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Designates the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial.

Date: 2008-10-02
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the "Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building."

Date: 2008-11-19
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the attacks on New York City and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Includes as eligible individuals firefighters, police officers, paramedics, workers, volunteers, residents, and any other individual who worked at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills (recovery site on Staten Island), or the Pentagon or lived or worked in the vicinity of such areas, whose health has deteriorated as a result of the attacks, and who has been evaluated by a physician or mental health professional for 9/11-related health conditions and needs treatment for such conditions. Sets the order of priority for individuals covered under this Act.

Date: 2007-01-04
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Health
9/11 Heroes Health Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to eligible entities to provide medical and mental health monitoring, tracking, and treatment to individuals whose health has been directly impacted as a result of the attacks on New York City and at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Includes as eligible individuals firefighters, police officers, paramedics, workers, volunteers, residents, students, and any other individual who worked at Ground Zero, Fresh Kills (recovery site on Staten Island), or the Pentagon or lived or worked in the vicinity of such areas, whose health has deteriorated as a result of the attacks, and who has been evaluated by a physician or mental health professional for 9/11-related health conditions and needs treatment for such conditions. Sets the order of priority for individuals covered under this Act.

Date: 2007-01-08
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Health
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Main Street in Grambling, Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the "Coach Eddie Robinson Post Office Building."

Date: 2007-01-16
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in Duluth, Minnesota, as the "Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States Courthouse and Customhouse."

Date: 2007-02-07
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Directs the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to offer to convey, by quitclaim deed, the real property located at 1520 Willamette Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado (including buildings and improvements) to the United States Olympic Committee. Require such conveyance to be in accordance with a fair market value appraisal. Makes the Olympic Committee responsible for all real estate transaction costs associated with the conveyance. Subjects the conveyance to the condition that the Olympic Committee agree to operate, maintain, and manage the property for the benefit of the United States Paralympics program. Authorizes the Administrator to require that any conveyance under this Act be subject to such additional terms and conditions considered to be appropriate to protect U.S. interests.

Date: 2007-02-14
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the U.S. courthouse bordered by O Street, P Street, Tulare Street, and Capitol Street in Fresno, California, as the "Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse."

Date: 2007-03-07
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the federal building located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach Federal Building."

Date: 2007-03-13
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the federal building located at 210 Walnut Street in Des Moines, Iowa, as the "Neal Smith Federal Building."

Date: 2007-03-13
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Provides for the disposition of the federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a portion of which is currently used by the District of Columbia as the Oak Hill juvenile detention facility. Requires the transfer of specified portions of the property to: (1) the National Park Service; (2) the Secretary of the Army (acting through the Chief of Engineers) for use by the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA); and (3) the Administrator of General Services, who shall in turn convey that portion to Anne Arundel County, Maryland, for parkland and recreational use. Requires the NSA Director, as a condition of the transfer, to enter into an agreement with the Mayor of the District of Columbia under which: (1) Oak Hill juvenile detention facility shall be closed; and (2) NSA shall pay (with reimbursement by Anne Arundel County) for the construction of a replacement facility at a site to be determined, with priority given to a location within the District of Columbia.

Date: 2007-03-29
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on the master plan of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the use of VA lands of the West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, as originally required under the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998. Requires an alternative report, on the development of the master plan, if the master plan does not exist as of the date of enactment of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from implementing any portion of the master plan until 120 days after its receipt by the congressional veterans' and appropriations committees.

Date: 2007-03-29
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

Date: 2007-04-23
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Highway 49 South in Piney Woods, Mississippi, as the "Lawrence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office Building."

Date: 2007-10-03
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4320 Blue Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Wallace S. Hartsfield Post Office Building."

Date: 2007-10-04
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 175 South Monroe Street in Tiffin, Ohio, as the "Paul E. Gillmor Post Office Building."

Date: 2007-10-17
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to obligate funds to cover the cost of canceling a Forest Service stewardship multiyear contract until the contract is canceled. Authorizes cancellation costs to be paid from: (1) appropriations originally made available for the contract's performance; (2) appropriations currently available for procurement of the type of service concerned and not otherwise obligated; or (3) funds appropriated for payments for such performance or procurement. Provides that in a case in which payment or obligation of such funds would constitute an "Anti-Deficiency Act" violation the Secretary may: (1) seek a supplemental appropriation; or (2) request funds from a specified permanent judgment appropriation.

Date: 2007-12-11
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Agriculture and food
Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development as the "Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development."

Date: 2007-12-13
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Health
Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a specified parcel of National Forest System land to the King and Kittitas Counties Fire District No. 51 of King and Kittitas counties, Washington, to permit the District to use such parcel as a site for a new Snoqualmie Pass fire and rescue station.

Date: 2008-02-06
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the "Felix Sparks Post Office Building."

Date: 2008-02-28
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Government Real Estate Accountability and Transparency Act of 2008 - Requires the submission of annual reports: (1) describing the total quantity of land within the jurisdiction of the United States, the land that is owned by the federal government, and the land that is located within each state; (2) describing the total annual cost to the government for maintaining all parcels of administrative land and all administrative buildings or structures under the jurisdiction of each federal agency; and (3) listing and summarizing the unused or vacant assets of each agency and the estimated costs to the government of the maintenance backlog of each agency.

Date: 2008-04-02
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission Act - Establishes in the legislative branch a Foreign Intelligence and Information Commission to undertake certain evaluations, and provide recommendations, relating to the collection, coordination, and reporting of foreign intelligence and information.

Date: 2008-05-20
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1700 Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, as the "Reverend Earl Abel Post Office Building."

Date: 2008-06-04
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the James A. Haley Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center's spinal cord injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the "Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center."

Date: 2008-06-19
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the "CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building."

Date: 2008-07-10
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the "Corporal John P. Sigsbee Post Office."

Date: 2008-07-23
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Prohibits the use of any funds made available under any Act making appropriations for FY2008 or FY2009 to establish a national monument or otherwise convey protected status to any area in the marine environment of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a study of the proposed protected area.

Date: 2008-08-01
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the "Spencer Byrd Powers Jr. Post Office."

Date: 2008-09-18
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Ratepayer Recovery Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to cite conditions under which the President is authorized to make disaster assistance contributions for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of private or investor-owned power transmission and distribution facilities damaged or destroyed by a major disaster. Cites conditions for large in-lieu contributions to a private or investor-owned power facility if the owner determines that the public welfare would not best be served by repairing, restoring, reconstructing, or replacing the facility. Restricts the use of such funds to the area affected as a result of the major disaster.

Date: 2008-09-24
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Energy
Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008 or the LEAN Act of 2008 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a food service establishment to provide nutrition information for a food item by: (1) providing calories and nutrient information required for food intended for human consumption; (2) disclosing such information in written form; and (3) making such disclosure available upon request prior to purchase.Requires the labeling of a standard food item served or offered for sale in a food service establishment that is part of a chain that operates 20 or more establishments under the same trade name to disclose, in a clear and conspicuous manner, prior to the point of purchase: (1) the number of calories on a menu board, on a sign meeting certain requirements, in the menu, or as part of or supplement to the menu; (2) specified nutrient information, in writing and upon request; (3) a statement directing the consumer to the availability of additional nutrient information; and (4) a statement providing suggested daily caloric intake, on a menu or menu board that does not list calories.Declares a person to have knowingly or willfully violated the requirements of this Act if the person: (1) purposefully fails to make a disclosure required by this Act; or (2) makes a disclosure with the intent to deceive.Provides that a reasonable basis determination of nutrition information shall be required only once per standard food item if certain requirements are met.Preempts state laws not identical to this Act.

