A bill to provide for the leasing of certain real property to the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, for the construction and maintenance of certain buildings and improvements.
PL 100-637 (S.2496), enacted 11/08/1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-637—NOV. 8, 1988 
102 STAT. 3325 
Public Law 100-637 
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100th Congress 
An Act 
To provide for the leasing of certain real property to the American National Red 
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Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, for the construction and maintenance of 
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certain buildings and improvements. 
[S. 2496] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint 
resolution entitled "Joint Resolution to grant authority for the 
erection of a permanent building for the American National Red 
Cross, District of Columbia Chapter, Washington, District of Colum-
bia", approved July 1, 1947 is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new section: 
"SEC. 11. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 36USCl3note. 
Administrator of the General Services Administration shall enter 
into a lease of the real property described in the first section of this 
Act with the American National Red Cross, District of Columbia 
Chapter. Such lease shall provide that such property shall be used 
as an office, medical and scientific facility by such Red Cross Chap-
ter and the tenants of such Chapter on such terms and conditions as 
shall be customary and necessary, including that— 
"(1) the lease shall be triple net to the United States and such 
Red Cross Chapter shall pay all taxes, insurance, and operating 
costs, and a rent of $1.00 for the term of the lease; 
"(2) the lease term shall be for 99 years, and all improvements 
on such property shall revert to the ownership of the United 
States at the conclusion of the term; 
"(3) such Red Cross Chapter may (at the expense of such 
Chapter) demolish the improvements on such property or any 
improvements constructed on such property after the date of 
enactment of this section, build, own, operate, and maintain 
new improvements, enter into leases, finance improvements 
(and mortgage any improvements and the leasehold estate), and 
in all manner deal with the property subject only to the condi-
tion that the ownership interest of the United States in the land 
shall not be adversely affected; 
"(4) any space not needed for the operations of such Red Cross 
Chapter or the American National Red Cross in any building or 
improvement constructed on such property shall be first made 
available for use by Federal agencies at rental rates and other 
related expenses that are less than fair market value and reflect 
the value of the property provided to such Red Cross Chapter 
under the provisions of this Act; 
"(5) the United States shall cooperate with such Red Cross 
Chapter with respect to any zoning or other matters relating to 
the development or improvement of such property; and 
"(6) the plans of any proposed building or improvement for 
construction after the date of the enactment of this section shall 
first be approved by the American National Red Cross, the 
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Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning 
Commission. 
"(b) The enactment of this section may not be construed as 
establishing a policy of the United States Government to furnish 
building sites for Red Cross chapters or any eleemosynary institu-
tion at any other place.". 
New York. 
SEC. 2. The General Services Administration is authorized to 
lease, on a long-term basis as determined by the Administrator of 
General Services, approximately 200,000 square feet of office space 
located in the area north of 9Gth Street in the county of New York, 
New York, at a lease rate not to exceed comparable rates for 
equivalent space in such area or comparable rates within the build-
ing to be occupied, subject to the approval of the Committee on 
Public Works and Transportation. 
Approved November 8, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2496: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 100-1008 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 100-432 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
Aug. 2, considered and passed Senate. 
Oct. 4, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 19, Senate concurred in House amendment. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 24 (1988): 
Nov. 8, Presidential statement.