‘‘(8) a statement of how the proposed project is 
consistent with section 11(b) of the Civilian Property 
Realignment Act.’’. 
SEC. 20. LIMITATION OF CERTAIN LEASING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON CERTAIN LEASING AUTHORI-
TIES.—Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 3317. Limitation on leasing authority of other 
agencies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no executive agency may lease space for the 
purposes of a public building as defined under section 3301, 
except as provided under section 585, and the provisions 
in this chapter. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC BUILDING.—For the purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘public building’ shall include leased space. 
‘‘(c) FURTHER EXCLUSIONS.—This section shall not 
apply to— 
‘‘(1) properties that are excluded for reasons of 
national security by the President; and 
‘‘(2) properties of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as creating new authority for executive agencies 
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to enter into leases or limit the authority of the Administra-
tion under section 3314.’’. 
(b) SMALL BUSINESSES.—When using commercial 
leasing services, the Administrator shall adhere to the re-
quirements of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. et seq.). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such 
chapter is amended by adding at the end: 
‘‘3317. Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies.’’. 
SEC. 21. IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BY GAO. 
Upon the date specified in section 14(i), the Comp-
troller General of the United States at least annually shall 
monitor, review the implementation activities of Federal 
agencies pursuant to section 15, and report to Congress any 
findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 22. REALIGNMENT OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR 
MANAGED BY THE BUREAU OF OVERSEAS 
BUILDING OPERATIONS. 
(a) LIST OF ASSETS.—On an annual basis, the Com-
mission shall identify and create a list of assets located out-
side of the United States and its territories that are owned 
or managed by the Department of State’s Bureau of Over-
seas Building Operations that may— 
(1) be sold for proceeds so as to reduce the civil-
ian real property inventory and operating costs of the 
Federal Government; or 
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(2) be otherwise disposed of, transferred, consoli-
dated, co-located, or reconfigured so as to reduce the 
operating costs of the Federal Government. 
(b) LIST TO SECRETARY OF STATE.—The Commission 
shall provide this list created pursuant to subsection (a) to 
the Secretary of State. 
(c) REVIEW AND REPORT.—Not later than 90 calendar 
days after the receipt of the list created pursuant to sub-
section (b), the Department of State shall review this list 
and send a report to the Commission. The report shall in-
clude the conclusions of this review by the Department of 
State. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS OF CERTAIN CIVILIAN REAL 
PROPERTY ASSETS.—Consistent with section 12, the Com-
mission may only make recommendations involving civil-
ian real property assets that are located outside of the 
United States and its territories and owned or managed 
by the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Building 
Operations if the assets are on the list provided to the De-
partment of State pursuant to this section and the Depart-
ment of State has submitted a report on the list to the Com-
mission pursuant to subsection (c). 
(e) REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CIVILIAN REAL PROPERTY 
TRANSACTION ASSETS.—Consistent with section 12, not 
later than 20 calendar days after the submission of the 
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Commission’s report to the President, the Secretary of State 
may remove any transaction that involves a civilian real 
property asset that is located outside of the United States 
and its territories and owned or managed by the Depart-
ment of State’s Bureau of Overseas Building Operations 
from the Commission recommendations or list of rec-
ommendations made pursuant to section 12. 
(f) APPEAL BY SECRETARY OF STATE.—Nothing in 
this section shall restrict the ability of the Secretary of State 
to appeal to the Director of OMB or Commission for fund-
ing by the Commission’s Asset Proceeds and Space Manage-
ment Fund to support the cost of implementing a rec-
ommendation. 
(g) PROCEEDS.—For the purposes of this Act, proceeds 
from the disposal of assets located outside of the United 
States and its territories that are owned or managed by 
the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Building Op-
erations as identified by the Commission and disposed of 
pursuant to this Act shall be deposited into the Asset Pro-
ceeds and Space Management Fund. Proceeds from the dis-
posal of assets by the Department of State that are not dis-
posed of pursuant to this Act shall be retained by the De-
partment of State. 
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SEC. 23. NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. 
(2) CERCLA.—The term ‘‘CERCLA’’ means the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensa-
tion, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.). 
(3) 
COMMITTEES.—The 
term 
‘‘Committees’’ 
means the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate. 
(4) MUSEUM.—The term ‘‘Museum’’ means the 
National Women’s History Museum, Inc., a District 
of Columbia nonprofit corporation exempt from tax-
ation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
(5) PROPERTY.—Except as provided in section 
25 of this Act, the term ‘‘Property’’ means the prop-
erty located in the District of Columbia, subject to 
survey and as determined by the Administrator, gen-
erally consisting of Squares 325 and 326 and a por-
tion of Square 351. The Property is generally bound-
ed by 12th Street, Independence Avenue, C Street, 
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