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[S. 1538 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1538

 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

                              May 16, 2019

    Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Braun) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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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 
2019'' 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 facilitate and expedite the disposal of unneeded 
        civilian properties; and
            (8) 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.

    Section 3 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 
U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (11), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) 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.''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) (as so redesignated) 
        the following:
            ``(10) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.''.

SEC. 4. DUTIES OF BOARD.

    Section 12 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 
U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Board shall identify--
            ``(1) opportunities for the Federal Government to reduce 
        significantly the inventory of civilian real property and 
        reduce costs to the Federal Government; and
            ``(2) a total savings to the Federal Government of not less 
        than $9,000,000,000 from the disposal of Federal civilian real 
        property under this Act, which may be achieved through 
        opportunities such as the sale of Federal civilian real 
        property and the termination of leases, colocation, 
        maintenance, operations, and security activities.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and 
                        not more than $750,000,000''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``transmit the list of the Federal civilian 
                        real properties to the Director of OMB and 
                        Congress'' and inserting ``submit to the 
                        President and Congress the list of the Federal 
                        civilian real properties''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (6)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``section 14(g)'' and inserting ``section 
                        16(d)''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
                        ``Director of OMB'' and inserting 
                        ``President''; and
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
                subparagraph (A), by striking ``transmit to the 
                Director of OMB'' and inserting ``submit to the 
                President''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) in the first sentence, by 
                                striking ``transmit to the Director of 
                                OMB'' and inserting ``submit to the 
                                President''; and
                                    (II) in the second sentence, by 
                                striking ``$2,500,000,000'' and 
                                inserting ``$4,000,000,000''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the first sentence--
                                            (aa) by striking ``Not 
                                        earlier than 3 years'' and 
                                        inserting ``Not later than 2 
                                        years''; and
                                            (bb) by striking ``transmit 
                                        to the Director of OMB'' and 
                                        inserting ``submit to the 
                                        President''; and
                                    (II) in the second sentence, by 
                                striking ``$4,750,000,000'' and 
                                inserting ``$5,000,000,000''.

SEC. 5. REVIEW BY PRESIDENT.

    Section 13 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 
U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 13. REVIEW BY PRESIDENT.

    ``(a) Review and Report.--The President shall--
            ``(1) on receipt of the recommendations of the Board under 
        subsections (b) and (g) of section 12, conduct a review of the 
        recommendations; and
            ``(2) not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of 
        the recommendations, submit to the Board 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 Board, the 
        President shall submit to Congress a copy of the 
        recommendations, together with a certification of the approval;
            ``(2) disapproves of the recommendations of the Board, in 
        whole or in part--
                    ``(A) the President shall submit to the Board and 
                Congress the reasons for the disapproval; and
                    ``(B) not later than 30 days after the date of 
                disapproval, the Board shall submit to the President 
                and Congress a revised list of recommendations; and
            ``(3) approves the revised recommendations of the Board 
        submitted under paragraph (2)(B), the President shall submit to 
        Congress a copy of the revised recommendations, together with a 
        certification of the approval.''.

SEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.

    Section 14 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 
U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 14. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF 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 13(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 
        Public Buildings Reform Board 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 Public Buildings Reform 
        Board'.
    ``(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 
13(b), Congress may enact a joint resolution to disapprove the 
recommendations of the Board.
    ``(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 
13(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 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 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 Board, each Federal agency shall be required to 
implement and carry out all of the recommendations of the Board 
pursuant to section 15.''.

SEC. 7. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARD.

    (a) In General.--The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act 2016 (40 
U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 15 through 25 as sections 17 
        through 27, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 14 the following:

``SEC. 15. IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARD.

    ``(a) Carrying Out Recommendations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each Federal agency shall, in 
        consultation with the Administrator--
                    ``(A) on the date specified in section 14(i), 
                immediately begin preparations to carry out the 
                recommendations of the Board;
                    ``(B) not later than 90 days after the date 
                specified in section 14(i), develop a plan for the 
                implementation of those recommendations, including a 
                timeline with measurable milestones and deadlines;
                    ``(C) not later than 1 year after the date 
                specified in section 14(i), provide an update to the 
                Board and the Administrator on the plan developed under 
                subparagraph (B); and
                    ``(D) not later than the end of the 3-year period 
                beginning on the date on which the President submits 
                the recommendations of the Board 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 result in savings to the Federal Government.
            ``(3) Failure to implement recommendations.--If a Federal 
        agency fails to carry out the plan described in paragraph 
        (1)(B) and implement the recommendations of the Board within 
        the period described in paragraph (1)(D), the Administrator 
        shall--
                    ``(A) assume the authority of that Federal agency 
                for the purpose of carrying out the plan and 
                implementing the recommendations; and
                    ``(B) implement the recommendations of the Board 
                for that Federal agency.
    ``(b) Actions of Federal Agencies.--In implementing any recommended 
action relating to any Federal civilian real property 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) constructing replacement facilities, performing such 
        other activities, and conducting such advance planning and 
        design as is required to transfer functions from a Federal 
        civilian real property to another Federal civilian real 
        property;
            ``(2) providing outplacement assistance to civilian 
        employees employed by any Federal agency at a Federal civilian 
        real property impacted by the recommended action; and
            ``(3) reimbursing other Federal agencies for actions 
        performed at the request of the Board.
    ``(c) Necessary and Proper Actions.--
            ``(1) In general.--In acting on a recommendation of the 
        Board, 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 Board 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 Board.
    ``(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.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer 
Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is amended--
            (1) in section 18(b)(4) (as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
        ``section 14'' and inserting ``section 15''; and
            (2) in section 21 (as redesignated by subsection (a))--
                    (A) by striking ``Upon transmittal of the Board's 
                recommendations from the Director of OMB to Congress 
                under section 13'' and inserting ``Beginning on the 
                date on which the President submits to Congress the 
                recommendations of the Board under section 13''; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 14'' and inserting 
                ``sections 15 and 16''.

SEC. 8. DISPOSAL OF REAL PROPERTIES.

    The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 
note; Public Law 114-287) (as amended by section 7(a)) is amended by 
inserting after section 15 the following:

``SEC. 16. 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)(2) 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 Board 
        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 Board shall submit to the 
        Secretary, on the same date on which the report of the Board is 
        submitted to the President under section 12(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 Board makes a submission of information 
        under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Board 
        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 Board submits a report to the President under 
        section 12(g) and the recommendations of the Board are released 
        to the public, any representatives of the homeless proposing 
        interest in the use of property that the Board 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 Board 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 Board submits the report to the President 
                under section 12(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 Board 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 Board submits the report to the 
                President under section 12(g) and the recommendations 
                of the Board are publicly released, any parties 
                proposing interest in a property that the Board 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 Board 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 Board submits the report to 
                        the President under section 12(g), submit to 
                        the Board 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 Board which 
                planned use of the property has more merit.
            ``(7) Compilation of information and assessments.--The 
        Board 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 Board are required to 
                be implemented by Federal agencies under section 14(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 Board.
            ``(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 Board are required to be 
                implemented by Federal agencies under section 14(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 Board are required to be implemented by Federal 
                agencies under section 14(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 Board are required to 
        be implemented by Federal agencies under section 14(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 Board with respect to 
        the property.
    ``(d) Environmental Considerations.--
            ``(1) NEPA application.--Nothing in this Act modifies, 
        alters, or amends 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 real property included in any appropriations or 
        authorization Act.
            ``(3) Transfer of real property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In implementing recommendations 
                of the Board under section 14(i) for properties that 
                have been identified in those recommendations and are 
                in compliance with CERCLA, 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 CERCLA (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) CERCLA; or
            ``(2) the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
        seq.).''.

SEC. 9. ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS.

    Section 22 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 (40 
U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) (as redesignated by section 7(a)) 
is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 22. ALLOCATION OF PROCEEDS.

    ``(a) In General.--Section 571 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
following:
    ```(a) Proceeds From Transfer or Sale of Real Property.--Net 
proceeds described in subsection (b) shall be deposited as 
miscellaneous receipts in the general fund of the Treasury.
    ```(b) Net Proceeds.--The net proceeds described in this subsection 
are proceeds under this chapter, less expenses of the transfer or 
disposition as provided in section 572(a), from a sale, lease, or other 
disposition of surplus real property.'.
    ``(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
take effect on the date on which the Board is terminated pursuant to 
section 10 and shall not apply to proceeds from transactions conducted 
under section 15.''.

SEC. 10. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF PROPOSED PROJECTS.

    Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) adding at the end the following:
            ``(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. 11. 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:
``Sec. 3318. 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 Administrator under 
        section 3315.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``3318. Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies.''.
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