Date: 2008-09-25
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Agriculture and food
Establishes the Commission To Assess the Nuclear Activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran which shall assess the status of, the relationship between, and the intentions behind the military and the civilian nuclear activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Terminates the Commission 60 days after submission of the report required under this Act.

Date: 2008-09-25
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: International affairs
Ensuring Safe Facilities and Equipment for American Troops Overseas Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense, in order to assure the safe utilization by the Armed Forces of expeditionary facilities, infrastructure, and equipment supporting U.S. military operations overseas, to certify to the congressional defense committees that: (1) generally accepted industry safety standards are incorporated into military regulations establishing requirements for such facilities, infrastructure, and equipment; (2) each contract or task or delivery order for the construction, installation, repair, maintenance, or operation of overseas expeditionary facilities incorporates such industry standards; and (3) such standards apply in all current and future U.S. military operations overseas.

Date: 2008-09-25
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 245 North Main Street in New City, New York, as the "Kenneth Peter Zebrowski Post Office Building."

Date: 2008-09-26
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Directs the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the federal building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, is designated as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building."

Date: 2008-12-10
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Designates the United States courthouse to be constructed at the site bounded on the north by Court Street, on the west by West Street, on the south by South Street, and on the east by President Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "Thad Cochran United States Courthouse."

Date: 3/6/2007
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Commemorations
Protect our Veterans Memorials Act of 2009 - Amends the federal criminal code to extend federal jurisdiction over the destruction of veterans' memorials to such memorials on state or local government property.

Date: 2009-01-07
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act - Modifies the boundary of Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts to include the Colonel James Barrett Farm in Concord.

Date: 2009-01-08
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the "Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-01-23
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Redesignates the federal building and courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, known as the George Mahon Federal Building, as the "George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building."

Date: 2009-01-28
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from updating a floodplain area or flood-risk zone under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 until the Administrator submits a community outreach plan to Congress.Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a credit equal to the premium paid by the taxpayer for flood insurance covering any residential property which is a qualified flood risk property, subject to an income-based limitation. Defines "qualified flood risk property" as a residential property: (1) that is located in a floodplain area or flood-risk zone depicted on a flood insurance rate map revised and updated pursuant to such Act; (2) that was outside of any floodplain area or flood-risk zone prior to such revision; and (3) that the taxpayer owned on the date such map became effective or the purchase or construction of which by the taxpayer was subject to a binding written contract on such date.Makes this Act applicable to any flood insurance rate map that becomes effective pursuant to such Act. Provides that if a refund or credit of any overpayment resulting from this Act is prevented at any time before one year after enactment of this Act, such refund or credit may occur if the claim is filed before the close of that period.Amends such Act to require the community rating system program to provide grants to communities for projects to improve the rating of communities under the program.

Date: 2009-01-28
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Emergency management
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-02-03
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the "Scott Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-02-04
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 131 East 4th Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the "James A. Leach United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-02-04
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009 - Directs the President to notify the congressional defense and appropriations committees at least 90 days before taking any action associated with the closure of the Department of Defense (DOD) detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the transfer of any persons detained there to a new detention facility in the United States.Requires the notification to include a: (1) study addressing the legal ramifications and the security, infrastructure, and other support requirements associated with such closure and transfer of persons detained; and (2) plan for the relocation of the persons detained.

Date: 2009-02-13
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Prohibits federal funds from being used to: (1) transfer any individual detained by the United States at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to any military installation or federal detention center in Florida; or (2) house any such individual at a Florida installation or detention center.

Date: 2009-02-13
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Armed forces and national security
Lester Nichols Presque Isle Light Station Act of 2009 - Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to modify, in compliance with the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, the 2004 Agreement for Outgoing Loans (AOL) with Presque Isle Township, Michigan, in order to provide for return of the Historic Third Order Fresnel Lens to the lantern room atop the Presque Isle Light Station Lighthouse. Declares that: (1) the United States shall retain ownership of the Lens; and (2) the active aid to navigation at the Lighthouse, together with associated electronic and lighthouse equipment, shall continue to be operated and maintained by the United States within the Lens.

