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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4485 
To establish a public buildings public-private partnership pilot program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 
Mr. PENCE (for himself and Mr. MEADOWS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish a public buildings public-private partnership 
pilot program, 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 ‘‘Public-Private Part-
nerships for Prosperity (P4) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC BUILDINGS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United 
States Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 3318. Public buildings public-private partnership 
pilot program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall 
carry out a pilot program to enter into public-private part-
nerships to acquire public buildings pursuant to the re-
quirements of this section. 
‘‘(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PROJECTS.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator shall identify not less than 5 and not more 
than 10 projects for acquiring space for the purposes of 
public buildings using public-private partnerships. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF PLAN AND PROSPECTUSES.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate— 
‘‘(1) prospectuses, in accordance with section 
3307 of title 40, United States Code, for each 
project identified under subsection (b); and 
‘‘(2) an execution and management plan detail-
ing how each project will be managed, project team, 
timelines for each project, and, notwithstanding sub-
section (d), recommendations on commencement 
dates based on ensuring proper staffing, resources, 
and management. 
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‘‘(d) COMMENCEMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, a project submitted under subsection (c) 
that is authorized pursuant to section 3307 shall com-
mence not later than 1 year after the date on which such 
authorization occurs, unless otherwise indicated in the re-
spective committee resolution authorizing the project. 
‘‘(e) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.— 
‘‘(1) GSA PERSONNEL.—In carrying out the 
pilot program the Administrator shall identify and 
use General Services Administration personnel with 
knowledge and experience in complex real estate 
transactions. 
‘‘(2) CONTRACTED
SERVICES.—The Adminis-
trator shall, to the extent practicable and subject to 
appropriations Acts, use contracts, including non-
appropriated contracts, for services necessary to 
carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGETARY RULES.—For 
budgetary scorekeeping purposes, a project carried out 
under this section shall be treated in a manner consistent 
with the requirements for scoring a leaseback from a pub-
lic-private partnership under Appendix B of Circular A– 
11 of the Office of Management and Budget, as of the 
date of enactment of this section. 
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‘‘(g) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the 
occupancy of projects authorized under this section, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct 
a review of such projects and submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) a review and evaluation of the public-pri-
vate partnerships executed under this section and a 
comparison of such agreements to similar projects 
completed as Government construction, including a 
comparison of timetables and costs; and 
‘‘(2) any recommendations on the use of public- 
private partnerships as options for meeting Federal 
Government space needs. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
BUILDING.—The term ‘public 
building’ has the meaning given the term in section 
3301. 
‘‘(3) PERFORMANCE-BASED MANAGEMENT AND 
OPERATIONS AGREEMENT.—The term ‘performance- 
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cessive leases that may be included in such 
project. 
‘‘(4) 
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP.—The 
term ‘public-private partnership’ means a real prop-
erty agreement for the purposes of providing office 
space for the Federal Government that meets the 
following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The agreement includes a ground- 
lease to a non-Federal party with a subsequent 
leaseback of the improvements. 
‘‘(B) The entity that is the lessor of the 
leaseback of improvements is entirely non-Fed-
eral. 
‘‘(C) The leaseback meets the criteria for 
an operating lease under Appendix B of Cir-
cular A–11 of the Office of Management and 
Budget, as of the date of enactment of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(D) The project shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, be operated and maintained by the non- 
Federal entity subject to a performance-based 
management and operations agreement entered 
into between the entity and the Adminis-
trator.’’. 
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘3318. Public buildings public-private partnership pilot program.’’. 
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