‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary, with the ap-
proval of the Attorney General, shall issue guidelines 
to implement this section.’’. 
(b) Section 1315(b) of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (E) and inserting a period; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (F). 
(c) Section 1315(b) of title 40, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(3) MINIMUM
TRAINING
STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
Federal Protective Service and in accordance with 
guidelines issued by the Attorney General, shall es-
tablish minimum and uniform training standards for 
any employee designated as an officer or agent to 
carry out and exercise authority pursuant to this 
section. Such minimum standards shall include on-
going training certified by the Director of the Fed-
eral Protective Service. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION
OF
DESIGNATIONS
AND 
DELEGATIONS.—The Secretary shall submit written 
notification of any approved designations or delega-
tions of any authority provided under this section, 
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including the purposes and scope of such designa-
tions or delegations, not within the Federal Protec-
tive Service, to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate, including the purpose for such 
designations or delegations, oversight protocols es-
tablished to ensure compliance with any require-
ments, including compliance with training require-
ments, and other specifics regarding such designa-
tions and delegations.’’. 
SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE 
PERSONNEL NEEDS. 
(a) PERSONNEL AND FUNDING NEEDS OF FEDERAL 
PROTECTIVE SERVICE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and after re-
view by a qualified consultant pursuant to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall submit a report to the ap-
propriate congressional committees on the personnel 
needs of the Federal Protective Service that includes 
recommendations on the numbers of Federal Protec-
tive Service law enforcement officers and the work-
force composition of the Federal Protective Service 
needed to carry out the mission of such Service dur-
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ing the 10-fiscal-year period beginning after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) REVIEW
AND
COMMENT.—The Secretary 
shall provide the report prepared under this section 
to a qualified consultant for review and comment be-
fore submitting the report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees. The Secretary shall provide 
the comments of the qualified consultant to the ap-
propriate congressional committee with the report. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The report under this section 
shall include an evaluation of— 
(A) the option of posting a full-time equiv-
alent Federal Protective Service law enforce-
ment officer at each level 3 or 4 Federal facil-
ity, as determined by the Interagency Security 
Committee, that on the date of enactment of 
this Act has a protective security officer sta-
tioned at the facility; 
(B) the potential increase in security of 
any option evaluated under subparagraph (A); 
(C) the immediate and projected costs of 
any option evaluated under such subparagraph; 
and 
(D) the immediate and projected costs of 
maintaining the current level of protective secu-
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rity officers and full-time Federal Protective 
Service law enforcement officers. 
(b) REPORT ON FUNDING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
port on the best method of funding for the Federal Protec-
tive Service, which shall include recommendations regard-
ing whether the Federal Protective Service should— 
(1) continue to be funded by a collection of fees 
and security charges; 
(2) be funded by appropriations; or 
(3) be funded by a combination of fees, security 
charges, and appropriations. 
SEC. 6. ZERO-BASED SPACE JUSTIFICATION. 
Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘including a cost compari-
son between leasing space or constructing space’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (7) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(8) with respect to any prospectus, including 
for replacement space, lease renewal, or lease exten-
sion, the Administrator shall include a justification 
for such space, including an explanation of why such 
space could not be consolidated or colocated into 
other owned or leased space.’’. 
SEC. 7. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS. 
Section 3307(c) of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Admin-
istrator shall notify, in writing, the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 per-
cent of an estimated maximum cost or of any increase or 
decrease in the scope or size of a project of 5 or more 
percent. Such notification shall include an explanation re-
garding any such increase or decrease. The scope or size 
of a project shall not increase or decrease by more than 
10 percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and 
approved pursuant to this section.’’. 
SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) EXPIRATION OF COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS.— 
Unless a lease is executed or a construction, alteration, 
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repair, design, or acquisition project is initiated not later 
than 5 years after the resolution approvals adopted by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives or the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate pursuant to sub-
section (a), such resolutions shall be deemed expired. This 
subsection shall only apply to resolutions approved after 
the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 9. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HEADQUARTERS RE-
PLACEMENT. 
(a) SALE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the General Services Administration is directed to 
sell, exchange, or some combination thereof, a por-
tion of the Forrestal Complex necessary to generate 
the funds necessary to construct a new Department 
of Energy headquarters on Government-owned land 
in a manner consistent with the SW Ecodistrict Plan 
if the Administrator determines that the new De-
partment of Energy headquarters can be constructed 
with no net costs to the Government. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the following definitions apply: 
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(A) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FORRESTAL 
COMPLEX.—The term ‘‘Forrestal Complex’’ 
means the land, including the buildings and 
other improvements thereon, that— 
(i) subject to survey and as deter-
mined by the Administrator, is— 
(I) located in the District of Co-
lumbia; 
(II) generally bounded by Inde-
pendence 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 portions of Squares 325 and 
352; and 
(ii) is under the jurisdiction and con-
trol of the General Services Administra-
tion. 
