[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4125 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4125

  To permit the Administrator of General Services to make repairs and 
lease space without approval of a prospectus if the repair or lease is 
 required as a result of damages to buildings or property attributable 
                to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2005

Mr. Shuster (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Boustany) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To permit the Administrator of General Services to make repairs and 
lease space without approval of a prospectus if the repair or lease is 
 required as a result of damages to buildings or property attributable 
                to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY OF GSA TO MAKE REPAIRS AND LEASE SPACE IN RESPONSE 
              TO DAMAGES ATTRIBUTABLE TO HURRICANE KATRINA OR HURRICANE 
              RITA.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out duties under chapter 33 of title 
40, United States Code, the Administrator of General Services may (1) 
repair a public building, (2) repair any building, or part of the 
building, that is under lease by the Federal Government for use for a 
public purpose, and (3) lease space for use for a public purpose, 
without approval of a prospectus under section 3307(a) of such title, 
if the lease or repair is required as a result of damages to buildings 
or property attributable to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
    (b) Repairs.--
            (1) Initial reports.--At least 5 days before entering into 
        an agreement to make a repair under subsection (a), the 
        Administrator shall 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 
        report on the repair, including--
                    (A) a brief description of the building to be 
                repaired;
                    (B) a description of the repair to be performed;
                    (C) an estimate of the total cost of the repair; 
                and
                    (D) an estimate of the date of completion of the 
                repair.
            (2) Final reports.--Not later than 15 days after completing 
        a repair under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 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 report on the repair, including--
                    (A) a detailed description of the activities 
                carried out in making the repair; and
                    (B) a statement identifying the total cost of the 
                repair.
    (c) Leases.--
            (1) Lease term.--A lease agreement entered into under 
        subsection (a) shall be for a term of 5 years or less.
            (2) Reports.--Not later than 10 days after entering into a 
        lease agreement under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
        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 report on the lease, 
        including--
                    (A) a statement identifying the location of the 
                leased space;
                    (B) a statement identifying the square footage of 
                the leased space;
                    (C) a statement identifying the cost of the lease; 
                and
                    (D) a statement identifying the agency that will 
                occupy the leased space and describing where the agency 
                was previously located.

SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority provided by this Act to enter into an agreement for a 
repair or lease shall cease to be effective on the day that is one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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