[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 2232 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2232

 To decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, disposing, and 
 improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real 
                   property, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2012

Mr. Brown of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, disposing, and 
 improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real 
                   property, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Property Realignment Act of 
2012'' or ``CPRA''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to consolidate the footprint of Federal buildings and 
        facilities;
            (2) to maximize the rate of use of Federal buildings and 
        facilities;
            (3) to reduce the reliance of the Federal Government on 
        leased space;
            (4) to sell or redevelop high-value assets that are 
        underused to obtain the highest and best value for the taxpayer 
        and maximize the return to the taxpayer;
            (5) to reduce the operating and maintenance costs of 
        Federal civilian real properties through the realignment of 
        real properties by consolidating, colocating, and reconfiguring 
        space, and by implementing other operational efficiencies;
            (6) to reduce redundancy, overlap, and costs associated 
        with field offices;
            (7) to create incentives for Federal agencies to achieve 
        greater efficiency in inventories of civilian real property;
            (8) to facilitate and expedite the disposal of unneeded 
        civilian properties; and
            (9) to assist Federal agencies in achieving sustainability 
        goals of the Federal Government by reducing excess space, 
        inventory, and energy consumption, as well as by leveraging new 
        technologies.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) Asset proceeds and space management fund.--The term 
        ``Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund'' means the Civilian 
        Property Realignment Commission--Asset Proceeds and Space 
        Management Fund established by section 18(c)(1).
            (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Civilian 
        Property Realignment Commission established by section 4(a)(1).
            (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (5) Disposal.--The term ``disposal'' means any action that 
        constitutes the removal of any Federal civilian real property 
        from the Federal inventory, including sale, deed, demolition, 
        or exchange.
            (6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means--
                    (A) an executive department or independent 
                establishment in the executive branch of the 
                Government; and
                    (B) a wholly owned Government corporation.
            (7) Federal civilian real property; civilian real 
        property.--
                    (A) In general.--The terms ``Federal civilian real 
                property'' and ``civilian real property'' mean any 
                Federal real property asset.
                    (B) Inclusions.--The terms ``Federal civilian real 
                property'' and ``civilian real property'' include--
                            (i) Federal buildings (as defined in 
                        section 3301 of title 40, United States Code); 
                        and
                            (ii) occupied and improved grounds, leased 
                        space, or other physical structures under the 
                        custody and control of any Federal agency.
                    (C) Exclusions.--The terms ``Federal civilian real 
                property'' and ``civilian real property'' do not 
                include--
                            (i) any military installation (as defined 
                        in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and 
                        Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note; 
                        Public Law 101-510));
                            (ii) any property that is excepted from the 
                        definition of the term ``property'' under 
                        section 102 of title 40, United States Code;
                            (iii) a designated wilderness study area or 
                        other areas managed for wilderness 
                        characteristics;
                            (iv) Indian and native Eskimo property held 
                        in trust by the Federal Government as described 
                        in section 3301(a)(5)(C)(iii) of title 40, 
                        United States Code;
                            (v) property operated and maintained by the 
                        Tennessee Valley Authority pursuant to the 
                        Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 
                        U.S.C. 831 et seq.);
                            (vi) postal property owned by the United 
                        States Postal Service; or
                            (vii) any property the Director of the 
                        Office of Management and Budget excludes for 
                        reasons of national security.
            (8) Field office.--The term ``field office'' means any 
        office of a Federal agency that is not the headquarters office 
        location for the Federal agency.
            (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
            (10) Small business concern.--The term ``small business 
        concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
        Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

SEC. 4. CIVILIAN PROPERTY REALIGNMENT COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--There is established an independent 
        commission, to be known as the ``Civilian Property Realignment 
        Commission''.
            (2) Duties.--The Commission shall carry out the duties 
        described in section 6.
            (3) Membership.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed 
                of--
                            (i) a Chairperson appointed by the 
                        President, by and with the advice and consent 
                        of the Senate;
                            (ii) 2 members appointed by the President;
                            (iii) 1 member appointed by the Majority 
                        Leader of the Senate;
                            (iv) 1 member appointed by the Minority 
                        Leader of the Senate;
                            (v) 1 member appointed by the Speaker of 
                        the House of Representatives; and
                            (vi) 1 member appointed by the Minority 
                        Leader of the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Terms.--The term for each member of the 
                Commission shall be 6 years.
                    (C) Vacancies.--Vacancies on the Commission shall 
                be filled in the same manner in which an original 
                appointment was made.
                    (D) Qualifications.--In selecting individuals for 
                appointment to the Commission, the President shall 
                ensure the membership of the Commission includes 
                individuals with expertise representative of--
                            (i) commercial real estate and 
                        redevelopment;
                            (ii) government management or operations;
                            (iii) community development, including 
                        transportation and planning; and
                            (iv) historic preservation.
            (4) Conflicts of interest.--No member of the Commission or 
        staff of a member of the Commission shall participate in 
        developing or issuing a recommendation of the Commission if the 
        member or staff of a member has an economic interest in an 
        entity seeking to acquire any property to be disposed, 
        transferred, consolidated, colocated, reconfigured, or 
        redeveloped under this Act.
    (b) Commission Meetings.--
            (1) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Commission, other 
        than meetings in which classified information is to be 
        discussed, shall--
                    (A) be open to the public;
                    (B) be broadcast on the website established by the 
                Commission under section 6(h);
                    (C) be announced in the Federal Register and the 
                Federal website established by the Commission at least 
                14 calendar days in advance of the meeting; and
                    (D) have released before the meeting an agenda and 
                a listing of materials relevant to the topics to be 
                discussed.
            (2) Quorum and meetings.--Of the members of the 
        Commission--
                    (A) 5 members shall constitute a quorum for the 
                purposes of conducting business; and
                    (B) 3 or more Commission members shall constitute a 
                meeting of the Commission.
            (3) Transparency of information.--All the proceedings, 
        information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, 
        on request, to the chairperson and the ranking minority party 
        member, and the respective subcommittee chairperson and ranking 
        minority party member, of--
                    (A) the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                Reform of the House of Representatives;
                    (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                of the Senate; and
                    (E) the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
                of Representatives and the Senate.
            (4) Government accountability office.--All proceedings, 
        information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, 
        on request, to the Comptroller General of the United States.
    (c) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--
            (1) Compensation.--
                    (A) Rate of pay for members.--Each member of the 
                Commission, other than the Chairperson, shall be paid 
                at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum 
                annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 
                Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
                United States Code, for each day (including travel 
                time) during which the member is engaged in the actual 
                performance of duties vested in the Commission.
                    (B) Rate of pay for chairperson.--The Chairperson 
                of the Commission shall be paid for each day referred 
                to in subparagraph (A) at a rate equal to the daily 
                equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay 
                payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under 
                section 5314, of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Travel.--A member of the Commission shall receive 
        travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
        accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
    (d) Executive Director.--
            (1) Appointment.--The Commission--
                    (A) shall appoint an Executive Director; and
                    (B) shall not be required to comply with title 5, 
                United States Code, governing appointments in the 
                competitive service.
            (2) Rate of pay for director.--The Executive Director shall 
        be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 
        Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States 
        Code.
    (e) Staff.--
            (1) Additional personnel.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
        Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may 
        appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel.
            (2) Detail employees from other agencies.--On request of 
        the Executive Director, the head of any Federal agency may 
        detail any of the personnel of that agency to the Commission to 
        assist the Commission in carrying out the duties of the 
        Commission under this Act.
            (3) Qualifications.--Appointments shall be made with 
        consideration of a balance of expertise consistent with the 
        qualifications of representatives described in subsection 
        (a)(3)(E).
    (f) Contracting Authority.--
            (1) Experts and consultants.--Subject to the availability 
        of appropriations, the Commission may procure by contract the 
        temporary or intermittent services of experts and consultants 
        pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Space.--
                    (A) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation 
                with the Commission, shall identify suitable excess 
                space within the Federal space inventory to house the 
                operations of the Commission.
                    (B) Leasing.--If no space described in subparagraph 
                (A) is available, the Commission may, notwithstanding 
                section 3317 of title 40, United States Code (as added 
                by section 12(a)), and subject to the availability of 
                appropriations, lease space to house the operations of 
                the Commission.
            (3) Personal property.--Subject to the availability of 
        appropriations, the Commission may acquire personal property.
            (4) Use of small business concerns.--In exercising the 
        authority of the Commission under this section and section 5, 
        the Commission shall use, to the maximum extent practicable, 
        small business concerns.
    (g) Termination.--The Commission and the authority of the 
Commission shall terminate on the date that is 6 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Submissions of Agency Information and Recommendations.--Not 
later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not 
later than 90 days after the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, 
the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Administrator and 
the Director a report that includes--
            (1) current data of all Federal civilian real properties 
        owned, leased, or controlled by the respective agency 
        (including all relevant information prescribed by the 
        Administrator and the Director), including data relating to--
                    (A) the age and condition of the property;
                    (B) operating costs;
                    (C) history of capital expenditures;
                    (D) sustainability metrics;
                    (E) number of Federal employees and functions 
                housed in the respective property; and
                    (F) square footage (including gross, rentable, and 
                usable square footage); and
            (2) recommendations with respect to the property that 
        include--
                    (A) Federal civilian properties that can be 
                disposed, transferred, consolidated, colocated, 
                reconfigured, or redeveloped--
                            (i) to reduce the civilian real property 
                        inventory;
                            (ii) to reduce the operating costs of the 
                        Federal Government; and
                            (iii) to create the highest value and 
                        return for the taxpayer;
                    (B) operational efficiencies that may be realized 
                by the Federal Government in the operation and 
                maintenance of Federal civilian real properties; and
                    (C) opportunities to pursue enhanced use leasing in 
                underused buildings in an effort to realize highest and 
                best use of the buildings for the taxpayers.
    (b) Standards and Criteria.--Not later than 60 days after each date 
