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enter into an agreement to transfer by deed, 
pursuant to section 120(h)(3) of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)), civilian real property with 
any person. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—The head of the disposing agency may 
require any additional terms and conditions in 
connection with an agreement authorized by 
subparagraph (A) as the head of the disposing 
agency considers appropriate to protect the in-
terests of the United States. Such additional 
terms and conditions shall not affect or dimin-
ish any rights or obligations of the Federal 
agencies under section 120(h) of CERCLA (in-
cluding, without limitation, the requirements of 
subsections (h)(3)(A) and (h)(3)(C)(iv) of that 
section). 
(2) CERTIFICATION
CONCERNING
COSTS.—A 
transfer of Federal civilian real property may be 
made under paragraph (1) only if the head of the 
disposing agency certifies to the Board and Congress 
that— 
(A) the costs of all environmental restora-
tion, waste management, and environmental 
compliance activities otherwise to be paid by the 
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disposing agency with respect to the property 
are equal to or greater than the fair market 
value of the property to be transferred, as de-
termined by the head of the disposing agency; 
or 
(B) if such costs are lower than the fair 
market value of the property, the recipient of 
the property agrees to pay the difference be-
tween the fair market value and such costs. 
(3) PAYMENTS TO RECIPIENTS.—In the case of 
a civilian real property covered by a certification 
under paragraph (2)(A), the disposing agency may 
pay the recipient of such property an amount equal 
to the lesser of— 
(A) the amount by which the costs in-
curred by the recipient of such property for all 
environmental restoration, waste management, 
and environmental compliance activities with re-
spect to such property exceed the fair market 
value of such property as specified in such cer-
tification; or 
(B) the amount by which the costs (as de-
termined by the head of the disposing agency) 
that would otherwise have been incurred by the 
Secretary for such restoration, waste manage-
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ment, and environmental compliance activities 
with respect to such property exceed the fair 
market value of such property as so specified. 
(4) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED TO RECIPI-
ENTS.—As part of an agreement under paragraph 
(1), the head of the disposing agency shall disclose, 
in accordance with applicable law, to the person to 
whom the civilian real property will be transferred 
information possessed by the disposing agency re-
garding the environmental restoration, waste man-
agement, and environmental compliance activities 
that relate to the property. The head of the dis-
posing agency shall provide such information before 
entering into the agreement. 
(5) CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
MEDIATION IN GRANTING TIME EXTENSIONS.—For 
the purposes of granting time extensions under sub-
section (a), the Director of OMB shall give the need 
for significant environmental remediation to a civil-
ian real property more weight than any other factor 
in determining whether to grant an extension to im-
plement a Board recommendation. 
(6) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
modify, alter, or amend CERCLA, the National En-
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vironmental Policy Act of 1969, or the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). 
SEC. 15. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act an initial appropriation of— 
(1) $2,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the 
Board; and 
(2) $40,000,000 to be deposited into the Asset 
Proceeds and Space Management Fund for activities 
related to the implementation of the Board’s rec-
ommendations. 
SEC. 16. FUNDING. 
(a) SALARIES AND EXPENSES ACCOUNT.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 
the Treasury of the United States an account to be 
known as the ‘‘Public Buildings Reform Board Sala-
ries and Expenses Account’’ (in this subsection re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Account’’). 
(2) NECESSARY PAYMENTS.—There shall be de-
posited into the Account such amounts, as are pro-
vided in appropriations Acts, for those necessary 
payments for salaries and expenses to accomplish 
the administrative needs of the Board. 
(b) ASSET PROCEEDS
AND SPACE MANAGEMENT 
FUND.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Federal Buildings Fund established under 
section 592 of title 40, United States Code, an ac-
count to be known as the Public Buildings Reform 
Board—Asset Proceeds and Space Management 
Fund (in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(2) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts in the Fund 
shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying out 
actions pursuant to the Board recommendations ap-
proved under section 13. 
(3) DEPOSITS.—The following amounts shall be 
deposited into the Fund and made available for obli-
gation or expenditure only as provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts (subject to section 3307 of title 
40, United States Code, to the extent an appropria-
tion normally covered by that section exceeds 
$20,000,000) for the purposes specified: 
(A) Such amounts as are provided in ap-
propriations Acts, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the consolidation, co-location, ex-
change, 
redevelopment, 
reconfiguration 
of 
space, disposal, and other actions recommended 
by the Board for Federal agencies. 
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(B) Amounts received from the sale of any 
civilian real property action taken pursuant to 
a recommendation of the Board. 
