[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6241 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6241

To require certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, 
  occupancy, and availability of office space leased by an Executive 
                                agency.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 6, 2023

Mr. Edwards (for himself and Ms. Perez) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To require certain data collection and reporting on space utilization, 
  occupancy, and availability of office space leased by an Executive 
                                agency.

    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 ``Federal Use it or Lose it Leases 
Act'' or the ``FULL Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Actual utilization.--The term ``actual utilization'' 
        means the percentage of capacity used based on the space 
        utilization rate.
            (2) Capacity.--The term ``capacity'' means a usable office 
        space calculated by the square feet of such space divided by 
        150.
            (3) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
            (4) Federal tenant.--The term ``Federal tenant''--
                    (A) means an Executive agency that has an occupancy 
                agreement with the Administrator of General Services to 
                occupy a commercial lease for office space secured by 
                the Administrator on behalf of the Federal Government; 
                and
                    (B) does not include an element of the intelligence 
                community.
            (5) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
            (6) Occupancy.--The term ``occupancy'' means the total 
        number of employees performing his or her duties in-person, in 
        office space, at least 5 days per week on a recurring basis.
            (7) Space utilization rate.--The term ``space utilization 
        rate'' means total usable square feet divided by occupancy.

SEC. 3. REPORTING OF SPACE UTILIZATION AND OCCUPANCY DATA FOR OFFICE 
              SPACE.

    An occupancy agreement between the Administrator of General 
Services and a Federal tenant for office space shall--
            (1) include language that requires the Federal tenant to 
        submit to the Administrator an annual report for the duration 
        of the agreement containing data on--
                    (A) monthly total occupancy of such office space;
                    (B) the actual utilization of such office space;
                    (C) monthly space utilization rates; and
                    (D) any other office space utilization data 
                considered important by the Administrator; and
            (2) include language that requires the Federal tenant to 
        have written procedures in place governing the return of office 
        space to the Administrator if the occupancy of the Federal 
        tenant falls below a 60 percent space utilization rate for 6 
        months within any 1-year period, beginning on the date on which 
        the agreement takes effect.

SEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH INDEPENDENT LEASING 
              AUTHORITIES.

    The head of any agency with independent leasing authorities with 
leases for office space shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and each congressional 
committee of jurisdiction of the applicable independent leasing 
authority an annual report for the duration of such agreement 
containing data on--
            (1) monthly total occupancy of the office space;
            (2) the actual utilization of such office space;
            (3) monthly space utilization rates; and
            (4) any other office space utilization data considered 
        important for collection by Congress.

SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS TO REPORTING AND OCCUPANCY AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

    This Act shall not apply to properties used by an element of the 
intelligence community.

SEC. 6. APPLICABILITY.

    The requirements of this Act shall apply to any occupancy or 
novation agreement entered into on or after the date that is 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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