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Union Calendar No. 338 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6261 
[Report No. 118–411, Part I] 
To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a review on the impact of 
crime on public building usage, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 
Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to 
the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, and the Judiciary, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
MARCH 6, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. LAWLER 
MARCH 6, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
MARCH 6, 2024 
Committees on Oversight and Accountability and the Judiciary discharged; 
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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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 ‘‘Impact of Crime on 
Public Building Usage Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON IMPACT OF CRIME ON PUBLIC BUILD-
ING USAGE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a review and submit to Congress a report 
outlining— 
(1) the effects of increased crime rates and 
safety concerns, including use of fentanyl and other 
drugs and homelessness, in urban areas on building 
usage for in-person work at Federal buildings; 
(2) how usage of different commuting modes of 
transportation to Federal buildings are affected by 
increased crime rates; 
(3) the effects of low office utilization rates on 
safety around Federal buildings; 
(4) any agency exceptions given to the policy 
set forth in the memorandum of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget titled ‘‘Measuring, Monitoring, 
and Improving Organizational Health and Organiza-
tional Performance in the Context of Evolving Agen-
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cy Work Environments’’ and issued on April 13, 
2023, due to unsafe commuting conditions; and 
(5) any costs associated with safety issues im-
pacting Federal building. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON COSTS OF CRIME AROUND PUBLIC 
BUILDINGS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the inspector general of the General Services 
Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the 
impacts on and costs associated with building operations 
related to crime and public safety in and around Federal 
buildings. 
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Union Calendar No. 338 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6261 
[Report No. 118–411, Part I] 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General to conduct a re-
view on the impact of crime on public building 
usage, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 6, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
MARCH 6, 2024 
Committees on Oversight and Accountability and the Ju-
diciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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