1.This Act may be cited as the
Public Buildings Reform Act of
2012
.
<enum>I</enum><header>Reduction of
Federal Space Footprint</header>
<section id="H8041F942E28440D596DF4AEA6D86DD07"><enum>101.</enum><header>Required
offsets for new space</header>
<subsection id="HD07FCCE34115403791E03DC3BD532B2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Offsets and
reduction of space inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the end of chapter 33 of title 40,
United States Code, add the following:</text>
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<section id="H9FDB2F3B01164D16A61C860CE6D8D3C8"><enum>3317.</enum><header>Offsets and
reduction of space inventory</header>
<subsection id="H5F6BC81A841A4863B2FFBBE760CFCC51"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Information in
prospectus</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any prospectus
that proposes new space, whether leased or owned, transmitted pursuant to
section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, for fiscal years 2014, 2015,
and 2016 shall contain information outlining the details of the elimination of
at least a corresponding amount of space.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA45FAB9EDA2447DBB1B10D11BB71A84E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction in
leased and owned property</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each calendar year through 2016, the
Administrator of General Services shall reduce by a minimum of 1,000,000 square
feet of the leased and owned property in the inventory of the General Services
Administration and shall report on an annual basis 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 detailing the
reductions for the previous
year.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HDBC5CD93B76448CFA5D66835EFBAF605"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="H9FDB2F3B01164D16A61C860CE6D8D3C8" level="section">3317. Offsets and reduction of space
inventory.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Minimizing Costs
of Federal Space</header>
<section id="H0FE7FA23B9434BED8D33502079BA0714"><enum>201.</enum><header>Minimizing
costs of leased space</header>
<subsection id="HBCF72A4E99D6481B8E5FBF409E777AA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3301(a) of title 40, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H25D7C4D486C54DB19D8F1907DC4024FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H316768AE44564443B76E924CB01401C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (4) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H72B12514312C4E34B31CA5B785E4DE25"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Maximum rental
rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>maximum
rental rate</quote> means the maximum rate by rentable square feet estimated by
the Administrator for the lease of commercial space for the purposes of a
public building for a given geographical
location.</text>
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</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H278E52A3BD2E4F7D864EC61F12D740C0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions on
below-Prospectus projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3307(g) of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H41D034F52BE94D45BABD9E08CC880A89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation on
below-prospectus level</header>
<subparagraph id="H7FD699B8930340FC865A07B8BCEC57B9" indent="down1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Restriction on rental
rate</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may
not lease space at an amount below the average annual rental rate established
pursuant to subsections (a) and (h) that exceeds the maximum rental rate
established by the Administrator for the respective geographical location
unless the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
are notified in writing at least 10 days before executing such lease.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E4CE352FFCD436C9E23A69E63ECDE5C" indent="down1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Annual reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall submit, on an
annual basis, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of
the Senate reports detailing the maximum rental rates established by the
Administrator by geographical location.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HADA6DDC6C9F642D9AC2CA2F36B543552"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on
Other Below-Prospectus Level Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At least 30 days before entering into any
lease-construction agreement, regardless of the thresholds established pursuant
to subsections (a) and (h), the Administrator shall notify the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate in writing of the
intention to enter into such agreement and include in the notification details
of the project and any associated
information.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H3D2B03473B9246FE89EB408216A255CC"><enum>202.</enum><header>Reducing costs
related to courthouses</header>
<subsection id="H09A2239B696E42D483B5C88814B3DC49"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on
new courthouses</header><text>The Administrator of General Services may not
commence construction of any new courthouse if—</text>
<paragraph id="H62969DAC5782456A8D8077D56FDF2775"><enum>(1)</enum><text>construction has
not begun on or before November 1, 2012; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA94043890B4443DAA2E44A832CCFFC85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the same
jurisdiction in which the new Federal courthouse will serve, the existing
utilization of courtrooms in a courthouse is not, at a minimum, in accordance
with subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H653FFCBE78434164A4C19623BCBD605D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For
the purposes of this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0791EFFD8AD2422894D5EE0AF97CA35C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commence
construction</header><text>The term <quote>commence construction</quote> means
the Administrator has obligated funds for the construction phase of a
courthouse project, but in no case shall construction be construed as
commencing on the basis of any obligation of funds or actions taken for site
acquisition, design, excavation, demolition, or preliminary site work and in
accordance with paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69FFFB0C5B3A461EBF9766362406344D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Courtroom
sharing requirements</header><text>The term <quote>courtroom sharing
requirements</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB821CCD47CC749F29012F6964EC255BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in courthouses with 10 or more active
