[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1946 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1946

 To declare the Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, to be excess 
    Federal property and to transfer control of the center from the 
     Administrator of General Services to the Secretary of Defense.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 1993

   Mr. Smith of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Dingell,  Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
   Bonior, Mr. Camp, Mr. Carr, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Ford of 
  Michigan, Mr. Henry, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
Levin, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Upton) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred jointly to the Committees on Armed Services, Public Works 
             and Transportation, and Government Operations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To declare the Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan, to be excess 
    Federal property and to transfer control of the center from the 
     Administrator of General Services to the Secretary of Defense.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXCESS REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN.

    (a) Transfer of Excess Property.--The Congress hereby declares the 
Federal Center located in Battle Creek, Michigan, to be excess property 
under section 3(e) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472(e)), and the Administrator of General 
Services, acting pursuant to section 202 of such Act (40 U.S.C. 483), 
shall transfer control of the Federal Center to the Secretary of 
Defense for further Federal utilization as soon as possible after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Consideration.--The transfer of the Federal Center under 
subsection (a) shall be made without reimbursement.
    (c) Effect on Existing Contracts.--The transfer of the Federal 
Center under subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the 
validity or terms of any lease agreement with respect to the Federal 
Center in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
Act, except that any lease agreement between the Administrator and the 
Department of Defense with respect to the Federal Center shall 
terminate.
    (d) Transfer of Renovation Funds.--As part of the transfer of the 
Federal Center under subsection (a), the Administrator shall also 
transfer to the Secretary of Defense the unexpended balance of any 
funds that were appropriated for the purpose of renovating the Federal 
Center. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall--
            (1) complete the renovation of the Federal Center using the 
        funds transferred under this subsection; or
            (2) deposit the funds in the general fund of the Treasury 
        if the Secretary determines that the renovation is unnecessary 
        for efficient use of the Federal Center by the Department of 
        Defense or other occupants.
    (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Federal 
Center'' means the Federal Center located in Battle Creek, Michigan.

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