[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 76 (Tuesday, June 11, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H3316-H3393]
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          PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS AMENDMENTS ACT

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass 
the bill (H.R. 2068) to revise, codify, and enact without substantive 
change certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, 
property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, ``Public 
Buildings, Property, and Works,'' as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 2068

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. TITLE 40, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Certain general and permanent laws of the United States, 
     related to public buildings, property, and works, are 
     revised, codified, and enacted as title 40, United States 
     Code, ``Public Buildings, Property, and Works'', as follows:

            TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS

Subtitle                                                       Sec.

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      I. FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.........      101
     II. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS...........................     3101
    III. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT....................    11101
     IV. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.....................    14101
      V. MISCELLANEOUS........................................    17101

        SUBTITLE I--FEDERAL PROPERTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Chapter                                                        Sec.

      1. GENERAL..............................................      101
      3. ORGANIZATION OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION......      301
      5. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT..................................      501
      7. FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY..............................      701
      9. URBAN LAND USE.......................................      901
     11. SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS................     1101
     13. PUBLIC PROPERTY......................................     1301

                           CHAPTER 1--GENERAL

                 SUBCHAPTER I--PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

Sec.
101.  Purpose.
102.  Definitions.

                          SUBCHAPTER II--SCOPE

111.  Application to Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
              of 1949.
112.  Applicability of certain policies, procedures, and directives in 
              effect on July 1, 1949.
113.  Limitations.

               SUBCHAPTER III--ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL

121.  Administrative.
122.  Prohibition on sex discrimination.
123.  Civil remedies for fraud.
124.  Agency use of amounts for property management.
125.  Library memberships.
126.  Reports to Congress.

                 SUBCHAPTER I--PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

     Sec. 101. Purpose

       The purpose of this subtitle is to provide the Federal 
     Government with an economical and efficient system for the 
     following activities:
       (1) Procuring and supplying property and nonpersonal 
     services, and performing related functions including 
     contracting, inspection, storage, issue, setting 
     specifications, identification and classification, 
     transportation and traffic management, establishment of pools 
     or systems for transportation of Government personnel and 
     property by motor vehicle within specific areas, management 
     of public utility services, repairing and converting, 
     establishment of inventory levels, establishment of forms and 
     procedures, and representation before federal and state 
     regulatory bodies.
       (2) Using available property.
       (3) Disposing of surplus property.
       (4) Records management.

     Sec. 102. Definitions

       The following definitions apply in chapters 1 through 7 of 
     this title and in title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.):
       (1) Care and handling.--The term ``care and handling'' 
     includes--
       (A) completing, repairing, converting, rehabilitating, 
     operating, preserving, protecting, insuring, packing, 
     storing, handling, conserving, and transporting excess and 
     surplus property; and
       (B) rendering innocuous, or destroying, property that is 
     dangerous to public health or safety.
       (2) Contractor inventory.--The term ``contractor 
     inventory'' means--
       (A) property, in excess of amounts needed to complete full 
     performance, that is acquired by and in possession of a 
     contractor or subcontractor under a contract pursuant to 
     which title is vested in the Federal Government; and
       (B) property that the Government is obligated or has the 
     option to take over, under any type of contract, as a result 
     of changes in specifications or plans under the contract, or 
     as a result of termination of the contract (or a 
     subcontract), prior to completion of the work, for the 
     convenience or at the option of the Government.
       (3) Excess property.--The term ``excess property'' means 
     property under the control of a federal agency that the head 
     of the agency determines is not required to meet the agency's 
     needs or responsibilities.
       (4) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' 
     means--
       (A) an executive department or independent establishment in 
     the executive branch of the Government; and
       (B) a wholly owned Government corporation.
       (5) Federal agency.--The term ``federal agency'' means an 
     executive agency or an establishment in the legislative or 
     judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the 
     House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol, 
     and any activities under the direction of the Architect of 
     the Capitol).
       (6) Foreign excess property.--The term ``foreign excess 
     property'' means excess property that is not located in the 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
     Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
     Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, 
     and the Virgin Islands.
       (7) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means any 
     vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, 
     designed and operated principally for highway transportation 
     of property or passengers, excluding--
       (A) a vehicle designed or used for military field training, 
     combat, or tactical purposes, or used principally within the 
     confines of a regularly established military post, camp, or 
     depot; and
       (B) a vehicle regularly used by an agency to perform 
     investigative, law enforcement, or intelligence duties, if 
     the head of the agency determines that exclusive control of 
     the vehicle is essential for effective performance of duties.
       (8) Nonpersonal services.--The term ``nonpersonal 
     services'' means contractual services designated by the 
     Administrator of General Services, other than personal and 
     professional services.
       (9) Property.--The term ``property'' means any interest in 
     property except--
       (A)(i) the public domain;
       (ii) land reserved or dedicated for national forest or 
     national park purposes;
       (iii) minerals in land or portions of land withdrawn or 
     reserved from the public domain which the Secretary of the 
     Interior determines are suitable for disposition under the 
     public land mining and mineral leasing laws; and
       (iv) land withdrawn or reserved from the public domain 
     except land or portions of land so withdrawn or reserved 
     which the Secretary, with the concurrence of the 
     Administrator, determines are not suitable for return to the 
     public domain for disposition under the general public land 
     laws because the lands are substantially changed in character 
     by improvements or otherwise;
       (B) naval vessels that are battleships, cruisers, aircraft 
     carriers, destroyers, or submarines; and
       (C) records of the Government.
       (10) Surplus property.--The term ``surplus property'' means 
     excess property that the Administrator determines is not 
     required to meet the needs or responsibilities of all federal 
     agencies.

                          SUBCHAPTER II--SCOPE

     Sec. 111. Application to Federal Property and Administrative 
       Services Act of 1949

       In the following provisions, the words ``this subtitle'' 
     are deemed to refer also to title III of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et 
     seq.):
       (1) Section 101 of this title.
       (2) Section 112(a) of this title.
       (3) Section 113 of this title.
       (4) Section 121(a) of this title.
       (5) Section 121(c)(1) of this title.
       (6) Section 121(c)(2) of this title.
       (7) Section 121(d)(1) and (2) of this title.
       (8) Section 121(e)(1) of this title.
       (9) Section 121(f) of this title.
       (10) Section 121(g) of this title.
       (11) Section 122(a) of this title.
       (12) Section 123(a) of this title.
       (13) Section 123(c) of this title.
       (14) Section 124 of this title.
       (15) Section 126 of this title.
       (16) Section 311(c) of this title.
       (17) Section 313(a) of this title.
       (18) Section 528 of this title.
       (19) Section 541 of this title.
       (20) Section 549(e)(3)(H)(i)(II) of this title.
       (21) Section 557 of this title.
       (22) Section 558(a) of this title.
       (23) Section 559(f) of this title.
       (24) Section 571(b) of this title.
       (25) Section 572(a)(2)(A) of this title.
       (26) Section 572(b)(4) of this title.

     Sec. 112. Applicability of certain policies, procedures, and 
       directives in effect on July 1, 1949

       (a) In General.--A policy, procedure, or directive 
     described in subsection (b) remains in effect until 
     superseded or amended under this subtitle or other 
     appropriate authority.
       (b) Description.--A policy, procedure, or directive 
     referred to in subsection (a) is one that was in effect on 
     July 1, 1949, and that was prescribed by--
       (1) the Director of the Bureau of Federal Supply or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and that related to a function 
     transferred to or vested in the Administrator of General 
     Services on June 30, 1949, by the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949;
       (2) an officer of the Federal Government under authority of 
     the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (ch. 479, 58 Stat. 765) or 
     other authority related to surplus property or foreign excess 
     property;
       (3) the Federal Works Administrator or the head of a 
     constituent agency of the Federal Works Agency; or
       (4) the Archivist of the United States or another officer 
     or body whose functions were transferred on June 30, 1949, by 
     title I of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949.

     Sec. 113. Limitations

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the authority conferred by this subtitle is in 
     addition to any other authority conferred by law and is not 
     subject to any inconsistent provision of law.
       (b) Limitation Regarding the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act.--The authority conferred by this subtitle is 
     subject to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
       (c) Limitation Regarding Certain Government Corporations 
     and Agencies.--Sections 121(b) and 506(c) of this title do 
     not apply to a Government corporation or agency that is 
     subject to chapter 91 of title 31.
       (d) Limitation Regarding Congress.--This subtitle does not 
     apply to the Senate or the House of Representatives 
     (including the Architect of the Capitol and any building, 
     activity, or function under the direction of the Architect). 
     However, services and facilities authorized by this subtitle 
     shall, as far as practicable, be made available to the 
     Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Architect of 
     the Capitol on their request. If payment would be required 
     for providing a similar service or facility to an executive 
     agency, payment shall be made by the recipient, on 
     presentation of proper vouchers, in advance or by 
     reimbursement (as may be agreed upon by the Administrator of 
     General Services and the officer or body making the request). 
     The

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     payment may be credited to the applicable appropriation of 
     the executive agency receiving the payment.
       (e) Other Limitations.--Nothing in this subtitle impairs or 
     affects the authority of--
       (1) the President under the Philippine Property Act of 1946 
     (22 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.);
       (2) an executive agency, with respect to any program 
     conducted for purposes of resale, price support, grants to 
     farmers, stabilization, transfer to foreign governments, or 
     foreign aid, relief, or rehabilitation, but the agency 
     carrying out the program shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, consistent with the purposes of the program and 
     the effective, efficient conduct of agency business, 
     coordinate its operations with the requirements of this 
     subtitle and with policies and regulations prescribed under 
     this subtitle;
       (3) an executive agency named in chapter 137 of title 10, 
     and the head of the agency, with respect to the 
     administration of that chapter;
       (4) the Secretary of Defense with respect to property 
     required for or located in occupied territories;
       (5) the Secretary of Defense with respect to the 
     administration of section 2535 of title 10;
       (6) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
     Army, Navy, and Air Force with respect to the administration 
     of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 
     U.S.C. 98 et seq.);
       (7) the Secretary of State under the Foreign Service 
     Buildings Act, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.);
       (8) the Secretary of Agriculture under--
       (A) the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1751 et seq.);
       (B) the Farmers Home Administration Act of 1946 (ch. 964, 
     60 Stat. 1062);
       (C) section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c), with respect to the exportation and domestic 
     consumption of agricultural products;
       (D) section 201 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
     (7 U.S.C. 1291); or
       (E) section 203(j) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 
     1946 (7 U.S.C. 1622(j));
       (9) an official or entity under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 
     (12 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), with respect to the acquisition or 
     disposal of property;
       (10) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or an officer of the 
     Corporation) with respect to the disposal of--
       (A) residential property; or
       (B) other property--
       (i) acquired or held as part of, or in connection with, 
     residential property; or
       (ii) held in connection with the insurance of mortgages, 
     loans, or savings association accounts under the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.), or any other law;
       (11) the Tennessee Valley Authority with respect to 
     nonpersonal services, with respect to section 501(c) of this 
     title, and with respect to property acquired in connection 
     with a program of processing, manufacture, production, or 
     force account construction, but the Authority shall, to the 
     maximum extent it considers practicable, consistent with the 
     purposes of its program and the effective, efficient conduct 
     of its business, coordinate its operations with the 
     requirements of this subtitle and with policies and 
     regulations prescribed under this subtitle;
       (12) the Secretary of Energy with respect to atomic energy;
       (13) the Secretary of Transportation or the Secretary of 
     Commerce with respect to the disposal of airport property and 
     airway property (as those terms are defined in section 47301 
     of title 49) for use as such property;
       (14) the United States Postal Service;
       (15) the Maritime Administration with respect to the 
     acquisition, procurement, operation, maintenance, 
     preservation, sale, lease, charter, construction, 
     reconstruction, or reconditioning (including outfitting and 
     equipping incidental to construction, reconstruction, or 
     reconditioning) of a merchant vessel or shipyard, ship site, 
     terminal, pier, dock, warehouse, or other installation 
     necessary or appropriate for carrying out a program of the 
     Administration authorized by law or nonadministrative 
     activities incidental to a program of the Administration 
     authorized by law, but the Administration shall, to the 
     maximum extent it considers practicable, consistent with the 
     purposes of its programs and the effective, efficient conduct 
     of its activities, coordinate its operations with the 
     requirements of this subtitle and with policies and 
     regulations prescribed under this subtitle;
       (16) the Central Intelligence Agency;
       (17) the Joint Committee on Printing, under title 44 or any 
     other law;
       (18) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to 
     procurement for program operations under the Bonneville 
     Project Act of 1937 (16 U.S.C. 832 et seq.); or
       (19) the Secretary of State with respect to the furnishing 
     of facilities in foreign countries and reception centers 
     within the United States.

               SUBCHAPTER III--ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL

     Sec. 121. Administrative

       (a) Policies Prescribed by the President.--The President 
     may prescribe policies and directives that the President 
     considers necessary to carry out this subtitle. The policies 
     must be consistent with this subtitle.
       (b) Accounting Principles and Standards.--
       (1) Prescription.--The Comptroller General, after 
     considering the needs and requirements of executive agencies, 
     shall prescribe principles and standards of accounting for 
     property.
       (2) Property accounting systems.--The Comptroller General 
     shall cooperate with the Administrator of General Services 
     and with executive agencies in the development of property 
     accounting systems and approve the systems when they are 
     adequate and in conformity with prescribed principles and 
     standards.
       (3) Compliance review.--From time to time the Comptroller 
     General shall examine the property accounting systems 
     established by executive agencies to determine the extent of 
     compliance with prescribed principles and standards and 
     approved systems. The Comptroller General shall report to 
     Congress any failure to comply with the principles and 
     standards or to adequately account for property.
       (c) Regulations by Administrator.--
       (1) General authority.--The Administrator may prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this subtitle.
       (2) Required regulations and orders.--The Administrator 
     shall prescribe regulations that the Administrator considers 
     necessary to carry out the Administrator's functions under 
     this subtitle and the head of each executive agency shall 
     issue orders and directives that the agency head considers 
     necessary to carry out the regulations.
       (d) Delegation of Authority by Administrator.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator may delegate authority conferred on the 
     Administrator by this subtitle to an official in the General 
     Services Administration or to the head of another federal 
     agency. The Administrator may authorize successive 
     redelegation of authority conferred by this subtitle.
       (2) Exceptions.--The Administrator may not delegate--
       (A) the authority to prescribe regulations on matters of 
     policy applying to executive agencies;
       (B) the authority to transfer functions and related 
     allocated amounts from one component of the Administration to 
     another under paragraphs (1)(C) and (2)(A) of subsection (e); 
     or
       (C) other authority for which delegation is prohibited by 
     this subtitle.
       (3) Retention and use of rental payments.--A department or 
     agency to which the Administrator has delegated authority to 
     operate, maintain or repair a building or facility under this 
     subsection shall retain the portion of the rental payment 
     that the Administrator determines is available to operate, 
     maintain or repair the building or facility. The department 
     or agency shall directly expend the retained amounts to 
     operate, maintain, or repair the building or facility. Any 
     amounts retained under this paragraph shall remain available 
     until expended for these purposes.
       (e) Assignment of Functions by Administrator.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator may provide for the 
     performance of a function assigned under this subtitle by any 
     of the following methods:
       (A) The Administrator may direct the Administration to 
     perform the function.
       (B) The Administrator may designate or establish a 
     component of the Administration and direct the component to 
     perform the function.
       (C) The Administrator may transfer the function from one 
     component of the Administration to another.
       (D) The Administrator may direct an executive agency to 
     perform the function for itself, with the consent of the 
     agency or by direction of the President.
       (E) The Administrator may direct one executive agency to 
     perform the function for another executive agency, with the 
     consent of the agencies concerned or by direction of the 
     President.
       (F) The Administrator may provide for performance of a 
     function by a combination of the methods described in this 
     paragraph.
       (2) Transfer of resources.--
       (A) Within administration.--If the Administrator transfers 
     a function from one component of the Administration to 
     another, the Administrator may also provide for the transfer 
     of appropriate allocated amounts from the component that 
     previously carried out the function to the component being 
     directed to carry out the function. A transfer under this 
     subparagraph must be reported to the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget.
       (B) Between agencies.--If the Administrator transfers a 
     function from one executive agency to another (including a 
     transfer to or from the Administration), the Administrator 
     may also provide for the transfer of appropriate personnel, 
     records, property, and allocated amounts from the executive 
     agency that previously carried out the function to the 
     executive agency being directed to carry out the function. A 
     transfer under this subparagraph is subject to approval by 
     the Director.
       (f) Advisory Committees.--The Administrator may establish 
     advisory committees to provide advice on any function of the 
     Administrator under this subtitle. Members of the advisory 
     committees shall serve without compensation but are 
     entitled to transportation and not more than $25 a day 
     instead of expenses under section 5703 of title 5.
       (g) Consultation With Federal Agencies.--The Administrator 
     shall advise and consult with interested federal agencies and 
     seek their advice and assistance to accomplish the purposes 
     of this subtitle.
       (h) Administering Oaths.--In carrying out investigative 
     duties, an officer or employee of the Administration, if 
     authorized by the Administrator, may administer an oath to an 
     individual.

     Sec. 122. Prohibition on sex discrimination

       (a) Prohibition.--With respect to a program or activity 
     carried on or receiving federal assistance under this 
     subtitle, an individual may not be excluded from 
     participation, denied benefits, or otherwise discriminated 
     against based on sex.
       (b) Enforcement.--Subsection (a) shall be enforced through 
     agency provisions and rules similar to those already 
     established with respect

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     to racial and other discrimination under title VI of the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.). However, 
     this remedy is not exclusive and does not prejudice or remove 
     any other legal remedies available to an individual alleging 
     discrimination.

     Sec. 123. Civil remedies for fraud

       (a) In General.--In connection with the procurement, 
     transfer or disposition of property under this subtitle, a 
     person that uses or causes to be used, or enters into an 
     agreement, combination, or conspiracy to use or cause to be 
     used, a fraudulent trick, scheme, or device for the purpose 
     of obtaining or aiding to obtain, for any person, money, 
     property, or other benefit from the Federal Government--
       (1) shall pay to the Government an amount equal to the sum 
     of--
       (A) $2,000 for each act;
       (B) two times the amount of damages sustained by the 
     Government because of each act; and
       (C) the cost of suit;
       (2) if the Government elects, shall pay to the Government, 
     as liquidated damages, an amount equal to two times the 
     consideration that the Government agreed to give to the 
     person, or that the person agreed to give to the Government; 
     or
       (3) if the Government elects, shall restore to the 
     Government the money or property fraudulently obtained, with 
     the Government retaining as liquidated damages, the money, 
     property, or other consideration given to the Government.
       (b) Additional Remedies and Criminal Penalties.--The civil 
     remedies provided in this section are in addition to all 
     other civil remedies and criminal penalties provided by law.
       (c) Immunity of Government Officials.--An officer or 
     employee of the Government is not liable (except for an 
     individual's own fraud) or accountable for collection of a 
     purchase price that is determined to be uncollectible by the 
     federal agency responsible for property if the property is 
     transferred or disposed of in accordance with this subtitle 
     and with regulations prescribed under this subtitle.
       (d) Jurisdiction and Venue.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``district 
     court'' means a district court of the United States or a 
     district court of a territory or possession of the United 
     States.
       (2) In general.--A district court has original jurisdiction 
     of an action arising under this section, and venue is proper, 
     if at least one defendant resides or may be found in the 
     court's judicial district. Jurisdiction and venue are 
     determined without regard to the place where acts were 
     committed.
       (3) Additional defendant outside judicial district.--A 
     defendant that does not reside and may not be found in the 
     court's judicial district may be brought in by order of the 
     court, to be served personally, by publication, or in another 
     reasonable manner directed by the court.

     Sec. 124. Agency use of amounts for property management

       Amounts appropriated, allocated, or available to a federal 
     agency for purposes similar to the purposes in section 121 of 
     this title or subchapter I (except section 506), II, or III 
     of chapter 5 of this title may be used by the agency for the 
     disposition of property under this subtitle, and for the care 
     and handling of property pending the disposition, if the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget authorizes 
     the use.

     Sec. 125. Library memberships

       Amounts appropriated may be used, when authorized by the 
     Administrator of General Services, for payment in advance for 
     library memberships in societies whose publications are 
     available to members only, or to members at a lower price 
     than that charged to the general public.

     Sec. 126. Reports to Congress

       The Administrator of General Services, at times the 
     Administrator considers desirable, shall submit a report to 
     Congress on the administration of this subtitle. The report 
     shall include any recommendation for amendment of this 
     subtitle that the Administrator considers appropriate and 
     shall identify any law that is obsolete because of the 
     enactment or operation of this subtitle.

       CHAPTER 3--ORGANIZATION OF GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

Sec.
301.  Establishment.
302.  Administrator and Deputy Administrator.
303.  Functions.
304.  Federal information centers.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

311.  Personnel.
312.  Transfer and use of amounts for major equipment acquisitions.
313.  Tests of materials.

                         SUBCHAPTER III--FUNDS

321.  General Supply Fund.
322.  Information Technology Fund.
323.  Consumer Information Center Fund.

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

     Sec. 301. Establishment

       The General Services Administration is an agency in the 
     executive branch of the Federal Government.

     Sec. 302. Administrator and Deputy Administrator

       (a) Administrator.--The Administrator of General Services 
     is the head of the General Services Administration. The 
     Administrator is appointed by the President with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate. The Administrator shall perform 
     functions subject to the direction and control of the 
     President.
       (b) Deputy Administrator.--The Administrator shall appoint 
     a Deputy Administrator of General Services. The Deputy 
     Administrator shall perform functions designated by the 
     Administrator. The Deputy Administrator is Acting 
     Administrator of General Services during the absence or 
     disability of the Administrator and, unless the President 
     designates another officer of the Federal Government, when 
     the office of Administrator is vacant.

     Sec. 303. Functions

       (a) Bureau of Federal Supply.--
       (1) Transfer of functions.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     functions of the Administrator of General Services include 
     functions related to the Bureau of Federal Supply in the 
     Department of the Treasury that, immediately before July 1, 
     1949, were functions of--
       (A) the Bureau;
       (B) the Director of the Bureau;
       (C) the personnel of the Bureau; or
       (D) the Secretary of the Treasury.
       (2) Functions not transferred.--The functions of the 
     Administrator of General Services do not include functions 
     retained in the Department of the Treasury under section 
     102(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (ch. 288, 63 Stat. 380).
       (b) Federal Works Agency and Commissioner of Public 
     Buildings.--The functions of the Administrator of General 
     Services include functions related to the Federal Works 
     Agency and functions related to the Commissioner of Public 
     Buildings that, immediately before July 1, 1949, were 
     functions of--
       (1) the Federal Works Agency;
       (2) the Federal Works Administrator; or
       (3) the Commissioner of Public Buildings.

     Sec. 304. Federal information centers

       The Administrator of General Services may establish within 
     the General Services Administration a nationwide network of 
     federal information centers for the purpose of providing the 
     public with information about the programs and procedures of 
     the Federal Government and for other appropriate and related 
     purposes.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

     Sec. 311. Personnel

       (a) Appointment and Compensation.--The Administrator of 
     General Services, subject to chapters 33 and 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, may appoint and fix 
     the compensation of personnel necessary to carry out chapters 
     1, 3, and 5 of this title and title III of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     251 et seq.).
       (b) Temporary Employment.--The Administrator may procure 
     the temporary or intermittent services of experts or 
     consultants under section 3109 of title 5 to the extent the 
     Administrator finds necessary to carry out chapters 1, 3, and 
     5 of this title and title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.).
       (c) Personnel From Other Agencies.--Notwithstanding section 
     973 of title 10 or any other law, in carrying out functions 
     under this subtitle the Administrator may use the services of 
     personnel (including armed services personnel) from an 
     executive agency other than the General Services 
     Administration with the consent of the head of the agency.
       (d) Detail of Field Personnel to District of Columbia.--The 
     Administrator, in the Administrator's discretion, may detail 
     field personnel of the Administration to the District of 
     Columbia for temporary duty for a period of not more than 30 
     days in any one case. Subsistence or similar expenses may not 
     be allowed for an employee on temporary duty in the District 
     of Columbia under this paragraph.

     Sec. 312. Transfer and use of amounts for major equipment 
       acquisitions

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), unobligated 
     balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     to the General Services Administration for operating expenses 
     and salaries and expenses may be transferred and merged into 
     the ``Major equipment acquisitions and development activity'' 
     of the Salaries and Expenses, General Management and 
     Administration appropriation account for--
       (1) agency-wide acquisition of capital equipment, automated 
     data processing systems; and
       (2) financial management and management information systems 
     needed to implement the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-576, 104 Stat. 2838) and other laws or 
     regulations.
       (b) Requirements and Availability.--
       (1) Time for transfer.--Transfer of an amount under this 
     section must be done no later than the end of the fifth 
     fiscal year after the fiscal year for which the amount is 
     appropriated or otherwise made available.
       (2) Approval for use.--An amount transferred under this 
     section may be used only with the advance approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate.
       (3) Availability.--An amount transferred under this section 
     remains available until expended.

     Sec. 313. Tests of materials

       (a) Scope.--This section applies to any article or 
     commodity tendered by a producer or vendor for sale or lease 
     to the General Services Administration or to any procurement 
     authority acting under the direction and control of the 
     Administrator of General Services pursuant to this subtitle.
       (b) Authority To Conduct Tests.--The Administrator, in the 
     Administrator's discretion and with the consent of the 
     producer or vendor, may have tests conducted, in a manner the 
     Administrator specifies, to--
       (1) determine whether an article or commodity conforms to 
     prescribed specifications and standards; or
       (2) aid in the development of specifications and standards.
       (c) Fees.--

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       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall charge the 
     producer or vendor a fee for the tests.
       (2) Amount of fee if tests predominantly serve interest of 
     producer or vendor.--If the Administrator determines that 
     conducting the tests predominantly serves the interest of the 
     producer or vendor, the Administrator shall fix the fee in an 
     amount that will recover the costs of conducting the tests, 
     including all components of the costs, determined in 
     accordance with accepted accounting principles.
       (3) Amount of fee if tests do not predominantly serve 
     interest of producer or vendor.--If the Administrator 
     determines that conducting the tests does not predominantly 
     serve the interest of the producer or vendor, the 
     Administrator shall fix the fee in an amount the 
     Administrator determines is reasonable for furnishing the 
     testing service.

                         SUBCHAPTER III--FUNDS

     Sec. 321. General Supply Fund

       (a) Existence.--The General Supply Fund is a special fund 
     in the Treasury.
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) In general.--The Fund is composed of amounts 
     appropriated to the Fund and the value, as determined by the 
     Administrator of General Services, of personal property 
     transferred from executive agencies to the Administrator 
     under section 501(d) of this title to the extent that payment 
     is not made or credit allowed for the property.
       (2) Other credits.--
       (A) In general.--The Fund shall be credited with all 
     reimbursements, advances, and refunds or recoveries relating 
     to personal property or services procured through the Fund, 
     including--
       (i) the net proceeds of disposal of surplus personal 
     property; and
       (ii) receipts from carriers and others for loss of, or 
     damage to, personal property.
       (B) Reappropriation.--Amounts credited under this paragraph 
     are reappropriated for the purposes of the Fund.
       (3) Deposit of fees.--Fees collected by the Administrator 
     under section 313 of this title may be deposited in the Fund 
     to be used for the purposes of the Fund.
       (c) Uses.--
       (1) In general.--The Fund is available for use by or under 
     the direction and control of the Administrator for--
       (A) procuring, for the use of federal agencies in the 
     proper discharge of their responsibilities--
       (i) personal property (including the purchase from or 
     through the Public Printer, for warehouse issue, of standard 
     forms, blankbook work, standard specifications, and other 
     printed material in common use by federal agencies and not 
     available through the Superintendent of Documents); and
       (ii) nonpersonal services;
       (B) paying the purchase price, cost of transportation of 
     personal property and services, and cost of personal services 
     employed directly in the repair, rehabilitation, and 
     conversion of personal property; and
       (C) paying other direct costs of, and indirect costs that 
     are reasonably related to, contracting, procurement, 
     inspection, storage, management, distribution, and 
     accountability of property and nonpersonal services provided 
     by the General Services Administration or by special order 
     through the Administration.
       (2) Other uses.--The Fund may be used for the procurement 
     of personal property and nonpersonal services authorized to 
     be acquired by--
       (A) mixed-ownership Government corporations;
       (B) the municipal government of the District of Columbia; 
     or
       (C) a requisitioning non-federal agency when the function 
     of a federal agency authorized to procure for it is 
     transferred to the Administration.
       (d) Payment for Property and Services.--
       (1) In general.--For property or services procured through 
     the Fund for requisitioning agencies, the agencies shall pay 
     prices the Administrator fixes under this subsection.
       (2) Prices fixed by administrator.--The Administrator shall 
     fix prices at levels sufficient to recover--
       (A) so far as practicable--
       (i) the purchase price;
       (ii) the transportation cost;
       (iii) inventory losses;
       (iv) the cost of personal services employed directly in the 
     repair, rehabilitation, and conversion of personal property; 
     and
       (v) the cost of amortization and repair of equipment used 
     for lease or rent to executive agencies; and
       (B) properly allocable costs payable by the Fund under 
     subsection (c)(1)(C).
       (3) Timing of payments.--
       (A) Payment in advance.--A requisitioning agency shall pay 
     in advance when the Administrator determines that there is 
     insufficient capital otherwise available in the Fund. Payment 
     in advance may also be made under an agreement between a 
     requisitioning agency and the Administrator.
       (B) Prompt reimbursement.--If payment is not made in 
     advance, the Administration shall be reimbursed promptly out 
     of amounts of the requisitioning agency in accordance with 
     accounting procedures approved by the Comptroller General.
       (C) Failure to make prompt reimbursement.--The 
     Administrator may obtain reimbursement by the issuance of 
     transfer and counterwarrants, or other lawful transfer 
     documents, supported by itemized invoices, if payment is not 
     made by a requisitioning agency within 45 days after the 
     later of--
       (i) the date of billing by the Administrator; or
       (ii) the date on which actual liability for personal 
     property or services is incurred by the Administrator.
       (e) Reimbursement for Equipment Purchased for Congress.--
     The Administrator may accept periodic reimbursement from the 
     Senate and from the House of Representatives for the cost of 
     any equipment purchased for the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives with money from the Fund. The amount of each 
     periodic reimbursement shall be computed by amortizing the 
     total cost of each item of equipment over the useful life of 
     the equipment, as determined by the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives, as appropriate.
       (f) Treatment of Surplus.--
       (1) Surplus deposited in treasury.--As of September 30 of 
     each year, any surplus in the Fund above the amounts 
     transferred or appropriated to establish and maintain the 
     Fund (all assets, liabilities, and prior losses considered) 
     shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       (2) Surplus retained.--From any surplus generated by 
     operation of the Fund, the Administrator may retain amounts 
     necessary to maintain a sufficient level of inventory of 
     personal property to meet the needs of the federal agencies.
       (g) Audits.--The Comptroller General shall audit the Fund 
     in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 31 
     and report the results of the audits.

     Sec. 322. Information Technology Fund

       (a) Existence.--There is an Information Technology Fund in 
     the Treasury.
       (b) Cost and Capital Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall determine the cost and capital requirements of the Fund 
     for each fiscal year. The cost and capital requirements may 
     include amounts--
       (A) needed to purchase (if the Administrator has determined 
     that purchase is the least costly alternative) information 
     processing and transmission equipment, software, systems, and 
     operating facilities necessary to provide services;
       (B) resulting from operations of the Fund, including the 
     net proceeds from the disposal of excess or surplus personal 
     property and receipts from carriers and others for loss or 
     damage to property; and
       (C) that are appropriated, authorized to be transferred, or 
     otherwise made available to the Fund.
       (2) Submitting plans to office of management and budget.--
     The Administrator shall submit plans concerning the cost and 
     capital requirements determined under this section, and other 
     information as may be requested, for review and approval by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Plans 
     submitted under this section fulfill the requirements of 
     sections 1512 and 1513 of title 31.
       (3) Adjustments.--Any change to the cost and capital 
     requirements of the Fund for a fiscal year shall be made in 
     the same manner as the initial fiscal year determination.
       (c) Use.--
       (1) In general.--The Fund is available for expenses, 
     including personal services and other costs, and for 
     procurement (by lease, purchase, transfer, or otherwise) to 
     efficiently provide information technology resources to 
     federal agencies and to efficiently manage, coordinate, 
     operate, and use those resources.
       (2) Specifically included items.--Information technology 
     resources provided under this section include information 
     processing and transmission equipment, software, systems, 
     operating facilities, supplies, and related services 
     including maintenance and repair.
       (3) Cancellation costs.--Any cancellation costs incurred 
     for a contract entered into under subsection (e) shall be 
     paid from money currently available in the Fund.
       (4) No fiscal year limitation.--The Fund is available 
     without fiscal year limitation.
       (d) Charges to Agencies.--If the Director approves plans 
     submitted by the Administrator under subsection (b), the 
     Administrator shall establish rates, consistent with the 
     approval, to be charged to agencies for information 
     technology resources provided through the Fund.
       (e) Contract Authority.--
       (1) In general.--In operating the Fund, the Administrator 
     may enter into multiyear contracts, not longer than 5 years, 
     to provide information technology hardware, software, or 
     services if--
       (A) amounts are available and adequate to pay the costs of 
     the contract for the first fiscal year and any costs of 
     cancellation or termination;
       (B) the contract is awarded on a fully competitive basis; 
     and
       (C) the Administrator determines that--
       (i) the need for the information technology hardware, 
     software, or services being provided will continue over the 
     period of the contract;
       (ii) the use of the multiyear contract will yield 
     substantial cost savings when compared with other methods of 
     providing the necessary resources; and
       (iii) the method of contracting will not exclude small 
     business participation.
       (2) Effect on other law.--This subsection does not limit 
     the authority of the Administrator to procure equipment and 
     services under sections 501-505 of this title.
       (f) Transfer of Uncommitted Balance.--After the close of 
     each fiscal year, any uncommitted balance remaining in the 
     Fund, after making provision for anticipated operating needs 
     as determined by the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
     be transferred to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       (g) Annual Report.--The Administrator shall report annually 
     to the Director on the operation of the Fund. The report must 
     address the inventory, use, and acquisition of information 
     processing equipment and identify any proposed increases to 
     the capital of the Fund.

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     Sec. 323. Consumer Information Center Fund

       (a) Existence.--There is in the Treasury a Consumer 
     Information Center Fund, General Services Administration, for 
     the purpose of disseminating Federal Government consumer 
     information to the public and for other related purposes.
       (b) Deposits.--Money shall be deposited into the Fund 
     from--
       (1) appropriations from the Treasury for Consumer 
     Information Center activities;
       (2) user fees from the public;
       (3) reimbursements from other federal agencies for costs of 
     distributing publications; and
       (4) any other income incident to Center activities.
       (c) Expenditures.--Money deposited into the Fund is 
     available for expenditure for Center activities in amounts 
     specified in appropriation laws. The Fund shall assume all 
     liabilities, obligations, and commitments of the Center 
     account.
       (d) Unobligated Balances.--Any unobligated balances at the 
     end of a fiscal year remain in the Fund and are available for 
     authorization in appropriation laws for subsequent fiscal 
     years.
       (e) Gift Account.--The Center may accept and deposit to 
     this account gifts for purposes of defraying the costs of 
     printing, publishing, and distributing consumer information 
     and educational materials and undertaking other consumer 
     information activities. In addition to amounts appropriated 
     or otherwise made available, the Center may expend the gifts 
     for these purposes and any balance remains available for 
     expenditure.

                     CHAPTER 5--PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

               SUBCHAPTER I--PROCUREMENT AND WAREHOUSING

Sec.
501.  Services for executive agencies.
502.  Services for other entities.
503.  Exchange or sale of similar items.
504.  Agency cooperation for inspection.
505.  Exchange or transfer of medical supplies.
506.  Inventory controls and systems.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--USE OF PROPERTY

521.  Policies and methods.
522.  Reimbursement for transfer of excess property.
523.  Excess real property located on Indian reservations.
524.  Duties of executive agencies.
525.  Excess personal property for federal agency grantees.
526.  Temporary assignment of excess real property.
527.  Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property.
528.  Utilization of excess furniture.
529.  Annual executive agency reports on excess personal property.

                 SUBCHAPTER III--DISPOSING OF PROPERTY

541.  Supervision and direction.
542.  Care and handling.
543.  Method of disposition.
544.  Validity of transfer instruments.
545.  Procedure for disposal.
546.  Contractor inventories.
547.  Agricultural commodities, foods, and cotton or woolen goods.
548.  Surplus vessels.
549.  Donation of personal property through state agencies.
550.  Disposal of real property for certain purposes.
551.  Donations to American Red Cross.
552.  Abandoned or unclaimed property on Government premises.
553.  Property for correctional facility, law enforcement, and 
              emergency management response purposes.
554.  Property for development or operation of a port facility.
555.  Donation of law enforcement canines to handlers.
556.  Disposal of dredge vessels.
557.  Donation of books to Free Public Library.
558.  Donation of forfeited vessels.
559.  Advice of Attorney General with respect to antitrust law.

             SUBCHAPTER IV--PROCEEDS FROM SALE OR TRANSFER

571.  General rules for deposit and use of proceeds.
572.  Real property.
573.  Personal property.
574.  Other rules regarding proceeds.

      SUBCHAPTER V--OPERATION OF BUILDINGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

581.  General authority of Administrator of General Services.
582.  Management of buildings by Administrator of General Services.
583.  Construction of buildings.
584.  Assignment and reassignment of space.
585.  Lease agreements.
586.  Charges for space and services.
587.  Telecommuting and other alternative workplace arrangements.
588.  Movement and supply of office furniture.
589.  Installation, repair, and replacement of sidewalks.
590.  Child care.
591.  Purchase of electricity.
592.  Federal Buildings Fund.
593.  Protection for veterans preference employees.

     SUBCHAPTER VI--MOTOR VEHICLE POOLS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

601.  Purposes.
602.  Authority to establish motor vehicle pools and transportation 
              systems.
603.  Process for establishing motor vehicle pools and transportation 
              systems.
604.  Treatment of assets taken over to establish motor vehicle pools 
              and transportation systems.
605.  Payment of costs.
606.  Regulations related to operation.
607.  Records.
608.  Scrip, tokens, tickets.
609.  Identification of vehicles.
610.  Discontinuance of motor vehicle pool or system.
611.  Duty to report violations.

               SUBCHAPTER I--PROCUREMENT AND WAREHOUSING

     Sec. 501. Services for executive agencies

       (a) Authority of Administrator of General Services.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall take action under this subchapter for an executive 
     agency--
       (A) to the extent that the Administrator of General 
     Services determines that the action is advantageous to the 
     Federal Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or 
     service; and
       (B) with due regard to the program activities of the 
     agency.
       (2) Exemption for defense.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     exempt the Department of Defense from an action taken by the 
     Administrator of General Services under this subchapter, 
     unless the President directs otherwise, whenever the 
     Secretary determines that an exemption is in the best 
     interests of national security.
       (b) Procurement and Supply.--
       (1) Functions.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall procure and supply personal property and nonpersonal 
     services for executive agencies to use in the proper 
     discharge of their responsibilities, and perform functions 
     related to procurement and supply including contracting, 
     inspection, storage, issue, property identification and 
     classification, transportation and traffic management, 
     management of public utility services, and repairing and 
     converting.
       (B) Public utility contracts.--A contract for public 
     utility services may be made for a period of not more than 10 
     years.
       (2) Policies and methods.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall prescribe policies and methods for executive agencies 
     regarding the procurement and supply of personal property and 
     nonpersonal services and related functions.
       (B) Controlling regulation.--Policies and methods 
     prescribed by the Administrator of General Services under 
     this paragraph are subject to regulations prescribed by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy under the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
       (c) Representation.--For transportation and other public 
     utility services used by executive agencies, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall represent the 
     agencies--
       (1) in negotiations with carriers and other public 
     utilities; and
       (2) in proceedings involving carriers or other public 
     utilities before federal and state regulatory bodies.
       (d) Facilities.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall operate, for executive agencies, warehouses, supply 
     centers, repair shops, fuel yards, and other similar 
     facilities. After consultation with the executive agencies 
     affected, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     consolidate, take over, or arrange for executive agencies to 
     operate the facilities.

     Sec. 502. Services for other entities

       (a) Federal Agencies, Mixed-Ownership Government 
     Corporations, and the District of Columbia.--On request, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall provide, to the 
     extent practicable, any of the services specified in section 
     501 of this title to--
       (1) a federal agency;
       (2) a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in 
     section 9101 of title 31); or
       (3) the District of Columbia.
       (b) Qualified Nonprofit Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--On request, the Administrator may provide, 
     to the extent practicable, any of the services specified in 
     section 501 of this title to an agency that is--
       (A)(i) a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind (as 
     defined in section 5(3) of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 
     U.S.C. 48b(3))); or
       (ii) a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely 
     handicapped (as defined in section 5(4) of the Javits-Wagner-
     O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 48b(4))); and
       (B) providing a commodity or service to the Federal 
     Government under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et 
     seq.).
       (2) Use of services.--A nonprofit agency receiving services 
     under this subsection shall use the services directly in 
     making or providing to the Government a commodity or service 
     that has been determined by the Committee for Purchase From 
     People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled under section 2 of 
     the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47) to be suitable for 
     procurement by the Government.

     Sec. 503. Exchange or sale of similar items

       (a) Authority of Executive Agencies.--In acquiring personal 
     property, an executive agency may exchange or sell similar 
     items and may apply the exchange allowance or proceeds of 
     sale in whole or in part payment for the property acquired.
       (b) Applicable Regulation and Law.--
       (1) Regulations prescribed by administrator of general 
     services.--A transaction under subsection (a) must be carried 
     out in accordance with regulations the Administrator of 
     General Services prescribes, subject to regulations 
     prescribed by the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
       (2) In writing.--A transaction under subsection (a) must be 
     evidenced in writing.

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       (3) Section 3709 of revised statutes.--Section 3709 of the 
     Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) applies to a sale of property 
     under subsection (a), except that fixed price sales may be 
     conducted in the same manner and subject to the same 
     conditions as are applicable to the sale of property under 
     section 545(d) of this title.

     Sec. 504. Agency cooperation for inspection

       (a) Receiving Assistance.--An executive agency may use the 
     services, work, materials, and equipment of another executive 
     agency, with the consent of the other executive agency, to 
     inspect personal property incident to procuring the property.
       (b) Providing Assistance.--Notwithstanding section 1301(a) 
     of title 31 or any other law, an executive agency may provide 
     services, work, materials, and equipment for purposes of this 
     section without reimbursement or transfer of amounts.
       (c) Policies and Methods.--The use or provision of 
     services, work, materials, and equipment under this section 
     must be in conformity with policies and methods the 
     Administrator of General Services prescribes under section 
     501 of this title.

     Sec. 505. Exchange or transfer of medical supplies

       (a) Excess Property Determination.--
       (1) In general.--Medical materials or supplies an executive 
     agency holds for national emergency purposes are considered 
     excess property for purposes of subchapter II when the head 
     of the agency determines that--
       (A) the remaining storage or shelf life is too short to 
     justify continued retention for national emergency purposes; 
     and
       (B) transfer or other disposal is in the national interest.
       (2) Timing.--To the greatest extent practicable, the head 
     of the agency shall make the determination in sufficient time 
     to allow for the transfer or other disposal and use of 
     medical materials or supplies before their shelf life expires 
     and they are rendered unfit for human use.
       (b) Transfer or Exchange.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with regulations the 
     Administrator of General Services prescribes, medical 
     materials or supplies considered excess property may be 
     transferred to another federal agency or exchanged with 
     another federal agency for other medical materials or 
     supplies.
       (2) Use of proceeds.--Any proceeds derived from a transfer 
     under this section may be credited to the current applicable 
     appropriation or fund of the transferor agency and shall be 
     available only to purchase medical materials or supplies to 
     be held for national emergency purposes.
       (3) Disposal as surplus property.--If the materials or 
     supplies are not transferred to or exchanged with another 
     federal agency, they shall be disposed of as surplus 
     property.

     Sec. 506. Inventory controls and systems

       (a) Activities of the Administrator of General Services.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), and after 
     adequate advance notice to affected executive agencies, the 
     Administrator of General Services may undertake the following 
     activities as necessary to carry out functions under this 
     chapter:
       (A) Surveys and reports.--Survey and obtain executive 
     agency reports on Federal Government property and property 
     management practices.
       (B) Inventory levels.--Cooperate with executive agencies to 
     establish reasonable inventory levels for property stocked by 
     them, and report any excessive inventory levels to Congress 
     and to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (C) Federal supply catalog system.--Establish and maintain 
     a uniform federal supply catalog system that is appropriate 
     to identify and classify personal property under the control 
     of federal agencies.
       (D) Standard purchase specifications and standard forms and 
     procedures.--Prescribe standard purchase specifications and 
     standard forms and procedures (except forms and procedures 
     that the Comptroller General prescribes by law) subject 
     to regulations the Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy prescribes under the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.).
       (2) Special considerations regarding department of 
     defense.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall carry out activities under paragraph (1) with due 
     regard to the requirements of the Department of Defense, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.
       (B) Federal supply catalog system.--In establishing and 
     maintaining a uniform federal supply catalog system under 
     paragraph (1)(C), the Administrator of General Services and 
     the Secretary shall coordinate to avoid unnecessary 
     duplication.
       (b) Activities of Federal Agencies.--Each federal agency 
     shall use the uniformed federal supply catalog system, the 
     standard purchase specifications, and the standard forms and 
     procedures established under subsection (a), except as the 
     Administrator of General Services, considering efficiency, 
     economy, or other interests of the Government, may otherwise 
     provide.
       (c) Audit of Property Accounts.--The Comptroller General 
     shall audit all types of property accounts and transactions. 
     Audits shall be conducted at the time and in the manner the 
     Comptroller General decides and as far as practicable at the 
     place where the property or records of the executive agencies 
     are kept. Audits shall include an evaluation of the 
     effectiveness of internal controls and audits, and a general 
     audit of the discharge of accountability for Government-owned 
     or controlled property, based on generally accepted 
     principles of auditing.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--USE OF PROPERTY

     Sec. 521. Policies and methods

       Subject to section 523 of this title, in order to minimize 
     expenditures for property, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall--
       (1) prescribe policies and methods to promote the maximum 
     use of excess property by executive agencies; and
       (2) provide for the transfer of excess property--
       (A) among federal agencies; and
       (B) to the organizations specified in section 321(c)(2) of 
     this title.

     Sec. 522. Reimbursement for transfer of excess property

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c) of this 
     section, the Administrator of General Services, with the 
     approval of the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, shall prescribe the amount of reimbursement required 
     for a transfer of excess property.
       (b) Reimbursement At Fair Value.--The amount of 
     reimbursement required for a transfer of excess property is 
     the fair value of the property, as determined by the 
     Administrator, if--
       (1) net proceeds are requested under section 574(a) of this 
     title; or
       (2) either the transferor or the transferee agency (or the 
     organizational unit affected) is--
       (A) subject to chapter 91 of title 31; or
       (B) an organization specified in section 321(c)(2) of this 
     title.
       (c) Distribution Through General Services Administration 
     Supply Centers.--Excess property determined by the 
     Administrator to be suitable for distribution through the 
     supply centers of the General Services Administration shall 
     be retransferred at prices set by the Administrator with due 
     regard to prices established under section 321(d) of this 
     title.

     Sec. 523. Excess real property located on Indian reservations

       (a) Procedures for Transfer.--The Administrator of General 
     Services shall prescribe procedures necessary to transfer to 
     the Secretary of the Interior, without compensation, excess 
     real property located within the reservation of any group, 
     band, or tribe of Indians that is recognized as eligible for 
     services by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
       (b) Property Held in Trust.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall hold excess real property transferred under 
     this section in trust for the benefit and use of the group, 
     band, or tribe of Indians, within whose reservation the 
     excess real property is located.
       (2) Special requirement for oklahoma.--The Secretary shall 
     hold excess real property that is located in Oklahoma and 
     transferred under this section in trust for Oklahoma Indian 
     tribes recognized by the Secretary if the real property--
       (A) is located within boundaries of former reservations in 
     Oklahoma, as defined by the Secretary, and was held in trust 
     by the Federal Government for an Indian tribe when the 
     Government acquired it; or
       (B) is contiguous to real property presently held in trust 
     by the Government for an Oklahoma Indian tribe and was held 
     in trust by the Government for an Indian tribe at any time.

     Sec. 524. Duties of executive agencies

       (a) Required.--Each executive agency shall--
       (1) maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability 
     systems for property under its control;
       (2) continuously survey property under its control to 
     identify excess property;
       (3) promptly report excess property to the Administrator of 
     General Services;
       (4) perform the care and handling of excess property; and
       (5) transfer or dispose of excess property as promptly as 
     possible in accordance with authority delegated and 
     regulations prescribed by the Administrator.
       (b) Required as Far as Practicable.--Each executive agency, 
     as far as practicable, shall--
       (1) reassign property to another activity within the agency 
     when the property is no longer required for the purposes of 
     the appropriation used to make the purchase;
       (2) transfer excess property under its control to other 
     federal agencies and to organizations specified in section 
     321(c)(2) of this title; and
       (3) obtain excess property from other federal agencies.

     Sec. 525. Excess personal property for federal agency 
       grantees

       (a) General Prohibition.--A federal agency is prohibited 
     from obtaining excess personal property for the purpose of 
     furnishing the property to a grantee of the agency, except as 
     provided in this section.
       (b) Exception for Public Agencies and Tax-exempt Nonprofit 
     Organizations.--
       (1) In general.--Under regulations the Administrator of 
     General Services may prescribe, a federal agency may obtain 
     excess personal property for the purpose of furnishing it to 
     a public agency or an organization that is nonprofit and 
     exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501), if--
       (A) the agency or organization is conducting a federally 
     sponsored project pursuant to a grant made for a specific 
     purpose with a specific termination provision;
       (B) the property is to be furnished for use in connection 
     with the grant; and
       (C)(i) the sponsoring federal agency pays an amount equal 
     to 25 percent of the original acquisition cost (except for 
     costs of care and handling) of the excess property; and
       (ii) the amount is deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts.

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       (2) Title.--Title to excess property obtained under this 
     subsection vests in the grantee. The grantee shall account 
     for and dispose of the property in accordance with procedures 
     governing accountability for personal property acquired under 
     grant agreements.
       (c) Exception for Certain Property Furnished by Secretary 
     of Agriculture.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``State'' 
     means a State of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, the Virgin 
     Islands, and the District of Columbia.
       (2) In general.--Under regulations and restrictions the 
     Administrator may prescribe, subsection (a) does not apply to 
     property furnished by the Secretary of Agriculture to--
       (A) a state or county extension service engaged in 
     cooperative agricultural extension work under the Smith-Lever 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.);
       (B) a state experiment station engaged in cooperative 
     agricultural research work under the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 
     U.S.C. 361a et seq.); or
       (C) an institution engaged in cooperative agricultural 
     research or extension work under section 1433, 1434, 1444, or 
     1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195, 3196, 3221, or 
     3222), or the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et 
     seq.), if the Federal Government retains title.
       (d) Other Exceptions.--Under regulations and restrictions 
     the Administrator may prescribe, subsection (a) does not 
     apply to--
       (1) property furnished under section 608 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2358), to the extent that 
     the Administrator determines that the property is not needed 
     for donation under section 549 of this title;
       (2) scientific equipment furnished under section 11(e) of 
     the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 
     1870(e));
       (3) property furnished under section 203 of the Department 
     of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 580a), in 
     connection with the Cooperative Forest Fire Control Program, 
     if the Government retains title; or
       (4) property furnished in connection with a grant to a 
     tribe, as defined in section 3(c) of the Indian Financing Act 
     of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452(c)).

     Sec. 526. Temporary assignment of excess real property

       (a) Assignment of Space.--The Administrator of General 
     Services may temporarily assign or reassign space in excess 
     real property to a federal agency, for use as office or 
     storage space or for a related purpose, if the Administrator 
     determines that assignment or reassignment is more 
     advantageous than permanent transfer. The Administrator shall 
     determine the duration of the assignment or reassignment.
       (b) Reimbursement for Maintenance.--If there is no 
     appropriation available to the Administrator for the expense 
     of maintaining the space, the Administrator may obtain 
     appropriate reimbursement from the federal agency.

     Sec. 527. Abandonment, destruction, or donation of property

       The Administrator of General Services may authorize the 
     abandonment or destruction of property, or the donation of 
     property to a public body, if--
       (1) the property has no commercial value; or
       (2) the estimated cost of continued care and handling 
     exceeds the estimated proceeds from sale.

     Sec. 528. Utilization of excess furniture

       A department or agency of the Federal Government may not 
     use amounts provided by law to purchase furniture if the 
     Administrator of General Services determines that 
     requirements can reasonably be met by transferring excess 
     furniture, including rehabilitated furniture, from other 
     departments or agencies pursuant to this subtitle.

     Sec. 529. Annual executive agency reports on excess personal 
       property

       (a) In General.--During the calendar quarter following the 
     close of each fiscal year, each executive agency shall submit 
     to the Administrator of General Services a report on personal 
     property--
       (1) obtained as--
       (A) excess property; or
       (B) personal property determined to be no longer required 
     for the purpose of the appropriation used to make the 
     purchase; and
       (2) furnished within the United States to a recipient other 
     than a federal agency.
       (b) Required Information.--The report must set out the 
     categories of equipment and show--
       (1) the acquisition cost of the property;
       (2) the recipient of the property; and
       (3) other information the Administrator may require.

                 SUBCHAPTER III--DISPOSING OF PROPERTY

     Sec. 541. Supervision and direction

       Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall supervise and direct 
     the disposition of surplus property in accordance with this 
     subtitle.

     Sec. 542. Care and handling

       The disposal of surplus property, and the care and handling 
     of the property pending disposition, may be performed by the 
     General Services Administration or, when the Administrator of 
     General Services decides, by the executive agency in 
     possession of the property or by any other executive agency 
     that agrees.

     Sec. 543. Method of disposition

       An executive agency designated or authorized by the 
     Administrator of General Services to dispose of surplus 
     property may do so by sale, exchange, lease, permit, or 
     transfer, for cash, credit, or other property, with or 
     without warranty, on terms and conditions that the 
     Administrator considers proper. The agency may execute 
     documents to transfer title or other interest in the property 
     and may take other action it considers necessary or proper to 
     dispose of the property under this chapter.

     Sec. 544. Validity of transfer instruments

       A deed, bill of sale, lease, or other instrument executed 
     by or on behalf of an executive agency purporting to transfer 
     title or other interest in surplus property under this 
     chapter is conclusive evidence of compliance with the 
     provisions of this chapter concerning title or other interest 
     of a bona fide grantee or transferee for value and without 
     notice of lack of compliance.

     Sec. 545. Procedure for disposal

       (a) Public Advertising for Bids.--
       (1) Requirement.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Administrator of General Services may make or authorize a 
     disposal or a contract for disposal of surplus property only 
     after public advertising for bids, under regulations the 
     Administrator prescribes.
       (B) Exceptions.--This subsection does not apply to disposal 
     or a contract for disposal of surplus property--
       (i) under subsection (b) or (d); or
       (ii) by abandonment, destruction, or donation or through a 
     contract broker.
       (2) Time, method, and terms.--The time, method, and terms 
     and conditions of advertisement must permit full and free 
     competition consistent with the value and nature of the 
     property involved.
       (3) Public disclosure.--Bids must be publicly disclosed at 
     the time and place stated in the advertisement.
       (4) Awards.--An award shall be made with reasonable 
     promptness by notice to the responsible bidder whose bid, 
     conforming to the invitation for bids, is most advantageous 
     to the Federal Government, price and other factors 
     considered. However, all bids may be rejected if it is in the 
     public interest to do so.
       (b) Negotiated Disposal.--Under regulations the 
     Administrator prescribes, disposals and contracts for 
     disposal may be negotiated without regard to subsection (a), 
     but subject to obtaining competition that is feasible 
     under the circumstances, if--
       (1) necessary in the public interest--
       (A) during the period of a national emergency declared by 
     the President or Congress, with respect to a particular lot 
     of personal property; or
       (B) for a period not exceeding three months, with respect 
     to a specifically described category of personal property as 
     determined by the Administrator;
       (2) the public health, safety, or national security will be 
     promoted by a particular disposal of personal property;
       (3) public exigency will not allow delay incident to 
     advertising certain personal property;
       (4) the nature and quantity of personal property involved 
     are such that disposal under subsection (a) would impact an 
     industry to an extent that would adversely affect the 
     national economy, and the estimated fair market value of the 
     property and other satisfactory terms of disposal can be 
     obtained by negotiation;
       (5) the estimated fair market value of the property 
     involved does not exceed $15,000;
       (6) after advertising under subsection (a), the bid prices 
     for the property, or part of the property, are not reasonable 
     or have not been independently arrived at in open 
     competition;
       (7) with respect to real property, the character or 
     condition of the property or unusual circumstances make it 
     impractical to advertise publicly for competitive bids and 
     the fair market value of the property and other satisfactory 
     terms of disposal can be obtained by negotiation;
       (8) the disposal will be to a State, territory, or 
     possession of the United States, or to a political 
     subdivision of, or a tax-supported agency in, a State, 
     territory, or possession, and the estimated fair market value 
     of the property and other satisfactory terms of disposal are 
     obtained by negotiation; or
       (9) otherwise authorized by law.
       (c) Disposal Through Contract Brokers.--Disposals and 
     contracts for disposal of surplus real and related personal 
     property through contract realty brokers employed by the 
     Administrator shall be made in the manner followed in similar 
     commercial transactions under regulations the Administrator 
     prescribes. The regulations must require that brokers give 
     wide public notice of the availability of the property for 
     disposal.
       (d) Negotiated Sale at Fixed Price.--
       (1) Authorization.--The Administrator may make a negotiated 
     sale of personal property at a fixed price, either directly 
     or through the use of a disposal contractor, without regard 
     to subsection (a). However, the sale must be publicized to an 
     extent consistent with the value and nature of the property 
     involved and the price established must reflect the estimated 
     fair market value of the property. Sales under this 
     subsection are limited to categories of personal property for 
     which the Administrator determines that disposal under this 
     subsection best serves the interests of the Government.
       (2) First offer.--Under regulations and restrictions the 
     Administrator prescribes, an opportunity to purchase property 
     at a fixed price under this subsection may be offered first 
     to an entity specified in subsection (b)(8) that has 
     expressed an interest in the property.
       (e) Explanatory Statements for Negotiated Disposals.--
       (1) Requirement.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an 
     explanatory statement of the circumstances shall be prepared 
     for each disposal by negotiation of--
       (i) personal property that has an estimated fair market 
     value in excess of $15,000;
       (ii) real property that has an estimated fair market value 
     in excess of $100,000, except that

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     real property disposed of by lease or exchange is subject 
     only to clauses (iii)-(v) of this subparagraph;
       (iii) real property disposed of by lease for a term of not 
     more than 5 years, if the estimated fair annual rent is more 
     than $100,000 for any year;
       (iv) real property disposed of by lease for a term of more 
     than 5 years, if the total estimated rent over the term of 
     the lease is more than $100,000; or
       (v) real property or real and related personal property 
     disposed of by exchange, regardless of value, or any property 
     for which any part of the consideration is real property.
       (B) Exception.--An explanatory statement is not required 
     for a disposal of personal property under subsection (d), or 
     for a disposal of real or personal property authorized by any 
     other law to be made without advertising.
       (2) Transmittal to congress.--The explanatory statement 
     shall be transmitted to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress in advance of the disposal, and a copy of the 
     statement shall be preserved in the files of the executive 
     agency making the disposal.
       (3) Listing in report.--A report of the Administrator under 
     section 126 of this title must include a listing and 
     description of any negotiated disposals of surplus property 
     having an estimated fair market value of more than $15,000, 
     in the case of real property, or $5,000, in the case of any 
     other property, other than disposals for which an explanatory 
     statement has been transmitted under this subsection.
       (f) Applicability of Other Law.--Section 3709 of the 
     Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply to a disposal 
     or contract for disposal made under this section.

     Sec. 546. Contractor inventories

       Subject to regulations of the Administrator of General 
     Services, an executive agency may authorize a contractor or 
     subcontractor with the agency to retain or dispose of 
     contractor inventory.

     Sec. 547. Agricultural commodities, foods, and cotton or 
       woolen goods

       (a) Policies.--The Administrator of General Services shall 
     consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to formulate 
     policies for the disposal of surplus agricultural 
     commodities, surplus foods processed from agricultural 
     commodities, and surplus cotton or woolen goods. The policies 
     shall be formulated to prevent surplus agricultural 
     commodities, or surplus foods processed from agricultural 
     commodities, from being dumped on the market in a disorderly 
     manner and disrupting the market prices for agricultural 
     commodities.
       (b) Transfers to Department of Agriculture.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall transfer without 
     charge to the Department of Agriculture any surplus 
     agricultural commodities, foods, and cotton or woolen goods 
     for disposal, when the Secretary determines that a transfer 
     is necessary for the Secretary to carry out responsibilities 
     for price support or stabilization.
       (2) Deposit of receipts.--Receipts resulting from disposal 
     by the Department under this subsection shall be deposited 
     pursuant to any authority available to the Secretary. When 
     applicable, however, net proceeds from the sale of surplus 
     property transferred under this subsection shall be credited 
     pursuant to section 572(a) of this title.
       (3) Limitation of sales.--Surplus farm commodities 
     transferred under this subsection may not be sold, other than 
     for export, in quantities exceeding, or at prices less than, 
     the applicable quantities and prices for sales of those 
     commodities by the Commodity Credit Corporation.

     Sec. 548. Surplus vessels

       The Maritime Administration shall dispose of surplus 
     vessels of 1,500 gross tons or more which the Administration 
     determines to be merchant vessels or capable of conversion to 
     merchant use. The vessels shall be disposed of in 
     accordance with the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), and other laws authorizing the sale 
     of such vessels.

     Sec. 549. Donation of personal property through state 
       agencies

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Public agency.--The term ``public agency'' means--
       (A) a State;
       (B) a political subdivision of a State (including a unit of 
     local government or economic development district);
       (C) a department, agency, or instrumentality of a State 
     (including instrumentalities created by compact or other 
     agreement between States or political subdivisions); or
       (D) an Indian tribe, band, group, pueblo, or community 
     located on a state reservation.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
     Samoa.
       (3) State agency.--The term ``state agency'' means an 
     agency designated under state law as the agency responsible 
     for fair and equitable distribution, through donation, of 
     property transferred under this section.
       (b) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services, in 
     the Administrator's discretion and under regulations the 
     Administrator may prescribe, may transfer property described 
     in paragraph (2) to a state agency.
       (2) Property.--
       (A) In general.--Property referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     any personal property that--
       (i) is under the control of an executive agency; and
       (ii) has been determined to be surplus property.
       (B) Special rule.--In determining whether the property is 
     to be transferred for donation under this section, no 
     distinction may be made between property capitalized in a 
     working-capital fund established under section 2208 of title 
     10 (or similar fund) and any other property.
       (3) No cost.--Transfer of property under this section is 
     without cost, except for any costs of care and handling.
       (c) Allocation and Transfer of Property.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall allocate and 
     transfer property under this section in accordance with 
     criteria that are based on need and use and that are 
     established after consultation with state agencies to the 
     extent feasible. The Administrator shall give fair 
     consideration, consistent with the established criteria, to 
     an expression of need and interest from a public agency or 
     other eligible institution within a State. The Administrator 
     shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient's 
     request, transmitted through the state agency, for a specific 
     item of property.
       (2) Allocation among states.--The Administrator shall 
     allocate property among the States on a fair and equitable 
     basis, taking into account the condition of the property as 
     well as the original acquisition cost of the property.
       (3) Recipients and purposes.--The Administrator shall 
     transfer to a state agency property the state agency selects 
     for distribution through donation within the State--
       (A) to a public agency for use in carrying out or 
     promoting, for residents of a given political area, a public 
     purpose, including conservation, economic development, 
     education, parks and recreation, public health, and public 
     safety; or
       (B) for purposes of education or public health (including 
     research), to a nonprofit educational or public health 
     institution or organization that is exempt from taxation 
     under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 501), including--
       (i) a medical institution, hospital, clinic, health center, 
     or drug abuse treatment center;
       (ii) a provider of assistance to homeless individuals or to 
     families or individuals whose annual incomes are below the 
     poverty line (as that term is defined in section 673 of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902));
       (iii) a school, college, or university;
       (iv) a school for the mentally retarded or physically 
     handicapped;
       (v) a child care center;
       (vi) a radio or television station licensed by the Federal 
     Communications Commission as an educational radio or 
     educational television station;
       (vii) a museum attended by the public; or
       (viii) a library serving free all residents of a community, 
     district, State, or region.
       (4) Exception.--This subsection does not apply to property 
     transferred under subsection (d).
       (d) Department of Defense Property.--
       (1) Determination.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     determine whether surplus personal property under the control 
     of the Department of Defense is usable and necessary for 
     educational activities which are of special interest to the 
     armed services, including maritime academies, or military, 
     naval, Air Force, or Coast Guard preparatory schools.
       (2) Property usable for special interest activities.--If 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that the property is 
     usable and necessary for educational activities which are of 
     special interest to the armed services, the Secretary shall 
     allocate the property for transfer by the Administrator to 
     the appropriate state agency for distribution through 
     donation to the educational activities.
       (3) Property not usable for special interest activities.--
     If the Secretary of Defense determines that the property is 
     not usable and necessary for educational activities which are 
     of special interest to the armed services, the property may 
     be disposed of in accordance with subsection (c).
       (e) State Plan of Operation.--
       (1) In general.--Before property may be transferred to a 
     state agency, the State shall develop a detailed state plan 
     of operation, in accordance with this subsection and with 
     state law.
       (2) Procedure.--
       (A) Consideration of needs and resources.--In developing 
     and implementing the state plan of operation, the relative 
     needs and resources of all public agencies and other eligible 
     institutions in the State shall be taken into consideration. 
     The Administrator may consult with interested federal 
     agencies to obtain their views concerning the administration 
     and operation of this section.
       (B) Publication and period for comment.--The state plan of 
     operation, and any major amendment to the plan, may not be 
     filed with the Administrator until 60 days after general 
     notice of the proposed plan or amendment has been published 
     and interested persons have been given at least 30 days to 
     submit comments.
       (C) Certification.--The chief executive officer of the 
     State shall certify and submit the state plan of operation to 
     the Administrator.
       (3) Requirements.--
       (A) State agency.--The state plan of operation shall 
     include adequate assurance that the state agency has--
       (i) the necessary organizational and operational authority 
     and capability including staff, facilities, and means and 
     methods of financing; and
       (ii) established procedures for accountability, internal 
     and external audits, cooperative agreements, compliance and 
     use reviews, equitable distribution and property disposal, 
     determination of eligibility, and assistance through 
     consultation with advisory bodies and public and private 
     groups.

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       (B) Equitable distribution.--The state plan of operation 
     shall provide for fair and equitable distribution of property 
     in the State based on the relative needs and resources of 
     interested public agencies and other eligible institutions in 
     the State and their abilities to use the property.
       (C) Management control and accounting systems.--The state 
     plan of operation shall require, for donable property 
     transferred under this section, that the state agency use 
     management control and accounting systems of the same type as 
     systems required by state law for state-owned property. 
     However, with approval from the chief executive officer of 
     the State, the state agency may elect to use other management 
     control and accounting systems that are effective to govern 
     the use, inventory control, accountability, and disposal of 
     property under this section.
       (D) Return and redistribution for non-use.--The state plan 
     of operation shall require the state agency to provide for 
     the return and redistribution of donable property if the 
     property, while still usable, has not been placed in use for 
     the purpose for which it was donated within one year of 
     donation or ceases to be used by the donee for that purpose 
     within one year of being placed in use.
       (E) Request by recipient.--The state plan of operation 
     shall require the state agency, to the extent practicable, to 
     select property requested by a public agency or other 
     eligible institution in the State and, if requested by the 
     recipient, to arrange shipment of the property directly to 
     the recipient.
       (F) Service charges.--If the state agency is authorized to 
     assess and collect service charges from participating 
     recipients to cover direct and reasonable indirect costs of 
     its activities, the method of establishing the charges shall 
     be set out in the state plan of operation. The charges shall 
     be fair and equitable and shall be based on services the 
     state agency performs, including screening, packing, crating, 
     removal, and transportation.
       (G) Terms, conditions, reservations, and restrictions.--
       (i) In general.--The state plan of operation shall provide 
     that the state agency--

       (I) may impose reasonable terms, conditions, reservations, 
     and restrictions on the use of property to be donated under 
     subsection (c); and
       (II) shall impose reasonable terms, conditions, 
     reservations, and restrictions on the use of a passenger 
     motor vehicle and any item of property having a unit 
     acquisition cost of $5,000 or more.

       (ii) Special limitations.--If the Administrator finds that 
     an item has characteristics that require special handling or 
     use limitations, the Administrator may impose appropriate 
     conditions on the donation of the property.
       (H) Unusable property.--
       (i) Disposal.--The state plan of operation shall provide 
     that surplus personal property which the state agency 
     determines cannot be used by eligible recipients shall be 
     disposed of--

       (I) subject to the disapproval of the Administrator within 
     30 days after notice to the Administrator, through transfer 
     by the state agency to another state agency or through 
     abandonment or destruction if the property has no commercial 
     value or if the estimated cost of continued care and handling 
     exceeds estimated proceeds from sale; or
       (II) under this subtitle, on terms and conditions and in a 
     manner the Administrator prescribes.

       (ii) Proceeds from sale.--Notwithstanding subchapter IV of 
     this chapter and section 702 of this title, the 
     Administrator, from the proceeds of sale of property 
     described in subsection (b), may reimburse the state agency 
     for expenses that the Administrator considers appropriate for 
     care and handling of the property.
       (f) Cooperative Agreements With State Agencies.--
       (1) Parties to the agreement.--For purposes of carrying out 
     this section, a cooperative agreement may be made between a 
     state surplus property distribution agency designated under 
     this section and--
       (A) the Administrator;
       (B) the Secretary of Education, for property transferred 
     under section 550(c) of this title;
       (C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for 
     property transferred under section 550(d) of this title; or
       (D) the head of a federal agency designated by the 
     Administrator, the Secretary of Education, or the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (2) Shared resources.--The cooperative agreement may 
     provide that the property, facilities, personnel, or services 
     of--
       (A) a state agency may be used by a federal agency; and
       (B) a federal agency may be made available to a state 
     agency.
       (3) Reimbursement.--The cooperative agreement may require 
     payment or reimbursement for the use or provision of 
     property, facilities, personnel, or services. Payment or 
     reimbursement received from a state agency shall be credited 
     to the fund or appropriation against which charges would 
     otherwise be made.
       (4) Surplus property transferred to state agency.--
       (A) In general.--Under the cooperative agreement, surplus 
     property transferred to a state agency for distribution 
     pursuant to subsection (c) may be retained by the state 
     agency for use in performing its functions. Unless otherwise 
     directed by the Administrator, title to the retained property 
     vests in the state agency.
       (B) Conditions.--Retention of surplus property under this 
     paragraph is subject to conditions that may be imposed by--
       (i) the Administrator;
       (ii) the Secretary of Education, for property transferred 
     under section 550(c) of this title; or
       (iii) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for 
     property transferred under section 550(d) of this title.

