MOVE Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-6278
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2023-11-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government buildings, facilities, and property
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 335.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 335 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6278 [Report No. 118–408] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2023 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure March 5, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To direct the Administrator of General Services to identify two Federal agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters Building, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maximizing Office Value and Efficiency Act of 2023 or the MOVE Act of 2023 . 2. Public building consolidation and sale (a) Consolidation plan Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the director, shall— (1) subject to paragraph (3), identify not less than 2 Federal agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters Building that will produce a building utilization of not less than 60 percent; (2) 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 plan to consolidate under paragraph (1); and (3) in identifying Federal agencies under paragraph (1), consider Federal agencies that use on average 9 percent or less of the capacity of the headquarters buildings of such agencies as identified by the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the statement of the Government Accountability Office titled Federal Real Property: Preliminary Results Show Federal Buildings Remain Underutilized Due to Longstanding Challenges and Increased Telework and issued on July 13, 2023 (GAO–23–106200). (b) Commencement of consolidation Not later than 1 year after submission of the plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall commence implementation of such plan. (c) Alternative plan If the Administrator, in coordination with the Director, fails to identify Federal agencies pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and complete a consolidation under subsection (a)(2) not later than 3 years after the submission date of the plan described in subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall consolidate the General Services Administration personnel based in the GSA Headquarters Building into another federally-owned public building occupied by another Federal agency and prepare the GSA Headquarters Building for sale. (d) Sales (1) In general Not later than 1 year after implementation of the plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall sell any public buildings vacated as a result of such plan for fair market value at highest and best use. (2) Alternative sale In the event, the alternative plan is carried out pursuant to subsection (c), the Administrator shall sell the GSA Headquarters Building for fair market value at highest and best use. (3) Net proceeds Any net proceeds from a sale under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code, and upon deposit, such proceeds may be expended only subject to a specific future appropriation. (e) Definitions In this Act: (1) Actual utilization rate The term actual utilization rate means the total useable square footage of a public building or federally-leased space divided by the occupancy. (2) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (3) Building utilization The term building utilization means the percentage of utilization generated by comparing the actual utilization rate with the capacity based on a utilization benchmark of 150 useable square feet per person. (4) Capacity The term capacity means the total usable square footage of a public building or federally-leased space divided by a utilization benchmark. (5) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (6) Federal agency The term Federal agency means an executive department covered by the CFO Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–576 ). (7) GSA Headquarters Building The term GSA Headquarters Building means the property located at 1800 F Street NW in Washington, District of Columbia. (8) Occupancy The term occupancy means the total number of employees performing duties in-person in a public building or federally-leased space at least 5 days per week on a regular basis.

March 5, 2024 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed