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Union Calendar No. 643 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6241 
[Report No. 118–778] 
To require certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, 
occupancy, and availability of office space leased by an Executive agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 6, 2023 
Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Ms. PEREZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 26, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To require certain data collection and reporting on space 
utilization, occupancy, and availability of office space 
leased by an Executive agency. 
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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 ‘‘Federal Use it or Lose 
it Leases Act’’ or the ‘‘FULL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ACTUAL UTILIZATION.—The term ‘‘actual 
utilization’’ means the percentage of capacity used 
based on the space utilization rate. 
(2) CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘capacity’’ means a 
usable office space calculated by the square feet of 
such space divided by 150. 
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) FEDERAL
TENANT.—The term ‘‘Federal 
tenant’’— 
(A) means an Executive agency that has 
an occupancy agreement with the Administrator 
of General Services to occupy a commercial 
lease for office space secured by the Adminis-
trator on behalf of the Federal Government; 
and 
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(B) does not include an element of the in-
telligence community. 
(5) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(6) 
OCCUPANCY.—The 
term 
‘‘occupancy’’ 
means the total number of employees performing his 
or her duties in-person, in office space, at least 5 
days per week on a recurring basis. 
(7) SPACE
UTILIZATION
RATE.—The term 
‘‘space utilization rate’’ means total usable square 
feet divided by occupancy. 
SEC. 3. REPORTING OF SPACE UTILIZATION AND OCCU-
PANCY DATA FOR OFFICE SPACE. 
An occupancy agreement between the Administrator 
of General Services and a Federal tenant for office space 
shall— 
(1) include language that requires the Federal 
tenant to submit to the Administrator an annual re-
port for the duration of the agreement containing 
data on— 
(A) monthly total occupancy of such office 
space; 
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