     Sec. 550. Disposal of real property for certain purposes

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the 
     territories and possessions of the United States.
       (b) Enforcement and Revision of Instruments Transferring 
     Property Under This Section.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to disapproval by the 
     Administrator of General Services within 30 days after notice 
     of a proposed action to be taken under this section, except 
     for personal property transferred pursuant to section 549 of 
     this title, the official specified in paragraph (2) shall 
     determine and enforce compliance with the terms, conditions, 
     reservations, and restrictions contained in an instrument by 
     which a transfer under this section is made. The official 
     shall reform, correct, or amend the instrument if necessary 
     to correct the instrument or to conform the transfer to the 
     requirements of law. The official shall grant a release from 
     any term, condition, reservation or restriction contained 
     in the instrument, and shall convey, quitclaim, or release 
     to the transferee (or other eligible user) any right or 
     interest reserved to the Federal Government by the 
     instrument, if the official determines that the property 
     no longer serves the purpose for which it was transferred 
     or that a release, conveyance, or quitclaim deed will not 
     prevent accomplishment of that purpose. The release, 
     conveyance, or quitclaim deed may be made subject to terms 
     and conditions that the official considers necessary to 
     protect or advance the interests of the Government.
       (2) Specified official.--The official referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is--
       (A) the Secretary of Education, for property transferred 
     under subsection (c) for school, classroom, or other 
     educational use;
       (B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for 
     property transferred under subsection (d) for use in the 
     protection of public health, including research;
       (C) the Secretary of the Interior, for property transferred 
     under subsection (e) for public park or recreation area use;
       (D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for 
     property transferred under subsection (f) to provide housing 
     or housing assistance for low-income individuals or families; 
     and
       (E) the Secretary of the Interior, for property transferred 
     under subsection (h) for use as a historic monument for the 
     benefit of the public.
       (c) Property for School, Classroom, or Other Educational 
     Use.--
       (1) Assignment.--The Administrator, in the Administrator's 
     discretion and under regulations that the Administrator may 
     prescribe, may assign to the Secretary of Education for 
     disposal surplus real property, including buildings, 
     fixtures, and equipment situated on the property, that the 
     Secretary recommends as needed for school, classroom, or 
     other educational use.
       (2) Sale or lease.--Subject to disapproval by the 
     Administrator within 30 days after notice to the 
     Administrator by the Secretary of Education of a proposed 
     transfer, the Secretary, for school, classroom, or other 
     educational use, may sell or lease property assigned to the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1) to a State, a political 
     subdivision or instrumentality of a State, a tax-supported 
     educational institution, or a nonprofit educational 
     institution that has been held exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 501(c)(3)).
       (3) Fixing value.--In fixing the sale or lease value of 
     property disposed of under paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
     Education shall take into consideration any benefit which has 
     accrued or may accrue to the Government from the use of the 
     property by the State, political subdivision or 
     instrumentality, or institution.
       (d) Property for Use in the Protection of Public Health, 
     Including Research.--
       (1) Assignment.--The Administrator, in the Administrator's 
     discretion and under regulations that the Administrator may 
     prescribe, may assign to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services for disposal surplus real property, including 
     buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated on the property, 
     that the Secretary recommends as needed for use in the 
     protection of public health, including research.
       (2) Sale or lease.--Subject to disapproval by the 
     Administrator within 30 days after notice to the 
     Administrator by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     of a proposed transfer, the Secretary, for use in the 
     protection of public health, including research, may sell or 
     lease property assigned to the Secretary under paragraph (1) 
     to a State, a political subdivision or instrumentality of a 
     State, a tax-supported medical institution, or a hospital or 
     similar institution not operated for profit that has been 
     held exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)).
       (3) Fixing value.--In fixing the sale or lease value of 
     property disposed of under paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall take into consideration any 
     benefit which has accrued or may accrue to the Government 
     from the use of the property by the State, political 
     subdivision or instrumentality, or institution.
       (e) Property for Use as a Public Park or Recreation Area.--
       (1) Assignment.--The Administrator, in the Administrator's 
     discretion and under regulations that the Administrator may 
     prescribe, may assign to the Secretary of the Interior for 
     disposal surplus real property, including buildings, 
     fixtures, and equipment situated on the property, that the 
     Secretary recommends as needed for use as a public park or 
     recreation area.
       (2) Sale or lease.--Subject to disapproval by the 
     Administrator within 30 days after notice to the 
     Administrator by the Secretary of the Interior of a proposed 
     transfer, the Secretary, for

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     public park or recreation area use, may sell or lease 
     property assigned to the Secretary under paragraph (1) to a 
     State, a political subdivision or instrumentality of a State, 
     or a municipality.
       (3) Fixing value.--In fixing the sale or lease value of 
     property disposed of under paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
     the Interior shall take into consideration any benefit which 
     has accrued or may accrue to the Government from the use of 
     the property by the State, political subdivision or 
     instrumentality, or municipality.
       (4) Deed of conveyance.--The deed of conveyance of any 
     surplus real property disposed of under this subsection--
       (A) shall provide that all of the property be used and 
     maintained for the purpose for which it was conveyed in 
     perpetuity, and that if the property ceases to be used or 
     maintained for that purpose, all or any portion of the 
     property shall, in its then existing condition, at the option 
     of the Government, revert to the Government; and
       (B) may contain additional terms, reservations, 
     restrictions, and conditions the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines are necessary to safeguard the interests of the 
     Government.
       (f) Property for Low Income Housing Assistance.--
       (1) Assignment.--The Administrator, in the Administrator's 
     discretion and under regulations that the Administrator may 
     prescribe, may assign to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development for disposal surplus real property, including 
     buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated on the property, 
     that the Secretary recommends as needed to provide housing or 
     housing assistance for low-income individuals or families.
       (2) Sale or lease.--Subject to disapproval by the 
     Administrator within 30 days after notice to the 
     Administrator by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development of a proposed transfer, the Secretary, to provide 
     housing or housing assistance for low-income individuals or 
     families, may sell or lease property assigned to the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1) to a State, a political 
     subdivision or instrumentality of a State, or a nonprofit 
     organization that exists for the primary purpose of providing 
     housing or housing assistance for low-income individuals or 
     families.
       (3) Self-help housing.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator shall disapprove a 
     proposed transfer of property under this subsection unless 
     the Administrator determines that the property will be used 
     for low-income housing opportunities through the 
     construction, rehabilitation, or refurbishment of self-help 
     housing, under terms requiring that--
       (i) subject to subparagraph (B), an individual or family 
     receiving housing or housing assistance through use of the 
     property shall contribute a significant amount of labor 
     toward the construction, rehabilitation, or refurbishment; 
     and
       (ii) dwellings constructed, rehabilitated, or refurbished 
     through use of the property shall be quality dwellings 
     that comply with local building and safety codes and 
     standards and shall be available at prices below 
     prevailing market prices.
       (B) Guidelines for considering disabilities.--For purposes 
     of fulfilling self-help requirements under paragraph 
     (3)(A)(i), the Administrator shall ensure that nonprofit 
     organizations receiving property under paragraph (2) develop 
     and use guidelines to consider any disability (as defined in 
     section 3(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
     (42 U.S.C. 12102(2)).
       (4) Fixing value.--
       (A) In general.--In fixing the sale or lease value of 
     property disposed of under paragraph (2), the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall take into consideration 
     and discount the value for any benefit which has accrued or 
     may accrue to the Government from the use of the property by 
     the State, political subdivision or instrumentality, or 
     nonprofit organization.
       (B) Amount of discount.--The amount of the discount under 
     subparagraph (A) is 75 percent of the market value of the 
     property, except that the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may discount by a greater percentage if the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, determines 
     that a higher percentage is justified.
       (g) Property for National Service Activities.--
       (1) Assignment.--The Administrator, in the Administrator's 
     discretion and under regulations that the Administrator may 
     prescribe, may assign to the Chief Executive Officer of the 
     Corporation for National and Community Service for disposal 
     surplus property that the Chief Executive Officer recommends 
     as needed for national service activities.
       (2) Sale, lease, or donation.--Subject to disapproval by 
     the Administrator within 30 days after notice to the 
     Administrator by the Chief Executive Officer of a proposed 
     transfer, the Chief Executive Officer, for national service 
     activities, may sell, lease, or donate property assigned to 
     the Chief Executive Officer under paragraph (1) to an entity 
     that receives financial assistance under the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
       (3) Fixing value.--In fixing the sale or lease value of 
     property disposed of under paragraph (2), the Chief Executive 
     Officer shall take into consideration any benefit which has 
     accrued or may accrue to the Government from the use of the 
     property by the entity receiving the property.
       (h) Property for Use as a Historic Monument.--
       (1) Conveyance.--
       (A) In general.--Without monetary consideration to the 
     Government, the Administrator may convey to a State, a 
     political subdivision or instrumentality of a State, or a 
     municipality, the right, title, and interest of the 
     Government in and to any surplus real and related personal 
     property that the Secretary of the Interior determines is 
     suitable and desirable for use as a historic monument for the 
     benefit of the public.
       (B) Recommendation by national park system advisory 
     board.--Property may be determined to be suitable and 
     desirable for use as a historic monument only in conformity 
     with a recommendation by the National Park System Advisory 
     Board established under section 3 of the Act of August 21, 
     1935 (16 U.S.C. 463) (known as the Historic Sites, Buildings, 
     and Antiquities Act). Only the portion of the property that 
     is necessary for the preservation and proper observation of 
     the property's historic features may be determined to be 
     suitable and desirable for use as a historic monument.
       (2) Revenue-producing activity.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator may authorize use of any 
     property conveyed under this subsection for revenue-producing 
     activities if the Secretary of the Interior--
       (i) determines that the activities are compatible with use 
     of the property for historic monument purposes;
       (ii) approves the grantee's plan for repair, 
     rehabilitation, restoration, and maintenance of the property;
       (iii) approves the grantee's plan for financing the repair, 
     rehabilitation, restoration, and maintenance of the property; 
     and
       (iv) examines and approves the accounting and financial 
     procedures used by the grantee.
       (B) Use of excess income.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     may approve a grantee's financial plan only if the plan 
     provides that the grantee shall use income exceeding the cost 
     of repair, rehabilitation, restoration, and maintenance only 
     for public historic preservation, park, or recreational 
     purposes.
       (C) Audits.--The Secretary of the Interior may periodically 
     audit the records of the grantee that are directly related to 
     the property conveyed.
       (3) Deed of conveyance.--The deed of conveyance of any 
     surplus real property disposed of under this subsection--
       (A) shall provide that all of the property be used and 
     maintained for historical monument purposes in perpetuity, 
     and that if the property ceases to be used or maintained for 
     historical monument purposes, all or any portion of the 
     property shall, in its then existing condition, at the option 
     of the Government, revert to the Government; and
       (B) may contain additional terms, reservations, 
     restrictions, and conditions the Administrator determines are 
     necessary to safeguard the interests of the Government.

     Sec. 551. Donations to American Red Cross

       The Administrator of General Services, in the 
     Administrator's discretion and under regulations that the 
     Administrator may prescribe, may donate to the American 
     National Red Cross for charitable purposes property that the 
     American National Red Cross processed, produced, or donated 
     and that has been determined to be surplus property.

     Sec. 552. Abandoned or unclaimed property on Government 
       premises

       (a) Authority To Take Property.--The Administrator of 
     General Services may take possession of abandoned or 
     unclaimed property on premises owned or leased by the Federal 
     Government and determine when title to the property vests in 
     the Government. The Administrator may use, transfer, or 
     otherwise dispose of the property.
       (b) Claim Filed by Former Owner.--If a former owner files a 
     proper claim within three years from the date that title to 
     the property vests in the Government, the former owner shall 
     be paid an amount--
       (1) equal to the proceeds realized from the disposition of 
     the property less costs incident to care and handling as 
     determined by the Administrator; or
       (2) if the property has been used or transferred, equal to 
     the fair value of the property as of the time title vested in 
     the Government less costs incident to care and handling as 
     determined by the Administrator.

     Sec. 553. Property for correctional facility, law 
       enforcement, and emergency management response purposes

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``State'' 
     includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and, the Northern 
     Mariana Islands.
       (b) Authority To Transfer Property.--The Administrator of 
     General Services, in the Administrator's discretion and under 
     regulations that the Administrator may prescribe, may 
     transfer or convey to a State, or political subdivision or 
     instrumentality of a State, surplus real and related personal 
     property that--
       (1) the Attorney General determines is required by the 
     transferee or grantee for correctional facility use under a 
     program approved by the Attorney General for the care or 
     rehabilitation of criminal offenders;
       (2) the Attorney General determines is required by the 
     transferee or grantee for law enforcement purposes; or
       (3) the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     determines is required by the transferee or grantee for 
     emergency management response purposes including fire and 
     rescue services.
       (c) No Monetary Consideration.--A transfer or conveyance 
     under this section shall be made without monetary 
     consideration to the Federal Government.
       (d) Deed of Conveyance.--The deed of conveyance of any 
     surplus real and related personal property disposed of under 
     this section--
       (1) shall provide that all of the property be used and 
     maintained for the purpose for which

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     it was conveyed in perpetuity, and that if the property 
     ceases to be used or maintained for that purpose, all or any 
     portion of the property shall, in its then existing 
     condition, at the option of the Government, revert to the 
     Government; and
       (2) may contain additional terms, reservations, 
     restrictions, and conditions that the Administrator 
     determines are necessary to safeguard the interests of the 
     Government.
       (e) Enforcement and Revision of Instruments Transferring 
     Property Under This Section.--The Administrator shall 
     determine and enforce compliance with the terms, conditions, 
     reservations, and restrictions contained in an instrument by 
     which a transfer or conveyance under this section is made. 
     The Administrator shall reform, correct, or amend the 
     instrument if necessary to correct the instrument or to 
     conform the transfer to the requirements of law. The 
     Administrator shall grant a release from any term, condition, 
     reservation or restriction contained in the instrument, and 
     shall convey, quitclaim, or release to the transferee (or 
     other eligible user) any right or interest reserved to the 
     Government by the instrument, if the Administrator determines 
     that the property no longer serves the purpose for which it 
     was transferred or that a release, conveyance, or quitclaim 
     deed will not prevent accomplishment of that purpose. The 
     release, conveyance, or quitclaim deed may be made subject to 
     terms and conditions that the Administrator considers 
     necessary to protect or advance the interests of the 
     Government.

     Sec. 554. Property for development or operation of a port 
       facility

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Base closure law.--The term ``base closure law'' means 
     the following:
       (A) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).
       (B) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
     (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note).
       (C) Section 2687 of title 10.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' includes the District of 
     Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
     Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall 
     Islands, Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Authority for Assignment to the Secretary of 
     Transportation.--Under regulations that the Administrator of 
     General Services, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, may prescribe, the Administrator, or the Secretary 
     of Defense in the case of property located at a military 
     installation closed or realigned pursuant to a base closure 
     law, may assign to the Secretary of Transportation for 
     disposal surplus real property, including buildings, 
     fixtures, and equipment situated on the property, that the 
     Secretary of Transportation recommends as needed for the 
     development or operation of a port facility.
       (c) Authority for Conveyance by the Secretary of 
     Transportation.
       (1) In general.--Subject to disapproval by the 
     Administrator or the Secretary of Defense within 30 days 
     after notice of a proposed conveyance by the Secretary of 
     Transportation, the Secretary of Transportation, for the 
     development or operation of a port facility, may convey 
     property assigned to the Secretary of Transportation under 
     subsection (b) to a State or political subdivision, 
     municipality, or instrumentality of a State.
       (2) Conveyance requirements.--A transfer of property may be 
     made under this section only after the Secretary of 
     Transportation has--
       (A) determined, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Labor, that the property to be conveyed is located in an area 
     of serious economic disruption;
       (B) received and, after consultation with the Secretary of 
     Commerce, approved an economic development plan submitted by 
     an eligible grantee and based on assured use of the property 
     to be conveyed as part of a necessary economic development 
     program; and
       (C) transmitted to Congress an explanatory statement that 
     contains information substantially similar to the information 
     contained in statements prepared under section 545(e) of this 
     title.
       (d) No Monetary Consideration.--A conveyance under this 
     section shall be made without monetary consideration to the 
     Federal Government.
       (e) Deed of Conveyance.--The deed of conveyance of any 
     surplus real and related personal property disposed of under 
     this section shall--
       (1) provide that all of the property be used and maintained 
     for the purpose for which it was conveyed in perpetuity, and 
     that if the property ceases to be used or maintained for that 
     purpose, all or any portion of the property shall, in its 
     then existing condition, at the option of the Government, 
     revert to the Government; and
       (2) contain additional terms, reservations, restrictions, 
     and conditions that the Secretary of Transportation shall by 
     regulation require to ensure use of the property for the 
     purposes for which it was conveyed and to safeguard the 
     interests of the Government.
       (f) Enforcement and Revision of Instruments Transferring 
     Property Under This Section.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall determine and enforce compliance with the terms, 
     conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in an 
     instrument by which a transfer or conveyance under this 
     section is made. The Secretary shall reform, correct, or 
     amend the instrument if necessary to correct the instrument 
     or to conform the transfer to the requirements of law. The 
     Secretary shall grant a release from any term, condition, 
     reservation or restriction contained in the instrument, and 
     shall convey, quitclaim, or release to the grantee any right 
     or interest reserved to the Government by the instrument, if 
     the Secretary determines that the property no longer serves 
     the purpose for which it was transferred or that a release, 
     conveyance, or quitclaim deed will not prevent accomplishment 
     of that purpose. The release, conveyance, or quitclaim deed 
     may be made subject to terms and conditions that the 
     Secretary considers necessary to protect or advance the 
     interests of the Government.

     Sec. 555. Donation of law enforcement canines to handlers

       The head of a federal agency having control of a canine 
     that has been used by a federal agency in the performance of 
     law enforcement duties and that has been determined by the 
     agency to be no longer needed for official purposes may 
     donate the canine to an individual who has experience 
     handling canines in the performance of those duties.

     Sec. 556. Disposal of dredge vessels

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services, 
     pursuant to sections 521 through 527, 529, and 549 of this 
     title, may dispose of a United States Army Corps of Engineers 
     vessel used for dredging, together with related equipment 
     owned by the Federal Government and under the control of the 
     Chief of Engineers, if the Secretary of the Army declares the 
     vessel to be in excess of federal needs.
       (b) Recipients and Purposes.--Disposal under this section 
     is accomplished--
       (1) through sale or lease to--
       (A) a foreign government as part of a Corps of Engineers 
     technical assistance program;
       (B) a federal or state maritime academy for training 
     purposes; or
       (C) a non-federal public body for scientific, educational, 
     or cultural purposes; or
       (2) through sale solely for scrap to foreign or domestic 
     interests.
       (c) No Dredging Activities.--A vessel described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be disposed of under any law for the 
     purpose of engaging in dredging activities within the United 
     States.
       (d) Deposit of Amounts Collected.--Amounts collected from 
     the sale or lease of a vessel or equipment under this section 
     shall be deposited into the revolving fund authorized by 
     section 101 (9th par.) of the Civil Functions Appropriation 
     Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576), to be available, as provided in 
     appropriation laws, for the operation and maintenance of 
     vessels under the control of the Corps of Engineers.

     Sec. 557. Donation of books to Free Public Library

       Subject to regulations under this subtitle, a book that is 
     no longer needed by an executive department, bureau, or 
     commission of the Federal Government, and that is not an 
     advisable addition to the Library of Congress, shall be 
     turned over to the Free Public Library of the District of 
     Columbia for general use if the book is appropriate for the 
     Free Public Library.

     Sec. 558. Donation of forfeited vessels

       (a) In General.--A vessel that is forfeited to the Federal 
     Government may be donated, in accordance with procedures 
     under this subtitle, to an eligible institution described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Eligible Institution.--An eligible institution referred 
     to in subsection (a) is an educational institution with a 
     commercial fishing vessel safety program or other vessel 
     safety, education and training program. The institution must 
     certify to the federal officer making the donation that the 
     program includes, at a minimum, all of the following courses 
     in vessel safety:
       (1) Vessel stability.
       (2) Firefighting.
       (3) Shipboard first aid.
       (4) Marine safety and survival.
       (5) Seamanship rules of the road.
       (c) Terms and Conditions.--The donation of a vessel under 
     this section shall be made on terms and conditions considered 
     appropriate by the federal officer making the donation. All 
     of the following terms and conditions are required:
       (1) No warranty.--The institution must accept the vessel as 
     is, where it is, and without warranty of any kind and without 
     any representation as to its condition or suitability for 
     use.
       (2) Maintenance.--The institution is responsible for 
     maintaining the vessel.
       (3) Instruction only.--The vessel may be used only for 
     instructing students in a vessel safety education and 
     training program.
       (4) Documentation.--If the vessel is eligible to be 
     documented, it must be documented by the institution as a 
     vessel of the United States under chapter 121 of title 46. 
     The requirements of paragraph (5) must be noted on the 
     permanent record of the vessel.
       (5) Disposal.--The institution must obtain prior approval 
     from the Administrator of General Services before disposing 
     of the vessel and any proceeds from disposal shall be payable 
     to the Government.
       (6) Inspection or regulation.--The vessel shall be 
     inspected or regulated in the same manner as a nautical 
     school vessel under chapter 33 of title 46.
       (d) Government Liability.--The Government is not liable in 
     an action arising out of the transfer or use of a vessel 
     transferred under this section.

     Sec. 559. Advice of Attorney General with respect to 
       antitrust law

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``antitrust 
     law'' includes--
       (1) the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.);
       (2) the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et seq., 29 U.S.C. 52, 
     53);
       (3) the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
     seq.); and
       (4) sections 73 and 74 of the Wilson Tariff Act (15 U.S.C. 
     8, 9).

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       (b) Advice Required.--
       (1) In general.--An executive agency shall not dispose of 
     property to a private interest until the agency has received 
     the advice of the Attorney General on whether the disposal to 
     a private interest would tend to create or maintain a 
     situation inconsistent with antitrust law.
       (2) Exception.--This section does not apply to disposal 
     of--
       (A) real property, if the estimated fair market value is 
     less than $3,000,000; or
       (B) personal property (other than a patent, process, 
     technique, or invention), if the estimated fair market value 
     is less than $3,000,000.
       (c) Notice to Attorney General.--
       (1) In general.--An executive agency that contemplates 
     disposing of property to a private interest shall promptly 
     transmit notice of the proposed disposal, including probable 
     terms and conditions, to the Attorney General.
       (2) Copy.--Except for the General Services Administration, 
     an executive agency that transmits notice under paragraph (1) 
     shall simultaneously transmit a copy of the notice to the 
     Administrator of General Services.
       (d) Advice From Attorney General.--Within a reasonable 
     time, not later than 60 days, after receipt of notice under 
     subsection (c), the Attorney General shall advise the 
     Administrator and any interested executive agency whether, so 
     far as the Attorney General can determine, the proposed 
     disposition would tend to create or maintain a situation 
     inconsistent with antitrust law.
       (e) Request for Information.--On request from the Attorney 
     General, the head of an executive agency shall furnish 
     information the agency possesses that the Attorney General 
     determines is appropriate or necessary to--
       (1) give advice required by this section; or
       (2) determine whether any other disposition or proposed 
     disposition of surplus property violates antitrust law.
       (f) No Effect on Antitrust Law.--This subtitle does not 
     impair, amend, or modify antitrust law or limit or prevent 
     application of antitrust law to a person acquiring property 
     under this subtitle.

             SUBCHAPTER IV--PROCEEDS FROM SALE OR TRANSFER

     Sec. 571. General rules for deposit and use of proceeds

       (a) Deposit in Treasury as Miscellaneous Receipts.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subchapter, proceeds described in paragraph (2) shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       (2) Proceeds.--The proceeds referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are proceeds under this chapter from a--
       (A) transfer of excess property to a federal agency for 
     agency use; or
       (B) sale, lease, or other disposition of surplus property.
       (b) Payment of Expenses of Sale Before Deposit.--Subject to 
     regulations under this subtitle, the expenses of the sale of 
     old material, condemned stores, supplies, or other public 
     property may be paid from the proceeds of sale so that only 
     the net proceeds are deposited in the Treasury. This 
     subsection applies whether proceeds are deposited as 
     miscellaneous receipts or to the credit of an appropriation 
     as authorized by law.

     Sec. 572. Real property

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Separate fund.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     proceeds of the disposition of surplus real and related 
     personal property by the Administrator of General Services 
     shall be set aside in a separate fund in the Treasury.
       (2) Payment of expenses from the fund.--
       (A) Authority.--From the fund described in paragraph (1), 
     the Administrator may obligate an amount to pay the following 
     direct expenses incurred for the use of excess property and 
     the disposal of surplus property under this subtitle:
       (i) Fees of appraisers, auctioneers, and realty brokers, in 
     accordance with the scale customarily paid in similar 
     commercial transactions.
       (ii) Costs of environmental and historic preservation 
     services.
       (iii) Advertising and surveying.
       (B) Limitations.--
       (i) Percentage limitation.--In each fiscal year, no more 
     than 12 percent of the proceeds of all dispositions of 
     surplus real and related personal property may be paid to 
     meet direct expenses incurred in connection with the 
     dispositions.
       (ii) Determination of maximum amount.--The Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget each quarter shall determine 
     the maximum amount that may be obligated under this 
     paragraph.
       (C) Direct payment or reimbursement.--An amount obligated 
     under this paragraph may be used to pay an expense directly 
     or to reimburse a fund or appropriation that initially paid 
     the expense.
       (3) Transfer to miscellaneous receipts.--At least once each 
     year, excess amounts beyond current operating needs shall be 
     transferred from the fund described in paragraph (1) to 
     miscellaneous receipts.
       (4) Report.--A report of receipts, disbursements, and 
     transfers to miscellaneous receipts under this subsection 
     shall be made annually, in connection with the budget 
     estimate, to the Director and to Congress.
       (b) Real Property Under Control of a Military Department.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Military installation.--The term ``military 
     installation'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     2687(e)(1) of title 10.
       (B) Base closure law.--The term ``base closure law'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 2667(h)(2) of title 
     10.
       (2) Application.--
       (A) In general.--This subsection applies to real property, 
     including any improvement on the property, that is under the 
     control of a military department and that the Secretary of 
     the department determines is excess to the department's 
     needs.
       (B) Exceptions.--This subsection does not apply to--
       (i) damaged or deteriorated military family housing 
     facilities conveyed under section 2854a of title 10; or
       (ii) property at a military installation designated for 
     closure or realignment pursuant to a base closure law.
       (3) Transfer between military departments.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall provide that property described in paragraph 
     (2) is available for transfer, without reimbursement, to 
     other military departments within the Department of Defense.
       (4) Alternative disposition by administrator of general 
     services.--If property is not transferred pursuant to 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary of the military department with 
     the property under its control shall request the 
     Administrator to transfer or dispose of the property in 
     accordance with this subtitle or other applicable law.
       (5) Proceeds.--
       (A) Deposit in special account.--For a transfer or 
     disposition of property pursuant to paragraph (4), the 
     Administrator shall deposit any proceeds (less expenses of 
     the transfer or disposition as provided in subsection (a)) in 
     a special account in the Treasury.
       (B) Availability of amount deposited.--To the extent 
     provided in an appropriation law, an amount deposited in a 
     special account under subparagraph (A) is available for 
     facility maintenance and repair or environmental restoration 
     as follows:
       (i) In the case of property located at a military 
     installation that is closed, the amount is available for 
     facility maintenance and repair or environmental restoration 
     by the military department that had jurisdiction over the 
     property before the closure of the military installation.
       (ii) In the case of property located at any other military 
     installation--

       (I) 50 percent of the amount is available for facility 
     maintenance and repair or environmental restoration at the 
     military installation where the property was located before 
     it was disposed of or transferred; and
       (II) 50 percent of the amount is available for facility 
     maintenance and repair and for environmental restoration by 
     the military department that had jurisdiction over the 
     property before it was disposed of or transferred.

       (6) Report.--As part of the annual request for 
     authorizations of appropriations to the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall include an accounting of each 
     transfer and disposal made in accordance with this subsection 
     during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the 
     request is made. The accounting shall include a detailed 
     explanation of each transfer and disposal and of the use of 
     the proceeds received from it by the Department of Defense.

     Sec. 573. Personal property

       The Administrator of General Services may retain from the 
     proceeds of sales of personal property the Administrator 
     conducts amounts necessary to recover, to the extent 
     practicable, costs the Administrator (or the Administrator's 
     agent) incurs in conducting the sales. The Administrator 
     shall deposit amounts retained into the General Supply Fund 
     established under section 321(a) of this title. From the 
     amounts deposited, the Administrator may pay direct costs and 
     reasonably related indirect costs incurred in conducting 
     sales of personal property. At least once each year, amounts 
     retained that are not needed to pay the direct and indirect 
     costs shall be transferred from the General Supply Fund to 
     the general fund or another appropriate account in the 
     Treasury.

     Sec. 574. Other rules regarding proceeds

       (a) Credit to Reimbursable Fund or Appropriation.--
       (1) Application.--This subsection applies to property 
     acquired with amounts--
       (A) not appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury; 
     or
       (B) appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury but 
     by law reimbursable from assessment, tax, or other revenue or 
     receipts.
       (2) In general.--The net proceeds of a disposition or 
     transfer of property described in paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) credited to the applicable reimbursable fund or 
     appropriation; or
       (B) paid to the federal agency that determined the property 
     to be excess.
       (3) Calculation of net proceeds.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the net proceeds of a disposition or transfer of 
     property are the proceeds less all expenses incurred for the 
     disposition or transfer, including care and handling.
       (4) Alternative credit to miscellaneous receipts.--If the 
     agency that determined the property to be excess decides that 
     it is uneconomical or impractical to ascertain the amount of 
     net proceeds, the proceeds shall be credited to miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       (b) Special Account for Refunds or Payments for Breach.--
       (1) Deposits.--A federal agency that disposes of surplus 
     property under this chapter may deposit, in a special account 
     in the Treasury, amounts of the proceeds of the dispositions 
     that the agency decides are necessary to permit--
       (A) appropriate refunds to purchasers for dispositions that 
     are rescinded or that do not become final; and
       (B) payments for breach of warranty.
       (2) Withdrawals.--A federal agency that deposits proceeds 
     in a special account under paragraph (1) may withdraw amounts 
     to be refunded

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     or paid from the account without regard to the origin of the 
     amounts withdrawn.
       (c) Credit to Cost of Contractor's Work.--If a contract 
     made by an executive agency, or a subcontract under that 
     contract, authorizes the proceeds of a sale of property in 
     the custody of a contractor or subcontractor to be credited 
     to the price or cost of work covered by the contract or 
     subcontract, then the proceeds of the sale shall be credited 
     in accordance with the contract or subcontract.
       (d) Acceptance of Property Instead of Cash.--An executive 
     agency entitled to receive cash under a contract for the 
     lease, sale, or other disposition of surplus property may 
     accept property instead of cash if the President determines 
     that the property is strategic or critical material. The 
     property is valued at the prevailing market price when the 
     cash payment becomes due.
       (e) Management of Credit, Leases, and Permits.--For a 
     disposition of surplus property under this chapter, if credit 
     has been extended, or if the disposition has been by lease or 
     permit, the Administrator of General Services, in a manner 
     and on terms the Administrator determines are in the best 
     interest of the Federal Government--
       (1) shall administer and manage the credit, lease, or 
     permit, and any security for the credit, lease, or permit; 
     and
       (2) may enforce, adjust, and settle any right of the 
     Government with respect to the credit, lease, or permit.

      SUBCHAPTER V--OPERATION OF BUILDINGS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

     Sec. 581. General authority of Administrator of General 
       Services

       (a) Applicability.--To the extent that the Administrator of 
     General Services by law, other than this section, may 
     maintain, operate, and protect buildings or property, 
     including the construction, repair, preservation, demolition, 
     furnishing, or equipping of buildings or property, the 
     Administrator, in the discharge of these duties, may exercise 
     authority granted under this section.
       (b) Personnel and Equipment.--The Administrator may--
       (1) employ and pay personnel at per diem rates approved by 
     the Administrator, not exceeding rates currently paid by 
     private industry for similar services in the place where the 
     services are performed;
       (2) purchase, repair, and clean uniforms for civilian 
     employees of the General Services Administration who are 
     required by law or regulation to wear uniform clothing; and
       (3) furnish arms and ammunition for the protection force 
     the Administration maintains.
       (c) Acquisition and Management of Property.--
       (1) Real estate.--The Administrator may acquire, by 
     purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, real estate and 
     interests in real estate.
       (2) Ground rent.--The Administrator may pay ground rent for 
     buildings owned by the Federal Government or occupied by 
     federal agencies, and pay the rent in advance if required by 
     law or if the Administrator determines that advance payment 
     is in the public interest.
       (3) Rent and repairs under a lease.--The Administrator may 
     pay rent and make repairs, alterations, and improvements 
     under the terms of a lease entered into by, or transferred 
     to, the Administration for the housing of a federal agency.
       (4) Repairs that are economically advantageous.--The 
     Administrator may repair, alter, or improve rented premises 
     if the Administrator determines that doing so is advantageous 
     to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or 
     national security. The Administrator's determination must--
       (A) set forth the circumstances that make the repair, 
     alteration, or improvement advantageous; and
       (B) show that the total cost (rental, repair, alteration, 
     and improvement) for the expected life of the lease is less 
     than the cost of alternative space not needing repair, 
     alteration, or improvement.
       (5) Insurance proceeds for defense industrial reserve.--At 
     the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator 
     may use insurance proceeds received for damage to property 
     that is part of the Defense Industrial Reserve to repair or 
     restore the property.
       (6) Maintenance contracts.--The Administrator may enter 
     into a contract, for a period not exceeding five years, for 
     the inspection, maintenance, and repair of fixed equipment in 
     a federally owned building.
       (d) Lease of Federal Building Sites.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator may lease a federal 
     building site or addition, including any improvements, until 
     the site is needed for construction purposes. The lease must 
     be for fair rental value and on other terms and conditions 
     the Administrator considers to be in the public interest 
     pursuant to section 545 of this title.
       (2) Negotiation without advertising.--A lease under this 
     subsection may be negotiated without public advertising for 
     bids if--
       (A) the lessee is--
       (i) the former owner from whom the Government acquired the 
     property; or
       (ii) the former owner's tenant in possession; and
       (B) the lease is negotiated incident to or in connection 
     with the acquisition of the property.
       (3) Deposit of rent.--Rent received under this subsection 
     may be deposited into the Federal Buildings Fund.
       (e) Assistance to the Inaugural Committee.--The 
     Administrator may provide direct assistance and special 
     services for the Inaugural Committee (as defined in section 
     501 of title 36) during an inaugural period in connection 
     with Presidential inaugural operations and functions. 
     Assistance and services under this subsection may include--
       (1) employment of personal services without regard to 
     chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 
     5;
       (2) providing Government-owned and leased space for 
     personnel and parking;
       (3) paying overtime to guard and custodial forces;
       (4) erecting and removing stands and platforms;
       (5) providing and operating first-aid stations;
       (6) providing furniture and equipment; and
       (7) providing other incidental services in the discretion 
     of the Administrator.
       (f) Utilities for Defense Industrial Reserve and Surplus 
     Property.--The Administrator may--
       (1) provide utilities and services, if the utilities and 
     services are not provided by other sources, to a person, 
     firm, or corporation occupying or using a plant or portion of 
     a plant that constitutes--
       (A) any part of the Defense Industrial Reserve pursuant to 
     section 2535 of title 10; or
       (B) surplus real property; and
       (2) credit an amount received for providing utilities and 
     services under this subsection to an applicable appropriation 
     of the Administration.
       (g) Obtaining Payments.--The Administrator may--
       (1) obtain payments, through advances or otherwise, for 
     services, space, quarters, maintenance, repair, or other 
     facilities furnished, on a reimbursable basis, to a federal 
     agency, a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined 
     in chapter 91 of title 31), or the District of Columbia; and
       (2) credit the payments to the applicable appropriation of 
     the Administration.
       (h) Cooperative Use of Public Buildings.--
       (1) Leasing space for commercial and other purposes.--The 
     Administrator may lease space on a major pedestrian access 
     level, courtyard, or rooftop of a public building to a 
     person, firm, or organization engaged in commercial, 
     cultural, educational, or recreational activity (as defined 
     in section 3306(a) of this title). The Administrator shall 
     establish a rental rate for leased space equivalent to the 
     prevailing commercial rate for comparable space devoted to a 
     similar purpose in the vicinity of the public building. The 
     lease may be negotiated without competitive bids, but shall 
     contain terms and conditions and be negotiated pursuant to 
     procedures that the Administrator considers necessary to 
     promote competition and to protect the public interest.
       (2) Occasional use of space for non-commercial purposes.--
     The Administrator may make available, on occasion, or lease 
     at a rate and on terms and conditions that the Administrator 
     considers to be in the public interest, an auditorium, 
     meeting room, courtyard, rooftop, or lobby of a public 
     building to a person, firm, or organization engaged in 
     cultural, educational, or recreational activity (as defined 
     in section 3306(a) of this title) that will not disrupt the 
     operation of the building.
       (3) Deposit and credit of amounts received.--The 
     Administrator may deposit into the Federal Buildings Fund an 
     amount received under a lease or rental executed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) or (2). The amount shall be credited to the 
     appropriation from the Fund applicable to the operation of 
     the building.
       (4) Furnishing utilities and maintenance.--The 
     Administrator may furnish utilities, maintenance, repair, and 
     other services to a person, firm, or organization leasing 
     space pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2). The services may be 
     provided during and outside of regular working hours of 
     federal agencies.

     Sec. 582. Management of buildings by Administrator of General 
       Services

       (a) Request by Federal Agency or Instrumentality.--At the 
     request of a federal agency, a mixed-ownership Government 
     corporation (as defined in chapter 91 of title 31), or the 
     District of Columbia, the Administrator of General Services 
     may operate, maintain, and protect a building that is owned 
     by the Federal Government (or, in the case of a wholly owned 
     or mixed-ownership Government corporation, by the 
     corporation) and occupied by the agency or instrumentality 
     making the request.
       (b) Transfer of Functions by Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.--
       (1) In general.--When the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget determines that it is in the interest 
     of economy or efficiency, the Director shall transfer to the 
     Administrator all functions vested in a federal agency with 
     respect to the operation, maintenance, and custody of an 
     office building owned by the Government or a wholly owned 
     Government corporation, or an office building, or part of an 
     office building, that is occupied by a federal agency under a 
     lease.
       (2) Exception for post-office buildings.--A transfer of 
     functions shall not be made under this subsection for a post-
     office building, unless the Director determines that the 
     building is not used predominantly for post-office purposes. 
     The Administrator may delegate functions with respect to a 
     post-office building that are transferred to the 
     Administrator under this subsection only to another officer 
     or employee of the General Services Administration or to the 
     Postmaster General.
       (3) Exception for buildings in a foreign country.--A 
     transfer of functions shall not be made under this subsection 
     for a building located in a foreign country.
       (4) Exception for department of defense buildings.--A 
     transfer of functions shall not be made under this subsection 
     for a building located on the grounds of a facility of the 
     Department of Defense (including a fort, camp, post, arsenal, 
     navy yard, naval training station, airfield, proving ground, 
     military supply depot, or school) unless and only to the 
     extent that the

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     Secretary of Defense has issued a permit for use by another 
     agency.
       (5) Exception for groups of special purpose buildings.--A 
     transfer of functions shall not be made under this subsection 
     for a building that the Director finds to be a part of a 
     group of buildings that are--
       (A) located in the same vicinity;
       (B) used wholly or predominantly for the special purposes 
     of the agency with custody of the buildings; and
       (C) not generally suitable for use by another agency.
       (6) Exception for certain government buildings.--A transfer 
     of functions shall not be made under this subsection for the 
     Treasury Building, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 
     Building, the buildings occupied by the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, and the buildings under the 
     jurisdiction of the regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

     Sec. 583. Construction of buildings

       (a) Authority.--At the request of a federal agency, a 
     mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in chapter 
     91 of title 31), or the District of Columbia, the 
     Administrator of General Services may--
       (1) acquire land for a building or project authorized by 
     Congress;
       (2) make or cause to be made (under contract or otherwise) 
     surveys and test borings and prepare plans and specifications 
     for a building or project prior to the Attorney General's 
     approval of the title to the site; and
       (3) contract for, and supervise, the construction, 
     development, and equipping of a building or project.
       (b) Transfer of Amounts.--An amount available to a federal 
     agency or instrumentality for a building or project may be 
     transferred, in advance, to the General Services 
     Administration for purposes the Administrator determines are 
     necessary, including payment of salaries and expenses for 
     preparing plans and specifications and for field supervision.

     Sec. 584. Assignment and reassignment of space

       (a) Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator of General Services may assign or reassign 
     space for an executive agency in any Federal Government-owned 
     or leased building.
       (2) Requirements.--The Administrator's authority under 
     paragraph (1) may be exercised only--
       (A) in accordance with policies and directives the 
     President prescribes under section 121(a) of this title;
       (B) after consultation with the head of the executive 
     agency affected; and
       (C) on a determination by the Administrator that the 
     assignment or reassignment is advantageous to the Government 
     in terms of economy, efficiency, or national security.
       (b) Priority for Public Access.--In assigning space on a 
     major pedestrian access level (other than space leased under 
     section 581(h)(1) or (2) of this title), the Administrator 
     shall, where practicable, give priority to federal activities 
     requiring regular contact with the public. If the space is 
     not available, the Administrator shall provide space with 
     maximum ease of access to building entrances.

     Sec. 585. Lease agreements

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Authority.--The Administrator of General Services may 
     enter into a lease agreement with a person, copartnership, 
     corporation, or other public or private entity for the 
     accommodation of a federal agency in a building (or 
     improvement) which is in existence or being erected by the 
     lessor to accommodate the federal agency. The Administrator 
     may assign and reassign the leased space to a federal agency.
       (2) Terms.--A lease agreement under this subsection shall 
     be on terms the Administrator considers to be in the interest 
     of the Federal Government and necessary for the accommodation 
     of the federal agency. However, the lease agreement may not 
     bind the Government for more than 20 years and the obligation 
     of amounts for a lease under this subsection is limited to 
     the current fiscal year for which payments are due without 
     regard to section 1341(a)(1)(B) of title 31.
       (b) Sublease.--
       (1) Application.--This subsection applies to rent received 
     if the Administrator--
       (A) determines that an unexpired portion of a lease of 
     space to the Government is surplus property; and
       (B) disposes of the property by sublease.
       (2) Use of rent.--Notwithstanding section 571(a) of this 
     title, the Administrator may deposit rent received into the 
     Federal Buildings Fund. The Administrator may defray from the 
     fund any costs necessary to provide services to the 
     Government's lessee and to pay the rent (not otherwise 
     provided for) on the lease of the space to the Government.
       (c) Amounts for Rent Available for Lease of Buildings on 
     Government Land.--Amounts made available to the General 
     Services Administration for the payment of rent may be used 
     to lease space, for a period of not more than 30 years, in 
     buildings erected on land owned by the Government.

     Sec. 586. Charges for space and services

       (a) Definition.--In this section, ``space and services'' 
     means space, services, quarters, maintenance, repair, and 
     other facilities.
       (b) Charges by Administrator of General Services.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall impose a charge for furnishing space and services.
       (2) Rates.--The Administrator shall, from time to time, 
     determine the rates to be charged for furnishing space and 
     services and shall prescribe regulations providing for the 
     rates. The rates shall approximate commercial charges for 
     comparable space and services. However, for a building for 
     which the Administrator is responsible for alterations only 
     (as the term ``alter'' is defined in section 3301(a) of this 
     title), the rates shall be fixed to recover only the 
     approximate cost incurred in providing alterations.
       (3) Exemptions.--The Administrator may exempt anyone from 
     the charges required by this subsection when the 
     Administrator determines that charges would be infeasible or 
     impractical. To the extent an exemption is granted, 
     appropriations to the General Services Administration are 
     authorized to reimburse the Federal Buildings Fund for any 
     loss of revenue.
       (c) Charges by Executive Agencies.--
       (1) In general.--An executive agency, other than the 
     Administration, may impose a charge for furnishing space and 
     services at rates approved by the Administrator.
       (2) Crediting amounts received.--An amount an executive 
     agency receives under this subsection shall be credited to 
     the appropriation or fund initially charged for providing the 
     space or service. However, amounts in excess of actual 
     operating and maintenance costs shall be credited to 
     miscellaneous receipts unless otherwise provided by law.
       (d) Rent Payments for Lease Space.--An agency may make rent 
     payments to the Administration for lease space relating to 
     expansion needs of the agency. Payment rates shall 
     approximate commercial charges for comparable space as 
     provided in subsection (b). Payments shall be deposited into 
     the Federal Buildings Fund. The Administration may use 
     amounts received under this subsection, in addition to 
     amounts received as New Obligational Authority, in the Rental 
     of Space activity of the Fund.

     Sec. 587. Telecommuting and other alternative workplace 
       arrangements

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``telecommuting 
     centers'' means flexiplace work telecommuting centers.
       (b) Telecommuting Centers Established by Administrator of 
     General Services.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Administrator of General Services 
     may acquire space for, establish, and equip telecommuting 
     centers for use in accordance with this subsection.
       (2) Use.--A telecommuting center may be used by employees 
     of federal agencies, state and local governments, and the 
     private sector. The Administrator shall give federal 
     employees priority in using a telecommuting center. The 
     Administrator may make a telecommuting center available for 
     use by others to the extent it is not fully utilized by 
     federal employees.
       (3) User fees.--The Administrator shall charge a user fee 
     for the use of a telecommuting center. The amount of the user 
     fee shall approximate commercial charges for comparable space 
     and services. However, the user fee may not be less than 
     necessary to pay the cost of establishing and operating the 
     telecommuting center, including the reasonable cost of 
     renovation and replacement of furniture, fixtures, and 
     equipment.
       (4) Deposit and use of fees.--The Administrator may--
       (A) deposit user fees into the Federal Buildings Fund and 
     use the fees to pay costs incurred in establishing and 
     operating the telecommuting center; and
       (B) accept and retain income received by the General 
     Services Administration, from federal agencies and non-
     federal sources, to defray costs directly associated with the 
     functions of telecommuting centers.
       (c) Development of Alternative Workplace Arrangements by 
     Executive Agencies and Others.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``alternative 
     workplace arrangements'' includes telecommuting, hoteling, 
     virtual offices, and other distributive work arrangements.
       (2) Consideration by executive agencies.--In considering 
     whether to acquire space, quarters, buildings, or other 
     facilities for use by employees, the head of an executive 
     agency shall consider whether needs can be met using 
     alternative workplace arrangements.
       (3) Guidance from administrator.--The Administrator may 
     provide guidance, assistance, and oversight to any person 
     regarding the establishment and operation of alternative 
     workplace arrangements.
       (d) Amounts Available for Flexiplace Work Telecommuting 
     Programs.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``flexiplace 
     work telecommuting program'' means a program under which 
     employees of a department or agency set out in paragraph (2) 
     are permitted to perform all or a portion of their duties at 
     a telecommuting center established under this section or 
     other federal law.
       (2) Minimum funding.--For each of the following departments 
     and agencies, in each fiscal year at least $50,000 of amounts 
     made available for salaries and expenses is available only 
     for carrying out a flexiplace work telecommuting program:
       (A) Department of Agriculture.
       (B) Department of Commerce.
       (C) Department of Defense.
       (D) Department of Education.
       (E) Department of Energy.
       (F) Department of Health and Human Services.
       (G) Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       (H) Department of the Interior.
       (I) Department of Justice.
       (J) Department of Labor.
       (K) Department of State.
       (L) Department of Transportation.
       (M) Department of the Treasury.
       (N) Department of Veterans Affairs.
       (O) Environmental Protection Agency.
       (P) General Services Administration.
       (Q) Office of Personnel Management.
       (R) Small Business Administration.

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       (S) Social Security Administration.
       (T) United States Postal Service.

     Sec. 588. Movement and supply of office furniture

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``controlled 
     space'' means a substantial and identifiable segment of space 
     (such as a building, floor, or wing) in a location that the 
     Administrator of General Services controls for purposes of 
     assignment of space.
       (b) Application.--This section applies if an agency (or 
     unit of the agency), moves from one controlled space to 
     another, whether in the same or a different location.
       (c) Moving Existing Furniture.--The furniture and 
     furnishings used by an agency (or organizational unit of the 
     agency) shall be moved only if the Administrator determines, 
     after consultation with the head of the agency and with due 
     regard for the program activities of the agency, that it 
     would not be more economical and efficient to make suitable 
     replacements available in the new controlled space.
       (d) Providing Replacement Furniture.--In the absence of a 
     determination under subsection (c), suitable furniture and 
     furnishings for the new controlled space shall be provided 
     from stocks under the control of the moving agency or from 
     stocks available to the Administrator, whichever the 
     Administrator determines to be more economical and efficient. 
     However, the same or similar items may not be provided from 
     both sources.
       (e) Control of Replacement Furniture.--If furniture and 
     furnishings for a new controlled space are provided from 
     stocks available to the Administrator, the items being 
     provided remain in the control of the Administrator.
       (f) Control of Furniture Not Moved.--
       (1) In general.--If furniture and furnishings for a new 
     controlled space are provided from stocks available to the 
     Administrator, the furniture and furnishings that were 
     previously used by the moving agency (or unit of the agency) 
     pass to the control of the Administrator.
       (2) Reimbursement.--
       (A) In general.--Furniture and furnishings passing to the 
     control of the Administrator under this section pass without 
     reimbursement.
       (B) Exception for trust fund.--If furniture and furnishings 
     that were purchased from a trust fund pass to the control of 
     the Administrator under this section, the Administrator shall 
     reimburse the trust fund for the fair market value of the 
     furniture and furnishings.
       (3) Revolving or working capital fund.--If furniture and 
     furnishings are carried as assets of a revolving or working 
     capital fund at the time they pass to the control of the 
     Administrator under this section, the net book value of the 
     furniture and furnishings shall be written off and the 
     capital of the fund is diminished by the amount of the write-
     off.

     Sec. 589. Installation, repair, and replacement of sidewalks

       (a) In General.--An executive agency may install, repair, 
     and replace sidewalks around buildings, installations, 
     property, or grounds that are--
       (1) under the agency's control;
       (2) owned by the Federal Government; and
       (3) located in a State, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
     Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States.
       (b) Reimbursement.--Subsection (a) may be carried out by--
       (1) reimbursement to a State or political subdivision of a 
     State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a territory 
     or possession of the United States; or
       (2) a means other than reimbursement.
       (c) Regulations.--Subsection (a) shall be carried out in 
     accordance with regulations the Administrator of General 
     Services prescribes with the approval of the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget.
       (d) Use of Amounts.--Amounts appropriated to an executive 
     agency for installation, repair, and maintenance, generally, 
     are available to carry out this section.
       (e) Liability.--This section does not increase or enlarge 
     the tort liability of the Government for injuries to 
     individuals or damages to property.

     Sec. 590. Child care

       (a) Guidance, Assistance, and Oversight.--Through the 
     General Services Administration's licensing agreements, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall provide guidance, 
     assistance, and oversight to federal agencies for the 
     development of child care centers to provide economical and 
     effective child care for federal workers.
       (b) Allotment of Space in Federal Buildings.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Child care provider.--The term ``child care provider'' 
     means an individual or entity that provides or proposes to 
     provide child care services for federal employees.
       (B) Allotment officer.--The term ``allotment officer'' 
     means an officer or agency of the Federal Government charged 
     with the allotment of space in federal buildings.
       (2) Allotment.--A child care provider may be allotted space 
     in a federal building by an allotment officer if--
       (A) the child care provider applies to the allotment 
     officer in the community or district in which child care 
     services are to be provided;
       (B) the space is available; and
       (C) the allotment officer determines that--
       (i) the space will be used to provide child care services 
     to children of whom at least 50 percent have one parent or 
     guardian employed by the Government; and
       (ii) the child care provider will give priority to federal 
     employees for available child care services in the space.
       (c) Payment for Space and Services.--
       (1) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``services'' includes the providing of lighting, heating, 
     cooling, electricity, office furniture, office machines and 
     equipment, classroom furnishings and equipment, kitchen 
     appliances, playground equipment, telephone service 
     (including installation of lines and equipment and other 
     expenses associated with telephone services), and security 
     systems (including installation and other expenses associated 
     with security systems), including replacement equipment, as 
     needed.
       (2) No charge.--Space allotted under subsection (b) may be 
     provided without charge for rent or services.
       (3) Reimbursement for costs.--For space allotted under 
     subsection (b), if there is an agreement for the payment of 
     costs associated with providing space or services, neither 
     title 31, nor any other law, prohibits or restricts payment 
     by reimbursement to the miscellaneous receipts or other 
     appropriate account of the Treasury.
       (d) Payment of Other Costs.--If an agency has a child care 
     facility in its space, or is a sponsoring agency for a child 
     care facility in other federal or leased space, the agency or 
     the Administration may--
       (1) pay accreditation fees, including renewal fees, for the 
     child care facility to be accredited by a nationally 
     recognized early-childhood professional organization;
       (2) pay travel and per diem expenses for representatives of 
     the child care facility to attend the annual Administration 
     child care conference; and
       (3) enter into a consortium with one or more private 
     entities under which the private entities assist in defraying 
     costs associated with the salaries and benefits for personnel 
     providing services at the facility.
       (e) Reimbursement for Employee Training.--Notwithstanding 
     section 1345 of title 31, an agency, department, or 
     instrumentality of the Government that provides or proposes 
     to provide child care services for federal employees may 
     reimburse a federal employee or any individual employed to 
     provide child care services for travel, transportation, and 
     subsistence expenses incurred for training classes, 
     conferences, or other meetings in connection with providing 
     the services. A per diem allowance made under this subsection 
     may not exceed the rate specified in regulations prescribed 
     under section 5707 of title 5.
       (f) Criminal History Background Checks.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``executive 
     facility'' means a facility owned or leased by an office or 
     entity within the executive branch of the Government. The 
     term includes a facility owned or leased by the General 
     Services Administration on behalf of an office or entity 
     within the judicial branch of the Government.
       (2) In general.--All workers in a child care center located 
     in an executive facility shall undergo a criminal history 
     background check as defined in section 231 of the Crime 
     Control Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13041).
       (3) Nonapplication to legislative branch facilities.--This 
     subsection does not apply to a facility owned by or leased on 
     behalf of an office or entity within the legislative branch 
     of the Government.
       (g) Appropriated Amounts for Affordable Child Care.--
       (1) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 105 of title 5, but does not include the General 
     Accounting Office.
       (2) In general.--In accordance with regulations the Office 
     of Personnel Management prescribes, an Executive agency that 
     provides or proposes to provide child care services for 
     federal employees may use appropriated amounts that are 
     otherwise available for salaries and expenses to provide 
     child care in a federal or leased facility, or through 
     contract, for civilian employees of the agency.
       (3) Affordability.--Amounts used pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     shall be applied to improve the affordability of child care 
     for lower income federal employees using or seeking to use 
     the child care services.
       (4) Advances.--Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, 
     amounts may be paid in advance to licensed or regulated child 
     care providers for services to be rendered during an agreed 
     period.
       (5) Notification.--No amounts made available by law may be 
     used to implement this subsection without advance notice to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.

     Sec. 591. Purchase of electricity

       (a) General Limitation on Use of Amounts.--A department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government may not 
     use amounts appropriated or made available by any law to 
     purchase electricity in a manner inconsistent with state law 
     governing the provision of electric utility service, 
     including--
       (1) state utility commission rulings; and
       (2) electric utility franchises or service territories 
     established under state statute, state regulation, or state-
     approved territorial agreements.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Energy savings.--This section does not preclude the 
     head of a federal agency from entering into a contract under 
     section 801 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 8287).
       (2) Energy savings for military installations.--This 
     section does not preclude the Secretary of a military 
     department from--
       (A) entering into a contract under section 2394 of title 
     10; or
       (B) purchasing electricity from any provider if the 
     Secretary finds that the utility having the applicable state-
     approved franchise (or other service authorization) is 
     unwilling or unable to meet unusual standards of service 
     reliability that are necessary for purposes of national 
     defense.

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     Sec. 592. Federal Buildings Fund

       (a) Existence.--There is in the Treasury a fund known as 
     the Federal Buildings Fund.
       (b) Deposits.--
       (1) In general.--The following revenues and collections 
     shall be deposited into the Fund:
       (A) User charges under section 586(b) of this title, 
     payable in advance or otherwise.
       (B) Proceeds from the lease of federal building sites or 
     additions under section 581(d) of this title.
       (C) Receipts from carriers and others for loss of, or 
     damage to, property belonging to the Fund.
       (2) Reimbursements for special services.--This subchapter 
     does not preclude the Administrator of General Services from 
     providing special services, not included in the standard 
     level user charge, on a reimbursable basis. The 
     reimbursements may be credited to the Fund.
       (3) Transfer of surplus amounts.--To prevent the 
     accumulation of excessive surpluses in the Fund, in any 
     fiscal year an amount specified in an appropriation law may 
     be transferred out of the Fund and deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts in the Treasury.
       (c) Uses.--
       (1) In general.--Deposits in the Fund are available for 
     real property management and related activities in the 
     amounts specified in annual appropriation laws without regard 
     to fiscal year limitations.
       (2) Salaries and expenses related to construction projects 
     or planning programs.--Deposits in the Fund that are 
     available pursuant to annual appropriation laws may be 
     transferred and consolidated on the books of the Treasury 
     into a special account in accordance with, and for the 
     purposes specified in, section 3176 of this title.
       (3) Repayment of general services administration borrowing 
     from federal financing bank.--The Administrator, in 
     accordance with rules and procedures that the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Secretary of the Treasury 
     establish, may transfer from the Fund an amount necessary to 
     repay the principal amount of a General Services 
     Administration borrowing from the Federal Financing Bank, if 
     the borrowing is a legal obligation of the Fund.
       (4) Buildings deemed federally owned.--For purposes of 
     amounts authorized to be expended from the Fund, the 
     following are deemed to be federally owned buildings:
       (A) A building constructed pursuant to the purchase 
     contract authority of section 5 of the Public Buildings 
     Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-313, 86 Stat. 219).
       (B) A building occupied pursuant to an installment purchase 
     contract.
       (C) A building under the control of a department or agency, 
     if alterations of the building are required in connection 
     with moving the department or agency from a former building 
     that is, or will be, under the control of the Administration.
       (d) Energy Management Programs.--
       (1) Receiving cash incentives.--The Administrator may 
     receive amounts from rebates or other cash incentives related 
     to energy savings and shall deposit the amounts in the Fund 
     for use as provided in paragraph (4).
       (2) Receiving goods or services.--The Administrator may 
     accept, from a utility, goods or services that enhance the 
     energy efficiency of federal facilities.
       (3) Assignment of energy rebates.--In the administration of 
     real property that the Administrator leases and for which the 
     Administrator pays utility costs, the Administrator may 
     assign all or a portion of energy rebates to the lessor to 
     underwrite the costs incurred in undertaking energy 
     efficiency improvements in the real property if the payback 
     period for the improvement is at least 2 years less than the 
     remainder of the term of the lease.
       (4) Obligating amounts for energy management improvement 
     programs.--In addition to amounts appropriated for energy 
     management improvement programs and without regard to 
     subsection (c)(1), the Administrator may obligate for those 
     programs--
       (A) amounts received and deposited in the Fund under 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) goods and services received under paragraph (2); and
       (C) amounts the Administrator determines are not needed for 
     other authorized projects and that are otherwise available to 
     implement energy efficiency programs.
       (e) Recycling Programs.--
       (1) Receiving amounts.--The Administrator may receive 
     amounts from the sale of recycled materials and shall deposit 
     the amounts in the Fund for use as provided in paragraph (2).
       (2) Obligating amounts for recycling programs.--In addition 
     to amounts appropriated for such purposes and without regard 
     to subsection (c)(1), the Administrator may obligate amounts 
     received and deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1) for 
     programs which--
       (A) promote further source reduction and recycling 
     programs; and
       (B) encourage employees to participate in recycling 
     programs by providing financing for child care.
       (f) Additional Authority Related to Energy Management and 
     Recycling Programs.--The Fund may receive, in the form of 
     rebates, cash incentives or otherwise, any revenues, 
     collections, or other income related to energy savings or 
     recycling efforts. Amounts received under this subsection 
     remain in the Fund until expended and remain available for 
     federal energy management improvement programs, recycling 
     programs, or employee programs that are authorized by law or 
     that the Administrator considers appropriate. The 
     Administration may use amounts received under this 
     subsection, in addition to amounts received as New 
     Obligational Authority, in activities of the Fund as 
     necessary.

     Sec. 593. Protection for veterans preference employees

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Covered services.--The term ``covered services'' means 
     any guard, elevator operator, messenger, or custodial 
     services.
       (2) Sheltered workshop.--The term ``sheltered workshop'' 
     means a sheltered workshop employing the severely handicapped 
     under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.).
       (b) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
     amounts made available to the Administration pursuant to 
     section 592 of this title may not be obligated or expended to 
     procure covered services by contract if an employee who was a 
     permanent veterans preference employee of the Administration 
     on November 19, 1995, would be terminated as a result.
       (c) Exception.--Amounts made available to the 
     Administration pursuant to section 592 of this title may be 
     obligated and expended to procure covered services by 
     contract with a sheltered workshop or, if sheltered workshops 
     decline to contract for the provision of covered services, by 
     competitive contract for a period of no longer than 5 years. 
     When a competitive contract expires, or is terminated for any 
     reason, the Administration shall again offer to procure the 
     covered services by contract with a sheltered workshop before 
     procuring the covered services by competitive contract.

     SUBCHAPTER VI--MOTOR VEHICLE POOLS AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

     Sec. 601. Purposes

       In order to provide an economical and efficient system for 
     transportation of Federal Government personnel and property 
     consistent with section 101 of this title, the purposes of 
     this subchapter are--
       (1) to establish procedures to ensure safe operation of 
     motor vehicles on Government business;
       (2) to provide for proper identification of Government 
     motor vehicles;
       (3) to establish an effective means to limit the use of 
     Government motor vehicles to official purposes;
       (4) to reduce the number of Government-owned vehicles to 
     the minimum necessary to transact public business; and
       (5) to provide wherever practicable for centrally operated 
     interagency pools or systems for local transportation of 
     Government personnel and property.

     Sec. 602. Authority to establish motor vehicle pools and 
       transportation systems

       (a) In General.--Subject to section 603 of this title, and 
     regulations issued under section 603, the Administrator of 
     General Services shall--
       (1) take over from executive agencies and consolidate, or 
     otherwise acquire, motor vehicles and related equipment and 
     supplies;
       (2) provide for the establishment, maintenance, and 
     operation (including servicing and storage) of motor vehicle 
     pools or systems; and
       (3) furnish motor vehicles and related services to 
     executive agencies for the transportation of property and 
     passengers.
       (b) Methods of Providing Vehicles and Services.--As 
     determined by the Administrator, motor vehicles and related 
     services may be furnished by providing an agency with--
       (1) Federal Government-owned motor vehicles;
       (2) the use of motor vehicles, under rental or other 
     arrangements, through private fleet operators, taxicab 
     companies, or local or interstate common carriers; or
       (3) both.
       (c) Recipients of Vehicles and Services.--The Administrator 
     shall, so far as practicable, furnish motor vehicles and 
     related services under this section to any federal agency, 
     mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in chapter 
     91 of title 31), or the District of Columbia, on its request.

     Sec. 603. Process for establishing motor vehicle pools and 
       transportation systems

       (a) Determination Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services may 
     carry out section 602 only if the Administrator determines, 
     after consultation with the agencies concerned and with due 
     regard to their program activities, that doing so is 
     advantageous to the Federal Government in terms of economy, 
     efficiency, or service.
       (2) Elements of the determination.--A determination under 
     this section must be in writing. For each motor vehicle pool 
     or system, the determination must set forth an analytical 
     justification that includes--
       (A) a detailed comparison of estimated costs for present 
     and proposed modes of operation; and
       (B) a showing that savings can be realized by the 
     establishment, maintenance, and operation of a motor vehicle 
     pool or system.
       (b) Regulations Related to Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall prescribe regulations 
     establishing procedures to carry out section 602 of this 
     title.
       (2) Elements of the regulations.--The regulations shall 
     provide for--
       (A) adequate notice to an executive agency of any 
     determination that affects the agency or its functions;
       (B) independent review and decision as directed by the 
     President of any determination disputed by an agency, with 
     the possibility that the decision may include a partial or 
     complete exemption of the agency from the determination; and
       (C) enforcement of determinations that become effective 
     under the regulations.
       (3) Effect of the regulations.--A determination under 
     subsection (a) is binding on an agency only as provided in 
     regulations issued under this subsection.

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     Sec. 604. Treatment of assets taken over to establish motor 
       vehicle pools and transportation systems

       (a) Reimbursement.--
       (1) Requirement.--When the Administrator of General 
     Services takes over motor vehicles or related equipment or 
     supplies under section 602 of this title, reimbursement is 
     required if the property is taken over from--
       (A) a Government corporation; or
       (B) an agency, if the agency acquired the property through 
     unreimbursed expenditures made from a revolving or trust fund 
     authorized by law.
       (2) Amount.--The Administrator shall reimburse a Government 
     corporation, or a fund through which an agency acquired 
     property, by an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     property. If the Administrator subsequently returns property 
     of a similar kind under section 610 of this title, the 
     Government corporation or the fund shall reimburse the 
     Administrator by an amount equal to the fair market value of 
     the property returned.
       (b) Addition to General Supply Fund.--If the Administrator 
     takes over motor vehicles or related equipment or supplies 
     under section 602 of this title but reimbursement is not 
     required under subsection (a), the value of the property 
     taken over, as determined by the Administrator, may be added 
     to the capital of the General Supply Fund. If the 
     Administrator subsequently returns property of a similar kind 
     under section 610 of this title, the value of the property 
     may be deducted from the Fund.

     Sec. 605. Payment of costs

       (a) Use of General Supply Fund To Cover Costs.--The General 
     Supply Fund provided for in section 321 of this title is 
     available for use by or under the direction and control of 
     the Administrator of General Services to pay the costs of 
     carrying out section 602 of this title, including the cost of 
     purchasing or renting motor vehicles and related equipment 
     and supplies.
       (b) Setting Prices To Recover Costs.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator shall set prices for 
     furnishing motor vehicles and related services under section 
     602 of this title. Prices shall be set to recover, so far as 
     practicable, all costs of carrying out section 602 of this 
     title.
       (2) Increment for replacement cost.--In the Administrator's 
     discretion, prices may include an increment for the estimated 
     replacement cost of motor vehicles and related equipment and 
     supplies. Notwithstanding section 321(f)(1) of this title, 
     the increment may be retained as a part of the capital of the 
     General Supply Fund but is available only to replace motor 
     vehicles and related equipment and supplies.
       (c) Accounting Method.--The purchase price of motor 
     vehicles and related equipment, and any increment for 
     estimated replacement cost, shall be recovered only through 
     charges for the cost of amortization. Costs shall be 
     determined, and financial reports prepared, in accordance 
     with the accrual accounting method.

     Sec. 606. Regulations related to operation

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall prescribe regulations to govern executive 
     agencies in authorizing civilian personnel to operate Federal 
     Government-owned motor vehicles for official purposes within 
     the States of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
     Puerto Rico, and the territories and possessions of the 
     United States.
       (b) Elements of the Regulations.--The regulations shall 
     prescribe standards of physical fitness for authorized 
     operators. The regulations may require operators and 
     prospective operators to obtain state and local licenses or 
     permits that are required to operate similar vehicles for 
     other than official purposes.
       (c) Agency Orders.--The head of each executive agency shall 
     issue orders and directives necessary for compliance with the 
     regulations. The orders and directives shall provide for--
       (1) periodically testing the physical fitness of operators 
     and prospective operators; and
       (2) suspension and revocation of authority to operate.

     Sec. 607. Records

       The Administrator of General Services shall maintain an 
     accurate record of the cost of establishing, maintaining, and 
     operating each motor vehicle pool or system established under 
     section 602 of this title.

     Sec. 608. Scrip, tokens, tickets

       The Administrator of General Services, in the operation of 
     motor vehicle pools or systems under this subchapter, may 
     provide for the sale and use of scrip, tokens, tickets, and 
     similar devices to collect payment.

     Sec. 609. Identification of vehicles

       (a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Administrator of General Services, every motor vehicle 
     acquired and used for official purposes within the United 
     States, or the territories or possessions of the United 
     States, by any federal agency or by the District of Columbia 
     shall be conspicuously identified by showing, on the 
     vehicle--
       (1)(A) the full name of the department, establishment, 
     corporation, or agency that uses the vehicle and the service 
     for which the vehicle is used; or
       (B) a title that readily identifies the department, 
     establishment, corporation, or agency that uses the vehicle 
     and that is descriptive of the service for which the vehicle 
     is used; and
       (2) the legend ``For official use only''.
       (b) Exceptions.--The regulations prescribed pursuant to 
     this section may provide for exemptions when conspicuous 
     identification would interfere with the purpose for which a 
     vehicle is acquired and used.

     Sec. 610. Discontinuance of motor vehicle pool or system

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services 
     shall discontinue a motor vehicle pool or system if there are 
     no actual savings realized (based on accounting as provided 
     in section 605 of this title) during a reasonable period of 
     not longer than two successive fiscal years.
       (b) Return of Comparable Property.--If a motor vehicle pool 
     or system is discontinued, the Administrator shall return to 
     each agency involved motor vehicles and related equipment and 
     supplies similar in kind and reasonably comparable in value 
     to any motor vehicles and related equipment and supplies 
     which were previously taken over by the Administrator.

     Sec. 611. Duty to report violations

       During the regular course of the duties of the 
     Administrator of General Services, if the Administrator 
     becomes aware of a violation of section 1343, 1344, or 
     1349(b) of title 31 or of section 641 of title 18 involving 
     the conversion by a Federal Government official or employee 
     of a Government-owned or leased motor vehicle to the official 
     or employee's own use or to the use of others, the 
     Administrator shall report the violation to the head of the 
     agency in which the official or employee is employed, for 
     further investigation and either appropriate disciplinary 
     action under section 1343, 1344, or 1349(b) or, if 
     appropriate, referral to the Attorney General for prosecution 
     under section 641.

                   CHAPTER 7--FOREIGN EXCESS PROPERTY

Sec.
701.  Administrative.
702.  Return of foreign excess property to United States.
703.  Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign country.
704.  Other methods of disposal.
705.  Handling of proceeds from disposal.

     Sec. 701. Administrative

       (a) Policies Prescribed by the President.--The President 
     may prescribe policies that the President considers necessary 
     to carry out this chapter. The policies must be consistent 
     with this chapter.
       (b) Executive Agency Responsibility.--
       (1) In general.--The head of an executive agency that has 
     foreign excess property is responsible for the disposal of 
     the property.
       (2) Conformance to policies.--In carrying out functions 
     under this chapter, the head of an executive agency shall--
       (A) use the policies prescribed by the President under 
     subsection (a) for guidance; and
       (B) dispose of foreign excess property in a manner that 
     conforms to the foreign policy of the United States.
       (3) Delegation of authority.--The head of an executive 
     agency may--
       (A) delegate authority conferred by this chapter to an 
     official in the agency or to the head of another executive 
     agency; and
       (B) authorize successive redelegation of authority 
     conferred by this chapter.
       (4) Employment of personnel.--As necessary to carry out 
     this chapter, the head of an executive agency may--
       (A) appoint and fix the pay of personnel in the United 
     States, subject to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 of title 5; and
       (B) appoint personnel outside the States of the United 
     States and the District of Columbia, without regard to 
     chapter 33 of title 5.
       (c) Special Responsibilities of Secretary of State.--
       (1) Use of foreign currencies and credits.--The Secretary 
     of State may use foreign currencies and credits acquired by 
     the United States under section 704(b)(2) of this title--
       (A) to carry out the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.);
       (B) to carry out the Foreign Service Buildings Act, 1926 
     (22 U.S.C. 292 et seq.); and
       (C) to pay other governmental expenses payable in local 
     currencies.
       (2) Renewal of certain agreements.--Except as otherwise 
     directed by the President, the Secretary of State shall 
     continue to perform functions under agreements in effect on 
     July 1, 1949, related to the disposal of foreign excess 
     property. The Secretary of State may amend, modify, and renew 
     the agreements. Foreign currencies or credits the Secretary 
     of State acquires under the agreements shall be administered 
     in accordance with procedures that the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may establish. Foreign currencies or credits reduced 
     to United States currency must be deposited in the Treasury 
     as miscellaneous receipts.

