project that is subject to the requirements of section 3307 
of this title without a prospectus submitted by the General 
Services Administration and approved by the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate. 
‘‘(b) EFFECT ON OTHER SECTIONS.—Nothing in this 
section is intended to affect section 572(b), 573, or 574 
of this title. 
‘‘(c) DISPOSAL
AGENCY
FOR
REVERTED
PROP-
ERTY.—For the purposes of this section, for any real 
property that reverts to the United States under sections 
550, 553, and 554 of this title, the General Services Ad-
ministration, as the disposal agency, shall be treated as 
the agency with custody and accountability for the real 
property at the time the real property is determined to 
be excess. 
‘‘(d) NET PROCEEDS.—The net proceeds referred to 
in subsection (a) are proceeds under this chapter, less ex-
penses of the transfer or disposition as provided in section 
572(a) of this title, from a— 
‘‘(1) transfer of excess real property to a Fed-
eral agency for agency use; or 
‘‘(2) sale, lease, or other disposition of surplus 
real property.
‘‘(e) PROCEEDS FROM TRANSFER OR SALE OF PER-
SONAL PROPERTY.—(1) Except as otherwise provided in 
this subchapter, proceeds described in paragraph (2) shall 
be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
‘‘(2) The proceeds described in this paragraph are 
proceeds under this chapter from— 
‘‘(A) a transfer of excess personal property to 
a Federal agency for agency use; or 
‘‘(B) a sale, lease, or other disposition of sur-
plus personal property. 
‘‘(3) Subject to regulations under this subtitle, the 
expenses of the sale of personal property may be paid from 
the proceeds of sale so that only the net proceeds are de-
posited in the Treasury. This paragraph applies whether 
proceeds are deposited as miscellaneous receipts or to the 
credit of an appropriation as authorized by law.’’. 
SEC. 6. DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 530. Demonstration program of inapplicability of 
certain requirements of law 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Effective for fiscal years 2009 
and 2010, the requirements of section 501(a) of the
McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11411(a)) shall not apply to eligible properties. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES.—A property is eligible 
for purposes of subsection (a) if it meets both of the fol-
lowing requirements: 
‘‘(1) The property is selected for demolition by 
an agency and is a Federal building or other Federal 
real property located on land not determined to be 
excess, for which there is an ongoing Federal need, 
and not to be used in any lease, exchange, leaseback 
arrangement, or service agreement. 
‘‘(2) The property is— 
‘‘(A) located in an area to which the gen-
eral public is denied access in the interest of 
national security and where alternative access 
cannot be provided for the public without com-
promising national security; or 
‘‘(B) the property is— 
‘‘(i) uninhabitable; 
‘‘(ii) not a housing unit; and 
‘‘(iii) selected for demolition by an 
agency because either— 
‘‘(I) the demolition is necessary 
to further an identified Federal need
for which funds have been authorized 
and appropriated; or 
‘‘(II) the property poses risk to 
human health and safety or has be-
come an attractive nuisance. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) No property of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs may be considered an eligible property 
for purposes of subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) With respect to an eligible property de-
scribed in subsection (b), the land underlying the 
property remains subject to all public benefit re-
quirements and notifications for disposal. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—(1) A list of 
each eligible property described in subsection (b) that is 
demolished or scheduled for demolition, by date of demoli-
tion or projected demolition date, shall be sent to the con-
gressional committees listed in paragraph (2) and pub-
lished on the Web site of the General Services Administra-
tion biannually beginning 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this section. 
‘‘(2) The congressional committees listed in this para-
graph are as follows:
‘‘(A) The Committee on Oversight and Govern-
ment Reform and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(B) The Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate. 
‘‘(e) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
PROVISIONS
OF 
LAW.—Nothing in this section may be construed as inter-
fering with the requirement for the submission of a pro-
spectus to Congress as established by section 3307 of this 
title or for all demolitions to be carried out pursuant to 
section 527 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 529 the following new item: 
‘‘530. Demonstration program of inapplicability of certain requirements of law.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7217 
AN ACT 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to enhance 
authorities with regard to real property that has 
yet to be reported excess, and for other purposes.