(4) USE OF AMOUNTS TO COVER COSTS.—As 
provided in appropriations Acts, amounts in the 
Fund may be made available to cover necessary 
costs associated with implementing the recommenda-
tions pursuant to section 14, including costs associ-
ated with— 
(A) sales transactions; 
(B) acquiring land, construction, con-
structing replacement facilities, and conducting 
advance planning and design as may be re-
quired to transfer functions from a Federal 
asset or property to another Federal civilian 
property; 
(C) co-location, redevelopment, disposal, 
and reconfiguration of space; and 
(D) other actions recommended by the 
Board for Federal agencies. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT FOR BUDGET CON-
TENTS.—The President shall transmit along with the 
President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of 
title 31, United States Code, an estimate of proceeds that 
are the result of the Board’s recommendations and the 
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obligations and expenditures needed to support such rec-
ommendations. 
SEC. 
17. 
CONGRESSIONAL 
APPROVAL 
OF 
PROPOSED 
PROJECTS. 
Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(6); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) a statement of how the proposed project is 
consistent with the standards and criteria developed 
under section 11(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016.’’. 
SEC. 18. PRECLUSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
The following actions shall not be subject to judicial 
review: 
(1) Actions taken pursuant to sections 12 and 
13. 
(2) Actions of the Board. 
SEC. 19. IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BY GAO. 
Upon transmittal of the Board’s recommendations 
from the Director of OMB to Congress under section 13, 
the Comptroller General of the United States at least an-
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nually shall monitor and review the implementation activi-
ties of Federal agencies pursuant to section 14, and report 
to Congress any findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 20. AGENCY RETENTION OF PROCEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 571 of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) and 
(b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) PROCEEDS FROM TRANSFER OR SALE OF REAL 
PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(1) DEPOSIT OF NET PROCEEDS.—Net pro-
ceeds described in subsection (c) shall be deposited 
into the appropriate real property account of the 
agency that had custody and accountability for the 
real property at the time the real property is deter-
mined to be excess. 
‘‘(2) EXPENDITURE OF NET PROCEEDS.—The 
net proceeds deposited pursuant to paragraph (1) 
may only be expended, as authorized in annual ap-
propriations Acts, for activities described in sections 
543 and 545, including paying costs incurred by the 
General Services Administration for any disposal-re-
lated activity authorized by this chapter. 
‘‘(3) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any net proceeds 
described in subsection (c) from the sale, lease, or 
other disposition of surplus real property that are 
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not expended under paragraph (2) shall be used for 
deficit reduction. Any net proceeds not obligated 
within 3 years after the date of deposit and not ex-
pended within 5 years after such date shall be de-
posited as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER SECTIONS.—Nothing in this 
section is intended to affect section 572(b), 573, or 574. 
‘‘(c) NET PROCEEDS.—The net proceeds described in 
this subsection are proceeds under this chapter, less ex-
penses of the transfer or disposition as provided in section 
572(a), from a— 
‘‘(1) transfer of excess real property to a Fed-
eral agency for agency use; or 
‘‘(2) sale, lease, or other disposition of surplus 
real property.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The provisions of this sec-
tion, including the amendments made by this section, shall 
take effect upon the termination of the Board pursuant 
to section 10 and shall not apply to proceeds from trans-
actions conducted under section 14. 
SEC. 21. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY DATABASE. 
(a) DATABASE REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator of General Services shall publish a single, com-
prehensive, and descriptive database of all Federal real 
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property under the custody and control of all executive 
agencies, other than Federal real property excluded for 
reasons of national security, in accordance with subsection 
(b). 
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR DATABASE.—The 
Administrator shall collect from the head of each executive 
agency descriptive information, except for classified infor-
mation, of the nature, use, and extent of the Federal real 
property of each such agency, including the following: 
(1) The geographic location of each Federal 
real property of each such agency, including the ad-
dress and description for each such property. 
(2) The total size of each Federal real property 
of each such agency, including square footage and 
acreage of each such property. 
(3) Whether the Federal real property is cur-
rently, or will in the future be, needed to support 
agency’s mission or function. 
(4) The utilization of each Federal real prop-
erty for each such agency, including whether such 
property is excess, surplus, underutilized, or unuti-
lized. 
(5) The number of days each Federal real prop-
erty is designated as excess, surplus, underutilized, 
or unutilized. 
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(6) The annual operating costs of each Federal 
real property. 
(7) The replacement value of each Federal real 
property. 
(c) ACCESS TO DATABASE.— 
(1) FEDERAL AGENCIES.—The Administrator, 
in consultation with the Director of OMB, shall 
make the database established and maintained under 
this section available to other Federal agencies. 
(2) PUBLIC ACCESS.—To the extent consistent 
with national security and procurement laws, the 
database shall be accessible by the public at no cost 
through the Web site of the General Services Admin-
istration. 
(d) TRANSPARENCY OF DATABASE.—To the extent 
practicable, the Administrator shall ensure that the data-
base— 
(1) uses an open, machine-readable format; 
(2) permits users to search and sort Federal 
real property data; and 
(3) includes a means to download a large 
amount of Federal real property data and a selection 
of such data retrieved using a search. 
(e) APPLICABILITY.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to require an agency to make available to the 
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