     Sec. 702. Return of foreign excess property to United States

       (a) In General.--Under regulations prescribed pursuant to 
     subsection (b), foreign excess property may be returned to 
     the United States for handling as excess or surplus property 
     under subchapter II of chapter 5 of this title or section 549 
     or 551 of this title when the head of the executive agency 
     concerned, or the Administrator of General Services after 
     consultation with the agency head, determines that return of 
     the property to the United States for such handling is in the 
     interest of the United States.
       (b) Regulations.--The Administrator shall prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this section. The regulations must 
     require that transportation costs for returning foreign 
     excess property to the United States are paid by the federal 
     agency, state agency, or donee receiving the property.

     Sec. 703. Donation of medical supplies for use in foreign 
       country

       (a) Application.--This section applies to medical materials 
     or supplies that are in a foreign country but that would, if 
     situated within the United States, be available for donation 
     under subchapter III of chapter 5 of this title.
       (b) In General.--An executive agency may donate medical 
     materials or supplies that are not disposed of under section 
     702 of this title.

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       (c) Conditions.--A donation under this section is subject 
     to the following conditions:
       (1) The medical materials and supplies must be donated for 
     use in a foreign country.
       (2) The donation must be made to a nonprofit medical or 
     health organization, which may be an organization qualified 
     to receive assistance under section 214(b) or 607 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2174(b), 2357).
       (3) The donation must be made without cost to the donee 
     (except for costs of care and handling).

     Sec. 704. Other methods of disposal

       (a) In General.--Foreign excess property not disposed of 
     under section 702 or 703 of this title may be disposed of as 
     provided in this section.
       (b) Methods of Disposal.--
       (1) Sale, exchange, lease, or transfer.--The head of an 
     executive agency may dispose of foreign excess property by 
     sale, exchange, lease, or transfer, for cash, credit or other 
     property, with or without warranty, under terms and 
     conditions the head of the executive agency considers proper.
       (2) Exchange for foreign currency or credit.--If the head 
     of an executive agency determines that it is in the interest 
     of the United States, foreign excess property may be 
     exchanged for--
       (A) foreign currencies or credits; or
       (B) substantial benefits or the discharge of claims 
     resulting from the compromise or settlement of claims in 
     accordance with law.
       (3) Abandonment, destruction, or donation.--The head of an 
     executive agency may authorize the abandonment, destruction, 
     or donation of foreign excess property if the property has no 
     commercial value or if estimated costs of care and handling 
     exceed the estimated proceeds from sale.
       (c) Advertising.--The head of an executive agency may 
     dispose of foreign excess property without advertising if the 
     head of the executive agency finds that disposal without 
     advertising is the most practicable and advantageous means 
     for the Federal Government to dispose of the property.
       (d) Transfer of Title.--The head of an executive agency may 
     execute documents to transfer title or other interests in, 
     and take other action necessary or proper to dispose of, 
     foreign excess property.

     Sec. 705. Handling of proceeds from disposal

       (a) In General.--This section applies to proceeds from the 
     sale, lease, or other disposition of foreign excess property 
     under this chapter.
       (b) Foreign Currencies or Credits.--Proceeds in the form of 
     foreign currencies or credits, must be administered in 
     accordance with procedures that the Secretary of the Treasury 
     may establish.
       (c) United States Currency.--
       (1) Separate fund in treasury.--Section 572(a) of this 
     title applies to proceeds of foreign excess property disposed 
     of for United States currency under this chapter.
       (2) Deposited in treasury as miscellaneous receipts.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (1), proceeds in the form of 
     United States currency, including foreign currencies or 
     credits that are reduced to United States currency, must be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       (d) Special Account for Refunds or Payments for Breach.--
       (1) Deposits.--A federal agency that disposes of foreign 
     excess property under this chapter may deposit, in a special 
     account in the Treasury, amounts of the proceeds of the 
     dispositions that the agency decides are necessary to 
     permit--
       (A) appropriate refunds to purchasers for dispositions that 
     are rescinded or that do not become final; and
       (B) payments for breach of warranty.
       (2) Withdrawals.--A federal agency that deposits proceeds 
     in a special account under paragraph (1) may withdraw amounts 
     to be refunded or paid from the account without regard to the 
     origin of the amounts withdrawn.

                       CHAPTER 9--URBAN LAND USE

Sec.
901.  Purpose and policy.
902.  Definitions.
903.  Acquisition and use.
904.  Disposal.
905.  Waiver.

     Sec. 901. Purpose and policy

       The purpose of this chapter is to promote harmonious 
     intergovernmental relations and encourage sound planning, 
     zoning, and land use practices by prescribing uniform 
     policies and procedures for the Administrator of 
     General Services to acquire, use, and dispose of land in 
     urban areas. To the greatest extent practicable, urban 
     land transactions entered into for the General Services 
     Administration and other federal agencies shall be 
     consistent with zoning and land use practices and with the 
     planning and development objectives of local governments 
     and planning agencies.

     Sec. 902. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
     general local government'' means a city, county, town, 
     parish, village, or other general-purpose political 
     subdivision of a State.
       (2) Urban area.--The term ``urban area'' means--
       (A) a geographical area within the jurisdiction of an 
     incorporated city, town, borough, village, or other unit of 
     general local government, except a county or parish, having a 
     population of at least 10,000 inhabitants;
       (B) that portion of the geographical area within the 
     jurisdiction of a county, town, township, or similar 
     governmental entity which contains no incorporated unit of 
     general local government but has a population density of at 
     least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile; and
       (C) that portion of a geographical area having a population 
     density of at least 1,500 inhabitants per square mile and 
     situated adjacent to the boundary of an incorporated unit of 
     general local government which has a population of at least 
     10,000.

     Sec. 903. Acquisition and use

       (a) Notice to Local Government.--To the extent practicable, 
     before making a commitment to acquire real property situated 
     in an urban area, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     give notice of the intended acquisition and the proposed use 
     of the property to the unit of general local government 
     exercising zoning and land use jurisdiction. If the 
     Administrator determines that providing advance notice would 
     adversely impact the acquisition, the Administrator shall 
     give notice of the acquisition and the proposed use of the 
     property immediately after the property is acquired.
       (b) Objections to Acquisition or Change of Use.--In the 
     acquisition or change of use of real property situated in an 
     urban area as a site for public building, if the unit of 
     general local government exercising zoning and land use 
     jurisdiction objects on grounds that the proposed acquisition 
     or change of use conflicts with zoning regulations or 
     planning objectives, the Administrator shall, to the extent 
     the Administrator determines is practicable, consider all the 
     objections and comply with the zoning regulations and 
     planning objectives.

     Sec. 904. Disposal

       (a) Notice to Local Government.--Before offering real 
     property situated in an urban area for sale, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall give reasonable 
     notice to the unit of general local government exercising 
     zoning and land use jurisdiction in order to provide an 
     opportunity for zoning so that the property is used in 
     accordance with local comprehensive planning described in 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Notice to Prospective Purchasers.--To the greatest 
     extent practicable, the Administrator shall furnish to all 
     prospective purchasers of real property situated in an urban 
     area complete information concerning--
       (1) current zoning regulations, prospective zoning 
     requirements, and objectives for property if it is unzoned; 
     and
       (2)(A) the current availability of streets, sidewalks, 
     sewers, water, street lights, and other service facilities; 
     and
       (B) the prospective availability of those service 
     facilities if the property is included in local comprehensive 
     planning described in subsection (c).
       (c) Local Comprehensive Planning.--Local comprehensive 
     planning referred to in subsections (a) and (b) includes any 
     of the following activities, to the extent the activity is 
     directly related to the needs of a unit of general local 
     government:
       (1) As a guide for government policy and action, preparing 
     general plans related to--
       (A) the pattern and intensity of land use;
       (B) the provision of public facilities (including 
     transportation facilities) and other government services; and
       (C) the effective development and use of human and natural 
     resources.
       (2) Preparing long-range physical and fiscal plans for 
     government action.
       (3) Programming capital improvements and other major 
     expenditures, based on a determination of relative urgency, 
     together with definitive financial planning for expenditures 
     in the earlier years of a program.
       (4) Coordinating related plans and activities of state and 
     local governments and agencies.
       (5) Preparing regulatory and administrative measures to 
     support activities described in this subsection.

     Sec. 905. Waiver

       The procedures prescribed in sections 903 and 904 of this 
     title may be waived during a period of national emergency 
     proclaimed by the President.

           CHAPTER 11--SELECTION OF ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS

Sec.
1101.  Policy.
1102.  Definitions.
1103.  Selection procedure.
1104.  Negotiation of contract.

     Sec. 1101. Policy

       The policy of the Federal Government is to publicly 
     announce all requirements for architectural and engineering 
     services and to negotiate contracts for architectural and 
     engineering services on the basis of demonstrated competence 
     and qualification for the type of professional services 
     required and at fair and reasonable prices.

     Sec. 1102. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Agency head.--The term ``agency head'' means the head 
     of a department, agency, or bureau of the Federal Government.
       (2) Architectural and engineering services.--The term 
     ``architectural and engineering services'' means--
       (A) professional services of an architectural or 
     engineering nature, as defined by state law, if applicable, 
     that are required to be performed or approved by a person 
     licensed, registered, or certified to provide the services 
     described in this paragraph;
       (B) professional services of an architectural or 
     engineering nature performed by contract that are associated 
     with research, planning, development, design, construction, 
     alteration, or repair of real property; and
       (C) other professional services of an architectural or 
     engineering nature, or incidental services, which members of 
     the architectural and engineering professions (and 
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     employ) may logically or justifiably perform, including 
     studies, investigations, surveying and mapping, tests, 
     evaluations, consultations, comprehensive planning, program 
     management, conceptual designs, plans and specifications, 
     value engineering, construction phase services, soils 
     engineering, drawing reviews, preparation of operating and 
     maintenance manuals, and other related services.
       (3) Firm.--The term ``firm'' means an individual, firm, 
     partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity 
     permitted by law to practice the profession of architecture 
     or engineering.

     Sec. 1103. Selection procedure

       (a) In General.--These procedures apply to the procurement 
     of architectural and engineering services by an agency head.
       (b) Annual Statements.--The agency head shall encourage 
     firms to submit annually a statement of qualifications and 
     performance data.
       (c) Evaluation.--For each proposed project, the agency head 
     shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and 
     performance data on file with the agency, together with 
     statements submitted by other firms regarding the proposed 
     project. The agency head shall conduct discussions with at 
     least 3 firms to consider anticipated concepts and compare 
     alternative methods for furnishing services.
       (d) Selection.--From the firms with which discussions have 
     been conducted, the agency head shall select, in order of 
     preference, at least 3 firms that the agency head considers 
     most highly qualified to provide the services required. 
     Selection shall be based on criteria established and 
     published by the agency head.

     Sec. 1104. Negotiation of contract

       (a) In General.--The agency head shall negotiate a contract 
     for architectural and engineering services at compensation 
     which the agency head determines is fair and reasonable to 
     the Federal Government. In determining fair and reasonable 
     compensation, the agency head shall consider the scope, 
     complexity, professional nature, and estimated value of the 
     services to be rendered.
       (b) Order of Negotiation.--The agency head shall attempt to 
     negotiate a contract, as provided in subsection (a), with the 
     most highly qualified firm selected under section 1103 of 
     this title. If the agency head is unable to negotiate a 
     satisfactory contract with the firm, the agency head shall 
     formally terminate negotiations and then undertake 
     negotiations with the next most qualified of the selected 
     firms, continuing the process until an agreement is reached. 
     If the agency head is unable to negotiate a satisfactory 
     contract with any of the selected firms, the agency head 
     shall select additional firms in order of their competence 
     and qualification and continue negotiations in accordance 
     with this section until an agreement is reached.

                      CHAPTER 13--PUBLIC PROPERTY

Sec.
1301.  Charge of property transferred to the Federal Government.
1302.  Lease of buildings.
1303.  Disposition of surplus real property.
1304.  Transfer of federal property to States.
1305.  Disposition of land acquired by devise.
1306.  Disposition of abandoned or forfeited personal property.
1307.  Disposition of securities.
1308.  Disposition of unfit horses and mules.
1309.  Preservation, sale, or collection of wrecked, abandoned, or 
              derelict property.
1310.  Sale of war supplies, land, and buildings.
1311.  Authority of President to obtain release.
1312.  Release of real estate in certain cases.
1313.  Releasing property from attachment.
1314.  Easements.
1315.  Special police.

     Sec. 1301. Charge of property transferred to the Federal 
       Government

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     Administrator of General Services shall have charge of--
       (1) all land and other property which has been or may be 
     assigned, set off, or conveyed to the Federal Government in 
     payment of debts;
       (2) all trusts created for the use of the Government in 
     payment of debts due the Government; and
       (3) the sale and disposal of land--
       (A) assigned or set off to the Government in payment of 
     debt; or
       (B) vested in the Government by mortgage or other security 
     for the payment of debts.
       (b) Nonapplication.--This section does not apply to--
       (1) real estate which has been or shall be assigned, set 
     off, or conveyed to the Government in payment of debts 
     arising under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 
     et seq.); or
       (2) trusts created for the use of the Government in payment 
     of debts arising under the Code and due the Government.

     Sec. 1302. Lease of buildings

       Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the 
     leasing of buildings and property of the Federal Government 
     shall be for a money consideration only. The lease may not 
     include any provision for the alteration, repair, or 
     improvement of the buildings or property as a part of the 
     consideration for the rent to be paid for the use and 
     occupation of the buildings or property. Money derived from 
     the rent shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous 
     receipts.

     Sec. 1303. Disposition of surplus real property

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``federal 
     agency'' means an executive department, independent 
     establishment, commission, board, bureau, division, or office 
     in the executive branch, or other agency of the Federal 
     Government, including wholly owned Government corporations.
       (b) Assignment of Space or Lease or Sale of Property.--
       (1) Actions of administrator.--When the President, on the 
     recommendation of the Administrator of General Services, or 
     the federal agency having control of any real property the 
     agency acquires that is located outside of the District of 
     Columbia, other than military or naval reservations, declares 
     the property to be surplus to the needs of the agency, the 
     Administrator--
       (A) may assign space in the property to any federal agency;
       (B) pending a sale, may lease the property for not more 
     than 5 years and on terms the Administrator considers to be 
     in the public interest; or
       (C) may sell the property at public sale to the highest 
     responsible bidder on terms and after public advertisement 
     that the Administrator considers to be in the public 
     interest.
       (2) Review of decision to assign space.--If the federal 
     agency to which space is assigned does not desire to occupy 
     the space, the decision of the Administrator under paragraph 
     (1)(A) is subject to review by the President.
       (3) Negotiated sale.--If no bids which are satisfactory as 
     to price and responsibility of the bidder are received as a 
     result of public advertisement, the Administrator may sell 
     the property by negotiation, on terms as may be considered to 
     be to the best interest of the Government, but at a price not 
     less than that bid by the highest responsible bidder.
       (c) Demolition.--The Administrator may demolish any 
     building declared to be surplus to the needs of the 
     Government under this section on deciding that demolition 
     will be in the best interest of the Government. Before 
     proceeding with the demolition, the Administrator shall 
     inform the Secretary of the Interior in writing of the 
     Administrator's intention to demolish the building, and shall 
     not proceed with the demolition until receiving written 
     notice from the Secretary that the building is not an 
     historic building of national significance within the meaning 
     of the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (known 
     as the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act). If 
     the Secretary does not notify the Administrator of the 
     Secretary's decision as to whether the building is an 
     historic building of national significance within 90 days of 
     the receipt of the notice of intention to demolish the 
     building, the Administrator may proceed to demolish the 
     building.
       (d) Repairs and Alterations to Assigned Real Property.--
     When the Administrator, after investigation, decides that 
     real property referred to in subsection (b) should be used 
     for the accommodation of a federal agency, the Administrator 
     may make any repairs or alterations that the Administrator 
     considers necessary or advisable and may maintain and operate 
     the property.
       (e) Payment by Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Assigned real property.--To the extent that the 
     appropriations of the General Services Administration not 
     otherwise allocated are inadequate for repairs, alterations, 
     maintenance, or operation, the Administrator may require each 
     federal agency to which space has been assigned to pay 
     promptly by check to the Administrator out of its 
     appropriation for rent any part of the estimated or actual 
     cost of the repairs, alterations, maintenance, and operation. 
     Payment may be either in advance of, or on or during, 
     occupancy of the space. The Administrator shall determine and 
     equitably apportion the total amount to be paid among the 
     agencies to whom space has been assigned.
       (2) Leased spaces.--To the extent that the appropriations 
     of the Administration not otherwise required are inadequate, 
     the Administrator may require each federal agency to which 
     leased space has been assigned to pay promptly by check to 
     the Administrator out of its available appropriations any 
     part of the estimated cost of rent, repairs, alterations, 
     maintenance, operation, and moving. Payment may be either in 
     advance or during occupancy of the space. When space in a 
     building is occupied by two or more agencies, the 
     Administrator shall determine and equitably apportion rental, 
     operation, and other charges on the basis of the total amount 
     of space leased.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Necessary amounts may 
     be appropriated to cover the costs incident to the sale or 
     lease of real property, or authorized demolition of buildings 
     on the property, declared to be surplus to the needs of any 
     federal agency under this section, and the care, maintenance, 
     and protection of the property, including pay of employees, 
     travel of Government employees, brokers' fees not in excess 
     of rates paid for similar services in the community where the 
     property is situated, appraisals, photographs, surveys, 
     evidence of title and perfecting of defective titles, 
     advertising, and telephone and telegraph charges. However, 
     the agency remains responsible for the proper care, 
     maintenance, and protection of the property until the 
     Administrator assumes custody or other disposition of the 
     property is made.
       (g) Regulations.--The Administrator may prescribe 
     regulations as necessary to carry out this section.

     Sec. 1304. Transfer of federal property to States

       (a) Obsolete Buildings and Sites.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator of General Services, in 
     the Administrator's discretion, on terms the Administrator 
     considers proper, and under regulations the Administrator may 
     prescribe, may sell property described in paragraph (2) to a 
     State or a political subdivision of a State for public use if 
     the Administrator considers the sale to be in the best 
     interest of the Federal Government.
       (2) Applicable property.--The property referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is any federal building, building site, or part 
     of a building site under the Administrator's control that has 
     been

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     replaced by a new structure and that the Administrator 
     determines is no longer needed by the Government.
       (3) Price.--The purchase price for a sale under this 
     section must be at least 50 percent of the value of the land 
     as appraised by the Administrator.
       (4) Proceeds of sale.--The proceeds of a sale under this 
     section shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       (5) Payment terms.--The Administrator may enter into a long 
     term contract for the payment of the purchase price in 
     installments that the Administrator considers fair and 
     reasonable. The Administrator may waive any requirement for 
     interest charges on deferred payment.
       (6) Conveyance.--The Administrator may convey property sold 
     under this section by the usual quitclaim deed.
       (b) Widening of Public Roads.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``executive 
     agency'' means an executive department or independent 
     establishment in the executive branch of the Government, 
     including any wholly owned Government corporation.
       (2) In general.--When a State or a political subdivision of 
     a State applies for a conveyance or transfer of real property 
     of the Government in connection with an authorized widening 
     of a public highway, street, or alley, the head of the 
     executive agency that controls the affected real property may 
     convey or transfer to the State or political subdivision, 
     with or without consideration, an interest in the real 
     property that the agency head determines is not adverse to 
     the interests of the Government. A conveyance or transfer 
     under this subsection is subject to terms and conditions the 
     agency head considers necessary to protect the interests of 
     the Government.
       (3) Limitation on transfers for highway purposes.--An 
     interest in real property which can be transferred to a State 
     or a political subdivision of a State for highway purposes 
     under title 23 may not be conveyed or transferred under this 
     subsection.
       (4) Limitation on issuance of rights of way.--Rights of way 
     over, under, and through public lands and lands in the 
     National Forest System may not be granted under this 
     subsection.

     Sec. 1305. Disposition of land acquired by devise

       The General Services Administration may take custody, for 
     disposal as excess property under this subtitle and title III 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), of land acquired by the Federal 
     Government by devise.

     Sec. 1306. Disposition of abandoned or forfeited personal 
       property

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' includes any executive 
     department, independent establishment, board, commission, 
     bureau, service, or division of the Federal Government, and 
     any corporation in which the Government owns at least a 
     majority of the stock.
       (2) Property.--The term ``property'' means all personal 
     property, including vessels, vehicles, and aircraft.
       (b) Voluntarily Abandoned Property.--Property voluntarily 
     abandoned to any agency in a way that vests title to the 
     property in the Government may be retained by the agency and 
     devoted to official use only. If the agency does not desire 
     to retain the property, the head of the agency immediately 
     shall notify the Administrator of General Services to that 
     effect, and the Administrator, within a reasonable time, 
     shall--
       (1) order the agency to deliver the property to another 
     agency that requests the property and that the Administrator 
     believes should be given the property; or
       (2) order disposal of the property as otherwise provided by 
     law.
       (c) Forfeited Property.--
       (1) Agency retains property.--An agency that seizes 
     property that has been forfeited to the Government other than 
     by court decree may retain the property and devote it only to 
     official use instead of disposing of the property as 
     otherwise provided by law if competent authority does not 
     order the property returned to any claimant.
       (2) Agency does not desire to retain property.--If the 
     agency does not desire to retain the property, the head of 
     the agency immediately shall notify the Administrator to that 
     effect, and the property--
       (A) if not ordered by competent authority to be returned to 
     any claimant, or disposed of as otherwise provided by law, 
     shall be delivered by the agency, on order of the 
     Administrator given within a reasonable time, to another 
     agency that requests the property and that the Administrator 
     believes should be given the property; or
       (B) on order of the Administrator given within a reasonable 
     time, shall be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.
       (d) Property Subject to Court Proceeding for Forfeiture.--
       (1) Notification of administrator.--If a proceeding has 
     begun for the forfeiture of any property by court decree, the 
     agency that seized the property immediately shall notify the 
     Administrator and at the same time may file with the 
     Administrator a request for the property for its official 
     use.
       (2) Application for court order to deliver property.--
       (A) In general.--Before entry of a decree, the 
     Administrator shall apply to the court to order delivery of 
     the property in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Delivery to seizing agency.--If the agency that seized 
     the property files a request for the property under paragraph 
     (1), the Administrator shall apply to the court to order 
     delivery of the property to the agency that seized the 
     property.
       (C) Delivery to other requesting agency.--If the agency 
     that seized the property does not file a request for the 
     property under paragraph (1) but another agency requests the 
     property, the Administrator shall apply to the court to order 
     delivery of the property to the requesting agency if the 
     Administrator believes that the requesting agency should be 
     given the property.
       (D) Delivery to seizing agency for temporary holding.--If 
     application to the court cannot be made under subparagraph 
     (B) or (C) and the Administrator believes the property may 
     later become necessary to any agency for official use, the 
     Administrator shall apply to the court to order delivery of 
     the property to the agency that seized the property, to be 
     retained in its custody. Within a reasonable time, the 
     Administrator shall order the agency to--
       (i) deliver the property to another agency that requests 
     the property and that the Administrator believes should be 
     given the property; or
       (ii) dispose of the property as otherwise provided by law.
       (3) Forfeiture decreed.--If forfeiture is decreed and the 
     property is not ordered by competent authority to be returned 
     to any claimant, the court shall order delivery as provided 
     in paragraph (2).
       (4) When no application made.--The court shall dispose of 
     property for which no application is made in accordance with 
     law.
       (e) Retention or Delivery of Property Deemed Sale.--
     Retention or delivery of forfeited or abandoned property 
     under this section is deemed to be a sale of the property for 
     the purpose of laws providing for informer's fees or 
     remission or mitigation of a forfeiture. Property acquired 
     under this section when no longer needed for official use 
     shall be disposed of in the same manner as other surplus 
     property.
       (f) Payment of Costs Related to Property.--
       (1) Availability of appropriations.--The appropriation 
     available to an agency for the purchase, hire, operation, 
     maintenance, and repair of any property is available for--
       (A) the payment of expenses of operation, maintenance, and 
     repair of property of the same kind the agency receives under 
     this section for official use;
       (B) the payment of a lien recognized and allowed under law;
       (C) the payment of amounts found to be due a person on the 
     authorized remission or mitigation of a forfeiture; and
       (D) reimbursement of other agencies as provided in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Payment and reimbursement of certain costs.--The agency 
     that receives property under this section shall pay the cost 
     of hauling, transporting, towing, and storing the property. 
     If the property is later delivered to another agency for 
     official use under this section, the agency to which the 
     property is delivered shall make reimbursement for all of 
     those costs incurred prior to the date the property is 
     delivered.
       (g) Report.--With the approval of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, the Administrator may require an agency to make a 
     report of all property abandoned to it or seized and the 
     disposal of the property.
       (h) Administrative.--
       (1) Regulations.--With the approval of the Secretary, the 
     Administrator may prescribe regulations necessary to carry 
     out this section.
       (2) Other laws not repealed.--This section does not repeal 
     any other laws relating to the disposition of forfeited or 
     abandoned property, except provisions of those laws directly 
     in conflict with this section which were enacted prior to 
     August 27, 1935.
       (3) Property not subject to allocation under this 
     section.--The following classes of property are not subject 
     to allocation under this section, but shall be disposed of in 
     the manner otherwise provided by law:
       (A) narcotic drugs, as defined in the Controlled Substances 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).
       (B) firearms, as defined in section 5845 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 5845).
       (C) other classes or kinds of property the disposal of 
     which the Administrator, with the approval of the Secretary, 
     may consider in the public interest, and may by regulation 
     provide.

     Sec. 1307. Disposition of securities

       The President, or an officer, agent, or agency the 
     President may designate, may dispose of any securities 
     acquired on behalf of the Federal Government under the 
     provisions of the Transportation Act of 1920 (ch. 91, 41 
     Stat. 456), including any securities acquired as an incident 
     to a case under title 11, under a receivership or 
     reorganization proceeding, by assignment, transfer, 
     substitution, or issuance, or by acquisition of collateral 
     given for the payment of obligations to the Government, or 
     may make arrangements for the extension of the maturity of 
     the securities, in the manner, in amounts, at prices, for 
     cash, securities, or other property or any combination of 
     cash, securities, or other property, and on terms and 
     conditions the President or designee considers advisable 
     and in the public interest.

     Sec. 1308. Disposition of unfit horses and mules

       Subject to applicable regulations under this subtitle and 
     title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.), horses and mules 
     belonging to the Federal Government that have become unfit 
     for service may be destroyed or put out to pasture, either on 
     pastures belonging to the Government or those belonging to 
     financially sound and reputable humane organizations whose 
     facilities permit them to care for the horses and mules 
     during the remainder of their natural lives, at no cost to 
     the Government.

     Sec. 1309. Preservation, sale, or collection of wrecked, 
       abandoned, or derelict property

       The Administrator of General Services may make contracts 
     and provisions for the preservation, sale, or collection of 
     property, or the proceeds of property, which may have been

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     wrecked, been abandoned, or become derelict, if the 
     Administrator considers the contracts and provisions to be in 
     the interest of the Federal Government and the property is 
     within the jurisdiction of the United States and should come 
     to the Government. A contract may provide compensation the 
     Administrator considers just and reasonable to any person who 
     gives information about the property or actually preserves, 
     collects, surrenders, or pays over the property. Under each 
     specific agreement for obtaining, preserving, collecting, or 
     receiving property or making property available, the costs or 
     claim chargeable to the Government may not exceed amounts 
     realized and received by the Government.

     Sec. 1310. Sale of war supplies, land, and buildings

       (a) In General.--The President, through the head of any 
     executive department and on terms the head of the department 
     considers expedient, may sell to a person, another department 
     of the Federal Government, or the government of a foreign 
     country engaged in war against a country with which the 
     United States is at war--
       (1) war supplies, material, and equipment;
       (2) by-products of the war supplies, material, and 
     equipment; and
       (3) any building, plant, or factory, including the land on 
     which the plant or factory may be situated, acquired since 
     April 6, 1917, for the production of war supplies, materials, 
     and equipment that, during the emergency existing on July 9, 
     1918, may have been purchased, acquired, or manufactured by 
     the Government.
       (b) Limitation on Sale of Guns and Ammunition.--Sales of 
     guns and ammunition authorized under any law shall be limited 
     to--
       (1) other departments of the Government;
       (2) governments of foreign countries engaged in war against 
     a country with which the United States is at war; and
       (3) members of the National Rifle Association and of other 
     recognized associations organized in the United States for 
     the encouragement of small-arms target practice.

     Sec. 1311. Authority of President to obtain release

       For the use or benefit of the Federal Government, the 
     President may obtain from an individual or officer to whom 
     land has been or will be conveyed a release of the 
     individual's or officer's interest to the Government.

     Sec. 1312. Release of real estate in certain cases

       (a) In General.--Real estate that has become the property 
     of the Federal Government in payment of a debt which 
     afterward is fully paid in money and received by the 
     Government may be conveyed by the Administrator of General 
     Services to the debtor from whom it was taken or to the heirs 
     or devisees of the debtor or the person that they may 
     appoint.
       (b) Nonapplication.--This section does not apply to real 
     estate the Government acquires in payment of any debt arising 
     under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.).

     Sec. 1313. Releasing property from attachment

       (a) Stipulation of Discharge.--
       (1) Person asserting claim entitled to benefits.--In a 
     judicial proceeding under the laws of a State, district, 
     territory, or possession of the United States, when property 
     owned or held by the Federal Government, or in which the 
     Government has or claims an interest, is seized, arrested, 
     attached, or held for the security or satisfaction of a claim 
     made against the property, the Attorney General may direct 
     the United States Attorney for the district in which the 
     property is located to enter a stipulation that on discharge 
     of the property from the seizure, arrest, attachment, or 
     proceeding, the person asserting the claim against the 
     property becomes entitled to all the benefits of this 
     section.
       (2) Nonapplication.--This subsection does not--
       (A) recognize or concede any right to enforce by seizure, 
     arrest, attachment, or any judicial process a claim against 
     property--
       (i) of the Government; or
       (ii) held, owned, or employed by the Government, or by a 
     department of the Government, for a public use; or
       (B) waive an objection to a proceeding brought to enforce 
     the claim.
       (b) Payment.--After a discharge, a final judgment which 
     affirms the claim for the security or satisfaction and the 
     right of the person asserting the claim to enforce it against 
     the property, notwithstanding the claims of the Government, 
     is deemed to be a full and final determination of the rights 
     of the person and entitles the person, as against the 
     Government, to the rights the person would have had if 
     possession of the property had not been changed. When the 
     claim is for the payment of money found to be due, 
     presentation of an authenticated copy of the record of the 
     judgment and proceedings is sufficient evidence to the proper 
     accounting officers for the allowance of the claim, which 
     shall be allowed and paid out of amounts in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated. The amount allowed and paid shall not 
     exceed the value of the interest of the Government in the 
     property.

     Sec. 1314. Easements

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' means 
     an executive department or independent establishment in the 
     executive branch of the Federal Government, including a 
     wholly owned Government corporation.
       (2) Real property of the government.--The term ``real 
     property of the Government'' excludes--
       (A) public land (including minerals, vegetative, and other 
     resources) in the United States, including--
       (i) land reserved or dedicated for national forest 
     purposes;
       (ii) land the Secretary of the Interior administers or 
     supervises in accordance with the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 
     U.S.C. 1, 2, 3, 4) (known as the National Park Service 
     Organic Act);
       (iii) Indian-owned trust and restricted land; and
       (iv) land the Government acquires primarily for fish and 
     wildlife conservation purposes and the Secretary administers;
       (B) land withdrawn from the public domain primarily under 
     the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and
       (C) land acquired for national forest purposes.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the 
     territories and possessions of the United States.
       (b) Grant of Easement.--When a State, a political 
     subdivision or agency of a State, or a person applies for the 
     grant of an easement in, over, or on real property of the 
     Government, the executive agency having control of the real 
     property may grant to the applicant, on behalf of the 
     Government, an easement that the head of the agency decides 
     will not be adverse to the interests of the Government, 
     subject to reservations, exceptions, limitations, benefits, 
     burdens, terms, or conditions that the head of the agency 
     considers necessary to protect the interests of the 
     Government. The grant may be made without consideration, 
     or with monetary or other consideration, including an 
     interest in real property.
       (c) Relinquishment of Legislative Jurisdiction.--In 
     connection with the grant of an easement, the executive 
     agency concerned may relinquish to the State in which the 
     real property is located legislative jurisdiction that the 
     executive agency considers necessary or desirable. 
     Relinquishment of legislative jurisdiction may be 
     accomplished by filing with the chief executive officer of 
     the State a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon 
     acceptance or by proceeding in the manner that the laws 
     applicable to the State may provide.
       (d) Termination of Easement.--
       (1) When termination occurs.--The instrument granting the 
     easement may provide for termination of any part of the 
     easement if there has been--
       (A) a failure to comply with a term or condition of the 
     grant;
       (B) a nonuse of the easement for a consecutive 2-year 
     period for the purpose for which granted; or
       (C) an abandonment of the easement.
       (2) Notice required.--If a termination provision is 
     included, it shall require that written notice of the 
     termination be given to the grantee, or its successors or 
     assigns.
       (3) Effective date.--The termination is effective as of the 
     date of the notice.
       (e) Additional Easement Authority.--The authority conferred 
     by this section is in addition to, and shall not affect or be 
     subject to, any other law under which an executive agency may 
     grant easements.
       (f) Limitation on Issuance of Rights of Way.--Rights of way 
     over, under, and through public lands and lands in the 
     National Forest System may not be granted under this section.

     Sec. 1315. Special police

       (a) Appointment.--The Administrator of General Services, or 
     an official of the General Services Administration authorized 
     by the Administrator, may appoint uniformed guards of the 
     Administration as special police without additional 
     compensation for duty in connection with the policing of all 
     buildings and areas owned or occupied by the Federal 
     Government and under the charge and control of the 
     Administrator.
       (b) Powers.--Special police appointed under this section 
     have the same powers as sheriffs and constables on property 
     referred to in subsection (a) to enforce laws enacted for the 
     protection of individuals and property, prevent breaches of 
     the peace, suppress affrays or unlawful assemblies, and 
     enforce regulations prescribed by the Administrator or an 
     official of the Administration authorized by the 
     Administrator for property under their jurisdiction. However, 
     the jurisdiction and policing powers of special police do not 
     extend to the service of civil process.
       (c) Detail.--On the application of the head of a department 
     or agency of the Government having property of the Government 
     under its administration and control, the Administrator or an 
     official of the Administration authorized by the 
     Administrator may detail special police for the protection of 
     the property and, if the Administrator considers it 
     desirable, may extend to the property the applicability of 
     regulations and enforce them as provided in this section.
       (d) Use of Other Law Enforcement Agencies.--When it is 
     considered economical and in the public interest, the 
     Administrator or an official of the Administration authorized 
     by the Administrator may utilize the facilities and services 
     of existing federal law enforcement agencies, and, with the 
     consent of a state or local agency, the facilities and 
     services of state or local law enforcement agencies.
       (e) Nonuniformed Special Police.--The Administrator, or an 
     official of the Administration authorized by the 
     Administrator, may empower officials or employees of the 
     Administration authorized to perform investigative functions 
     to act as nonuniformed special police to protect property 
     under the charge and control of the Administration and to 
     carry firearms, whether on federal property or in travel 
     status. When on real property under the charge and control of 
     the Administration, officials or employees empowered to act 
     as nonuniformed special police have the power to enforce 
     federal laws for the protection of individuals and property 
     and to enforce regulations for that purpose that the 
     Administrator or an official of the Administration authorized 
     by the Administrator prescribes and publishes. The special 
     police may make arrests without warrant for any offense 
     committed on the property if the police have reasonable 
     grounds to believe the offense constitutes a felony under the 
     laws of the United States and

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     that the individual to be arrested is guilty of that offense.
       (f) Administrative.--The Administrator or an official of 
     the Administration authorized by the Administrator may 
     prescribe regulations necessary for the government of the 
     property under their charge and control, and may annex to the 
     regulations reasonable penalties, within the limits 
     prescribed in subsection (g), that will ensure their 
     enforcement. The regulations shall be posted and kept posted 
     in a conspicuous place on the property.
       (g) Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     person violating a regulation prescribed under subsection (f) 
     shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 
     30 days, or both.
       (2) Exception for military traffic regulation.--
       (A) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``military traffic regulation'' means a regulation for the 
     control of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on military 
     installations that the Secretary of Defense prescribes under 
     subsection (f).
       (B) In general.--A person violating a military traffic 
     regulation shall be fined an amount not exceeding the amount 
     of the maximum fine for a similar offense under the criminal 
     or civil law of the State, district, territory, or possession 
     of the United States where the military installation in which 
     the violation occurred is located, imprisoned for not more 
     than 30 days, or both.

                SUBTITLE II--PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS

                            PART A--GENERAL

Chapter                                                        Sec.

     31. GENERAL..............................................     3101
     33. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ALTERATION............     3301
     35. NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC WORKS.............................     3501
     37. CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS.............     3701

                     PART B--UNITED STATES CAPITOL

     51. UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS..........     5101

                   PART C--FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES

     61. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING AND GROUNDS.....     6101
     63. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, AND 
           JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.....     6301
     65. THURGOOD MARSHALL FEDERAL JUDICIARY BUILDING.........     6501
     67. PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT......................     6701
     69. UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT..........................     6901

    PART D--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF 
                                COLUMBIA

     81. ADMINISTRATIVE.......................................     8101
     83. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT...........     8301
     85. NATIONAL CAPITAL SERVICE AREA AND DIRECTOR...........     8501
     87. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION......     8701
     89. NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVE WORKS...     8901
     91. COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS..............................     9101
     93. THEODORE ROOSEVELT ISLAND............................     9301
     95. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS IN THE 
           DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...............................     9501

                            PART A--GENERAL

                          CHAPTER 31--GENERAL

       SUBCHAPTER I--OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Sec.
3101.  Public buildings under control of Administrator of General 
              Services.
3102.  Naming or designating buildings.
3103.  Admission of guide dogs or other service animals accompanying 
              individuals with disabilities.
3104.  Furniture for new buildings.
3105.  Buildings not to be draped in mourning.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--ACQUIRING LAND

3111.  Approval of sufficiency of title prior to acquisition.
3112.  Federal jurisdiction.
3113.  Acquisition by condemnation.
3114.  Declaration of taking.
3115.  Irrevocable commitment of Federal Government to pay ultimate 
              award when fixed.
3116.  Interest as part of just compensation.
3117.  Exclusion of certain property by stipulation of Attorney 
              General.
3118.  Right of taking as addition to existing rights.

                         SUBCHAPTER III--BONDS

3131.  Bonds of contractors of public buildings or works.
3132.  Alternatives to payment bonds provided by Federal Acquisition 
              Regulation.
3133.  Rights of persons furnishing labor or material.
3134.  Waivers for certain contracts.

                 SUBCHAPTER IV--WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS

3141.  Definitions.
3142.  Rate of wages for laborers and mechanics.
3143.  Termination of work on failure to pay agreed wages.
3144.  Authority of Comptroller General to pay wages and list 
              contractors violating contracts.
3145.  Regulations governing contractors and subcontractors.
3146.  Effect on other federal laws.
3147.  Suspension of this subchapter during a national emergency.
3148.  Application of this subchapter to certain contracts.

                    SUBCHAPTER V--VOLUNTEER SERVICES

3161.  Purpose.
3162.  Waiver for individuals who perform volunteer services.

                      SUBCHAPTER VI--MISCELLANEOUS

3171.  Contract authority when appropriation is for less than full 
              amount.
3172.  Extension of state workers' compensation laws to buildings, 
              works, and property of the Federal Government.
3173.  Working capital fund for blueprinting, photostating, and 
              duplicating services in General Services Administration.
3174.  Operation of public utility communications services serving 
              governmental activities.
3175.  Acceptance of gifts of property.
3176.  Administrator of General Services to furnish services in 
              continental United States to international bodies.

       SUBCHAPTER I--OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS

     Sec. 3101. Public buildings under control of Administrator of 
       General Services

       All public buildings outside of the District of Columbia 
     and outside of military reservations purchased or erected out 
     of any appropriation under the control of the Administrator 
     of General Services, and the sites of the public buildings, 
     are under the exclusive jurisdiction and control, and in the 
     custody of, the Administrator. The Administrator may take 
     possession of the buildings and assign and reassign rooms in 
     the buildings to federal officials, clerks, and employees 
     that the Administrator believes should be furnished with 
     offices or rooms in the buildings.

     Sec. 3102. Naming or designating buildings

       The Administrator of General Services may name or otherwise 
     designate any building under the custody and control of the 
     General Services Administration, regardless of whether it was 
     previously named by statute.

     Sec. 3103. Admission of guide dogs or other service animals 
       accompanying individuals with disabilities

       (a) In General.--Guide dogs or other service animals 
     accompanying individuals with disabilities and especially 
     trained and educated for that purpose shall be admitted to 
     any building or other property owned or controlled by the 
     Federal Government on the same terms and conditions, and 
     subject to the same regulations, as generally govern the 
     admission of the public to the property. The animals are not 
     permitted to run free or roam in a building or on the 
     property and must be in guiding harness or on leash and under 
     the control of the individual at all times while in a 
     building or on the property.
       (b) Regulations.--The head of each department or other 
     agency of the Government may prescribe regulations the 
     individual considers necessary in the public interest to 
     carry out this section as it applies to any building or other 
     property subject to the individual's jurisdiction.

     Sec. 3104. Furniture for new buildings

       Furniture for all new public buildings shall be acquired in 
     accordance with plans and specifications approved by the 
     Administrator of General Services.

     Sec. 3105. Buildings not to be draped in mourning

       No building owned, or used for public purposes, by the 
     Federal Government shall be draped in mourning nor may public 
     money be used for that purpose.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--ACQUIRING LAND

     Sec. 3111. Approval of sufficiency of title prior to 
       acquisition

       (a) Approval of Attorney General Required.--Public money 
     may not be expended to purchase land or any interest in land 
     unless the Attorney General gives prior written approval of 
     the sufficiency of the title to the land for the purpose for 
     which the Federal Government is acquiring the property.
       (b) Delegation.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General may delegate the 
     responsibility under this section to other departments and 
     agencies of the Government, subject to general supervision by 
     the Attorney General and in accordance with regulations the 
     Attorney General prescribes.
       (2) Request for opinion of attorney general.--A department 
     or agency of the Government that has been delegated the 
     responsibility to approve land titles under this section may 
     request the Attorney General to render an opinion as to the 
     validity of the title to any real property or interest in the 
     property, or may request the advice or assistance of the 
     Attorney General in connection with determinations as to the 
     sufficiency of titles.
       (c) Payment of Expenses for Procuring Certificates of 
     Title.--Except where otherwise authorized by law or provided 
     by contract, the expenses of procuring certificates of titles 
     or other evidences of title as the Attorney General may 
     require may be paid out of the appropriations for the 
     acquisition of land or out of the appropriations made for the 
     contingencies of the acquiring department or agency of the 
     Government.
       (d) Nonapplication.--This section does not affect any 
     provision of law in effect on September 1, 1970, that is 
     applicable to the acquisition of land or interests in land by 
     the Tennessee Valley Authority.

     Sec. 3112. Federal jurisdiction

       (a) Exclusive Jurisdiction Not Required.--It is not 
     required that the Federal Government obtain exclusive 
     jurisdiction in the United States over land or an interest in 
     land it acquires.
       (b) Acquisition and Acceptance of Jurisdiction.--When the 
     head of a department,

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     agency, or independent establishment of the Government, or 
     other authorized officer of the department, agency, or 
     independent establishment, considers it desirable, that 
     individual may accept or secure, from the State in which land 
     or an interest in land that is under the immediate 
     jurisdiction, custody, or control of the individual is 
     situated, consent to, or cession of, any jurisdiction over 
     the land or interest not previously obtained. The individual 
     shall indicate acceptance of jurisdiction on behalf of the 
     Government by filing a notice of acceptance with the Governor 
     of the State or in another manner prescribed by the laws of 
     the State where the land is situated.
       (c) Presumption.--It is conclusively presumed that 
     jurisdiction has not been accepted until the Government 
     accepts jurisdiction over land as provided in this section.

     Sec. 3113. Acquisition by condemnation

       An officer of the Federal Government authorized to acquire 
     real estate for the erection of a public building or for 
     other public uses may acquire the real estate for the 
     Government by condemnation, under judicial process, when the 
     officer believes that it is necessary or advantageous to the 
     Government to do so. The Attorney General, on application of 
     the officer, shall have condemnation proceedings begun within 
     30 days from receipt of the application at the Department of 
     Justice.

     Sec. 3114. Declaration of taking

       (a) Filing and Content.--In any proceeding in any court of 
     the United States outside of the District of Columbia brought 
     by and in the name of the United States and under the 
     authority of the Federal Government to acquire land, or an 
     easement or right of way in land, for the public use, the 
     petitioner may file, with the petition or at any time before 
     judgment, a declaration of taking signed by the authority 
     empowered by law to acquire the land described in the 
     petition, declaring that the land is taken for the use of 
     the Government. The declaration of taking shall contain or 
     have annexed to it--
       (1) a statement of the authority under which, and the 
     public use for which, the land is taken;
       (2) a description of the land taken that is sufficient to 
     identify the land;
       (3) a statement of the estate or interest in the land taken 
     for public use;
       (4) a plan showing the land taken; and
       (5) a statement of the amount of money estimated by the 
     acquiring authority to be just compensation for the land 
     taken.
       (b) Vesting of Title.--On filing the declaration of taking 
     and depositing in the court, to the use of the persons 
     entitled to the compensation, the amount of the estimated 
     compensation stated in the declaration--
       (1) title to the estate or interest specified in the 
     declaration vests in the Government;
       (2) the land is condemned and taken for the use of the 
     Government; and
       (3) the right to just compensation for the land vests in 
     the persons entitled to the compensation.
       (c) Compensation.--
       (1) Determination and award.--Compensation shall be 
     determined and awarded in the proceeding and established by 
     judgment. The judgment shall include interest, in accordance 
     with section 3116 of this title, on the amount finally 
     awarded as the value of the property as of the date of taking 
     and shall be awarded from that date to the date of payment. 
     Interest shall not be allowed on as much of the compensation 
     as has been paid into the court. Amounts paid into the court 
     shall not be charged with commissions or poundage.
       (2) Order to pay.--On application of the parties in 
     interest, the court may order that any part of the money 
     deposited in the court be paid immediately for or on account 
     of the compensation to be awarded in the proceeding.
       (3) Deficiency judgment.--If the compensation finally 
     awarded is more than the amount of money received by any 
     person entitled to compensation, the court shall enter 
     judgment against the Government for the amount of the 
     deficiency.
       (d) Authority of Court.--On the filing of a declaration of 
     taking, the court--
       (1) may fix the time within which, and the terms on which, 
     the parties in possession shall be required to surrender 
     possession to the petitioner; and
       (2) may make just and equitable orders in respect of 
     encumbrances, liens, rents, taxes, assessments, insurance, 
     and other charges.
       (e) Vesting Not Prevented or Delayed.--An appeal or a bond 
     or undertaking given in a proceeding does not prevent or 
     delay the vesting of title to land in the Government.

     Sec. 3115. Irrevocable commitment of Federal Government to 
       pay ultimate award when fixed

       (a) Requirement for Irrevocable Commitment.--Action under 
     section 3114 of this title irrevocably committing the Federal 
     Government to the payment of the ultimate award shall not be 
     taken unless the head of the executive department or agency 
     or bureau of the Government empowered to acquire the land 
     believes that the ultimate award probably will be within any 
     limits Congress prescribes on the price to be paid.
       (b) Authorized Purposes of Expenditures After Irrevocable 
     Commitment Made.--When the Government has taken or may take 
     title to real property during a condemnation proceeding and 
     in advance of final judgment in the proceeding and has become 
     irrevocably committed to pay the amount ultimately to be 
     awarded as compensation, and the Attorney General believes 
     that title to the property has been vested in the Government 
     or that all persons having an interest in the property have 
     been made parties to the proceeding and will be bound by the 
     final judgment, the Government may expend amounts 
     appropriated for that purpose to demolish existing structures 
     on the property and to erect public buildings or public works 
     on the property.

     Sec. 3116. Interest as part of just compensation

       (a) Calculation.--The district court shall calculate 
     interest required to be paid under this subchapter as 
     follows:
       (1) Period of not more than one year.--Where the period for 
     which interest is owed is not more than one year, interest 
     shall be calculated from the date of taking at an annual rate 
     equal to the weekly average one-year constant maturity 
     Treasury yield, as published by the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, for the calendar week preceding the 
     date of taking.
       (2) Period of more than one year.--Where the period for 
     which interest is owed is more than one year, interest for 
     the first year shall be calculated in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) and interest for each additional year shall be 
     calculated on the amount by which the award of compensation 
     is more than the deposit referred to in section 3114 of this 
     title, plus accrued interest, at an annual rate equal to the 
     weekly average one-year constant maturity Treasury yield, as 
     published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, for the calendar week preceding the beginning of each 
     additional year.
       (b) Distribution of Notice of Rates.--The Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall 
     distribute to all federal courts notice of the rates 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).

     Sec. 3117. Exclusion of certain property by stipulation of 
       Attorney General

       In any condemnation proceeding brought by or on behalf of 
     the Federal Government, the Attorney General may stipulate or 
     agree on behalf of the Government to exclude any part of the 
     property, or any interest in the property, taken by or on 
     behalf of the Government by a declaration of taking or 
     otherwise.

     Sec. 3118. Right of taking as addition to existing rights

       The right to take possession and title in advance of final 
     judgment in condemnation proceedings as provided by section 
     3114 of this title is in addition to any right, power, or 
     authority conferred by the laws of the United States or of a 
     State, territory, or possession of the United States under 
     which the proceeding may be conducted, and does not abrogate, 
     limit, or modify that right, power, or authority.

                         SUBCHAPTER III--BONDS

     Sec. 3131. Bonds of contractors of public buildings or works

       (a) Definition.--In this subchapter, the term 
     ``contractor'' means a person awarded a contract described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Type of Bonds Required.--Before any contract of more 
     than $100,000 is awarded for the construction, alteration, or 
     repair of any public building or public work of the Federal 
     Government, a person must furnish to the Government the 
     following bonds, which become binding when the contract is 
     awarded:
       (1) Performance bond.--A performance bond with a surety 
     satisfactory to the officer awarding the contract, and in an 
     amount the officer considers adequate, for the protection of 
     the Government.
       (2) Payment bond.--A payment bond with a surety 
     satisfactory to the officer for the protection of all persons 
     supplying labor and material in carrying out the work 
     provided for in the contract for the use of each person. The 
     amount of the payment bond shall equal the total amount 
     payable by the terms of the contract unless the officer 
     awarding the contract determines, in a writing supported by 
     specific findings, that a payment bond in that amount is 
     impractical, in which case the contracting officer shall set 
     the amount of the payment bond. The amount of the payment 
     bond shall not be less than the amount of the performance 
     bond.
       (c) Coverage for Taxes in Performance Bond.--
       (1) In general.--Every performance bond required under this 
     section specifically shall provide coverage for taxes the 
     Government imposes which are collected, deducted, or withheld 
     from wages the contractor pays in carrying out the contract 
     with respect to which the bond is furnished.
       (2) Notice.--The Government shall give the surety on the 
     bond written notice, with respect to any unpaid taxes 
     attributable to any period, within 90 days after the date 
     when the contractor files a return for the period, except 
     that notice must be given no later than 180 days from the 
     date when a return for the period was required to be filed 
     under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et 
     seq.).
       (3) Civil action.--The Government may not bring a civil 
     action on the bond for the taxes--
       (A) unless notice is given as provided in this subsection; 
     and
       (B) more than one year after the day on which notice is 
     given.
       (d) Waiver of Bonds for Contracts Performed in Foreign 
     Countries.--A contracting officer may waive the requirement 
     of a performance bond and payment bond for work under a 
     contract that is to be performed in a foreign country if the 
     officer finds that it is impracticable for the contractor to 
     furnish the bonds.
       (e) Authority to Require Additional Bonds.--This section 
     does not limit the authority of a contracting officer to 
     require a performance bond or other security in addition to 
     those, or in cases other than the cases, specified in 
     subsection (b).

     Sec. 3132. Alternatives to payment bonds provided by Federal 
       Acquisition Regulation

       (a) In General.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     provide alternatives to payment bonds as payment protections 
     for suppliers of labor and materials under contracts referred

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     to in section 3131(a) of this title that are more than 
     $25,000 and not more than $100,000.
       (b) Responsibilities of Contracting Officer.--The 
     contracting officer for a contract shall--
       (1) select, from among the payment protections provided for 
     in the Federal Acquisition Regulation pursuant to subsection 
     (a), one or more payment protections which the offeror 
     awarded the contract is to submit to the Federal Government 
     for the protection of suppliers of labor and materials for 
     the contract; and
       (2) specify in the solicitation of offers for the contract 
     the payment protections selected.

     Sec. 3133. Rights of persons furnishing labor or material

       (a) Right of Person Furnishing Labor or Material to Copy of 
     Bond.--The department secretary or agency head of the 
     contracting agency shall furnish a certified copy of a 
     payment bond and the contract for which it was given to any 
     person applying for a copy who submits an affidavit that the 
     person has supplied labor or material for work described 
     in the contract and payment for the work has not been made 
     or that the person is being sued on the bond. The copy is 
     prima facie evidence of the contents, execution, and 
     delivery of the original. Applicants shall pay any fees 
     the department secretary or agency head of the contracting 
     agency fixes to cover the cost of preparing the certified 
     copy.
       (b) Right to Bring a Civil Action.--
       (1) In general.--Every person that has furnished labor or 
     material in carrying out work provided for in a contract for 
     which a payment bond is furnished under section 3131 of this 
     title and that has not been paid in full within 90 days after 
     the day on which the person did or performed the last of the 
     labor or furnished or supplied the material for which the 
     claim is made may bring a civil action on the payment bond 
     for the amount unpaid at the time the civil action is brought 
     and may prosecute the action to final execution and judgment 
     for the amount due.
       (2) Person having direct contractual relationship with a 
     subcontractor.--A person having a direct contractual 
     relationship with a subcontractor but no contractual 
     relationship, express or implied, with the contractor 
     furnishing the payment bond may bring a civil action on the 
     payment bond on giving written notice to the contractor 
     within 90 days from the date on which the person did or 
     performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the 
     last of the material for which the claim is made. The action 
     must state with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and 
     the name of the party to whom the material was furnished or 
     supplied or for whom the labor was done or performed. The 
     notice shall be served--
       (A) by any means that provides written, third-party 
     verification of delivery to the contractor at any place the 
     contractor maintains an office or conducts business or at the 
     contractor's residence; or
       (B) in any manner in which the United States marshal of the 
     district in which the public improvement is situated by law 
     may serve summons.
       (3) Venue.--A civil action brought under this subsection 
     must be brought--
       (A) in the name of the United States for the use of the 
     person bringing the action; and
       (B) in the United States District Court for any district in 
     which the contract was to be performed and executed, 
     regardless of the amount in controversy.
       (4) Period in which action must be brought.--An action 
     brought under this subsection must be brought no later than 
     one year after the day on which the last of the labor was 
     performed or material was supplied by the person bringing the 
     action.
       (5) Liability of federal government.--The Government is not 
     liable for the payment of any costs or expenses of any civil 
     action brought under this subsection.
       (c) A waiver of the right to bring a civil action on a 
     payment bond required under this subchapter is void unless 
     the waiver is--
       (1) in writing;
       (2) signed by the person whose right is waived; and
       (3) executed after the person whose right is waived has 
     furnished labor or material for use in the performance of the 
     contract.

     Sec. 3134. Waivers for certain contracts

       (a) Military.--The Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of 
     the Navy, the Secretary of the Air Force, or the Secretary of 
     Transportation may waive this subchapter with respect to 
     cost-plus-a-fixed fee and other cost-type contracts for the 
     construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or 
     public work of the Federal Government and with respect to 
     contracts for manufacturing, producing, furnishing, 
     constructing, altering, repairing, processing, or assembling 
     vessels, aircraft, munitions, materiel, or supplies for the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, or Coast Guard, respectively, 
     regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or 
     title.
       (b) Transportation.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     waive this subchapter with respect to contracts for the 
     construction, alteration, or repair of vessels when the 
     contract is made under sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31, 
     the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), 
     or the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. U.S.C. 1735 
     et seq.), regardless of the terms of the contracts as to 
     payment or title.

                 SUBCHAPTER IV--WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS

     Sec. 3141. Definitions

       In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Federal government.--The term ``Federal Government'' 
     has the same meaning that the term ``United States'' had in 
     the Act of March 3, 1931 (ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494 (known as 
     the Davis-Bacon Act).
       (2) Wages, scale of wages, wage rates, minimum wages, and 
     prevailing wages.--The terms ``wages'', ``scale of wages'', 
     ``wage rates'', ``minimum wages'', and ``prevailing wages'' 
     include--
       (A) the basic hourly rate of pay; and
       (B) for medical or hospital care, pensions on retirement or 
     death, compensation for injuries or illness resulting from 
     occupational activity, or insurance to provide any of the 
     forgoing, for unemployment benefits, life insurance, 
     disability and sickness insurance, or accident insurance, for 
     vacation and holiday pay, for defraying the costs of 
     apprenticeship or other similar programs, or for other bona 
     fide fringe benefits, but only where the contractor or 
     subcontractor is not required by other federal, state, or 
     local law to provide any of those benefits, the amount of--
       (i) the rate of contribution irrevocably made by a 
     contractor or subcontractor to a trustee or to a third person 
     under a fund, plan, or program; and
       (ii) the rate of costs to the contractor or subcontractor 
     that may be reasonably anticipated in providing benefits to 
     laborers and mechanics pursuant to an enforceable commitment 
     to carry out a financially responsible plan or program which 
     was communicated in writing to the laborers and mechanics 
     affected.

     Sec. 3142. Rate of wages for laborers and mechanics

       (a) Application.--The advertised specifications for every 
     contract in excess of $2,000, to which the Federal Government 
     or the District of Columbia is a party, for construction, 
     alteration, or repair, including painting and decorating, of 
     public buildings and public works of the Government or the 
     District of Columbia that are located in a State or the 
     District of Columbia and which requires or involves the 
     employment of mechanics or laborers shall contain a provision 
     stating the minimum wages to be paid various classes of 
     laborers and mechanics.
       (b) Based on Prevailing Wage.--The minimum wages shall be 
     based on the wages the Secretary of Labor determines to be 
     prevailing for the corresponding classes of laborers and 
     mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the 
     contract work in the civil subdivision of the State in which 
     the work is to be performed, or in the District of Columbia 
     if the work is to be performed there.
       (c) Stipulations Required in Contract.--Every contract 
     based upon the specifications referred to in subsection (a) 
     must contain stipulations that--
       (1) the contractor or subcontractor shall pay all mechanics 
     and laborers employed directly on the site of the work, 
     unconditionally and at least once a week, and without 
     subsequent deduction or rebate on any account, the full 
     amounts accrued at time of payment, computed at wage rates 
     not less than those stated in the advertised specifications, 
     regardless of any contractual relationship which may be 
     alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and 
     the laborers and mechanics;
       (2) the contractor will post the scale of wages to be paid 
     in a prominent and easily accessible place at the site of the 
     work; and
       (3) there may be withheld from the contractor so much of 
     accrued payments as the contracting officer considers 
     necessary to pay to laborers and mechanics employed by the 
     contractor or any subcontractor on the work the difference 
     between the rates of wages required by the contract to be 
     paid laborers and mechanics on the work and the rates of 
     wages received by the laborers and mechanics and not refunded 
     to the contractor or subcontractors or their agents.
       (d) Discharge of Obligation.--The obligation of a 
     contractor or subcontractor to make payment in accordance 
     with the prevailing wage determinations of the Secretary of 
     Labor, under this subchapter and other laws incorporating 
     this subchapter by reference, may be discharged by making 
     payments in cash, by making contributions described in 
     section 3141(2)(B)(i) of this title, by assuming an 
     enforceable commitment to bear the costs of a plan or program 
     referred to in section 3141(2)(B)(ii) of this title, or by 
     any combination of payment, contribution, and assumption, 
     where the aggregate of the payments, contributions, and costs 
     is not less than the basic hourly rate of pay plus the amount 
     referred to in section 3141(2)(B).
       (e) Overtime Pay.--In determining the overtime pay to which 
     a laborer or mechanic is entitled under any federal law, the 
     regular or basic hourly rate of pay (or other alternative 
     rate on which premium rate of overtime compensation is 
     computed) of the laborer or mechanic is deemed to be the rate 
     computed under section 3141(2)(A) of this title, except that 
     where the amount of payments, contributions, or costs 
     incurred with respect to the laborer or mechanic exceeds the 
     applicable prevailing wage, the regular or basic hourly rate 
     of pay (or other alternative rate) is the amount of payments, 
     contributions, or costs actually incurred with respect to the 
     laborer or mechanic minus the greater of the amount of 
     contributions or costs of the types described in section 
     3141(2)(B) of this title actually incurred with respect to 
     the laborer or mechanic or the amount determined under 
     section 3141(2)(B) but not actually paid.

     Sec. 3143. Termination of work on failure to pay agreed wages

       Every contract within the scope of this subchapter shall 
     contain a provision that if the contracting officer finds 
     that any laborer or mechanic employed by the contractor or 
     any subcontractor directly on the site of the work covered by 
     the contract has been or is being paid a rate of wages less 
     than the rate of wages required by the contract to be paid, 
     the Federal Government by written notice to the contractor

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     may terminate the contractor's right to proceed with the work 
     or the part of the work as to which there has been a failure 
     to pay the required wages. The Government may have the work 
     completed, by contract or otherwise, and the contractor and 
     the contractor's sureties shall be liable to the Government 
     for any excess costs the Government incurs.

     Sec. 3144. Authority of Comptroller General to pay wages and 
       list contractors violating contracts

       (a) Payment of Wages.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall pay directly 
     to laborers and mechanics from any accrued payments withheld 
     under the terms of a contract any wages found to be due 
     laborers and mechanics under this subchapter.
       (2) Right of action.--If the accrued payments withheld 
     under the terms of the contract are insufficient to reimburse 
     all the laborers and mechanics who have not been paid the 
     wages required under this subchapter, the laborers and 
     mechanics have the same right to bring a civil action and 
     intervene against the contractor and the contractor's 
     sureties as is conferred by law on persons furnishing labor 
     or materials. In those proceedings it is not a defense that 
     the laborers and mechanics accepted or agreed to accept less 
     than the required rate of wages or voluntarily made refunds.
       (b) List of Contractors Violating Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall distribute 
     to all departments of the Federal Government a list of the 
     names of persons whom the Comptroller General has found to 
     have disregarded their obligations to employees and 
     subcontractors.
       (2) Restriction on awarding contracts.--No contract shall 
     be awarded to persons appearing on the list or to any firm, 
     corporation, partnership, or association in which the persons 
     have an interest until three years have elapsed from the date 
     of publication of the list.

     Sec. 3145. Regulations governing contractors and 
       subcontractors

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe 
     reasonable regulations for contractors and subcontractors 
     engaged in constructing, carrying out, completing, or 
     repairing public buildings, public works, or buildings or 
     works that at least partly are financed by a loan or grant 
     from the Federal Government. The regulations shall include a 
     provision that each contractor and subcontractor each week 
     must furnish a statement on the wages paid each employee 
     during the prior week.
       (b) Application.--Section 1001 of title 18 applies to the 
     statements.

     Sec. 3146. Effect on other federal laws

       This subchapter does not supersede or impair any authority 
     otherwise granted by federal law to provide for the 
     establishment of specific wage rates.

     Sec. 3147. Suspension of this subchapter during a national 
       emergency

       The President may suspend the provisions of this subchapter 
     during a national emergency.

     Sec. 3148. Application of this subchapter to certain 
       contracts

       This subchapter applies to a contract authorized by law 
     that is made without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), or on a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee basis 
     or otherwise without advertising for proposals, if this 
     subchapter otherwise would apply to the contract.

                    SUBCHAPTER V--VOLUNTEER SERVICES

     Sec. 3161. Purpose

       It is the purpose of this subchapter to promote and provide 
     opportunities for individuals who wish to volunteer their 
     services to state or local governments, public agencies, or 
     nonprofit charitable organizations in the construction, 
     repair, or alteration (including painting and decorating) of 
     public buildings and public works that at least partly are 
     financed with federal financial assistance authorized under 
     certain federal programs and that otherwise might not be 
     possible without the use of volunteers.

     Sec. 3162. Waiver for individuals who perform volunteer 
       services

       (a) Criteria for Receiving Waiver.--The requirement that 
     certain laborers and mechanics be paid in accordance with the 
     wage-setting provisions of subchapter IV of this chapter as 
     set forth in the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Indian Health 
     Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 
     et seq.) does not apply to an individual--
       (1) who volunteers to perform a service directly to a state 
     or local government, a public agency, or a public or private 
     nonprofit recipient of federal assistance--
       (A) for civic, charitable, or humanitarian reasons;
       (B) only for the personal purpose or pleasure of the 
     individual;
       (C) without promise, expectation, or receipt of 
     compensation for services rendered, except as provided in 
     subsection (b); and
       (D) freely and without pressure or coercion, direct or 
     implied, from any employer;
       (2) whose contribution of service is not for the direct or 
     indirect benefit of any contractor otherwise performing or 
     seeking to perform work on the same project for which the 
     individual is volunteering;
       (3) who is not employed by and does not provide services to 
     a contractor or subcontractor at any time on the federally 
     assisted or insured project for which the individual is 
     volunteering; and
       (4) who otherwise is not employed by the same public agency 
     or recipient of federal assistance to perform the same type 
     of services as those for which the individual proposes to 
     volunteer.
       (b) Payments.--
       (1) In accordance with regulations.--Volunteers described 
     in subsection (a) who are performing services directly to a 
     state or local government or public agency may receive 
     payments of expenses, reasonable benefits, or a nominal fee 
     only in accordance with regulations the Secretary of Labor 
     prescribes. Volunteers who are performing services directly 
     to a public or private nonprofit entity may not receive those 
     payments.
       (2) Criteria and content of regulations.--In prescribing 
     the regulations, the Secretary shall consider criteria such 
     as the total amount of payments made (relating to expenses, 
     benefits, or fees) in the context of the economic realities. 
     The regulations shall include provisions that provide that--
       (A) a payment for an expense may be received by a volunteer 
     for items such as uniform allowances, protective gear and 
     clothing, reimbursement for approximate out-of-pocket 
     expenses, or the cost or expense of meals and transportation;
       (B) a reasonable benefit may include the inclusion of a 
     volunteer in a group insurance plan (such as a liability, 
     health, life, disability, or worker's compensation plan) or 
     pension plan, or the awarding of a length of service award; 
     and
       (C) a nominal fee may not be used as a substitute for 
     compensation and may not be connected to productivity.
       (3) Nominal fee.--The Secretary shall decide what 
     constitutes a nominal fee for purposes of paragraph (2)(C). 
     The decision shall be based on the context of the economic 
     realities of the situation involved.
       (c) Economic Reality.--In determining whether an expense, 
     benefit, or fee described in subsection (b) may be paid to 
     volunteers in the context of the economic realities of the 
     particular situation, the Secretary may not permit any 
     expense, benefit, or fee that has the effect of undermining 
     labor standards by creating downward pressure on prevailing 
     wages in the local construction industry.

                      SUBCHAPTER VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     Sec. 3171. Contract authority when appropriation is for less 
       than full amount

       Unless specifically directed otherwise, the Administrator 
     of General Services may make a contract within the full limit 
     of the cost fixed by Congress for the acquisition of land for 
     sites, or for the enlargement of sites, for public buildings, 
     or for the erection, remodeling, extension, alteration, and 
     repairs of public buildings, even though an appropriation is 
     made for only part of the amount necessary to carry out 
     legislation authorizing that purpose.

     Sec. 3172. Extension of state workers' compensation laws to 
       buildings, works, and property of the Federal Government

       (a) Authorization of Extension.--The state authority 
     charged with enforcing and requiring compliance with the 
     state workers' compensation laws and with the orders, 
     decisions, and awards of the authority may apply the laws to 
     all land and premises in the State which the Federal 
     Government owns or holds by deed or act of cession, and to 
     all projects, buildings, constructions, improvements, and 
     property in the State and belonging to the Government, in the 
     same way and to the same extent as if the premises were under 
     the exclusive jurisdiction of the State in which the land, 
     premises, projects, buildings, constructions, improvements, 
     or property are located.
       (b) Limitation on Relinquishing Jurisdiction.--The 
     Government under this section does not relinquish its 
     jurisdiction for any other purpose.
       (c) Nonapplication.--This section does not modify or amend 
     subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5.

     Sec. 3173. Working capital fund for blueprinting, 
       photostating, and duplicating services in General Services 
       Administration

       (a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is a working capital 
     fund for the payment of salaries and other expenses necessary 
     to the operation of a central blue-printing, photostating, 
     and duplicating service.
       (b) Components.--The fund consists of--
       (1) $50,000 without fiscal year limitation; and
       (2) reimbursements from available amounts of constituents 
     of the Administrator of General Services, or of any other 
     federal agency for which services are performed, at rates to 
     be determined by the Administrator on the basis of estimated 
     or actual charges for personal services, material, equipment 
     (including maintenance, repair, and depreciation on existing 
     and new equipment) and other expenses, to ensure continuous 
     operation.
       (c) Deposit of Excess Amounts in the Treasury.--At the 
     close of each fiscal year any excess amount resulting from 
     operation of the service, after adequately providing for the 
     replacement of mechanical and other equipment and for accrued 
     annual leave of employees engaged in this work by the 
     establishment of reserves for those purposes, shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

     Sec. 3174. Operation of public utility communications 
       services serving governmental activities

       The Administrator of General Services may provide and 
     operate public utility communications services serving any 
     governmental activity when the services are economical and in 
     the interest of the Federal Government. This section does not 
     apply to communications systems for handling messages of a 
     confidential or secret nature, the operation of cryptographic 
     equipment or transmission of secret, security, or coded 
     messages, or buildings operated or occupied by the United 
     States Postal Service, except on request of the department or 
     agency concerned.

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     Sec. 3175. Acceptance of gifts of property

       The Administrator of General Services, and the United 
     States Postal Service where that office is concerned, may 
     accept on behalf of the Federal Government unconditional 
     gifts of property in aid of any project or function within 
     their respective jurisdictions.

     Sec. 3176. Administrator of General Services to furnish 
       services in continental United States to international 
       bodies

       Sections 1535 and 1536 of title 31 are extended so that the 
     Administrator of General Services, at the request of the 
     Secretary of State, may furnish services in the continental 
     United States, on a reimbursable basis, to any international 
     body with which the Federal Government is affiliated.

         CHAPTER 33--ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ALTERATION

Sec.
3301.  Definitions and nonapplication.
3302.  Prohibition on construction of buildings except by Administrator 
              of General Services.
3303.  Continuing investigation and survey of public buildings.
3304.  Acquisition of buildings and sites.
3305.  Construction and alteration of buildings.
3306.  Accommodating federal agencies.
3307.  Congressional approval of proposed projects.
3308.  Architectural or engineering services.
3309.  Buildings and sites in the District of Columbia.
3310.  Special rules for leased buildings.
3311.  State administration of criminal and health and safety laws.
3312.  Compliance with nationally recognized codes.
3313.  Delegation.
3314.  Report to Congress.
3315.  Certain authority not affected.

