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[H.R. 6276 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 314
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6276
[Report No. 118-384]
To direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of
certain public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2023
Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
February 13, 2024
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on
November 7, 2023]
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A BILL
To direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of
certain public buildings and federally-leased space, 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 ``Utilizing Space Efficiently and
Improving Technologies Act of 2023'' or the ``USE IT Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
(a) In General.--In this Act:
(1) Actual utilization rate.--The term ``actual utilization
rate'' means the total usable square footage of a public
building or federally-leased space divided by the occupancy.
(2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
Administrator of General Services.
(3) Building utilization.--The term ``building
utilization'' means the percentage of utilization generated by
comparing the actual utilization rate with the capacity based
on a utilization benchmark of 150 useable square feet per
person.
(4) Capacity.--The term ``capacity'' means the total usable
square footage of a public building or federally-leased space
divided by a utilization benchmark.
(5) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Office of Management and Budget.
(6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means an
executive department covered by the CFO Act of 1990 (Public Law
101-576).
(7) Occupancy.--The term ``occupancy'' means the total
number of employees performing duties in person in a public
building or federally-leased space at least 5 days per week on
a regular basis.
SEC. 3. IDENTIFICATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF BUILDING USAGE TECHNOLOGY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Director,
shall establish standard methodologies and identify technologies
available for measuring occupancy in public buildings and federally-
leased space.
(b) Measurement of Utilization.--Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the heads of Federal agencies shall work
with the Administrator to identify, deploy, and use sensors and other
technologies in public buildings and federally-leased space, where the
Federal agency occupies space to measure the occupancy of public
buildings and leased space.
SEC. 4. REPORTING ON USAGE OF REAL PROPERTY.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter, the heads of Federal agencies shall submit to the
Director, the Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
on--
(1) the occupancy and the actual utilization rates of space
in public buildings and federally-leased space occupied by the
respective agency of the Federal agency head broken down by
building and lease;
(2) the methodology used for determining occupancy,
including the period of time and other parameters used to
determine occupancy on a regular basis;
(3) the utilization percentage of each public building and
federally-leased space by the respective agency of the Federal
agency head, comparing the capacity to the actual utilization
rate based on a utilization benchmark of 150 usable square feet
per person; and
(4) any costs associated with capacity that exceeds
occupancy with respect to the respective agency of the Federal
agency head.
SEC. 5. REDUCING UNNEEDED SPACE.
(a) Target Utilization Metrics.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director,
in consultation with the Administrator, shall ensure building
utilization in each public building and federally-leased space is not
less than 60 percent on average over each 1-year period.
(b) Actions.--In the event that building utilization is below 60
percent on average over a 1-year period described in subsection (a) for
any particular public building or federally-leased space, the
Administrator shall--
(1) provide notice to the tenant agency informing such
agency of the excess in capacity along with associated costs of
such excess; and
(2) notify the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee
on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate of such excess capacity and associated costs.
(c) Subsequent Failure.--If the tenant agency fails to meet the 60
percent target under subsection (a) in the reporting period subsequent
to the reporting period under subsection (b), the Administrator shall,
in consultation with the Director, take steps to reduce the space of
the tenant agency, including consolidating the tenant agency with
another agency, selling or disposing of excess capacity space, and
adjusting space requirements, as appropriate, for any replacement
space.
(d) Prioritization.--The Administrator, in coordination with the
Director, shall prioritize to the maximum extent practicable capital
investments in public buildings where Federal agencies meet or exceed
building utilization metrics, except that prioritization may be given
to projects that will result in building utilization of 60 percent or
more.
(e) Exceptions.--
(1) In general.--The Director may provide exceptions to
building utilization metrics based on the amount of non-
standard office space a Federal agency demonstrates is required
to meet the mission of the agency, including warehouse space,
laboratories critical to the mission of the agency, and public
customer-facing spaces driven by agency missions.
(2) Reporting.--The Administrator 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 the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on any
exceptions granted, including the justification for such
exception.
SEC. 6. HEADQUARTERS BUILDINGS.
(a) Headquarters Consolidations.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the
Administrator, 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 the Comptroller General
of the United States a plan to consolidate department and agency
headquarters buildings in the National Capital Region that will result
in building utilizations of 60 percent or greater.
(b) Contents.--The plan submitted under subsection (a) shall
include details on the following:
(1) Which departments and agencies will collocate and
consolidate and into which buildings and associated details
before and after plan implementation related to building
utilization, building capacities, and actual utilization.
(2) Details on the strategies for the sale or disposal of
buildings that will no longer be needed for Federal use.
(3) A detailed breakdown of any costs associated with the
proposed consolidations and collocations.
(4) An estimate of future savings as a result of space
reductions and consolidations, including costs associated with
energy savings and building operations.
(c) Implementation.--Not later than 1 year after the submission of
the plan under subsection (a), the Administrator and Director shall
begin implementing such plan.
Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize the
Administrator of General Services and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization
rate of certain public buildings and federally- leased space,
and for other purposes.''.
Union Calendar No. 314
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6276
[Report No. 118-384]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of General Services and the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget to identify the utilization rate of
certain public buildings and federally-leased space, and for other
purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
February 13, 2024
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed