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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4125 
To permit the Administrator of General Services to make repairs and lease 
space without approval of a prospectus if the repair or lease is required 
as a result of damages to buildings or property attributable to Hurricane 
Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 25, 2005 
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. BOUSTANY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To permit the Administrator of General Services to make 
repairs and lease space without approval of a prospectus 
if the repair or lease is required as a result of damages 
to buildings or property attributable to Hurricane 
Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF GSA TO MAKE REPAIRS AND 
LEASE SPACE IN RESPONSE TO DAMAGES AT-
TRIBUTABLE TO HURRICANE KATRINA OR 
HURRICANE RITA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out duties under 
chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, the Adminis-
trator of General Services may (1) repair a public build-
ing, (2) repair any building, or part of the building, that 
is under lease by the Federal Government for use for a 
public purpose, and (3) lease space for use for a public 
purpose, without approval of a prospectus under section 
3307(a) of such title, if the lease or repair is required as 
a result of damages to buildings or property attributable 
to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. 
(b) REPAIRS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORTS.—At least 5 days before 
entering into an agreement to make a repair under 
subsection (a), 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 a re-
port on the repair, including— 
(A) a brief description of the building to be 
repaired; 
(B) a description of the repair to be per-
formed;
(C) an estimate of the total cost of the re-
pair; and 
(D) an estimate of the date of completion 
of the repair. 
(2) FINAL REPORTS.—Not later than 15 days 
after completing a repair under subsection (a), 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 a report on the re-
pair, including— 
(A) a detailed description of the activities 
carried out in making the repair; and 
(B) a statement identifying the total cost 
of the repair. 
(c) LEASES.— 
(1) LEASE TERM.—A lease agreement entered 
into under subsection (a) shall be for a term of 5 
years or less. 
(2) REPORTS.—Not later than 10 days after 
entering into a lease agreement under subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
on the lease, including— 
(A) a statement identifying the location of 
the leased space; 
(B) a statement identifying the square 
footage of the leased space; 
(C) a statement identifying the cost of the 
lease; and 
(D) a statement identifying the agency 
that will occupy the leased space and describing 
where the agency was previously located. 
SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY. 
The authority provided by this Act to enter into an 
agreement for a repair or lease shall cease to be effective 
on the day that is one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
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