     Sec. 3301. Definitions and nonapplication

       (a) Definitions.--In this chapter--
       (1) Alter.--The term ``alter'' includes--
       (A) preliminary planning, engineering, architectural, 
     legal, fiscal, and economic investigations and studies, 
     surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications, 
     procedures, and other similar actions necessary for the 
     alteration of a public building; and
       (B) repairing, remodeling, improving, or extending, or 
     other changes in, a public building.
       (2) Construct.--The term ``construct'' includes preliminary 
     planning, engineering, architectural, legal, fiscal, and 
     economic investigations and studies, surveys, designs, plans, 
     working drawings, specifications, procedures, and other 
     similar actions necessary for the construction of a public 
     building.
       (3) Executive agency.-The term ``executive agency'' means 
     an executive department or independent establishment in the 
     executive branch of the Federal Government, including--
       (A) any wholly owned Government corporation;
       (B) the Central-Bank for Cooperatives and the regional 
     banks for cooperatives;
       (C) federal land banks;
       (D) federal intermediate credit banks;
       (E) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and
       (F) the Government National Mortgage Association.
       (4) Federal agency.--The term ``federal agency'' means an 
     executive agency or an establishment in the legislative or 
     judicial branch of the Government (except the Senate, the 
     House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol 
     and any activities under the direction of the Architect).
       (5) Public building.--The term ``public building''--
       (A) means a building, whether for single or multitenant 
     occupancy, and its grounds, approaches, and appurtenances, 
     which is generally suitable for use as office or storage 
     space or both by one or more federal agencies or mixed-
     ownership Government corporations;
       (B) includes--
       (i) federal office buildings;
       (ii) post offices;
       (iii) customhouses;
       (iv) courthouses;
       (v) appraisers stores;
       (vi) border inspection facilities;
       (vii) warehouses;
       (viii) record centers;
       (ix) relocation facilities;
       (x) telecommuting centers;
       (xi) similar federal facilities; and
       (xii) any other buildings or construction projects the 
     inclusion of which the President considers to be justified in 
     the public interest; but
       (C) does not include a building or construction project 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)--
       (i) that is on the public domain (including that reserved 
     for national forests and other purposes);
       (ii) that is on property of the Government in foreign 
     countries;
       (iii) that is on Indian and native Eskimo property held in 
     trust by the Government;
       (iv) that is on land used in connection with federal 
     programs for agricultural, recreational, and conservation 
     purposes, including research in connection with the programs;
       (v) that is on or used in connection with river, harbor, 
     flood control, reclamation or power projects, for chemical 
     manufacturing or development projects, or for nuclear 
     production, research, or development projects;
       (vi) that is on or used in connection with housing and 
     residential projects;
       (vii) that is on military installations (including any 
     fort, camp, post, naval training station, airfield, proving 
     ground, military supply depot, military school, or any 
     similar facility of the Department of Defense);
       (viii) that is on installations of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs used for hospital or domiciliary purposes; 
     or
       (ix) the exclusion of which the President considers to be 
     justified in the public interest.
       (6) United states.--The term ``United States'' includes the 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 
     Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United 
     States.
       (b) Nonapplication.--This chapter does not apply to the 
     construction of any public building to which section 241(g) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1231(g)) or 
     section 1 of the Act of June 26, 1930 (19 U.S.C. 68) applies.

     Sec. 3302. Prohibition on construction of buildings except by 
       Administrator of General Services

       Only the Administrator of General Services may construct a 
     public building. The Administrator shall construct a public 
     building in accordance with this chapter.

     Sec. 3303. Continuing investigation and survey of public 
       buildings

       (a) Conducted by Administrator.--The Administrator of 
     General Services shall--
       (1) make a continuing investigation and survey of the 
     public buildings needs of the Federal Government so that the 
     Administrator may carry out the duties of the Administrator 
     under this chapter; and
       (2) submit to Congress prospectuses of proposed projects in 
     accordance with section 3307(a) and (b) of this title.
       (b) Cooperation with Federal Agencies.--
       (1) Duties of administrator.--In carrying out the duties of 
     the Administrator under this chapter, the Administrator--
       (A) shall cooperate with all federal agencies in order to 
     keep informed of their needs;
       (B) shall advise each federal agency of the program with 
     respect to the agency; and
       (C) may request the cooperation and assistance of each 
     federal agency in carrying out duties under this chapter.
       (2) Duty of federal agencies.--Each federal agency shall 
     cooperate with, advise, and assist the Administrator in 
     carrying out the duties of the Administrator under this 
     chapter as determined necessary by the Administrator to carry 
     out the purposes of this chapter.
       (c) Request for Identification of Existing Buildings of 
     Historical, Architectural, or Cultural Significance.--When 
     the Administrator undertakes a survey of the public buildings 
     needs of the Government within a geographical area, the 
     Administrator shall request that, within 60 days, the 
     Advisory Council on Historic Preservation established by 
     title II of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     470i et seq.) identify any existing buildings in the 
     geographical area that--
       (1) are of historical, architectural, or cultural 
     significance (as defined in section 3306(a) of this title); 
     and
       (2) whether or not in need of repair, alteration, or 
     addition, would be suitable for acquisition to meet the 
     public buildings needs of the Government.
       (d) Standard for Construction and Acquisition of Public 
     Buildings.--In carrying out the duties of the Administrator 
     under this chapter, the Administrator shall provide for the 
     construction and acquisition of public buildings equitably 
     throughout the United States with due regard to the 
     comparative urgency of the need for each particular building. 
     In developing plans for new buildings, the Administrator 
     shall give due consideration to excellence of architecture 
     and design.

     Sec. 3304. Acquisition of buildings and sites

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services may 
     acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, exchange, or 
     otherwise, any building and its site which the Administrator 
     decides is necessary to carry out the duties of the 
     Administrator under this chapter.
       (b) Acquisition of Land or Interest in Land for Use as 
     Sites.--The Administrator may acquire land or an interest in 
     land the Administrator considers necessary for use as sites, 
     or additions to sites, for public buildings authorized to be 
     constructed or altered under this chapter.
       (c) Public Buildings Used for Post Office Purposes.--When 
     any part of a public building is to be used for post office 
     purposes, the Administrator shall act jointly with the United 
     States Postal Service in selecting the town or city where the 
     building is to be constructed, and in selecting the site in 
     the town or city for the building.
       (d) Solicitation of Proposals for Sale, Donation, or 
     Exchange of Real Property.--When the Administrator is to 
     acquire a site under subsection (b), the Administrator, if 
     the Administrator considers it necessary, by public 
     advertisement may solicit proposals for the sale, donation, 
     or exchange of real property to the Federal Government to be 
     used as the site. In selecting a site under subsection (b) 
     the Administrator (with the concurrence of the United States 
     Postal Service if any part of the public building to be 
     constructed on the site is to be used for post office 
     purposes) may--
       (1) select the site that the Administrator believes is the 
     most advantageous to the Government, all factors considered; 
     and
       (2) acquire the site without regard to title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.).

     Sec. 3305. Construction and alteration of buildings

       (a) Construction.--
       (1) Replacement of existing buildings.--When the 
     Administrator of General Services considers it to be in the 
     best interest of the Federal Government to construct a new 
     public building to take the place of an existing public 
     building, the Administrator may demolish the existing 
     building and use the site on which it is located for the site 
     of the proposed public building. If the Administrator 
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     advantageous to construct the public building on a different 
     site in the same city, the Administrator may exchange the 
     building and site, or the site, for another site, or may sell 
     the building and site in accordance with subtitle I of this 
     title and title III of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.).
       (2) Sale or exchange of sites.--When the Administrator 
     decides that a site acquired for the construction of a public 
     building is not suitable for that purpose, the Administrator 
     may exchange the site for another site, or may sell it in 
     accordance with subtitle I of this title and title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.).
       (3) Committee approval required.--This subsection does not 
     permit the Administrator to use any land as a site for a 
     public building if the project has not been approved in 
     accordance with section 3307 of this title.
       (b) Alteration of Buildings.--
       (1) Authority to alter buildings and acquire land.--The 
     Administrator may--
       (A) alter any public building; and
       (B) acquire in accordance with section 3304(b)-(d) of this 
     title land necessary to carry out the alteration.
       (2) Committee approval not required.--
       (A) Threshold amount.--Approval under section 3307 of this 
     title is not required for any alteration and acquisition 
     authorized by this subsection for which the estimated maximum 
     cost does not exceed $1,500,000.
       (B) Dollar amount adjustment.--The Administrator annually 
     may adjust the dollar amount referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     to reflect a percentage increase or decrease in construction 
     costs during the prior calendar year, as determined by the 
     composite index of construction costs of the Department of 
     Commerce. Any adjustment shall be expeditiously reported to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (c) Construction or Alteration by Contract.--The 
     Administrator may carry out any construction or alteration 
     authorized by this chapter by contract if the Administrator 
     considers it to be most advantageous to the Government.

     Sec. 3306. Accommodating federal agencies

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) Commercial activities.--The term ``commercial 
     activities'' includes the operations of restaurants, food 
     stores, craft stores, dry goods stores, financial 
     institutions, and display facilities.
       (2) Cultural activities.--The term ``cultural activities'' 
     includes film, dramatic, dance, and musical presentations, 
     and fine art exhibits, whether or not those activities are 
     intended to make a profit.
       (3) Educational activities.--The terms ``educational 
     activities'' includes the operations of libraries, schools, 
     day care centers, laboratories, and lecture and demonstration 
     facilities.
       (4) Historical, architectural, or cultural significance.--
     The term ``historical, architectural, or cultural 
     significance'' includes buildings listed or eligible to be 
     listed on the National Register established under section 101 
     of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470a).
       (5) Recreational activities.--The term ``recreational 
     activities'' includes the operations of gymnasiums and 
     related facilities.
       (6) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
     general local government'' means a city, county, town, 
     parish, village, or other general-purpose political 
     subdivision of a State.
       (b) Duties of Administrator.--To carry out the duties of 
     the Administrator of General Services under sections 581(h), 
     584(b), 3303(c), and 3307(b)(3) and (5) of this title and 
     under any other authority with respect to constructing, 
     operating, maintaining, altering, and otherwise managing or 
     acquiring space necessary to accommodate federal agencies and 
     to accomplish the purposes of sections 581(h), 584(b), 
     3303(c), and 3307(b)(3) and (5), the Administrator shall--
       (1) acquire and utilize space in suitable buildings of 
     historical, architectural, or cultural significance, unless 
     use of the space would not prove feasible and prudent 
     compared with available alternatives;
       (2) encourage the location of commercial, cultural, 
     educational, and recreational facilities and activities in 
     public buildings;
       (3) provide and maintain space, facilities, and activities, 
     to the extent practicable, that encourage public access to, 
     and stimulate public pedestrian traffic around, into, and 
     through, public buildings, permitting cooperative 
     improvements to and uses of the area between the building and 
     the street, so that the activities complement and supplement 
     commercial, cultural, educational, and recreational resources 
     in the neighborhood of public buildings; and
       (4) encourage the public use of public buildings for 
     cultural, educational, and recreational activities.
       (c) Consultation and Solicitation of Comments.--In carrying 
     out the duties under subsection (b), the Administrator 
     shall--
       (1) consult with chief executive officers of the States, 
     areawide agencies established pursuant to title II of the 
     Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 3331 et seq.) and section 6506 of title 31, and 
     chief executive officers of those units of general local 
     government in each area served by an existing or proposed 
     public building; and
       (2) solicit the comments of other community leaders and 
     members of the general public as the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.

     Sec. 3307. Congressional approval of proposed projects

       (a) Resolutions Required Before Appropriations May Be 
     Made.--The following appropriations may be made only if the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives adopt resolutions approving the 
     purpose for which the appropriation is made:
       (1) An appropriation to construct, alter, or acquire any 
     building to be used as a public building which involves a 
     total expenditure in excess of $1,500,000, so that the 
     equitable distribution of public buildings throughout the 
     United States with due regard for the comparative urgency of 
     need for the buildings, except as provided in section 3305(b) 
     of this title, is ensured.
       (2) An appropriation to lease any space at an average 
     annual rental in excess of $1,500,000 for use for public 
     purposes.
       (3) An appropriation to alter any building, or part of the 
     building, which is under lease by the Federal Government for 
     use for a public purpose if the cost of the alteration will 
     exceed $750,000.
       (b) Transmission to Congress of Prospectus of Proposed 
     Project.--To secure consideration for the approval referred 
     to in subsection (a), the Administrator of General Services 
     shall transmit to Congress a prospectus of the proposed 
     facility, including--
       (1) a brief description of the building to be constructed, 
     altered, or acquired, or the space to be leased, under this 
     chapter;
       (2) the location of the building or space to be leased and 
     an estimate of the maximum cost to the Government of the 
     facility to be constructed, altered, or acquired, or the 
     space to be leased;
       (3) a comprehensive plan for providing space for all 
     Government officers and employees in the locality of the 
     proposed facility or the space to be leased, having due 
     regard for suitable space which may continue to be available 
     in existing Government-owned or occupied buildings, 
     especially those buildings that enhance the architectural, 
     historical, social, cultural, and economic environment of the 
     locality;
       (4) with respect to any project for the construction, 
     alteration, or acquisition of any building, a statement by 
     the Administrator that suitable space owned by the Government 
     is not available and that suitable rental space is not 
     available at a price commensurate with that to be afforded 
     through the proposed action;
       (5) a statement by the Administrator of the economic and 
     other justifications for not acquiring a building identified 
     to the Administrator under section 3303(c) of this title as 
     suitable for the public building needs of the Government; and
       (6) a statement of rents and other housing costs currently 
     being paid by the Government for federal agencies to be 
     housed in the building to be constructed, altered, or 
     acquired, or the space to be leased.
       (c) Increase of Estimated Maximum Cost.--The estimated 
     maximum cost of any project approved under this section as 
     set forth in any prospectus may be increased by an amount 
     equal to any percentage increase, as determined by the 
     Administrator, in construction or alteration costs from the 
     date the prospectus is transmitted to Congress. The increase 
     authorized by this subsection may not exceed 10 percent of 
     the estimated maximum cost.
       (d) Rescission of Approval.-- If an appropriation is not 
     made within one year after the date a project for 
     construction, alteration, or acquisition is approved under 
     subsection (a), the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
     of the Senate or the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives by resolution 
     may rescind its approval before an appropriation is made.
       (e) Emergency Leases by the Administrator.--This section 
     does not prevent the Administrator from entering into 
     emergency leases during any period declared by the President 
     to require emergency leasing authority. An emergency lease 
     may not be for more than 180 days without approval of a 
     prospectus for the lease in accordance with subsection (a).
       (f) Limitation on Leasing Certain Space.--
       (1) In general.--The Administrator may not lease space to 
     accommodate any of the following if the average rental cost 
     of leasing the space will exceed $1,500,000:
       (A) Computer and telecommunications operations.
       (B) Secure or sensitive activities related to the national 
     defense or security, except when it would be inappropriate to 
     locate those activities in a public building or other 
     facility identified with the Government.
       (C) A permanent courtroom, judicial chamber, or 
     administrative office for any United States court.
       (2) Exception.--The Administrator may lease space with 
     respect to which paragraph (1) applies if the Administrator--
       (A) decides, for reasons set forth in writing, that leasing 
     the space is necessary to meet requirements which cannot be 
     met in public buildings; and
       (B) submits the reasons to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (g) Dollar Amount Adjustment.--The Administrator annually 
     may adjust any dollar amount referred to in this section to 
     reflect a percentage increase or decrease in construction 
     costs during the prior calendar year, as determined by the 
     composite index of construction costs of the Department of 
     Commerce. Any adjustment shall be expeditiously reported to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives.

     Sec. 3308. Architectural or engineering services

       (a) Employment by Administrator.--When the Administrator of 
     General Services decides it to be necessary, the 
     Administrator may employ,

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     by contract or otherwise, without regard to chapters 33 and 
     51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, civil service 
     rules and regulations, or section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), the services of established 
     architectural or engineering corporations, firms, or 
     individuals, to the extent the Administrator may require 
     those services for any public building authorized to be 
     constructed or altered under this chapter.
       (b) Employment on Permanent Basis Not Permitted.--A 
     corporation, firm, or individual shall not be employed under 
     authority of subsection (a) on a permanent basis.
       (c) Responsibility of Administrator.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section, the Administrator is 
     responsible for all construction authorized by this chapter, 
     including the interpretation of construction contracts, 
     approval of material and workmanship supplied under a 
     construction contract, approval of changes in the 
     construction contract, certification of vouchers for payments 
     due the contractor, and final settlement of the contract.

     Sec. 3309. Buildings and sites in the District of Columbia

       (a) In General.--The purposes of this chapter shall be 
     carried out in the District of Columbia as nearly as may be 
     practicable in harmony with the plan of Peter Charles 
     L'Enfant. Public buildings shall be constructed or altered to 
     combine architectural beauty with practical utility.
       (b) Closing of Streets and Alleys.--When the Administrator 
     of General Services decides that constructing or altering a 
     public building under this chapter in the District of 
     Columbia requires using contiguous squares as a site for the 
     building, parts of streets that lie between the squares, and 
     alleys that intersect the squares, may be closed and vacated 
     if agreed to by the Administrator, the Council of the 
     District of Columbia, and the National Capital Planning 
     Commission. Those streets and alleys become part of the site.
       (c) Consultations Prior to Acquisitions.--
       (1) With house office building commission.--The 
     Administrator must consult with the House Office Building 
     Commission created by the Act of March 4, 1907 (ch. 2918, 34 
     Stat. 1365), before the Administrator may acquire land 
     located south of Independence Avenue, between Third Street SW 
     and Eleventh Street SE, in the District of Columbia, for use 
     as a site or an addition to a site.
       (2) With architect of capitol.--The Administrator must 
     consult with the Architect of the Capitol before the 
     Administrator may acquire land located in the area extending 
     from the United States Capitol Grounds to Eleventh Street NE 
     and SE and bounded by Independence Avenue on the south and G 
     Street NE on the north, in the District of Columbia, for use 
     as a site or an addition to a site.
       (d) Contracts for Events in Stadium.--Notwithstanding the 
     District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (Public Law 85-300, 
     71 Stat. 619) or any other provision of law, the Armory Board 
     may make contracts to conduct events in Robert F. Kennedy 
     Stadium.

     Sec. 3310. Special rules for leased buildings

       For any building to be constructed for lease to, and for 
     predominant use by, the Federal Government, the Administrator 
     of General Services--
       (1) notwithstanding section 585(a)(1) of this title, shall 
     not make any agreement or undertake any commitment which will 
     result in the construction of the building until the 
     Administrator has established detailed specification 
     requirements for the building;
       (2) may acquire a leasehold interest in the building only 
     by the use of competitive procedures required by section 303 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (41 U.S.C. 253);
       (3) shall inspect every building during construction to 
     establish that the specifications established for the 
     building are complied with;
       (4) on completion of the building, shall evaluate the 
     building to determine the extent of failure to comply with 
     the specifications referred to in clause (1); and
       (5) shall ensure that any contract entered into for the 
     building shall contain provisions permitting a reduction of 
     rent during any period when the building is not in compliance 
     with the specifications.

     Sec. 3311. State administration of criminal and health and 
       safety laws

       When the Administrator of General Services considers it 
     desirable, the Administrator may assign to a State or a 
     territory or possession of the United States any part of the 
     authority of the Federal Government to administer criminal 
     laws and health and safety laws with respect to land or an 
     interest in land under the control of the Administrator and 
     located in the State, territory, or possession. Assignment of 
     authority under this section may be accomplished by filing 
     with the chief executive officer of the State, territory, or 
     possession a notice of assignment to take effect on 
     acceptance, or in another manner as may be prescribed by the 
     laws of the State, territory, or possession in which the land 
     or interest is located.

     Sec. 3312. Compliance with nationally recognized codes

       (a) Application.--
       (1) In general.--This section applies to any project for 
     construction or alteration of a building for which amounts 
     are first appropriated for a fiscal year beginning after 
     September 30, 1989.
       (2) National security waiver.--This section does not apply 
     to a building for which the Administrator of General Services 
     or the head of the federal agency authorized to construct or 
     alter the building decides that the application of this 
     section to the building would adversely affect national 
     security. A decision under this subsection is not subject to 
     administrative or judicial review.
       (b) Building Codes.--Each building constructed or altered 
     by the General Services Administration or any other federal 
     agency shall be constructed or altered, to the maximum extent 
     feasible as determined by the Administrator or the head of 
     the federal agency, in compliance with one of the nationally 
     recognized model building codes and with other applicable 
     nationally recognized codes, including electrical codes, fire 
     and life safety codes, and plumbing codes, as the 
     Administrator decides is appropriate. In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Administrator or the head of the federal 
     agency shall use the latest edition of the nationally 
     recognized codes.
       (c) Zoning Laws.--Each building constructed or altered by 
     the Administration or any other federal agency shall be 
     constructed or altered only after consideration of all 
     requirements (except procedural requirements) of the 
     following laws of a State or a political subdivision of a 
     State, which would apply to the building if it were not a 
     building constructed or altered by a federal agency:
       (1) Zoning laws.
       (2) Laws relating to landscaping, open space, minimum 
     distance of a building from the property line, maximum height 
     of a building, historic preservation, esthetic qualities of a 
     building, and other similar laws.
       (d) Cooperation With State and Local Officials.--
       (1) State and local government consultation, review, and 
     inspections.--To meet the requirements of subsections (b) and 
     (c), the Administrator or the head of the federal agency 
     authorized to construct or alter the building--
       (A) in preparing plans for the building, shall consult with 
     appropriate officials of the State or political subdivision 
     of a State, or both, in which the building will be located;
       (B) on request shall submit the plans in a timely manner to 
     the officials for review by the officials for a reasonable 
     period of time not exceeding 30 days; and
       (C) shall permit inspection by the officials during 
     construction or alteration of the building, in accordance 
     with the customary schedule of inspections for construction 
     or alteration of buildings in the locality, if the officials 
     provide to the Administrator or the head of the federal 
     agency--
       (i) a copy of the schedule before construction of the 
     building is begun; and
       (ii) reasonable notice of their intention to conduct any 
     inspection before conducting the inspection.
       (2) Limitation on responsibilities.--This section does not 
     impose an obligation on any State or political subdivision to 
     take any action under paragraph (1).
       (e) State and Local Government Recommendations.--
     Appropriate officials of a State or political subdivision of 
     a State may make recommendations to the Administrator or the 
     head of the federal agency authorized to construct or alter a 
     building concerning measures necessary to meet the 
     requirements of subsections (b) and (c). The officials also 
     may make recommendations to the Administrator or the head of 
     the federal agency concerning measures which should be taken 
     in the construction or alteration of the building to take 
     into account local conditions. The Administrator or the head 
     of the agency shall give due consideration to the 
     recommendations.
       (f) Effect of Noncompliance.--An action may not be brought 
     against the Federal Government and a fine or penalty may not 
     be imposed against the Government for failure to meet the 
     requirements of subsection (b), (c), or (d) or for failure to 
     carry out any recommendation under subsection (e).
       (g) Limitation on Liability.--The Government and its 
     contractors shall not be required to pay any amount for any 
     action a State or a political subdivision of a State takes to 
     carry out this section, including reviewing plans, carrying 
     out on-site inspections, issuing building permits, and making 
     recommendations.

     Sec. 3313. Delegation

       (a) When Allowed.--Except for the authority contained in 
     section 3305(b) of this title, the carrying out of the duties 
     and powers of the Administrator of General Services under 
     this chapter, in accordance with standards the Administrator 
     prescribes--
       (1) shall be delegated on request to the appropriate 
     executive agency when the estimated cost of the project does 
     not exceed $100,000; and
       (2) may be delegated to the appropriate executive agency 
     when the Administrator determines that delegation will 
     promote efficiency and economy.
       (b) No Exemption From Other Provisions of Chapter.--
     Delegation under subsection (a) does not exempt the person to 
     whom the delegation is made, or the carrying out of the 
     delegated duty or power, from any other provision of this 
     chapter.

     Sec. 3314. Report to Congress

       (a) Request by Either House of Congress or Any Committee.--
     Within a reasonable time after a request of either House of 
     Congress or any committee of Congress, the Administrator of 
     General Services shall submit a report showing the location, 
     space, cost, and status of each public building the 
     construction, alteration, or acquisition of which--
       (1) is to be under authority of this chapter; and
       (2) was uncompleted as of the date of the request, or as of 
     another date the request may designate.
       (b) Request of Committee on Public Works and Environment or 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.--The 
     Administrator and the United States Postal Service shall make 
     building project surveys requested by resolution by the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of

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     the House of Representatives, and within a reasonable time 
     shall make a report on the survey to Congress. The report 
     shall contain all other information required to be included 
     in a prospectus of the proposed public building project under 
     section 3307(b) of this title.

     Sec. 3315. Certain authority not affected

       This chapter does not limit or repeal the authority 
     conferred by law on the United States Postal Service.

                  CHAPTER 35--NON-FEDERAL PUBLIC WORKS

Sec.
3501.  Definitions.
3502.  Planned public works.
3503.  Revolving fund.
3504.  Surveys of public works planning.
3505.  Forgiveness of outstanding advances.

     Sec. 3501. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Public agency.--The term ``public agency'' means a 
     State or a public agency or political subdivision of a State.
       (2) Public works.--The term ``public works'' includes any 
     public works other than housing.
       (3) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the 
     Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and any 
     territory or possession of the United States.

     Sec. 3502. Planned public works

       (a) Advances To Ensure Planning.--Notwithstanding section 
     3324(a) and (b) of title 31, the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development may make advances to public agencies and 
     Indian tribes--
       (1) to encourage public agencies and Indian tribes to 
     maintain at all times a current and adequate reserve of 
     planned public works the construction of which can rapidly be 
     commenced, particularly when the national or local economic 
     situation makes that action desirable; and
       (2) to help attain maximum economy and efficiency in the 
     planning and construction of public works.
       (b) Uses of Advances.--A public agency or Indian tribe 
     shall use an advance under subsection (a) to aid in financing 
     the cost of feasibility studies, engineering and 
     architectural surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, 
     specifications, or other action preliminary to and in 
     preparation for the construction of public works, and for 
     construction in connection with the development of a medical 
     center, a general plan for the development of the center.
       (c) No Future Commitment.--An advance under subsection (a) 
     does not commit the Congress to appropriate amounts to assist 
     in financing the construction of any public works planned 
     with the aid of that advance. Outstanding advances to public 
     agencies and Indian tribes in a State shall not exceed 12.5 
     percent of the aggregate then authorized to be appropriated 
     to the revolving fund established under section 3503 of this 
     title.
       (d) Requirements for Advances.--An advance shall not be 
     made under subsection (a) for an individual project 
     (including a regional, metropolitan, or other areawide 
     project) unless--
       (1) the project is planned to be constructed within or over 
     a reasonable period of time considering the nature of the 
     project;
       (2) the project conforms to an overall state, local, or 
     regional plan approved by a competent state, local, or 
     regional authority; and
       (3) the public agency or Indian tribe formally contracts 
     with the Federal Government to complete the plan preparation 
     promptly and to repay part or all of the advance when due.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe regulations 
     to carry out this chapter.

     Sec. 3503. Revolving fund

       (a) Establishment.--There is a revolving fund established 
     by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
     amounts for advances under this chapter. The fund comprises 
     amounts appropriated under this chapter and all repayments 
     and other receipts received in connection with advances made 
     under this chapter.
       (b) Authorizations.--Not more than $70,000,000 may be 
     appropriated to the revolving fund as necessary to carry out 
     the purposes of this chapter.

     Sec. 3504. Surveys of public works planning

       The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may use 
     during a fiscal year not more than $100,000 of the amount in 
     the revolving fund established under section 3503 of this 
     title to conduct surveys of the status and current volume of 
     state and local public works planning and surveys of 
     estimated requirements for state and local public works. In 
     conducting a survey, the Secretary, may use or act through 
     any department or agency of the Federal Government, with the 
     consent of the department or agency.

     Sec. 3505. Forgiveness of outstanding advances

       In accordance with accounting and other procedures the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development prescribes, each 
     advance made by the Secretary under this chapter that had any 
     principal amount outstanding on February 5, 1988, was 
     forgiven. The terms and conditions of any contract, or any 
     amendment to a contract, for that advance with respect to any 
     promise to repay the advance were canceled.

          CHAPTER 37--CONTRACT WORK HOURS AND SAFETY STANDARDS

Sec.
3701.  Definition and application.
3702.  Work hours.
3703.  Report of violations and withholding of amounts for unpaid wages 
              and liquidated damages.
3704.  Health and safety standards in building trades and construction 
              industry.
3705.  Safety programs.
3706.  Limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
3707.  Contractor certification or contract clause in acquisition of 
              commercial items not required.
3708.  Criminal penalties.

     Sec. 3701. Definition and application

       (a) Definition.--In this chapter, the term ``Federal 
     Government'' has the same meaning that the term ``United 
     States'' had in the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards 
     Act (Public Law 87-581, 76 Stat. 357).
       (b) Application.--
       (1) Contracts.--This chapter applies to--
       (A) any contract that may require or involve the employment 
     of laborers or mechanics on a public work of the Federal 
     Government, a territory of the United States, or the District 
     of Columbia; and
       (B) any other contract that may require or involve the 
     employment of laborers or mechanics if the contract is one--
       (i) to which the Government, an agency or instrumentality 
     of the Government, a territory, or the District of Columbia 
     is a party;
       (ii) which is made for or on behalf of the Government, an 
     agency or instrumentality, a territory, or the District of 
     Columbia; or
       (iii) which is a contract for work financed at least in 
     part by loans or grants from, or loans insured or guaranteed 
     by, the Government or an agency or instrumentality under any 
     federal law providing wage standards for the work.
       (2) Laborers and mechanics.--This chapter applies to all 
     laborers and mechanics employed by a contractor or 
     subcontractor in the performance of any part of the work 
     under the contract--
       (A) including watchmen, guards, and workers performing 
     services in connection with dredging or rock excavation in 
     any river or harbor of the United States, a territory, or the 
     District of Columbia; but
       (B) not including an employee employed as a seaman.
       (3) Exceptions.--
       (A) This chapter.--This chapter does not apply to--
       (i) a contract for--

       (I) transportation by land, air, or water;
       (II) the transmission of intelligence; or
       (III) the purchase of supplies or materials or articles 
     ordinarily available in the open market;

       (ii) any work required to be done in accordance with the 
     provisions of the Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.); 
     and
       (iii) a contract in an amount that is not greater than 
     $100,000.
       (B) Section 3902.--Section 3902 of this title does not 
     apply to work where the assistance described in subsection 
     (a)(2)(C) from the Government or an agency or instrumentality 
     is only a loan guarantee or insurance.

     Sec. 3702. Work hours

       (a) Standard Workweek.--The wages of every laborer and 
     mechanic employed by any contractor or subcontractor in the 
     performance of work on a contract described in section 3701 
     of this title shall be computed on the basis of a standard 
     workweek of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard workweek 
     is permitted subject to this section. For each workweek in 
     which the laborer or mechanic is so employed, wages include 
     compensation, at a rate not less than one and one-half times 
     the basic rate of pay, for all hours worked in excess of 40 
     hours in the workweek.
       (b) Contract Requirements.--A contract described in section 
     3701 of this title, and any obligation of the Federal 
     Government, a territory of the United States, or the District 
     of Columbia in connection with that contract, must provide 
     that--
       (1) a contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part 
     of the contract work which may require or involve the 
     employment of laborers or mechanics shall not require or 
     permit any laborer or mechanic, in any workweek in which the 
     laborer or mechanic is employed on that work, to work more 
     than 40 hours in that workweek, except as provided in this 
     chapter; and
       (2) when a violation of clause (1) occurs, the contractor 
     and any subcontractor responsible for the violation are 
     liable--
       (A) to the affected employee for the employee's unpaid 
     wages; and
       (B) to the Government, the District of Columbia, or a 
     territory for liquidated damages as provided in the contract.
       (c) Liquidated Damages.--Liquidated damages under 
     subsection (b)(2)(B) shall be computed for each individual 
     employed as a laborer or mechanic in violation of this 
     chapter and shall be equal to $10 for each calendar day on 
     which the individual was required or permitted to work in 
     excess of the standard workweek without payment of the 
     overtime wages required by this chapter.
       (d) Amounts Withheld to Satisfy Liabilities.--Subject to 
     section 3703 of this title, the governmental agency for which 
     the contract work is done or which is providing financial 
     assistance for the work may withhold, or have withheld, from 
     money payable because of work performed by a contractor or 
     subcontractor, amounts administratively determined to be 
     necessary to satisfy the liabilities of the contractor or 
     subcontractor for unpaid wages and liquidated damages as 
     provided in this section.

     Sec. 3703. Report of violations and withholding of amounts 
       for unpaid wages and liquidated damages

       (a) Reports of Inspectors.--An officer or individual 
     designated as an inspector of the work to be performed under 
     a contract described in section 3701 of this title, or to aid 
     in the enforcement or fulfillment of the contract, on 
     observation or after investigation immediately shall report 
     to the proper officer of the Federal Government, a territory 
     of the United States, or the

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     District of Columbia all violations of this chapter occurring 
     in the performance of the work, together with the name of 
     each laborer or mechanic who was required or permitted to 
     work in violation of this chapter and the day the violation 
     occurred.
       (b) Withholding Amounts.--
       (1) Determining amount.--The amount of unpaid wages and 
     liquidated damages owing under this chapter shall be 
     determined administratively.
       (2) Amount directed to be withheld.--The officer or 
     individual whose duty it is to approve the payment of money 
     by the Government, territory, or District of Columbia in 
     connection with the performance of the contract work shall 
     direct the amount of--
       (A) liquidated damages to be withheld for the use and 
     benefit of the Government, territory, or District; and
       (B) unpaid wages to be withheld for the use and benefit of 
     the laborers and mechanics who were not compensated as 
     required under this chapter.
       (3) Payment.--The Comptroller General shall pay the amount 
     administratively determined to be due directly to the 
     laborers and mechanics from amounts withheld on account of 
     underpayments of wages if the amount withheld is adequate. If 
     the amount withheld is not adequate, the Comptroller General 
     shall pay an equitable proportion of the amount due.
       (c) Right of Action and Intervention Against Contractors 
     and Sureties.--If the accrued payments withheld under the 
     terms of the contract are insufficient to reimburse all the 
     laborers and mechanics who have not been paid the wages 
     required under this chapter, the laborers and mechanics, in 
     the case of a department or agency of the Government, have 
     the same right of action and intervention against the 
     contractor and the contractor's sureties as is conferred by 
     law on persons furnishing labor or materials. In those 
     proceedings it is not a defense that the laborers and 
     mechanics accepted or agreed to accept less than the required 
     rate of wages or voluntarily made refunds.
       (d) Review Process.--
       (1) Time limit for appeal.--Within 60 days after an amount 
     is withheld as liquidated damages, any contractor or 
     subcontractor aggrieved by the withholding may appeal to the 
     head of the agency of the Government or territory for which 
     the contract work is done or which is providing financial 
     assistance for the work, or to the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia in the case of liquidated damages withheld for the 
     use and benefit of the District.
       (2) Review by agency head or mayor.--The agency head or 
     Mayor may review the administrative determination of 
     liquidated damages. The agency head or Mayor may issue a 
     final order affirming the determination or may recommend to 
     the Secretary of Labor that an appropriate adjustment in 
     liquidated damages be made, or that the contractor or 
     subcontractor be relieved of liability for the liquidated 
     damages, if it is found that the amount is incorrect or that 
     the contractor or subcontractor violated this chapter 
     inadvertently, notwithstanding the exercise of due care by 
     the contractor or subcontractor and the agents of the 
     contractor or subcontractor.
       (3) Review by secretary.--The Secretary shall review all 
     pertinent facts in the matter and may conduct any 
     investigation the Secretary considers necessary in order to 
     affirm or reject the recommendation. The decision of the 
     Secretary is final.
       (4) Judicial action.--A contractor or subcontractor 
     aggrieved by a final order for the withholding of liquidated 
     damages may file a claim in the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims within 60 days after the final order. A final 
     order of the agency head, Mayor, or Secretary is conclusive 
     with respect to findings of fact if supported by substantial 
     evidence.
       (e) Applicability of Other Laws.--
       (1) Reorganization plan.--Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 
     of 1950 (eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1267) applies to this 
     chapter.
       (2) Section 3145.--Section 3145 of this title applies to 
     contractors and subcontractors referred to in section 3145 
     who are engaged in the performance of contracts subject to 
     this chapter.

     Sec. 3704. Health and safety standards in building trades and 
       construction industry

       (a) Condition of Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Each contract in an amount greater than 
     $100,000 that is entered into under legislation subject to 
     Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (eff. May 24, 1950, 
     64 Stat. 1267) and is for construction, alteration, and 
     repair, including painting and decorating, must provide that 
     no contractor or subcontractor contracting for any part of 
     the contract work shall require any laborer or mechanic 
     employed in the performance of the contract to work in 
     surroundings or under working conditions that are unsanitary, 
     hazardous, or dangerous to health or safety, as established 
     under construction safety and health standards the Secretary 
     of Labor prescribes by regulation based on proceedings 
     pursuant to section 553 of title 5, provided that the 
     proceedings include a hearing similar in nature to that 
     authorized by section 553.
       (2) Consultation.--In formulating standards under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consult with the Advisory 
     Committee created by subsection (d) of this section.
       (b) Compliance.--
       (1) Actions to gain compliance.--The Secretary may make 
     inspections, hold hearings, issue orders, and make decisions 
     based on findings of fact as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to gain compliance with this section and any health 
     and safety standard the Secretary prescribes under subsection 
     (a). For those purposes the Secretary and the United States 
     district courts have the authority and jurisdiction provided 
     by sections 4 and 5 of the Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 38, 
     39).
       (2) Remedy when noncompliance found.--When the Secretary, 
     after an opportunity for an adjudicatory hearing by the 
     Secretary, establishes noncompliance under this section of 
     any condition of a contract described in--
       (A) section 3701(b)(1)(B)(i) or (ii) of this title, the 
     governmental agency for which the contract work is done may 
     cancel the contract and make other contracts for the 
     completion of the contract work, charging any additional cost 
     to the original contractor; or
       (B) section 3701(b)(1)(B)(iii) of this title, the 
     governmental agency which is providing the financial 
     guarantee, assistance, or insurance for the contract work may 
     withhold the guarantee, assistance, or insurance attributable 
     to the performance of the contract.
       (3) Nonapplicability.--Section 3703 of this title does not 
     apply to the enforcement of this section.
       (c) Repeated Violations.--
       (1) Transmittal of names of repeat violators to comptroller 
     general.--When the Secretary, after an opportunity for an 
     agency hearing, decides on the record that, by repeated 
     willful or grossly negligent violations of this chapter, a 
     contractor or subcontractor has demonstrated that subsection 
     (b) is not effective to protect the safety and health of the 
     employees of the contractor or subcontractor, the Secretary 
     shall make a finding to that effect and, not sooner than 30 
     days after giving notice of the finding to all interested 
     persons, shall transmit the name of the contractor or 
     subcontractor to the Comptroller General.
       (2) Ban on awarding contracts.--The Comptroller General 
     shall distribute each name transmitted under paragraph (1) to 
     all agencies of the Federal Government. Unless the Secretary 
     otherwise recommends, the contractor, subcontractor, or any 
     person in which the contractor or subcontractor has a 
     substantial interest may not be awarded a contract subject to 
     this section until three years have elapsed from the date the 
     name is transmitted to the Comptroller General. The Secretary 
     shall terminate the ban if, before the end of the three-year 
     period, the Secretary, after affording interested persons due 
     notice and an opportunity for a hearing, is satisfied that a 
     contractor or subcontractor whose name was transmitted to the 
     Comptroller General will comply responsibly with the 
     requirements of this section. The Comptroller General shall 
     inform all Government agencies after being informed of the 
     Secretary's action.
       (3) Judicial review.--A person aggrieved by the Secretary's 
     action under this subsection or subsection (b) may file with 
     the appropriate United States court of appeals a petition for 
     review of the Secretary's action within 60 days after 
     receiving notice of the Secretary's action. The clerk of the 
     court immediately shall send a copy of the petition to the 
     Secretary. The Secretary then shall file with the court the 
     record on which the action is based. The findings of fact by 
     the Secretary, if supported by substantial evidence, are 
     final. The court may enter a decree enforcing, modifying, 
     modifying and enforcing, or setting aside any part of, the 
     order of the Secretary or the appropriate Government agency. 
     The judgment of the court may be reviewed by the Supreme 
     Court as provided in section 1254 of title 28.
       (d) Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is an Advisory Committee on 
     Construction Safety and Health in the Department of Labor.
       (2) Composition.--The Committee is composed of nine members 
     appointed by the Secretary, without regard to chapter 33 of 
     title 5, as follows:
       (A) Three members shall be individuals representative of 
     contractors to whom this section applies.
       (B) Three members shall be individuals representative of 
     employees primarily in the building trades and construction 
     industry engaged in carrying out contracts to which this 
     section applies.
       (C) Three members shall be public representatives who shall 
     be selected on the basis of their professional and technical 
     competence and experience in the construction health and 
     safety field.
       (3) Chairman.--The Secretary shall appoint one member as 
     Chairman.
       (4) Duties.--The Committee shall advise the Secretary--
       (A) in formulating construction safety and health standards 
     and other regulations; and
       (B) on policy matters arising in carrying out this section.
       (5) Experts and consultants.--The Secretary may appoint 
     special advisory and technical experts or consultants as may 
     be necessary to carry out the functions of the Committee.
       (6) Compensation and expenses.--Committee members are 
     entitled to receive compensation at rates the Secretary 
     fixes, but not more than $100 a day, including traveltime, 
     when performing Committee business, and expenses under 
     section 5703 of title 5.

     Sec. 3705. Safety programs

       The Secretary of Labor shall--
       (1) provide for the establishment and supervision of 
     programs for the education and training of employers and 
     employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of 
     unsafe working conditions in employment covered by this 
     chapter; and
       (2) collect reports and data and consult with and advise 
     employers as to the best means of preventing injuries.

     Sec. 3706. Limitations, variations, tolerances, and 
       exemptions

       The Secretary of Labor may provide reasonable limitations 
     to, and may prescribe regulations allowing reasonable 
     variations to, tolerances from, and exemptions from, this 
     chapter

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     that the Secretary may find necessary and proper in the 
     public interest to prevent injustice or undue hardship or to 
     avoid serious impairment of the conduct of Federal Government 
     business.

     Sec. 3707. Contractor certification or contract clause in 
       acquisition of commercial items not required

       In a contract to acquire a commercial item (as defined in 
     section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 403)), a certification by a contractor or a contract 
     clause may not be required to implement a prohibition or 
     requirement in this chapter.

     Sec. 3708. Criminal penalties

       A contractor or subcontractor having a duty to employ, 
     direct, or control a laborer or mechanic employed in the 
     performance of work contemplated by a contract to which this 
     chapter applies that intentionally violates this chapter 
     shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 
     six months, or both.

                     PART B--UNITED STATES CAPITOL

        CHAPTER 51--UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Sec.
5101.  Definition.
5102.  Legal description and jurisdiction of United States Capitol 
              Grounds.
5103.  Restrictions on public use of United States Capitol Grounds.
5104.  Unlawful activities.
5105.  Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees.
5106.  Suspension of prohibitions.
5107.  Concerts on grounds.
5108.  Audit of private organizations.
5109.  Penalties.

     Sec. 5101. Definition

       In this chapter, the term ``Capitol Buildings'' means the 
     United States Capitol, the Senate and House Office Buildings 
     and garages, the Capitol Power Plant, all subways and 
     enclosed passages connecting two or more of those structures, 
     and the real property underlying and enclosed by any of those 
     structures.

     Sec. 5102. Legal description and jurisdiction of United 
       States Capitol Grounds

       (a) Legal Description.--The United States Capitol Grounds 
     comprises all squares, reservations, streets, roadways, 
     walks, and other areas as defined on a map entitled ``Map 
     showing areas comprising United States Capitol Grounds'', 
     dated June 25, 1946, approved by the Architect of the 
     Capitol, and recorded in the Office of the Surveyor of the 
     District of Columbia in book 127, page 8, including all 
     additions added by law after June 25, 1946.
       (b) Jurisdiction.--
       (1) Architect of the capitol.--The jurisdiction and control 
     over the Grounds, vested prior to July 31, 1946, by law in 
     the Architect, is extended to the entire area of the Grounds. 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Architect is 
     responsible for the maintenance and improvement of the 
     Grounds, including those streets and roadways in the Grounds 
     as shown on the map referred to in subsection (a) as being 
     under the jurisdiction and control of the Commissioners of 
     the District of Columbia.
       (2) Mayor of the district of columbia.--
       (A) In general.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia is 
     responsible for the maintenance and improvement of those 
     portions of the following streets which are situated between 
     the curblines of those streets: Constitution Avenue from 
     Second Street Northeast to Third Street Northwest, First 
     Street from D Street Northeast to D Street Southeast, D 
     Street from First Street Southeast to Washington Avenue 
     Southwest, and First Street from the north side of Louisiana 
     Avenue to the intersection of C Street and Washington 
     Avenue Southwest, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest from First 
     Street Northwest to Third Street Northwest, Maryland 
     Avenue Southwest from First Street Southwest to Third 
     Street Southwest, Second Street Northeast from F Street 
     Northeast to C Street Southeast; C Street Southeast from 
     Second Street Southeast to First Street Southeast; that 
     portion of Maryland Avenue Northeast from Second Street 
     Northeast to First Street Northeast; that portion of New 
     Jersey Avenue Northwest from D Street Northwest to 
     Louisiana Avenue; that portion of Second Street Southwest 
     from the north curb of D Street to the south curb of 
     Virginia Avenue Southwest; that portion of Virginia Avenue 
     Southwest from the east curb of Second Street Southwest to 
     the west curb of Third Street Southwest; that portion of 
     Third Street Southwest from the south curb of Virginia 
     Avenue Southwest to the north curb of D Street Southwest; 
     that portion of D Street Southwest from the west curb of 
     Third Street Southwest to the east curb of Second Street 
     Southwest; that portion of Washington Avenue Southwest, 
     including sidewalks and traffic islands, from the south 
     curb of Independence Avenue Southwest to the west curb of 
     South Capitol Street.
       (B) Repair and maintenance of utility services.--The Mayor 
     may enter any part of the Grounds to repair or maintain or, 
     subject to the approval of the Architect, construct or alter, 
     any utility service of the District of Columbia Government.

     Sec. 5103. Restrictions on public use of United States 
       Capitol Grounds

       Public travel in, and occupancy of, the United States 
     Capitol Grounds is restricted to the roads, walks, and places 
     prepared for that purpose.

     Sec. 5104. Unlawful activities

       (a) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) Act of physical violence.--The term ``act of physical 
     violence'' means any act involving--
       (A) an assault or other infliction or threat of infliction 
     of death or bodily harm on an individual; or
       (B) damage to, or destruction of, real or personal 
     property.
       (2) Dangerous weapon.--The term ``dangerous weapon'' 
     includes--
       (A) all articles enumerated in section 14(a) of the Act of 
     July 8, 1932 (ch. 465, 47 Stat. 654); and
       (B) a device designed to expel or hurl a projectile capable 
     of causing injury to individuals or property, a dagger, a 
     dirk, a stiletto, and a knife having a blade over three 
     inches in length.
       (3) Explosives.--The term ``explosives'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 841(d) of title 18.
       (4) Firearm.--The term ``firearm'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 921(3) of title 18.
       (b) Obstruction of Roads.--A person may not occupy the 
     roads in the United States Capitol Grounds in a manner that 
     obstructs or hinders their proper use, or use the roads in 
     the area of the Grounds, south of Constitution Avenue and B 
     Street and north of Independence Avenue and B Street, to 
     convey goods or merchandise, except to or from the United 
     States Capitol on Federal Government service.
       (c) Sale of Articles, Display of Signs, and 
     Solicitations.--A person may not carry out any of the 
     following activities in the Grounds:
       (1) offer or expose any article for sale.
       (2) display a sign, placard, or other form of 
     advertisement.
       (3) solicit fares, alms, subscriptions, or contributions.
       (d) Injuries to Property.--A person may not step or climb 
     on, remove, or in any way injure any statue, seat, wall, 
     fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any 
     tree, shrub, plant, or turf, in the Grounds.
       (e) Capitol Grounds and Buildings Security.--
       (1) Firearms, dangerous weapons, explosives, or incendiary 
     devices.--An individual or group of individuals--
       (A) except as authorized by regulations prescribed by the 
     Capitol Police Board--
       (i) may not carry on or have readily accessible to any 
     individual on the Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings 
     a firearm, a dangerous weapon, explosives, or an incendiary 
     device;
       (ii) may not discharge a firearm or explosives, use a 
     dangerous weapon, or ignite an incendiary device, on the 
     Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings; or
       (iii) may not transport on the Grounds or in any of the 
     Capitol Buildings explosives or an incendiary device; or
       (B) may not knowingly, with force and violence, enter or 
     remain on the floor of either House of Congress.
       (2) Violent entry and disorderly conduct.--An individual or 
     group of individuals may not willfully and knowingly--
       (A) enter or remain on the floor of either House of 
     Congress or in any cloakroom or lobby adjacent to that floor, 
     in the Rayburn Room of the House of Representatives, or in 
     the Marble Room of the Senate, unless authorized to do so 
     pursuant to rules adopted, or an authorization given, by that 
     House;
       (B) enter or remain in the gallery of either House of 
     Congress in violation of rules governing admission to the 
     gallery adopted by that House or pursuant to an authorization 
     given by that House;
       (C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of 
     official business, enter or remain in a room in any of the 
     Capitol Buildings set aside or designated for the use of 
     either House of Congress or a Member, committee, officer, or 
     employee of Congress or either House of Congress;
       (D) utter loud, threatening, or abusive language, or engage 
     in disorderly or disruptive conduct, at any place in the 
     Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings with the intent to 
     impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of a session 
     of Congress or either House of Congress, or the orderly 
     conduct in that building of a hearing before, or any 
     deliberations of, a committee of Congress or either House of 
     Congress;
       (E) obstruct, or impede passage through or within, the 
     Grounds or any of the Capitol Buildings;
       (F) engage in an act of physical violence in the Grounds or 
     any of the Capitol Buildings; or
       (G) parade, demonstrate, or picket in any of the Capitol 
     Buildings.
       (3) Exemption of government officials.--This subsection 
     does not prohibit any act performed in the lawful discharge 
     of official duties by--
       (A) a Member of Congress;
       (B) an employee of a Member of Congress;
       (C) an officer or employee of Congress or a committee of 
     Congress; or
       (D) an officer or employee of either House of Congress or a 
     committee of that House.
       (f) Parades, Assemblages, and Display of Flags.--Except as 
     provided in section 5106 of this title, a person may not--
       (1) parade, stand, or move in processions or assemblages in 
     the Grounds; or
       (2) display in the Grounds a flag, banner, or device 
     designed or adapted to bring into public notice a party, 
     organization, or movement.

     Sec. 5105. Assistance to authorities by Capitol employees

       Each individual employed in the service of the Federal 
     Government in the United States Capitol or within the United 
     States Capitol Grounds shall prevent, as far as may be in the 
     individual's power, a violation of a provision of this 
     chapter or section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C, or 14 of the Act of July 
     31, 1946 (ch. 707, 60 Stat. 719, 720), and shall aid the 
     police in securing the arrest and conviction of the 
     individual violating the provision.

     Sec. 5106. Suspension of prohibitions

       (a) Authority To Suspend.--To allow the observance in the 
     United States Capitol Grounds of occasions of national 
     interest becoming the cognizance and entertainment of 
     Congress, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

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     House of Representatives concurrently may suspend any of the 
     prohibitions contained in sections 5103 and 5104 of this 
     title that would prevent the use of the roads and walks 
     within the Grounds by processions or assemblages, and the use 
     in the Grounds of suitable decorations, music, addresses, and 
     ceremonies, if responsible officers have been appointed and 
     the President and the Speaker determine that adequate 
     arrangements have been made to maintain suitable order and 
     decorum in the proceedings and to guard the United States 
     Capitol and its grounds from injury.
       (b) Power To Suspend Prohibitions in Absence of President 
     or Speaker.--If either the President or Speaker is absent 
     from the District of Columbia, the authority to suspend 
     devolves on the other officer. If both officers are absent, 
     the authority devolves on the Capitol Police Board.
       (c) Authority of Mayor To Permit Use of Louisiana Avenue.--
     Notwithstanding subsection (a) and section 5104(f) of this 
     title, the Capitol Police Board may grant the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia authority to permit the use of Louisiana 
     Avenue for any of the purposes prohibited by section 5104(f).

     Sec. 5107. Concerts on grounds

       Sections 5102, 5103, 5104(b)-(f), 5105, 5105, and 5109 of 
     this title and sections 9, 9A, 9B, and 9C of the Act of July 
     31, 1946 (ch. 707, 60 Stat. 719, 720), do not prohibit a band 
     in the service of the Federal Government from giving concerts 
     in the United States Capitol Grounds at times which will not 
     interfere with Congress and as authorized by the Architect of 
     the Capitol.

     Sec. 5108. Audit of private organizations

       A private organization (except a political party or 
     committee constituted for the election of federal officials), 
     whether or not organized for profit and whether or not any of 
     its income inures to the benefit of any person, that performs 
     services or conducts activities in the United States Capitol 
     Buildings or Grounds is subject to a special audit of its 
     accounts for each year in which it performs those services or 
     conducts those activities. The Comptroller General shall 
     conduct the audit and report the results of the audit to the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives.

     Sec. 5109. Penalties

       (a) Firearms, Dangerous Weapons, Explosives, or Incendiary 
     Device Offenses.--An individual or group violating section 
     5104(e)(1) of this title, or attempting to commit a 
     violation, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not 
     more than five years, or both.
       (b) Other Offenses.--A person violating section 5103 or 
     5104(b), (c), (d), (e)(2), or (f) of this title, or 
     attempting to commit a violation, shall be fined under title 
     18, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
       (c) Procedure.--
       (1) In general.--An action for a violation of this chapter 
     or section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C or 14 of the Act of July 31, 1946 
     (ch. 707, 60 Stat. 719, 720), including an attempt or a 
     conspiracy to commit a violation, shall be brought by the 
     Attorney General in the name of the United States. This 
     chapter and sections 9, 9A, 9B, 9C and 14 do not supersede 
     any provision of federal law or the laws of the District of 
     Columbia. Where the conduct violating this chapter or section 
     9, 9A, 9B, 9C or 14 also violates federal law or the laws of 
     the District of Columbia, both violations may be joined in a 
     single action.
       (2) Venue.--An action under this section for a violation 
     of--
       (A) section 5104(e)(1) of this title or for conduct that 
     constitutes a felony under federal law or the laws of the 
     District of Columbia shall be brought in the United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia; and
       (B) any other section referred to in subsection (a) may be 
     brought in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
       (3) Amount of penalty.-- The penalty which may be imposed 
     on a person convicted in an action under this subsection is 
     the highest penalty authorized by any of the laws the 
     defendant is convicted of violating.

                   PART C--FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES

      CHAPTER 61--UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING AND GROUNDS

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

Sec.
6101.  Definitions and application.
6102.  Regulations.

                  SUBCHAPTER II--BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

6111.  Supreme Court Building.
6112.  Supreme Court Building and grounds employees.
6113.  Duties of the Superintendent of the Supreme Court Building.
6114.  Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden.

                   SUBCHAPTER III--POLICING AUTHORITY

6121.  General.
6122.  Designation of members of the Supreme Court Police.
6123.  Authority of Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia.

               SUBCHAPTER IV--PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES

6131.  Public travel in Supreme Court grounds.
6132.  Sale of articles, signs, and solicitation in Supreme Court 
              Building and grounds.
6133.  Property in the Supreme Court Building and grounds.
6134.  Firearms, fireworks, speeches, and objectionable language in the 
              Supreme Court Building and grounds.
6135.  Parades, assemblages, and display of flags in the Supreme Court 
              Building and grounds.
6136.  Suspension of prohibitions against use of Supreme Court grounds.
6137.  Penalties.

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

     Sec. 6101. Definitions and application

       (a) Definitions.--In this chapter, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Official guest of the supreme court.--The term 
     ``official guest of the Supreme Court'' means an individual 
     who is a guest of the Supreme Court, as determined by the 
     Chief Justice of the United States or any Associate Justice 
     of the Supreme Court;
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means a State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated 
     States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Palau, and any 
     territory or possession of the United States; and
       (b) Application.--For purposes of section 6102 of this 
     title and subchapters III and IV, the Supreme Court grounds--
       (1) extend to the line of the face of--
       (A) the east curb of First Street Northeast, between 
     Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street;
       (B) the south curb of Maryland Avenue Northeast, between 
     First Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast;
       (C) the west curb of Second Street Northeast, between 
     Maryland Avenue Northeast and East Capitol Street; and
       (D) the north curb of East Capitol Street between First 
     Street Northeast and Second Street Northeast; and
       (2) comprise any property under the custody and control of 
     the Supreme Court as part of the Supreme Court grounds, 
     including property acquired as provided by law on behalf of 
     the Federal Government in lots 2, 3, 800, 801, and 802 in 
     square 758 in the District of Columbia as an addition to the 
     grounds of the Supreme Court Building.

     Sec. 6102. Regulations

       (a) Authority of the Marshal.--In addition to the 
     restrictions and requirements specified in subchapter IV, the 
     Marshal of the Supreme Court may prescribe regulations, 
     approved by the Chief Justice of the United States, that are 
     necessary for--
       (1) the adequate protection of the Supreme Court Building 
     and grounds and of individuals and property in the Building 
     and grounds; and
       (2) the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within 
     the Building and grounds.
       (b) Posting Requirement.--All regulations prescribed under 
     this section shall be posted in a public place at the 
     Building and shall be made reasonably available to the public 
     in writing.

                  SUBCHAPTER II--BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

     Sec. 6111. Supreme Court Building

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Structural and mechanical care.--The Architect of the 
     Capitol shall have charge of the structural and mechanical 
     care of the Supreme Court Building, including--
       (A) the care and maintenance of the grounds; and
       (B) the supplying of all mechanical furnishings and 
     mechanical equipment for the Building.
       (2) Operation and maintenance.--The Architect shall direct 
     the operation and maintenance of the mechanical equipment and 
     repair of the building.
       (3) Contract authority.--The Architect may enter into all 
     necessary contracts to carry out this subsection.
       (b) Availability of Appropriations..--Amounts appropriated 
     under--
       (1) subsection (a) and sections 6112 and 6113 of this title 
     are available for--
       (A) expenses of heating and air-conditioning refrigeration 
     supplied by the Capitol Power Plant, advancements for which 
     shall be made and deposited in the Treasury to the credit of 
     appropriations provided for the Capitol Power Plant; and
       (B) the purchase of electrical energy; and
       (2) the heading ``Supreme Court of the United States'' and 
     ``care of the building and grounds'' are available for--
       (A) improvements, maintenance, repairs, equipment, 
     supplies, materials, and appurtenances;
       (B) special clothing for workers;
       (C) personal and other services (including temporary labor 
     without regard to chapter 51, subchapter III of chapter 53, 
     and subchapter III of chapter 83, of title 5); and
       (D) without compliance with section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)--
       (i) for snow removal (by hire of personnel and equipment or 
     under contract); and
       (ii) for the replacement of electrical transformers 
     containing polychlorinated biphenyls.

     Sec. 6112. Supreme Court Building and grounds employees

       Employees required to carry out section 6111(a) of this 
     title shall be--
       (1) appointed by the Architect of the Capitol with the 
     approval of the Chief Justice of the United States;
       (2) compensated in accordance with chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and
       (3) subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5.

     Sec. 6113. Duties of the Superintendent of the Supreme Court 
       Building

       Except as provided in section 6111(a) of this title, all 
     duties and work required for the operation, domestic care, 
     and custody of the Supreme Court Building shall be performed 
     under the direction of the Marshal of the Supreme Court. The 
     Marshal serves as the superintendent of the Building.

     Sec. 6114. Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden

       The Architect of the Capitol shall maintain and care for 
     the Oliver Wendell Holmes Garden

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     in accordance with the provisions of law on the maintenance 
     and care of the grounds of the Supreme Court Building.

                   SUBCHAPTER III--POLICING AUTHORITY

     Sec. 6121. General

       (a) Authority of Marshal of the Supreme Court and Supreme 
     Court Police.--In accordance with regulations prescribed by 
     the Marshal of the Supreme Court and approved by the Chief 
     Justice of the United States, the Marshal and the Supreme 
     Court Police shall have authority--
       (1) to police the Supreme Court Building and grounds and 
     adjacent streets to protect individuals and property;
       (2) in any State, to protect--
       (A) the Chief Justice, any Associate Justice of the Supreme 
     Court, and any official guest of the Supreme Court; and
       (B) any officer or employee of the Supreme Court while that 
     officer or employee is performing official duties;
       (3) while performing duties necessary to carry out 
     paragraph (1) or (2), to make arrests for any violation of 
     federal or state law and any regulation under federal or 
     state law; and
       (4) to carry firearms as may be required while performing 
     duties under section 6102 of this title, this subchapter, and 
     subchapter IV.
       (b) Additional Requirements Related to Subsection (a)(2).--
       (1) Authorization to carry firearms.--Duties under 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) with respect to an official guest of the 
     Supreme Court in any State (other than the District of 
     Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) shall be authorized in 
     writing by the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice, if 
     those duties require the carrying of firearms under 
     subsection (a)(4).
       (2) Termination of authority.--The authority provided under 
     subsection (a)(2) expires on December 29, 2004.

     Sec. 6122. Designation of members of the Supreme Court Police

       Under the general supervision and direction of the Chief 
     Justice of the United States, the Marshal of the Supreme 
     Court may designate employees of the Supreme Court as members 
     of the Supreme Court Police, without additional compensation.

     Sec. 6123. Authority of Metropolitan Police of the District 
       of Columbia

       The Metropolitan Police of the District of Columbia may 
     make arrests within the Supreme Court Building and grounds 
     for a violation of federal or state law or any regulation 
     under federal or state law. This section does not authorize 
     the Metropolitan Police to enter the Supreme Court Building 
     to make an arrest in response to a complaint, serve a 
     warrant, or patrol the Supreme Court Building or grounds, 
     unless the Metropolitan Police have been requested to do so 
     by, or have received the consent of, the Marshal of the 
     Supreme Court or an assistant to the Marshal.

               SUBCHAPTER IV--PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES

     Sec. 6131. Public travel in Supreme Court grounds

       Public travel in, and occupancy of, the Supreme Court 
     grounds is restricted to the sidewalks and other paved 
     surfaces.

     Sec. 6132. Sale of articles, signs, and solicitation in 
       Supreme Court Building and grounds

       It is unlawful--
       (1) to offer or expose any article for sale in the Supreme 
     Court Building or grounds;
       (2) to display a sign, placard, or other form of 
     advertisement in the Building or grounds; or
       (3) to solicit fares, alms, subscriptions, or contributions 
     in the Building or grounds.

     Sec. 6133. Property in the Supreme Court Building and grounds

       It is unlawful to step or climb on, remove, or in any way 
     injure any statue, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or 
     architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf, in 
     the Supreme Court Building or grounds.

     Sec. 6134. Firearms, fireworks, speeches, and objectionable 
       language in the Supreme Court Building and grounds

       It is unlawful to discharge a firearm, firework or 
     explosive, set fire to a combustible, make a harangue or 
     oration, or utter loud, threatening, or abusive language in 
     the Supreme Court Building or grounds.

     Sec. 6135. Parades, assemblages, and display of flags in the 
       Supreme Court Building and grounds

       It is unlawful to parade, stand, or move in processions or 
     assemblages in the Supreme Court Building or grounds, or to 
     display in the Building and grounds a flag, banner, or device 
     designed or adapted to bring into public notice a party, 
     organization, or movement.

     Sec. 6136. Suspension of prohibitions against use of Supreme 
       Court grounds

       To allow the observance of authorized ceremonies in the 
     Supreme Court Building and grounds, the Marshal of the 
     Supreme Court may suspend for those occasions any of the 
     prohibitions contained in this subchapter as may be necessary 
     for the occasion if--
       (1) responsible officers have been appointed; and
       (2) the Marshal determines that adequate arrangements have 
     been made--
       (A) to maintain suitable order and decorum in the 
     proceedings; and
       (B) to protect the Supreme Court Building and grounds and 
     individuals and property in the Building and grounds.

     Sec. 6137. Penalties

       (a) In General.--An individual who violates this 
     subchapter, or a regulation prescribed under section 6102 of 
     this title, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned not 
     more than 60 days, or both.
       (b) Venue and Procedure.--Prosecution for a violation 
     described in subsection (a) shall be in the Superior Court of 
     the District of Columbia, on information by the United States 
     Attorney or an Assistant United States Attorney.
       (c) Offenses Involving Property Damage Over $100.--If 
     during the commission of a violation described in subsection 
     (a), public property is damaged in an amount exceeding $100, 
     the period of imprisonment for the offense may be not more 
     than five years.

CHAPTER 63--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, AND JOHN 
               F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Sec.
6301.  Definition.
6302.  Public use of grounds.
6303.  Unlawful activities.
6304.  Additional regulations.
6305.  Suspension of regulations.
6306.  Policing of buildings and grounds.
6307.  Penalties.

     Sec. 6301. Definition

       In this chapter, the term ``specified buildings and 
     grounds'' means--
       (1) Smithsonian institution.--The Smithsonian Institution 
     and its grounds, which include the following:
       (A) Smithsonian buildings and grounds on the national 
     mall.--The Smithsonian Building, the Arts and Industries 
     Building, the Freer Gallery of Art, the National Air and 
     Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, the 
     National Museum of American History, the National Museum of 
     the American Indian, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture 
     Garden, the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of 
     African Art, the S. Dillon Ripley Center, and all other 
     buildings of the Smithsonian Institution within the Mall, 
     including the entrance walks, unloading areas, and other 
     pertinent service roads and parking areas.
       (B) National zoological park.--The National Zoological Park 
     comprising all the buildings, streets, service roads, walks, 
     and other areas within the boundary fence of the National 
     Zoological Park in the District of Columbia and including the 
     public space between that fence and the face of the curb 
     lines of the adjacent city streets.
       (C) Other smithsonian buildings and grounds.--All other 
     buildings, service roads, walks, and other areas within the 
     exterior boundaries of any real estate or land or interest in 
     land (including temporary use) that the Smithsonian 
     Institution acquires and that the Secretary of the 
     Smithsonian Institution determines to be necessary for the 
     adequate protection of individuals or property in the 
     Smithsonian Institution and suitable for administration as a 
     part of the Smithsonian Institution.
       (2) National gallery of art.--The National Gallery of Art 
     and its grounds, which extend--
       (A) to the line of the face of the south curb of 
     Constitution Avenue Northwest, between Seventh Street 
     Northwest, and Fourth Street Northwest, to the line of the 
     face of the west curb of Fourth Street Northwest, between 
     Constitution Avenue Northwest, and Madison Drive Northwest; 
     to the line of the face of the north curb of Madison Drive 
     Northwest, between Fourth Street Northwest, and Seventh 
     Street Northwest; and to the line of the face of the east 
     curb of Seventh Street Northwest, between Madison Drive 
     Northwest, and Constitution Avenue Northwest;
       (B) to the line of the face of the south curb of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, between Fourth Street and 
     Third Street Northwest, to the line of the face of the west 
     curb of Third Street Northwest, between Pennsylvania Avenue 
     and Madison Drive Northwest, to the line of the face of the 
     north curb of Madison Drive Northwest, between Third Street 
     and Fourth Street Northwest, and to the line of the face of 
     the east curb of Fourth Street Northwest, between 
     Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Drive Northwest; and
       (C) to the line of the face of the south curb of 
     Constitution Avenue Northwest, between Ninth Street Northwest 
     and Seventh Street Northwest; to the line of the face of the 
     west curb of Seventh Street Northwest, between Constitution 
     Avenue Northwest and Madison Drive Northwest; to the line of 
     the face of the north curb of Madison Drive Northwest, 
     between Seventh Street Northwest and the line of the face of 
     the east side of the east retaining wall of the Ninth Street 
     Expressway Northwest; and to the line of the face of the east 
     side of the east retaining wall of the Ninth Street 
     Expressway Northwest, between Madison Drive Northwest and 
     Constitution Avenue Northwest.
       (3) John f. kennedy center for the performing arts.--The 
     John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which extends 
     to the line of the west face of the west retaining walls and 
     curbs of the Inner Loop Freeway on the east, the north face 
     of the north retaining walls and curbs of the Theodore 
     Roosevelt Bridge approaches on the south, the east face of 
     the east retaining walls and curbs of Rock Creek Parkway on 
     the west, and the south curbs of New Hampshire Avenue and F 
     Street on the north, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled ``Transfer of John F. Kennedy Center for the 
     Performing Arts'', numbered 844/82563 and dated April 20, 
     1994 (as amended by the map entitled ``Transfer of John F. 
     Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts'', numbered 844/82563A 
     and dated May 22, 1997), which shall be on file and available 
     for public inspection in the office of the National Capital 
     Region, National Park Service.

     Sec. 6302. Public use of grounds

       Public travel in, and occupancy of, the grounds specified 
     under section 6301 of this title are restricted to the 
     sidewalks and other paved surfaces, except in the National 
     Zoological Park.

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     Sec. 6303. Unlawful activities

       (a)  Displays and Solicitations.--It is unlawful for anyone 
     other than an authorized employee or concessionaire to carry 
     out any of the following activities within the specified 
     buildings and grounds:
       (1) Offer or expose any article for sale.
       (2) Display any sign, placard, or other form of 
     advertisement.
       (3) Solicit alms, subscriptions, or contributions.
       (b) Touching of, or Injuries to, Property.--It is unlawful 
     for anyone--
       (1) other than an authorized employee, to touch or handle 
     objects of art or scientific or historical objects on 
     exhibition within the specified buildings or grounds; or
       (2) to step or climb on, remove, or in any way injure any 
     object of art, exhibit (including an exhibit animal), 
     equipment, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or 
     architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf, 
     within the specified buildings or grounds.

     Sec. 6304. Additional regulations

       (a) Authority To Prescribe Additional Regulations.--In 
     addition to the restrictions and requirements specified in 
     sections 6302 and 6303 of this title, the Secretary of the 
     Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery 
     of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for 
     the Performing Arts may prescribe for their respective 
     agencies regulations necessary for--
       (1) the adequate protection of the specified buildings and 
     grounds and individuals and property in those buildings and 
     grounds; and
       (2) the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within 
     the specified buildings and grounds, including the control of 
     traffic and parking of vehicles in the National Zoological 
     Park and all other areas in the District of Columbia under 
     their control.
       (b) Publication in Federal Register.--A regulation 
     prescribed under this section shall be published in the 
     Federal Register and is not effective until the expiration of 
     10 days after the date of publication.

     Sec. 6305. Suspension of regulations

       To allow authorized services, training programs, and 
     ceremonies in the specified buildings and grounds, the 
     Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the Trustees of the 
     National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of the John F. 
     Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or their designees) 
     may suspend for their respective agencies any of the 
     prohibitions contained in sections 6302 and 6303 of this 
     title as may be necessary for the occasion or circumstance 
     if--
       (1) responsible officers have been appointed; and
       (2) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the 
     Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and the Trustees of 
     the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (or their 
     designees) determine that adequate arrangements have been 
     made--
       (A) to maintain suitable order and decorum in the 
     proceedings; and
       (B) to protect the specified buildings and grounds and 
     persons and property in those buildings and on those grounds.

     Sec. 6306. Policing of buildings and grounds

       (a) Designation of Employees as Special Police.--Subject to 
     section 5375 of title 5, the Secretary of the Smithsonian 
     Institution, the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, and 
     the Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing 
     Arts (or their designees) may designate employees of their 
     respective agencies as special police, without additional 
     compensation, for duty in connection with the policing of 
     their respective specified buildings and grounds.
       (b) Powers.--The employees designated as special police 
     under subsection (a)--
       (1) may, within the specified buildings and grounds, 
     enforce, and make arrests for violations of, sections 6302 
     and 6303 of this title, any regulation prescribed under 
     section 6304 of this title, federal or state law, or any 
     regulation prescribed under federal or state law; and
       (2) may enforce concurrently with the United States Park 
     Police the laws and regulations applicable to the National 
     Capital Parks, and may make arrests for violations of 
     sections 6302 and 6303 of this title, within the several 
     areas located within the exterior boundaries of the face of 
     the curb lines of the squares within which the specified 
     buildings and grounds are located.
       (c) Uniforms and Other Equipment.--The employees designated 
     as special police under subsection (a) may be provided, 
     without charge, with uniforms and other equipment as may be 
     necessary for the proper performance of their duties, 
     including badges, revolvers, and ammunition.

