‘‘(3) provide tactical and transactional services 
for the Department, including transportation, facil-
ity operations, and maintenance. 
‘‘SEC. 711. LONG TERM REAL PROPERTY STRATEGIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) FIRST
STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Under Secretary for Management shall develop 
an initial 5-year regional real property strategy for 
the Department that covers the five fiscal years im-
mediately following such date of enactment. Such 
strategy shall be geographically organized, as des-
ignated by the Under Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(2) SECOND STRATEGY.—Not later than the 
first day of the fourth fiscal year covered by the first 
strategy under paragraph (1), the Under Secretary 
for Management shall develop a second 5-year real 
property strategy for the Department that covers the 
five fiscal years immediately following the conclusion 
of such first strategy. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL
STRATEGY.—The initial 5-year 
strategy developed in accordance with paragraph (1) 
of subsection (a) shall—
‘‘(A) identify opportunities to consolidate 
real property, optimize the usage of Federal as-
sets, and decrease the number of commercial 
leases and square footage within the Depart-
ment’s real property portfolio; 
‘‘(B) provide alternate housing and consoli-
dation plans to increase efficiency through joint 
use of Department spaces while decreasing the 
cost of leased space; 
‘‘(C) concentrate on geographical areas 
with a significant Department presence, as 
identified by the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment; 
‘‘(D) examine the establishment of central 
Department locations in each such geographical 
region and the co-location of Department com-
ponents based on the mission sets and respon-
sibilities of such components; 
‘‘(E) identify opportunities to reduce over-
head costs through co-location or consolidation 
of real property interests or mission support ac-
tivities, such as shared mail screening and proc-
essing, centralized transportation and shuttle 
services, regional transit benefit programs, com-
mon contracting for custodial and other serv-
ices, and leveraging strategic sourcing contracts 
and sharing of specialized facilities, such as 
training facilities and resources; 
‘‘(F) manage the current Department 
Workspace Standard for Office Space in accord-
ance with the Department office workspace de-
sign process to develop the most efficient and 
effective spaces within the workspace standard 
usable square foot ranges for all leased for of-
fice space entered into on or after the date of 
the enactment of this section, including the re-
newal of any leases for office space existing as 
of such date; 
‘‘(G) define, based on square footage, what 
constitutes a major real property acquisition; 
‘‘(H) prioritize actions to be taken to im-
prove the operations and management of the 
Department’s real property inventory, based on 
life-cycle cost estimations, in consultation with 
component heads; and 
‘‘(I) include any additional information de-
termined appropriate or relevant by the Under 
Secretary for Management. 
‘‘(2) SECOND STRATEGY.—The second 5-year 
strategy developed in accordance with paragraph (2)
of subsection (a) shall include information required 
in subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (E), (F), (G), (H), 
and (I) of paragraph (1) and information on the ef-
fectiveness of implementation efforts pursuant to the 
Department-wide policy required in accordance with 
subsection (c), including— 
‘‘(A) the impact of such implementation on 
departmental operations and costs; and 
‘‘(B) the degree to which the Department 
established central Department locations and 
co-located Department components pursuant to 
the results of the examination required by sub-
paragraph (D) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) IMPLEMENTATION POLICIES.—Not later than 
90 days after the development of each of the regional real 
property strategies developed in accordance with sub-
section (a), the Under Secretary for Management shall de-
velop or update, as applicable, a Department-wide policy 
implementing such strategies. 
‘‘(d) CERTIFICATIONS.—Subject to subsection (g)(3), 
the implementation policies developed pursuant to sub-
section (c) shall require component heads to certify to the 
Under Secretary for Management that such heads have 
complied with the requirements specified in subsection (b) 
before making any major real property decision or rec-
ommendation, as defined by the Under Secretary, includ-
ing matters related to new leased space, renewing any ex-
isting leases, or agreeing to extend or newly occupy any 
Federal space or new construction, in accordance with the 
applicable regional real property strategy developed in ac-
cordance with subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) UNDERUTILIZED SPACE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The implementing policies 
developed pursuant to subsection (c) shall require 
component heads, acting through regional property 
managers under subsection (f), to annually report to 
the Under Secretary for Management on underuti-
lized space and identify space that may be made 
available for use, as applicable, by other components 
or Federal agencies. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The Under Secretary for 
Management may grant an exception to the work-
space standard usable square foot ranges described 
in subsection (b)(1)(F) for specific office locations at 
which a reduction or elimination of otherwise under-
utilized space would negatively impact a component’s 
ability to execute its mission based on readiness per-
formance measures or would increase the cost of 
such space.