district judges, 2 courtrooms per 3 active district judges;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB0D60A132CAE40168EE3190643B59BF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in courthouses
with 2 or more bankruptcy judges, 2 courtrooms per 3 bankruptcy judges;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8FA38AA88844E68AE2A4109FBA6174F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in courthouses
with 2 or more senior district judges, 1 courtroom per 2 senior district
judges; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H88A9E1272C464B3FBB18D4EB8FD7B465"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in courthouses
with 2 or more magistrate judges, 1 courtroom per 2 magistrate judges.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0C11658819604F928D57D8BDAAC33C43"><enum>(c)</enum><header>United States
courts design guide</header><text>Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Design Guide for courthouses shall be updated to
incorporate courtroom sharing to the maximum extent practicable consistent with
the requirements outlined in subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF42F2EA8EB174EB1BAA6B2DF04BD84F0"><enum>203.</enum><header>Reducing costs
of real estate transactions</header>
<subsection id="HEA7EBD4F9A28465FB57E84614297BD44"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of private
sector expertise</header><text>The Administrator of General Services shall, to
the maximum extent practicable, utilize customary and industry real estate
management and services, including the use of a commercial real estate leasing
brokerage and related property management services.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD70488D964F54B9DAA15754108C72F6C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The
Administrator shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Comptroller
General detailing—</text>
<paragraph id="H7AAF0C4BC69A4781A9C803813F961429"><enum>(1)</enum><text>lease procurements
entered into by the Administrator through the use of in house personnel, and
lease procurements entered into through the use of commercial real estate
brokerage agreements under a national or other type of contract, and a
comparison of savings of each method of procurement, including lease costs
relative to market, tenant agency rent credits, and any concessions affecting
the total costs of such lease;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6DF2536FA740481FAB34190E1B00460F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other real estate
management services carried out through commercial real estate agreements;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC0DB0118B3D3400EA721200A40C9EAF1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a breakdown of total time and costs of
lease procurements conducted by Federal full-time equivalent employees and
General Services Administration contract employees assigned to manage
transactions conducted internally, and procurements conducted through
commercial real estate brokerage services through agreements with General
Services Administration and associated staffing costs of such agreements. The
analysis of costs shall include costs of all personnel, including the costs of
salaries and benefits, office and related space, travel, training, and other
related costs for all personnel directly or indirectly assigned to such
procurements. The analysis of the time required for each method of procuring
leased space shall take into account—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF7287CCAFB242AD8C18F4424F3AE7A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the type of
procurement and whether it is a simple lease renewal, lease extension,
superseding lease, standstill lease agreement, full and open competition, or
other than full and open competition, and whether a procurement is low price,
technically acceptable, or source selection and whether such lease is a
simplified lease, streamlined lease, or standard lease;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA79F09FC7A3F4684B0C2BE4473D2A598"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any changes to
procurement schedules and whether such schedules are adjusted;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E90C617FD134592B9EDCF3D80AB4A33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Federal agency
requirements’ modifications; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB29180B1A7354E86B107DB64E55EA9A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">internal policy shifts and other changes
that may affect the timing of such transactions so that an accurate comparison
may be conducted between the differences of procurements conducted by in-house
and contract personnel under the control of the Administration, and those
procurements conducted by leasing brokerages services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H4839B8895F9C459989B6A5A46C823337"><enum>(c)</enum><header>GAO
review</header><text>As requested by the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate, the Comptroller General shall report on the
information and data provided pursuant to subsection (b). The review shall
consider, among other requested elements—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H78B93507AD2F4EEE8156E5026AAFE099"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the reliability of
the data provided pursuant to subsection (b); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HDA86EC13A0F44FF4B99A3B38B201476E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an assessment of
any analyses provided pursuant to subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96DD5C1967ED492696CD36FEA0B299BF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Access to
information</header><text>The Administrator shall provide the Comptroller
General any additional data and information requested by the Comptroller
General to carry out subsection (c). The Comptroller General shall notify the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate if the
Administrator of General Services fails to provide data, analyses, or other
information required under this section.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H7720D6A59E484B338080E33E9DD75495"><enum>204.</enum><header>Reduction in
personnel</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than
fiscal year 2015, the Administrator of General Services shall reduce the total
number of full time equivalent positions of the Public Buildings Service to
6,000.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Elimination of
Waste and Abuse</header>
<section id="H5593812EA5014C0099F10DBB460C13D1"><enum>301.</enum><header>Prohibition on
bonuses</header>
<subsection id="HEB3C458BFCCB4E68B6290E70B4B2A99B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Moratorium on
bonuses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 592 of title
40, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H79DD452DB8224DF49044AD5EB8873D6D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Moratorium on
bonuses</header>
