Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1638
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2015-06-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Building construction

Congressional oversight

Department of Homeland Security

District of Columbia

Government buildings, facilities, and property
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-29
text: Became Public Law No: 114-150.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the DHS headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for FY2016, that includes:</p> <ul> <li>a proposed occupancy plan that includes specific information about which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site;</li> <li>a comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by DHS in the Region to carry out its mission and its future needs;</li> <li>an analysis of the difference between the current and needed capital assets and facilities of DHS;</li> <li>a current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan and any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project;</li> <li>a current plan for the leased portfolio of DHS in the Region that includes an end-state vision that identifies which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year between the date of this Act's enactment and the date on which the consolidation project is completed, and the timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space; and</li> <li>an analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project, including a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing to the cost of consolidating functions on government-owned space and the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation.</li> </ul> <p> Directs the Comptroller General to evaluate the quality and reliability of the cost and schedule estimates submitted and report on the results.</p>

action_date: 2016-03-14
action_desc: Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
text: <p><strong>Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the DHS headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for FY2016, that includes:</p> <ul> <li>a proposed occupancy plan that includes specific information about which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site;</li> <li>a comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by DHS in the Region to carry out its mission and its future needs;</li> <li>an analysis of the difference between the current and needed capital assets and facilities of DHS;</li> <li>a current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan and any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project;</li> <li>a current plan for the leased portfolio of DHS in the Region that includes an end-state vision that identifies which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year between the date of this Act's enactment and the date on which the consolidation project is completed, and the timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space; and</li> <li>an analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project, including a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing to the cost of consolidating functions on government-owned space and the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation.</li> </ul> <p> The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the quality and reliability of the cost and schedule estimates submitted and report on the results.</p>

action_date: 2016-04-06
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the DHS headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for FY2016, that includes:</p> <ul> <li>a proposed occupancy plan that includes specific information about which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site;</li> <li>a comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by DHS in the Region to carry out its mission and its future needs;</li> <li>an analysis of the difference between the current and needed capital assets and facilities of DHS;</li> <li>a current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan and any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project;</li> <li>a current plan for the leased portfolio of DHS in the Region that includes an end-state vision that identifies which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year between the date of this Act's enactment and the date on which the consolidation project is completed, and the timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space; and</li> <li>an analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project, including a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing to the cost of consolidating functions on government-owned space and the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation.</li> </ul> <p> The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the quality and reliability of the cost and schedule estimates submitted and report on the results.</p>

action_date: 2016-04-18
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the DHS headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for FY2016, that includes:</p> <ul> <li>a proposed occupancy plan that includes specific information about which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site;</li> <li>a comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by DHS in the Region to carry out its mission and its future needs;</li> <li>an analysis of the difference between the current and needed capital assets and facilities of DHS;</li> <li>a current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan and any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project;</li> <li>a current plan for the leased portfolio of DHS in the Region that includes an end-state vision that identifies which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year between the date of this Act's enactment and the date on which the consolidation project is completed, and the timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space; and</li> <li>an analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project, including a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing to the cost of consolidating functions on government-owned space and the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation.</li> </ul> <p> The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the quality and reliability of the cost and schedule estimates submitted and report on the results.</p>

action_date: 2016-04-29
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 14, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the General Services Administration (GSA), to submit information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the DHS headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for FY2016, that includes:</p> <ul> <li>a proposed occupancy plan that includes specific information about which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site;</li> <li>a comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by DHS in the Region to carry out its mission and its future needs;</li> <li>an analysis of the difference between the current and needed capital assets and facilities of DHS;</li> <li>a current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan and any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project;</li> <li>a current plan for the leased portfolio of DHS in the Region that includes an end-state vision that identifies which DHS-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year between the date of this Act's enactment and the date on which the consolidation project is completed, and the timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space; and</li> <li>an analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project, including a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing to the cost of consolidating functions on government-owned space and the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation.</li> </ul> <p> The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the quality and reliability of the cost and schedule estimates submitted and report on the results.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2015 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 . 2. Information on Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the Department headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), that includes the following: (1) A proposed occupancy plan for the consolidation project that includes specific information about which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site. (2) A comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by the Department in the National Capital Region in order to carry out the mission of the Department and the future needs of the Department. (3) A current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes— (A) the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan, which shall conform to relevant Federal guidance for cost and schedule estimates, consistent with the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office in the September 2014 report entitled Federal Real Property: DHS and GSA Need to Strengthen the Management of DHS Headquarters Consolidation (GAO–14–648); and (B) any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the consolidation project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project. (4) A current plan for the leased portfolio of the Department in the National Capital Region that includes— (A) an end-state vision that identifies which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio; (B) for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office; (C) the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the consolidation project is completed; and (D) timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space under the plan referred to in paragraph (3). (5) An analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project that includes— (A) a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing as compared to consolidating functions on Government-owned space; and (B) the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation. (b) Comptroller General review (1) Review required The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the cost and schedule estimates submitted under subsection (a) to evaluate the quality and reliability of the estimates. (2) Assessment Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the cost and schedule estimates under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the results of the review required under paragraph (1). (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (2) The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (3) The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. (4) The term National Capital Region has the meaning given the term under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code. (5) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 387 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1638 [Report No. 114–227] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2015 Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs March 14, 2016 Reported by Mr. Johnson , with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 . 2. Information on Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the Department headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), that includes the following: (1) A proposed occupancy plan for the consolidation project that includes specific information about which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site. (2) A comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by the Department in the National Capital Region in order to carry out the mission of the Department and the future needs of the Department. (3) A current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes— (A) the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan, which shall conform to relevant Federal guidance for cost and schedule estimates, consistent with the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office in the September 2014 report entitled Federal Real Property: DHS and GSA Need to Strengthen the Management of DHS Headquarters Consolidation (GAO–14–648); and (B) any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the consolidation project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project. (4) A current plan for the leased portfolio of the Department in the National Capital Region that includes— (A) an end-state vision that identifies which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio; (B) for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office; (C) the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the consolidation project is completed; and (D) timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space under the plan referred to in paragraph (3). (5) An analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project that includes— (A) a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing as compared to consolidating functions on Government-owned space; and (B) the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation. (b) Comptroller General review (1) Review required The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the cost and schedule estimates submitted under subsection (a) to evaluate the quality and reliability of the estimates. (2) Assessment Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the cost and schedule estimates under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall report to the appropriate congressional committees of Congress on the results of the review required under paragraph (1). (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (2) The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (3) The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. (4) The term National Capital Region has the meaning given the term under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code. (5) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

