Public building consolidation and sale

(a)

Consolidation plan

Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the director, shall—(1)subject to paragraph (3), identify not less than 2 Federal agencies to consolidate into the GSA Headquarters Building that will produce a building utilization of not less than 60 percent; (2)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 plan to consolidate under paragraph (1); and (3)in identifying Federal agencies under paragraph (1), consider Federal agencies that use on average 9 percent or less of the capacity of the headquarters buildings of such agencies as identified by the Government Accountability Office pursuant to the statement of the Government Accountability Office titled Federal Real Property: Preliminary Results Show Federal Buildings Remain Underutilized Due to Longstanding Challenges and Increased Telework and issued on July 13, 2023 (GAO–23–106200). (b)

Commencement of consolidation

Not later than 1 year after submission of the plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall commence implementation of such plan.(c)

Alternative plan

If the Administrator, in coordination with the Director, fails to identify Federal agencies pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and complete a consolidation under subsection (a)(2) not later than 3 years after the submission date of the plan described in subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall consolidate the General Services Administration personnel based in the GSA Headquarters Building into another federally-owned public building occupied by another Federal agency and prepare the GSA Headquarters Building for sale.(d)

Sales

(1)

In general

Not later than 1 year after implementation of the plan pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall sell any public buildings vacated as a result of such plan for fair market value at highest and best use.(2)

Alternative sale

In the event, the alternative plan is carried out pursuant to subsection (c), the Administrator shall sell the GSA Headquarters Building for fair market value at highest and best use.(3)

Net proceeds

Any net proceeds from a sale under this subsection shall be paid into an account in the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code, and upon deposit, such proceeds may be expended only subject to a specific future appropriation.(e)

Definitions

In this Act:(1)

Actual utilization rate

The term actual utilization rate means the total useable 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)

GSA Headquarters Building

The term GSA Headquarters Building means the property located at 1800 F Street NW in Washington, District of Columbia.(8)

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.