[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6260 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6260

    To provide for certain reviews of the use and safety of Federal 
                   buildings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 2023

 Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for certain reviews of the use and safety of Federal 
                   buildings, 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 ``Federal Oversight of Construction 
Use and Safety Act'' or the ``FOCUS Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS.

    Section 3307(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator shall notify, in 
writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 percent of an 
estimated maximum cost or of any increase or decrease in the scope or 
size of a project of 5 or more percent. Such notification shall include 
an explanation regarding any such increase or decrease. The scope or 
size of a project shall not increase or decrease by more than 10 
percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and approved pursuant 
to this section.''.

SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

    (a) Data Collection.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
collect data from tenant Federal agencies reports of any safety 
incidents as a result of criminal or other activity impacting public 
safety in and around public buildings, as defined in section 3301 of 
title 40, United States Code.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
that--
            (1) contains the data collected under subsection (a); and
            (2) describes any actions taken or planned, if necessary, 
        to improve building management and operations to address such 
        incidents.

SEC. 4. REDUCING WASTE IN NEW 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) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) information on any space occupied by the relevant 
        agency in the geographical area of the proposed facility, 
        including uses, utilization rates, any proposed consolidations, 
        and, if not proposed to be consolidated, a justification for 
        such determination; and
            ``(10) details on actual utilization rates, including 
        number of personnel assigned to the facility, number of 
        personnel expected to work in-person at the facility and 
        whether all personnel identified reflect filled and authorized 
        positions.''.

SEC. 5. REVIEW OF SPECIAL USE SPACE.

    (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
review the use of special use spaces in Federal buildings, including 
conference centers, fitness centers, and similar spaces to determine 
levels of utilization, opportunities for sharing, collocating, and 
other efficiencies.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
containing the review under subsection (a).

SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY SPACE COORDINATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3319. Interagency space coordination
    ``Unless a Federal agency specifically restricts the sharing of the 
information described in this section for national security purposes, 
the Administrator of General Services shall share with tenant Federal 
agencies pursuing new or replacement office space information on any 
other Federal agencies located in the same geographical area for 
purposes of determining opportunities for consolidations, collocations, 
or other space sharing to reduce the costs of space and maximize space 
utilization.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``3319. Interagency space coordination.''.
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