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(c) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE IN-
FORMATION.—In carrying out subsection (b), the Admin-
istrator shall ensure any sensors used for the purposes of 
determining occupancy are designed to protect of all per-
sonally identifiable information. 
SEC. 4. REPORTING ON USAGE OF REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the heads of Federal agencies shall submit to the Director, 
the Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Com-
mittee 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 pa-
rameters used to determine occupancy on a regular 
basis; 
(3) the utilization percentage of each public 
building and federally-leased space by the respective 
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agency of the Federal agency head, comparing the 
capacity to the actual utilization rate based on a uti-
lization benchmark of 150 usable square feet per 
person; and 
(4) any costs associated with capacity that ex-
ceeds occupancy with respect to the respective agen-
cy of the Federal agency head. 
(b) PUBLISHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the heads of Federal agencies shall make 
each report required under subsection (a) available 
on a publicly accessible website of the General Serv-
ices Administration. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The publishing requirements 
of paragraph (1) shall not apply if the head of the 
respective Federal agency makes a determination 
that making the report required under subsection 
(a) available on a publicly accessible website would 
be detrimental to national security. 
SEC. 5. REDUCING UNNEEDED SPACE. 
(a) TARGET UTILIZATION METRICS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator, shall ensure building utilization in each public 
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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 excess 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 consulta-
tion with the Director, take steps to reduce the space of 
the tenant agency, including consolidating the tenant 
agency with another agency, selling or disposing of excess 
capacity space, and adjusting space requirements, as ap-
propriate, 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 
exceptions 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, labora-
tories critical to the mission of the agency, and pub-
lic customer-facing spaces driven by agency mis-
sions. 
(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 
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives and the Senate a re-
port on any exceptions granted, including the jus-
tification 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 
Director, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the 
Comptroller General of the United States a plan to con-
solidate department 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 sub-
section (a) shall include details on the following: 
(1) Which departments and agencies will collo-
cate and consolidate and into which buildings and 
associated details before and after plan implementa-
tion related to building utilization, building capac-
ities, 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 associ-
ated with the proposed consolidations and colloca-
tions. 
(4) An estimate of future savings as a result of 
space reductions and consolidations, including costs 
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