     Sec. 6307. Penalties

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Penalty.--A person violating section 6302 or 6303 of 
     this title, or a regulation prescribed under section 6304 of 
     this title, shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not 
     more than 60 days, or both.
       (2) Procedure.--Prosecution for an offense under this 
     subsection shall be in the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia, by information by the United States Attorney or an 
     Assistant United States Attorney.
       (b) Offenses Involving Property Damage Over $100.--
       (1) Penalty.--If in the commission of a violation described 
     in subsection (a), property is damaged in an amount exceeding 
     $100, the period of imprisonment for the offense may be not 
     more than five years.
       (2) Venue and procedure.--Prosecution of an offense under 
     this subsection shall be in the United States District Court 
     for the District of Columbia by indictment. Prosecution may 
     be on information by the United States Attorney or an 
     Assistant United States Attorney if the defendant, after 
     being advised of the nature of the charge and of rights of 
     the defendant, waives in open court prosecution by 
     indictment.

        CHAPTER 65--THURGOOD MARSHALL FEDERAL JUDICIARY BUILDING

Sec.
6501.  Definition.
6502.  Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building.
6503.  Commission for the Judiciary Office Building.
6504.  Lease of building.
6505.  Structural and mechanical care and security.
6506.  Allocation of space.
6507.  Account in Treasury.

     Sec. 6501. Definition

       In this chapter, the term ``Chief Justice'' means the Chief 
     Justice of the United States or the designee of the Chief 
     Justice, except that when there is a vacancy in the office of 
     the Chief Justice, the most senior associate justice of the 
     Supreme Court shall be deemed to be the Chief Justice for 
     purposes of this chapter until the vacancy is filled.

     Sec. 6502. Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

       (a) Establishment and Designation.--There is a Federal 
     Judiciary Building in Washington, D.C., known and designated 
     as the ``Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building''.
       (b) Title.--
       (1) Squares 721 and 722.--Title to squares 721 and 722 
     remains in the Federal Government.
       (2) Building.--Title to the Building and other improvements 
     constructed or otherwise made immediately reverts to the 
     Government at the expiration of not more than 30 years from 
     the effective date of the lease agreement referred to in 
     section 6504 of this title without payment of any 
     compensation by the Government.
       (c) Limitations.--
       (1) Size of building.--The Building (excluding parking 
     facilities) may not exceed 520,000 gross square feet in size 
     above the level of Columbia Plaza in the District of 
     Columbia.
       (2) Height of building.--The height of the Building and 
     other improvements shall be compatible with the height of 
     surrounding Government and historic buildings and conform to 
     the provisions of the Act of June 1, 1910 (ch. 263, 36 Stat. 
     452) (known as the Building Height Act of 1910).
       (3) Design.--The Building and other improvements shall--
       (A) be designed in harmony with historical and Government 
     buildings in the vicinity;
       (B) reflect the symbolic importance and historic character 
     of the United States Capitol and other buildings on the 
     United States Capitol Grounds; and
       (C) represent the dignity and stability of the Government.
       (d) Approval of Chief Justice.--All final decisions 
     regarding architectural design of the Building are subject to 
     the approval of the Chief Justice.
       (e) Chilled Water and Steam From Capitol Power Plant.--If 
     the Building is connected with the Capitol Power Plant, the 
     Architect of the Capitol shall furnish chilled water and 
     steam from the Plant to the Building on a reimbursable basis.
       (f) Construction Standards.--The Building and other 
     improvements constructed under this chapter shall meet all 
     standards applicable to construction of a federal building.
       (g) Accounting System.--The Architect shall maintain an 
     accounting system for operation and maintenance of the 
     Building and other improvements which will allow accurate 
     projections of the dates and cost of major repairs, 
     improvements, reconstructions, and replacements of the 
     Building and improvements and other capital expenditures on 
     the Building and improvements.
       (h) Nonapplicability of Certain Laws.--
       (1) Building codes, permits, or inspection.--The Building 
     is not subject to any law of the District of Columbia 
     relating to building codes, permits, or inspection, including 
     any such law enacted by Congress.
       (2) Taxes.--The Building and other improvements constructed 
     under this chapter are not subject to any law of the District 
     of Columbia relating to real estate and personal property 
     taxes, special assessments, or other taxes, including any 
     such law enacted by Congress.

     Sec. 6503. Commission for the Judiciary Office Building

       (a) Establishment and Membership.--There is a Commission 
     for the Judiciary Office Building, composed of the following 
     13 members or their designees:
       (1) Two individuals appointed by the Chief Justice from 
     among justices of the Supreme Court and other judges of the 
     United States.
       (2) The members of the House Office Building Commission.
       (3) The majority leader and minority leader of the Senate.
       (4) The Chairman and the ranking minority member of the 
     Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
       (5) The Chairman and the ranking minority member of the 
     Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       (6) The Chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (b) Quorum.--Seven members of the Commission is a quorum.
       (c) Duties.--The Commission is responsible for the 
     supervision of the design, construction, operation, 
     maintenance, structural, mechanical, and domestic care, and 
     security of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. 
     The Commission shall prescribe regulations to govern the 
     actions of the Architect of the Capitol under

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     this chapter and to govern the use and occupancy of all space 
     in the Building.

     Sec. 6504. Lease of building

       (a) Lease Agreement.--Under an agreement with the person 
     selected to construct the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary 
     Building, the Architect of the Capitol shall lease the 
     Building to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
       (b) Minimum Requirements of Lease Agreement.--The agreement 
     includes at a minimum the following:
       (1) Limit on length of lease.--The Architect will lease the 
     Building and other improvements for not more than 30 years 
     from the effective date of the agreement.
       (2) Rental rate.--The rental rate per square foot of 
     occupiable space for all space in the Building and other 
     improvements will be in the best interest of the Federal 
     Government and will carry out the objectives of this chapter. 
     The aggregate rental rate for all space in the Building and 
     other improvements shall produce an amount at least equal to 
     the amount necessary to amortize the cost of development of 
     squares 721 and 722 in the District of Columbia over the life 
     of the lease.
       (3) Authority to make space available and sublease space.--
     The Architect may make space available and sublease space in 
     the Building and other improvements in accordance with 
     section 6506 of this title.
       (4) Other terms and conditions.--The agreement contains 
     terms and conditions the Architect prescribes to carry out 
     the objectives of this chapter.
       (c) Obligation of Amounts.--Obligation of amounts for lease 
     payments under this section may only be made--
       (1) on an annual basis; and
       (2) from the account described in section 6507 of this 
     title.

     Sec. 6505. Structural and mechanical care and security

       (a) Structural and Mechanical Care.--The Architect of the 
     Capitol, under the direction of the Commission for the 
     Judiciary Office Building--
       (1) is responsible for the structural and mechanical care 
     and maintenance of the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary 
     Building and improvements, including the care and maintenance 
     of the grounds of the Building, in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as for the structural and mechanical care and 
     maintenance of the Supreme Court Building under section 6111 
     of this title; and
       (2) shall perform all other duties and work required for 
     the operation and domestic care of the Building and 
     improvements.
       (b) Security.--
       (1) Capitol police.--The United States Capitol Police--
       (A) are responsible for all exterior security of the 
     Building and other improvements constructed under this 
     chapter; and
       (B) may police the Building and other improvements, 
     including the interior and exterior, and may make arrests 
     within the interior and exterior of the Building and other 
     improvements for any violation of federal or state law or the 
     laws of the District of Columbia, or any regulation 
     prescribed under any of those laws.
       (2) Marshal of the supreme court.--This chapter does not 
     interfere with the obligation of the Marshal of the Supreme 
     Court to protect justices, officers, employees, or other 
     personnel of the Supreme Court who may occupy the Building 
     and other improvements.
       (3) Reimbursement.--The Architect shall transfer from the 
     account described in section 6507 of this title amounts 
     necessary to reimburse the United States Capitol Police for 
     expenses incurred in providing exterior security under this 
     subsection. The Capitol Police may accept amounts the 
     Architect transfers under this paragraph. Those amounts shall 
     be credited to the appropriation account charged by the 
     Capitol Police in carrying out security duties.

     Sec. 6506. Allocation of space

       (a) Priority.--
       (1) Judicial branch.--Subject to this section, the 
     Architect of the Capitol shall make available to the judicial 
     branch of the Federal Government all space in the Thurgood 
     Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and other improvements 
     constructed under this chapter. The space shall be made 
     available on a reimbursable basis and substantially in 
     accordance with the report referred to in section 3(b)(1) of 
     the Judiciary Office Building Development Act (Public Law 
     100-480, 102 Stat. 2330).
       (2) Other federal governmental entities.--The Architect may 
     make available to federal governmental entities which are not 
     part of the judicial branch and which are not staff of 
     Members of Congress or congressional committees any space in 
     the Building and other improvements that the Chief Justice 
     decides is not needed by the judicial branch. The space shall 
     be made available on a reimbursable basis.
       (3) Other persons.--If any space remains, the Architect may 
     sublease it pursuant to subsection (e), under the direction 
     of the Commission for the Judiciary Office Building, to any 
     person.
       (b) Space for Judicial Branch and Other Federal 
     Governmental Entities.--Space made available under subsection 
     (a)(1) or (2) is subject to--
       (1) terms and conditions necessary to carry out the 
     objectives of this chapter; and
       (2) reimbursement at the rate established under section 
     6504(b)(2) of this title plus an amount necessary to pay each 
     year for the cost of administering the Building and other 
     improvements (including the cost of operation, maintenance, 
     rehabilitation, security, and structural, mechanical, and 
     domestic care) that is attributable to the space, with the 
     amount to be determined by the Architect and--
       (A) in the case of the judicial branch, the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts; or
       (B) in the case of any federal governmental entity not a 
     part of the judicial branch, the entity.
       (c) Space for Judicial Branch.--
       (1) Assignment of space within judicial branch.--The 
     Director may assign space made available to the judicial 
     branch under subsection (a)(1) among offices of the judicial 
     branch as the Director considers appropriate.
       (2) Vacating occupied space.--When the Chief Justice 
     notifies the Architect that the judicial branch requires 
     additional space in the Building and other improvements, the 
     Architect shall accommodate those requirements within 90 days 
     after the date of the notification, except that if the space 
     was made available to the Administrator of General Services, 
     it shall be vacated expeditiously by not later than a date 
     the Chief Justice and the Administrator agree on.
       (3) Unoccupied space.--The Chief Justice has the right of 
     first refusal to use unoccupied space in the Building to meet 
     the needs of the judicial branch.
       (d) Lease by Architect.--
       (1) Authority to lease.--Subject to approval by the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, the House Office Building Commission, and the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
     Architect may lease and occupy not more than 75,000 square 
     feet of space in the Building.
       (2) Payments.--Payments under the lease shall be made on 
     vouchers the Architect approves. Necessary amounts may be 
     appropriated--
       (A) to the Architect to carry out this subsection, 
     including amounts for acquiring and installing furniture and 
     furnishings; and
       (B) to the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate to plan for, 
     acquire, and install telecommunications equipment and 
     services for the Architect with respect to space leased under 
     this subsection.
       (e) Subleased Space.--
       (1) Rental rate.--Space subleased by the Architect under 
     subsection (a)(3) is subject to reimbursement at a rate which 
     is comparable to prevailing rental rates for similar 
     facilities in the area but not less than the rate established 
     under section 6504(b)(2) of this title plus an amount the 
     Architect and the person subleasing the space agree is 
     necessary to pay each year for the cost of administering the 
     Building (including the cost of operation, maintenance, 
     rehabilitation, security, and structural, mechanical, and 
     domestic care) that is attributable to the space.
       (2) Limitation.--A sublease under subsection (a)(3) must be 
     compatible with the dignity and functions of the judicial 
     branch offices housed in the Building and must not unduly 
     interfere with the activities and operations of the judicial 
     branch agencies housed in the Building. Sections 5104(c) and 
     5108 of this title do not apply to any space in the Building 
     and other improvements subleased to a non-Government tenant 
     under subsection (a)(3).
       (3) Collection of rent.--The Architect shall collect rent 
     for space subleased under subsection (a)(3).
       (f) Deposit of Rent and Reimbursements.--Amounts received 
     under subsection (a)(3) (including lease payments and 
     reimbursements) shall be deposited in the account described 
     in section 6507 of this title.

     Sec. 6507. Account in Treasury

       (a) Establishment and Contents of Separate Account.--There 
     is a separate account in the Treasury. The account includes 
     all amounts deposited in the account under section 6506(f) of 
     this title and amounts appropriated to the account. However, 
     the appropriated amounts may not be more than $2,000,000.
       (b) Use of Amounts.--Amounts in the account are available 
     to the Architect of the Capitol--
       (1) for paying expenses for structural, mechanical, and 
     domestic care, maintenance, operation, and utilities of the 
     Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and other 
     improvements constructed under this chapter;
       (2) for reimbursing the United States Capitol Police for 
     expenses incurred in providing exterior security for the 
     Building and other improvements;
       (3) for making lease payments under section 6504 of this 
     title; and
       (4) for necessary personnel (including consultants).

              CHAPTER 67--PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT

SUBCHAPTER I--TRANSFER AND ASSIGMENT OF RIGHTS, AUTHORITIES, TITLE, AND 
                               INTERESTS

Sec.
6701.  Transfer of rights and authorities of Pennsylvania Avenue 
              Development Corporation.
6702.  Transfer and assignment of rights, title, and interests in 
              property.

             SUBCHAPTER II--PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT

6711.  Definition.
6712.  Powers of other agencies and instrumentalities in the 
              development area.
6713.  Certification of new construction.
6714.  Relocation services.
6715.  Coordination with District of Columbia.
6716.  Reports.

              SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT

6731.  Definitions.
6732.  Federal Triangle development area.
6733.  Federal Triangle property.
6734.  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

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SUBCHAPTER I--TRANSFER AND ASSIGMENT OF RIGHTS, AUTHORITIES, TITLE, AND 
                               INTERESTS

     Sec. 6701. Transfer of rights and authorities of Pennsylvania 
       Avenue Development Corporation

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of General Services--
       (1) may make and perform transactions with an agency or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government, a State, the 
     District of Columbia, or any person as necessary to carry out 
     the trade center plan at the Federal Triangle Project; and
       (2) has all the rights and authorities of the former 
     Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation with regard to 
     property transferred from the Corporation to the General 
     Services Administration in fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Use of Amounts and Income.--
       (1) Activities associated with transferred 
     responsibilities.--The Administrator may use amounts 
     transferred from the Corporation or income earned on 
     Corporation property for activities associated with carrying 
     out the responsibilities of the Corporation transferred to 
     the Administrator. Any income earned after October 1, 1998, 
     shall be deposited to the Federal Buildings Fund to be 
     available for the purposes authorized under this subchapter, 
     notwithstanding section 592(c)(1) of this title.
       (2) Excess amounts or income.--Any amounts or income the 
     Administrator considers excess to the amount needed to 
     fulfill the responsibilities of the Corporation transferred 
     to the Administrator shall be applied to any outstanding 
     debt the Corporation incurred when acquiring real estate, 
     except debt associated with the Ronald Reagan Building and 
     International Trade Center.
       (c) Payment to District of Columbia.--With respect to real 
     property transferred from the Corporation to the 
     Administrator under section 6702 of this title, the 
     Administrator shall pay to the District of Columbia 
     government, in the same way as previously paid by the 
     Corporation, an amount equal to the amount of real property 
     tax which would have been payable to the government beginning 
     on the date the Corporation acquired the real property if 
     legal title to the property had been held by a private 
     citizen on that date and during all periods to which that 
     date relates.

     Sec. 6702. Transfer and assignment of rights, title, and 
       interests in property

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Leases, covenants, agreements, and easements.--As 
     provided in this section, the General Services 
     Administration, the National Capital Planning Commission, and 
     the National Park Service have the rights, title, and 
     interest of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 
     in and to all leases, covenants, agreements, and easements 
     the Corporation executed before April 1, 1996, in carrying 
     out its powers and duties under the Pennsylvania Avenue 
     Development Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-578, 86 
     Stat. 1266) and the Federal Triangle Development Act (Public 
     Law 100-113, 101 Stat. 735).
       (2) Property.--The Administration has the rights, title, 
     and interest of the Corporation in and to all property held 
     in the name of the Corporation, except as provided in 
     subsection (c).
       (b) General Services Administration.--
       (1) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the 
     Corporation transferred to the Administration under 
     subsection (a) include--
       (A) the collection of revenue owed the Federal Government 
     as a result of real estate sales or lease agreements made by 
     the Corporation and private parties, including--
       (i) the Willard Hotel property on Square 225;
       (ii) the Gallery Row project on Square 457;
       (iii) the Lansburgh's project on Square 431; and
       (iv) the Market Square North project on Square 407;
       (B) the collection of sale or lease revenue owed the 
     Government from the sale or lease before April 1, 1996, of 
     two undeveloped sites owned by the Corporation on Squares 457 
     and 406;
       (C) the application of collected revenue to repay Treasury 
     debt the Corporation incurred when acquiring real estate;
       (D) performing financial audits for projects in which the 
     Corporation has actual or potential revenue expectation, as 
     identified in subparagraphs (A) and (B), in accordance with 
     procedures described in applicable sale or lease agreements;
       (E) the disposition of real estate properties which are or 
     become available for sale and lease or other uses;
       (F) payment of benefits in accordance with the Uniform 
     Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies 
     Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) to which persons in the 
     project area squares are entitled as a result of the 
     Corporation's acquisition of real estate; and
       (G) carrying out the responsibilities of the Corporation 
     under subchapter III and the Federal Triangle Development Act 
     (Public Law 100-113, 101 Stat. 735), including 
     responsibilities for managing assets and liabilities of the 
     Corporation under subchapter III and the Act.
       (2) Powers.--In carrying out the responsibilities of the 
     Corporation transferred under this section, the Administrator 
     of General Services may--
       (A) acquire land, improvements, and property by purchase, 
     lease or exchange, and sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of 
     any property, as necessary to complete the development plan 
     developed under section 5 of the Pennsylvania Avenue 
     Development Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-578, 86 
     Stat. 1269) if a notice of intention to carry out the 
     acquisition or disposal is first transmitted to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and at least 60 days elapse 
     after the date of the transmission;
       (B) modify the plan referred to in subparagraph (A) if the 
     modification is first transmitted to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and at least 60 days elapse 
     after the date of the transmission;
       (C) maintain any existing Corporation insurance programs;
       (D) make and perform transactions with an agency or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government, a State, the 
     District of Columbia, or any person as necessary to carry out 
     the responsibilities of the Corporation under subchapter III 
     and the Federal Triangle Development Act (Public Law 100-113, 
     101 Stat. 735);
       (E) request the Council of the District of Columbia to 
     close any alleys necessary for the completion of development 
     in Square 457; and
       (F) use all of the amount transferred from the Corporation 
     or income earned on Corporation property to complete any 
     pending development projects.
       (c) National Park Service.--
       (1) Property.--The National Park Service has the right, 
     title, and interest in and to the property located in the 
     Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, including the 
     parks, plazas, sidewalks, special lighting, trees, sculpture, 
     and memorials, depicted on a map entitled ``Pennsylvania 
     Avenue National Historic Park'', dated June 1, 1995, and 
     numbered 840-82441. The map shall be on file and available 
     for public inspection in the offices of the Service.
       (2) Responsibilities.--The Service is responsible for 
     management, administration, maintenance, law enforcement, 
     visitor services, resource protection, interpretation, and 
     historic preservation at the Site.
       (3) Special events, festivals, concerts, or programs.--The 
     Service may--
       (A) make transactions with an agency or instrumentality of 
     the Government, a State, the District of Columbia, or any 
     person as considered necessary or appropriate for the conduct 
     of special events, festivals, concerts, or other art and 
     cultural programs at the Site; or
       (B) establish a nonprofit foundation to solicit amounts for 
     those activities.
       (4) Jurisdiction of district of columbia.--Jurisdiction of 
     Pennsylvania Avenue and all other roadways from curb to curb 
     remains with the District of Columbia but vendors are not 
     permitted to occupy street space except during temporary 
     special events.
       (d) National Capital Planning Commission.--The National 
     Capital Planning Commission is responsible for ensuring that 
     development in the Pennsylvania Avenue area is carried out in 
     accordance with the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Plan--1974.

             SUBCHAPTER II--PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE DEVELOPMENT

     Sec. 6711. Definition

       In this subchapter, the term ``development area'' means the 
     area to be developed, maintained, and used in accordance with 
     this subchapter and the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-578, 86 Stat. 1266) 
     and is the area bounded as follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southwest corner of the 
     intersection of Fifteenth Street and E Street Northwest;
       thence proceeding east along the southern side of E Street 
     to the southwest corner of the intersection of Thirteenth 
     Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest;
       thence southeast along the southern side of Pennsylvania 
     Avenue to a point being the southeast corner of the 
     intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Third Street 
     Northwest;
       thence north along the eastern side of Third Street to the 
     northeast corner of the intersection of C Street and Third 
     Street Northwest;
       thence west along the northern side of C Street to the 
     northeast corner of the intersection of C Street and Sixth 
     Street Northwest;
       thence north along the eastern side of Sixth Street to the 
     northeast corner of the intersection of E Street and Sixth 
     Street Northwest;
       thence west along the northern side of E Street to the 
     northeast corner of the intersection of E Street and Seventh 
     Street Northwest;
       thence north along the eastern side of Seventh Street to 
     the northeast corner of the intersection of Seventh Street 
     and F Street Northwest;
       thence west along the northern side of F Street to the 
     northwest corner of the intersection of F Street and Ninth 
     Street Northwest;
       thence south along the western side of Ninth Street to the 
     northwest corner of the intersection of Ninth Street and E 
     Street Northwest;
       thence west along the northern side of E Street to the 
     northeast corner of the intersection of E Street and 
     Thirteenth Street Northwest;
       thence north along the eastern side of Thirteenth Street to 
     the northeast corner of the intersection of F Street and 
     Thirteenth Street Northwest;
       thence west along the northern side of F Street to the 
     northwest corner of the intersection of F Street and 
     Fifteenth Street Northwest;
       thence north along the western side of Fifteenth Street to 
     the northwest corner of the intersection of Pennsylvania 
     Avenue and Fifteenth Street Northwest;
       thence west along the southern side of Pennsylvania Avenue 
     to the southeast corner of the intersection of Pennsylvania 
     Avenue and East Executive Avenue Northwest;
       thence south along the eastern side of East Executive 
     Avenue to the intersection of South Executive Place and E 
     Street Northwest;
       thence east along the southern side of E Street to the 
     point of beginning.

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     Sec. 6712. Powers of other agencies and instrumentalities in 
       the development area

       This subchapter and the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-578, 86 Stat. 1266) do 
     not preclude other agencies or instrumentalities of the 
     Federal Government or of the District of Columbia from 
     exercising any lawful powers in the development area 
     consistent with the development plan described in section 
     5(a) of the Act (86 Stat. 1269) or the provisions and 
     purposes of this subchapter and the Act. However, the agency 
     or instrumentality shall not release, modify, or depart from 
     any feature or detail of the development plan without the 
     prior approval of the Administrator of General Services.

     Sec. 6713. Certification of new construction

       New construction (including substantial remodeling, 
     conversion, rebuilding, enlargement, extension, or major 
     structural improvement of existing building, but not 
     including ordinary maintenance or remodeling or changes 
     necessary to continue occupancy) shall not be authorized or 
     conducted within the development area except on prior 
     certification by the Administrator of General Services that 
     the construction is, or may reasonably be expected to be, 
     consistent with the carrying out of the development plan 
     described in section 5(a) of the Pennsylvania Avenue 
     Development Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-578, 86 
     Stat. 1269).

     Sec. 6714. Relocation services

       (a) Use of District of Columbia Government.--The 
     Administrator of General Services may use the services of the 
     District of Columbia government in the administration of a 
     relocation program pursuant to the Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 
     (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.). The Administrator shall reimburse 
     the government for the cost of the services.
       (b) Coordination of Relocation Programs.--All relocation 
     services performed by or on behalf of the Administrator shall 
     be coordinated with the District of Columbia's central 
     relocation programs.
       (c) Preferential Rights of Displaced Owners and Tenants.--
     An owner or tenant of real property whose residence or 
     business is terminated as a result of acquisitions made 
     pursuant to this subchapter or the Pennsylvania Avenue 
     Development Corporation Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-578, 86 
     Stat. 1266) shall be granted a preferential right to lease or 
     purchase from the Administrator similar real property as may 
     become available for a similar use. The preferential right is 
     limited to the parties in interest and is not transferable or 
     assignable.

     Sec. 6715. Coordination with District of Columbia

       (a) Local Needs, Initiative, and Participation.--In 
     carrying out the purposes of this subchapter and the 
     Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 
     (Public Law 92-578, 86 Stat. 1266), the Administrator of 
     General Services shall--
       (1) consult and cooperate with District of Columbia 
     officials and community leaders at the earliest practicable 
     time;
       (2) give primary consideration to local needs and desires 
     and to local and regional goals and policies as expressed in 
     urban renewal, community renewal, and comprehensive land use 
     plans and regional plans; and
       (3) foster local initiative and participation in connection 
     with the planning and development of projects.
       (b) Compliance With Local Requirements.--To the extent the 
     Administrator constructs, rehabilitates, alters, or improves 
     any project under this subchapter, the Administrator shall 
     comply with all District of Columbia laws, ordinances, codes, 
     and regulations. Section 8722(d) of this title applies to all 
     construction, rehabilitation, alteration, and improvement of 
     all buildings by the Administrator under this subchapter. 
     Construction, rehabilitation, alteration, and improvement of 
     any project by non-Federal Government sources is subject to 
     the District of Columbia Official Code and zoning 
     regulations.

     Sec. 6716. Reports

       (a) Reports to President and Congress.--The Administrator 
     of General Services shall transmit comprehensive and detailed 
     reports of the Administrator's operations, activities, and 
     accomplishments under this subchapter to the President and 
     Congress. The Administrator shall transmit a report to the 
     President each January and to the President and Congress at 
     other times that the Administrator considers desirable.
       (b) Protection and Enhancement of Significant Historic and 
     Architectural Values.--A report under subsection (a) shall 
     include a detailed discussion of the actions the 
     Administrator has taken in the reporting period to protect 
     and enhance the significant historic and architectural values 
     of structures within the boundaries of the Administrator's 
     jurisdiction under this subchapter and shall indicate similar 
     actions the Administrator plans to take and issues the 
     Administrator anticipates dealing with during the upcoming 
     fiscal year related to historic and architectural 
     preservation. The report shall indicate the degree to which 
     public concern has been considered and incorporated into 
     decisions the Administrator made relative to historic and 
     architectural preservation.

              SUBCHAPTER III--FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT

     Sec. 6731. Definitions

       In this subchapter--
       (1) Federal triangle development area.--The term ``Federal 
     Triangle development area'' means the area bounded as 
     follows:
       Beginning at a point on the southwest corner of the 
     intersection of Fourteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue 
     (formerly E Street), Northwest;
       thence south along the western side of Fourteenth Street to 
     the northwest corner of the intersection of Fourteenth Street 
     and Constitution Avenue, Northwest;
       thence east along the northern side of Constitution Avenue 
     to the northeast corner of the intersection of Twelfth Street 
     and Constitution Avenue, Northwest;
       thence north along the eastern side of Twelfth Street and 
     Constitution Avenue, Northwest;
       thence north along the eastern side of Twelfth Street to 
     the southeast corner of the intersection of Twelfth Street 
     and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest;
       thence west along the southern side of Pennsylvania Avenue 
     to the point of beginning.
       (2) Federal triangle property.--The term ``Federal Triangle 
     property'' means--
       (A) the property owned by the Federal Government in the 
     District of Columbia, known as the ``Great Plaza'' site, 
     which consists of squares 256, 257, 258, parts of squares 259 
     and 260, and adjacent closed rights-of-way as shown on plate 
     IV of the King Plats of 1803 located in the Office of the 
     Surveyor of the District of Columbia; and
       (B) except for purposes of section 6733(a) of this title, 
     any property the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 
     acquired under section 3(b) of the Federal Triangle 
     Development Act (Public Law 100-113, 101 Stat. 736).

     Sec. 6732. Federal Triangle development area

       The Federal Triangle development area is deemed to be part 
     of the development area described in section 6711 of this 
     title. The Administrator of General Services has the same 
     authority over the Federal Triangle development area as over 
     the development area described in section 6711.

     Sec. 6733. Federal Triangle property

       (a) Title.--Title to the Federal Triangle property reverts 
     to the Administrator of General Services not later than the 
     date on which ownership of the Ronald Reagan Building and 
     International Trade Center vests in the Federal Government.
       (b) Nonapplicability of Certain Laws.--
       (1) Building permits and inspection.--For purposes of 
     development of the Federal Triangle property, the person 
     selected to develop the property is not subject to any state 
     or local law relating to building permits and inspection.
       (2) Taxes and assessments.--The property and improvements 
     to the property are not subject to real and personal property 
     taxation or to special assessments.

     Sec. 6734. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade 
       Center

       (a) Establishment and Designation.--The building 
     constructed on the Federal Triangle property shall be known 
     and designated as the Ronald Reagan Building and 
     International Trade Center.
       (b) Title.--The person selected to develop the Federal 
     Triangle property may own the Building for not more than 35 
     years from the date construction of the Building began. The 
     title to the Building shall be in the Administrator of 
     General Services from the date title to the Federal Triangle 
     property reverts to the Administrator.
       (c) Limitations.--
       (1) Size of building.--The Building (including parking 
     facilities) may not exceed 3,100,000 gross square feet in 
     size.
       (2) Height of building.--The height of the Building shall 
     be compatible with the height of surrounding Federal 
     Government buildings.
       (3) Design.--The Building shall--
       (A) be designed in harmony with historical and Government 
     buildings in the vicinity;
       (B) reflect the symbolic importance and historic character 
     of Pennsylvania Avenue and the Nation's Capital; and
       (C) represent the dignity and stability of the Government.
       (d) Construction Standards.--The Building shall meet all 
     standards applicable to construction of a federal building.
       (e) Accounting System.--The Administrator shall maintain an 
     accounting system for operation and maintenance of the 
     Building which will allow accurate projections of the dates 
     and cost of major repairs, improvements, reconstructions, and 
     replacements of the Building and other capital expenditures 
     on the Building. The Administrator shall act as necessary to 
     ensure that amounts are available to cover the projected cost 
     and expenditures.
       (f) Lease of Building.--
       (1) Lease agreement.--Under an agreement with the person 
     selected to construct the Ronald Reagan Building and 
     International Trade Center, the Administrator shall lease the 
     Building for federal office space and the international 
     cultural and trade center space.
       (2) Minimum requirements of lease agreement.--The agreement 
     includes at a minimum the following:
       (A) Limit on length of lease.--The Administrator will lease 
     the Building for the period of time that the person selected 
     to construct the Building owns the Building.
       (B) Rental rate.--The rental rate per square foot of 
     occupiable space for all space in the Building will be in the 
     best interest of the Government and will carry out the 
     objectives of this subchapter and the Federal Triangle 
     Development Act (Public Law 100-113, 101 Stat. 735). The 
     aggregate rental rate for all space in the Building shall 
     produce an amount at least equal to the amount necessary to 
     amortize the cost of development of the Federal Triangle 
     property over the life of the lease.
       (C) Obligation of amounts.--Obligation of amounts from the 
     Federal Building Fund shall only be made on an annual basis 
     to meet lease payments.
       (3) Authorization to obligate amounts.--Amounts may be 
     obligated as described in paragraph (2)(C).

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                CHAPTER 69--UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT

                  SUBCHAPTER I--UNION STATION COMPLEX

Sec.
6901.  Definition.
6902.  Assignment of right, title, and interest in the Union Station 
              complex to the Secretary of Transportation.
6903.  Agreements and contracts.
6904.  Acquisition, maintenance, and use of property.
6905.  Service on board of directors of Union Station Redevelopment 
              Corporation.
6906.  Union Station Fund.
6907.  Use of other appropriated amounts.
6908.  Parking facility.
6909.  Supplying steam or chilled water to Union Station complex.
6910.  Authorization of appropriations.

     SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL VISITOR FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION

6921.  Establishment, composition, and meetings.
6922.  Duties.
6923.  Compensation and expenses.
6924.  Reports and recommendations.

                  SUBCHAPTER I--UNION STATION COMPLEX

     Sec. 6901. Definition

       In this subchapter, the term ``Union Station complex'' 
     means real property, air rights, and improvements the 
     Secretary of the Interior leased under sections 101-110 of 
     the National Visitors Center Facilities Act of 1968 
     (Public Law 90-264, 82 Stat. 43) and property acquired and 
     improvements made in accordance with this subchapter.

     Sec. 6902. Assignment of right, title, and interest in the 
       Union Station complex to the Secretary of Transportation

       The Secretary of Transportation has the right, title, and 
     interest in and to the Union Station complex, including all 
     agreements and leases made under sections 101-110 of the 
     National Visitors Center Facilities Act of 1968 (Public Law 
     90-264, 82 Stat. 43). To the extent the Secretary of 
     Transportation and the Secretary of the Interior agree, the 
     Secretary of the Interior may lease space for visitor 
     services.

     Sec. 6903. Agreements and contracts

       The Secretary of Transportation may make agreements and 
     contracts, except an agreement or contract to sell property 
     rights at the Union Station complex, with a person, a 
     federal, regional, or local agency, or the Architect of the 
     Capitol that the Secretary considers necessary or desirable 
     to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

     Sec. 6904. Acquisition, maintenance, and use of property

       (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     acquire for the Federal Government an interest in real 
     property (including easements or reservations) and any other 
     property interest (including contract rights) in or relating 
     or adjacent to the Union Station complex that the Secretary 
     considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
     subchapter.
       (b) Maintenance and Use.--The Secretary may maintain, use, 
     operate, manage, and lease, either directly, by contract, or 
     through development agreements, any property interest the 
     Secretary holds or acquires for the Government under this 
     subchapter in the manner and subject to the terms, 
     conditions, covenants, and easements that the Secretary 
     considers necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of 
     this subchapter.

     Sec. 6905. Service on board of directors of Union Station 
       Redevelopment Corporation

       To further the rehabilitation, redevelopment, and operation 
     of the Union Station complex, the Secretary of Transportation 
     and the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration 
     may serve as ex officio members of the board of directors of 
     the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation.

     Sec. 6906. Union Station Fund

       (a) Establishment.--There is a special deposit account in 
     the Treasury known as the ``Union Station Fund'', which shall 
     be administered as a revolving fund.
       (b) Content.--The account shall be credited with receipts 
     of the Secretary of Transportation from activities authorized 
     by this subchapter.
       (c) Use of Amounts.--The Secretary may use income and 
     proceeds received from activities authorized by this 
     subchapter, including operating and leasing income and 
     payments made to the Federal Government under development 
     agreements, to pay expenses the Secretary incurs in carrying 
     out the purposes of this subchapter, including construction, 
     acquisition, leasing, operation, and maintenance expenses and 
     payments made to developers under development agreements.
       (d) Availability of Amounts.--The balance in the account is 
     available in amounts specified in annual appropriation laws 
     for making expenditures authorized by this subchapter.

     Sec. 6907. Use of other appropriated amounts

       (a) Waiver of Cost Sharing Requirement.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation may use amounts appropriated under section 
     24909(a)(2)(A) of title 49 to carry out the purposes of this 
     subchapter.
       (b) Ban on Using Amounts for Heliport.--Amounts 
     appropriated under section 24909 of title 49 may not be used 
     for design, construction, or operation of a heliport at or 
     near Union Station.

     Sec. 6908. Parking facility

       (a) Title.--The Federal Government has the right, title, 
     and interest in and to the parking facility at Union Station.
       (b) Fees.--The rate of fees charged for use of the facility 
     may exceed the rate required for maintenance and operation of 
     the facility. The rate shall be established in a manner that 
     encourages use of the facility by rail passengers and 
     participants in activities in the Union Station complex and 
     area.

     Sec. 6909. Supplying steam or chilled water to Union Station 
       complex

       The Architect of the Capitol may make agreements with the 
     Secretary of Transportation to furnish steam, chilled water, 
     or both from the Capitol Power Plant to the Union Station 
     complex, at no expense to the legislative branch.

     Sec. 6910. Authorization of appropriations

       Amounts necessary to meet lease and other obligations, 
     including maintenance requirements, incurred by the Secretary 
     of the Interior and assigned to the Secretary of 
     Transportation under this subchapter may be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Transportation.

     SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL VISITOR FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION

     Sec. 6921. Establishment, composition, and meetings

       (a) Establishment.--There is a National Visitor Facilities 
     Advisory Commission.
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) Membership.--The Commission is composed of--
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior;
       (B) the Administrator of General Services;
       (C) the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;
       (D) the Chairman of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission;
       (E) the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts;
       (F) six Members of the Senate, three from each party, to be 
     appointed by the President of the Senate;
       (G) six Members of the House of Representatives, three from 
     each party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (H) three individuals appointed by the President, at least 
     two of whom shall not be officers of the Federal Government, 
     and one member of whom shall be a representative of the 
     District of Columbia government.
       (2) Chairman.--The Secretary of the Interior serves as the 
     Chairman of the Commission.
       (3) Service of non-federal members.--Non-federal members 
     serve at the pleasure of the President.
       (c) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     Chairman.

     Sec. 6922. Duties

       (a) In General.--The National Visitor Facilities Advisory 
     Commission shall--
       (1) conduct continuing investigations and studies of sites 
     and plans to provide additional facilities and services for 
     visitors and students coming to the Nation's Capital; and
       (2) advise the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Administrator of General Services on the planning, 
     construction, acquisition, and operation of those visitor 
     facilities.
       (b) Staff and Facilities.--The Director of the National 
     Park Service, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 
     provide the necessary staff and facilities to assist the 
     Commission in carrying out its duties under this subchapter.

     Sec. 6923. Compensation and expenses

       Members of the National Visitor Facilities Advisory 
     Commission who are not officers or employees of the Federal 
     Government or the government of the District of Columbia are 
     entitled to receive compensation under section 3109 of title 
     5 and expenses under section 5703 of title 5.

     Sec. 6924. Reports and recommendations

       The National Visitor Facilities Advisory Commission shall 
     report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator 
     of General Services the results of its studies and 
     investigations. A report recommending additional 
     facilities for visitors shall include the Commission's 
     recommendations as to sites for the facilities to be 
     provided, preliminary plans, specifications, and 
     architectural drawings for the facilities, and the 
     estimated cost of the recommended sites and facilities.

    PART D--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND PARKS IN THE DISTRICT OF 
                                COLUMBIA

                       CHAPTER 81--ADMINISTRATIVE

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

Sec.
8101.  Supervision of public buildings and grounds in District of 
              Columbia not otherwise provided for by law.
8102.  Protection of Federal Government buildings in District of 
              Columbia.
8103.  Application of District of Columbia laws to public buildings and 
              grounds.
8104.  Regulation of private and semipublic buildings adjacent to 
              public buildings and grounds.
8105.  Approval by Administrator of General Services.
8106.  Buildings on reservations, parks, or public grounds.
8107.  Advertisements and sales in or around Washington Monument.
8108.  Use of public buildings for public ceremonies.

                      SUBCHAPTER II--JURISDICTION

8121.  Improper appropriation of streets.
8122.  Jurisdiction over portion of Constitution Avenue.
8123.  Record of transfer of jurisdiction between Director of National 
              Park Service and Mayor of District of Columbia.
8124.  Transfer of jurisdiction between Federal and District of 
              Columbia authorities.

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8125.  Public spaces resulting from filling of canals.
8126.  Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary of Agriculture.
8127.  Part of Washington Aqueduct for playground purposes.

                SUBCHAPTER III--SERVICES FOR FACILITIES

8141.  Contract to rent buildings in the District of Columbia not to be 
              made until appropriation enacted.
8142.  Rent of other buildings.
8143.  Heat.
8144.  Delivery of fuel for use during ensuing fiscal year.

                      SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS

8161.  Reservation of parking spaces for Members of Congress.
8162.  Ailanthus trees prohibited.
8163.  Use of greenhouses and nursery for trees, shrubs, and plants.
8164.  E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse.
8165.  Services for Office of Personnel Management.

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

     Sec. 8101. Supervision of public buildings and grounds in 
       District of Columbia not otherwise provided for by law

       (a) In General.--Under regulations the President 
     prescribes, the Administrator of General Services shall have 
     charge of the public buildings and grounds in the District of 
     Columbia, except those buildings and grounds which otherwise 
     are provided for by law.
       (b) Notice of Unlawful Occupancy.--If the Administrator, or 
     the officer under the direction of the Administrator who is 
     in immediate charge of those public buildings and grounds, 
     decides that an individual is unlawfully occupying any part 
     of that public land, the Administrator or officer in charge 
     shall notify the United States marshal for the District of 
     Columbia in writing of the unlawful occupation.
       (c) Ejection of Trespasser.--The marshal shall have the 
     trespasser ejected from the public land and shall restore 
     possession of the land to the officer charged by law with the 
     custody of the land.

     Sec. 8102. Protection of Federal Government buildings in 
       District of Columbia

       The Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury may 
     prohibit--
       (1) a vehicle from parking or standing on a street or 
     roadway adjacent to a building in the District of Columbia--
       (A) at least partly owned or possessed by, or leased to, 
     the Federal Government; and
       (B) used by law enforcement authorities subject to their 
     jurisdiction; and
       (2) a person or entity from conducting business on property 
     immediately adjacent to a building described in paragraph 
     (1).

     Sec. 8103. Application of District of Columbia laws to public 
       buildings and grounds

       (a) Application of Laws.--Laws and regulations of the 
     District of Columbia for the protection of public or private 
     property and the preservation of peace and order are extended 
     to all public buildings and public grounds belonging to the 
     Federal Government in the District of Columbia.
       (b) Penalties.--A person shall be fined under title 18, 
     imprisoned for not more than six months, or both if the 
     person--
       (1) is guilty of disorderly and unlawful conduct in or 
     about those public buildings or public grounds;
       (2) willfully injures the buildings or shrubs;
       (3) pull downs, impairs, or otherwise injures any fence, 
     wall, or other enclosure;
       (4) injures any sink, culvert, pipe, hydrant, cistern, 
     lamp, or bridge; or
       (5) removes any stone, gravel, sand, or other property of 
     the Government, or any other part of the public grounds or 
     lots belonging to the Government in the District of Columbia.

     Sec. 8104. Regulation of private and semipublic buildings 
       adjacent to public buildings and grounds

       (a) Factors for Development.--In view of the provisions of 
     the Constitution respecting the establishment of the seat of 
     the National Government, the duties it imposed on Congress in 
     connection with establishing the seat of the National 
     Government, and the solicitude shown and the efforts exerted 
     by President Washington in the planning and development of 
     the Capital City, the development should proceed along the 
     lines of good order, good taste, and with due regard to the 
     public interests involved, and a reasonable degree of control 
     should be exercised over the architecture of private or 
     semipublic buildings adjacent to public buildings and grounds 
     of major importance.
       (b) Submission of Application to Commission of Fine Arts.--
     The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall submit to the 
     Commission on Fine Arts an application for a permit to erect 
     or alter any building, a part of which fronts or abuts on the 
     grounds of the Capitol, the grounds of the White House, the 
     part of Pennsylvania Avenue extending from the Capitol to the 
     White House, Lafayette Park, Rock Creek Park, the Zoological 
     Park, the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, Potomac Park, or 
     The Mall Park System and public buildings adjacent to the 
     System, or abuts on any street bordering any of those grounds 
     or parks, so far as the plans relate to height and 
     appearance, color, and texture of the materials of exterior 
     construction.
       (c) Report to Mayor.--The Commission shall report promptly 
     its recommendations to the Mayor, including any changes the 
     Commission decides are necessary to prevent reasonably 
     avoidable impairment of the public values belonging to the 
     public building or park. If the Commission fails to report 
     its approval or disapproval of a plan within 30 days, the 
     report is deemed approved and a permit may be issued.
       (d) Action by the Mayor.--The Mayor shall take action the 
     Mayor decides is necessary to effect reasonable compliance 
     with the recommendation under subsection (c).

     Sec. 8105. Approval by Administrator of General Services

       Subject to applicable provisions of existing law relating 
     to the functions in the District of Columbia of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, 
     only the Administrator of General Services is required to 
     approve sketches, plans, and estimates for buildings to be 
     constructed by the Administrator, except that the 
     Administrator and the United States Postal Service must 
     approve buildings designed for post-office purposes.

     Sec. 8106. Buildings on reservations, parks, or public 
       grounds

       A building or structure shall not be erected on any 
     reservation, park, or public grounds of the Federal 
     Government in the District of Columbia without express 
     authority of Congress.

     Sec. 8107. Advertisements and sales in or around Washington 
       Monument

       Except on the written authority of the Director of the 
     National Park Service, advertisements of any kind shall not 
     be displayed, and articles of any kind shall not be sold, in 
     or around the Washington Monument.

     Sec. 8108. Use of public buildings for public ceremonies

       Except as expressly authorized by law, public buildings in 
     the District of Columbia (other than the Capitol Building and 
     the White House), and the approaches to those public 
     buildings, shall not be used or occupied in connection with 
     ceremonies for the inauguration of the President or other 
     public functions.

                      SUBCHAPTER II--JURISDICTION

     Sec. 8121. Improper appropriation of streets

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Interior shall--
       (1) prevent the improper appropriation or occupation of any 
     public street, avenue, square, or reservation in the District 
     of Columbia that belongs to the Federal Government;
       (2) reclaim the street, avenue, square, or reservation if 
     unlawfully appropriated;
       (3) prevent the erection of any permanent building on 
     property reserved to or for the use of the Government, unless 
     plainly authorized by law; and
       (4) report to Congress at the beginning of each session on 
     the Secretary's proceedings in the premises, together with a 
     full statement of all property described in this subsection, 
     and how, and by what authority, the property is occupied or 
     claimed.
       (b) Application.--This section does not interfere with the 
     temporary and proper occupation of any part of the property 
     described in subsection (a), by lawful authority, for the 
     legitimate purposes of the Government.

     Sec. 8122. Jurisdiction over portion of Constitution Avenue

       The Director of the National Park Service has jurisdiction 
     over that part of Constitution Avenue west of Virginia Avenue 
     that was under the control of the Commissioners of the 
     District of Columbia prior to May 27, 1908.

     Sec. 8123. Record of transfer of jurisdiction between 
       Director of National Park Service and Mayor of District of 
       Columbia

       When in accordance with law or mutual legal agreement, 
     spaces or portions of public land are transferred between the 
     jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service, as 
     established by the Act of July 1, 1898 (ch. 543, 30 Stat. 
     570), and the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the letters 
     of transfer and acceptance exchanged between them are 
     sufficient authority for the necessary change in the official 
     maps and for record when necessary.

     Sec. 8124. Transfer of jurisdiction between Federal and 
       District of Columbia authorities

       (a) Transfer of Jurisdiction.--Federal and District of 
     Columbia authorities administering properties in the District 
     that are owned by the Federal Government or by the District 
     may transfer jurisdiction over any part of the property among 
     or between themselves for purposes of administration and 
     maintenance under conditions the parties agree on. The 
     National Capital Planning Commission shall recommend the 
     transfer before it is completed.
       (b) Report to Congress.--The District authorities shall 
     report all transfers and agreements to Congress.
       (c) Certain Laws Not Repealed.--Subsection (a) does not 
     repeal any law in effect on May 20, 1932, which authorized 
     the transfer of jurisdiction of certain land among and 
     between federal and District authorities.

     Sec. 8125. Public spaces resulting from filling of canals

       The Director of the National Park Service has jurisdiction 
     over all public spaces resulting from the filling of canals 
     in the original city of Washington that were not under the 
     jurisdiction of the Chief of Engineers of the United States 
     Army as of August 1, 1914, except spaces included in the navy 
     yard or in actual use as roadways and sidewalks and spaces 
     assigned by law to the District of Columbia for use as a 
     property yard and the location of a sewage pumping station. 
     The spaces shall be laid out as reservations as a part of the 
     park system of the District of Columbia.

     Sec. 8126. Temporary occupancy of Potomac Park by Secretary 
       of Agriculture

       (a) Not More Than 75 Acres.--The Director of the National 
     Park Service may allow the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     temporarily occupy as a

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     testing ground not more than 75 acres of Potomac Park not 
     needed in any one season for reclamation or park improvement. 
     The Secretary shall vacate the area at the close of any 
     season on the request of the Director.
       (b) Continue as Public Park Under Director.--This section 
     does not change the essential character of the land used, 
     which shall continue to be a public park under the charge of 
     the Director.

     Sec. 8127. Part of Washington Aqueduct for playground 
       purposes

       (a) Jurisdiction of Mayor.--The Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia has possession, control, and jurisdiction of the 
     land of the Washington Aqueduct adjacent to the Champlain 
     Avenue pumping station and lying outside of the fence around 
     the pumping station as it--
       (1) existed on August 31, 1918; and
       (2) was transferred by the Chief of Engineers for 
     playground purposes.
       (b) Jurisdiction of Secretary of the Army Not Affected.--
     This section does not affect the superintendence and control 
     of the Secretary of the Army over the Washington Aqueduct and 
     the rights, appurtenances, and fixtures connected with the 
     Aqueduct.

                SUBCHAPTER III--SERVICES FOR FACILITIES

     Sec. 8141. Contract to rent buildings in the District of 
       Columbia not to be made until appropriation enacted

       A contract shall not be made for the rent of a building, or 
     part of a building, to be used for the purposes of the 
     Federal Government in the District of Columbia until Congress 
     enacts an appropriation for the rent. This section is deemed 
     to be notice to all contractors or lessors of the building or 
     a part of the building.

     Sec. 8142. Rent of other buildings

       An executive department of the Federal Government renting a 
     building for public use in the District of Columbia may rent 
     a different building instead if it is in the public interest 
     to do so. This section does not authorize an increase in the 
     number of buildings in use or in the amount paid for rent.

     Sec. 8143. Heat

       (a) Corcoran Gallery of Art.--The Administrator of General 
     Services may furnish heat from the central heating plant to 
     the Corcoran Gallery of Art, if the Corcoran Gallery of Art 
     agrees to--
       (1) pay for heat furnished at rates the Administrator 
     determines; and
       (2) connect the building with the Federal Government mains 
     in a manner satisfactory to the Administrator.
       (b) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.--The 
     Administrator may furnish steam from the central heating 
     plant for the use of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System on the property which the Board acquired in 
     squares east of 87 and east of 88 in the District of Columbia 
     if the Board agrees to--
       (1) pay for the steam furnished at reasonable rates the 
     Administrator determines but that are at least equal to cost; 
     and
       (2) provide the necessary connections with the Government 
     mains at its own expense and in a manner satisfactory to the 
     Administrator.
       (c) Non-Federal Public Buildings.--The Administrator shall 
     determine the rates to be paid for steam furnished to the 
     Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Pan American Union Buildings, 
     the American Red Cross Buildings, and other non-federal 
     public buildings authorized to receive steam from the central 
     heating plant.

     Sec. 8144. Delivery of fuel for use during ensuing fiscal 
       year

       During April, May, and June of each year, the Administrator 
     of General Services may deliver to all branches of the 
     Federal Government and the government of the District of 
     Columbia as much fuel for their use during the following 
     fiscal year as may be practicable to store at the points of 
     consumption. The branches of the Federal Government and the 
     government of the District of Columbia shall pay for the fuel 
     from their applicable appropriations for that fiscal year.

                      SUBCHAPTER IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     Sec. 8161. Reservation of parking spaces for Members of 
       Congress

       The Council of the District of Columbia shall designate, 
     reserve, and properly mark appropriate and sufficient parking 
     spaces on the streets adjacent to all public buildings in the 
     District for the use of Members of Congress engaged in public 
     business.

     Sec. 8162. Ailanthus trees prohibited

       Ailanthus trees shall not be purchased for, or planted in, 
     the public grounds.

     Sec. 8163. Use of greenhouses and nursery for trees, shrubs, 
       and plants

       The greenhouses and nursery shall be used only for the 
     propagation of trees, shrubs, and plants suitable for 
     planting in the public reservations. Only those trees, 
     shrubs, and plants shall be planted in the public 
     reservations.

     Sec. 8164. E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse

       (a) Operation, Maintenance, and Repair.--The operation, 
     maintenance, and repair of the E. Barrett Prettyman United 
     States Courthouse, used by the United States Court of Appeals 
     for the District of Columbia and the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia, is under the control of 
     the Administrator of General Services.
       (b) Allocation of Space.--The allocation of space in the 
     Courthouse is vested in the chief judge of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the chief 
     judge of the United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia.

     Sec. 8165. Services for Office of Personnel Management

       For carrying out the work of the Director of the Office of 
     Personnel Management and the examinations provided for in 
     sections 3304 and 3305 of title 5, the Administrator of 
     General Services shall--
       (1) assign or provide suitable and convenient rooms and 
     accommodations, which are furnished, heated, and lighted, in 
     Washington, D.C.;
       (2) supply necessary stationery and other articles; and
       (3) arrange for or provide necessary printing.

         CHAPTER 83--WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN REGION DEVELOPMENT

Sec.
8301.  Definition.
8302.  Necessity for coordination in the development of the Washington 
              metropolitan region.
8303.  Declaration of policy of coordinated development and management.
8304.  Priority projects.

     Sec. 8301. Definition

       In this chapter, the term ``Washington metropolitan 
     region'' includes the District of Columbia, the counties of 
     Montgomery and Prince Georges in Maryland, and the counties 
     of Arlington and Fairfax and the cities of Alexandria and 
     Falls Church in Virginia.

     Sec. 8302. Necessity for coordination in the development of 
       the Washington metropolitan region

       Because the District of Columbia is the seat of the Federal 
     Government and has become the urban center of a rapidly 
     expanding Washington metropolitan region, the necessity for 
     the continued and effective performance of the functions of 
     the Government in the District of Columbia, the general 
     welfare of the District of Columbia, the health and living 
     standards of the people residing or working in the District 
     of Columbia, and the conduct of industry, trade, and commerce 
     in the District of Columbia require that to the fullest 
     extent possible the development of the District of Columbia 
     and the management of its public affairs, and the activities 
     of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the 
     Government which may be carried out in, or in relation to, 
     the other areas of the Washington metropolitan region, shall 
     be coordinated with the development of those other areas and 
     with the management of their public affairs so that, with the 
     cooperation and assistance of those other areas, all of the 
     areas in the Washington metropolitan area shall be developed 
     and their public affairs shall be managed so as to contribute 
     effectively toward the solution of the community development 
     problems of the Washington metropolitan region on a unified 
     metropolitan basis.

     Sec. 8303. Declaration of policy of coordinated development 
       and management

       The policy to be followed for the attainment of the 
     objective established by section 8302 of this title, and for 
     the more effective exercise by Congress, the executive branch 
     of the Federal Government, the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia, and all other officers, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities of the District of Columbia of their 
     respective functions, powers, and duties in respect of the 
     Washington metropolitan region, shall be that the functions, 
     powers, and duties shall be exercised and carried out in a 
     manner that (with proper recognition of the sovereignty of 
     Maryland and Virginia in respect of those areas of the 
     Washington metropolitan region that are located within their 
     respective jurisdictions) will best facilitate the attainment 
     of the coordinated development of the areas of the Washington 
     metropolitan area and the coordinated management of their 
     public affairs so as to contribute effectively to the 
     solution of the community development problems of the 
     Washington metropolitan region on a unified metropolitan 
     basis.

     Sec. 8304. Priority projects

       In carrying out the policy pursuant to section 8303 of this 
     title for the attainment of the objective established by 
     section 8302 of this title, priority should be given to the 
     solution, on a unified metropolitan basis, of the problems of 
     water supply, sewage disposal, and water pollution and 
     transportation.

         CHAPTER 85--NATIONAL CAPITAL SERVICE AREA AND DIRECTOR

Sec.
8501.  National Capital Service Area.
8502.  National Capital Service Director.

     Sec. 8501. National Capital Service Area

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) Boundaries.--The National Capital Service Area is in 
     the District of Columbia and includes the principal federal 
     monuments, the White House, the Capitol Building, the United 
     States Supreme Court Building, and the federal executive, 
     legislative, and judicial office buildings located adjacent 
     to the Mall and the Capitol Building, and is more 
     particularly described as the area bounded as follows:
       Beginning at that point on the present Virginia-District of 
     Columbia boundary due west of the northernmost point of 
     Theodore Roosevelt Island and running due east to the eastern 
     shore of the Potomac River;
       thence generally south along the shore at the mean high 
     water mark to the northwest corner of the Kennedy Center;
       thence east along the northern side of the Kennedy Center 
     to a point where it reaches the E Street Expressway;
       thence east on the expressway to E Street Northwest and 
     thence east on E Street Northwest to Eighteenth Street 
     Northwest;
       thence south on Eighteenth Street Northwest to Constitution 
     Avenue Northwest;
       thence east on Constitution Avenue to Seventeenth Street 
     Northwest;

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       thence north on Seventeenth Street Northwest to 
     Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest;
       thence east on Pennsylvania Avenue to Jackson Place 
     Northwest;
       thence north on Jackson Place to H Street Northwest;
       thence east on H Street Northwest to Madison Place 
     Northwest;
       thence south on Madison Place Northwest to Pennsylvania 
     Avenue Northwest;
       thence east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to Fifteenth 
     Street Northwest;
       thence south on Fifteenth Street Northwest to Pennsylvania 
     Avenue Northwest;
       thence southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to John 
     Marshall Place Northwest;
       thence north on John Marshall Place Northwest to C Street 
     Northwest;
       thence east on C Street Northwest to Third Street 
     Northwest;
       thence north on Third Street Northwest to D Street 
     Northwest;
       thence east on D Street Northwest to Second Street 
     Northwest;
       thence south on Second Street Northwest to the intersection 
     of Constitution Avenue Northwest and Louisiana Avenue 
     Northwest;
       thence northeast on Louisiana Avenue Northwest to North 
     Capitol Street;
       thence north on North Capitol Street to Massachusetts 
     Avenue Northwest;
       thence southeast on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest so as to 
     encompass Union Square;
       thence following Union Square to F Street Northeast;
       thence east on F Street Northeast to Second Street 
     Northeast;
       thence south on Second Street Northeast to D Street 
     Northeast;
       thence west on D Street Northeast to First Street 
     Northeast;
       thence south on First Street Northeast to Maryland Avenue 
     Northeast;
       thence generally north and east on Maryland Avenue to 
     Second Street Northeast;
       thence south on Second Street Northeast to C Street 
     Southeast;
       thence west on C Street Southeast to New Jersey Avenue 
     Southeast;
       thence south on New Jersey Avenue Southeast to D Street 
     Southeast;
       thence west on D Street Southeast to Canal Street Parkway;
       thence southeast on Canal Street Parkway to E Street 
     Southeast;
       thence west on E Street Southeast to the intersection of 
     Washington Avenue Southwest and South Capitol Street;
       thence northwest on Washington Avenue Southwest to Second 
     Street Southwest;
       thence south on Second Street Southwest to Virginia Avenue 
     Southwest;
       thence generally west on Virginia Avenue to Third Street 
     Southwest;
       thence north on Third Street Southwest to C Street 
     Southwest;
       thence west on C Street Southwest to Sixth Street 
     Southwest;
       thence north on Sixth Street Southwest to Independence 
     Avenue;
       thence west on Independence Avenue to Twelfth Street 
     Southwest;
       thence south on Twelfth Street Southwest to D Street 
     Southwest;
       thence west on D Street Southwest to Fourteenth Street 
     Southwest;
       thence south on Fourteenth Street Southwest to the middle 
     of the Washington Channel;
       thence generally south and east along the mid-channel of 
     the Washington Channel to a point due west of the northern 
     boundary line of Fort Lesley McNair;
       thence due east to the side of the Washington Channel;
       thence following generally south and east along the side of 
     the Washington Channel at the mean high water mark, to the 
     point of confluence with the Anacostia River, and along the 
     northern shore at the mean high water mark to the northern 
     most point of the Eleventh Street Bridge;
       thence generally south and east along the northern side of 
     the Eleventh Street Bridge to the eastern shore of the 
     Anacostia River;
       thence generally south and west along such shore at the 
     mean high water mark to the point of confluence of the 
     Anacostia and Potomac Rivers;
       thence generally south along the eastern shore at the mean 
     high water mark of the Potomac River to the point where it 
     meets the present southeastern boundary line of the District 
     of Columbia;
       thence south and west along such southeastern boundary line 
     to the point where it meets the present Virginia-District of 
     Columbia boundary;
       thence generally north and west up the Potomac River along 
     the Virginia-District of Columbia boundary to the point of 
     beginning.
       (2) Streets and sidewalks included.--Where the area in 
     paragraph (1) is bounded by a street, the street, and any 
     sidewalk of the street, are included in the area.
       (3) Federal property that affronted or abutted the area 
     deemed to be in the area.--Federal real property that on 
     December 24, 1973, affronted or abutted the area described in 
     paragraph (1) is deemed to be in the area. For the purposes 
     of this paragraph, federal real property affronting or 
     abutting the area described in paragraph (1)--
       (A) is deemed to include Fort Lesley McNair, the Washington 
     Navy Yard, the Anacostia Naval Annex, the United States Naval 
     Station, Bolling Air Force Base, and the Naval Research 
     Laboratory; and
       (B) does not include any area situated outside of the 
     District of Columbia boundary as it existed immediately prior 
     to December 24, 1973, any part of the Anacostia Park situated 
     east of the northern side of the Eleventh Street Bridge, or 
     any part of the Rock Creek Park.
       (b) Applicability of Other Provisions.--
       (1) Provisions covering buildings and grounds in area not 
     affected.-- Except to the extent specifically provided by 
     this section, this section does not--
       (A) apply to the United States Capitol Buildings and 
     Grounds as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102, 
     any other buildings and grounds under the care of the 
     Architect of the Capitol, the Supreme Court Building and 
     grounds as described in section 6101 of this title, and the 
     Library of Congress buildings and grounds as defined in 
     section 11 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j); and
       (B) repeal, amend, alter, modify, or supersede--
       (i) chapter 51 of this title, section 9, 9A, 9B, 9C or 14 
     of the Act of July 31, 1946 (ch. 707, 60 Stat. 719, 720), any 
     other general law of the United States, any law enacted by 
     Congress and applicable exclusively to the District of 
     Columbia, or any rule or regulation prescribed pursuant to 
     any of those provisions, that was in effect on January 1, 
     1975, and that pertained to those buildings and grounds; or
       (ii) any authority which existed on December 24, 1973, with 
     respect to those buildings and grounds and was vested on 
     January 1, 1975, in the Senate, the House of Representatives, 
     Congress, any committee, commission, or board of the Senate, 
     the House of Representatives, or Congress, the Architect of 
     the Capitol or any other officer of the legislative branch, 
     the Chief Justice of the United States, the Marshal of the 
     Supreme Court, or the Librarian of Congress.
       (2) Continued application of laws, regulations, and 
     rules.--Except to the extent otherwise specifically provided 
     in this section, all general laws of the United States and 
     all laws enacted by the Congress and applicable exclusively 
     to the District of Columbia, including regulations and rules 
     prescribed pursuant to any of those laws, that were in effect 
     on January 1, 1975, and which applied to and in the areas 
     included in the National Capital Service Area pursuant to 
     this section continue to be applicable to and in the 
     National Capital Service Area in the same manner and to 
     the same extent as if this section had not been enacted 
     and remain applicable until repealed, amended, altered, 
     modified, or superseded.
       (c) Availability of Services and Facilities.--As far as 
     practicable, any service or facility authorized by the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93-198, 87 
     Stat. 774) to be rendered or furnished (including maintenance 
     of streets and highways, and services under section 1537 of 
     title 31) shall be made available to the Senate, the House of 
     Representatives, Congress, any committee, commission, or 
     board of the Senate, the House of Representatives, or 
     Congress, the Architect of the Capitol, any other officer of 
     the legislative branch who on January 1, 1975, was vested 
     with authority over those buildings and grounds, the Chief 
     Justice of the United States, the Marshal of the Supreme 
     Court, and the Librarian of Congress on their request. If 
     payment would be required for the rendition or furnishing of 
     a similar service or facility to any other federal agency, 
     the recipient, on presentation of proper vouchers and as 
     agreed on by the parties, shall pay for the service or 
     facility in advance or by reimbursement.
       (d) Right To Participate in Election Not Affected by 
     Residency.--An individual may not be denied the right to vote 
     or otherwise participate in any manner in any election in the 
     District of Columbia solely because the individual resides in 
     the National Capital Service Area.

     Sec. 8502. National Capital Service Director

       (a) Establishment and Compensation.--There is in the 
     Executive Office of the President the National Capital 
     Service Director who shall be appointed by the President. The 
     Director shall receive compensation at the maximum rate 
     established for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5314 of title 5.
       (b) Personnel.--The Director may appoint and fix the rate 
     of compensation of necessary personnel, subject to chapters 
     33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
       (c) Duties.--
       (1) President.--The President, through the Director and 
     using District of Columbia governmental services to the 
     extent practicable, shall ensure that there is provided in 
     the area described in section 8501(a) of this title adequate 
     fire protection and sanitation services.
       (2) Director.--Except with respect to that part of the 
     National Capital Service Area comprising the United States 
     Capitol Buildings and Grounds as defined and described in 
     sections 5101 and 5102, the Supreme Court Building and 
     grounds as described in section 6101 of this title, and the 
     Library of Congress buildings and grounds as defined in 
     section 11 of the Act of August 4, 1950 (2 U.S.C. 167j), the 
     Director shall ensure that there is provided in the remainder 
     of the area described in section 8501(a) of this title 
     adequate police protection and maintenance of streets and 
     highways.

      CHAPTER 87--PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

Sec.
8701.  Findings and purposes.
8702.  Definitions.

                    SUBCHAPTER II--PLANNING AGENCIES

8711.  National Capital Planning Commission.
8712.  Mayor of the District of Columbia.

                    SUBCHAPTER III--PLANNING PROCESS

8721.  Comprehensive plan for the National Capital.
8722.  Proposed federal and district developments and projects.
8723.  Capital improvements.
8724.  Zoning regulations and maps.

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8725.  Recommendations on platting and subdividing land.
8726.  Authorization of appropriations.

             SUBCHAPTER IV--ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF LAND

8731.  Acquiring land for park, parkway, or playground purposes.
8732.  Acquiring land subject to limited rights reserved to grantor and 
              limited permanent rights in land adjoining park property.
8733.  Lease of land acquired for park, parkway, or playground 
              purposes.
8734.  Sale of land by Mayor.
8735.  Sale of land by Secretary of the Interior.
8736.  Execution of deeds.
8737.  Authorization of appropriations.

                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL

     Sec. 8701. Findings and purposes

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the location of the seat of government in the District 
     of Columbia has brought about the development of a 
     metropolitan region extending well into adjoining territory 
     in Maryland and Virginia;
       (2) effective comprehensive planning is necessary on a 
     regional basis and of continuing importance to the federal 
     establishment;
       (3) the distribution of federal installations throughout 
     the region has been and will continue to be a major influence 
     in determining the extent and character of development;
       (4) there is needed a central planning agency for the 
     National Capital region to coordinate certain developmental 
     activities of the many different agencies of the Federal and 
     District of Columbia Governments so that those activities may 
     conform with general objectives;
       (5) there is an increasing mutuality of interest and 
     responsibility between the various levels of government that 
     calls for coordinate and unified policies in planning both 
     federal and local development in the interest of order and 
     economy;
       (6) there are developmental problems of an interstate 
     character, the planning of which requires collaboration 
     between federal, state, and local governments in the interest 
     of equity and constructive action; and
       (7) the instrumentalities and procedures provided in this 
     chapter will aid in providing Congress with information and 
     advice requisite to legislation.
       (b) Purposes.--
       (1) In general.--The purposes of this chapter (except 
     sections 8733-8736) are--
       (A) to secure comprehensive planning for the physical 
     development of the National Capital and its environs;
       (B) to provide for the participation of the appropriate 
     planning agencies of the environs in the planning; and
       (C) to establish the agency and procedures requisite to the 
     administration of the functions of the Federal and District 
     Governments related to the planning.
       (2) Objective.--The general objective of this chapter 
     (except sections 8733-8736) is to enable appropriate agencies 
     to plan for the development of the federal establishment at 
     the seat of government in a manner--
       (A) consistent with the nature and function of the National 
     Capital and with due regard for the rights and prerogatives 
     of the adjoining States and local governments to exercise 
     control appropriate to their functions; and
       (B) which will, in accordance with present and future 
     needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order, 
     convenience, prosperity, and the general welfare, as well as 
     efficiency and economy in the process of development.

     Sec. 8702. Definitions

       In this chapter--
       (1) Environs.--The term ``environs'' means the territory 
     surrounding the District of Columbia included in the National 
     Capital region.
       (2) National capital.--The term ``National Capital'' means 
     the District of Columbia and territory the Federal Government 
     owns in the environs.
       (3) National capital region.--The term ``National Capital 
     region'' means--
       (A) the District of Columbia;
       (B) Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland;
       (C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William 
     Counties in Virginia; and
       (D) all cities in Maryland or Virginia in the geographic 
     area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined area of 
     the counties listed in subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (4) Planning agency.--The term ``planning agency'' means 
     any city, county, bi-county, part-county, or regional 
     planning agency authorized under state and local laws to make 
     and adopt comprehensive plans.

                    SUBCHAPTER II--PLANNING AGENCIES

     Sec. 8711. National Capital Planning Commission

       (a) Establishment and Purpose.--The National Capital 
     Planning Commission is the central federal planning agency 
     for the Federal Government in the National Capital, created 
     to preserve the important historical and natural features of 
     the National Capital, except for the United States Capitol 
     Buildings and Grounds (as defined and described in sections 
     5101 and 5102), any extension of, or additions to, those 
     Buildings and Grounds, and buildings and grounds under the 
     care of the Architect of the Capitol.
       (b) Composition.--
       (1) Membership.--The National Capital Planning Commission 
     is composed of--
       (A) ex officio, the Secretary of the Interior, the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, 
     the Mayor of the District of Columbia, the Chairman of the 
     Council of the District of Columbia, the chairman of the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the 
     chairman of the Committee on Government Reform of the House 
     of Representatives, or an alternate any of those individuals 
     designates; and
       (B) five citizens with experience in city or regional 
     planning, three of whom shall be appointed by the President 
     and two of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor.
       (2) Residency requirement.--The citizen members appointed 
     by the Mayor shall be residents of the District of Columbia. 
     Of the three appointed by the President, at least one shall 
     be a resident of Virginia and at least one shall be a 
     resident of Maryland.
       (3) Terms.--An individual appointed by the President serves 
     for six years. An individual appointed by the Mayor serves 
     for four years. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy 
     shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the 
     individual being replaced.
       (4) Pay and expenses.--Citizen members are entitled to $100 
     a day when performing duties vested in the Commission and to 
     reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing 
     those duties.
       (c) Chairman and Officers.--The President shall designate 
     the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission. The 
     Commission may elect from among its members other officers as 
     it considers desirable.
       (d) Personnel.--The National Capital Planning Commission 
     may employ a Director, an executive officer, and other 
     technical and administrative personnel as it considers 
     necessary. Without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statues (41 U.S.C. 5) and section 3109, chapters 33 and 51, 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53, of title 5, the Commission 
     may employ, by contract or otherwise, the temporary or 
     intermittent (not more than one year) services of city 
     planners, architects, engineers, appraisers, and other 
     experts or organizations of experts, as may be necessary to 
     carry out its functions. The Commission shall fix the rate of 
     compensation so as not to exceed the rate usual for similar 
     services.
       (e) Principal Duties.--The principal duties of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission include--
       (1) preparing, adopting, and amending a comprehensive plan 
     for the federal activities in the National Capital and making 
     related recommendations to the appropriate developmental 
     agencies; and
       (2) serving as the central planning agency for the 
     Government within the National Capital region and reviewing 
     the development programs of the developmental agencies to 
     advise as to consistency with the comprehensive plan.
       (f) Transfer of Other Functions, Powers, and Duties.--The 
     National Capital Planning Commission shall carry out all 
     other functions, powers, and duties of the National Capital 
     Park and Planning Commission, including those formerly vested 
     in the Highway Commission established by the Act of March 2, 
     1893 (ch. 197, 27 Stat. 532), and those formerly vested in 
     the National Capital Park Commission by the Act of June 6, 
     1924 (ch. 270, 43 Stat. 463).
       (g) Estimate.--The National Capital Planning Commission 
     shall submit to the Office of Management and Budget before 
     December 16 of each year its estimate of the total amount to 
     be appropriated for expenditure under this chapter (except 
     sections 8732-8736) during the next fiscal year.
       (h) Fees.--The National Capital Planning Commission may 
     charge fees to cover the full cost of Geographic Information 
     System products and services the Commission supplies. The 
     fees shall be credited to the applicable appropriation 
     account as an offsetting collection and remain available 
     until expended.