specified in subsection (a), subject to subsection (c), the Director, 
in consultation with the Administrator, shall--
            (1) review agency recommendations submitted pursuant to 
        subsection (a);
            (2) develop consistent standards and criteria against which 
        agency recommendations will be reviewed, which shall be 
        developed taking into consideration--
                    (A) the extent to which a Federal building or 
                facility aligns with the current mission of the 
                applicable Federal agency;
                    (B) the extent to which there are opportunities to 
                consolidate similar operations across multiple agencies 
                or within agencies;
                    (C) the extent and timing of potential costs and 
                savings, including the number of years, beginning with 
                the date of completion of the proposed recommendation;
                    (D) the economic impact on State and local 
                communities in the vicinity of the Federal building or 
                facility;
                    (E) the extent to which the use rate is being 
                maximized and is consistent with nongovernmental 
                industry standards for the given function or operation;
                    (F) the extent to which reliance on leasing for 
                long-term space needs is reduced;
                    (G) the extent to which the Federal building or 
                facility could be redeveloped or otherwise used to 
                produce the highest and best value and return for the 
                taxpayer;
                    (H) the extent to which the operating and 
                maintenance costs are reduced through consolidating, 
                colocating, and reconfiguring space, and through 
                realizing other operational efficiencies; and
                    (I) the extent to which energy consumption is 
                reduced; and
            (3) develop recommendations for the Commission based on 
        those standards and criteria.
    (c) Special Rule for Use Rates.--
            (1) In general.--Standards developed by the Director under 
        subsection (b) shall incorporate and apply clear standard use 
        rates consistent throughout each category of space and with 
        nongovernment space use rates.
            (2) Underutilization of rates.--To the extent use rates are 
        underutilized by a given agency, the Director shall recommend 
        realignment, colocation, consolidation, or another type of 
        action to improve space use.
    (d) Submission to the Commission.--
            (1) In general.--The standards, criteria, and 
        recommendations developed pursuant to subsection (b) shall be--
                    (A) submitted to the Commission with all supporting 
                information, data, analyses, and documentation;
                    (B) published in the Federal Register; and
                    (C) submitted to the committees referred to in 
                section 4(b)(3) and the Comptroller General of the 
                United States.
            (2) Access to information.--The Commission shall have 
        access to--
                    (A) all information pertaining to the 
                recommendations, including supporting information, 
                data, analyses, and documentation submitted pursuant to 
                subsection (a);
                    (B) on request of the Commission to a Federal 
                agency, any additional information pertaining to the 
                properties of the Federal agency; and
                    (C) all information in the Federal Real Property 
                Profile.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Identification of Property Reduction Opportunities.--The 
Commission shall identify opportunities for the Federal Government to 
reduce significantly--
            (1) the Federal inventory of civilian real property; and
            (2) the costs incurred by the Federal Government in 
        administering that property, including operations, maintenance, 
        and security.
    (b) Identification of High-Value Assets.--
            (1) Identification of certain properties.--Not later than 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Commission shall--
                    (A) identify for potential sale not fewer than 5 
                Federal properties that--
                            (i) are not on the list of surplus or 
                        excess properties as of that date; and
                            (ii) each have an anticipated sale price, 
                        as determined by the Commission, of not less 
                        than $500,000,000; and
                    (B) submit a list of the properties so identified 
                to the President and Congress, which shall be--
                            (i) treated as a recommendation for the 
                        Commission under section 5; and
                            (ii) subject to the approval process 
                        described in sections 7 and 8.
            (2) Information and data.--
                    (A) In general.--To assist the Commission in 
                carrying out paragraph (1), each Federal agency shall 
                provide to the Commission, on request of the 
                Commission, any information and data regarding the 
                properties of the Federal agency.
                    (B) Failure to comply.--The Commission shall notify 
                the committees described in section 4(b)(3) of any 
                failure by any Federal agency to comply with a request 
                of the Commission.
            (3) Transfer.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        approval of the list of properties submitted under paragraph 
        (1), each Federal agency with custody, control, or 
        administrative jurisdiction over an identified property shall 
        transfer custody and control of, and administrative 
        jurisdiction over, that property to the Administrator.
            (4) Sale.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        approval of the list of properties submitted under paragraph 
        (1), and notwithstanding any other provision of law (except as 
        provided in section 10(d)), the Administrator shall sell the 
        properties on the list at fair market value, at highest and 
        best use, for cash at auction.
            (5) Proceeds.--The proceeds of the sale under paragraph (4) 
        shall be distributed pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of 
        section 18.
            (6) Prohibition on lease-back.--The Federal Government may 
        not lease back any property disposed or leased under this 
        subsection.
    (c) Analysis of Inventory.--The Commission--
            (1) shall carry out an independent analysis of the 
        inventory of Federal civilian real property and the 
        recommendations submitted under section 5;
            (2) shall not be bound or limited by the recommendations; 
        and
            (3) in any case in which the Commission determines that a 
        Federal agency has failed to provide necessary information, 
        data, or adequate recommendations that meet the standards and 
        criteria developed under section 5(b), shall develop such 
        recommendations as the Commission considers to be appropriate 
        based on existing data contained in the Federal Real Property 
        Profile or other relevant information.
    (d) Receipt of Information and Proposals.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Commission--
            (1) may receive and consider proposals, information, and 
        other data submitted by State and local officials and the 
        private sector; and
            (2) shall make any such information received publicly 
        available.
    (e) Accounting System.--The Commission shall--
            (1) not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
        this Act, develop and implement a system of accounting, to be 
        used to independently evaluate the costs of and returns on the 
        recommendations provided to the Commission under this Act;
            (2) determine which of the recommendations would provide 
        the highest return to the taxpayer; and
            (3) establish a standard performance period for use in 
        carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2).
    (f) Public Hearings.--
            (1) In general.--After reviewing and performing independent 
        analyses of the recommendations received under section 5, the 
        Commission shall conduct public hearings on the 
        recommendations.
            (2) Testimony.--All testimony before the Commission at a 
        public hearing under this subsection shall be presented under 
        oath.
    (g) Reporting of Information and Recommendations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        receipt of recommendations under section 5, and biennially 
        thereafter, the Commission shall, at a minimum, submit to the 
        President, and publicly post on a Federal website maintained by 
        the Commission, a report containing the findings, conclusions, 
        and recommendations of the Commission for the consolidation, 
        exchange, colocation, reconfiguration, lease reductions, sale, 
        and redevelopment of Federal civilian real properties, and for 
        other operational efficiencies, that may be realized in the 
        operation and maintenance of those properties by the Federal 
        Government.
            (2) Consensus in majority.--The Commission--
                    (A) shall seek to develop consensus 
                recommendations; but
                    (B) if a consensus cannot be obtained, may include 
                in the report under paragraph (1) recommendations that 
                are supported by a majority of the Commission.
    (h) Federal Website.--The Commission shall establish and maintain a 
Federal website for the purpose of making relevant information 
publically available.
    (i) Review by GAO.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress and the Commission a report containing a 
detailed analysis of the recommendations provided by the Commission 
under subsection (g), including the process used to develop the 
recommendations.

