(2) PARTICIPATION BY SUBUNITS.—Not later 
than 120 days after the issuance of guidance under 
paragraph (1), the head of a Federal agency, or an 
administrative subunit of the agency considered ap-
propriate by the Director, may apply to the Director 
to participate in the pilot program. 
(d) CONTRACTS
FOR
PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT 
SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On behalf of an agency ap-
proved under subsection (c), the Director or his des-
ignee shall issue a solicitation for one or more con-
tracts with the private sector for services described 
in paragraph (3). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In entering into a con-
tract pursuant to a solicitation issued under para-
graph (1), the Director shall consider— 
(A) the long-term and short-term impact 
on costs to the Federal Government; and 
(B) opportunities to use underutilized Fed-
eral space. 
(3) SERVICES.—The services described in this 
paragraph are services performed by the Public 
Buildings Service of the General Services Adminis-
tration as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
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and include the following with respect to leased Fed-
eral property: 
(A) Office space planning. 
(B) Negotiations of new leases. 
(C) Maintenance, custodial services, and 
basic upkeep. 
(D) Capital improvement contracts subject 
to available funds. 
(E) Disposal of leased space. 
(e) WAIVER OF CERTAIN RULES.—For purposes of 
the pilot program, the Director may waive such regula-
tions of the General Services Administration relating to 
the lease of Federal property that, as determined by the 
Director, would impose unreasonable burdens on agencies 
participating in the program on entering into contracts 
under subsection (d). 
(f) DELEGATION.—Upon request of the head of a 
Federal agency, the Director shall delegate to the head 
of the agency authority of the Director under subsection 
(d) for exercise within that agency. 
(g) EXEMPTION FROM MCKINNEY-VENTO HOME-
LESS ASSISTANCE ACT.—Any disposal of leased space 
conducted under the pilot program shall not be subject 
to section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411). 
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(h) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate 15 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. REPORTS. 
Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report on the effective-
ness of the pilot program, including any savings and per-
formance improvements, and the effects of the exemption 
under section 2(f) on homelessness. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ means an Executive agency as defined in 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
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