118 HR 6317 IH: To require the Administrator of the General Services Administration to submit a report describing a process for seeking public comment about proposed changes to mandatory design standards for public buildings, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives 2023-11-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6317IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 8, 2023Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo require the Administrator of the General Services Administration to submit a report describing a process for seeking public comment about proposed changes to mandatory design standards for public buildings, and for other purposes.

1.

Revision of design standards

(a)

In general

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the General Services Administration shall revise the process by which the Administrator updates or changes any P100 guidance document or other guidance document establishing mandatory design standards and performance criteria for federally owned buildings under the custody of the Administration.(b)

Process

The Administrator shall ensure that the process revised under subsection (a) requires—(1)a public comment period for any updates or changes to the documents described in such subsection;(2)publication of such updates or changes in the Federal Register and on the website of the General Services Administration; and(3)a summary of any comments received during such public comment period.(c)

Report

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 describing the revisions to the process required under subsection (a).