<paragraph id="HECA205B187AC48AC9F09DCF833ACACD3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless specifically
authorized by Congress in a given fiscal year, no funds in the Federal
Buildings Fund may be available for bonuses, performance awards, or similar
expenditures for members of the Senior Executive Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9409EB2866244634B5EE1B14C9E11803"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This
subsection shall cease to be effective on October 1,
2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCAA56B67C67B4D35A0F0F454B8671B6B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Restrictions on
conferences and travel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code,
as amended by section 101 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
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<section id="H6D40705D62A4488281182DF7631B0FD6"><enum>3318.</enum><header>Restrictions
on conferences and travel</header>
<subsection id="H0985E4EA59FA403F955E3680250770E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<paragraph id="H7A25F55C40E9493386A60915A54E68C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Notification
regarding conferences</header><text>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 written
notification not less than 30 days before entering into any contract related to
any conference that includes personnel of the Public Buildings Service. The
notification shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H43F28FB1BD9C4CC2A6CFD7BE5742964C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The purpose of the
conference.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0CF746E87D5E43989B52B89EDCF59A16"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A detailed budget
for the conference, including related travel, lodging, and per diem
costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2541C8925C3B456A849693FD2AEB5177"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The expected
number of participants.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBD9554CEDD8048ADAEB61A9FF3D4CB97"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The location and
length of the conference.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF72D93E79D4C4FA78C94AE5E8A172771"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Any expected
non-Federal funding or sponsorships.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H74388452CA6B4BEF9A0D52E1D5FAF971"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conference
review</header><text>Not later than 60 days after each conference referred to
in subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the committees identified
in subsection (a) the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A8BEF4F6D0F4C2196CCAC27D13C7A09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Details on the
actual expenditures and costs of the conference and a comparison to the budget
submitted pursuant to paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE9F26D5A0E9A4D358A14026B2B5C2C50"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The actual number
of participants of the Public Buildings Service, including job title and
classifications, and associated travel, lodging, and per diem costs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0A518BC5CDBF4A27866F64F4AF3EDECD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An agenda of
conference programming and
events.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H78959A846EFD442984661AF78543052D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">3318. Restrictions on conference and
travel.</toc-entry>
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</subsection></section><section id="H822FCA6DDCCF4F4F8C92E5559E2985BB"><enum>302.</enum><header>Limitation on
internships</header>
<subsection id="H3161293F717347CE936266C40A24A746"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Restriction on
interns</header><text>Through fiscal year 2015, the Public Buildings Service
shall have not more than 50 individuals, paid or un-paid, participating in any
intern program, recent graduate program, or Presidential Management Fellow
program, or similar program in any given fiscal year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC0FC19575C5B41DAABAFE63BD2D4B879"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inspector
general review</header><text>The Inspector General of the General Services
Administration shall review the Public Buildings Service’s internship program,
recent graduate program and Presidential Management Fellow program and any
similar program and report to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate on the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H970830393F1D410A912874F58FD1C16A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The costs
associated with the programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5427FC5619A443179E6507CC852D2B6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Value added to the
Public Buildings Service of the programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4F4E6AA501B24B90B0BF2868C3E14546"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Recommendations on
improving the programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H60AA062056B349D08091BE8BCD5C47F1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Compliance with
Federal hiring laws, practices, and standards.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>IV</enum><header>Improving
Transparency and Accountability</header>
<section id="HB2E11F7D339D42FB8CDF5DBF39C6C512" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>401.</enum><header>Administrative costs
specified</header>
<subsection id="HB9C76D84CFA64AED93CE3C66162F7028"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administrative
costs specified</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
592(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D19DBBD367F4050BBBD6A8A9CA75278" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBA1655054D5844BBBA7A2F2B83F6D159"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exception for
administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), deposits in
the Fund may not be used for administrative expenses of the Public Buildings
Service unless an amount specified for such expenses is specifically authorized
annually.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HF4D28E6BAC604E4AB256B58240ADA24F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reporting of
administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3307 of title 40, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D649AE18F9144BDA7B72FBDFAA09C14" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF99D18DBAD8F41EF9D591EBCA3136450"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Budget proposal
of administrative expenses</header>