SEC. 7. REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT.

    (a) Review and Report.--The President shall--
            (1) on receipt of the recommendations of the Commission 
        under section 6, conduct a review of the recommendations; and
            (2) not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the 
        recommendations, submit to the Commission and Congress a report 
        that describes the approval or disapproval of the President of 
        the recommendations.
    (b) Approval and Disapproval.--If the President--
            (1) approves the recommendations of the Commission, the 
        President shall submit a copy of the recommendations to 
        Congress, together with a certification of the approval;
            (2) disapproves of the recommendations of the Commission, 
        in whole or in part--
                    (A) the President shall submit to the Commission 
                and Congress the reasons for the disapproval; and
                    (B) not later than 30 days after the date of 
                disapproval, the Commission shall submit to the 
                President and Congress a revised list of 
                recommendations;
            (3) approves the revised recommendations of the Commission 
        submitted under paragraph (2)(B), the President shall submit a 
        copy of the revised recommendations to Congress, together with 
        a certification of the approval; and
            (4) does not submit to Congress an approval and 
        certification in accordance with paragraph (1) or (3) by the 
        date that is 30 days after the date of receipt of the 
        recommendations or revised recommendations, the review process 
        under this section shall terminate until the following year.

SEC. 8. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

    (a) Definition of Joint Resolution.--In this section, the term 
``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution--
            (1) that is introduced during the 10-day period beginning 
        on the date on which the President submits an approval and 
        certification of recommendations to Congress under paragraph 
        (1) or (3) of section 7(b);
            (2) that does not have a preamble;
            (3) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as 
        follows: ``That Congress disapproves the recommendations of the 
        Civilian Property Realignment Commission as submitted by the 
        President on _________'', the blank space being filled in with 
        the appropriate date; and
            (4) the title of which is as follows: ``A Joint Resolution 
        disapproving the recommendations of the Civilian Property 
        Realignment Commission''.
    (b) Resolution of Disapproval.--Not later than 45 days after the 
date on which the President submits to Congress an approval and 
certification of recommendations under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 
7(b), Congress may enact a joint resolution to disapprove the 
recommendations of the Commission.
    (c) Computation of Time Period.--For the purposes of this section, 
the days on which either House of Congress is not in session because of 
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain shall be excluded in 
the computation of the period of time described in subsection (a)(1).
    (d) Referral.--
            (1) House of representatives.--A joint resolution that is 
        introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to 
        the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
        of Representatives.
            (2) Senate.--A joint resolution that is introduced in the 
        Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Environment and 
        Public Works of the Senate.
    (e) Discharge.--If the committee to which a joint resolution is 
referred has not reported the joint resolution (or an identical 
resolution) by the end of the 20-day period beginning on the date on 
which the President submits the report to Congress under section 
7(a)(2)--
            (1) the committee shall be, at the end of that period, 
        discharged from further consideration of the joint resolution; 
        and
            (2) the joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
        calendar of the House involved.
    (f) Consideration.--
            (1) In general.--On or after the third day after the date 
        on which the committee to which a joint resolution is referred 
        has reported, or has been discharged (under subsection (e)) 
        from further consideration of, such a joint resolution, it is 
        in order, regardless of whether a previous motion to the same 
        effect has been disagreed to, for any Member of the respective 
        House to move to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
        resolution.
            (2) Motions.--
                    (A) In general.--A Member may make a motion 
                described in paragraph (1) only on the date after the 
                calendar day on which the Member announces to the House 
                concerned the intention of the Member to make the 
                motion, except that, in the case of the House of 
                Representatives, the motion may be made without such a 
                prior announcement if the motion is made by direction 
                of the committee to which the joint resolution was 
                referred.
                    (B) Privilege; amendment.--A motion made under 
                paragraph (1) is--
                            (i) highly privileged in the House of 
                        Representatives, privileged in the Senate, and 
                        not debatable; and
                            (ii) not subject to amendment, a motion to 
                        postpone, or a motion to proceed to the 
                        consideration of other business.
                    (C) Other motions.--
                            (i) In general.--A motion to reconsider the 
                        vote by which a motion made under paragraph (1) 
                        is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
                        order.
                            (ii) Agreement.--If a motion to proceed to 
                        consideration of the joint resolution is agreed 
                        to--
                                    (I) the respective House shall 
                                immediately proceed to the 
                                consideration of the joint resolution 
                                without intervening motion, order, or 
                                other business; and
                                    (II) the joint resolution shall 
                                remain the unfinished business of the 
                                respective House until disposed of.
            (3) Debate.--
                    (A) In general.--Debate on a joint resolution and 
                on all debatable motions and appeals in connection with 
                the joint resolution shall be limited to not more than 
                2 hours, divided equally between those favoring and 
                those opposing the joint resolution.
                    (B) Amendments.--An amendment to the joint 
                resolution is not in order.
                    (C) Motion to further limit debate.--A motion 
                further to limit debate on the joint resolution is in 
                order and not debatable.
                    (D) Other motions.--A motion to postpone, to 
                proceed to the consideration of other business, to 
                recommit the joint resolution, or to reconsider the 
                vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed 
                to is not in order.
            (4) Vote.--Immediately following the conclusion of the 
        debate on a joint resolution and a single quorum call at the 
        conclusion of the debate, if requested in accordance with the 
        rules of the appropriate House, the vote on final passage of 
        the joint resolution shall occur.
            (5) Appeals of decisions of the chair.--Appeals of the 
        decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules 
        of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may 
        be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution shall be 
        decided without debate.
    (g) Consideration by Other House.--
            (1) In general.--If, before the passage by a House of 
        Congress of a joint resolution of that House, that House 
        receives from the other House of Congress a joint resolution, 
        the following procedures shall apply:
                    (A) No committee referral.--The joint resolution of 
                the other House shall not be referred to a committee 
                and may not be considered in the House receiving the 
                joint resolution except in the case of final passage as 
                provided in subparagraph (B).
                    (B) Resolution procedure.--With respect to a joint 
                resolution of the House receiving the joint resolution, 
                the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
                joint resolution had been received from the other 
                House, but the vote on final passage shall be on the 
                joint resolution of the other House.
            (2) No consideration.--On disposition of the joint 
        resolution received from the other House, it shall no longer be 
        in order to consider the joint resolution that originated in 
        the receiving House.
    (h) Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.--This section 
is enacted by Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such--
                    (A)(i) is deemed to be a part of the rules of each 
                House, respectively; but
                    (ii) is applicable only with respect to the 
                procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a 
                joint resolution; and
                    (B) supersedes other rules only to the extent that 
                this section is inconsistent with those rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.
    (i) Failure To Pass Resolution of Disapproval.--If Congress fails 
to pass a joint resolution by the date that is 45 calendar days after 
the date of submission by the President to Congress of the 
recommendations of the Commission, each Federal agency shall be 
required to implement and carry out all of the recommendations of the 
Commission pursuant to section 9.

