shall, in consultation with 
the Director, take steps to reduce the space of the tenant 
agency, including consolidating the tenant agency with an-
other agency, selling or disposing of excess capacity space, 
and adjusting space requirements, as appropriate, for any 
replacement space. 
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(d) PRIORITIZATION.—The Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the Director, shall prioritize to the maximum 
extent practicable capital investments in public buildings 
where Federal agencies meet or exceed building utilization 
metrics, except that prioritization may be given to projects 
that will result in building utilization of 60 percent or 
more. 
(e) EXCEPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may provide ex-
ceptions to building utilization metrics based on the 
amount of non-standard office space a Federal agency 
demonstrates is required to meet the mission of the 
agency, including warehouse space, laboratories crit-
ical to the mission of the agency, and public cus-
tomer-facing spaces driven by agency missions. 
(2) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on 
any exceptions granted, including the justification for 
such exception. 
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SEC. 6. HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGS. 
(a) HEADQUARTERS
CONSOLIDATIONS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector, in consultation with the Administrator, shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Comptroller 
General of the United States a plan to consolidate depart-
ment and agency headquarters buildings in the National 
Capital Region that will result in building utilizations of 
60 percent or greater. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan submitted under subsection 
(a) shall include details on the following: 
(1) Which departments and agencies will collo-
cate and consolidate and into which buildings and as-
sociated details before and after plan implementation 
related to building utilization, building capacities, 
and actual utilization. 
(2) Details on the strategies for the sale or dis-
posal of buildings that will no longer be needed for 
Federal use. 
(3) A detailed breakdown of any costs associated 
with the proposed consolidations and collocations. 
(4) An estimate of future savings as a result of 
space reductions and consolidations, including costs 
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associated with energy savings and building oper-
ations. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
submission of the plan under subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator and Director shall begin implementing such plan. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize 
the Administrator of General Services and the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget to identify the 
utilization rate of certain public buildings and federally- 
leased space, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 314 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6276 
[Report No. 118–384] 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of General Services 
and the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget to identify the utilization rate of cer-
tain public buildings and federally-leased space, 
and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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