Date: 2009-03-03
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Transportation and public works
Authorizes the Commandant of the Coast Guard to convey real property commonly identified as Coast Guard Station Marquette and Lighthouse Point to the city of Marquette, Michigan.

Date: 2009-03-03
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to expeditiously convey certain real property to the Cornerstone Christian Academy in Cheboygan, Michigan.

Date: 2009-03-03
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Private legislation
Designates the U.S. Embassy headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as the "Mickey Leland United States Embassy Building."

Date: 2009-03-17
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: International affairs
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-03-18
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 8, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the federally occupied building located at McKinley Avenue and Third Street, S.W., Canton, Ohio, is known and designated as the "Ralph Regula Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-03-24
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates: (1) the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, as the "Wes Watkins Agricultural Research Laboratory"; and (2) the United States Postal Service facility located at 310 North Perry Street, Bennington, Oklahoma, as the "Wes Watkins Post Office."

Date: 2009-03-25
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office."

Date: 2009-03-31
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009 - Designates the Liberty Memorial at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial. Establishes the World War I Centennial Commission to: (1) plan, develop, and execute programs, projects, and activities to commemorate the centennial of World War I; (2) encourage private organizations and state and local governments to organize and participate in such activities; (3) facilitate and coordinate such activities throughout the United States; and (4) serve as a clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of information about centennial events and plans. Sets forth provisions concerning the composition of the membership, and the powers, of the Commission. Requires : (1) periodic reports on Commission activities and plans; (2) annual reports on the revenue and expenditures of the Commission, including a list of gifts, bequests, or devises to the Commission with a value of over $250, together with the identities of the donors; (3) a report containing recommendations for commemorating the centennial and coordinating related activities; and (4) annual audits for any fiscal years for which the Commission receives an appropriation of funds. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Commission on the earlier of 30 days after activities honoring the centennial observation of World War I are carried out or July 28, 2019.

Date: 2009-04-01
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Social sciences and history
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the United States courthouse located at 525 Magoffin Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "Albert Armendariz, Sr., United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-04-22
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to offer to convey to the Galveston Historical Foundation the parcel of federal real property located at 502 20th Street in Galveston, Texas, including improvements. Requires the Galveston Historical Foundation to pay to the Administrator, as consideration for the conveyance of the parcel, the fair market value of such parcel, based upon an appraisal that is acceptable to the Administrator. Makes the Galveston Historical Foundation responsible for the costs of the appraisal and for all other costs related to such conveyance. Requires the deposit of any proceeds received as consideration as described above into the Federal Buildings Fund. Makes amounts in such Fund available for expenditure for any lawful purpose, with the Administrator providing to specified congressional committees 30 days advance written notice of any such expenditure.

Date: 2009-04-27
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 11th Avenue South in Nampa, Idaho, as the "Herbert A Littleton Postal Station."

Date: 2009-04-29
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan, as the "John J. Shivnen Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-04-30
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2300 Scenic Drive in Georgetown, Texas, as the "Kile G. West Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-05-14
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-05-14
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Private Prison Information Act of 2009 - Requires each nongovernmental entity or state or local governmental entity that has an agreement with any federal agency to incarcerate or detain federal prisoners in a non-federal prison or correctional facility to comply with all Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements, including the duty to release information about the operation of a non-federal prison or correctional facility and the applicability of exceptions and exemptions under such Act.