SEC. 9. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Carrying Out Recommendations.--
            (1) In general.--Each Federal agency shall, in consultation 
        with the Administrator--
                    (A) on the date specified in section 8(i), 
                immediately begin preparations to carry out the 
                recommendations of the Commission;
                    (B) not later than 1 year after the date on which 
                the President submits the recommendations of the 
                Commission to Congress, initiate implementation of 
                those recommendations; and
                    (C) not later than the end of the 3-year period 
                beginning on the date on which the President submits 
                the recommendations of the Commission to Congress, 
                complete implementation of all recommended actions.
            (2) Actions.--Each recommended action taken by a Federal 
        agency shall be economically beneficial and cost-neutral or 
        otherwise favorable to the Federal Government.
            (3) Notification.--In the case of a recommended action the 
        implementation of which requires longer than 3 years due to 
        extenuating circumstances, a Federal agency shall submit to the 
        President and Congress, as soon as the extenuating circumstance 
        becomes apparent--
                    (A) a notice of a delay in implementing the 
                recommended action; and
                    (B) an estimated time to complete the relevant 
                action.
    (b) Actions of Federal Agencies.--In implementing any recommended 
action relating to any Federal building or facility under this Act, a 
Federal agency may, in consultation with the Administrator, pursuant to 
subsection (c), take all such necessary and proper actions, including--
            (1) acquiring land, constructing replacement facilities, 
        performing such other activities, and conducting such advance 
        planning and design as is required to transfer functions from a 
        Federal asset or property to another Federal civilian property;
            (2) providing outplacement assistance to civilian employees 
        employed by any Federal agency at a Federal civilian property 
        impacted by the recommended action; and
            (3) reimbursing other Federal agencies for actions 
        performed at the request of the Commission.
    (c) Necessary and Proper Actions.--
            (1) In general.--In acting on a recommendation of the 
        Commission, a Federal agency shall--
                    (A) act within any authority delegated to the 
                Federal agency; and
                    (B) if the Federal agency has not been delegated 
                authority to act on the recommendation, the Federal 
                agency shall work in partnership with the Administrator 
                to carry out the recommendation.
            (2) Actions of administrator.--The Administrator--
                    (A) may take such necessary and proper actions, 
                including the sale, conveyance, or exchange of civilian 
                real property, as are required to implement the 
                recommendations of the Commission in accordance with 
                subsection (a); and
                    (B) shall enter into and use commission-based 
                contracts for real estate services to assist in 
                carrying out property transactions required by the 
                recommendations of the Commission.
    (d) Discretion of Administrator Regarding Transactions.--For any 
transaction identified, recommended, or commenced as a result of this 
Act, any otherwise required legal priority given to, or requirement to 
enter into, a transaction to convey a Federal civilian real property 
for less than fair market value, for no consideration at all, or in a 
transaction that mandates the exclusion of other market participants, 
shall be at the discretion of the Administrator.

