[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2623 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2623

  To amend title 40, United States Code, to require public notice of 
             excess real property, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 8, 2013

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 40, United States Code, to require public notice of 
             excess 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. PUBLIC NOTICE OF EXCESS REAL PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Section 524 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Public Notice of Excess Real Property.--
            ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after receiving a 
        report of excess real property under subsection (a)(3), the 
        Administrator shall provide public notice of the property 
        through publication in the Federal Register.
            ``(2) Waivers.--The Administrator may waive the requirement 
        of paragraph (1) if the Administrator determines that the 
        waiver is necessary for reasons of national security.''.
    (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to excess real property reported by an executive agency to the 
Administrator of General Services after the date of enactment of this 
Act.
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