Date: 2009-05-15
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port Charlotte, Florida, as the "Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-05-18
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2009 - Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) issue guidance for federal agency real property plans, including recommendations on how to identify and dispose of excess properties, evaluate disposal costs and benefits, and prioritize disposal decisions based on agency missions and anticipated future need for holdings; (2) report to specified congressional committees annually for five years on agency efforts to reduce their real property assets; and (3) assist agencies in the identification and disposal of excess real property. Includes among the amounts the Administrator is authorized to obligate from proceeds from the disposition of excess real property: (1) amounts to pay the costs related to identifying and preparing properties to be reported excess by another agency; and (2) amounts to pay the costs associated with the reversion, custody, and disposal of reverted real property. Revises requirements for federal agency retention of proceeds from the transfer or sale of excess real property. Provides that requirements under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act for the use of public buildings and real property to assist the homeless shall not apply to certain non-excess federal buildings or real property selected for demolition.

Date: 2009-05-19
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010 - States that a condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association may not adopt or enforce any policy, or enter into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent an association member from displaying a Service Flag on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use. (A Service Flag, also known as a "blue star banner," is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense [DOD] for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities.) States that nothing in this Act shall be considered to permit any display or use inconsistent with: (1) any DOD regulations regarding rules or customs pertaining to the proper display or use of the Service Flag; or (2) any reasonable restriction pertaining to the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag necessary to protect a substantial interest of the condominium, cooperative, or residential real estate management association.

Date: 2009-05-21
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Housing and community development
Clean Energy Promotion Act - Requires the United States to annually deposit into the BLM Wind Energy and Solar Energy Permit Processing Improvement Fund up to $5 million received as annual wind energy and solar energy right-of-way authorization fees under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Makes the amounts deposited available for salaries and expenses related to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) offices dedicated to the coordination and processing of wind energy and solar energy permit applications. Authorizes the expenditure or transfer of such amounts as are necessary to: (1) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (2) the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and (3) state agencies involved in the processing of wind and solar permits on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the BLM.

Date: 2009-06-02
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Energy
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-06-08
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against entering restricted federal buildings or grounds to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly enters any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Defines "restricted buildings or grounds" as a posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of a building or grounds: (1) where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting; or (2) so restricted due to a special event of national significance. Provides for compliance of the budgetary effects of this Act with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Date: 2009-06-09
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the United States courthouse located at 301 Simonton Street in Key West, FL, as the "Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-06-17
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Jeremy Warriner Consumer Protection Act of 2009 - Requires an automobile manufacturer to purchase liability insurance from an insurance company if: (1) the federal government has an ownership interest in the manaufacturer; or (2) the manufacturer has an outstanding federal loan. Prescribes specifications for such product liability coverage. Declares null and void any defense to a liability claim that is predicated upon bankruptcy by an automobile manufacturer that is a named insured under a liability insurance plan. Requires the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to implement such insurance requirement. Authorizes the Administrator to impose against any automobile manufacturer for non-compliance with this Act a civil penalty of up to five times the amount it would have cost such manufacturer to purchase the requisite liability insurance.

Date: 2009-06-26
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Finance and financial sector
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 224 South Boulder Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the "H. Dale Cook Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

Date: 2009-07-23
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
FLTFA Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act to reauthorize the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Makes the Act non-applicable to land eligible for sale under specified public land laws.

Date: 2009-07-24
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-07-31
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the "Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-09-08
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the "Rex E. Lee Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-09-10
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act - Establishes the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security to study how the government may provide for both security in, and public access to, federal buildings and other federal property and sites.

Date: 2009-09-10
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Emergency management
Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, is designated as the "James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building."

Date: 2009-09-14
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, as the "George Kell Post Office."

Date: 2009-09-23
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16555 Springs Street in White Springs, Florida, as the "Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-09-29
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to offer to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts, all interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real property located on the Massasoit Bridge Road in Nantucket that was once utilized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Requires such conveyance to be made without consideration. Makes the town responsible for all costs related to the conveyance. Provides for reversion of the property to the United States if it is not being used for a public purpose.

Date: 2009-10-07
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Darrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the "Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-10-13
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-10-28
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1639 Dickerson Boulevard in Monroe, North Carolina, as the "Second Lieutenant Samuel I. Parker Postal Carrier Annex."

