Title: Transparency in Federal Buildings Projects Act of 2019
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Transparency in Federal Buildings Projects Act of 2019
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to make available to the public on its website all prospectuses submitted by GSA to Congress concerning certain proposed public building projects and associated information, subject to requirements that (1) GSA maintain the information so that it is easily accessible and downloadable, (2) the information is kept current and the prospectuses and associated information are updated regularly, and (3) the information required by this bill be inclusive for at least 10 years.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2502 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2502

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require certain prospectuses 
   for public buildings to be made publicly available, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2019

  Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require certain prospectuses 
   for public buildings to be made publicly available, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Federal Buildings 
Projects Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF BUILDING PROJECT INFORMATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 3318. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL BUILDING PROJECT INFORMATION.

    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, and, at a minimum, on a quarterly basis 
thereafter, the Administrator shall make publicly available on a 
subpage of the website of the General Services Administration all 
prospectuses submitted pursuant to sections 3307 and 3316, and 
associated information subject to the following requirements:
            ``(1) The Administrator shall maintain such information in 
        an easily accessible and readable, organized, downloadable, and 
        searchable format.
            ``(2) The Administrator shall ensure the information is 
        current and prospectuses and associated information updated on 
        a regular basis.
            ``(3) The information required under this section shall be 
        inclusive for a period of not less than 10 years.
            ``(4) The information shall include--
                    ``(A) the last date on which the relevant webpage 
                was updated;
                    ``(B) approval dates of respective authorizing 
                resolutions by each committee of jurisdiction, if 
                applicable;
                    ``(C) copies of respective committee of 
                jurisdiction resolutions authorizing such prospectuses, 
                as appropriate;
                    ``(D) cross-references to any resubmitted or 
                amended prospectuses and associated resolutions; and
                    ``(E) such other information as determined by the 
                Administrator.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Prospectus.--The term `prospectus' means 
        prospectuses, building surveys, and factsheets submitted to the 
        committees of jurisdiction pursuant to sections 3307 and 3316.
            ``(2) Committees of jurisdiction.--The term `committees of 
        jurisdiction' means the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
            ``(3) Associated information.--The term `associated 
        information' means resolutions approved by the committees of 
        jurisdiction and other information as required pursuant to 
        subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters for chapter 33 of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``3318. Availability of Federal building project information.''.
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