(B) SW ECODISTRICT
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘SW Ecodistrict Plan’’ means the plan of the 
National Capital Planning Commission titled 
‘‘The SW Ecodistrict: A Vision Plan For A 
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More Sustainable Future’’ and dated January 
2013. 
(b) REPLACEMENT OF HEADQUARTERS.—Not later 
than 2 years after the disposal of the necessary portions 
of the Forrestal Complex, the Administrator shall replace 
the Department of Energy headquarters located on the 
Forrestal Complex in a Government-owned building on 
Government-owned land. 
(c) CERTAIN
PROHIBITIONS.—The Administrator 
shall not lease a new Department of Energy headquarters 
or engage in a leaseback of the current headquarters. 
(d) SALE.—If the Administrator is unable to meet 
the conditions of subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
sell any underutilized or vacant property on the Forrestal 
Complex for cash. 
(e) NET PROCEEDS.—Any net proceeds received, ex-
ceeding the expenses of implementing subsection (b) or 
(d), shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings 
Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United 
States Code. Upon deposit, the net proceeds from the sale 
may only be expended subject to a specific future appro-
priation. 
SEC. 10. LIMITATION ON DISCOUNTED PURCHASE OPTIONS. 
Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) Any bargain-price option to purchase at less 
than fair market value contained in any lease agreement 
entered into on or after January 1, 2016, pursuant to this 
section may be exercised only to the extent provided by 
a specific appropriation or legislation.’’. 
SEC. 11. ENERGY SAVINGS. 
To the extent practicable and when cost effective, the 
Administrator of the General Services Administration 
shall consider the direct purchase of energy and other util-
ities in bulk or otherwise for leased facilities. 
SEC. 12. SIMPLIFIED REFORMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of section 863 
of Public Law 110–417, an individual acquisition for com-
mercial leasing services shall not be construed as a pur-
chase of property or services if such individual acquisition 
is made on a no cost basis and pursuant to a multiple 
award contract awarded in accordance with requirements 
for full and open competition. 
(b) AUDIT.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall— 
(1) conduct biennial audits of the General Serv-
ices Administration National Broker Contract to de-
termine— 
(A) whether brokers selected under the 
program provide lower lease rental rates than 
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rates negotiated by General Services Adminis-
tration staff; and 
(B) the impact of the program on the 
length of time of lease procurements; 
(2) conduct a review of whether the application 
of section 863 of Public Law 110–417 to acquisi-
tions for commercial leasing services resulted in 
rental cost savings for the Government during the 
years in which such section was applicable prior to 
the date of enactment of this section; and 
(3) not later than September 30, 2018, and 
September 30, 2020, 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— 
(A) summarizes the results of the audit 
and review required by paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(B) includes an assessment of whether the 
National Broker Contract provides greater effi-
ciencies and savings than the use of General 
Services Administration staff; and 
(C) includes recommendations for improv-
ing General Services Administration lease pro-
curements. 
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(c) TERMINATION.—This section shall terminate on 
December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 13. NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION RENTAL RATES. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Sen-
ate justifying the use of 3 lease rental caps per fiscal year 
and their impacts in the National Capital Region. The Ad-
ministrator shall also evaluate and make recommendations 
related to whether the current rental caps adequately pro-
vide for maximum competition for build-to-suit leased 
space. 
SEC. 14. REDUCTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS 
ON CERTAIN PROGRAMS. 
Section 601(d)(2) of the Economic Development Ad-
ministration Reform Act of 1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
3211), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(2) RELEASE.—’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(2) RELEASE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(B) REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary may release, subject to terms 
and conditions the Secretary determines appro-
priate, the Federal Government’s interest in 
connection with a grant under section 209(d) 
not less than 7 years after final disbursement 
of the grant, if— 
‘‘(i) the recipient has carried out the 
terms of the award in a satisfactory man-
ner; 
‘‘(ii) any proceeds realized from the 
release of the Federal Government’s inter-
est will be used for one or more activities 
that continue to carry out the economic de-
velopment purposes of this Act; and 
‘‘(iii) the recipient shall provide ade-
quate assurance to the Secretary that at 
all times after release of the Federal Gov-
ernment’s interest in connection with the 
grant, the recipient will be responsible for 
continued compliance with the require-
ments of section 602 in the same manner 
it was responsible prior to release of the 
Federal Government’s interest and that 
the recipient’s failure to comply shall result 
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