3.0.0 4046 2023-01-11T13:38:25Z 2023-01-11T13:38:25Z House HR 2017-10-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 164 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BUSTOS:H.R. 4046.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H8032]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee Referred to 2017-11-16T16:31:07Z Referred to 2017-10-12T14:02:15Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 2810 HR 2017-12-12 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-11-16 hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Committee 2017-10-12 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-10-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 N J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2017-10-12 True L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2017-10-12 True M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2017-10-12 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2017-10-12 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Lease and rental services Military facilities and property Military procurement, research, weapons development Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-10-12 Introduced in House 2019-04-22T15:57:49Z Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act

This bill requires a military department, before leasing or acquiring new property, to certify that it evaluated the feasibility of using space under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) and determined that: (1) such space is not reasonably available, (2) acquiring or leasing the new property would be more cost effective than the use of the DOD property, or (3) the use of the DOD property would interfere with the ongoing military mission of the property.

]]> Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act Display Title Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act Short Titles as Introduced Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of a military department to make certifications regarding the feasibility of using existing space in property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense prior to entering into certain agreements to acquire or lease real property for the use of such military department, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4046ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4046ih.xml 2017-11-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.