     Sec. 8712. Mayor of the District of Columbia

       (a) Planning Responsibilities.--The Mayor of the District 
     of Columbia is the central planning agency for the government 
     of the District of Columbia in the National Capital and is 
     responsible for coordinating the planning activities of the 
     District government and for preparing and implementing the 
     District elements of the comprehensive plan for the National 
     Capital, which may include land use elements, urban renewal 
     and redevelopment elements, a multiyear program of public 
     works for the District, and physical, social, economic, 
     transportation, and population elements. The Mayor's planning 
     responsibility shall not extend to--
       (1) federal or international projects and developments in 
     the District, as determined by the National Capital Planning 
     Commission; or
       (2) the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds as 
     defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102, any 
     extension of, or additions to, those Buildings and Grounds, 
     and buildings and grounds under the care of the Architect of 
     the Capitol.
       (b) Participation and Consultation.--In carrying out the 
     responsibilities under this section and section 8721 of this 
     title, the Mayor shall establish procedures for citizen 
     participation in the planning process and for appropriate 
     meaningful consultation with any state or local government or 
     planning agency in the National Capital region affected by 
     any aspect of a comprehensive plan, including amendments, 
     affecting or relating to the District.

                    SUBCHAPTER III--PLANNING PROCESS

     Sec. 8721. Comprehensive plan for the National Capital

       (a) Preparation and Adoption by Commission.--The National 
     Capital Planning Commission shall prepare and adopt a 
     comprehensive, consistent, and coordinated plan for the 
     National Capital. The plan shall include the Commission's 
     recommendations or proposals for federal developments or 
     projects in the environs and District elements of the 
     comprehensive plan, or amendments to the elements, adopted by 
     the Council of the District of Columbia and with respect to 
     which the Commission has not determined a negative impact 
     exists. Those elements

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     or amendments shall be incorporated into the comprehensive 
     plan without change. The Commission may include in its plan 
     any part of a plan adopted by any planning agency in the 
     environs and may make recommendations of collateral interest 
     to the agencies. The Commission may adopt any part of an 
     element. The Commission shall review and may amend or extend 
     the plan so that its recommendations may be kept up to date.
       (b) Review by District of Columbia.--The Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia shall submit each District element of 
     the comprehensive plan, and any amendment, to the Council for 
     revision or modification, and adoption, by act, following 
     public hearings. Following adoption and prior to 
     implementation, the Council shall submit each element or 
     amendment to the Commission for review and comment with 
     regard to the impact of the element or amendment on the 
     interests or functions of the federal establishment in the 
     National Capital.
       (c) Commission Response to Council Action.--
       (1) Period of review.--Within 60 days after receiving an 
     element or amendment from the Council, the Commission shall 
     certify to the Council whether the element or amendment has a 
     negative impact on the interests or functions of the federal 
     establishment in the National Capital.
       (2) No negative impact.--If the Commission takes no action 
     in the 60-day period, the element or amendment is deemed to 
     have no negative impact and shall be incorporated into the 
     comprehensive plan for the National Capital and implemented.
       (3) Negative impact.--
       (A) Certification to council.--If the Commission finds a 
     negative impact, it shall certify its findings and 
     recommendations to the Council.
       (B) Response of council.--On receipt of the Commission's 
     findings and recommendations, the Council may--
       (i) accept the findings and recommendations and modify the 
     element or amendment accordingly; or
       (ii) reject the findings and recommendations and resubmit a 
     modified form of the element or amendment to the Commission 
     for reconsideration.
       (C) Findings and recommendations accepted.--If the Council 
     accepts the findings and recommendations and modifies the 
     element or amendment, the Council shall submit the element or 
     amendment to the Commission for the Commission to determine 
     whether the modification has been made in accordance with the 
     Commission's findings and recommendations. If the Commission 
     does not act on the modified element or amendment within 30 
     days after receiving it, the element or amendment is deemed 
     to have been modified in accordance with the findings and 
     recommendations and shall be incorporated into the 
     comprehensive plan for the National Capital and implemented. 
     If within the 30-day period the Commission again determines 
     the element or amendment has a negative impact on the 
     functions or interests of the federal establishment in the 
     National Capital, the element or amendment shall not be 
     implemented.
       (D) Findings and recommendations rejected.--If the Council 
     rejects the findings and recommendations and resubmits a 
     modified element or amendment, the Commission, within 60 days 
     after receiving it, shall decide whether the modified element 
     or amendment has a negative impact on the interests or 
     functions of the federal establishment within the National 
     Capital. If the Commission does not act within the 60-day 
     period, the modified element or amendment is deemed to have 
     no negative impact and shall be incorporated into the 
     comprehensive plan and implemented. If the Commission finds a 
     negative impact, it shall certify its findings (in sufficient 
     detail that the Council can understand the basis of the 
     objection of the Commission) and recommendations to the 
     Council and the element or amendment shall not be 
     implemented.
       (d) Resubmission Deemed New Element or Amendment.--Any 
     element or amendment which the Commission has determined has 
     a negative impact on the federal establishment in the 
     National Capital which is submitted again in a modified form 
     not less than one year from the day it was last rejected by 
     the Commission is deemed to be a new element or amendment for 
     purposes of the review procedure specified in this section.
       (e) Review, Hearings, and Citizen Advisory Councils.--
       (1) Review.--Before the comprehensive plan, any element of 
     the plan, or any revision is adopted, the Commission shall 
     present the plan, element, or revision to the appropriate 
     federal or District of Columbia authorities for comment and 
     recommendations. The Commission may present the proposed 
     revisions annually in a consolidated form. Recommendations by 
     federal and District of Columbia authorities are not binding 
     on the Commission, but the Commission shall give careful 
     consideration to any views and recommendations submitted 
     prior to final adoption.
       (2) Hearings and citizen advisory councils.--The 
     Commission--
       (A) may provide periodic opportunity for review and 
     comments by nongovernmental agencies or groups through public 
     hearings, meetings, or conferences, exhibitions, and 
     publication of its plans; and
       (B) in consultation with the Council, may encourage the 
     formation of citizen advisory councils.
       (f) Extension of Time Limitations.--On request of the 
     Commission, the Council may grant an extension of any time 
     limitation contained in this section.
       (g) Publishing Comprehensive Plan.--As appropriate, the 
     Commission and the Mayor jointly shall publish a 
     comprehensive plan for the National Capital, consisting of 
     the elements of the comprehensive plan for the federal 
     activities in the National Capital developed by the 
     Commission and the District elements developed by the Mayor 
     and the Council in accordance with this section.
       (h) Procedures for Consultation.--
       (1) Commission and mayor.--The Commission and the Mayor 
     jointly shall establish procedures for appropriate meaningful 
     continuing consultation throughout the planning process for 
     the National Capital.
       (2) Government agencies.--In order that the National 
     Capital may be developed in accordance with the comprehensive 
     plan, the Commission, with the consent of each agency 
     concerned as to its representation, may establish advisory 
     and coordinating committees composed of representatives of 
     agencies of the Federal and District of Columbia Governments 
     as may be necessary or helpful to obtain the maximum amount 
     of cooperation and correlation of effort among the various 
     agencies. As it considers appropriate, the Commission may 
     invite representatives of the planning and developmental 
     agencies of the environs to participate in the work of the 
     committees.

     Sec. 8722. Proposed federal and district developments and 
       projects

       (a) Agencies To Use Commission as Central Planning 
     Agency.--Agencies of the Federal Government responsible for 
     public developments and projects shall cooperate and 
     correlate their efforts by using the National Capital 
     Planning Commission as the central planning agency for 
     federal activities in the National Capital region. To aid the 
     Commission in carrying out this function, federal and 
     District of Columbia governmental agencies on request of the 
     Commission shall furnish plans, data, and records the 
     Commission requires. The Commission on request shall furnish 
     related plans, data, and records to federal and District of 
     Columbia governmental agencies.
       (b) Consultation Between Agencies and Commission.--
       (1) Before construction plans prepared.--To ensure the 
     comprehensive planning and orderly development of the 
     National Capital, a federal or District of Columbia agency, 
     before preparing construction plans the agency originates for 
     proposed developments and projects or before making a 
     commitment to acquire land, to be paid for at least in part 
     from federal or District amounts, shall advise and consult 
     with the Commission as the agency prepares plans and programs 
     in preliminary and successive stages that affect the plan and 
     development of the National Capital. After receiving the 
     plans, maps, and data, the Commission promptly shall make a 
     preliminary report and recommendations to the agency. If the 
     agency, after considering the report and recommendations of 
     the Commission, does not agree, it shall advise the 
     Commission and provide the reasons why it does not agree. The 
     Commission then shall submit a final report. After 
     consultation and suitable consideration of the views of 
     the Commission, the agency may proceed to take action in 
     accordance with its legal responsibilities and authority.
       (2) Exceptions.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to projects 
     within the Capitol grounds or to structures erected by the 
     Department of Defense during wartime or national emergency 
     within existing military, naval, or Air Force reservations, 
     except that the appropriate defense agency shall consult with 
     the Commission as to any developments which materially affect 
     traffic or require coordinated planning of the surrounding 
     area.
       (B) Advance decisions of commission.--The Commission shall 
     determine in advance the type or kinds of plans, 
     developments, projects, improvements, or acquisitions which 
     do not need to be submitted for review by the Commission as 
     to conformity with its plans.
       (c) Additional Procedure for Developments and Projects 
     Within Environs.--
       (1) Submission to commission.--Within the environs, general 
     plans showing the location, character, and extent of, and 
     intensity of use for, proposed federal and District 
     developments and projects involving the acquisition of land 
     shall be submitted to the Commission for report and 
     recommendations before a final commitment to the acquisition 
     is made, unless the matter specifically has been approved by 
     law.
       (2) Commission action.--Before acting on any general plan, 
     the Commission shall advise and consult with the appropriate 
     planning agency having jurisdiction over the affected part of 
     the environs. When the Commission decides that proposed 
     developments or projects submitted to the Commission under 
     subsection (b) involve a major change in the character or 
     intensity of an existing use in the environs, the Commission 
     shall advise and consult with the planning agency. The report 
     and recommendations shall be submitted within 60 days and 
     shall be accompanied by any reports or recommendations of the 
     planning agency.
       (3) Working with state or local authority or agency.--In 
     carrying out its planning functions with respect to federal 
     developments or projects in the environs, the Commission may 
     work with, and make agreements with, any state or local 
     authority or planning agency as the Commission considers 
     necessary to have a plan or proposal adopted and carried out.
       (d) Approval of Federal Public Buildings.--The provisions 
     of the Act of June 20, 1938 (ch. 534, 52 Stat. 802) shall not 
     apply to federal public buildings. In order to ensure the 
     orderly development of the National Capital, the location, 
     height, bulk, number of stories, and size of federal public 
     buildings in the District of Columbia and the provision for 
     open space in and around federal public buildings in the 
     District of Columbia is subject to the approval of the 
     Commission.
       (e) Approval of District Government Buildings in Central 
     Area.--Subsection (d) is

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     extended to include public buildings erected by any agency of 
     the Government of the District of Columbia in the central 
     area of the District (as defined by concurrent action of the 
     Commission and the Council of the District of Columbia), 
     except that the Commission shall transmit its approval or 
     disapproval within 30 days after the day the proposal was 
     submitted to the Commission.

     Sec. 8723. Capital improvements

       (a) Six-Year Program of Public Works Projects.--The 
     National Capital Planning Commission shall recommend a six-
     year program of public works projects for the Federal 
     Government which the Commission shall review annually with 
     the agencies concerned. Each federal agency shall submit to 
     the Commission in the first quarter of each fiscal year a 
     copy of its advance program of capital improvements within 
     the National Capital and its environs.
       (b) Submission of Multiyear Capital Improvement Plan.--By 
     February 1 of each year, the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia shall submit to the Commission a copy of the 
     multiyear capital improvements plan for the District of 
     Columbia that the Mayor develops under section 444 of the 
     District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93-198, 87 
     Stat. 800). The Commission has 30 days in which to comment on 
     the plan but may not change or disapprove of the plan.

     Sec. 8724. Zoning regulations and maps

       (a) Amendments of Zoning Regulations and Maps.--The 
     National Capital Planning Commission may make a report and 
     recommendation to the Zoning Commission of the District of 
     Columbia, as provided in section 5 of the Act of June 20, 
     1938 (ch. 534, 52 Stat. 798), on the relation, conformity, or 
     consistency of proposed amendments of the zoning regulations 
     and maps with the comprehensive plan for the National 
     Capital. The Planning Commission may also submit to the 
     Zoning Commission proposed amendments or general revisions to 
     the zoning regulations or the zoning map for the District of 
     Columbia.
       (b) Additional Report by Planning Commission.--When 
     requested by an authorized representative of the Planning 
     Commission, the Zoning Commission may recess for a reasonable 
     period of time any public hearing it is holding to consider a 
     proposed amendment to the zoning regulations or map so that 
     the Planning Commission may have an opportunity to present to 
     the Zoning Commission an additional report on the proposed 
     amendment.
       (c) Zoning Committee of National Capital Planning 
     Commission.--
       (1) Establishment and composition.--There is a Zoning 
     Committee of the National Capital Planning Commission. The 
     Committee consists of at least three members of the Planning 
     Commission the Planning Commission designates for that 
     purpose. The number of members serving on the Committee may 
     vary.
       (2) Duties.--The Committee shall carry out the functions 
     vested in the Planning  Commission under this section and 
     section 8725 of this title--
       (A) to the extent the Planning Commission decides; and
       (B) when requested by the Zoning Commission and approved by 
     the Planning Commission.

     Sec. 8725. Recommendations on platting and subdividing land

       (a) By Council of the District of Columbia.--The Council of 
     the District of Columbia shall submit any proposed change in, 
     or addition to, the regulations or general orders regulating 
     the platting and subdividing of lands and grounds in the 
     District of Columbia to the National Capital Planning 
     Commission for report and recommendation before the Council 
     adopts the change or addition. The Council shall advise the 
     Commission when it does not agree with the recommendations of 
     the Commission and shall give the reasons why it disagrees. 
     The Commission then shall submit a final report within 30 
     days. After considering the final report, the Council may act 
     in accordance with its legal responsibilities and authority.
       (b) By Planning Commission.--The Commission shall submit to 
     the Council any proposed change in, or amendment to, the 
     general orders that the Commission considers appropriate. The 
     Council shall treat the amendments proposed in the same 
     manner as other proposed amendments.

     Sec. 8726. Authorization of appropriations

       Amounts necessary to carry out this subchapter may be 
     appropriated from money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated and from any appropriate appropriation law, 
     except the annual District of Columbia Appropriation Act.

             SUBCHAPTER IV--ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING OF LAND

     Sec. 8731. Acquiring land for park, parkway, or playground 
       purposes

       (a) Authority To Acquire Land.--The National Capitol 
     Planning Commission shall acquire land the Planning 
     Commission believes is necessary and desirable in the 
     District of Columbia and adjacent areas in Maryland and 
     Virginia for suitable development of the National Capital 
     park, parkway, and playground system. The acquisition must be 
     within the limits of the appropriations made for those 
     purposes. The Planning Commission shall request the advice 
     of the Commission of Fine Arts in selecting land to be 
     acquired.
       (b) How Land May Be Acquired.--
       (1) Purchase or condemnation proceeding.--The National 
     Capital Planning Commission may buy land when the land can be 
     acquired at a price the Planning Commission considers 
     reasonable or by a condemnation proceeding when the land 
     cannot be bought at a reasonable price.
       (2) Land in the district of columbia.--A condemnation 
     proceeding to acquire land in the District of Columbia shall 
     be conducted in accordance with section 1 of the Act of 
     December 23, 1963 (Public Law 88-241, 77 Stat. 571).
       (3) Land in maryland or virginia.--The Planning Commission 
     may acquire land in Maryland or Virginia under arrangements 
     agreed to by the Commission and the proper officials of 
     Maryland or Virginia.
       (c) Control of Land.--
       (1) Land in the district of columbia.--Land acquired in the 
     District of Columbia shall be a part of the park system of 
     the District of Columbia and be under the control of the 
     Director of the National Park Service. The National Capital 
     Planning Commission may assign areas suitable for playground 
     purposes to the control of the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia for playground purposes.
       (2) Land in maryland or virginia.--Land acquired in 
     Maryland or Virginia shall be controlled as determined by 
     agreement between the Planning Commission and the proper 
     officials of Maryland or Virginia.
       (d) Presidential Approval Required.--The designation of all 
     land to be acquired by condemnation, all contracts to 
     purchase land, and all agreements between the National 
     Capital Planning Commission and the officials of Maryland and 
     Virginia are subject to the approval of the President.

     Sec. 8732. Acquiring land subject to limited rights reserved 
       to grantor and limited permanent rights in land adjoining 
       park property

       (a) In General.--The National Capital Planning Commission 
     in accordance with this chapter may acquire, for and on 
     behalf of the Federal Government, by gift, devise, purchase, 
     or condemnation--
       (1) fee title to land subject to limited rights, but not 
     for business purposes, reserved to the grantor; and
       (2) permanent rights in land adjoining park property 
     sufficient to prevent the use of the land in certain 
     specified ways which would essentially impair the value of 
     the park property for its purposes.
       (b) Prerequisites to Acquisition.--
       (1) Fee title to land subject to limited rights.--The 
     reservation of rights to the grantor shall not continue 
     beyond the life of the grantor of the fee. The Commission 
     must decide that the permanent public park purposes for which 
     control over the land is needed are not essentially impaired 
     by the reserved rights and that there is a substantial saving 
     in cost by acquiring the land subject to the limited rights 
     as compared with the cost of acquiring unencumbered title to 
     the land.
       (2) Permanent rights in land adjoining park property.--The 
     Commission must decide that the protection and maintenance of 
     the essential public values of the park can be secured more 
     economically by acquiring the permanent rights than by 
     acquiring the land.
       (c) Presidential Approval Required.--All contracts to 
     acquire land or rights under this section are subject to the 
     approval of the President.

     Sec. 8733. Lease of land acquired for park, parkway, or 
       playground purposes

       The Secretary of the Interior may lease, for not more than 
     five years, land or an existing building or structure on land 
     acquired for park, parkway, or playground purposes, and may 
     renew the lease for an additional five years. A lease or 
     renewal under this section is--
       (1) subject to the approval of the National Capital 
     Planning Commission;
       (2) subject to the need for the immediate use of the land, 
     building, or structure in other ways by the public; and
       (3) on terms the Administrator decides.

     Sec. 8734. Sale of land by Mayor

       (a) Authority To Sell.--With the approval of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission, the Mayor of the District of 
     Columbia, for the best interests of the District of Columbia, 
     may sell to the highest bidder at public or private sale real 
     estate in the District of Columbia owned in fee simple by the 
     District of Columbia for municipal use that the Council of 
     the District of Columbia and the Commission find to be no 
     longer required for public purposes.
       (b) Paying Expenses and Depositing Proceeds.--The Mayor--
       (1) may pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of the 
     sale of each parcel of land sold; and
       (2) shall deposit the net proceeds of each sale in the 
     Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia.

     Sec. 8735. Sale of land by Secretary of the Interior

       (a) Authority To Sell.--With the approval of the National 
     Capital Planning Commission, the Secretary of the Interior, 
     for the best interests of the Federal Government, may sell, 
     by deed or instrument, real estate held by the Government in 
     the District of Columbia and under the jurisdiction of the 
     National Park Service which may be no longer needed for 
     public purposes. The land may be sold for cash or on a 
     deferred-payment plan the Secretary approves, at a price not 
     less than the Government paid for it and not less than its 
     present appraised value as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Sale to Highest Bidder.--In selling any parcel of land 
     under this section, the Secretary shall have public or 
     private solicitation for bids or offers be made as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary shall sell the 
     parcel to the party agreeing to pay the highest price if the 
     price is otherwise satisfactory. If the price offered or bid 
     by the owner of land abutting the land to be sold equals the 
     highest price offered or bid by any other party, the parcel 
     may be sold to the owner of the abutting land.
       (c) Paying Expenses and Depositing Proceeds.--The 
     Secretary--

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       (1) may pay the reasonable and necessary expenses of the 
     sale of each parcel of land sold; and
       (2) shall deposit the net proceeds of each sale in the 
     Treasury to the credit of the Government and the District of 
     Columbia in the proportion that each--
       (A) paid the appropriations used to acquire the parcels; or
       (B) was obligated to pay the appropriations, at the time of 
     acquisition, by reimbursement.

     Sec. 8736. Execution of deeds

       The Mayor of the District of Columbia may execute deeds of 
     conveyance for real estate sold under this subchapter. The 
     deeds shall contain a full description of the land sold as 
     required by law.

     Sec. 8737. Authorization of appropriations

       An amount equal to not more than one cent for each 
     inhabitant of the continental United States as determined by 
     the last preceding decennial census may be appropriated each 
     year in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act for the 
     National Capital Planning Commission to use for the payment 
     of its expenses and for the acquisition of land the 
     Commission may acquire under section 8731 of this title for 
     the purposes named, including compensation for the land, 
     surveys, ascertainment of title, condemnation proceedings, 
     and necessary conveyancing. The appropriated amounts shall be 
     paid from the revenues of the District of Columbia and the 
     general amounts of the Treasury in the same proportion as 
     other expenses of the District of Columbia.

     CHAPTER 89--NATIONAL CAPITAL MEMORIALS AND COMMEMORATIVE WORKS

Sec.
8901.  Purposes.
8902.  Definitions and nonapplication.
8903.  Congressional authorization of commemorative works.
8904.  National Capital Memorial Commission.
8905.  Site and design approval.
8906.  Criteria for issuance of construction permit.
8907.  Temporary site designation.
8908.  Areas I and II.
8909.  Administrative.

     Sec. 8901. Purposes

       The purposes of this chapter are--
       (1) to preserve the integrity of the comprehensive design 
     of the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for the Nation's Capital;
       (2) to ensure the continued public use and enjoyment of 
     open space in the District of Columbia;
       (3) to preserve, protect and maintain the limited amount of 
     open space available to residents of, and visitors to, the 
     Nation's Capital; and
       (4) to ensure that future commemorative works in areas 
     administered by the National Park Service and the 
     Administrator of General Services in the District of Columbia 
     and its environs--
       (A) are appropriately designed, constructed, and located; 
     and
       (B) reflect a consensus of the lasting national 
     significance of the subjects involved.

     Sec. 8902. Definitions and nonapplication

       (a) Definitions.--In this chapter, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Commemorative work.--The term ``commemorative work''--
       (A) means any statue, monument, sculpture, memorial, 
     plaque, inscription, or other structure or landscape feature, 
     including a garden or memorial grove, designed to perpetuate 
     in a permanent manner the memory of an individual, group, 
     event or other significant element of American history; but
       (B) does not include an item described in subclause (A) 
     that is located within the interior of a structure or a 
     structure which is primarily used for other purposes.
       (2) Person.--The term ``person'' means--
       (A) a public agency; and
       (B) an individual, group or organization--
       (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of the Code (26 U.S.C. 501(a)); and
       (ii) authorized by Congress to establish a commemorative 
     work in the District of Columbia and its environs.
       (3) The district of columbia and its environs.--The term 
     ``the District of Columbia and its environs'' means land and 
     property located in Areas I and II as depicted on the map 
     numbered 869/86501, and dated May 1, 1986, that the National 
     Park Service and the Administrator of General Services 
     administer.
       (b) Nonapplication.--This chapter does not apply to 
     commemorative works authorized by a law enacted before 
     January 3, 1985.

     Sec. 8903. Congressional authorization of commemorative works

       (a) In General.--Commemorative works--
       (1) may be established on federal lands referred to in 
     section 8901(4) of this title only as specifically authorized 
     by law; and
       (2) are subject to applicable provisions of this chapter.
       (b) Military Commemorative Works.--A military commemorative 
     work may be authorized only to commemorate a war or similar 
     major military conflict or a branch of the armed forces. A 
     commemorative work commemorating a lesser conflict or a unit 
     of an armed force may not be authorized. Commemorative works 
     to a war or similar major military conflict may not be 
     authorized until at least 10 years after the officially 
     designated end of the event.
       (c) Works Commemorating Events, Individuals, or Groups.--A 
     commemorative work commemorating an event, individual, or 
     group of individuals, except a military commemorative work as 
     described in subsection (b), may not be authorized until 
     after the 25th anniversary of the event, death of the 
     individual, or death of the last surviving member of the 
     group.
       (d) Consultation With National Capital Memorial 
     Commission.--In considering legislation authorizing 
     commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs, the Committee on House Administration of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate shall solicit the views of the 
     National Capital Memorial Commission.
       (e) Expiration of Legislative Authority.--Legislative 
     authority for a commemorative work expires at the end of the 
     seven-year period beginning on the date the authority is 
     enacted unless the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator 
     of General Services, as appropriate, has issued a 
     construction permit for the commemorative work during that 
     period.

     Sec. 8904. National Capital Memorial Commission

       (a) Establishment and Composition.--There is a National 
     Capital Memorial Commission. The membership of the Commission 
     consists of--
       (1) the Director of the National Park Service;
       (2) the Architect of the Capitol;
       (3) the Chairman of the American Battle Monuments 
     Commission;
       (4) the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts;
       (5) the Chairman of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission;
       (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
       (7) the Commissioner of the Public Buildings Service of the 
     General Services Administration; and
       (8) the Secretary of Defense.
       (b) Chairman.--The Director is the Chairman of the National 
     Capital Memorial Commission.
       (c) Advisory Role.--The National Capital Memorial 
     Commission shall advise the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Administrator of General Services on policy and procedures 
     for establishment of, and proposals to establish, 
     commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its 
     environs and on other matters concerning commemorative works 
     in the Nation's Capital as the Commission considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Meetings.--The National Capital Memorial Commission 
     shall meet at least twice annually.

     Sec. 8905. Site and design approval

       (a) Consultation on, and Submission of, Proposals.--A 
     person authorized by law to establish a commemorative work in 
     the District of Columbia and its environs may request a 
     permit for construction of the commemorative work only after 
     the following requirements are met:
       (1) Consultation.--The person must consult with the 
     National Capital Memorial Commission regarding the selection 
     of alternative sites and designs for the commemorative work.
       (2) Submittal.--Following consultation in accordance with 
     clause (1), the Secretary of the Interior or the 
     Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, must 
     submit, on behalf of the person, site and design proposals to 
     the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning 
     Commission for their approval.
       (b) Decision Criteria.--In considering site and design 
     proposals, the Commission of Fine Arts, National Capital 
     Planning Commission, Secretary, and Administrator shall be 
     guided by, but not limited by, the following criteria:
       (1) Surroundings.--To the maximum extent possible, a 
     commemorative work shall be located in surroundings that are 
     relevant to the subject of the work.
       (2) Location.--A commemorative work shall be located so 
     that--
       (A) it does not interfere with, or encroach on, an existing 
     commemorative work; and
       (B) to the maximum extent practicable, it protects open 
     space and existing public use.
       (3) Material.--A commemorative work shall be constructed of 
     durable material suitable to the outdoor environment.
       (4) Landscape features.--Landscape features of 
     commemorative works shall be compatible with the climate.

     Sec. 8906. Criteria for issuance of construction permit

       (a) Criteria for Issuing Permit.--Before issuing a permit 
     for the construction of a commemorative work in the District 
     of Columbia and its environs, the Secretary of the Interior 
     or Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, shall 
     determine that--
       (1) the site and design have been approved by the Secretary 
     or Administrator, the National Capital Planning Commission 
     and the Commission of Fine Arts;
       (2) knowledgeable individuals qualified in the field of 
     preservation and maintenance have been consulted to determine 
     structural soundness and durability of the commemorative work 
     and to ensure that the commemorative work meets high 
     professional standards;
       (3) the person authorized to construct the commemorative 
     work has submitted contract documents for construction of the 
     commemorative work to the Secretary or Administrator; and
       (4) the person authorized to construct the commemorative 
     work has available sufficient amounts to complete 
     construction of the project.
       (b) Donation for Perpetual Maintenance and Preservation.--
       (1) Amount.--In addition to the criteria described in 
     subsection (a), a construction permit may not be issued 
     unless the person authorized to construct the commemorative 
     work has donated an amount equal to 10 percent of the total 
     estimated cost of construction to offset the costs of 
     perpetual maintenance and preservation of the commemorative 
     work. The amounts shall be credited to a separate account in 
     the Treasury.
       (2) Availability.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     any part of the donated amount available to the Secretary of 
     the Interior or Administrator for maintenance at the request

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     of the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator. The 
     Secretary of the Interior or Administrator shall not request 
     more from the separate account than the total amount 
     deposited by persons establishing commemorative works in 
     areas the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator 
     administers.
       (3) Inventory of available amounts.--The Secretary of the 
     Interior and Administrator shall maintain an inventory of 
     amounts available under this subsection. The amounts are not 
     subject to annual appropriations.
       (4) Nonapplicability.--This subsection does not apply when 
     a department or agency of the Federal Government constructs 
     the work and less than 50 percent of the funding for the work 
     is provided by private sources.
       (c) Suspension for Misrepresentation in Fundraising.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior or Administrator may suspend any 
     activity under this chapter that relates to the establishment 
     of a commemorative work if the Secretary or Administrator 
     determines that fundraising efforts relating to the  work 
     have misrepresented an affiliation with the work or the 
     Federal Government.
       (d) Annual Report.--The person authorized to construct a 
     commemorative work under this chapter must submit to the 
     Secretary of the Interior or Administrator an annual report 
     of operations, including financial statements audited by an 
     independent certified public accountant. The person shall pay 
     for the report.

     Sec. 8907. Temporary site designation

       (a) Criterion for Designation.--If the Secretary of the 
     Interior, in consultation with the National Capital Memorial 
     Commission, determines that a site where commemorative works 
     may be displayed on a temporary basis is necessary to aid in 
     the preservation of the limited amount of open space 
     available to residents of, and visitors to, the Nation's 
     Capital, a site may be designated on land the Secretary 
     administers in the District of Columbia.
       (b) Plan.--A designation may be made under subsection (a) 
     only if, at least 120 days before the designation, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Commission, prepares and 
     submits to Congress a plan for the site. The plan shall 
     include specifications for the location, construction, and 
     administration of the site and criteria for displaying 
     commemorative works at the site.
       (c) Risk and Agreement To Indemnify.--A commemorative work 
     displayed at the site shall be installed, maintained, and 
     removed at the sole expense and risk of the person authorized 
     to display the work. The person shall agree to indemnify the 
     United States for any liability arising from the display of 
     the commemorative work under this section.

     Sec. 8908. Areas I and II

       (a) Availability of Map.--The Secretary of the Interior and 
     Administrator of General Services shall make available, for 
     public inspection at appropriate offices of the National Park 
     Service and the General Services Administration, the map 
     numbered 869/86501, and dated May 1, 1986.
       (b) Specific Conditions Applicable to Area I and Area II.--
       (1) Area i.--After seeking the advice of the National 
     Capital Memorial Commission, the Secretary or Administrator, 
     as appropriate, may recommend the location of a commemorative 
     work in Area I only if the Secretary or Administrator decides 
     that the subject of the commemorative work is of preeminent 
     historical and lasting significance to the United States. The 
     Secretary or Administrator shall notify the Commission, the 
     Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate of the recommendation that a 
     commemorative work should be located in Area I. The location 
     of a commemorative work in Area I is deemed to be authorized 
     only if the recommendation is approved by law not later than 
     150 calendar days after the notification.
       (2) Area ii.--Commemorative works of subjects of lasting 
     historical significance to the American people may be located 
     in Area II.

     Sec. 8909. Administrative

       (a) Maintenance of Documentation of Design and 
     Construction.--Complete documentation of design and 
     construction of each commemorative work located in the 
     District of Columbia and its environs shall be provided to 
     the Secretary of the Interior or Administrator of General 
     Services, as appropriate, and shall be permanently maintained 
     in the manner provided by law.
       (b) Responsibility for Maintenance of Completed Work.--On 
     completion of any commemorative work in the District of 
     Columbia and its environs, the Secretary or Administrator, as 
     appropriate, shall assume responsibility for maintaining the 
     work.
       (c) Regulations or Standards.--The Secretary and 
     Administrator shall prescribe appropriate regulations or 
     standards to carry out this chapter.

                  CHAPTER 91--COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Sec.
9101.  Establishment, composition, and vacancies.
9102.  Duties.
9103.  Personnel.
9104.  Authorization of appropriations.

     Sec. 9101. Establishment, composition, and vacancies

       (a) Establishment.--There is a Commission of Fine Arts.
       (b) Composition.--The Commission is composed of seven well-
     qualified judges of the fine arts, appointed by the 
     President, who serve for four years each or until their 
     successors are appointed and qualified.
       (c) Vacancies.--The President shall fill vacancies on the 
     Commission.
       (d) Expenses.--Members of the Commission shall be paid 
     actual expenses in traveling to and from the District of 
     Columbia to attend Commission meetings and while attending 
     those meetings.

     Sec. 9102. Duties

       (a) In General.--The Commission of Fine Arts shall advise 
     on--
       (1) the location of statues, fountains, and monuments in 
     the public squares, streets, and parks in the District of 
     Columbia;
       (2) the selection of models for statues, fountains, and 
     monuments erected under the authority of the Federal 
     Government;
       (3) the selection of artists to carry out clause (2); and
       (4) questions of art generally when required to do so by 
     the President or a committee of Congress.
       (b) Duty To Request Advice.--The officers required to 
     decide the questions described in subsection (a)(1)-(3) shall 
     request the Commission to provide the advice.
       (c) Nonapplication.--This section does not apply to the 
     Capitol Building and the Library of Congress buildings.

     Sec. 9103. Personnel

       The Commission of Fine Arts has a secretary and other 
     assistance the Commission authorizes. The secretary is the 
     executive officer of the Commission.

     Sec. 9104. Authorization of appropriations

       Necessary amounts may be appropriated to carry out this 
     chapter.

                 CHAPTER 93--THEODORE ROOSEVELT ISLAND

Sec.
9301.  Maintenance and administration.
9302.  Consent of Theodore Roosevelt Association required for 
              development.
9303.  Access to Theodore Roosevelt Island.
9304.  Source of appropriations.

     Sec. 9301. Maintenance and administration

       The Director of the National Park Service shall maintain 
     and administer Theodore Roosevelt Island as a natural park 
     for the recreation and enjoyment of the public.

     Sec. 9302. Consent of Theodore Roosevelt Association required 
       for development

       (a) General Plan for Development.--The Theodore Roosevelt 
     Association must approve every general plan for the 
     development of Theodore Roosevelt Island.
       (b) Development Inconsistent with Plan.--As long as the 
     Association remains in existence, development inconsistent 
     with the general plan may not be carried out without the 
     Association's consent.

     Sec. 9303. Access to Theodore Roosevelt Island

       Subject to the approval of the National Capital Planning 
     Commission and the availability of appropriations, the 
     Director of the National Park Service may provide suitable 
     means of access to and on Theodore Roosevelt Island.

     Sec. 9304. Source of appropriations

       The appropriations needed for construction of suitable 
     means of access to and on Theodore Roosevelt Island and 
     annually for the care, maintenance, and improvement of the 
     land and improvements may be made from amounts not otherwise 
     appropriated from the Treasury.

CHAPTER 95--WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS IN THE DISTRICT 
                              OF COLUMBIA

Sec.
9501.  Chief of Engineers.
9502.  Authority of Chief of Engineers.
9503.  Record of property.
9504.  Reports.
9505.  Paying for main pipes.
9506.  Civil penalty.
9507.  Control of expenditures.

     Sec. 9501. Chief of Engineers

       (a) Superintendence Duties.--
       (1) Washington aqueduct and other public works and 
     improvements in the district of columbia.--The Chief of 
     Engineers has the immediate superintendence of--
       (A) the Washington Aqueduct, together with all rights, 
     appurtenances, and fixtures connected with the Aqueduct and 
     belonging to the Federal Government; and
       (B) all other public works and improvements in the District 
     of Columbia in which the Government has an interest and which 
     are not otherwise specially provided for by law.
       (2) Obeying regulations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
     the Chief of Engineers shall obey regulations the President 
     prescribes, through the Secretary of the Army.
       (b) No Increase in Compensation.--The Chief of Engineers 
     shall not receive additional compensation for the services 
     required under this chapter.
       (c) Office.--The Chief of Engineers shall be furnished an 
     office in one of the public buildings in the District of 
     Columbia, as the Administrator of General Services directs, 
     and shall be supplied by the Federal Government with 
     stationery, instruments, books, and furniture which may be 
     required for the performance of the duties of the Chief of 
     Engineers.

     Sec. 9502. Authority of Chief of Engineers

       (a) In General.--The Chief of Engineers and necessary 
     assistants may use all lawful means to carry out their 
     duties.
       (b) Supply of Water in District of Columbia.--
       (1) Providing water.--The Chief of Engineers has complete 
     control over the Washington Aqueduct to regulate the manner 
     in which the authorities of the District of Columbia may tap 
     the supply of water to the inhabitants of the District of 
     Columbia.
       (2) Stoppage of water flow.--The Chief of Engineers shall 
     stop the authorities of the District of Columbia from tapping 
     the supply of water when the supply is no more than adequate 
     to the wants of the public buildings and grounds.

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       (3) Appeal of decision.--The decision of the Chief of 
     Engineers on all questions concerning the supply of water 
     under this subsection may be appealed only to the Secretary 
     of the Army.

     Sec. 9503. Record of property

       The Chief of Engineers shall keep in the office a complete 
     record of all land and other property connected with or 
     belonging to the Washington Aqueduct and other public works 
     under the charge of the Chief of Engineers, together with 
     accurate plans and surveys of the public grounds and 
     reservations in the District of Columbia.

     Sec. 9504. Reports

       As superintendent of the Washington Aqueduct, the Chief of 
     Engineers annually shall submit to the Secretary of the Army, 
     within nine months after the end of the fiscal year, a report 
     of the Chief of Engineers' operations for that year and a 
     report of the condition, progress, repairs, casualties, and 
     expenditures of the Washington Aqueduct and other public 
     works under the charge of the Chief of Engineers.

     Sec. 9505. Paying for main pipes

       (a) Federal Government.--The Federal Government shall only 
     pay for the number of main pipes of the Washington Aqueduct 
     needed to furnish public buildings, offices, and grounds with 
     the necessary supply of water.
       (b) District of Columbia.--The District of Columbia shall 
     pay the cost of any main pipe of the Washington Aqueduct 
     which supplies water to the inhabitants of the District of 
     Columbia, in the manner provided by law.

     Sec. 9506. Civil penalty

       A person that, without the consent of the Chief of 
     Engineers, taps or opens the mains or pipes laid by the 
     Federal Government is liable to the Government for a civil 
     penalty of at least $50 and not more than $500.

     Sec. 9507. Control of expenditures

       Unless expressly provided for by law, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall direct the expenditure of amounts appropriated for 
     the Washington Aqueduct and for other public works in the 
     District of Columbia.

            SUBTITLE III--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT

Chapter                                                        Sec.

    111. GENERAL..............................................    11101
    113. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION 
           TECHNOLOGY.........................................    11301
    115. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAMS....    11501
    117. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MATTERS..    11701

                          CHAPTER 111--GENERAL

Sec.
11101.  Definitions.
11102.  Sense of Congress.
11103.  Applicability to national security systems.

     Sec. 11101. Definitions

       In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Commercial item.--The term ``commercial item'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).
       (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 4 of the Act (41 
     U.S.C. 403).
       (3) Information resources.--The term ``information 
     resources'' has the meaning given that term in section 3502 
     of title 44.
       (4) Information resources management.--The term 
     ``information resources management'' has the meaning given 
     that term in section 3502 of title 44.
       (5) Information system.--The term ``information system'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3502 of title 44.
       (6) Information technology.--The term ``information 
     technology''--
       (A) with respect to an executive agency means any equipment 
     or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in 
     the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, 
     movement, control, display, switching, interchange, 
     transmission, or reception of data or information by the 
     executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive 
     agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract 
     with the executive agency that requires the use--
       (i) of that equipment; or
       (ii) of that equipment to a significant extent in the 
     performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;
       (B) includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, 
     firmware and similar procedures, services (including support 
     services), and related resources; but
       (C) does not include any equipment acquired by a federal 
     contractor incidental to a federal contract.

     Sec. 11102. Sense of Congress

       It is the sense of Congress that, during the five-year 
     period beginning with 1996, executive agencies should achieve 
     each year through improvements in information resources 
     management by the agency--
       (1) at least a five percent decrease in the cost (in 
     constant fiscal year 1996 dollars) incurred by the agency in 
     operating and maintaining information technology; and
       (2) a five percent increase in the efficiency of the agency 
     operations.

     Sec. 11103. Applicability to national security systems

       (a) Definition.--
       (1) National security system.--In this section, the term 
     ``national security system'' means a telecommunications or 
     information system operated by the Federal Government, the 
     function, operation, or use of which--
       (A) involves intelligence activities;
       (B) involves cryptologic activities related to national 
     security;
       (C) involves command and control of military forces;
       (D) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon 
     or weapons system; or
       (E) subject to paragraph (2), is critical to the direct 
     fulfillment of military or intelligence missions.
       (2) Limitation.--Paragraph (1)(E) does not include a system 
     to be used for routine administrative and business 
     applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and 
     personnel management applications).
       (b) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
     chapter 113 of this title does not apply to national security 
     systems.
       (c) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Sections 11313, 11315, and 11316 of this 
     title apply to national security systems.
       (2) Capital planning and investment control.--The heads of 
     executive agencies shall apply sections 11302 and 11312 of 
     this title to national security systems to the extent 
     practicable.
       (3) Applicability of performance-based and results-based 
     management to national security systems.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the heads of 
     executive agencies shall apply section 11303 of this title to 
     national security systems to the extent practicable.
       (B) Exception.--National security systems are subject to 
     section 11303(b)(5) of this title, except for subparagraph 
     (B)(iv).

 CHAPTER 113--RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

       SUBCHAPTER I--DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

Sec.
11301.  Responsibility of Director.
11302.  Capital planning and investment control.
11303.  Performance-based and results-based management.

                   SUBCHAPTER II--EXECUTIVE AGENCIES

11311.  Responsibilities.
11312.  Capital planning and investment control.
11313.  Performance and results-based management.
11314.  Authority to acquire and manage information technology.
11315.  Agency Chief Information Officer.
11316.  Accountability.
11317.  Significant deviations.
11318.  Interagency support.

                 SUBCHAPTER III--OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

11331.  Responsibilities regarding efficiency, security, and privacy of 
              federal computer systems.
11332.  Federal computer system security training and plan.

       SUBCHAPTER I--DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

     Sec. 11301. Responsibility of Director

       In fulfilling the responsibility to administer the 
     functions assigned under chapter 35 of title 44, the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget shall comply with this 
     chapter with respect to the specific matters covered by this 
     chapter.

     Sec. 11302. Capital planning and investment control

       (a) Federal Information Technology.--The Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall perform the 
     responsibilities set forth in this section in fulfilling the 
     responsibilities under section 3504(h) of title 44.
       (b) Use of Information Technology in Federal Programs.--The 
     Director shall promote and improve the acquisition, use, and 
     disposal of information technology by the Federal Government 
     to improve the productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of 
     federal programs, including through dissemination of public 
     information and the reduction of information collection 
     burdens on the public.
       (c) Use of Budget Process.--
       (1) Analyzing, tracking, and evaluating capital 
     investments.--As part of the budget process, the Director 
     shall develop a process for analyzing, tracking, and 
     evaluating the risks and results of all major capital 
     investments made by an executive agency for information 
     systems. The process shall cover the life of each system and 
     shall include explicit criteria for analyzing the projected 
     and actual costs, benefits, and risks associated with the 
     investments.
       (2) Report to congress.--At the same time that the 
     President submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, the Director shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the net program performance benefits 
     achieved as a result of major capital investments made by 
     executive agencies for information systems and how the 
     benefits relate to the accomplishment of the goals of the 
     executive agencies.
       (d) Information Technology Standards.--The Director shall 
     oversee the development and implementation of standards and 
     guidelines pertaining to federal computer systems by the 
     Secretary of Commerce through the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology under section 11331 of this title 
     and section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3).
       (e) Designation of Executive Agents for Acquisitions.-- The 
     Director shall designate the head of one or more executive 
     agencies, as the Director considers appropriate, as executive 
     agent for Government-wide acquisitions of information 
     technology.
       (f) Use of Best Practices in Acquisitions.--The Director 
     shall encourage the heads of the executive agencies to 
     develop and use the best practices in the acquisition of 
     information technology.

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       (g) Assessment of Other Models for Managing Information 
     Technology.--On a continuing basis, the Director shall assess 
     the experiences of executive agencies, state and local 
     governments, international organizations, and the private 
     sector in managing information technology.
       (h) Comparison of Agency Uses of Information Technology.--
     The Director shall compare the performances of the executive 
     agencies in using information technology and shall 
     disseminate the comparisons to the heads of the executive 
     agencies.
       (i) Monitoring Training.--The Director shall monitor the 
     development and implementation of training in information 
     resources management for executive agency personnel.
       (j) Informing Congress.--The Director shall keep Congress 
     fully informed on the extent to which the executive agencies 
     are improving the performance of agency programs and the 
     accomplishment of the agency missions through the use of the 
     best practices in information resources management.
       (k) Coordination of Policy Development and Review.--The 
     Director shall coordinate with the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy the development and review by the 
     Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs of policy associated with federal acquisition of 
     information technology.

     Sec. 11303. Performance-based and results-based management

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall encourage the use of performance-based and 
     results-based management in fulfilling the responsibilities 
     assigned under section 3504(h) of title 44.
       (b) Evaluation of Agency Programs and Investments.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Director shall evaluate the 
     information resources management practices of the executive 
     agencies with respect to the performance and results of the 
     investments made by the executive agencies in information 
     technology.
       (2) Direction for executive agency action.--The Director 
     shall issue to the head of each executive agency clear and 
     concise direction that the head of each agency shall--
       (A) establish effective and efficient capital planning 
     processes for selecting, managing, and evaluating the results 
     of all of its major investments in information systems;
       (B) determine, before making an investment in a new 
     information system--
       (i) whether the function to be supported by the system 
     should be performed by the private sector and, if so, whether 
     any component of the executive agency performing that 
     function should be converted from a governmental organization 
     to a private sector organization; or
       (ii) whether the function should be performed by the 
     executive agency and, if so, whether the function should be 
     performed by a private sector source under contract or by 
     executive agency personnel;
       (C) analyze the missions of the executive agency and, based 
     on the analysis, revise the executive agency's mission-
     related processes and administrative processes, as 
     appropriate, before making significant investments in 
     information technology to be used in support of those 
     missions; and
       (D) ensure that the information security policies, 
     procedures, and practices are adequate.
       (3) Guidance for multiagency investments.--The direction 
     issued under paragraph (2) shall include guidance for 
     undertaking efficiently and effectively interagency and 
     Federal Government-wide investments in information technology 
     to improve the accomplishment of missions that are common to 
     the executive agencies.
       (4) Periodic reviews.--The Director shall implement through 
     the budget process periodic reviews of selected information 
     resources management activities of the executive agencies to 
     ascertain the efficiency and effectiveness of information 
     technology in improving the performance of the executive 
     agency and the accomplishment of the missions of the 
     executive agency.
       (5) Enforcement of accountability.--
       (A) In general.--The Director may take any action that the 
     Director considers appropriate, including an action involving 
     the budgetary process or appropriations management process, 
     to enforce accountability of the head of an executive agency 
     for information resources management and for the investments 
     made by the executive agency in information technology.
       (B) Specific actions.--Actions taken by the Director may 
     include--
       (i) recommending a reduction or an increase in the amount 
     for information resources that the head of the executive 
     agency proposes for the budget submitted to Congress under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31;
       (ii) reducing or otherwise adjusting apportionments and 
     reapportionments of appropriations for information resources;
       (iii) using other administrative controls over 
     appropriations to restrict the availability of amounts for 
     information resources; and
       (iv) designating for the executive agency an executive 
     agent to contract with private sector sources for the 
     performance of information resources management or the 
     acquisition of information technology.

                   SUBCHAPTER II--EXECUTIVE AGENCIES

     Sec. 11311. Responsibilities

       In fulfilling the responsibilities assigned under chapter 
     35 of title 44, the head of each executive agency shall 
     comply with this subchapter with respect to the specific 
     matters covered by this subchapter.

     Sec. 11312. Capital planning and investment control

       (a) Design of Process.--In fulfilling the responsibilities 
     assigned under section 3506(h) of title 44, the head of each 
     executive agency shall design and implement in the executive 
     agency a process for maximizing the value, and assessing and 
     managing the risks, of the information technology 
     acquisitions of the executive agency.
       (b) Content of Process.--The process of an executive agency 
     shall--
       (1) provide for the selection of information technology 
     investments to be made by the executive agency, the 
     management of those investments, and the evaluation of the 
     results of those investments;
       (2) be integrated with the processes for making budget, 
     financial, and program management decisions in the executive 
     agency;
       (3) include minimum criteria to be applied in considering 
     whether to undertake a particular investment in information 
     systems, including criteria related to the quantitatively 
     expressed projected net, risk-adjusted return on investment 
     and specific quantitative and qualitative criteria for 
     comparing and prioritizing alternative information systems 
     investment projects;
       (4) identify information systems investments that would 
     result in shared benefits or costs for other federal agencies 
     or state or local governments;
       (5) identify quantifiable measurements for determining the 
     net benefits and risks of a proposed investment; and
       (6) provide the means for senior management personnel of 
     the executive agency to obtain timely information regarding 
     the progress of an investment in an information system, 
     including a system of milestones for measuring progress, 
     on an independently verifiable basis, in terms of cost, 
     capability of the system to meet specified requirements, 
     timeliness, and quality.

     Sec. 11313. Performance and results-based management

       In fulfilling the responsibilities under section 3506(h) of 
     title 44, the head of an executive agency shall--
       (1) establish goals for improving the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of agency operations and, as appropriate, the 
     delivery of services to the public through the effective use 
     of information technology;
       (2) prepare an annual report, to be included in the 
     executive agency's budget submission to Congress, on the 
     progress in achieving the goals;
       (3) ensure that performance measurements--
       (A) are prescribed for information technology used by, or 
     to be acquired for, the executive agency; and
       (B) measure how well the information technology supports 
     programs of the executive agency;
       (4) where comparable processes and organizations in the 
     public or private sectors exist, quantitatively benchmark 
     agency process performance against those processes in terms 
     of cost, speed, productivity, and quality of outputs and 
     outcomes;
       (5) analyze the missions of the executive agency and, based 
     on the analysis, revise the executive agency's mission-
     related processes and administrative processes as appropriate 
     before making significant investments in information 
     technology to be used in support of the performance of those 
     missions; and
       (6) ensure that the information security policies, 
     procedures, and practices of the executive agency are 
     adequate.

     Sec. 11314. Authority to acquire and manage information 
       technology

       (a) In General.--The authority of the head of an executive 
     agency to acquire information technology includes--
       (1) acquiring information technology as authorized by law;
       (2) making a contract that provides for multiagency 
     acquisitions of information technology in accordance with 
     guidance issued by the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget; and
       (3) if the Director finds that it would be advantageous for 
     the Federal Government to do so, making a multiagency 
     contract for procurement of commercial items of information 
     technology that requires each executive agency covered by the 
     contract, when procuring those items, to procure the items 
     under that contract or to justify an alternative procurement 
     of the items.
       (b) FTS 2000 Program.--The Administrator of General 
     Services shall continue to manage the FTS 2000 program, and 
     to coordinate the follow-on to that program, for and with the 
     advice of the heads of executive agencies.

     Sec. 11315. Agency Chief Information Officer

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``information 
     technology architecture'', with respect to an executive 
     agency, means an integrated framework for evolving or 
     maintaining existing information technology and acquiring new 
     information technology to achieve the agency's strategic 
     goals and information resources management goals.
       (b) General Responsibilities.--The Chief Information 
     Officer of an executive agency is responsible for--
       (1) providing advice and other assistance to the head of 
     the executive agency and other senior management personnel of 
     the executive agency to ensure that information technology is 
     acquired and information resources are managed for the 
     executive agency in a manner that implements the policies and 
     procedures of this subtitle, consistent with chapter 35 of 
     title 44 and the priorities established by the head of the 
     executive agency;
       (2) developing, maintaining, and facilitating the 
     implementation of a sound and integrated information 
     technology architecture for the executive agency; and
       (3) promoting the effective and efficient design and 
     operation of all major information resources management 
     processes for the executive agency, including improvements to 
     work processes of the executive agency.

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       (c) Duties and Qualifications.--The Chief Information 
     Officer of an agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31--
       (1) has information resources management duties as that 
     official's primary duty;
       (2) monitors the performance of information technology 
     programs of the agency, evaluates the performance of those 
     programs on the basis of the applicable performance 
     measurements, and advises the head of the agency regarding 
     whether to continue, modify, or terminate a program or 
     project; and
       (3) annually, as part of the strategic planning and 
     performance evaluation process required (subject to section 
     1117 of title 31) under section 306 of title 5 and sections 
     1105(a)(28), 1115-1117, and 9703 (as added by section 5(a) of 
     the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public 
     Law 103-62, 107 Stat. 289)) of title 31--
       (A) assesses the requirements established for agency 
     personnel regarding knowledge and skill in information 
     resources management and the adequacy of those requirements 
     for facilitating the achievement of the performance goals 
     established for information resources management;
       (B) assesses the extent to which the positions and 
     personnel at the executive level of the agency and the 
     positions and personnel at management level of the agency 
     below the executive level meet those requirements;
       (C) develops strategies and specific plans for hiring, 
     training, and professional development to rectify any 
     deficiency in meeting those requirements; and
       (D) reports to the head of the agency on the progress made 
     in improving information resources management capability.

     Sec. 11316. Accountability

       The head of each executive agency, in consultation with the 
     Chief Information Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of 
     that executive agency (or, in the case of an executive agency 
     without a chief financial officer, any comparable official), 
     shall establish policies and procedures to ensure that--
       (1) the accounting, financial, asset management, and other 
     information systems of the executive agency are designed, 
     developed, maintained, and used effectively to provide 
     financial or program performance data for financial 
     statements of the executive agency;
       (2) financial and related program performance data are 
     provided on a reliable, consistent, and timely basis to 
     executive agency financial management systems; and
       (3) financial statements support--
       (A) assessments and revisions of mission-related processes 
     and administrative processes of the executive agency; and
       (B) measurement of the performance of investments made by 
     the agency in information systems.

     Sec. 11317. Significant deviations

       The head of each executive agency shall identify in the 
     strategic information resources management plan required 
     under section 3506(b)(2) of title 44 any major information 
     technology acquisition program, or any phase or increment of 
     that program, that has significantly deviated from the cost, 
     performance, or schedule goals established for the program.

     Sec. 11318. Interagency support

       The head of an executive agency may use amounts available 
     to the agency for oversight, acquisition, and procurement of 
     information technology to support jointly with other 
     executive agencies the activities of interagency groups that 
     are established to advise the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget in carrying out the Director's 
     responsibilities under this chapter. The use of those 
     amounts for that purpose is subject to requirements and 
     limitations on uses and amounts that the Director may 
     prescribe. The Director shall prescribe the requirements 
     and limitations during the Director's review of the 
     executive agency's proposed budget submitted to the 
     Director by the head of the executive agency for purposes 
     of section 1105 of title 31.

                 SUBCHAPTER III--OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

     Sec. 11331. Responsibilities regarding efficiency, security, 
       and privacy of federal computer systems

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``federal 
     computer system'' and ``operator of a federal computer 
     system'' have the meanings given those terms in section 20(d) 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278g-3(d)).
       (b) Standards and Guidelines.--
       (1) Authority to prescribe and disapprove or modify.--
       (A) Authority to prescribe.--On the basis of standards and 
     guidelines developed by the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
     20(a) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)(2), (3)), the Secretary 
     of Commerce shall prescribe standards and guidelines 
     pertaining to federal computer systems. The Secretary shall 
     make those standards compulsory and binding to the extent the 
     Secretary determines necessary to improve the efficiency of 
     operation or security and privacy of federal computer 
     systems.
       (B) Authority to disapprove or modify.--The President may 
     disapprove or modify those standards and guidelines if the 
     President determines that action to be in the public 
     interest. The President's authority to disapprove or modify 
     those standards and guidelines may not be delegated. Notice 
     of disapproval or modification shall be published promptly in 
     the Federal Register. On receiving notice of disapproval or 
     modification, the Secretary shall immediately rescind or 
     modify those standards or guidelines as directed by the 
     President.
       (2) Exercise of authority.--To ensure fiscal and policy 
     consistency, the Secretary shall exercise the authority 
     conferred by this section subject to direction by the 
     President and in coordination with the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget.
       (c) Application of More Stringent Standards.--The head of a 
     federal agency may employ standards for the cost-effective 
     security and privacy of sensitive information in a federal 
     computer system in or under the supervision of that agency 
     that are more stringent than the standards the Secretary 
     prescribes under this section if the more stringent standards 
     contain at least the applicable standards the Secretary makes 
     compulsory and binding.
       (d) Waiver of Standards.--
       (1) Authority of the secretary.--The Secretary may waive in 
     writing compulsory and binding standards under subsection (b) 
     if the Secretary determines that compliance would--
       (A) adversely affect the accomplishment of the mission of 
     an operator of a federal computer system; or
       (B) cause a major adverse financial impact on the operator 
     that is not offset by Federal Government-wide savings.
       (2) Delegation of waiver authority.--The Secretary may 
     delegate to the head of one or more federal agencies 
     authority to waive those standards to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that action to be necessary and 
     desirable to allow for timely and effective implementation of 
     federal computer system standards. The head of the agency may 
     redelegate that authority only to a chief information officer 
     designated pursuant to section 3506 of title 44.
       (3) Notice.--Notice of each waiver and delegation shall be 
     transmitted promptly to Congress and published promptly in 
     the Federal Register.

     Sec. 11332. Federal computer system security training and 
       plan

       (a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``computer 
     system'', ``federal agency'', ``federal computer system'', 
     ``operator of a federal computer system'', and ``sensitive 
     information'' have the meanings given those terms in section 
     20(d) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(d)).
       (b) Training--
       (1) In general.--Each federal agency shall provide for 
     mandatory periodic training in computer security awareness 
     and accepted computer security practice of all employees who 
     are involved with the management, use, or operation of each 
     federal computer system within or under the supervision of 
     the agency. The training shall be--
       (A) provided in accordance with the guidelines developed 
     pursuant to section 20(a)(5) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-
     3(a)(5)) and the regulations prescribed under paragraph (3) 
     for federal civilian employees; or
       (B) provided by an alternative training program that the 
     head of the agency approves after determining that the 
     alternative training program is at least as effective in 
     accomplishing the objectives of the guidelines and 
     regulations.
       (2) Training objectives.--Training under this subsection 
     shall be designed--
       (A) to enhance employees' awareness of the threats to, and 
     vulnerability of, computer systems; and
       (B) to encourage the use of improved computer security 
     practices.
       (3) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall maintain regulations that establish the 
     procedures and scope of the training to be provided federal 
     civilian employees under this subsection and the manner in 
     which the training is to be carried out.
       (c) Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Consistent with standards, guidelines, 
     policies, and regulations prescribed pursuant to section 
     11331 of this title, each federal agency shall maintain a 
     plan for the security and privacy of each federal computer 
     system the agency identifies as being within or under its 
     supervision and as containing sensitive information. The plan 
     must be commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm 
     resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to, 
     or modification of, the information contained in the system.
       (2) Revision and review.--The plan shall be revised 
     annually as necessary and is subject to disapproval by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (d) Handling of Information Not Affected.--This section 
     does not--
       (1) constitute authority to withhold information sought 
     pursuant to section 552 of title 5; or
       (2) authorize a federal agency to limit, restrict, 
     regulate, or control the collection, maintenance, disclosure, 
     use, transfer, or sale of any information (regardless of the 
     medium in which the information may be maintained) that is--
       (A) privately owned information;
       (B) disclosable under section 552 of title 5 or another law 
     requiring or authorizing the public disclosure of 
     information; or
       (C) public domain information.

     CHAPTER 115--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAMS

                SUBCHAPTER I--CONDUCT OF PILOT PROGRAMS

Sec.
11501.  Authority to conduct pilot programs.
11502.  Evaluation criteria and plans.
11503.  Report.
11504.  Recommended legislation.
11505.  Rule of construction.

                 SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIFIC PILOT PROGRAMS

11521.  Share-in-savings pilot program.
11522.  Solutions-based contracting pilot program.

                SUBCHAPTER I--CONDUCT OF PILOT PROGRAMS

     Sec. 11501. Authority to conduct pilot programs

       (a) In General.--

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       (1) Purpose.--In consultation with the Administrator for 
     the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy may conduct 
     pilot programs to test alternative approaches for the 
     acquisition of information technology by executive agencies.
       (2) Multiagency, multi-activity conduct of each program.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each pilot 
     program conducted under this chapter shall be carried out in 
     not more than two procuring activities in each of the 
     executive agencies that are designated by the Administrator 
     for Federal Procurement Policy in accordance with this 
     chapter to carry out the pilot program. With the approval of 
     the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, the head of 
     each designated executive agency shall select the procuring 
     activities of the executive agency that are to participate in 
     the test and shall designate a procurement testing official 
     who shall be responsible for the conduct and evaluation of 
     the pilot program within the executive agency.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) Number.--Not more than two pilot programs may be 
     conducted under this chapter, including one pilot program 
     each pursuant to the requirements of sections 11521 and 11522 
     of this title.
       (2) Amount.--The total amount obligated for contracts 
     entered into under the pilot programs conducted under this 
     chapter may not exceed $750,000,000. The Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy shall monitor those contracts and 
     ensure that contracts are not entered into in violation of 
     this paragraph.
       (c) Period of Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a pilot program 
     may be carried out under this chapter for the period, not in 
     excess of five years, the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy determines is sufficient to establish 
     reliable results.
       (2) Continuing validity of contracts.--A contract entered 
     into under the pilot program before the expiration of that 
     program remains in effect according to the terms of the 
     contract after the expiration of the program.

     Sec. 11502. Evaluation criteria and plans

       (a) Measurable Test Criteria.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, the head of each executive agency conducting a 
     pilot program under section 11501 of this title shall 
     establish measurable criteria for evaluating the effects of 
     the procedures or techniques to be tested under the program.
       (b) Test Plan.--Before a pilot program may be conducted 
     under section 11501 of this title, the Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy shall submit to Congress a 
     detailed test plan for the program, including a detailed 
     description of the procedures to be used and a list of 
     regulations that are to be waived.

     Sec. 11503. Report

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     completion of a pilot program under this chapter, the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall--
       (1) submit to the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget a report on the results and findings under the 
     program; and
       (2) provide a copy of the report to Congress.
       (b) Content.--The report shall include--
       (1) a detailed description of the results of the program, 
     as measured by the criteria established for the program; and
       (2) a discussion of legislation that the Administrator 
     recommends, or changes in regulations that the Administrator 
     considers necessary, to improve overall information resources 
     management in the Federal Government.

     Sec. 11504. Recommended legislation

       If the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     determines that the results and findings under a pilot 
     program under this chapter indicate that legislation is 
     necessary or desirable to improve the process for acquisition 
     of information technology, the Director shall transmit the 
     Director's recommendations for that legislation to Congress.

     Sec. 11505. Rule of construction

       This chapter does not authorize the appropriation or 
     obligation of amounts for the pilot programs authorized under 
     this chapter.

                 SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIFIC PILOT PROGRAMS

     Sec. 11521. Share-in-savings pilot program

       (a) Requirement.--The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy may authorize the heads of two executive agencies to 
     carry out a pilot program to test the feasibility of--
       (1) contracting on a competitive basis with a private 
     sector source to provide the Federal Government with an 
     information technology solution for improving mission-related 
     or administrative processes of the Federal Government; and
       (2) paying the private sector source an amount equal to a 
     portion of the savings derived by the Federal Government from 
     any improvements in mission-related processes and 
     administrative processes that result from implementation of 
     the solution.
       (b) Limitations.--The head of an executive agency 
     authorized to carry out the pilot program may carry out one 
     project and enter into not more than five contracts for the 
     project under the pilot program.
       (c) Selection of Projects.--In consultation with the 
     Administrator for the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
     shall select the projects.

     Sec. 11522. Solutions-based contracting pilot program

       (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, ``solutions-
     based contracting'' is an acquisition method under which the 
     acquisition objectives are defined by the Federal Government 
     user of the technology to be acquired, a streamlined 
     contractor selection process is used, and industry sources 
     are allowed to provide solutions that attain the objectives 
     effectively.
       (b) In General.--The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy may authorize the head of an executive agency, in 
     accordance with subsection (d), to carry out a pilot program 
     to test the feasibility of using solutions-based contracting 
     for the acquisition of information technology.
       (c) Process Requirements.--The Administrator shall require 
     use of a process with the following aspects for acquisitions 
     under the pilot program:
       (1) Acquisition plan emphasizing desired result.--
     Preparation of an acquisition plan that defines the 
     functional requirements of the intended users of the 
     information technology to be acquired, identifies the 
     operational improvements to be achieved, and defines the 
     performance measurements to be applied in determining whether 
     the information technology acquired satisfies the defined 
     requirements and attains the identified results.
       (2) Results-oriented statement of work.--Use of a statement 
     of work that is limited to an expression of the end results 
     or performance capabilities desired under the acquisition 
     plan.
       (3) Small acquisition organization.--Assembly of a small 
     acquisition organization consisting of the following:
       (A) An acquisition management team, the members of which 
     are to be evaluated and rewarded under the pilot program for 
     contributions toward attainment of the desired results 
     identified in the acquisition plan.
       (B) A small source selection team composed of 
     representatives of the specific mission or administrative 
     area to be supported by the information technology to be 
     acquired, a contracting officer, and individuals with 
     relevant expertise.
       (4) Use of source selection factors emphasizing source 
     qualifications and costs.--Use of source selection factors 
     that emphasize--
       (A) the qualifications of the offeror, including personnel 
     skills, previous experience in providing other private or 
     public sector organizations with solutions for attaining 
     objectives similar to the objectives of the acquisition, past 
     contract performance, qualifications of the proposed program 
     manager, and the proposed management plan; and
       (B) the costs likely to be associated with the conceptual 
     approach proposed by the offeror.
       (5) Open communications with contractor community.--Open 
     availability of the following information to potential 
     offerors:
       (A) The agency mission to be served by the acquisition.
       (B) The functional process to be performed by use of 
     information technology.
       (C) The process improvements to be attained.
       (6) Simple solicitation.--Use of a simple solicitation that 
     sets forth only the functional work description, the source 
     selection factors to be used in accordance with paragraph 
     (4), the required terms and conditions, instructions 
     regarding submission of offers, and the estimate of the 
     Government's budget for the desired work.
       (7) Simple proposals.--Submission of oral presentations and 
     written proposals that are limited in size and scope and 
     contain information on--
       (A) the offeror's qualifications to perform the desired 
     work;
       (B) past contract performance;
       (C) the proposed conceptual approach; and
       (D) the costs likely to be associated with the proposed 
     conceptual approach.
       (8) Simple evaluation.--Use of a simplified evaluation 
     process, to be completed within 45 days after receipt of 
     proposals, that consists of the following:
       (A) Identification of the most qualified offerors that are 
     within the competitive range.
       (B) Issuance of invitations for at least three and not more 
     than five of the identified offerors to make oral 
     presentations to, and engage in discussions with, the 
     evaluating personnel regarding, for each offeror--
       (i) the qualifications of the offeror, including how the 
     qualifications of the offeror relate to the approach proposed 
     to be taken by the offeror in the acquisition; and
       (ii) the costs likely to be associated with the approach.
       (C) Evaluation of the qualifications of the identified 
     offerors and the costs likely to be associated with the 
     offerors' proposals on the basis of submissions required 
     under the process and any oral presentations made by, and any 
     discussions with, the offerors.
       (9) Selection of most qualified offeror.--A selection 
     process consisting of the following:
       (A) Identification of the most qualified sources, primarily 
     on the basis of the oral proposals, presentations, and 
     discussions, and written proposals, submitted in accordance 
     with paragraph (7).
       (B) A program definition phase of 30-60 days (or a longer 
     period the Administrator approves)--
       (i) during which the sources identified under subparagraph 
     (A), in consultation with one or more intended users, develop 
     a conceptual system design and technical approach, define 
     logical phases for the project, and estimate the total cost 
     and the cost for each phase; and
       (ii) after which a contract for performance of the work may 
     be awarded to the source whose offer is determined to be most 
     advantageous to the Government on the basis of cost, the 
     responsiveness, reasonableness, and quality of the proposed 
     performance, and a sharing of risk and benefits between the 
     source and the Government.
       (C) As many successive program definition phases as 
     necessary to award a contract in accordance with subparagraph 
     (B).

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       (10) System implementation phasing.--System implementation 
     to be executed in phases that are tailored to the solution, 
     with appropriate contract arrangements being used for various 
     phases and activities.
       (11) Mutual authority to terminate.--Authority for the 
     Government or the contractor to terminate the contract 
     without penalty at the end of any phase defined for the 
     project.
       (12) Time management discipline.--Application of a standard 
     for awarding a contract within 105 to 120 days after issuance 
     of the solicitation, except that the Administrator may 
     approve the application of a longer standard period.
       (d) Pilot Program Projects.--The Administrator shall 
     authorize to be carried out under the pilot program--
       (1) not more than 10 projects, each of which has an 
     estimated cost of at least $25,000,000 and not more than 
     $100,000,000; and
       (2) not more than 10 projects for small business concerns, 
     each of which has an estimated cost of at least $1,000,000 
     and not more than $5,000,000.
       (e) Monitoring by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller 
     General shall--
       (1) monitor the conduct, and review the results, of 
     acquisitions under the pilot program; and
       (2) submit to Congress periodic reports containing the 
     views of the Comptroller General on the activities, results, 
     and findings under the pilot program.

    CHAPTER 117--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MATTERS

Sec.
11701.  On-line multiple award schedule contracting.
11702.  Identification of excess and surplus computer equipment.
11703.  Index of certain information in information systems included in 
              directory established under section 4101 of title 44.
11704.  Procurement procedures.

     Sec. 11701. On-line multiple award schedule contracting

       (a) Automation of Multiple Award Schedule Contracting.--To 
     provide for the economic and efficient procurement of 
     information technology and other commercial items, the 
     Administrator of General Services shall provide Federal 
     Government-wide on-line computer access to information on 
     products and services that are available for ordering through 
     the multiple award schedules.
       (b) Requirements.--The system for providing on-line 
     computer access shall--
       (1) have the capability to--
       (A) provide basic information on prices, features, and 
     performance of all products and services available for 
     ordering through the multiple award schedules;
       (B) provide for updating that information to reflect 
     changes in prices, features, and performance as soon as 
     information on the changes becomes available; and
       (C) enable users to make on-line computer comparisons of 
     the prices, features, and performance of similar products and 
     services offered by various vendors; and
       (2) be used to place orders under the multiple award 
     schedules in a fiscal year for an amount equal to at least 60 
     percent of the total amount spent for all orders under the 
     multiple award schedules in that fiscal year.
       (c) Streamlined Procedures.--
       (1) Pilot program.--On certification by the Administrator 
     of General Services that the system for providing on-line 
     computer access meets the requirements of subsection (b)(1) 
     and was used as required by subsection (b)(2) in the fiscal 
     year preceding the fiscal year in which the certification is 
     made, the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy may 
     establish a pilot program to test streamlined procedures for 
     the procurement of information technology products and 
     services available for ordering through the multiple award 
     schedules.
       (2) Applicability to multiple award schedule contracts.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (4), the pilot program shall 
     be applicable to all multiple award schedule contracts for 
     the purchase of information technology and shall test the 
     following procedures:
       (A) A procedure under which negotiation of the terms and 
     conditions for a covered multiple award schedule contract is 
     limited to terms and conditions other than price.
       (B) A procedure under which the vendor establishes the 
     prices under a covered multiple award schedule contract and 
     may adjust those prices at any time in the discretion of the 
     vendor.
       (C) A procedure under which a covered multiple award 
     schedule contract is awarded to any responsible offeror 
     that--
       (i) has a suitable record of past performance, which may 
     include past performance on multiple award schedule 
     contracts;
       (ii) agrees to terms and conditions that the Administrator 
     for Federal Procurement Policy determines are required by law 
     or are appropriate for the purchase of commercial items; and
       (iii) agrees to establish and update prices, features, and 
     performance and to accept orders electronically through the 
     automated system established pursuant to subsection (a).
       (3) Comptroller general review and report.--
       (A) Authority to conduct review and make report.--Not later 
     than three years after the date on which the pilot program is 
     established, the Comptroller General shall review the pilot 
     program and report to Congress on the results of the pilot 
     program.
       (B) Content of report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (i) An evaluation of the extent to which there is 
     competition for the orders placed under the pilot program.
       (ii) The effect that the streamlined procedures under the 
     pilot program have on prices charged under multiple award 
     schedule contracts.
       (iii) The effect that those procedures have on paperwork 
     requirements for multiple award schedule contracts and 
     orders.
       (iv) The impact of the pilot program on small businesses 
     and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses.
       (4) Withdrawal of schedule or portion of schedule from 
     pilot program.--
       (A) When allowed.--The Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy may withdraw a multiple award schedule or 
     portion of a schedule from the pilot program if the 
     Administrator determines that--
       (i) price competition is not available under that schedule 
     or portion of that schedule; or
       (ii) the cost to the Government for that schedule or 
     portion for the previous year was higher than it would have 
     been if the contract for that schedule or portion had been 
     awarded using procedures that would apply if the pilot 
     program were not in effect.
       (B) Notice.--The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy shall notify Congress at least 30 days before the date 
     on which the Administrator withdraws a schedule or portion 
     under this paragraph.
       (C) Authority not delegable.--The authority under this 
     paragraph may not be delegated.
       (5) Termination of pilot program.--Unless reauthorized by 
     law, the authority of the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy to award contracts under the pilot program 
     shall expire four years after the date on which the pilot 
     program is established. A contract entered into before the 
     authority expires remains in effect according to the terms of 
     the contract after the expiration of the authority to award 
     new contracts under the pilot program.

     Sec. 11702. Identification of excess and surplus computer 
       equipment

       In accordance with chapter 5 of this title, the head of an 
     executive agency shall maintain an inventory of all computer 
     equipment under the control of that official that is excess 
     or surplus property.

     Sec. 11703. Index of certain information in information 
       systems included in directory established under section 
       4101 of title 44

        If in designing an information technology system pursuant 
     to this subtitle, the head of an executive agency determines 
     that a purpose of the system is to disseminate information to 
     the public, then the head of that executive agency shall 
     reasonably ensure that an index of information disseminated 
     by the system is included in the directory created pursuant 
     to section 4101 of title 44. This section does not authorize 
     the dissemination of information to the public unless 
     otherwise authorized.

     Sec. 11704. Procurement procedures

        To the maximum extent practicable, the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council shall ensure that the process for 
     acquisition of information technology is a simplified, clear, 
     and understandable process that specifically addresses the 
     management of risk, incremental acquisitions, and the need to 
     incorporate commercial information technology in a timely 
     manner.

             SUBTITLE IV--APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Chapter                                                        Sec.

    141. GENERAL PROVISIONS...................................    14101
    143. APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION......................    14301
    145. SPECIAL APPALACHIAN PROGRAMS.........................    14501
    147. MISCELLANEOUS........................................    14701

                    CHAPTER 141--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec.
14101.  Findings and purposes.
14102.  Definitions.

     Sec. 14101. Findings and purposes

       (a) 1965 Findings and Purpose.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that the 
     Appalachian region of the United States, while abundant in 
     natural resources and rich in potential, lags behind the rest 
     of the Nation in its economic growth and that its people have 
     not shared properly in the Nation's prosperity. The region's 
     uneven past development, with its historical reliance on a 
     few basic industries and a marginal agriculture, has failed 
     to provide the economic base that is a vital prerequisite for 
     vigorous, self-sustaining growth. State and local governments 
     and the people of the region understand their problems and 
     have been working, and will continue to work, purposefully 
     toward their solution. Congress recognizes the comprehensive 
     report of the President's Appalachian Regional Commission 
     documenting these findings and concludes that regionwide 
     development is feasible, desirable, and urgently needed.
       (2) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subtitle to assist 
     the region in meeting its special problems, to promote its 
     economic development, and to establish a framework for joint 
     federal and state efforts toward providing the basic 
     facilities essential to its growth and attacking its common 
     problems and meeting its common needs on a coordinated and 
     concerted regional basis. The public investments made in the 
     region under this subtitle shall be concentrated in areas 
     where there is a significant potential for future growth and 
     where the expected return on public dollars invested will be 
     the greatest. States will be responsible for recommending 
     local and state projects within their borders that will 
     receive assistance under this subtitle. As the region obtains 
     the needed physical and transportation facilities and 
     develops its human resources, Congress expects that the 
     region will generate a diversified industry and that the 
     region will then be able to support itself through the 
     workings of a strengthened free enterprise economy.

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       (b) 1975 Findings and Purpose.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress further finds and declares that 
     while substantial progress has been made toward achieving the 
     purposes set out in subsection (a), especially with respect 
     to the provision of essential public facilities, much remains 
     to be accomplished, especially with respect to the provision 
     of essential health, education, and other public services. 
     Congress recognizes that changes and evolving national 
     purposes in the decade since 1965 affect not only the 
     Appalachian region but also its relationship to a nation that 
     on December 31, 1975, is assigning higher priority to 
     conservation and the quality of life, values long cherished 
     within the region. Appalachia as of December 31, 1975, has 
     the opportunity, in accommodating future growth and 
     development, to demonstrate local leadership and coordinated 
     planning so that housing, public services, transportation and 
     other community facilities will be provided in a way 
     congenial to the traditions and beauty of the region and 
     compatible with conservation values and an enhanced quality 
     of life for the people of the region, and consistent with 
     that goal, the Appalachian region should be able to take 
     advantage of eco-industrial development, which promotes both 
     employment and economic growth and the preservation of 
     natural resources. Congress recognizes also that fundamental 
     changes are occurring in national energy requirements and 
     production, which not only risk short-term dislocations but 
     will undoubtedly result in major long-term effects in the 
     region. It is essential that the opportunities for expanded 
     energy production be used so as to maximize the social and 
     economic benefits and minimize the social and environmental 
     costs to the region and its people.
       (2) Purpose.--It is also the purpose of this subtitle to 
     provide a framework for coordinating federal, state and local 
     efforts toward--
       (A) anticipating the effects of alternative energy policies 
     and practices;
       (B) planning for accompanying growth and change so as to 
     maximize the social and economic benefits and minimize the 
     social and environmental costs; and
       (C) implementing programs and projects carried out in the 
     region by federal, state, and local governmental agencies so 
     as to better meet the special problems generated in the 
     region by the Nation's energy needs and policies, including 
     problems of transportation, housing, community facilities, 
     and human services.
       (c) 1998 Findings and Purpose.--
       (1) Findings.--Congress further finds and declares that 
     while substantial progress has been made in fulfilling many 
     of the objectives of this subtitle, rapidly changing national 
     and global economies over the decade ending November 13, 
     1998, have created new problems and challenges for rural 
     areas throughout the United States and especially for the 
     Appalachian region.
       (2) Purpose.--In addition to the purposes stated in 
     subsections (a) and (b), it is the purpose of this subtitle--
       (A) to assist the Appalachian region in--
       (i) providing the infrastructure necessary for economic and 
     human resource development;
       (ii) developing the region's industry;
       (iii) building entrepreneurial communities;
       (iv) generating a diversified regional economy; and
       (v) making the region's industrial and commercial resources 
     more competitive in national and world markets;
       (B) to provide a framework for coordinating federal, state, 
     and local initiatives to respond to the economic 
     competitiveness challenges in the Appalachian region 
     through--
       (i) improving the skills of the region's workforce;
       (ii) adapting and applying new technologies for the 
     region's businesses, including eco-industrial development 
     technologies; and
       (iii) improving the access of the region's businesses to 
     the technical and financial resources necessary to 
     development of the businesses; and
       (C) to address the needs of severely and persistently 
     distressed areas of the Appalachian region and focus special 
     attention on the areas of greatest need so as to provide a 
     fairer opportunity for the people of the region to share the 
     quality of life generally enjoyed by citizens across the 
     United States.

     Sec. 14102. Definitions

       (a) Definitions.--In this subtitle--
       (1) Appalachian region.--The term ``Appalachian region'' 
     means that area of the eastern United States consisting of 
     the following counties (including any political subdivision 
     located within the area):
       (A) In Alabama, the counties of Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, 
     Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, 
     Cullman, De Kalb, Elmore, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Hale, 
     Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, 
     Macon, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Pickens, Randolph, 
     St. Clair, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, 
     and Winston.
       (B) In Georgia, the counties of Banks, Barrow, Bartow, 
     Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Douglas, 
     Elbert, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, 
     Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Haralson, Hart, Heard, Jackson, 
     Lumpkin, Madison, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Rabun, 
     Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White, and Whitfield.
       (C) In Kentucky, the counties of Adair, Bath, Bell, Boyd, 
     Breathitt, Carter, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, 
     Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Garrard, Green, 
     Greenup, Harlan, Hart, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, 
     Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, McCreary, 
     Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Monroe, Montgomery, 
     Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, 
     Rowan, Russell, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe.
       (D) In Maryland, the counties of Allegany, Garrett, and 
     Washington.
       (E) In Mississippi, the counties of Alcorn, Benton, 
     Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Itawamba, Kemper, Lee, 
     Lowndes, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, 
     Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, 
     Webster, Winston, and Yalobusha.
       (F) In New York, the counties of Allegany, Broome, 
     Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, 
     Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and 
     Tompkins.
       (G) In North Carolina, the counties of Alexander, 
     Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, 
     Clay, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, 
     McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, 
     Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and 
     Yancey.
       (H) In Ohio, the counties of Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, 
     Carroll, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Gallia, Guernsey, 
     Harrison, Highland, Hocking, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, 
     Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, 
     Pike, Ross, Scioto, Tuscarawas, Vinton, and Washington.
       (I) In Pennsylvania, the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, 
     Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, 
     Carbon, Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, 
     Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, 
     Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, 
     Lawrence, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, 
     Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, 
     Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, 
     Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, and 
     Wyoming.
       (J) In South Carolina, the counties of Anderson, Cherokee, 
     Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, and Spartanburg.
       (K) In Tennessee, the counties of Anderson, Bledsoe, 
     Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Cannon, Carter, Claiborne, Clay, 
     Cocke, Coffee, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Franklin, 
     Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, Hamilton, Hancock, 
     Hawkins, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, McMinn, 
     Macon, Marion, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, 
     Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, Smith, 
     Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, Warren, Washington, and 
     White.
       (L) In Virginia, the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Bland, 
     Botetourt, Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, 
     Grayson, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Rockbridge, 
     Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise, and Wythe.
       (M) All the counties of West Virginia.
       (2) Local development district.--The term ``local 
     development district'' means any of the following entities 
     for which the Governor of the State in which the entity is 
     located, or the appropriate state officer, certifies to the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission that the entity has a charter 
     or authority that includes the economic development of 
     counties or parts of counties or other political subdivisions 
     within the region:
       (A) a nonprofit incorporated body organized or chartered 
     under the law of the State in which it is located.
       (B) a nonprofit agency or instrumentality of a state or 
     local government.
       (C) a nonprofit agency or instrumentality created through 
     an interstate compact.
       (D) a nonprofit association or combination of bodies, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities described in this paragraph.
       (b) Change in Definition.--The Commission may not propose 
     or consider a recommendation for any change in the definition 
     of the Appalachian region as set forth in this section 
     without a prior resolution by the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives that directs a study of the change.

              CHAPTER 143--APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION

             SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec.
14301.  Establishment, membership, and employees.
14302.  Decisions.
14303.  Functions.
14304.  Recommendations.
14305.  Liaison between Federal Government and Commission.
14306.  Administrative powers and expenses.
14307.  Meetings.
14308.  Information.
14309.  Personal financial interests.
14310.  Annual report.

                  SUBCHAPTER II--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

14321.  Grants and other assistance.
14322.  Approval of development plans, strategy statements, and 
              projects.

             SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

     Sec. 14301. Establishment, membership, and employees

       (a) Establishment.--There is an Appalachian Regional 
     Commission.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) Federal and state members.--The Commission is composed 
     of the Federal Cochairman, appointed by the President by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the Governor 
     of each participating State in the Appalachian region.
       (2) Alternate members.--Each state member may have a single 
     alternate, appointed by the Governor from among the members 
     of the Governor's cabinet or the Governor's personal staff. 
     The President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate, shall appoint an alternate for the Federal 
     Cochairman. An alternate shall

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     vote in the event of the absence, death, disability, removal, 
     or resignation of the member for whom the individual is an 
     alternate. A state alternate shall not be counted toward the 
     establishment of a quorum of the Commission when a quorum of 
     the state members is required.
       (3) Cochairmen.--The Federal Cochairman is one of the two 
     Cochairmen of the Commission. The state members shall elect a 
     Cochairman of the Commission from among themselves for a term 
     of not less than one year.
       (c) Compensation.--The Federal Cochairman shall be 
     compensated by the Federal Government at level III of the 
     Executive Schedule as set out in section 5314 of title 5. The 
     Federal Cochairman's alternate shall be compensated by the 
     Government at level V of the Executive Schedule as set out in 
     section 5316 of title 5. Each state member and alternate 
     shall be compensated by the State which they represent at the 
     rate established by law of that State.
       (d) Delegation.--
       (1) Powers and responsibilities.--Commission powers and 
     responsibilities specified in section 14302(c) and (d) of 
     this title, and the vote of any Commission member, may not be 
     delegated to an individual who is not a Commission member or 
     who is not entitled to vote in Commission meetings.
       (2) Alternate federal cochairman.--The alternate to the 
     Federal Cochairman shall perform the functions and duties the 
     Federal Cochairman delegates when not actively serving as the 
     alternate.
       (e) Executive Director.--The Commission has an executive 
     director. The executive director is responsible for carrying 
     out the administrative functions of the Commission, for 
     directing the Commission staff, and for other duties the 
     Commission may assign.
       (f) Status of Personnel.--Members, alternates, officers, 
     and employees of the Commission are not federal employees for 
     any purpose, except the Federal Cochairman, the alternate to 
     the Federal Cochairman, the staff of the Federal Cochairman, 
     and federal employees detailed to the Commission under 
     section 14306(a)(3) of this title.

     Sec. 14302. Decisions

       (a) Requirements for Approval.--Except as provided in 
     section 14306(d) of this title, decisions by the Appalachian 
     Regional Commission require the affirmative vote of the 
     Federal Cochairman and of a majority of the state members, 
     exclusive of members representing States delinquent under 
     section 14306(d).
       (b) Consultation.--In matters coming before the Commission, 
     the Federal Cochairman, to the extent practicable, shall 
     consult with the federal departments and agencies having an 
     interest in the subject matter.
       (c) Decisions Requiring Quorum of State Members.--A 
     decision involving Commission policy, approval of state, 
     regional or subregional development plans or strategy 
     statements, modification or revision of the Appalachian 
     Regional Commission Code, allocation of amounts among the 
     States, or designation of a distressed county or an 
     economically strong county shall not be made without a quorum 
     of state members.
       (d) Project and Grant Proposals.--The approval of project 
     and grant proposals is a responsibility of the Commission and 
     shall be carried out in accordance with section 14322 of this 
     title.

     Sec. 14303. Functions

       (a) In General.--In carrying out the purposes of this 
     subtitle, the Appalachian Regional Commission shall--
       (1) develop, on a continuing basis, comprehensive and 
     coordinated plans and programs and establish priorities under 
     those plans and programs, giving due consideration to other 
     federal, state, and local planning in the Appalachian region;
       (2) conduct and sponsor investigations, research, and 
     studies, including an inventory and analysis of the resources 
     of the region, and, in cooperation with federal, state, and 
     local agencies, sponsor demonstration projects designed to 
     foster regional productivity and growth;
       (3) review and study, in cooperation with the agency 
     involved, federal, state, and local public and private 
     programs and, where appropriate, recommend modifications or 
     additions which will increase their effectiveness in the 
     region;
       (4) formulate and recommend, where appropriate, interstate 
     compacts and other forms of interstate cooperation and work 
     with state and local agencies in developing appropriate model 
     legislation;
       (5) encourage the formation of, and support, local 
     development districts;
       (6) encourage private investment in industrial, commercial, 
     and recreational projects;
       (7) serve as a focal point and coordinating unit for 
     Appalachian programs;
       (8) provide a forum for consideration of problems of the 
     region and proposed solutions and establish and utilize, as 
     appropriate, citizens and special advisory councils and 
     public conferences;
       (9) encourage the use of eco-industrial development 
     technologies and approaches; and
       (10) seek to coordinate the economic development activities 
     of, and the use of economic development resources by, federal 
     agencies in the region.
       (b) Identify Needs and Goals of Subregional Areas.--In 
     carrying out its functions under this section, the Commission 
     shall identify the characteristics of, and may distinguish 
     between the needs and goals of, appropriate subregional 
     areas, including central, northern, and southern Appalachia.

     Sec. 14304. Recommendations

       The Appalachian Regional Commission may make 
     recommendations to the President and to the Governors and 
     appropriate local officials with respect to--
       (1) the expenditure of amounts by federal, state, and local 
     departments and agencies in the Appalachian region in the 
     fields of natural resources, agriculture, education, 
     training, and health and welfare and in other fields related 
     to the purposes of this subtitle; and
       (2) additional federal, state, and local legislation or 
     administrative actions as the Commission considers necessary 
     to further the purposes of this subtitle.

     Sec. 14305. Liaison between Federal Government and Commission

       (a) President.--The President shall provide effective and 
     continuing liaison between the Federal Government and the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission and a coordinated review 
     within the Government of the plans and recommendations 
     submitted by the Commission pursuant to sections 14303 and 
     14304 of this title.
       (b) Interagency Coordinating Council on Appalachia.--In 
     carrying out subsection (a), the President shall establish 
     the Interagency Coordinating Council on Appalachia, to be 
     composed of the Federal Cochairman and representatives of 
     federal agencies that carry out economic development programs 
     in the Appalachian region. The Federal Cochairman is the 
     Chairperson of the Council.

     Sec. 14306. Administrative powers and expenses

       (a) Powers.--To carry out its duties under this subtitle, 
     the Appalachian Regional Commission may--
       (1) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations 
     governing the conduct of its business and the performance of 
     its functions;
       (2) appoint and fix the compensation of an executive 
     director and other personnel as necessary to enable the 
     Commission to carry out its functions, except that the 
     compensation shall not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay 
     for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 
     5, including any applicable locality-based comparability 
     payment that may be authorized under section 5304(h)(2)(C) of 
     title 5;
       (3) request the head of any federal department or agency to 
     detail to temporary duty with the Commission personnel within 
     the administrative jurisdiction of the head of the department 
     or agency that the Commission may need for carrying out its 
     functions, each detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, 
     or other employee status;
       (4) arrange for the services of personnel from any state or 
     local government, subdivision or agency of a state or local 
     government, or intergovernmental agency;
       (5)(A) make arrangements, including contracts, with any 
     participating state government for inclusion in a suitable 
     retirement and employee benefit system of Commission 
     personnel who may not be eligible for, or continue in, 
     another governmental retirement or employee benefit system; 
     or
       (B) otherwise provide for coverage of its personnel;
       (6) accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of 
     services or any property;
       (7) enter into and perform contracts, leases (including the 
     lease of office space for any term), cooperative agreements, 
     or other transactions, necessary in carrying out its 
     functions, on terms as it may consider appropriate, with 
     any--
       (A) department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal 
     Government;
       (B) State or political subdivision, agency, or 
     instrumentality of a State; or
       (C) person;
       (8) maintain a temporary office in the District of Columbia 
     and establish a permanent office at a central and appropriate 
     location it may select and field offices at other places it 
     may consider appropriate; and
       (9) take other actions and incur other expenses as may be 
     necessary or appropriate.
       (b) Authorizations.--
       (1) Detail employees.--The head of a federal department or 
     agency may detail personnel under subsection (a)(3).
       (2) Enter into and perform transactions.--A department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the Government, to the extent 
     not otherwise prohibited by law, may enter into and perform a 
     contract, lease, cooperative agreement, or other transaction 
     under subsection (a)(7).
       (c) Retirement and Other Employee Benefit Programs.--The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management may contract 
     with the Commission for continued coverage of Commission 
     employees, if the employees are federal employees when they 
     begin Commission employment, in the retirement program and 
     other employee benefit programs of the Government.
       (d) Expenses.--Administrative expenses of the Commission 
     shall be paid equally by the Government and the States in the 
     Appalachian region, except that the expenses of the Federal 
     Cochairman, the alternate to the Federal Cochairman, and the 
     staff of the Federal Cochairman shall be paid only by 
     the Government. The Commission shall determine the amount 
     to be paid by each State. The Federal Cochairman shall not 
     participate or vote in that determination. Assistance 
     authorized by this subtitle shall not be furnished to any 
     State or to any political subdivision or any resident of 
     any State, and a state member of the Commission shall not 
     participate or vote in any decision by the Commission, 
     while the State is delinquent in payment of its share of 
     administrative expenses.

     Sec. 14307. Meetings

       (a) In General.--The Appalachian Regional Commission shall 
     conduct at least one meeting each year with the Federal 
     Cochairman and at least a majority of the state members 
     present.
       (b) Additional Meetings by Electronic Means.--The 
     Commission may conduct additional meetings by electronic 
     means as the Commission considers advisable, including 
     meetings to decide matters requiring an affirmative vote.

     Sec. 14308. Information

       (a) Actions of Commission.--To obtain information needed to 
     carry out its duties, the Appalachian Regional Commission 
     shall--

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       (1) hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
     testimony, receive evidence, and print or otherwise reproduce 
     and distribute so much of its proceedings and reports on the 
     proceedings as the Commission may deem advisable;
       (2) arrange for the head of any federal, state, or local 
     department or agency to furnish to the Commission information 
     as may be available to or procurable by the department or 
     agency; and
       (3) keep accurate and complete records of its doings and 
     transactions which shall be made available for--
       (A) public inspection; and
       (B) audit and examination by the Comptroller General or an 
     authorized representative of the Comptroller General.
       (b) Authorizations.--
       (1) Administer oaths.--A Cochairman of the Commission, or 
     any member of the Commission designated by the Commission, 
     may administer oaths when the Commission decides that 
     testimony shall be taken or evidence received under oath.
       (2) Furnish information.--The head of any federal, state, 
     or local department or agency, to the extent not otherwise 
     prohibited by law, may carry out section (a)(2).
       (c) Public Participation.--Public participation in the 
     development, revision, and implementation of all plans and 
     programs under this subtitle by the Commission, any State, or 
     any local development district shall be provided for, 
     encouraged, and assisted. The Commission shall develop and 
     publish regulations specifying minimum guidelines for public 
     participation, including public hearings.

     Sec. 14309. Personal financial interests

       (a) Conflict of Interest.--
       (1) No role allowed.--Except as permitted by paragraph (2), 
     an individual who is a state member or alternate, or an 
     officer or employee of the Appalachian Regional Commission, 
     shall not participate personally and substantially as a 
     member, alternate, officer, or employee in any way in any 
     particular matter in which, to the individual's knowledge, 
     any of the following has a financial interest:
       (A) the individual.
       (B) the individual's spouse, minor child, or partner.
       (C) an organization (except a State or political 
     subdivision of a State) in which the individual is serving as 
     an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee.
       (D) any person or organization with whom the individual--
       (i) is serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner, 
     or employee; or
       (ii) is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning 
     prospective employment.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply if the 
     individual first advises the Commission of the nature and 
     circumstances of the particular matter and makes full 
     disclosure of the financial interest and receives in advance 
     a written decision of the Commission that the interest is not 
     so substantial as to be considered likely to affect the 
     integrity of the services which the Commission may expect 
     from the individual.
       (3) Criminal penalty.--An individual violating this 
     subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not 
     more than two years, or both.
       (b) Additional Sources of Salary Disallowed.--
       (1) State member or alternate.--A state member or alternate 
     may not receive any salary, or any contribution to, or 
     supplementation of, salary, for services on the Commission 
     from a source other than the State of the member or 
     alternate.
       (2) Individuals detailed to commission.--An individual 
     detailed to serve the Commission under section 14306(a)(4) of 
     this title may not receive any salary, or any contribution 
     to, or supplementation of, salary, for services on the 
     Commission from a source other than the state, local, or 
     intergovernmental department or agency from which the 
     individual was detailed or from the Commission.
       (3) Criminal penalty.--An individual violating this 
     subsection shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not 
     more than one year, or both.
       (c) Federal Cochairman, Alternate to Federal Cochairman, 
     and Federal Officers and Employees.--The Federal Cochairman, 
     the alternate to the Federal Cochairman, and any federal 
     officer or employee detailed to duty with the Commission 
     under section 14306(a)(3) of this title are not subject to 
     this section but remain subject to sections 202-209 of title 
     18.
       (d) Rescission.--The Commission may declare void and 
     rescind any contract, loan, or grant of or by the Commission 
     in relation to which it finds that there has been a violation 
     of subsection (a)(1) or (b) of this section or any of the 
     provisions of sections 202-209 of title 18.

     Sec. 14310. Annual report

       Not later than six months after the close of each fiscal 
     year, the Appalachian Regional Commission shall prepare and 
     submit to the Governor of each State in the Appalachian 
     region and to the President, for transmittal to Congress, a 
     report on the activities carried out under this subtitle 
     during the fiscal year.

                  SUBCHAPTER II--FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

     Sec. 14321. Grants and other assistance

       (a) Authorization To Make Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Appalachian Regional Commission may 
     make grants--
       (A) for administrative expenses, including the development 
     of areawide plans or action programs and technical assistance 
     activities, of local development districts, but--
       (i) the amount of a grant shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     administrative expenses or, at the discretion of the 
     Commission, 75 percent of administrative expenses if the 
     grant is to a local development district that has a charter 
     or authority that includes the economic development of a 
     county or part of a county for which a distressed county 
     designation is in effect under section 14526 of this title;
       (ii) grants for administrative expenses shall not be made 
     for a state agency certified as a local development district 
     for a period of more than three years beginning on the date 
     the initial grant is made for the development district; and
       (iii) the local development district contributions for 
     administrative expenses may be in cash or in kind, fairly 
     evaluated, including space, equipment, and services;
       (B) for assistance to States for a period of not more than 
     two years to strengthen the state development planning 
     process for the Appalachian region and the coordination of 
     state planning under this subtitle, the Public Works and 
     Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.), 
     and other federal and state programs; and
       (C) for investigation, research, studies, evaluations, and 
     assessments of needs, potentials, or attainments of the 
     people of the region, technical assistance, training 
     programs, demonstrations, and the construction of necessary 
     facilities incident to those activities, which will further 
     the purposes of this subtitle.
       (2) Limitation on available amounts.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     not more than 50 percent (or 80 percent in the case of a 
     project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed 
     county designation is in effect under section 14526 of this 
     title) of the cost of any activity  eligible for financial 
     assistance under this section may be provided from amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
       (B) Discretionary grants.--
       (i) Grants to which percentage limitation doesn't apply.--
     Discretionary grants made by the Commission to implement 
     significant regional initiatives, to take advantage of 
     special development opportunities, or to respond to emergency 
     economic distress in the region may be made without regard to 
     the percentage limitations specified in subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Limitation on aggregate amount.--For each fiscal year, 
     the aggregate amount of discretionary grants referred to in 
     clause (i) shall not be more than 10 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 14703 of this title for the fiscal 
     year.
       (3) Sources of grants.--Grant amounts may be provided 
     entirely from appropriations to carry out this section, in 
     combination with amounts available under other federal or 
     federal grant programs, or from any other source.
       (4) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any law limiting the 
     federal share in any other federal or federal grant program, 
     amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used to 
     increase that federal share, as the Commission decides is 
     appropriate.
       (b) Assistance for Demonstrations of Enterprise 
     Development.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may provide assistance 
     under this section for demonstrations of enterprise 
     development, including site acquisition or development where 
     necessary for the feasibility of the project, in connection 
     with the development of the region's energy resources and the 
     development and stimulation of indigenous arts and crafts of 
     the region.
       (2) Cooperation by federal agencies.--In carrying out the 
     purposes of this subtitle and in implementing this section, 
     the Secretary of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     and other federal agencies shall cooperate with the 
     Commission and shall provide assistance that the Federal 
     Cochairman may request.
       (3) Available amounts.--In any fiscal year, not more than--
       (A) $3,000,000 shall be obligated for energy resource 
     related demonstrations; and
       (B) $2,500,000 shall be obligated for indigenous arts and 
     crafts demonstrations.
       (c) Records.--
       (1) Commission.--The Commission, as required by the 
     President, shall maintain accurate and complete records of 
     transactions and activities financed with federal amounts and 
     report to the President on the transactions and activities. 
     The records of the Commission with respect to grants are 
     available for audit by the President and the Comptroller 
     General.
       (2) Recipients of federal assistance.--Recipients of 
     federal assistance under this section, as required by the 
     Commission, shall maintain accurate and complete records of 
     transactions and activities financed with federal amounts and 
     report to the Commission on the transactions and activities. 
     The records are be available for audit by the President, the 
     Comptroller General, and the Commission.

     Sec. 14322. Approval of development plans, strategy 
       statements, and projects

       (a) Annual Review and Approval Required.--The Appalachian 
     Regional Commission annually shall review and approve, in 
     accordance with section 14302 of this title, state and 
     regional development plans and strategy statements, and any 
     multistate subregional plans which may be developed.
       (b) Application Process.--An application for a grant or for 
     other assistance for a specific project under this subtitle 
     shall be made through the state member of the Commission 
     representing the applicant. The state member shall evaluate 
     the application for approval. To be approved, the state 
     member must certify, and the Federal Cochairman must 
     determine, that the application--
       (1) implements the Commission-approved state development 
     plan;
       (2) is included in the Commission-approved strategy 
     statement;
       (3) adequately ensures that the project will be properly 
     administered, operated, and maintained; and

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       (4) otherwise meets the requirements for assistance under 
     this subtitle.
       (c) Affirmative Vote Requirement Deemed Met.--After the 
     appropriate state development plan and strategy statement are 
     approved, certification by a state member, when joined by an 
     affirmative vote of the Federal Cochairman, is deemed to 
     satisfy the requirements for affirmative votes for decisions 
     under section 14302(a) of this title.

               CHAPTER 145--SPECIAL APPALACHIAN PROGRAMS

                         SUBCHAPTER I--PROGRAMS

Sec.
14501.  Appalachian development highway system.
14502.  Demonstration health projects.
14503.  Assistance for proposed low- and middle-income housing 
              projects.
14504.  Telecommunications and technology initiative.
14505.  Entrepreneurship initiative.
14506.  Regional skills partnerships.
14507.  Supplements to federal grant programs.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

14521.  Required level of expenditure.
14522.  Consent of States.
14523.  Program implementation.
14524.  Program development criteria.
14525.  State development planning process.
14526.  Distressed and economically strong counties.

                         SUBCHAPTER I--PROGRAMS

     Sec. 14501. Appalachian development highway system

       (a) Purpose.--To provide a highway system which, in 
     conjunction with the Interstate System and other Federal-aid 
     highways in the Appalachian region, will open up an area with 
     a developmental potential where commerce and communication 
     have been inhibited by lack of adequate access, the Secretary 
     of Transportation may assist in the construction of an 
     Appalachian development highway system and local access roads 
     serving the Appalachian region. Construction on the 
     development highway system shall not be more than 3,025 
     miles. There shall not be more than 1,400 miles of local 
     access roads that serve specific recreational, residential, 
     educational, commercial, industrial, or similar facilities or 
     facilitate a school consolidation program.
       (b) Commission Designations.--
       (1) What is to be designated.--The Appalachian Regional 
     Commission shall transmit to the Secretary its designations 
     of--
       (A) the general corridor location and termini of the 
     development highways;
       (B) local access roads to be constructed;
       (C) priorities for the construction of segments of the 
     development highways; and
       (D) other criteria for the program authorized by this 
     section.
       (2) State transportation department recommendation 
     required.--Before a state member participates in or votes 
     on designations, the member must obtain the 
     recommendations of the state transportation department of 
     the State which the member represents.
       (c) Addition to Federal-aid Primary System.--When 
     completed, each development highway not already on the 
     Federal-aid primary system shall be added to the system.
       (d) Use of Specific Materials and Products.--
       (1) Indigenous materials and products.--In the construction 
     of highways and roads authorized under this section, a State 
     may give special preference to the use of materials and 
     products indigenous to the Appalachian region.
       (2) Coal derivatives.--For research and development in the 
     use of coal and coal products in highway construction and 
     maintenance, the Secretary may require each participating 
     State, to the maximum extent possible, to use coal 
     derivatives in the construction of not more than 10 percent 
     of the roads authorized under this subtitle.
       (e) Federal Share.--Federal assistance to any construction 
     project under this section shall not be more than 80 percent 
     of the cost of the project.
       (f) Construction Without Federal Amounts.--
       (1) Payment of federal share.--When a participating State 
     constructs a segment of a development highway without the aid 
     of federal amounts and the construction is in accordance with 
     all procedures and requirements applicable to the 
     construction of segments of Appalachian development highways 
     with those amounts, except for procedures and requirements 
     that limit a State to the construction of projects for which 
     federal amounts have previously been appropriated, the 
     Secretary, on application by the State and with the approval 
     of the Commission, may pay to the State the federal share, 
     which shall not be more than 80 percent of the cost of the 
     construction of the segment, from any amounts appropriated 
     and allocated to the State to carry out this section.
       (2) No commitment or obligation.--This subsection does not 
     commit or obligate the Federal Government to provide amounts 
     for segments of development highways constructed under this 
     subsection.
       (g) Application of Title 23.--
       (1) Sections 106(a) and 118.--Sections 106(a) and 118 of 
     title 23 apply to the development highway system and the 
     local access roads.
       (2) Construction and maintenance.--States are required to 
     maintain each development highway and local access road as 
     provided for Federal-aid highways in title 23. All other 
     provisions of title 23 that are applicable to the 
     construction and maintenance of Federal-aid primary and 
     secondary highways and which the Secretary decides are not 
     inconsistent with this subtitle shall apply to the system and 
     roads, respectively.

     Sec. 14502. Demonstration health projects

       (a) Purpose.--To demonstrate the value of adequate health 
     facilities and services to the economic development of the 
     Appalachian region, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services may make grants for the planning, construction, 
     equipment, and operation of multi-county demonstration 
     health, nutrition, and child care projects, including 
     hospitals, regional health diagnostic and treatment centers, 
     and other facilities and services necessary for the purposes 
     of this section.
       (b) Planning Grants.--
       (1) Authority to provide amounts and make grants.--The 
     Secretary may provide amounts to the Appalachian Regional 
     Commission for the support of its Health Advisory Committee 
     and may make grants for expenses of planning necessary for 
     the development and operation of demonstration health 
     projects for the region.
       (2) Limitation on available amounts.--The amount of a grant 
     under this section for planning shall not be more than 75 
     percent of expenses.
       (3) Sources of assistance.--The federal contribution may be 
     provided entirely from amounts authorized under this section 
     or in combination with amounts provided under other federal 
     or federal grant programs.
       (4) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     limiting the federal share in those other programs, amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this section may be used to 
     increase the federal share to the maximum percentage cost of 
     a grant authorized by this subsection.
       (c) Construction and Equipment Grants.--
       (1) Additional uses for construction grants.--Grants under 
     this section for construction may also be used for--
       (A) the acquisition of privately owned facilities--
       (i) not operated for profit; or
       (ii) previously operated for profit if the Commission finds 
     that health services would not otherwise be provided in the 
     area served by the facility if the acquisition is not made; 
     and
       (B) initial equipment.
       (2) Standards for making grants.--Grants under this section 
     for construction shall be made in accordance with section 
     14523 of this title and shall not be incompatible with the 
     applicable provisions of title VI of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291 et seq.), the Developmental 
     Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
     U.S.C. 15001 et seq.), and other laws authorizing grants for 
     the construction of health-related facilities, without regard 
     to any provisions in those laws relating to appropriation 
     authorization ceilings or to allotments among the States.
       (3) Limitation on available amounts.--A grant for the 
     construction or equipment of any component of a demonstration 
     health project shall not be more than 80 percent of the cost.
       (4) Sources of assistance.--The federal contribution may be 
     provided entirely from amounts authorized under this section 
     or in combination with amounts provided under other federal 
     grant programs for the construction or equipment of health-
     related facilities.
       (5) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     limiting the federal share in those other programs, amounts 
     authorized under this section may be used to increase federal 
     grants for component facilities of a demonstration health 
     project to a maximum of 80 percent of the cost of the 
     facilities.
       (d) Operation Grants.--
       (1) Standards for making grants.--A grant for the operation 
     of a demonstration health project shall not be made--
       (A) unless the facility is publicly owned, or owned by a 
     public or private nonprofit organization, and is not operated 
     for profit;
       (B) after five years following the commencement of the 
     initial grant for operation of the project, except that child 
     development demonstrations assisted under this section during 
     fiscal year 1979 may be approved under section 14322 of this 
     title for continued support beyond that period, on request of 
     the State, if the Commission finds that no federal, state, or 
     local amounts are available to continue the project; and
       (C) unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services is 
     satisfied that the operation of the project will be conducted 
     under efficient management practices designed to obviate 
     operating deficits.
       (2) Limitation on available amounts.--Grants under this 
     section for the operation (including initial operating 
     amounts and operating deficits, which include the cost of 
     attracting, training, and retaining qualified personnel) of a 
     demonstration health project, whether or not constructed with 
     amounts authorized by this section, may be made for up to 50 
     percent of the cost of that operation (or 80 percent of the 
     cost of that operation for a project to be carried out in a 
     county for which a distressed county designation is in effect 
     under section 14526 of this title).
       (3) Sources of assistance.--The federal contribution may be 
     provided entirely from amounts appropriated to carry out this 
     section or in combination with amounts provided under other 
     federal grant programs for the operation of health related 
     facilities and the provision of health and child development 
     services, including parts A and B of title IV and title XX of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq., 620 et seq., 
     1397 et seq.).
       (4) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     limiting the federal share in those other programs, amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this section may be used to 
     increase federal grants for operating components of a 
     demonstration health project to the maximum percentage cost 
     of a grant authorized by this subsection.

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       (5) State deemed to meet requirement of providing 
     assistance or services on statewide basis.--Notwithstanding 
     any provision of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et 
     seq.) requiring assistance or services on a statewide basis, 
     a State providing assistance or services under a federal 
     grant program described in paragraph (2) in any area of the 
     region approved by the Commission is deemed to be meeting 
     that requirement.
       (e) Grant Sources and Use of Grants in Computing 
     Allotments.--Grants under this section--
       (1) shall be made only out of amounts specifically 
     appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle; 
     and
       (2) shall not be taken into account in computing allotments 
     among the States under any other law.
       (f) Maximum Commission Contribution.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
     may contribute not more than 50 percent of any project cost 
     eligible for financial assistance under this section from 
     amounts appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
       (2) Distressed counties.--The maximum Commission 
     contribution for a project to be carried out in a county for 
     which a distressed county designation is in effect under 
     section 14526 of this title may be increased to the lesser 
     of--
       (A) 80 percent; or
       (B) the maximum federal contribution percentage authorized 
     by this section.
       (g) Emphasis on Occupational Diseases From Coal Mining.--To 
     provide for the further development of the Appalachian 
     region's human resources, grants under this section shall 
     give special emphasis to programs and research for the early 
     detection, diagnosis, and treatment of occupational diseases 
     arising from coal mining, such as black lung.

     Sec. 14503. Assistance for proposed low- and middle-income 
       housing projects

       (a) Appalachian Housing Fund.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is an Appalachian Housing Fund.
       (2) Source and use of amounts in fund.--Amounts allocated 
     to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the 
     purposes of this section shall be deposited in the Fund. The 
     Secretary shall use the Fund as a revolving fund to carry out 
     those purposes. Amounts in the Fund not needed for current 
     operation may be invested in bonds or other obligations the 
     Federal Government guarantees as to principal and interest. 
     General expenses of administration of this section may be 
     charged to the Fund.
       (b) Purpose.--To encourage and facilitate the construction 
     or rehabilitation of housing to meet the needs of low- and 
     moderate-income families and individuals, the Secretary may 
     make grants and loans from the Fund, under terms and 
     conditions the Secretary may prescribe. The grants and loans 
     may be made to nonprofit, limited dividend, or cooperative 
     organizations and public bodies and are for planning and 
     obtaining federally insured mortgage financing or other 
     financial assistance for housing construction or 
     rehabilitation projects for low- and moderate-income families 
     and individuals, in any area of the Appalachian region the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission establishes, under--
       (1) section 221 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715l);
       (2) section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f);
       (3) section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1485); or
       (4) any other law of similar purpose administered by the 
     Secretary or any other department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the Federal Government or a state government.
       (c) Providing Amounts to States for Grants and Loans.--The 
     Secretary or the Commission may provide amounts to the States 
     for making grants and loans to nonprofit, limited dividend, 
     or cooperative organizations and public bodies for the 
     purposes for which the Secretary may provide amounts under 
     this section.
       (d) Loans.--
       (1) Limitation on available amounts.--A loan under 
     subsection (b) shall not be more than 50 percent (or 80 
     percent for a project to be carried out in a county for which 
     a distressed county designation is in effect under section 
     14526 of this title) of the cost of planning and obtaining 
     financing for a project, including preliminary surveys and 
     analyses of market needs, preliminary site engineering and 
     architectural fees, site options, application and mortgage 
     commitment fees, legal fees, and construction loan fees and 
     discounts.
       (2) Interest.--A loan shall be made without interest, 
     except that a loan made to an organization established for 
     profit shall bear interest at the prevailing market rate 
     authorized for an insured or guaranteed loan for that type of 
     project.
       (3) Payment.--The Secretary shall require payment of a loan 
     made under this section, under terms and conditions the 
     Secretary may require, no later than on completion of the 
     project. Except for a loan to an organization established for 
     profit, the Secretary may cancel any part of a loan made 
     under this section on determining that a permanent loan to 
     finance the project cannot be obtained in an amount adequate 
     for repayment of a loan made under this section.
       (e) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--A grant under this section shall not be 
     made to an organization established for profit and, except as 
     provided in paragraph  (2), shall not exceed 50 percent (or 
     80 percent for a project to be carried out in a county for 
     which a distressed county designation is in effect under 
     section 14526 of this title) of expenses, incident to 
     planning and obtaining financing for a project, which the 
     Secretary considers not to be recoverable from the 
     proceeds of a permanent loan made to finance the project.
       (2) Site development costs and offsite improvements.--The 
     Secretary may make grants and commitments for grants, and may 
     advance amounts under terms and conditions the Secretary may 
     require, to nonprofit, limited dividend, or cooperative 
     organizations and public bodies for reasonable site 
     development costs and necessary offsite improvements, such as 
     sewer and water line extensions, when the grant, commitment, 
     or advance is essential to the economic feasibility of a 
     housing construction or rehabilitation project for low- and 
     moderate-income families and individuals which otherwise 
     meets the requirements for assistance under this section. A 
     grant under this paragraph for--
       (A) the construction of housing shall not be more than 10 
     percent of the cost of the project; and
       (B) the rehabilitation of housing shall not be more than 10 
     percent of the reasonable value of the rehabilitation 
     housing, as determined by the Secretary.
       (f) Information, Advice, and Technical Assistance.--The 
     Secretary or the Commission may provide, or contract with 
     public or private organizations to provide, information, 
     advice, and technical assistance with respect to the 
     construction, rehabilitation, and operation by nonprofit 
     organizations of housing for low- or moderate- income 
     families in areas of the region the Commission 
     establishes.
       (g) Application of Certain Provisions.--Programs and 
     projects assisted under this section are subject to the 
     provisions cited in section 14701 of this title to the extent 
     provided in the laws authorizing assistance for low- and 
     moderate-income housing.

     Sec. 14504. Telecommunications and technology initiative

       (a) Projects To Be Assisted.--The Appalachian Regional 
     Commission may provide technical assistance, make grants, 
     enter into contracts, or otherwise provide amounts to persons 
     or entities in the region for projects--
       (1) to increase affordable access to advanced 
     telecommunications, entrepreneurship, and management 
     technologies or applications in the region;
       (2) to provide education and training in the use of 
     telecommunications and technology;
       (3) to develop programs to increase the readiness of 
     industry groups and businesses in the region to engage in 
     electronic commerce; or
       (4) to support entrepreneurial opportunities for businesses 
     in the information technology sector.
       (b) Limitation on Available Amounts.--Not more than 50 
     percent (or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried 
     out in a county for which a distressed county designation is 
     in effect under section 14526 of this title) of the cost of 
     any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be 
     provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
       (c) Sources of Assistance.--Assistance under this section 
     may be provided entirely from amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, in combination with amounts made available 
     under other federal programs, or from any other source.
       (d) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     limiting the federal share under any other federal program, 
     amounts made available to carry out this section may be used 
     to increase that federal share, as the Commission decides is 
     appropriate.

     Sec. 14505. Entrepreneurship initiative

       (a) Business Incubator Service.--In this section, the term 
     ``business incubator service'' means a professional or 
     technical service necessary for the initiation and initial 
     sustainment of the operations of a newly established 
     business, including a service such as--
       (1) a legal service, including aid in preparing a corporate 
     charter, partnership agreement, or basic contract;
       (2) a service in support of the protection of intellectual 
     property through a patent, a trademark, or any other means;
       (3) a service in support of the acquisition and use of 
     advanced technology, including the use of Internet services 
     and Web-based services; and
       (4) consultation on strategic planning, marketing, or 
     advertising.
       (b) Projects To Be Assisted.--The Appalachian Regional 
     Commission may provide technical assistance, make grants, 
     enter into contracts, or otherwise provide amounts to persons 
     or entities in the region for projects--
       (1) to support the advancement of, and provide, 
     entrepreneurial training and education for youths, students, 
     and businesspersons;
       (2) to improve access to debt and equity capital by such 
     means as facilitating the establishment of development 
     venture capital funds;
       (3) to aid communities in identifying, developing, and 
     implementing development strategies for various sectors of 
     the economy;
       (4) to develop a working network of business incubators; 
     and
       (5) to support entities that provide business incubator 
     services.
       (c) Limitation on Available Amounts.--Not more than 50 
     percent (or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried 
     out in a county for which a distressed county designation is 
     in effect under section 14526 of this title) of the cost of 
     any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be 
     provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
       (d) Sources of Assistance.--Assistance under this section 
     may be provided entirely from amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, in combination with amounts made available 
     under other federal programs, or from any other source.
       (e) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     limiting the federal share under

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     any other federal program, amounts made available to carry 
     out this section may be used to increase that federal share, 
     as the Commission decides is appropriate.

     Sec. 14506. Regional skills partnerships

       (a) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term ``eligible 
     entity'' means a consortium that--
       (1) is established to serve one or more industries in a 
     specified geographic area; and
       (2) consists of representatives of--
       (A) businesses (or a nonprofit organization that represents 
     businesses);
       (B) labor organizations;
       (C) State and local governments; or
       (D) educational institutions.
       (b) Projects To Be Assisted.--The Appalachian Regional 
     Commission may provide technical assistance, make grants, 
     enter into contracts, or otherwise provide amounts to 
     eligible entities in the region for projects to improve the 
     job skills of workers for a specified industry, including 
     projects for--
       (1) the assessment of training and job skill needs for the 
     industry;
       (2) the development of curricula and training methods, 
     including, in appropriate cases, electronic learning or 
     technology-based training;
       (3) the identification of training providers;
       (4) the development of partnerships between the industry 
     and educational institutions, including community colleges;
       (5) the development of apprenticeship programs;
       (6) the development of training programs for workers, 
     including dislocated workers; and
       (7) the development of training plans for businesses.
       (c) Administrative Costs.-- An eligible entity may use not 
     more than 10 percent of amounts made available to the 
     eligible entity under subsection (b) to pay administrative 
     costs associated with the projects described in subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Limitation on Available Amounts.--Not more than 50 
     percent (or 80 percent in the case of a project to be carried 
     out in a county for which a distressed county designation is 
     in effect under section 14526 of this title) of the cost of 
     any activity eligible for a grant under this section may be 
     provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section.
       (e) Sources of Assistance.--Assistance under this section 
     may be provided entirely from amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, in combination with amounts made available 
     under other federal programs, or from any other source.
       (f) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any provision of law 
     limiting the federal share under any other federal program, 
     amounts made available to carry out this section may be used 
     to increase that Federal share, as the Commission decides is 
     appropriate.

     Sec. 14507. Supplements to federal grant programs

       (a) Definition.--
       (1) Federal grant programs.--In this section, the term 
     ``federal grant programs''--
       (A) means any federal grant program that provides 
     assistance for the acquisition or development of land, the 
     construction or equipment of facilities, or other community 
     or economic development or economic adjustment activities, 
     including a federal grant program authorized by--
       (i) the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1921 et seq.);
       (ii) the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.);
       (iii) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1001 et seq.);
       (iv) the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education 
     Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.);
       (v) the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 
     et seq.) (known as the Clean Water Act);
       (vi) title VI of the Public Health Services Act (42 U.S.C. 
     291 et seq.);
       (vii) sections 201 and 209 of the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141, 3149);
       (viii) title I of the Housing and Community Development Act 
     of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and
       (ix) part IV of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.); but
       (B) does not include--
       (i) the program for the construction of the development 
     highway system authorized by section 14501 of this title or 
     any other program relating to highway or road construction 
     authorized by title 23; or
       (ii) any other program to the extent that financial 
     assistance other than a grant is authorized.
       (2) Certain sewage treatment works deemed constructed with 
     federal grant assistance.--For the purpose of this section, 
     any sewage treatment works constructed pursuant to title II 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1281 et 
     seq.) (known as the Clean Water Act) without federal grant 
     assistance under that title is deemed to be constructed with 
     that assistance.
       (b) Purpose.--To enable the people, States, and local 
     communities of the Appalachian region, including local 
     development districts, to take maximum advantage of federal 
     grant programs for which they are eligible but for which, 
     because of their economic situation, they cannot supply the 
     required matching share, or for which there are insufficient 
     amounts available under the federal law authorizing the 
     programs to meet pressing needs of the region, the Federal 
     Cochairman may use amounts made available to carry out this 
     section--
       (1) for any part of the basic federal contribution to 
     projects or activities under the federal grant programs 
     authorized by federal laws; and
       (2) to increase the federal contribution to projects and 
     activities under the programs above the fixed maximum part of 
     the cost of the projects or activities otherwise authorized 
     by the applicable law.
       (c) Certification Required.--For a program, project, or 
     activity for which any part of the basic federal contribution 
     to the project or activity under a federal grant program is 
     proposed to be made under subsection (b), the contribution 
     shall not be made until the responsible federal official 
     administering the federal law authorizing the contribution 
     certifies that the program, project, or activity meets the 
     applicable requirements of the federal law and could be 
     approved for federal contribution under that law if amounts 
     were available under the law for the program, project, or 
     activity.
       (d) Limitations in Other Laws Inapplicable.--Amounts 
     provided pursuant to this subtitle are available without 
     regard to any limitations on areas eligible for assistance or 
     authorizations for appropriation in any other law.
       (e) Acceptance of Certain Material.--For a supplemental 
     grant for a project or activity under a federal grant 
     program, the Federal Cochairman shall accept any finding, 
     report, certification, or documentation required to be 
     submitted to the head of the department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government responsible for the 
     administration of the program.
       (f) Federal Share.--The federal portion of the cost of a 
     project or activity shall not--
       (1) be increased to more than the percentages the 
     Commission establishes; nor
       (2) be more than 80 percent of the cost.
       (g) Maximum Commission Contribution.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Commission 
     may contribute not more than 50 percent of a project or 
     activity cost eligible for financial assistance under this 
     section from amounts appropriated to carry out this subtitle.
       (2) Distressed counties.-- The maximum Commission 
     contribution for a project or activity to be carried out in a 
     county for which a distressed county designation is in effect 
     under section 14526 of this title may be increased to 80 
     percent.

                     SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

     Sec. 14521. Required level of expenditure

       A State or political subdivision of a State is not eligible 
     to receive benefits under this subtitle unless the aggregate 
     expenditure of state amounts, except expenditures for 
     participation in the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of 
     Interstate and Defense Highways and local and federal 
     amounts, for the benefit of the area within the State located 
     in the Appalachian region is maintained at a level which does 
     not fall below the average level of those expenditures for 
     the State's last two full fiscal years prior to March 9, 
     1965. In computing the level, a State's past expenditure for 
     participation in the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of 
     Interstate and Defense Highways and expenditures of local and 
     federal amounts shall not be included. The Commission shall 
     recommend to the President a lesser requirement when it finds 
     that a substantial population decrease in that part of a 
     State which lies within the region would not justify a state 
     expenditure equal to the average level of the last two years 
     or when it finds that a State's average level of expenditure 
     in an individual program has been disproportionate to the 
     present need for that part of the State.

     Sec. 14522. Consent of States

       This subtitle does not require a State to engage in or 
     accept a program under this subtitle without its consent.

     Sec. 14523. Program implementation

       (a) Requirements.--A program or project authorized under 
     this chapter shall not be implemented until--
       (1) the responsible federal official has decided that 
     applications and plans relating to the program or project are 
     not incompatible with the provisions and objectives of 
     federal laws that the official administers that are not 
     inconsistent with this subtitle; and
       (2) the Appalachian Regional Commission has approved the 
     program or project and has determined that it--
       (A) meets the applicable criteria under section 14524 of 
     this title and the requirements of the development planning 
     process under section 14525 of this title; and
       (B) will contribute to the development of the Appalachian 
     region.
       (b) Decision Is Controlling.--A decision under subsection 
     (a)(2) is controlling and shall be accepted by the federal 
     agencies.

     Sec. 14524. Program development criteria

       (a) Factors To Be Considered.--In considering programs and 
     projects to be given assistance under this subtitle, and in 
     establishing a priority ranking of the requests for 
     assistance presented to the Appalachian Regional Commission, 
     the Commission shall follow procedures that will ensure 
     consideration of--
       (1) the relationship of the project or class of projects to 
     overall regional development, including its location in a 
     severely and persistently distressed county or area;
       (2) the population and area to be served by the project or 
     class of projects, including the per capita market income and 
     the unemployment rates in the area;
       (3) the relative financial resources available to the State 
     or political subdivisions or instrumentalities of the State 
     that seek to undertake the project;
       (4) the importance of the project or class of projects in 
     relation to other projects or classes of projects that may be 
     in competition for the same amounts;
       (5) the prospects that the project for which assistance is 
     sought will improve, on a continuing rather than a temporary 
     basis, the opportunities for employment, the average level of 
     income, or the economic and social development of the area 
     served by the project; and

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       (6) the extent to which the project design provides for 
     detailed outcome measurements by which grant expenditures may 
     be evaluated.
       (b) Limitation on Use.--Financial assistance made available 
     under this subtitle shall not be used to assist 
     establishments relocating from one area to another.
       (c) Determination Required Before Amounts May Be 
     Provided.--Amounts may be provided for programs and projects 
     in a State under this subtitle only if the Commission 
     determines that the level of federal and state financial 
     assistance under other laws for the same type of programs or 
     projects in that part of the State within the Appalachian 
     region will not be diminished in order to substitute amounts 
     authorized by this subtitle.
       (d) Minimum Amount of Assistance to Distressed Counties and 
     Areas.--For each fiscal year, not less than 50 percent of the 
     amount of grant expenditures the Commission approves shall 
     support activities or projects that benefit severely and 
     persistently distressed counties and areas.

     Sec. 14525. State development planning process

       (a) State Development Plan.--Pursuant to policies the 
     Appalachian Regional Commission establishes, each state 
     member shall submit a development plan for the area of the 
     State within the Appalachian region. The plan shall--
       (1) be submitted according to a schedule the Commission 
     prescribes;
       (2) reflect the goals, objectives, and priorities 
     identified in the regional development plan and in any 
     subregional development plan that may be approved for the 
     subregion of which the State is a part;
       (3) describe the state organization and continuous process 
     for Appalachian development planning, including--
       (A) the procedures established by the State for the 
     participation of local development districts in the process;
       (B) how the process is related to overall statewide 
     planning and budgeting processes; and
       (C) the method of coordinating planning and projects in the 
     region under this subtitle, the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.), and other 
     federal, state, and local programs;
       (4) set forth the goals, objectives, and priorities of the 
     State for the region, as established by the Governor, and 
     identify the needs on which the goals, objectives, and 
     priorities are based; and
       (5) describe the development strategies for achieving the 
     goals, objectives, and priorities, including funding sources, 
     and recommendations for specific projects to receive 
     assistance under this subtitle.
       (b) Areawide Action Programs.--The Commission shall 
     encourage the preparation and execution of areawide action 
     programs that specify interrelated projects and schedules of 
     actions, the necessary agency funding, and other commitments 
     to implement the programs. The programs shall make 
     appropriate use of existing plans affecting the area.
       (c) Local Development Districts.--Local development 
     districts certified by the State as described in section 
     14102(a)(2) of this title provide the linkage between state 
     and substate planning and development. The districts  shall 
     assist the States in the coordination of areawide programs 
     and projects and may prepare and adopt areawide plans or 
     action programs. In carrying out the development planning 
     process, including the selection of programs and projects 
     for assistance, States shall consult with local 
     development districts, local units of government, and 
     citizen groups and shall consider the goals, objectives, 
     priorities, and recommendations of those bodies.
       (d) Federal Responsibilities.--To the maximum extent 
     practicable, federal departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities undertaking or providing financial 
     assistance for programs or projects in the region shall--
       (1) take into account the policies, goals, and objectives 
     the Commission and its member States establish pursuant to 
     this subtitle;
       (2) recognize Appalachian state development strategies 
     approved by the Commission as satisfying requirements for 
     overall economic development planning under the programs or 
     projects; and
       (3) accept the boundaries and organization of any local 
     development district certified under this subtitle that the 
     Governor may designate as the areawide agency required under 
     any of those programs undertaken or assisted by those federal 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities.

     Sec. 14526. Distressed and economically strong counties

       (a) Designations.--
       (1) In general.--The Appalachian Regional Commission, in 
     accordance with criteria the Commission may establish, each 
     year shall--
       (A) designate as ``distressed counties'' those counties in 
     the Appalachian region that are the most severely and 
     persistently distressed; and
       (B) designate two categories of economically strong 
     counties, consisting of--
       (i) ``competitive counties'', which shall be those counties 
     in the region that are approaching economic parity with the 
     rest of the United States; and
       (ii) ``attainment counties'', which shall be those counties 
     in the region that have attained or exceeded economic parity 
     with the rest of the United States.
       (2) Annual review of designations.--The Commission shall--
       (A) conduct an annual review of each designation of a 
     county under paragraph (1) to determine if the county still 
     meets the criteria for the designation; and
       (B) renew the designation for another one-year period only 
     if the county still meets the criteria.
       (b) Distressed Counties.--In program and project 
     development and implementation and in the allocation of 
     appropriations made available to carry out this subtitle, the 
     Commission shall give special consideration to the needs of 
     counties for which a distressed county designation is in 
     effect under this section.
       (c) Economically Strong Counties.--
       (1) Competitive counties.--Except as provided in paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), assistance under this subtitle for a project 
     that is carried out in a county for which a competitive 
     county designation is in effect under this section shall not 
     be more than 30 percent of the project cost.
       (2) Attainment counties.--Except as provided in paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), amounts may not be provided under this subtitle 
     for a project that is carried out in a county for which an 
     attainment county designation is in effect under this 
     section.
       (3) Exceptions.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to--
       (A) a project on the Appalachian development highway system 
     authorized by section 14501 of this title;
       (B) a local development district administrative project 
     assisted under section 14321(a)(1)(A) of this title; or
       (C) a multicounty project that is carried out in at least 
     two counties designated under this section if--
       (i) at least one of the participating counties is 
     designated as a distressed county under this section; and
       (ii) the project will be of substantial direct benefit to 
     at least one distressed county.
       (4) Waiver.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission may waive the requirements 
     of paragraphs (1) and (2) for a project when the recipient of 
     assistance for the project shows the existence of any of the 
     following:
       (i) a significant pocket of distress in the part of the 
     county in which the project is carried out.
       (ii) a significant potential benefit from the project in at 
     least one area of the region outside the designated county.
       (B) Reports to congress.--The Commission shall submit to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives an annual report describing each 
     waiver granted under subparagraph (A) during the period 
     covered by the report.

                       CHAPTER 147--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec.
14701.  Applicable labor standards.
14702.  Nondiscrimination.
14703.  Authorization of appropriations.
14704.  Termination.

     Sec. 14701. Applicable labor standards

       All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or 
     subcontractors in the construction, alteration, or repair, 
     including painting and decorating, of projects, buildings, 
     and works which are financially assisted through federal 
     amounts authorized under this subtitle shall be paid wages at 
     rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction 
     in the locality as the Secretary of Labor determines in 
     accordance with sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of this 
     title. With respect to those labor standards, the Secretary 
     has the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization 
     Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (eff. May 24, 1950, 64 Stat. 1267) 
     and section 3145 of this title.

     Sec. 14702. Nondiscrimination

       An individual in the United States shall not, because of 
     sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the 
     benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, a 
     program or activity receiving federal financial assistance 
     under this subtitle.

     Sec. 14703. Authorization of appropriations

       (a) In General.--In addition to amounts authorized by 
     section 14501 of this title and other amounts made available 
     for the Appalachian development highway system program, the 
     following amounts may be appropriated to the Appalachian 
     Regional Commission to carry out this subtitle:
       (1) $88,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2002-2004.
       (2) $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
       (3) $92,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.
       (b) Telecommunications and Technology Initiative.--Of the 
     amounts made available under subsection (a), the following 
     amounts are available to carry out section 14504 of this 
     title:
       (1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (3) $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004-2006.
       (c) Availability.--Amounts made available under subsection 
     (a) remain available until expended.

     Sec. 14704. Termination

       This subtitle, except sections 14102(a)(1) and (b) and 
     14501, ceases to be in effect on October 1, 2006.

                       SUBTITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS

Chapter                                                        Sec.

    171. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES..................    17101
    173. GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT........................    17301
    175. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENDITURE CONTROL............    17501
    177. ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSAL.......................    17701
    179. ALASKA FEDERAL-CIVILIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY SWAP.......    17901
    181. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED 
           AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS....................    18101
    183. NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA INTEREST ARBITRATION STANDARDS.    18301

            CHAPTER 171--SAFETY STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

Sec.

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17101.  Definitions.
17102.  Prohibition on acquisition or purchase of motor vehicles by 
              Federal Government.
17103.  Commercial standards for passenger safety devices.

     Sec. 17101. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Federal government.--The term ``Federal Government'' 
     includes the government of the District of Columbia.
       (2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means a 
     vehicle, self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power, 
     designed for use on the highways principally for the 
     transportation of passengers, except a vehicle designed or 
     used for military field training, combat, or tactical 
     purposes.

     Sec. 17102. Prohibition on acquisition or purchase of motor 
       vehicles by Federal Government

       The Federal Government shall not purchase a motor vehicle 
     for use by the Government unless that motor vehicle is 
     equipped with reasonable passenger safety devices that the 
     Administrator of General Services requires. Those devices 
     shall conform with standards the Administrator prescribes 
     under section 17103 of this title.

     Sec. 17103. Commercial standards for passenger safety devices

       The Administrator of General Services shall prescribe and 
     publish in the Federal Register commercial standards for 
     passenger safety devices the Administrator requires under 
     section 17102 of this title. Changes in the standards take 
     effect one year and 90 days after the publication of the 
     standards in the Federal Register.

               CHAPTER 173--GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT

Sec.
17301.  Definitions.
17302.  Compliance.
17303.  Fund for the payment of Government losses in shipment.
17304.  Claim for replacement.
17305.  Replacing lost, destroyed, or damaged stamps, securities, 
              obligations, or money.
17306.  Agreements of indemnity.
17307.  Purchase of insurance.
17308.  Presumption of lawful conduct.
17309.  Rules and regulations.

     Sec. 17301. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Replacement.--The term ``replacement'' means payment, 
     reimbursement, replacement, or duplication or the expenses 
     incident to payment, reimbursement, replacement, or 
     duplication.
       (2) Shipment.--The term ``shipment''--
       (A) means the transportation, or the effecting of 
     transportation, of valuables, without limitation as to the 
     means or facilities used or by which the transportation is 
     effected or the person to whom it is made; and
       (B) includes shipments made to any executive department, 
     independent establishment, agency, wholly owned or mixed-
     ownership Government corporation, officer, or employee of the 
     Federal Government, or any person acting on behalf of, or at 
     the direction of, the executive department, independent 
     establishment, agency, wholly or partly owned Government 
     corporation, officer, or employee.
       (3) Valuables.--
       (A) Definition.--The term ``valuables'' means any articles 
     or things or representatives of value--
       (i) in which the Government, its executive departments, 
     independent establishments, and agencies, including wholly 
     owned Government corporations, and officers and employees of 
     the Government or its executive departments, independent 
     establishments, and agencies while acting in their official 
     capacity, have any interest, or in connection with which they 
     have any obligation or responsibility; and
       (ii) which the Secretary of the Treasury declares to be 
     valuables within the meaning of this chapter.
       (B) Requirement for declaring articles or things 
     valuable.--The Secretary shall not declare articles or things 
     that are lost, destroyed, or damaged in the course of 
     shipment to be valuables unless the Secretary determines that 
     replacement of the articles or things in accordance with the 
     procedure established in this chapter would be in the public 
     interest.
       (4) Wholly owned government corporation.--The term ``wholly 
     owned Government corporation''--
       (A) means any corporation, regardless of the law under 
     which it is incorporated, the capital of which is entirely 
     owned by the Government; and
       (B) includes the authorized officers, employees, and agents 
     of the corporation.

     Sec. 17302. Compliance

       (a) Prescribing Regulations.--With the approval of the 
     President, the Secretary of the Treasury and the United 
     States Postal Service jointly shall prescribe regulations 
     governing the shipment of valuables by an executive 
     department, independent establishment, agency, wholly owned 
     Government corporation, officer, or employee of the Federal 
     Government, with a view to minimizing the risk of loss and 
     destruction of, and damage to, valuables in shipment.
       (b) Compliance.--Each executive department, independent 
     establishment, agency, wholly owned Government corporation, 
     officer, and employee of the Government, and each person 
     acting for, or at the direction of, the executive department, 
     independent establishment, agency, wholly owned Government 
     corporation, officer, or employee, must comply with the 
     regulations when making any shipment of valuables.

     Sec. 17303. Fund for the payment of Government losses in 
       shipment

       (a) Establishment.--There is a revolving fund in the 
     Treasury known as ``the fund for the payment of Government 
     losses in shipment''.
       (b) Use.--The fund shall be used for the replacement of 
     valuables, or the value of valuables, lost, destroyed, or 
     damaged while being shipped in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed under section 17302 of this title.
       (c) Unavailability.--The fund is not available with respect 
     to any loss, destruction, or damage affecting valuables--
       (1) that relates to property of the United States Postal 
     Service that is chargeable to its officers or employees; or
       (2) of which shipment shall have been made at the risk of 
     persons other than the Federal Government and the executive 
     departments, independent establishments, agencies, wholly 
     owned Government corporations, officers and employees of the 
     Government.
       (d) Crediting of Recoveries and Repayments.--All recoveries 
     and repayments on account of loss, destruction, or damage to 
     valuables for which replacement is made out of the fund shall 
     be credited to it and are available for the purposes of the 
     fund.
       (e) Appropriations.--Necessary amounts are appropriated for 
     the fund.

     Sec. 17304. Claim for replacement

       (a) Presentation of Claim.--When valuables that have been 
     shipped in accordance with regulations prescribed under 
     section 17302 of this title are lost, destroyed, or damaged, 
     a claim in writing for replacement shall be made on the 
     Secretary of the Treasury.
       (b) Decision of the Secretary of the Treasury.--
       (1) Replacement made from fund.--If the Secretary is 
     satisfied that the loss, destruction, or damage has occurred 
     and that shipment was made substantially in accordance with 
     the regulations, the Secretary shall have replacement be made 
     out of the fund described in section 17303 of this title 
     through an officer the Secretary designates.
       (2) Replacement made by credit.--When the Secretary decides 
     that any part of the replacement can be made, without actual 
     or ultimate injury to the Federal Government, by a credit in 
     the accounts of the executive department, independent 
     establishment, agency, officer, employee, or other 
     accountable person making the claim, the Secretary shall--
       (A) certify the decision to the Comptroller General who, on 
     receiving the certification, shall make the credit in the 
     settlement of accounts in the General Accounting Office; and
       (B) use the fund only to the extent that the replacement 
     cannot be made by the credit.
       (c) Decision of Secretary Not Reviewable.--The decision of 
     the Secretary that a loss, destruction, or damage has 
     occurred or that a shipment was made substantially in 
     accordance with regulations is final and conclusive and is 
     not subject to review by any other officer of the Government.

     Sec. 17305. Replacing lost, destroyed, or damaged stamps, 
       securities, obligations, or money

       Stamps, securities, or other obligations of the Federal 
     Government, or money lost, destroyed, or damaged while in the 
     custody or possession of, or charged to, the United States 
     Postal Service while it is acting as agent for, or on behalf 
     of, the Secretary of the Treasury for the sale of the stamps, 
     securities, or obligations and for the collection of the 
     money, shall be replaced out of the fund described in section 
     17303 of this title under regulations the Secretary may 
     prescribe, regardless of how the loss, destruction, or damage 
     occurs.

     Sec. 17306. Agreements of indemnity

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Federal 
     Government'' includes wholly owned Government corporations, 
     and officers and employees of the Government or its executive 
     departments, independent establishments, and agencies while 
     acting in their official capacity.
       (b) Authority To Make Agreement.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury may make and deliver, on behalf of the Federal 
     Government, a binding agreement of indemnity the Secretary 
     considers necessary and proper to enable the Government to 
     obtain the replacement of any instrument or document--
       (1) received by the Government or an agent of the 
     Government in the agent's official capacity; and
       (2) which, after having been received, is lost, destroyed, 
     or so mutilated as to impair its value.
       (c) When Federal Government Not Obligated.--The Government 
     is not obligated under an agreement of indemnity if the 
     obligee named in the agreement makes a payment or delivery 
     not required by law on the original of the instrument or 
     document covered by the agreement.
       (d) Use of Fund for the Payment of Government Losses in 
     Shipment.--The fund described in section 17303 of this title 
     is available to pay any obligation arising out of an 
     agreement the Secretary makes under this section.