SEC. 10. DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTIES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
recommendation or commencement of a disposal or realignment of civilian 
real property shall not be subject to--
            (1) the first section through section 3 of the Act of May 
        19, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 667b et seq.);
            (2) sections 107 and 317 of title 23, United States Code;
            (3) section 545(b)(8) of title 40, United States Code;
            (4) sections 550, 553, and 554 of title 40, United States 
        Code;
            (5) section 1304(b) of title 40, United States Code;
            (6) section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 11411);
            (7) section 47151 of title 49, United States Code;
            (8) section 11(d) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
        U.S.C. App. 1622(d));
            (9) any other provision of law authorizing the conveyance 
        of real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the 
        Federal Government for no consideration; or
            (10) any congressional notification requirement (other than 
        that under section 545(e) of title 40, United States Code).
    (b) Continuation of Certain Requirements.--Nothing in subsection 
(a) modifies, alters, or amends any other required environmental or 
historical review, recordkeeping, or notice requirement otherwise 
applicable to a conveyance of Federal civilian real property.
    (c) Public Benefit.--
            (1) In general.--For those properties that the Commission 
        determines should be reviewed for potential use for the 
        homeless or for any other public benefit under a provision of 
        law described in subsection (a), the Commission shall submit to 
        the Secretary, on the same date on which the report of the 
        Commission is submitted to the President under section 6(g), 
        any such information on the building or property that concerns 
        the decision regarding the disposal of the civilian property.
            (2) Action by secretary.--Not later than 30 days after the 
        date on which the Commission makes a submission of information 
        under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the 
        Commission a report summarizing a determination of the 
        suitability of the civilian real properties recommended to be 
        disposed as properties appropriate for use in assisting the 
        homeless.
            (3) Notice of interest.--Not later than 60 days after the 
        date on which the Commission submits a report to the President 
        under section 6(g) and the recommendations of the Commission 
        are released to the public, any representatives of the homeless 
        proposing interest in the use of property that the Commission 
        has determined should be reviewed for potential use by the 
        homeless or for any other public benefit under a provision of 
        law described in subsection (a) may submit a notice of interest 
        to the Commission and the Secretary that contains--
                    (A) a description of the homeless assistance 
                program that the representative proposes to carry out 
                at the installation;
                    (B) an assessment of the need for the program;
                    (C) a description of the extent to which the 
                program is or will be coordinated with other homeless 
                assistance programs in the communities in the vicinity 
                of the property;
                    (D) a description of the buildings and property 
                that are necessary in order to carry out the program;
                    (E) a description of the financial plan, the 
                organization, and the organizational capacity of the 
                representative to carry out the program; and
                    (F) an assessment of the time required to commence 
                implementation of the program.
            (4) HUD approval.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) not later than 60 days after the date on which 
                the Commission submits the report to the President 
                under section 6(g), review and certify submissions 
                under this subsection from representatives of the 
                homeless; and
                    (B) if more than 1 notice of interest is entered 
                for a property, indicate to the Commission which 
                planned use of the property for the homeless has more 
                merit.
            (5) Interested parties.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the 
                date on which the Commission submits the report to the 
                President under section 6(g) and the recommendations of 
                the Commission are publicly released, any parties 
                proposing interest in a property that the Commission 
                has determined should be reviewed for any other public 
                benefit programs described in subsection (a), for a use 
                that is not homeless assistance, may submit a notice of 
                interest to the Commission and to the Federal agency 
                that is otherwise tasked by law to review applications 
                for the public benefit conveyance program under which 
                the party is applying.
                    (B) Requirements.--A notice of interest under this 
                paragraph shall contain the information otherwise 
                required by the law establishing the public benefit 
                conveyance program.
            (6) Assessment of validity and merit.--
                    (A) In general.--A Federal agency that has been 
                tasked with reviewing applications for public benefit 
                conveyance programs, and that receives a notice of 
                interest with information pertaining to the 
                certification of the validity of a proposed public 
                benefit conveyance operating under 1 of the uses under 
                subsection (a) that are not homeless assistance, 
                shall--
                            (i) review and certify submissions from 
                        parties proposing such future use for the 
                        property; and
                            (ii) not later than 60 days after the date 
                        on which the Commission submits the report to 
                        the President under section 6(g), submit to the 
                        Commission an assessment of the validity and 
                        merits of the information contained in the 
                        notice of interest.
                    (B) Selection of use.--If more than 1 notice of 
                interest is entered for a property, the head of the 
                reviewing agency shall indicate to the Commission which 
                planned use of the property has more merit.
            (7) Compilation of information and assessments.--The 
        Commission shall--
                    (A) compile all information and assessments 
                regarding submitted notices of interest about 
                properties; and
                    (B) as soon as practicable after the date on which 
                the recommendations of the Commission are required to 
                be implemented by Federal agencies under section 8(i), 
                forward the information and assessments to the Federal 
                agencies that maintain custody and control over the 
                civilian real properties to be disposed for use in 
                implementing the recommendations of the Commission.
            (8) Use of property.--
                    (A) In general.--If a property reviewed by the 
                Secretary is determined to be fit for use by the 
                homeless and the Secretary has identified a 
                representative of the homeless whose notice of interest 
                is certified, or, in the event of more than 1 notice of 
                interest on the property, whose notice of interest is 
                determined by the Secretary to have the most merit, the 
                Federal agency maintaining custody or control of the 
                property, in accordance with subsection (a), shall 
                commence conveyance of the property to that 
                representative of the homeless after the date on which 
                the recommendations of the Commission are required to 
                be implemented by Federal agencies under section 8(i).
                    (B) Unfit for use; no notice of interest.--If a 
                property reviewed by the Secretary is determined to be 
                unfit for use by the homeless, or if there is no 
                identified notice of interest on the property by a 
                representative of the homeless, the Federal agency 
                maintaining custody or control of the property shall 
                determine whether--
                            (i) there are any parties that have 
                        expressed interest in the property for a use 
                        described in subsection (a) other than homeless 
                        assistance; and
                            (ii) any Federal reviewing agency has 
                        certified 1 of those uses.
                    (C) Conveyance.--If a Federal agency maintaining 
                custody or control of a property determines that there 
                is an identified notice of interest in the property for 
                a certified use under subparagraph (B), as soon as 
                practicable after the date on which the recommendations 
                of the Commission are required to be implemented by 
                Federal agencies under section 8(i), the Federal agency 
                shall--
                            (i) commence conveyance of the property to 
                        the party that proposed the certified use; and
                            (ii) if more than 1 party has expressed 
                        interest in the property--
                                    (I) select which party shall 
                                receive the property; and
                                    (II) commence conveyance of the 
                                property to the party.
            (9) Other options for use of property.--If, after the date 
        on which the recommendations of the Commission are required to 
        be implemented by Federal agencies under section 8(i), a 
        property does not qualify, or there is no interest in a 
        property reviewed, for 1 of the uses described in subsection 
        (a), a Federal agency may select among any other remaining ways 
        to implement the recommendations of the Commission with respect 
        to the property.
    (d) Environmental Considerations.--
            (1) NEPA application.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
        construed to modify, alter, or amend the National Environmental 
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
            (2) Disposal or realignment of property.--A Federal agency 
        may dispose of or realign property without regard to any 
        provision of law, as described in subsection (a), restricting 
        the use of funds for disposal or realignment of Federal 
        civilian property included in any appropriations or 
        authorization Act.
            (3) Transfer of real property.--
                    (A) In general.--In implementing recommendations of 
                the Commission under section 8(i) for properties that 
                have been identified in those recommendations and are 
                in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental 
                Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
                U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), including section 120(h) of that 
                Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), a Federal agency may enter 
                into an agreement with any person to transfer real 
                property by deed.
                    (B) Additional terms.--
                            (i) In general.--The head of the Federal 
                        agency disposing of property under this 
                        paragraph may require any additional terms and 
                        conditions in connection with an agreement 
                        authorized by subparagraph (A) as are 
                        appropriate to protect the interests of the 
                        United States.
                            (ii) No effect on rights and obligations.--
                        Additional terms and conditions described in 
                        clause (i) shall not affect or diminish any 
                        right or obligation of a Federal agency under 
                        section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
                        Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
                        Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)).
            (4) Information disclosure.--As part of an agreement 
        pursuant to this Act, a Federal agency shall disclose to the 
        person to whom property or facilities will be transferred, 
        before entering into any agreement with the person, any 
        information of the Federal agency regarding the environmental 
        restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance 
        activities described in this Act that relate to the property or 
        facilities.
    (e) Construction of Certain Acts.--Nothing in this section 
modifies, alters, or amends--
            (1) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
        and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or
            (2) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).

SEC. 11. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF PROPOSED PROJECTS.

    Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) a statement of how the proposed project is consistent 
        with section 5(b) of the Civilian Property Realignment Act of 
        2012;
            ``(9) for all proposed leases, including operating leases, 
        the amount of the net present value of--
                    ``(A) the total estimated legal obligations of the 
                Federal Government over the life of the contract; and
                    ``(B) the cost of constructing new space; and
            ``(10) with respect to any prospectus for the construction, 
        alteration, or acquisition of the building or space to be 
        leased, a statement by the Administrator describing the use of 
        life-cycle cost analysis and any increased design, 
        construction, or acquisition costs identified by the analysis 
        that are offset by lower long-term costs.''.

SEC. 12. LIMITATION OF CERTAIN LEASING AUTHORITIES.

    (a) Limitation on Certain Leasing Authorities.--Chapter 33 of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``3317. LIMITATION ON LEASING AUTHORITY OF OTHER AGENCIES.

    ``(a) Definition of Public Building.--In this section, the term 
`public building' includes leased space.
    ``(b) Leasing Authority.--
            ``(1) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, subject to paragraph (2), no executive agency may lease 
        space for the purposes of a public building, except as provided 
        in section 585 and this chapter.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
        United States Postal Service, the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs, or any property the President excludes for reasons of 
        national security.
    ``(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section--
            ``(1) establishes any new authority for an executive agency 
        to enter into a lease; or
            ``(2) limits the authority of the Administration under 
        section 3314.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``3317. Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies.''.

SEC. 13. IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW BY GAO.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress an annual report that--
            (1) reviews and describes the implementation activities of 
        Federal agencies pursuant to section 9; and
            (2) contains any recommendations of the Comptroller General 
        for the improvement of those implementation activities.

SEC. 14. REALIGNMENT OF REAL PROPERTY OWNED OR MANAGED BY THE BUREAU OF 
              OVERSEAS BUILDING OPERATIONS.

    (a) List of Assets.--On an annual basis, the Commission shall 
identify and compile a list of assets located outside of the United 
States and the territories of the United States that are owned or 
managed by the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the Department 
of State that may--
            (1) be sold for proceeds so as to reduce the civilian real 
        property inventory and operating costs of the Federal 
        Government; or
            (2) be otherwise disposed of, transferred, consolidated, 
        colocated, or reconfigured so as to reduce the operating costs 
        of the Federal Government.
    (b) List to Secretary of State.--The Commission shall provide each 
list compiled pursuant to subsection (a) to the Secretary of State.
    (c) Review and Report.--Not later than 90 calendar days after the 
date of receipt of a list compiled pursuant to subsection (b), the 
Department of State shall--
            (1) review the list; and
            (2) submit to the Commission a report that includes the 
        conclusions of the review.
    (d) Recommendations of Certain Civilian Real Property Assets.--In 
accordance with section 6, the Commission may make recommendations 
involving civilian real property assets described in subsection (a) 
only if--
            (1) the assets are on the list provided to the Department 
        of State pursuant to this section; and
            (2) the Department of State has submitted a report on the 
        list to the Commission pursuant to subsection (c)(2).
    (e) Removal of Certain Civilian Real Property Transaction Assets.--
In accordance with section 6, not later than 20 calendar days after the 
date of submission of the report of the Commission to the President 
under section 6(g), the Secretary of State may remove any transaction 
that involves a civilian real property asset described in subsection 
(a) from the list of recommendations developed under section 6.
    (f) Appeal by Secretary of State.--Nothing in this section 
restricts the ability of the Secretary of State to appeal to the 
Director or Commission for funding by the Asset Proceeds and Space 
Management Fund to support the cost of implementing a recommendation.
    (g) Proceeds.--
            (1) In general.--For the purposes of this Act, proceeds 
        from the disposal of assets described in subsection (a) shall 
        be deposited in the Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund 
        established under section 18(c).
            (2) Disposal under other authority.--Proceeds from the 
        disposal of assets by the Department of State that are not 
        disposed of pursuant to this Act shall be retained by the 
        Department of State.

SEC. 15. FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY PROFILE.

    (a) Congressional Committees.--
            (1) In general.--On the request of the chairperson and 
        ranking member of any committee described in paragraph (2), the 
        Director and the Administrator shall--
                    (A) provide access to the Federal Real Property 
                Profile established in accordance with Executive Order 
                13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal real 
                property asset management), to that committee; and
                    (B) make all information in the Federal Real 
                Property Profile available to that committee.
            (2) Committees.--The committees referred to in paragraph 
        (1) are--
                    (A) the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                Reform of the House of Representatives;
                    (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                of the Senate; and
                    (E) the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
                of Representatives and the Senate.
    (b) Government Accountability Office.--On the request of the 
Comptroller General, the Director and the Administrator shall--
            (1) provide access to the Federal Real Property Profile 
        established in accordance with Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 
        121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management), 
        to the Government Accountability Office; and
            (2) make all information in the Federal Real Property 
        Profile available to the Government Accountability Office.
    (c) Congressional Research Service.--On request of the Director of 
the Congressional Research Service, the Director and the Administrator 
shall--
            (1) provide access to the Federal Real Property Profile 
        established in accordance with Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 
        121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management), 
        to the Congressional Research Service; and
            (2) make all information in the Federal Real Property 
        Profile available to the Congressional Research Service.
    (d) Congressional Budget Office.--On request of the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office, the Director and the Administrator shall--
            (1) provide access to the Federal Real Property Profile 
        established in accordance with Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 
        121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management), 
        to the Congressional Budget Office; and
            (2) make all information in the Federal Real Property 
        Profile available to the Congressional Budget Office.
    (e) The Commission.--On request of the Chairperson of the 
Commission, the Director and Administrator shall--
            (1) provide access to the Federal Real Property Profile 
        established in accordance with Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 
        121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management), 
        to the Commission; and
            (2) make all information in the Federal Real Property 
        Profile available to the Commission.

