II Calendar No. 415 109th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2292 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 15, 2006 Mr. Specter (for himself, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Biden, Mr. Talent, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Allard) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary April 27, 2006 Reported by Mr. Specter, without amendment A BILL To provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent charges.

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Relief from excessive rent charges

Section 462 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)Effective October 1, 2006, rent charges established by the Administrator of General Services for accommodations provided to the judicial branch shall not exceed the actual costs of operating and maintaining such accommodations by the General Services Administration, and no amounts for shell rent, capital costs, real estate taxes (except for taxes actually paid by the Administrator of General Services to lessors), or administrative fees shall be included in such rent charges. The judicial branch’s repayment to the Administrator of General Services of the cost of repair and alteration projects performed by the General Services Administration on judicial branch accommodations after October 1, 2006, shall be recovered over time in a manner agreed upon by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Administrator. .

April 27, 2006 Reported without amendment