<paragraph id="HA783D617453B4F049DC54F834AB7CBAD" indent="down1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Proposed budget</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the date that the President
submits the budget request to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
United States Code, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a
proposed budget for the Public Buildings Service to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all
proposed administrative expenses for such Service for the following fiscal
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CB002835C1C4968BB13F39F63100249" indent="down1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Specifics of budget
proposal</header><text>Such proposed budget shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA5A83FCB59E34143AD1C3CEE034B7836"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A
breakdown of proposed administrative expenses of the Public Buildings Service
and the expenses of the previous fiscal year, including a breakdown of object
classification and subclassification to include salaries, bonuses, travel and
transportation, training, and conferences.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8CCE22A71AAB4875B6918310AA479953"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A breakdown as described in subparagraph
(A) for the Public Buildings Service headquarters, Commissioner’s office, and
each of the regional offices.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7211B42998614A0EB1486D0E583E2337"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A breakdown of proposed staffing levels,
including the number of full-time equivalents and number of Federal employees
by job classification and title of the Public Buildings Service, the Service
headquarters, Commissioner’s office, and the regional offices, and the numbers
for such expenses for the prior fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H89B7C4513DD04764A1687C42ED3EA55E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A detailed justification for any proposed
increase in administrative expenses or staffing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H464EAD10EDC743B6910D33C4F6589899" indent="down1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative cost
categories</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The budget
proposal information described in paragraph (2) shall provide the required
information consistent with the following administrative cost
categories:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3BACBE7BEF894AF482785C45E61684BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Building Operations and Maintenance,
including cleaning, utilities and fuels, and maintenance.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1B44B2DC3EC74429A4B072C1B9A780F7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Salaries and Expenses, including other
building services, space acquisition, staff support, and information technology
services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H73DAB774AED346B78BFE1067FFED9420"><enum>402.</enum><header>Limitation on
authorizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3307 of
title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 401(b) of this Act, is
further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H89AE1D01EC9144B0A3CD128A8B12E8B9"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Expiration of
committee resolutions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless
a lease is executed or a construction, alteration, repair, design or
acquisition project is initiated within 5 years of the resolution approvals
adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate
pursuant to subsection (a) such resolution approvals shall be deemed
expired.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40E82E2BE7104227819B77B3BA906523"><enum>403.</enum><header>Limitation on
certain leasing authorities</header>
<subsection id="HC1831EC2739B4B4ABB5D796961A8BC17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on
leasing authority of other agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code,
is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H37BF30E737AC41EA96A2E98175C79ECD"><enum>3319.</enum><header>Limitation on
leasing authority of other agencies</header>
<subsection id="H02B937196A764CDBABADE0BEF8DA3120"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, no executive agency may lease space for the purposes of
a public building as defined under section 3301, except as provided under
section 585, and the provisions of this chapter.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF570EFD6FB5048098AE23497E1DACEAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public
building</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of
this section, the term <quote>public building</quote> includes leased
space.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9E3F0831F6864E0EBCD782B01AECD4F2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Further
exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall
not apply to—</text>
<paragraph id="H500703DCB0744B58805F5A9CEB0F112F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">properties that are excluded for reasons of
national security by the President; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8063135889FE4DE1967638B050ADD89F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>properties of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2CEDEF20377C49ACA8ADCC4D74417D91"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed
as creating new authority for executive agencies to enter into leases or limit
the authority of the Administrator under section
3314.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="H9FF349C0724343DEB3DF812572405EF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Small
businesses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When using
commercial leasing services, the Administrator shall adhere to the requirements
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB9065EAE9FC547FF869852F1C8C1B786"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter, as amended by section
301 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end:</text>
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</subsection></section><section id="H188CE757B27A40CD9BD3C1F161F99EA0"><enum>404.</enum><header>Utilization
rates</header>
<subsection id="H11CB32AF10994D4592D017658D916B46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Measurement of
space utilization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later
than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of
General Services shall develop and implement a method of measuring actual
utilization rates of its owned and leased inventory of public buildings space
and a plan for incorporating such utilization rates as performance metrics by
owned and leased buildings and by region.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC98BC4A77069439EAA6A71A8A72AFE11"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Space
