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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5225 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to redevelop the Department 
of Energy Forrestal Complex in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2014 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of General Services to redevelop 
the Department of Energy Forrestal Complex in the 
District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Department of Energy 
Forrestal Complex Redevelopment Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FORRESTAL COMPLEX 
REDEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of General 
Services shall take action, in accordance with the authority 
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available to the Administrator under Federal law, to rede-
velop the Department of Energy Forrestal Complex in a 
manner that is consistent with the SW Ecodistrict Plan. 
(b) AGREEMENTS.—Any agreement entered into by 
the Administrator to carry out the redevelopment of the 
Department of Energy Forrestal Complex under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) include such terms and conditions as the 
Administrator considers necessary and appropriate 
to protect the interests of the United States; and 
(2) facilitate the redevelopment of Maryland 
Avenue, Southwest, in the District of Columbia in a 
manner that is consistent with— 
(A) the SW Ecodistrict Plan; and 
(B) the Maryland Avenue Southwest Plan, 
including the reconstruction of Maryland Ave-
nue, Southwest, as a multimodal corridor. 
(c) RELOCATION OF EXISTING TENANTS.—The Ad-
ministrator may provide, notwithstanding section 3307 of 
title 40, United States Code, and otherwise in accordance 
with existing authorities available to the Administrator, 
replacement space for Federal agency tenants in the De-
partment of Energy Forrestal Complex whose relocation 
is made necessary by the redevelopment of such Complex 
under subsection (a). 
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(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND PERIOD FOR 
REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before entering into any 
agreement related to the redevelopment of the De-
partment of Energy Forrestal Complex, the Admin-
istrator shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Environment and Pub-
lic Works of the Senate a report with respect to the 
proposed agreement. 
(2) CONTENTS.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include a summary of a cost- 
benefit analysis of the proposed agreement and a de-
scription of the material provisions of the proposed 
agreement. 
(3) PERIOD FOR REVIEW.—The Administrator 
may not enter into a proposed agreement related to 
the redevelopment of the Department of Energy 
Forrestal Complex until the expiration of the 30-day 
period beginning on the date on which the Adminis-
trator submits under paragraph (1) the report with 
respect to the proposed agreement. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
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(1) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FORRESTAL COM-
PLEX.—The term ‘‘Department of Energy Forrestal 
Complex’’ means the land, including the buildings 
and other improvements thereon, that— 
(A) subject to survey and as determined by 
the Administrator, is— 
(i) located in the District of Columbia; 
(ii) generally bounded by Independ-
ence Avenue, Southwest, 12th Street, 
Southwest, Maryland Avenue, Southwest, 
and 9th Street, Southwest; and 
(iii) generally consisting of Squares 
351–N, 351, 383, 384, and 385 and por-
tions of Squares 325 and 352; and 
(B) is under the jurisdiction and control of 
the General Services Administration. 
(2) MARYLAND AVENUE SOUTHWEST PLAN.— 
The term ‘‘Maryland Avenue Southwest Plan’’ 
means the plan prepared for the District of Colum-
bia Office of Planning titled ‘‘Maryland Avenue 
Southwest Plan: Washington, DC’’ and dated April 
2012. 
(3) SW ECODISTRICT PLAN.—The term ‘‘SW 
Ecodistrict Plan’’ means the plan of the National 
Capital Planning Commission titled ‘‘The SW 
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