Date: 2009-11-03
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Authorizes the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois. Prohibits the use of any funds authorized by this Act to transfer any enemy combatant from the Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Thomson Correctional Center or to build, modify, or enhance Thomson Correctional Center or any other facility in Illinois to house any such enemy combatant.

Date: 2009-11-17
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Crime and law enforcement
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9727 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas, as the "Congresswoman Jan Meyers Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-11-17
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Healthy Air for Federal Workers Act - Prohibits the smoking of tobacco products in any area outside of any federal executive, legislative, or judicial building which is within 25 feet of any of the building's entrances, exits, windows that open, or ventilation intakes that serve an enclosed area of the building where smoking is prohibited. Excludes the smoking of tobacco products which occurs solely for purposes of research on smoking conducted by an agency. Requires the Administrator of General Services, in conjunction with agency heads, regarding executive branch buildings, and the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, regarding judicial branch buildings, to inform all employees and visitors to such buildings about the smoke-free policy, educate employees about the dangers of exposure to secondhand smoke, and undertake necessary related activities.

Date: 2009-11-18
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Smoke-Free Federal Workplace Act - Prohibits smoking in federal buildings. Defines "federal building" to: (1) include any building, any area within 25 feet of such building, any courtyard, any areas used for children's playgrounds, or any structure owned, leased, or leased for use by a federal agency; and (2) exclude any building or other structure on a military installation, any health care facility under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), or any area of a building that is used primarily as living quarters. Requires the head of each executive agency, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the House Office Building Commission and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Architect of the Capitol to: (1) take such actions as necessary to institute and enforce the prohibition as it applies to all federal buildings; and (2) implement an enforcement process to impose a fine on an individual who fails to comply with the prohibition ($250 fine for a first offense, $500 for a second offense, and $1,000 for any subsequent offense). Permits a state or local government or a federal agency, including a military installation or VA facility, to implement more protective smoke-free or tobacco-free laws.

Date: 2009-11-19
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Gold Star Mothers National Monument Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation to establish a monument in the District of Columbia area, as a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the Gold Star Mothers National Monument.

Date: 2009-12-03
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Public lands and natural resources
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building."

Date: 2009-12-10
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 18, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the annex building under construction for the Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John C. Godbold United States Judicial Administration Building."

Date: 2009-12-10
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Requires a restroom in a public building to be a family restroom (e.g., specifically equipped to accommodate use by men and women for the purpose of changing the diaper of a child and aiding a child in the restroom) or otherwise to be equipped with baby changing facilities that the Administrator of General Services (GSA) determines are physically safe, sanitary, and appropriate. Makes this requirement inapplicable to a restroom that: (1) is not available for public use; or (2) contains clear and conspicuous signage indicating where a family restroom is located within the same section or corridor of such building.

Date: 2010-01-27
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San Jose, California, as the "Anthony J. Cortese Post Office Building."

Date: 2010-01-27
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Establishes a program under which the Architect of the Capitol shall solicit, accept, and place busts from each of the states for display in one of the Cannon, Rayburn, or Longworth House Office Buildings. Considers such bust a gift to the United States. Limits such bust to one per state on display. Requires the House Committee on House Administration to specify standards which must be met by such state provided bust, including that: (1) it must portray a leading political, religious, or cultural figure from the state's history; (2) it must conform to roughly uniform dimensions; (3) its construction must be in either bronze or marble; (4) its style must be realistic; and (5) no bust representing any individual may be accepted for display as part of the program until 50 years after his or her death.

Date: 2010-02-23
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Congress
Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2010 - Requires each public building constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features. Directs the Administrator to: (1) incorporate such materials and features into existing public buildings; and (2) address the impacts of interior and exterior lighting on native bird species.

Date: 2010-03-09
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the "Steve Goodman Post Office Building."

Date: 2010-03-16
Topic: Government Operations (Property Management)
Subject: Government operations and politics