utilization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any method
developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a) shall be based on actual
utilization by rentable square feet per Federal employee.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H65F121B6956E41649A31BFC02C16358B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually
thereafter, the Administrator shall report to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate utilization rates measured pursuant
to subsection (a) and performance metrics for owned and leased
buildings.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6EC95DC74E7B45BE9588A2B4F7CC5315"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator and tenant Federal
agencies shall, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, and every 6 months thereafter, certify in writing to the appropriate
committees of Congress the actual number of personnel housed in each building,
leased or owned, in the inventory of the General Services Administration. Such
written certification shall detail the number of Federal employees, number of
temporary employees, number of contractors, and number of any other non-Federal
employees.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H72D7F14BE09840E0A9724CA71D86BAF9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Increase in
rental payments</header><text>If a tenant Federal agency fails to submit
required utilization information, the Administrator may increase the rent for
any property occupied by such tenant agency by 5 percent for a period of 6
months.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAB718ED57AC546A2AF4627950BD0D5A4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Database</header>
<paragraph id="H1B1D7B2AC5B94BCDA4319C1A9398D9AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Administrator shall maintain a current database of
utilization rates and metrics developed pursuant to this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E45685B829141519609334A2F8827B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Accessibility</header><text>The
database base described in paragraph (1) shall be made available upon request
by congressional committees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA9DE9AA476A94759A7219E20A5FB1322"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Exclusions</header><text>For
reasons of national security, the President may exclude any property from the
requirements of this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H245264BD65A6463E81200B519566AAF0"><enum>405.</enum><header>Limitation on
space acquisitions and leasing</header>
<subsection id="H1BAE27E396DF4B24981B186616F80244"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Limitation on
acquisitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 33 of
title 40, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<section id="H509200D6169547488994EE85EA9B2634"><enum>3320.</enum><header>Limitation on
acquisitions</header>
<subsection id="HA3691529747F43EDB8A6487306FA81A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
necessary</header><text>Notwithstanding the provisions of this title or any
other provision of Federal law, the Administrator of General Services may not
construct, repair, alter, or acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise, a public
building or space for which a prospectus is required pursuant to section 3307,
unless the particular project or space acquisition is specifically authorized
by Congress, including through incorporation by reference into the relevant
legislation.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H393D2881DCD04C59980C6D88D6CD4F66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding
subsection (a), the Administrator may enter into an extension lease, if
necessary, not to exceed 5
years.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="H09CEEC267FF94EC8B25130BEDEB23620"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The analysis for such chapter is further amended by
adding at the end the following:</text>
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<toc-entry idref="H509200D6169547488994EE85EA9B2634" level="section">3320. Limitation on
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</subsection></section><section id="H09C47B95EBF34CE49C5E0AE590DBABE3"><enum>406.</enum><header>Vacant
buildings</header>
<subsection id="H16DEA33300624141AFF546AE08B71AE2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports on
vacant buildings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 33
of title 40, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
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<section id="H164EC590F4A043098461A46DBDD4A5AC"><enum>3321.</enum><header>Reports on
vacant public buildings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not
later than March 1 of each year, the Administrator of the General Services
Administration shall provide 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 public buildings in the inventory of
the Administrator that have been vacant, based on actual utilization, for 2 or
more years before the respective report. The report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CE96B6FCECE451DA024DEDEFEF9DD01"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of vacant
public buildings based on actual utilization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9E71B5FC8C2D4235A07D7AA03B6A032A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the square footage
of each building;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23B1863986F04DDAA5D5EC475ABFAD03"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the location of
each building;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H916526F182524712B8F85A1D3D9C214E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the annual
operating costs for each building; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H28CD574AA2364397BD2959ECCD23E71B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any plans
associated with each
building.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="HF6062AF17CCF48D2944CE87E14CEF9DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The analysis for
such chapter is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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</subsection></section><section id="H51CC6FE9DAD3480287F70A2D836E8E3C"><enum>407.</enum><header>Eliminating
project escalations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
3307(c) of title 40 United States Code is amended by adding at the end of the
paragraph the following: <quote>The Administrator shall notify in writing the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate of an increase
more than 5 percent of the estimated maximum cost or of any increase or
decrease in scope or size of 5 or more percent. Such notification shall include
an explanation regarding any such increase or decrease.</quote>.</text>
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