SEC. 16. EXCESS PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal 
agency shall dispose, transfer, exchange, consolidate, colocate, 
reconfigure, or redevelop any property that, on the date of enactment 
of this Act, is--
            (1) excess property (as defined in section 102 of title 40, 
        United States Code); and
            (2) under the control of that Federal agency.
    (b) Exceptions.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
        property, if the Federal agency in control of the property 
        submits a report to each committee described in paragraph (2) 
        that--
                    (A) identifies the property; and
                    (B) states the reasons the Federal agency is not 
                able to carry out subsection (a) with respect to that 
                property.
            (2) Committees.--The committees referred to under paragraph 
        (1) are--
                    (A) the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure of the House of Representatives;
                    (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                Reform of the House of Representatives;
                    (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
                    (D) the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
                of the Senate; and
                    (E) the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
                of Representatives and the Senate.

SEC. 17. PRECLUSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    The following actions shall not be subject to judicial review:
            (1) An action of the Commission under section 6.
            (2) An action of the President under section 7.
            (3) An action of the Commission, the Secretary, or a 
        Federal agency under section 10(c).

SEC. 18. FUNDING.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act--
            (1) $20,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the 
        Commission; and
            (2) $62,000,000, which shall be deposited in the Asset 
        Proceeds and Space Management Fund, for use in carrying out 
        activities relating to the implementation of the 
        recommendations of the Commission.
    (b) Salaries and Expenses Account.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury an 
        account, to be known as the ``Civilian Property Realignment 
        Commission--Salaries and Expenses'' account, consisting of such 
        amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts for those 
        necessary payments for salaries and other administrative 
        expenses of the Commission.
            (2) No appropriations.--If no amounts are appropriated for 
        the salaries and expenses of the Commission for a fiscal year, 
        the Director may support the activities of the Commission under 
        this Act for the fiscal year if the Director, in consultation 
        with the Administrator, approves a transfer to the Commission 
        of amounts from the Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund.
    (c) Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established within the Federal 
        Buildings Fund established by section 592 of title 40, United 
        States Code, a fund to be known as the ``Civilian Property 
        Realignment Commission--Asset Proceeds and Space Management 
        Fund'', which shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying 
        out actions pursuant to recommendations of the Commission 
        approved under section 8.
            (2) Types of funds deposited.--Notwithstanding section 3307 
        of title 40, United States Code, the fund established under 
        paragraph (1) shall consist of--
                    (A) such amounts as are provided in appropriations 
                Acts, to remain available until expended, for the 
                consolidation, colocation, exchange, redevelopment, 
                reconfiguration of space and other actions recommended 
                by the Commission for Federal agencies;
                    (B) the proceeds received from each civilian real 
                property action taken pursuant to a recommendation of 
                the Commission under section 9; and
                    (C) any funds made available to a Federal agency in 
                an appropriations Act for the costs of administering 
                civilian real property, including operations, 
                maintenance, and security not expended because of any 
                savings in those costs resulting from implementing a 
                recommendation of the Commission under section 9.
            (3) Availability of amounts.--The amounts deposited in the 
        fund established under paragraph (1) shall remain available 
        until expended.
            (4) Transfer of proceeds.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission, in carrying out 
                the duties of the Commission and with the consent of 
                the Administrator, may transfer from the fund 
                established under paragraph (1) to a Federal agency 
                such amounts as are necessary from the proceeds 
                described in paragraph (2)(B) to cover costs associated 
                with implementing the recommendations of the Commission 
                under section 9.
                    (B) Types of costs.--The costs described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall include any costs associated 
                with--
                            (i) sales transactions;
                            (ii) transferring functions from a Federal 
                        asset or property to another Federal civilian 
                        property, including acquiring land, 
                        construction, constructing replacement 
                        facilities, conducting advance planning, and 
                        design;
                            (iii) colocation, redevelopment, disposal, 
                        and reconfiguration of space; and
                            (iv) other action recommended by the 
                        Commission for a Federal agency.
            (5) Net proceeds.--
                    (A) Definition of net proceeds.--In this paragraph, 
                the term ``net proceeds'' means difference between--
                            (i) the proceeds described in paragraph 
                        (2)(B); and
                            (ii) the amounts transferred under 
                        paragraph (4).
                    (B) Deposit.--The Director shall determine the 
                proportion of the net proceeds that are deposited in 
                the general fund of the Treasury and the Asset Proceeds 
                and Space Management Fund for a fiscal year, except 
                that, of the total amount of net proceeds for a fiscal 
                year, the general fund of the Treasury shall receive--
                            (i) 100 percent of all proceeds described 
                        in paragraph (2)(B) for the fiscal year until 
                        such date as the total amount of those proceeds 
                        for the fiscal year exceeds $50,000,000; and
                            (ii) not less than 80 percent of the net 
                        proceeds thereafter for the fiscal year.

SEC. 19. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST REQUIRED.

    Section 3305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Consideration of Life-Cycle Cost Required.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Life-cycle cost.--The term `life-cycle cost' 
                means the sum of the following costs, as estimated for 
                the lifetime of a building:
                            ``(i) Investment costs.
                            ``(ii) Capital costs.
                            ``(iii) Installation costs.
                            ``(iv) Energy costs.
                            ``(v) Operating costs.
                            ``(vi) Maintenance costs.
                            ``(vii) Replacement costs.
                    ``(B) Lifetime of a building.--The term `lifetime 
                of a building' means, with respect to a building, the 
                greater of--
                            ``(i) the period of time during which the 
                        building is projected to be used; or
                            ``(ii) 50 years.
            ``(2) Requirement.--The Administrator shall ensure that the 
        life-cycle cost of a public building is considered in the 
        construction or lease of a public building described in 
        paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Federal public buildings subject to requirement.--A 
        public building is subject to the requirement under paragraph 
        (2) if--
                    ``(A) construction or lease of the building begins 
                after the date of the enactment of the Civilian 
                Property Realignment Act of 2012;
                    ``(B) the estimated construction costs of the 
                building exceed $1,000,000;
                    ``(C) in the case of a lease, the square footage of 
                the property is more than 25,000 square feet; and
                    ``(D) Federal funding comprises more than 50 
                percent of the funding for the estimated construction 
                or lease costs of the building.''.
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