March 14, 2016 Reported with amendments

tv_txt: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen S. 1638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 . 2. Information on Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the Department headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), that includes the following: (1) A proposed occupancy plan for the consolidation project that includes specific information about which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site. (2) A comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by the Department in the National Capital Region in order to carry out the mission of the Department and the future needs of the Department. (3) A current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes— (A) the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan, which shall conform to relevant Federal guidance for cost and schedule estimates, consistent with the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office in the September 2014 report entitled Federal Real Property: DHS and GSA Need to Strengthen the Management of DHS Headquarters Consolidation (GAO–14–648); and (B) any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the consolidation project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project. (4) A current plan for the leased portfolio of the Department in the National Capital Region that includes— (A) an end-state vision that identifies which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio; (B) for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office; (C) the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the consolidation project is completed; and (D) timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space under the plan referred to in paragraph (3). (5) An analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project that includes— (A) a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing as compared to consolidating functions on Government-owned space; and (B) the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation. (b) Comptroller General review (1) Review required The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the cost and schedule estimates submitted under subsection (a) to evaluate the quality and reliability of the estimates. (2) Assessment Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the cost and schedule estimates under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the results of the review required under paragraph (1). (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (2) The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (3) The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. (4) The term National Capital Region has the meaning given the term under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code. (5) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress information on the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015 . 2. Information on Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress information on the implementation of the enhanced plan for the Department headquarters consolidation project within the National Capital Region, approved by the Office of Management and Budget and included in the budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 (as submitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), that includes the following: (1) A proposed occupancy plan for the consolidation project that includes specific information about which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices will be located at the site, the aggregate number of full time equivalent employees projected to occupy the site, the seat-to-staff ratio at the site, and schedule estimates for migrating operations to the site. (2) A comprehensive assessment of the difference between the current real property and facilities needed by the Department in the National Capital Region in order to carry out the mission of the Department and the future needs of the Department. (3) A current plan for construction of the headquarters consolidation at the St. Elizabeths campus that includes— (A) the estimated costs and schedule for the current plan, which shall conform to relevant Federal guidance for cost and schedule estimates, consistent with the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office in the September 2014 report entitled Federal Real Property: DHS and GSA Need to Strengthen the Management of DHS Headquarters Consolidation (GAO–14–648); and (B) any estimated cost savings associated with reducing the scope of the consolidation project and increasing the use of existing capacity developed under the project. (4) A current plan for the leased portfolio of the Department in the National Capital Region that includes— (A) an end-state vision that identifies which Department-wide operations, component operations, and support offices do not migrate to the St. Elizabeths campus and continue to operate at a property in the leased portfolio; (B) for each year until the consolidation project is completed, the number of full-time equivalent employees who are expected to operate at each property, component, or office; (C) the anticipated total rentable square feet leased per year during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the consolidation project is completed; and (D) timing and anticipated lease terms for leased space under the plan referred to in paragraph (3). (5) An analysis that identifies the costs and benefits of leasing and construction alternatives for the remainder of the consolidation project that includes— (A) a comparison of the long-term cost that would result from leasing as compared to consolidating functions on Government-owned space; and (B) the identification of any cost impacts in terms of premiums for short-term lease extensions or holdovers due to the uncertainty of funding for, or delays in, completing construction required for the consolidation. (b) Comptroller General review (1) Review required The Comptroller General of the United States shall review the cost and schedule estimates submitted under subsection (a) to evaluate the quality and reliability of the estimates. (2) Assessment Not later than 90 days after the submittal of the cost and schedule estimates under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the results of the review required under paragraph (1). (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (2) The term appropriate committees of Congress means the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (3) The term Department means the Department of Homeland Security. (4) The term National Capital Region has the meaning given the term under section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code. (5) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security.

Passed the Senate April 6, 2016. Secretary