     Sec. 17307. Purchase of insurance

       An executive department, independent establishment, agency, 
     wholly owned Government corporation, officer, or employee may 
     expend money, or incur an obligation, for insurance, or for 
     the payment of premiums on insurance, against loss, 
     destruction, or damage in the shipment of valuables only as 
     specifically authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury. The 
     Secretary may give the authorization if the Secretary finds 
     that the risk of loss, destruction, or damage in the shipment 
     cannot be guarded against adequately by the facilities of the 
     Federal Government or that adequate replacement cannot be 
     provided under this chapter.

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     Sec. 17308. Presumption of lawful conduct

       For purposes of the propriety of an act or omission related 
     to a shipment to which the regulations prescribed under 
     section 17302 of this title apply, every officer and employee 
     of the Federal Government and every individual acting on 
     behalf of a wholly owned Government corporation who makes a 
     shipment of valuables in good faith under, and substantially 
     in accordance with, the regulations is deemed to be acting in 
     the faithful execution of the officer's, employee's, or 
     individual's duties of office and in full performance of 
     any conditions of the officer's, employee's, or 
     individual's bond and oath of office.

     Sec. 17309. Rules and regulations

       (a) General Authority.--With the approval of the President, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe regulations 
     necessary to carry out the duties and powers vested in the 
     Secretary under this chapter.
       (b) Providing Information.--To carry out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary may require a person making a shipment of 
     valuables or a claim for replacement to make a declaration or 
     to provide other information the Secretary considers 
     necessary.

         CHAPTER 175--FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE EXPENDITURE CONTROL

Sec.
17501.  Definitions.
17502.  Monitoring system.
17503.  Data collection.
17504.  Agency statements with respect to motor vehicle use.
17505.  Presidential report.
17506.  Reduction of storage and disposal costs.
17507.  Savings.
17508.  Compliance.
17509.  Applicability.
17510.  Cooperation.

     Sec. 17501. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency''--
       (A) means an executive agency (as that term is defined in 
     section 105 of title 5) that operates at least 300 motor 
     vehicles; but
       (B) does not include the Tennessee Valley Authority.
       (2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means--
       (A) a vehicle self-propelled or drawn by mechanical power; 
     but not
       (B) a vehicle designed or used for military field training, 
     combat, or tactical purposes, or any other special purpose 
     vehicle exempted from the requirements of this chapter by the 
     Administrator of General Services.

     Sec. 17502. Monitoring system

       The head of each executive agency shall designate one 
     office, officer, or employee of the agency--
       (1) to establish and operate a central monitoring system 
     for the motor vehicle operations of the agency, related 
     activities, and related reporting requirements; and
       (2) provide oversight of those operations, activities, and 
     requirements.

     Sec. 17503. Data collection

       (a) Cost Identification and Analysis.--The head of each 
     executive agency shall develop a system to identify, collect, 
     and analyze data with respect to all costs (including 
     obligations and outlays) the agency incurs in the operation, 
     maintenance, acquisition, and disposition of motor vehicles, 
     including vehicles owned or leased by the Federal Government 
     and privately owned vehicles used for official purposes.
       (b) Requirements for Data Systems.--
       (1) Scope of requirements.--In cooperation with the 
     Comptroller General of the United States and the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of 
     General Services shall prescribe requirements governing the 
     establishment and operation by executive agencies of the 
     systems required by subsection (a), including requirements 
     with respect to data on the costs and uses of motor vehicles 
     and with respect to the uniform collection and submission of 
     the data.
       (2) Conformity with principles and standards.--Requirements 
     prescribed under this section shall conform to accounting 
     principles and standards issued by the Comptroller General. 
     Each executive agency shall comply with those requirements.

     Sec. 17504. Agency statements with respect to motor vehicle 
       use

       (a) Contents of Statement.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall include with the appropriation request the 
     agency submits under section 1108 of title 31 for each fiscal 
     year, a statement--
       (1) specifying--
       (A) the total motor vehicle acquisition, maintenance, 
     leasing, operation, and disposal costs (including obligations 
     and outlays) the agency incurred in the most recently 
     completed fiscal year; and
       (B) an estimate of those costs for the fiscal year in which 
     the request is submitted and for the succeeding fiscal year; 
     and
       (2) justifying why the existing and any new motor vehicle 
     acquisition, maintenance, leasing, operation, and disposal 
     requirements of the agency cannot be met through the 
     Interagency Fleet Management System the Administrator of 
     General Services operates, a qualified private fleet 
     management firm, or any other method which is less costly to 
     the Federal Government.
       (b) Compliance with Requirements.--The head of each 
     executive agency shall comply with the requirements 
     prescribed under section 17503(b) of this title in preparing 
     each statement required under subsection (a).

     Sec. 17505. Presidential report

       (a) Summary and Analysis of Agency Statements.--The 
     President shall include with the budget transmitted under 
     section 1105 of title 31 for each fiscal year, or in a 
     separate written report to Congress for that fiscal year, a 
     summary and analysis of the statements most recently 
     submitted by the heads of executive agencies pursuant to 
     section 17504(a) of this title.
       (b) Contents of Summary and Analysis.--Each summary and 
     analysis shall include a review, for the fiscal year 
     preceding the fiscal year in which the budget is submitted, 
     the current fiscal year, and the fiscal year for which the 
     budget is submitted, of the cost savings that have been 
     achieved, that are estimated will be achieved, and that could 
     be achieved, in the acquisition, maintenance, leasing, 
     operation, and disposal of motor vehicles by executive 
     agencies through--
       (1) the use of a qualified private fleet management firm or 
     another private contractor;
       (2) increased reliance by executive agencies on the 
     Interagency Fleet Management System the Administrator of 
     General Services operates; or
       (3) other existing motor vehicle management systems.

     Sec. 17506. Reduction of storage and disposal costs

       The Administrator of General Services shall take such 
     actions as may be necessary to reduce motor vehicle storage 
     and disposal costs and to improve the rate of return on motor 
     vehicle sales through a program of vehicle reconditioning 
     prior to sale.

     Sec. 17507. Savings

       (a) Actions by President Required.--The President shall 
     establish, for each executive agency, goals to reduce outlays 
     for the operation, maintenance, leasing, acquisition, and 
     disposal of motor vehicles in order to reduce, by fiscal year 
     1988, the total amount of outlays by all executive agencies 
     for the operation, maintenance, leasing, acquisition, and 
     disposal of motor vehicles to an amount which is $150,000,000 
     less than the amount for the operation, maintenance, leasing, 
     acquisition, and disposal of motor vehicles requested by the 
     President in the budget submitted under section 1105 of title 
     31 for fiscal year 1986.
       (b) Monitoring of Compliance.--The Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget shall monitor compliance by 
     executive agencies with the goals established by the 
     President under subsection (a) and shall include, in each 
     summary and analysis required under section 17505 of this 
     title, a statement specifying the reductions in expenditures 
     by executive agencies, including the Department of Defense, 
     achieved under those goals.

     Sec. 17508. Compliance

       (a) Administrator of General Services.--The Administrator 
     of General Services shall comply with and be subject to this 
     chapter with regard to all motor vehicles that are used 
     within the General Services Administration for official 
     purposes.
       (b) Managers of Other Motor Pools.--This chapter with 
     respect to motor vehicles from the Interagency Fleet 
     Management System shall be complied with by the executive 
     agencies to which such motor vehicles are assigned.

     Sec. 17509. Applicability

       (a) Priority in Reducing Headquarters Use.--The heads of 
     executive agencies shall give first priority to meeting the 
     goals established by the President under section 17507(a) of 
     this title by reducing the costs of administrative motor 
     vehicles used at the headquarters and regional headquarters 
     of executive agencies, rather than by reducing the costs of 
     motor vehicles used by line agency personnel working in 
     agency field operations or activities.
       (b) Regulations, Standards, and Definitions.--The President 
     shall require the Administrator of General Services, in 
     cooperation with the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, to prescribe appropriate regulations, standards, and 
     definitions to ensure that executive agencies meet the goals 
     established under section 17507(a) of this title in the 
     manner prescribed by subsection (a).

     Sec. 17510. Cooperation

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
     Administrator of General Services shall cooperate closely in 
     the implementation of this chapter.

              CHAPTER 177--ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS DISPOSAL

Sec.
17701.  Definitions.
17702.  Transfer of Government-owned long-lines communication 
              facilities in and to Alaska.
17703.  National defense considerations and qualification of 
              transferee.
17704.  Contents of agreements for transfer.
17705.  Approval of Federal Communications Commission.
17706.  Gross proceeds as miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury.
17707.  Reports.
17708.  Nonapplication.

     Sec. 17701. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Agency concerned.--The term ``agency concerned'' means 
     a department, agency, wholly owned corporation, or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government.
       (2) Long-lines communication facilities.--The term ``long-
     lines communication facilities'' means the transmission 
     systems connecting points inside the State with each other 
     and with points outside the State by radio or wire, and 
     includes all kinds of property and rights of way necessary to 
     accomplish this interconnection.

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       (3) Transfer.--The term ``transfer'' means the conveyance 
     by the Government of any element of ownership, including any 
     estate or interest in property, and franchise rights, by 
     sale, exchange, lease, easement, or permit, for cash, credit, 
     or other property with or without warranty.

     Sec. 17702. Transfer of Government-owned long-lines 
       communication facilities in and to Alaska

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Authority of the secretary of defense.--
       (A) Requirements prior to transfer.--Subject to section 
     17703 of this title and with the advice, assistance, and, in 
     the case of an agency not under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Defense, the consent of the agency concerned, 
     and after approval of the President, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall transfer for adequate consideration any or all long-
     lines communication facilities in or to Alaska under the 
     jurisdiction of the Federal Government to any person 
     qualifying under section 17703.
       (B) Authority to carry out chapter.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may take action and exercise powers as may be 
     necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
     chapter.
       (2) Consent of secretary concerned.--An interest in public 
     lands, withdrawn or otherwise appropriated, shall not be 
     transferred under this chapter without the prior consent of 
     the Secretary of the Interior, or, with respect to lands in a 
     national forest, of the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (3) Procedures and methods.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     carry out a transfer under this chapter in accordance with 
     the procedures and methods required of the Administrator of 
     General Services by section 545(a) and (b) of this title.
       (b) Documents of Title or Other Property Interests.--The 
     head of the agency concerned (or a designee of the head) 
     shall execute documents for the transfer of title or other 
     interest in property, except any mineral rights in the 
     property, and take other action that the Secretary of Defense 
     decides is necessary or proper to transfer the property under 
     this chapter. A copy of a deed, lease, or other instrument 
     executed by or on behalf of the head of the agency concerned 
     purporting to transfer title or another interest in public 
     land shall be provided to the Secretary of the Interior.
       (c) Solicitation of Offers To Purchase Certain 
     Facilities.--In connection with soliciting offers to purchase 
     long-lines facilities of the Alaska Communication System, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       (1) provide any prospective purchaser who requests it data 
     on--
       (A) the facilities available for purchase;
       (B) the amounts considered to be the current fair and 
     reasonable value of those facilities; and
       (C) the initial rates that will be charged to the purchaser 
     for capacity in facilities retained by the Government and 
     available for commercial use;
       (2) provide in the request for offers to purchase that 
     offerors must specify the rates the offerors propose to 
     charge for service and the improvements in service the 
     offerors propose to initiate;
       (3) provide an opportunity for prospective purchasers to 
     meet as a group with Department of Defense representatives to 
     ensure that the data and public interest requirements 
     described in clauses (1) and (2) are fully understood; and
       (4) seek the advice and assistance of the Federal 
     Communications Commission and the Governor of Alaska (or a 
     designee of the Governor) to ensure consideration of all 
     public interest factors associated with the transfer.
       (d) Applicability of Antitrust Provisions.--The 
     requirements of section 559 of this title apply to transfers 
     under this chapter.

     Sec. 17703. National defense considerations and qualification 
       of transferee

       A transfer under this chapter shall not be made unless the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that--
       (1) the Federal Government does not need to retain the 
     property involved in the transfer for national defense 
     purposes;
       (2) the transfer is in the public interest;
       (3) the person to whom the transfer is made is prepared and 
     qualified to provide the communication service involved in 
     the transfer without interruption; and
       (4) the long-lines communication facilities will not 
     directly or indirectly be owned, operated, or controlled by a 
     person that would legally be disqualified from holding a 
     radio station license by section 310(a) of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 310(a)).

     Sec. 17704. Contents of agreements for transfer

       An agreement by which a transfer is made under this chapter 
     shall provide that--
       (1) subject to regulations of the Federal Communications 
     Commission and of any body or commission established by 
     Alaska to govern and regulate communications services to the 
     public and all applicable statutes, treaties, and 
     conventions, the person to whom the transfer is made 
     shall provide the communication services involved in the 
     transfer without interruption, except those services 
     reserved by the Federal Government in the transfer;
       (2) the rates and charges for those services applicable at 
     the time of transfer shall not be changed for a period of one 
     year from the date of the transfer unless approved by a 
     governmental body or commission having jurisdiction; and
       (3) the transfer will not be final until the transferee 
     receives the requisite license and certificate of convenience 
     and necessity to operate interstate and intrastate commercial 
     communications in Alaska from the appropriate governmental 
     regulatory bodies.

     Sec. 17705. Approval of Federal Communications Commission

       A transfer under this chapter does not require the approval 
     of the Federal Communications Commission except to the extent 
     that the approval of the Commission is necessary under 
     section 17704(3) of this title.

     Sec. 17706. Gross proceeds as miscellaneous receipts in the 
       Treasury

       The gross proceeds of each transfer shall be deposited in 
     the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

     Sec. 17707. Reports

       The Secretary of Defense shall report to the Congress and 
     the President--
       (1) in January of each year, the actions taken under this 
     chapter during the preceding 12 months; and
       (2) not later than 90 days after completion of each 
     transfer under this chapter, a full account of that transfer.

     Sec. 17708. Nonapplication

       This chapter does not modify in any manner the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).

      CHAPTER 179--ALASKA FEDERAL-CIVILIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY SWAP

Sec.
17901.  Definitions.
17902.  Sale of electric energy.
17903.  Purchase of electric power.
17904.  Implementation powers and limitations.

     Sec. 17901. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Federal agency.--The term ``federal agency'' means a 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal 
     Government.
       (2) Federally generated electric energy.--The term 
     ``federally generated electric energy'' means any electric 
     power generated by an electric generating facility owned and 
     operated by a federal agency.
       (3) Non-federal person.--The term ``non-federal person'' 
     means a corporation, cooperative, municipality, or other non-
     federal entity that generates electric energy through a 
     facility other than a federally owned electric generating 
     facility.

     Sec. 17902. Sale of electric energy

       (a) In General.--To conserve oil and natural gas and better 
     utilize coal, the head of a federal agency may sell, or enter 
     into a contract to sell, to any non-federal person electric 
     energy generated by coal-fired electric generating facilities 
     of that agency in Alaska without regard to any provision of 
     law that precludes the sale when the electric energy to be 
     sold is available from other local sources, if the head of 
     the federal agency determines that--
       (1) the electric energy to be sold is generated by an 
     existing coal-fired generating facility;
       (2) the electric energy to be sold is surplus to the 
     federal agency's needs and is in excess of the electric 
     energy specifically generated for consumption by, or 
     necessary to serve the requirements of, another federal 
     agency;
       (3) the cost to the ultimate consumers of the electric 
     energy to be sold is less than the cost that, in the absence 
     of the sale, would be incurred by those consumers for the 
     purchase of an equivalent amount of energy; and
       (4) the sale will reduce the total consumption of oil or 
     natural gas by the non-federal person purchasing the electric 
     energy below the level of consumption that would occur in the 
     absence of the sale.
       (b) Pricing Policies.--Federally generated electric energy 
     sold by the head of a federal agency under subsection (a) 
     shall be priced to recover the fuel and variable operation 
     and maintenance costs of the facility generating the energy 
     that are attributable to that sale, plus an amount equal to 
     one-half the difference between--
       (1) the costs of producing the electric energy by coal 
     generation; and
       (2) the costs of producing electric energy by the oil or 
     gas generation being displaced.

     Sec. 17903. Purchase of electric power

       For purposes of economy, efficiency, and conserving oil and 
     natural gas, the head of a federal agency, when practicable 
     and consistent with other laws and requirements applicable to 
     that agency, shall endeavor to purchase electric energy from 
     a non-federal person for consumption in Alaska by a facility 
     of that agency when (taking into account the remaining useful 
     life of any facility available to that agency to generate 
     electric energy for that agency and the cost of maintaining 
     the facility on a standby basis) the purchase will result 
     in--
       (1) a savings to other consumers of electric energy sold by 
     that non-federal person without increasing the cost incurred 
     by any federal agency for electric energy; or
       (2) a cost savings to the federal agency purchasing the 
     electric energy without increasing costs to other consumers 
     of electric energy.

     Sec. 17904. Implementation powers and limitations

       (a) Accommodation of Needs for Electric Energy.--This 
     chapter does not require or authorize a federal agency to 
     construct a new electric generating facility or related 
     facility, to modify an existing facility, or to employ 
     reserve or standby equipment to accommodate the needs of a 
     non-federal person for electric energy.
       (b) Availability of Revenue From Sales.--Revenue received 
     by a federal agency pursuant to section 17902 of this title 
     from the sale of electric energy generated from a facility of 
     that agency is available to the agency without fiscal year 
     limitation to purchase fuel and for operation, maintenance, 
     and other costs associated with that facility.

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       (c) Exercise of Authorities.--The authority under this 
     chapter shall be exercised for those periods and pursuant to 
     terms and conditions that the head of the federal agency 
     concerned decides are necessary consistent with--
       (1) this chapter; and
       (2) responsibilities of the head of the federal agency 
     under other law.
       (d) Negotiation and Execution of Contracts and Other 
     Agreements.--A contract or other agreement executed under 
     this chapter shall be negotiated and executed by the head of 
     the federal agency selling or purchasing electric energy 
     under this chapter.

CHAPTER 181--TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESSIBILITY FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED AND 
                      SPEECH-IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS

Sec.
18101.  Definitions.
18102.  Federal telecommunications system.
18103.  Research and development.
18104.  TTY installation by Congress.

     Sec. 18101. Definitions

       In this chapter--
       (1) Federal agency.--The term ``federal agency'' has the 
     same meaning given that term in section 102 of this title.
       (2) TTY.--The term ``TTY'' means a text-telephone used in 
     the transmission of coded signals through the nationwide 
     telecommunications system.

     Sec. 18102. Federal telecommunications system

       (a) Regulations To Ensure Accessibility.--The Administrator 
     of General Services, after consultation with the 
     Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 
     the Interagency Committee on Computer Support of Handicapped 
     Employees, the Federal Communications Commission, and 
     affected federal agencies, shall prescribe regulations to 
     ensure that the federal telecommunications system is fully 
     accessible to hearing-impaired and speech-impaired 
     individuals, including federal employees, for communications 
     with and within federal agencies.
       (b) Federal Relay System.--The Administrator shall provide 
     for the continuation of the existing federal relay system for 
     users of TTY's.
       (c) Directory.--The Administrator shall assemble, publish, 
     and maintain a directory of TTY's and other devices used by 
     federal agencies to comply with regulations prescribed under 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Publication of Access Numbers.--The Administrator shall 
     publish access numbers of TTY's and such other devices in 
     federal agency directories.
       (e) Logo.--After consultation with the Board, the 
     Administrator shall adopt the design of a standard logo to 
     signify the presence of a TTY or other device used by a 
     federal agency to comply with regulations prescribed under 
     subsection (a).

     Sec. 18103. Research and development

       (a) Support for Research.--The Administrator of General 
     Services, in consultation with the Federal Communications 
     Commission, shall seek to promote research by federal 
     agencies, state agencies, and private entities to reduce the 
     cost and improve the capabilities of telecommunications 
     devices and systems that provide accessibility to hearing-
     impaired and speech-impaired individuals.
       (b) Planning To Assimilate Technological Developments.--In 
     planning future alterations to and modifications of the 
     federal telecommunications system, the Administrator shall 
     take into account--
       (1) modifications that the Administrator determines are 
     necessary to achieve the objectives of section 18102(a) of 
     this title; and
       (2) technological improvements in telecommunications 
     devices and systems that provide accessibility to hearing-
     impaired and speech-impaired individuals.

     Sec. 18104. TTY installation by Congress

       Each House of Congress shall establish a policy under which 
     Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate may 
     obtain TTY's for use in communicating with hearing-impaired 
     and speech-impaired individuals, and for the use of hearing-
     impaired and speech-impaired employees.

   CHAPTER 183--NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA INTEREST ARBITRATION STANDARDS

Sec.
18301.  Findings and purposes.
18302.  Definitions.
18303.  Standards for arbitrators.
18304.  Procedures for enforcement of awards.

     Sec. 18301. Findings and purposes

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) affordable public transportation is essential to the 
     economic vitality of the national capital area and is an 
     essential component of regional efforts to improve air 
     quality to meet environmental requirements and to improve the 
     health of both residents of and visitors to the national 
     capital area as well as to preserve the beauty and dignity of 
     the Nation's capital;
       (2) use of mass transit by both residents of and visitors 
     to the national capital area is substantially affected by the 
     prices charged for mass transit services, prices that are 
     substantially affected by labor costs, since more than two-
     thirds of operating costs are attributable to labor costs;
       (3) labor costs incurred in providing mass transit in the 
     national capital area have increased at an alarming rate and 
     wages and benefits of operators and mechanics currently are 
     among the highest in the Nation;
       (4) higher operating costs incurred for public transit in 
     the national capital area cannot be offset by increasing 
     costs to patrons, since this often discourages ridership and 
     thus undermines the public interest in promoting the use of 
     public transit;
       (5) spiraling labor costs cannot be offset by the 
     governmental entities that are responsible for subsidy 
     payments for public transit services since local governments 
     generally, and the District of Columbia government in 
     particular, are operating under severe fiscal constraints;
       (6) imposition of mandatory standards applicable to 
     arbitrators resolving arbitration disputes involving 
     interstate compact agencies operating in the national capital 
     area will ensure that wage increases are justified and do not 
     exceed the ability of transit patrons and taxpayers to fund 
     the increase; and
       (7) federal legislation is necessary under section 8 of 
     Article I of the United States Constitution to balance the 
     need to moderate and lower labor costs while maintaining 
     industrial peace.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this chapter is to adopt 
     standards governing arbitration that must be applied by 
     arbitrators resolving disputes involving interstate compact 
     agencies operating in the national capital area in order to 
     lower operating costs for public transportation in the 
     Washington metropolitan area.

     Sec. 18302. Definitions

       In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Arbitration.--The term ``arbitration''--
       (A) means the arbitration of disputes, regarding the terms 
     and conditions of employment, that is required under an 
     interstate compact governing an interstate compact agency 
     operating in the national capital area; but
       (B) does not include the interpretation and application of 
     rights arising from an existing collective bargaining 
     agreement.
       (2) Arbitrator.--The term ``arbitrator'' refers to either a 
     single arbitrator, or a board of arbitrators, chosen under 
     applicable procedures.
       (3) Interstate compact agency operating in the national 
     capital area.--The term ``interstate compact agency operating 
     in the national capital area'' means any interstate compact 
     agency that provides public transit services and that was 
     established by an interstate compact to which the District of 
     Columbia is a signatory.

     Sec. 18303. Standards for arbitrators

       (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``public 
     welfare'' includes, with respect to arbitration under an 
     interstate compact--
       (1) the financial ability of the individual jurisdictions 
     participating in the compact to pay for the costs of 
     providing public transit services; and
       (2) the average per capita tax burden, during the term of 
     the collective bargaining agreement to which the arbitration 
     relates, of the residents of the Washington metropolitan 
     area, and the effect of an arbitration award rendered under 
     that arbitration on the respective income or property tax 
     rates of the jurisdictions that provide subsidy payments to 
     the interstate compact agency established under the compact.
       (b) Factors in Making Arbitration Award.--An arbitrator 
     rendering an arbitration award involving the employees of an 
     interstate compact agency operating in the national capital 
     area may not make a finding or a decision for inclusion in a 
     collective bargaining agreement governing conditions of 
     employment without considering the following factors:
       (1) The existing terms and conditions of employment of the 
     employees in the bargaining unit.
       (2) All available financial resources of the interstate 
     compact agency.
       (3) The annual increase or decrease in consumer prices for 
     goods and services as reflected in the most recent consumer 
     price index for the Washington metropolitan area, published 
     by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       (4) The wages, benefits, and terms and conditions of the 
     employment of other employees who perform, in other 
     jurisdictions in the Washington standard metropolitan 
     statistical area, services similar to those in the bargaining 
     unit.
       (5) The special nature of the work performed by the 
     employees in the bargaining unit, including any hazards or 
     the relative ease of employment, physical requirements, 
     educational qualifications, job training and skills, shift 
     assignments, and the demands placed upon the employees as 
     compared to other employees of the interstate compact agency.
       (6) The interests and welfare of the employees in the 
     bargaining unit, including--
       (A) the overall compensation presently received by the 
     employees, having regard not only for wage rates but also for 
     wages for time not worked, including vacations, holidays, and 
     other excused absences;
       (B) all benefits received by the employees, including 
     previous bonuses, insurance, and pensions; and
       (C) the continuity and stability of employment.
       (7) The public welfare.
       (c) Ability To Finance Salaries and Benefits Provided in 
     Award.--An arbitrator rendering an arbitration award 
     involving the employees of an interstate compact agency 
     operating in the national capital area may not, with respect 
     to a collective bargaining agreement governing conditions of 
     employment, provide for salaries and other benefits that 
     exceed the ability of the interstate compact agency, or of 
     any governmental jurisdiction that provides subsidy payments 
     or budgetary assistance to the interstate compact agency, to 
     obtain the necessary financial resources to pay for wage and 
     benefit increases for employees of the interstate compact 
     agency.
       (d) Requirements for Final Award.--
       (1) Written award.--In resolving a dispute submitted to 
     arbitration involving the employees of an interstate compact 
     agency operating in the national capital area, the arbitrator 
     shall issue a written award that demonstrates that all the 
     factors set forth in subsections (b) and (c) have been 
     considered and applied.
       (2) Prerequisites.--An award may grant an increase in pay 
     rates or benefits (including insurance and pension benefits), 
     or reduce hours

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     of work, only if the arbitrator concludes that any costs to 
     the agency do not adversely affect the public welfare.
       (3) Substantial evidence.--The arbitrator's conclusion 
     regarding the public welfare must be supported by substantial 
     evidence.

     Sec. 18304. Procedures for enforcement of awards

       (a) Modifications and Finality of Award.--Within 10 days 
     after the parties receive an arbitration award to which 
     section 18303 of this title applies, the interstate compact 
     agency and the employees, through their representative, may 
     agree in writing on any modifications to the award. After the 
     end of that 10-day period, the award, and any modifications, 
     become binding on the interstate compact agency, the 
     employees in the bargaining unit, and the employees' 
     representative.
       (b) Implementation.--Each party to an award that becomes 
     binding under subsection (a) shall take all actions necessary 
     to implement the award.
       (c) Judicial Review.--Within 60 days after an award becomes 
     binding under subsection (a), the interstate compact agency 
     or the exclusive representative of the employees concerned 
     may bring a civil action in a court that has jurisdiction 
     over the interstate compact agency for review of the award. 
     The court shall review the award on the record, and shall 
     vacate the award or any part of the award, after notice and a 
     hearing, if--
       (1) the award is in violation of applicable law;
       (2) the arbitrator exceeded the arbitrator's powers;
       (3) the decision by the arbitrator is arbitrary or 
     capricious;
       (4) the arbitrator conducted the hearing contrary to the 
     provisions of this chapter or other laws or rules that apply 
     to the arbitration so as to substantially prejudice the 
     rights of a party;
       (5) there was partiality or misconduct by the arbitrator 
     prejudicing the rights of a party;
       (6) the award was procured by corruption, fraud, or bias on 
     the part of the arbitrator; or
       (7) the arbitrator did not comply with the provisions of 
     section 18303 of this title.

     SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT TO THE ARCHITECT 
                   OF THE CAPITOL.

       Chapter 443 of title 10, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Insert immediately after section 4688 the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4689. Transfer of material and equipment to the 
       Architect of the Capitol

       ``The Secretary of the Army is authorized to transfer, 
     without payment, to the Architect of the Capitol, such 
     material and equipment, not required by the Department of the 
     Army, as the Architect may request for use at the Capitol 
     power plant, the Capitol Building, and the Senate and House 
     Office Buildings.''.
       (2) Insert immediately below item 4688 in the analysis of 
     the chapter the following new item:

``4689.  Transfer of material and equipment to the Architect of the 
              Capitol.''.

     SEC. 3. CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCES.

       (a) Title 5.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 7342(e)(1)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) insert ``(41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)'' after ``of 1949''.
       (2) In section 9505(b), strike ``division E of the Clinger-
     Cohen Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 679)'' and 
     substitute ``subtitle III of title 40''.
       (3) In section 9508(a)(2)(A), strike ``division E of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-106; 110 Stat. 
     679)'' and substitute ``subtitle III of title 40''.
       (b) Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 2223--
       (A) in subsection (a), strike ``section 5125 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1425)'' and substitute 
     ``section 11315 of title 40'';
       (B) in subsection (b), strike ``section 5125 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1425)'' and substitute 
     ``section 11315 of title 40'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(2), strike ``section 5002 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401)'' and substitute 
     ``section 11101 of title 40''; and
       (D) in subsection (c)(3), strike ``section 5142 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452)'' and substitute 
     ``section 11103 of title 40''.
       (2) In section 2302(2)(A), strike ``title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 11 of title 40''.
       (3) In section 2304(h)--
       (A) before clause (1), strike ``laws''; and
       (B) strike clause (2) and substitute ``(2) Sections 3141-
     3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40.''.
       (4) In section 2305a(a), strike ``the Brooks Architect-
     Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.)'' and substitute 
     ``chapter 11 of title 40''.
       (5) In section 2315(a), strike ``division E of the Clinger-
     Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)'' and substitute 
     ``subtitle III of title 40''.
       (6) In section 2381(c)--
       (A) strike ``section 205 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 486)'' and 
     substitute ``section 121 of title 40''; and
       (B) strike ``section 201(a) of that Act (40 U.S.C. 
     481(a))'' and substitute ``section 501(a)(2) of title 40''.
       (7) In section 2535(b)(1)(G), strike ``title II of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 481 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 5 of title 
     40''.
       (8) In subsection 2562(a)(1)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 472 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (9) In section 2572(d)(1), strike ``section 205 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (10) In section 2576(a)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (11) In section 2577(a)(2), strike ``section 203 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 484)'' and substitute ``sections 541-555 of title 
     40''.
       (12) In section 2667--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), strike ``section 3 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     472)'' and substitute ``section 102 of title 40'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(5), strike ``section 321 of the Act 
     of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)'' and substitute ``section 
     1302 of title 40''; and
       (C) in subsection (f)(1)--
       (i) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (ii) strike ``such Act is'' and substitute ``subtitle I and 
     title III are''.
       (13) In section 2667a(a)(3), strike ``section 3 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 472)'' and substitute ``section 102 of title 40''.
       (14) In section 2676(a)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (15) In section 2691(b)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (16) In section 2696--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (ii) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute 
     ``(41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''; and
       (B) strike subsection (e)(5) and substitute--
       ``(5) Chapter 5 of title 40.''.
       (17) In section 2701(i)(1)--
       (A) strike ``the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a et seq.)'' and 
     substitute ``sections 3131 and 3133 of title 40'';
       (B) strike ``the Act of April 29, 1941 (40 U.S.C. 270e-
     270f)'' and substitute ``section 3134 of title 40''; and
       (C) strike ``the Miller Act'' and substitute ``sections 
     3131 and 3133''.
       (18) In section 2814(j)(3), strike ``Sections 202 and 203 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484)'' and substitute ``Subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 and sections 541-555 of title 40''.
       (19) In section 2831(b)(3), strike ``section 204(b) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 485(b))'' and substitute ``section 572(a) of title 
     40''.
       (20) In section 2852(b)(1), strike ``section 355 of the 
     Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255)'' and substitute ``section 
     3111 of title 40''.
       (21) In section 2854a(d)(1)--
       (A) strike ``The'' and substitute ``Subtitle I of title 40 
     and title III of the''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (22) In subsection 2855(a), strike ``title IX of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 541 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 11 of title 
     40''.
       (23) In section 2878(d)--
       (A) in clause (2)--
       (i) strike ``The'' and substitute ``Subtitle I of title 40 
     and title III of the''; and
       (ii) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute 
     ``(41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''; and
       (B) strike clause (3) and substitute--
       ``(3) Section 1302 of title 40.''.
       (24) In section 4681, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (25) In section 4682, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (26) In section 4684, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (27) In section 4686, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (28) In section 7305(d)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal'';
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''; and
       (C) strike ``that Act'' and substitute ``subtitle I of 
     title 40 and title III''.
       (29) In section 7306(a), strike ``subsections (c) and (d) 
     of section 602 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 474)'' and substitute 
     ``section 113 of title 40''.
       (30) In section 7422(c)(1), strike ``the Act of February 
     26, 1931 (40 U.S.C. 258a-258e)'' and substitute ``sections 
     3114-3116 and 3118 of title 40''.
       (31) In section 7541, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (32) In section 7541a, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (33) In section 7542(a), strike ``section 205 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (34) In section 7545(a), strike ``section 205 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.

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       (35) In section 9444(b)(1)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (36) In section 9681, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (37) In section 9682, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (38) In section 9684, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (39) In section 9686, strike ``section 205 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     486)'' and substitute ``section 121 of title 40''.
       (40) In section 9781--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2)(D), strike ``title II of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 481 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 5 of title 
     40'';
       (B) in subsection (d), strike ``title II of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     481 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 5 of title 40''; and
       (C) in subsection (g)--
       (i) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and subtitle III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (ii) add at the end of the subsection ``(41 U.S.C. 251 et 
     seq.)''.
       (41) In section 12603(d), strike ``section 201(a) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 481(a))'' and substitute ``section 501 of title 40''.
       (42) In section 18239(b)(1), strike ``section 355 of the 
     Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255)'' and substitute ``section 
     3111 of title 40''.
       (c) Title 14.--Title 14, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 92--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (2) In section 93(h)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (3) In section 641--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal''; and
       (ii) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute 
     ``(41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(2), strike ``section 203 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 484)'' and substitute ``sections 541-555 of title 
     40''.
       (4) In section 685(c)--
       (A) in clause (1), strike--
       (i) ``The'' and substitute ``Subtitle I of title 40 and 
     title III of the''; and
       (ii) ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''; and
       (B) strike clause (2) and substitute--
       ``(2) Section 1302 of title 40.''.
       (d) Title 18.--Section 3668(c) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``sections 304f-304m of Title 
     40'' and substituting ``section 1306 of title 40''.
       (e) Title 23.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 112(b)(2)(A), strike ``title IX of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949'' 
     and substitute ``chapter 11 of title 40''.
       (2) In section 113(a), strike ``the Act of March 3, 1931, 
     known as the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a)'' and 
     substitute ``sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 
     40''.
       (f) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Section 
     7608(c)(1)(A)(i)(IV) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 7608(c)(1)(A)(i)(IV)) is amended by striking ``section 
     34 of title 40, United States Code'' and substituting 
     ``section 8141 of title 40''.
       (g) Title 28.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 604(g)(3)(B), strike ``section 203 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 484)'' and substitute ``sections 541-555 of title 
     40''.
       (2) In section 612(f), strike ``section 201 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     481)'' and substitute ``sections 501-505 of title 40''.
       (3) In section 1499, strike ``section 104 of the Contract 
     Work Hours and Safety Standards Act'' and substitute 
     ``section 3703 of title 40''.
       (h) Title 31.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 781(a), strike ``section 7 of the Public 
     Buildings Act of 1959, as amended (40 U.S.C. 606)'' and 
     substitute ``section 3307 of title 40''.
       (2) In section 782, strike ``(as defined in section 105 of 
     the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 (40 U.S.C. 
     612a))'' and substitute ``(as defined in section 3306(a) of 
     title 40)''.
       (3) In section 1105(g)(2)(B)(ii), strike ``section 901 of 
     the Brooks Architect-Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541)'' and 
     substitute section ``1102 of title 40''.
       (4) In section 3126--
       (A) in subsection (a), strike ``section 2 of the Government 
     Losses in Shipment Act (40 U.S.C. 722)'' and substitute 
     ``section 17303(a) of title 40''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), strike ``Section 3 of the Government 
     Losses in Shipment Act (40 U.S.C. 723) (related to finality 
     of decisions of the Secretary)'' and substitute ``Section 
     17304(c) of title 40''.
       (5) In section 3511(c)(1), strike ``section 205(b) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 486(b))'' and substitute ``section 121(b) of title 
     40''.
       (6) In section 3551(3), strike ``section 3 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     472)'' and substitute ``section 102 of title 40''.
       (7) In section 3905(f)(1), strike ``section 2 of the Act of 
     August 24, 1935 (40 U.S.C. 270b)'' and substitute ``section 
     3133(b) of title 40''.
       (8) In section 6703(d)(5)--
       (A) strike ``the Act of March 3, 1931 (commonly known as 
     the Davis-Bacon Act); as amended (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5)'' 
     and substitute ``sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 
     40''; and
       (B) strike ``section 2 of the Act of June 1, 1934 (commonly 
     known as the Copeland Anti-Kickback Act), as amended (40 
     U.S.C. 276c, 48 Stat. 948)'' and substitute ``section 3145 of 
     title 40''.
       (9) In section 9303--
       (A) in subsection (d), before clause (1)--
       (i) strike ``the Act of August 24, 1935 (known as the 
     Miller Act) (40 U.S.C. 270a-270d)'' and substitute ``sections 
     3131 and 3133 of title 40''; and
       (ii) strike ``section 3 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 270c)'' and 
     substitute ``section 3133(a) of title 40'';
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (i) strike ``the Act of August 24, 1935 (known as the 
     Miller Act) (40 U.S.C. 270a-270d)'' and substitute ``sections 
     3131 and 3133 of title 40''; and
       (ii) strike ``section 2 of the Act (40 U.S.C. 270b)'' and 
     substitute ``section 3133(b) of title 40''; and
       (C) in subsection (e)(2)(A), strike ``the Act of August 24, 
     1935 (known as the Miller Act) (40 U.S.C. 270a-270d)'' and 
     substitute ``sections 3131 and 3133 of title 40''.
       (i) Title 36.--Title 36, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 2103(a)(1), strike ``section 355 of the 
     Revised Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255)'' and substitute ``section 
     3111 of title 40''.
       (2) In section 220314(b), strike ``section 451 of the 
     Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 (40 U.S.C. 193m-1)'' 
     and substitute ``section 5108 of title 40''.
       (j) Title 38.--Title 38, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 115(1), strike ``section 355 of the Revised 
     Statutes (40 U.S.C. 255)'' and substitute ``section 3111 of 
     title 40''.
       (2) In section 310(b), strike ``division E of the Clinger-
     Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)'' and substitute 
     ``subtitle III of title 40''.
       (3) In section 8122(a)(1), strike ``section 321 of the Act 
     of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)'' and substitute ``section 
     1302 of title 40''.
       (4) In section 8135(a)(8), strike ``the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5) (known as the Davis-Bacon 
     Act)'' and substitute ``sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of 
     title 40''.
       (5) In section 8162(a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), strike ``section 321 of the Act of 
     June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), sections 202 and 203 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 483, 484)'' and substitute ``subchapter II of chapter 
     5 of title 40, sections 541-555 and 1302 of title 40''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), strike ``the Act of March 3, 1931 (40 
     U.S.C. 276a et seq.)'' and substitute ``sections 3141-3144, 
     3146, and 3147 of title 40''.
       (6) In section 8165(c), strike ``section 204 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     485) or the Act of June 8, 1896 (40 U.S.C. 485a)'' and 
     substitute ``subchapter IV of chapter 5 of title 40''.
       (7) In section 8201(e), strike ``section 321 of the Act of 
     June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b)'' and substitute ``section 
     1302 of title 40''.
       (k) Title 39.--Section 410(b)(4) of title 39, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) the following provisions of title 40:
       ``(A) sections 3114-3116, 3118, 3131, 3133, and 3141-3147; 
     and
       ``(B) chapters 37 and 173;''.
       (l) Title 44.--Title 44, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 311(a), strike ``the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act, approved June 30, 1949, as 
     amended,'' and substitute ``subtitle I of title 40 and title 
     III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (2) In section 2901(13), strike ``section 3(a) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 472(a))'' and substitute ``section 102 of title 40''.
       (3) In section 3501(8)(B), strike ``the Computer Security 
     Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235)'' and substitute ``section 
     11332 of title 40''.
       (4) In section 3502(9)--
       (A) strike ``section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (40 U.S.C. 1401)'' and substitute ``section 11101 of title 
     40''; and
       (B) strike ``section 5142 of that Act (40 U.S.C. 1452)'' 
     and substitute ``section 11103 of title 40''.
       (5) In section 3504--
       (A) in subsection (g)(2), strike ``section 5131 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441), and sections 5 
     and 6 of the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 
     note)'' and substitute ``sections 11331 and 11332(b) and (c) 
     of title 40'';
       (B) in subsection (g)(3), strike ``section 5131 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) and sections 5 and 
     6 of the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)'' 
     and substitute ``sections 11331 and 11332(b) and (c) of title 
     40'';
       (C) in subsection (h)(1)(B), strike ``section 5131 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441)'' and substitute 
     ``section 11331 of title 40''; and
       (D) in subsection (h)(2)--
       (i) strike ``division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 
     (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)'' and substitute ``subtitle III of 
     title 40''; and
       (ii) strike ``section 110 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757)'' and 
     substitute ``section 322 of title 40''.

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       (6) In section 3506--
       (A) in subsection (g)(2), strike ``the Computer Security 
     Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)'' and substitute ``section 
     11332 of title 40''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(3), strike ``the Computer Security 
     Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)'' and substitute ``section 
     11332 of title 40''.
       (7) In section 3518(d), strike ``section 5131 of the 
     Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1441) and the Computer 
     Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)'' and substitute 
     ``sections 11331 and 11332 of title 40''.
       (m) Title 46.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 2101(17), strike ``section 13 of the Coast 
     Guard Authorization Act of 1986'' and substitute ``section 
     558 of title 40''.
       (2) In section 3305(c), strike ``section 13 of the Coast 
     Guard Authorization Act of 1986'' and substitute ``section 
     558 of title 40''.
       (n) Title 49.--Title 49, United States Code, is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In section 103(e)--
       (A) insert ``subtitle I of title 40 and title III of'' 
     before ``the Federal Property''; and
       (B) strike ``(40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)'' and substitute ``(41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.)''.
       (2) In section 5325(b), strike ``title IX of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     541 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 11 of title 40''.
       (3) In section 5333(a)--
       (A) strike ``the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-
     Bacon Act) (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5)'' and substitute 
     ``sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40''; and
       (B) strike ``section 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934 (40 
     U.S.C. 276c)'' and substitute ``section 3145 of title 40''.
       (4) In section 24312--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) strike ``the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-
     Bacon Act) (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5)'' and substitute 
     ``sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40''; and
       (ii) strike ``section 107 of the Contract Work Hours and 
     Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 333)'' and substitute 
     ``section 3704 of title 40''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), strike ``the Act of March 3, 1931 
     (known as the Davis-Bacon Act) (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5)'' and 
     substitute ``sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40''
       (5) In section 40110(c)(2)--
       (A) in subclause (C), strike ``(as defined in section 13 of 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 612))'' and 
     substitute ``(as defined in section 3301(a) of title 40)''; 
     and
       (B) in subclause (F), strike ``title II of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     481 et seq.)'' and substitute ``sections 121, 123, and 126 
     and chapter 5 of title 40''.
       (6) In section 44305(a)(1), strike ``sections 1 and 2 of 
     the Government Losses in Shipment Act (40 U.S.C. 721, 722)'' 
     and substitute ``sections 17302 and 17303 of title 40''.
       (7) In section 47107(a)(17), strike ``title IX of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 541 et seq.)'' and substitute ``chapter 11 of title 
     40''.
       (8) In section 47112(b), strike ``the Act of March 3, 1931 
     (known as the Davis-Bacon Act) (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5)'' and 
     substitute ``sections 3141-3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 
     40''.
       (9) In section 49111(d)(1), strike ``section 5 of the Act 
     of June 6, 1924 (40 U.S.C. 71d),'' and substitute ``section 
     8722 of title 40''.
       (o) Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991.--
     Section 403(e) of the Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement 
     Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-86, 105 Stat. 424) is amended by 
     striking ``section 303b of title 40, sections 483 and 484 of 
     title 40'' and substituting ``subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 40, sections 541-555 and 1302 of title 40''.

     SEC. 4. REPEAL OF TITLE V OF THE FEDERAL PROPERTY AND 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ACT OF 1949.

       Title V of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (ch. 288), as added by section 6(d) of the Act of 
     September 5, 1950 (ch. 849, 64 Stat. 583), is repealed.

     SEC. 5. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to revise, codify, 
     and enact without substantive change the general and 
     permanent laws of the United States related to public 
     buildings, property, and works, in order to remove 
     ambiguities, contradictions, and other imperfections and to 
     repeal obsolete, superfluous, and superseded provisions.
       (b) No Substantive Change.--
       (1) In general.--This Act makes no substantive change in 
     existing law and may not be construed as making a substantive 
     change in existing law.
       (2) Deemed date of enactment for certain purposes.--For 
     purposes of determining whether one provision of law 
     supersedes another based on enactment later in time, and 
     otherwise to ensure that this Act makes no substantive change 
     in existing law, the date of enactment of a provision 
     restated in section 1 or 2 of this Act is deemed to remain 
     unchanged, continuing to be the date of enactment of the 
     underlying provision of public law that is being restated.
       (3) Inconsistent laws enacted after March 31, 2002.--This 
     Act restates certain laws enacted before April 1, 2002. Any 
     law enacted after March 31, 2002, that is inconsistent with 
     this Act, including any law purporting to amend or repeal a 
     provision that is repealed by this Act, supersedes this Act 
     to the extent of the inconsistency.
       (c) References.--A reference to a law replaced by section 1 
     or 2 of this Act, including a reference in a regulation, 
     order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the corresponding 
     provision enacted by this Act.
       (d) Continuing Effect.--An order, rule, or regulation in 
     effect under a law replaced by section 1 or 2 of this Act 
     continues in effect under the corresponding provision enacted 
     by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded.
       (e) Actions and Offenses Under Prior Law.--An action taken 
     or an offense committed under a law replaced by section 1 or 
     2 of this Act is deemed to have been taken or committed under 
     the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
       (f) Inferences.--An inference of a legislative construction 
     is not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United 
     States Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason 
     of a caption or catch line of the provision.
       (g) Severability.--If a provision enacted by this Act is 
     held invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from 
     the invalid provision remain in effect. If a provision 
     enacted by this Act is held invalid in any of its 
     applications, the provision remains valid for all valid 
     applications that are severable from any of the invalid 
     applications.

     SEC. 6. REPEALS.

       (a) Inferences of Repeal.--The repeal of a law by this Act 
     may not be construed as a legislative inference that the 
     provision was or was not in effect before its repeal.
       (b) Repealer Schedule.--The laws specified in the following 
     schedule are repealed, except for rights and duties that 
     matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that 
     were begun before the date of enactment of this Act:

                                            Schedule of Laws Repealed
                                                Statutes at Large
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Statutes at Large        U.S. Code
                                                                       -------------------------    (title 40
             Date                 Chapter or            Section                                       unless
                                  Public Law                            Volume        Page          otherwise
                                                                                                    specified)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
             1822
May 7                          96..............  3....................       3  692............  307
 
             1874
Feb. 4                         22..............  .....................      18  14.............  28
Mar. 7                         50..............  (proviso)............      18  20.............  29
 
             1876
July 31                        246.............  (proviso (related to       19  115............  27
                                                  report) in 1st par.
                                                  on p. 115).
 
             1877
Mar. 3                         105.............  (proviso (related to       19  359............  27
                                                  report) in 16th par.
                                                  on p. 359).
                               106.............  (words after 2d            19  370............  34
                                                  semicolon in 3d par.
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Miscellaneous'').
 
             1878
June 20                        359.............  (proviso in 2d par.        20  220............  103
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Building and
                                                  Grounds in and
                                                  Around Washington
                                                  and the Executive
                                                  Mansion'').
 
             1879
Mar. 3                         182.............  1 (words after             20  388............  30
                                                  semicolon in 5th
                                                  par. on p. 388).
July 1                         62..............  .....................      21  47.............  307
 
             1882
Aug. 5                         389.............  1 (2d sentence in 8th      22  241............  35
                                                  par. on p. 241).
 
             1883
Jan. 16                        27..............  4....................      22  405............  42
 
             1888
Aug. 1                         728.............  .....................      25  357............  257, 258
 

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             1890
Aug. 30                        837.............  3....................      26  412............  120
 
             1892
July 29                        320.............  15...................      27  325............  101
Aug. 1                         352.............  3....................      27  340............  323
 
             1893
Mar. 3                         211.............  3....................      27  715............  286
 
             1895
Mar. 2                         189.............  (words after last          28  959............  190a
                                                  comma in 1st par. on
                                                  p. 959).
 
             1896
June 8                         373.............  .....................      29  268............  485a
 
             1898
July 1                         543.............  5....................      30  570............  79
                               546.............  1 (6th complete par.       30  614............  285
                                                  on p. 614).
July 7                         571.............  (last par. under           30  672............  164
                                                  catchline ``Capitol
                                                  and Grounds'').
 
             1899
Mar. 3                         458.............  2 (2d par.)..........      30  1378...........  89
 
             1900
Apr. 17                        192.............  (words between 1st         31  125............  164
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to absence,
                                                  disability, or
                                                  vacancy) under
                                                  catchline ``Office
                                                  of the Architect of
                                                  the Capitol'').
 
             1901
Mar. 3                         830.............  1 (words between 1st       31  1000...........  164
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to absence,
                                                  disability, or
                                                  vacancy) under
                                                  catchline ``Office
                                                  of the Architect of
                                                  the Capitol'').
 
             1902
Apr. 28                        594.............  1 (6th, last pars. on      32  152............  19, 31
                                                  p. 152).
 
             1903
Feb. 25                        755.............  1 (7th par. on p.          32  865............  484-1
                                                  865).
Mar. 3                         1007............  1 (4th complete par.       32  1112...........  304
                                                  on p. 1112).
 
             1905
Mar. 3                         1483............  1 (words before            33  1161...........  279
                                                  ``namely'' in last
                                                  sentence of 9th par.
                                                  on p. 1161).
 
             1908
May 27                         200.............  1 (7th complete par.       35  327, 356, 358..  43 note, 64,
                                                  on p. 327, 1st                                  283
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  356, proviso on p.
                                                  358).
May 30                         228.............  34...................      35  545............  261
 
             1909
Feb. 9                         101.............  (3d par. under             35  615............  43 note
                                                  heading ``War
                                                  Department'').
Mar. 4                         299.............  1 (proviso in 2d par.      35  997............  43
                                                  on p. 997).
 
             1910
May 17                         243.............  .....................      36  371............  104, 106
June 25                        384.............  1 (8th complete par.       36  728............  105
                                                  on p. 728 (less
                                                  appropriations)).
 
             1912
Aug. 23                        350.............  1 (2d complete par.        37  375............  251
                                                  on p. 375).
Aug. 24                        355.............  1 (last proviso in         37  432, 444.......  68, 280
                                                  last par. on p. 432,
                                                  10th par. on p. 444).
Aug. 26                        408.............  1 (last par. on p.         37  605............  174
                                                  605).
 
             1913
Mar. 3                         106.............  1 ``Sec. 3'', 4......      37  727............  323
Mar. 4                         142.............  1 (words after 4th         37  771............  38.
                                                  comma in last par.
                                                  on p. 771).
June 23                        3...............  1 (proviso on p. 17,       38  17, 22, 25.....  22, 253, 281
                                                  last proviso in 2d
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  22, 1st, 3d pars.
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Central Heating
                                                  and Power Plant'').
 
             1914
Aug. 1                         223.............  1 (last par. on p.         38  633............  82
                                                  633).
 
             1916
May 10                         117.............  1 (last par. under         39  109, 118.......  39, 40
                                                  catchline
                                                  ``Contingent
                                                  Expenses'', last
                                                  par. less proviso
                                                  under catchline
                                                  ``Rent'').
 
             1917
June 12                        27..............  1 (words before 10th       40  112, 133.......  22, 91
                                                  comma in 4th par. on
                                                  p. 112, last par. on
                                                  p. 133).
 
             1918
July 9                         143.............  (last par. on p. 850)      40  850............  314
Aug. 31                        164.............  1 (6th par., words         40  951............  100
                                                  before ``and over''
                                                  in last par. under
                                                  heading ``Washington
                                                  Aqueduct.'').
 
             1919
Feb. 25                        39..............  3....................      40  1173...........  314
Aug. 25                        52..............  .....................      41  281............  271
 
             1920
Feb. 28                        91..............  213..................  ......  ...............  316
Mar. 6                         94..............  (proviso in last par.      41  507............  272
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Public
                                                  Buildings'').
May 29                         214.............  1 (1st complete par.       41  642, 654.......  42, 285
                                                  on p. 642, words in
                                                  par. under heading
                                                  ``Independent
                                                  Treasury'').
June 5                         235.............  (2d complete par. on       41  913............  113
                                                  p. 913).
                               253.............  1 (1st par. under          41  1035...........  186
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Legislative'').
 
             1921
Mar. 3                         123.............  .....................      41  1251...........  307
 
             1922
Feb. 17                        55..............  (last proviso in 2d        42  369, 387, 388..  25, 284, 312,
                                                  par. and 3d par.                                313
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Committee'', last
                                                  proviso in 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  387, 1st proviso on
                                                  p. 388).
Mar. 20                        103.............  (last par. (related        42  430............  26
                                                  to inspection) on p.
                                                  430).
 

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             1923
Jan. 3                         22..............  (last proviso in 2d        42  1090, 1108,      25, 284, 312,
                                                  par. and 3d par.               1109.            313
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Committee'', last
                                                  proviso in 2d par.
                                                  on p. 1108, 1st
                                                  proviso on p. 1109).
Jan. 24                        42..............  (proviso in 1st            42  1211...........  115
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  1211).
Feb. 20                        98..............  (par. (related to          42  1273...........  26
                                                  inspection) under
                                                  catchline ``Capitol
                                                  Power Plant'').
 
             1924
Apr. 4                         84..............  (proviso in 1st par.       43  67, 82, 83.....  25, 284, 312,
                                                  and 1st complete                                313
                                                  par. on. p. 67, last
                                                  proviso in 2d par.
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Public Buildings,
                                                  Operating
                                                  Expenses'', 1st
                                                  proviso on p. 83).
June 5                         264.............  (proviso in 2d             43  422............  115
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  422).
June 6                         270.............  1-4(a), (d), (e), 5,       43  463............  71-71d, 71f-72,
                                                  7-13.                                           73, 74
June 7                         303.............  1(words between 1st        43  587............  26
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 9th
                                                  par. under heading
                                                  ``Capitol Buildings
                                                  and Grounds'').
 
             1925
Jan. 22                        87..............  (last proviso in 2d        43  766, 781.......  25, 284, 312,
                                                  par. and 3d par.                                313
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Committee'', last
                                                  proviso in complete
                                                  par. and 1st proviso
                                                  in last par. on p.
                                                  781)).
Feb. 26                        339.............  .....................      43  983............  2-6
Mar. 3                         462.............  (proviso in 1st par.       43  1176...........  115
                                                  on p. 1176).
Mar. 4                         549.............  1 (words between 1st       43  1296...........  26
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 1st
                                                  par. on p. 1296).
                               556.............  1 (1st par. under          43  1323...........  91
                                                  heading ``Public
                                                  Buildings and
                                                  Grounds'').
 
             1926
Mar. 2                         43..............  1 (proviso in 1st          44  139, 153, 154..  25, 284, 312,
                                                  par. and 1st                                    313
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  139, last proviso in
                                                  2d par. under
                                                  heading ``Public
                                                  Buildings, Operating
                                                  Expenses'', 1st
                                                  proviso on p. 154).
Mar. 3                         44..............  1 (last par. under         44  173............  117
                                                  heading ``Department
                                                  of the Interior,
                                                  Contingent
                                                  Expenses'').
Apr. 29                        195.............  (proviso in 3d             44  368............  115
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  368).
Apr. 30                        198.............  .....................      44  374............  71
May 13                         294.............  1 (words between 1st       44  547............  26, 222
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 1st
                                                  par. and 4th
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  547).
May 25                         380.............  3, 5 (related to           44  632, 633, 635..  343, 345a
                                                  ``amendment'' by Act
                                                  of Feb. 16, 1931
                                                  (ch. 203, 46 Stat.
                                                  1164)), 8.
 
             1927
Jan. 26                        58..............  1 (last proviso in         44  1030, 1044,      25, 284, 312,
                                                  1st par. and 1st               1045.            313
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  1030, last proviso
                                                  in 2d par. under
                                                  heading ``Public
                                                  Buildings, Operating
                                                  Expenses'', 1st
                                                  proviso on p. 1045).
Feb. 23                        168.............  1 (words between 1st       44  1156...........  26
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 5th
                                                  par. on p. 1156).
Feb. 24                        189.............  (provisos in 3d par.       44  1219...........  115, 115a
                                                  on p. 1219).
 
             1928
Feb. 15                        57..............  (provisos in 3d            45  103............  115, 115a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  103).
Mar. 5                         126.............  1 (last proviso in         45  165, 185, 186..  25, 112a, 284,
                                                  1st par. and 1st                                312, 313
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  165, last proviso in
                                                  2d par. under
                                                  heading ``Public
                                                  Buildings, Operating
                                                  Expenses'', provisos
                                                  and last sentence in
                                                  1st par. on p. 186).
May 14                         551.............  1 (words between 1st       45  526............  26
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in last
                                                  par. on p. 526).
May 24                         726.............  .....................      45  726............  71
May 29                         901.............  1(8), (85)...........      45  986, 992.......  174, 314
Dec. 20                        39..............  1 (1st par. on p.          45  1031, 1048.....  25, 30a, 284,
                                                  1031, 2d proviso and                            313
                                                  provisos in 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  1048).
Dec. 22                        48..............  .....................      45  1070...........  72a, 72b
 
             1929
Jan. 25                        102.............  (provisos in 4th par.      45  1133...........  115, 155a
                                                  on p. 1133).
Feb. 28                        367.............  1 (words between 1st       45  1396...........  26
                                                  and 2d semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 8th
                                                  par. on p. 1396).
Mar. 1                         423.............  .....................      45  1425...........  271
June 20                        33..............  6 (words after 1st         46  39.............  161a
                                                  comma).
 
             1930
Apr. 18                        184.............  (provisos in 2d            46  212............  115, 115a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  212).
May 15                         289.............  1 (5th par. under          46  337, 358.......  25, 30a, 284,
                                                  heading ``Division                              313
                                                  of Supply'', 1st
                                                  proviso and provisos
                                                  in 1st complete par.
                                                  on p. 358).
May 16                         291.............  .....................      46  366............  121, 121 note
June 6                         407.............  1 (words between 5th       46  513, 514.......  26, 174a
                                                  and 6th semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 1st
                                                  par. under heading
                                                  ``Capitol Buildings
                                                  and Grounds'', 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  514 (related to care
                                                  and operation of
                                                  Senate Office
                                                  Building)).
June 28                        710.............  .....................      46  828............  255
 
             1931
Feb. 16                        203.............  1....................      46  1164...........  345a
Feb. 20                        234.............  1 (words between 5th       46  1183, 1184.....  26, 174a
                                                  and 6th semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 1st
                                                  par. under heading
                                                  ``Capitol Buildings
                                                  and Grounds'', 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  1184 (related to
                                                  care and operation
                                                  of Senate Office
                                                  Building)).
Feb. 23                        277.............  1 (3d par. on p.           46  1219, 1234,      25, 30a, 284,
                                                  1219, last proviso             1235.            313
                                                  in complete par. and
                                                  proviso in last par.
                                                  on p. 1234, proviso
                                                  in 1st par. on p.
                                                  1235).
                               280.............  1 (provisos in 3d          46  1349...........  115, 115a
                                                  par. on p. 1349).
Feb. 26                        307.............  .....................      46  1421...........  258a--258e-1
Mar. 3                         411.............  .....................      46  1494...........  276a--276a-6
 
             1932
May 20                         197.............  .....................      47  161............  122, 123
May 21                         200.............  .....................      47  163............  124-126

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June 30                        314.............  1 (words between 5th       47  391, 392, 412..  26, 174a, 267a,
                                                  and 6th semicolons                              303b
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 1st
                                                  par. under heading
                                                  ``Capitol Buildings
                                                  and Grounds'', 1st
                                                  par. on p. 392
                                                  (related to care and
                                                  operation of Senate
                                                  Office Building)),
                                                  320, 321.
July 1                         361.............  1 (2d, last provisos       47  517............  115, 115a
                                                  in 1st par. on p.
                                                  517).
July 5                         430.............  1 (1st complete par.       47  582, 596.......  25, 30a, 284,
                                                  on p. 582, last                                 313
                                                  proviso in 1st
                                                  complete par. and
                                                  provisos in last
                                                  par. on p. 596).
 
             1933
Feb. 11                        48..............  1....................      47  799............  124, 125
Feb. 28                        134.............  1 (words between 5th       47  1360...........  26, 174a
                                                  and 6th semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 1st
                                                  par. under heading
                                                  ``Capitol Buildings
                                                  and Grounds'', last
                                                  par. on p. 1360
                                                  (related to care and
                                                  operation of Senate
                                                  Office Building)).
Mar. 1                         144.............  1 (provisos in 4th         47  1406...........  115, 115a
                                                  par. on p. 1406).
Mar. 3                         212.............  (2d par. under             47  1491, 1505,      25, 30a, 284,
                                                  heading ``General              1506.            313
                                                  Supply Committee'',
                                                  last proviso in
                                                  complete par. and
                                                  last proviso on p.
                                                  1505, proviso in 1st
                                                  par. on p. 1506).
June 16                        90..............  202-210, 220, 303,         48  201, 210, 211..  402-411, 413,
                                                  304.                                            414
                               101.............  7....................      48  305............  315
 
             1934
Jan. 24                        4...............  34...................      48  336............  191
Feb. 15                        13..............  1 (words before 1st        48  351............  411a
                                                  proviso (related to
                                                  continuation of
                                                  Civil-Works
                                                  program)).
Mar. 15                        70..............  1 (1st complete par.       48  438, 441, 442,   25, 30a, 284,
                                                  on p. 438, last                449.             313
                                                  proviso in 2d par.
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Public Buildings,
                                                  Operating
                                                  Expenses'', provisos
                                                  in 1st par. on p.
                                                  442, last proviso in
                                                  4th par. under
                                                  heading ``Public
                                                  Buildings,
                                                  Maintenance and
                                                  Operation'').
May 7                          222.............  1-3..................      48  668............  13a-13c
May 30                         372.............  1 (words between 5th       48  827............  26, 174a
                                                  and 6th semicolons
                                                  (related to
                                                  inspection) in 1st
                                                  par. and 5th
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  827 (related to care
                                                  and operation of
                                                  Senate Office
                                                  Building)).
June 13                        482.............  2....................      48  948............  276c
June 19                        648.............  (last par. on p.           48  1044...........  22a
                                                  1044).
 
             1935
May 14                         110.............  1 (last proviso in 3d      49  233, 234.......  284, 313, 313a
                                                  par. on p. 233, last
                                                  proviso and last
                                                  par. on p. 234).
June 27                        320.............  .....................      49  425............  22b, 22b note,
                                                                                                  22c
July 8                         374.............  (3d complete par. on       49  470............  174a
                                                  p. 470 (related to
                                                  care and operation
                                                  of Senate Office
                                                  Building)).
Aug. 24                        642.............  .....................      49  793............  270, 270a, 270a
                                                                                                  notes, 270b--
                                                                                                  270d-1
Aug. 26                        684.............  .....................      49  800............  345b, 345c
Aug. 27                        740.............  301-308..............      49  879............  304f-304m
                               744.............  .....................      49  885............  304a-304e
Aug. 30                        825.............  .....................      49  1011...........  276a--276a-6
 
             1936
June 23                        725.............  1 (last proviso in 2d      49  1843, 1844.....  284, 313, 313a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  1843, last proviso
                                                  and last par. on p.
                                                  1844).
June 25                        822.............  .....................      49  1938...........  290
June 29                        860.............  .....................      49  2025...........  421-425
 
             1937
May 14                         180.............  1 (last proviso in 2d      50  153, 154, 163..  284, 313, 313a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  153, last proviso
                                                  and last par. on p.
                                                  154, last proviso in
                                                  1st par. on p. 163).
May 18                         223.............  (last par. on p. 179       50  179............  174a
                                                  (related to care and
                                                  operation of Senate
                                                  Office Building)).
July 8                         444.............  1-7, 10, 11..........      50  479, 484.......  721, 721 notes,
                                                                                                  722-729
 
             1938
Mar. 28                        55..............  1 (last proviso on p.      52  137, 139, 147..  284, 313, 313a
                                                  137, last proviso
                                                  and 1st complete
                                                  par. on p. 139, last
                                                  proviso in 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  147).
May 17                         236.............  (1st par. under            52  391............  174a
                                                  catchline ``Senate
                                                  Office Building''
                                                  (related to care and
                                                  operation of Senate
                                                  Office Building)).
June 15                        400.............  .....................      52  693............  311b
June 20                        534.............  16...................      52  802............  None
 
             1939
May 6                          115.............  1 (last proviso in 2d      53  672, 674, 682..  109a, 284, 313,
                                                  complete par. on p.                             313a
                                                  672, 4th and last
                                                  provisos and 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  674, last proviso in
                                                  1st complete par. on
                                                  p. 682).
June 3                         176.............  .....................      53  808............  311b
July 15                        281.............  (3d par. under             53  1033...........  60a
                                                  heading ``Department
                                                  of Vehicles and
                                                  Traffic'').
July 31                        400.............  .....................      53  1144...........  121
Aug. 5                         449.............  .....................      53  1211...........  72c, 72c note,
                                                                                                  72d, 72d note,
                                                                                                  72e, 72e note,
                                                                                                  74a, 74a note,
                                                                                                  74b, 74c
Aug. 10                        665.............  1-3..................      53  1358...........  723-725, 729
 
             1940
Feb. 1                         18..............  .....................      54  19.............  255
Mar. 25                        71..............  (6th and last              54  69, 70, 77.....  109a, 284, 313,
                                                  provisos on p. 69,                              313a
                                                  1st par. on p. 70,
                                                  last proviso in 2d
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  77).
June 12                        333.............  (3d par. under             54  334............  60a
                                                  heading ``Department
                                                  of Vehicles and
                                                  Traffic'').
June 15                        373.............  .....................      54  399............  276a, 276a note
June 18                        396.............  (last par. under           54  472............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
July 18                        634.............  .....................      54  764............  109, 109a

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                               635.............  .....................      54  764............  304a-304d
Aug. 13                        666.............  .....................      54  788............  316
Sept. 9                        717.............  (3d proviso under          54  873............  269a
                                                  heading ``Military
                                                  Posts'').
Oct. 8                         756.............  (1st proviso on p.         54  968............  269a
                                                  968).
Oct. 9                         793.............  .....................      54  1083...........  255
Oct. 22                        908.............  6....................      54  1208...........  13e
 
             1941
Mar. 23                        26..............  (last proviso in 5th       55  53.............  276a-7
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  53).
Apr. 29                        81..............  .....................      55  147............  270e, 270f
May 31                         156.............  1 (6th and last            55  226, 234.......  109a, 284, 313,
                                                  provisos on p. 226,                             313a
                                                  2d par. under
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Procurement
                                                  Division'', last
                                                  proviso in 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  234).
June 30                        262.............  (2d proviso under          55  375............  269a
                                                  heading ``Military
                                                  Posts'').
July 1                         268.............  (last par. under           55  457............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
                               271.............  (1st par. on p. 529).      55  529............  60a
Aug. 21                        395.............  (last proviso in 14th      55  664............  276a-7
                                                  par. on p. 664).
Dec. 10                        563.............  .....................      55  796............  291
 
             1942
Feb. 21                        108.............  (words after last          56  109............  313
                                                  comma in 1st par. on
                                                  p. 109).
Mar. 10                        178.............  (5th and 6th provisos      56  161, 169.......  109a, 284, 313,
                                                  and 1st complete                                313a
                                                  par. on p. 161, 2d
                                                  proviso on p. 169).
Apr. 28                        249.............  .....................      56  247............  278b
June 8                         396.............  (last par. under           56  341............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
June 27                        450.............  (1st proviso in 2d         56  407............  277a, 284
                                                  complete par. and
                                                  last par. on p. 407).
                               452.............  (1st complete par. on      56  451............  60a
                                                  p. 451).
Oct. 21                        618.............  .....................      56  797............  258f
 
             1943
June 26                        145.............  101 (proviso in par.       57  176, 177, 178..  7a, 265a, 277a,
                                                  under heading                                   284
                                                  ``Office of the
                                                  Administrator'',
                                                  last proviso on p.
                                                  177, 1st and 2d
                                                  complete pars. on p.
                                                  178).
June 28                        173.............  (1st complete par. on      57  232............  166a
                                                  p. 232).
June 30                        179.............  (5th and 6th provisos      57  262, 269.......  109a, 284, 313,
                                                  and 1st complete                                313a
                                                  par. on p. 262), 201
                                                  (last proviso).
July 1                         184.............  (3d par. under             57  338............  60a
                                                  heading ``Department
                                                  of Vehicles and
                                                  Traffic'').
 
             1944
Apr. 1                         152.............  (words before proviso      58  162............  756 note
                                                  in last par. under
                                                  heading ``Treasury
                                                  Department'').
Apr. 22                        175.............  (7th proviso and 1st       58  206, 214.......  284, 313, 313a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  206, last proviso in
                                                  1st complete par. on
                                                  p. 214).
June 26                        277.............  101 (last par. under       58  346............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
June 27                        286.............  101 (1st proviso on        58  367, 368, 369..  7a, 265a,
                                                  p. 367, 1st proviso                             277a,284
                                                  in 2d complete par.
                                                  and last par. on p.
                                                  368, 1st complete
                                                  par. on p. 369).
June 28                        300.............  (last proviso on p.        58  526............  60a
                                                  526).
 
             1945
Apr. 24                        92..............  (2d proviso and 1st        59  67, 74.........  284, 313, 313a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  67, last proviso in
                                                  3d par. under
                                                  heading ``Public
                                                  Buildings,
                                                  Maintenance and
                                                  Operation'').
May 3                          106.............  101 (proviso in 1st        59  112, 114.......  7a, 265a, 277a,
                                                  par. under heading                              284, 292, 293
                                                  ``Office of the
                                                  Administrator'',
                                                  proviso in 1st and
                                                  2d complete pars.,
                                                  last complete par.,
                                                  and last par. on p.
                                                  114, 1st and 2d
                                                  complete pars. on p.
                                                  115).
June 13                        189.............  101 (2d par. under         59  251............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
June 30                        209.............  (4th proviso in 1st        59  289............  60a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  289).
 
             1946
Mar. 28                        113.............  101 (proviso in 1st        60  65, 67.........  7a, 265a, 277a,
                                                  par. under heading                              284, 292
                                                  ``Office of the
                                                  Administrator'',
                                                  proviso in 1st and
                                                  2d pars. and 3d-last
                                                  pars. on p. 67).
June 14                        404.............  1-4, 7-9.............      60  257, 258.......  128, 295, 296,
                                                                                                  304b, 304c,
                                                                                                  341 note
July 1                         530.............  101 (2d par. under         60  400............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
July 9                         544.............  (4th proviso in 1st        60  518............  60a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  518).
July 20                        588.............  101 (5th proviso and       60  579, 585.......  284, 313, 313a
                                                  1st complete par. on
                                                  p. 579, last proviso
                                                  in 3d par. under
                                                  heading ``Public
                                                  Buildings,
                                                  Maintenance and
                                                  Operation'').
                               589.............  302..................      60  595............  33a
July 31                        707.............  1-8, 10-13, 15, 16(a)      60  718, 719, 720..  193a-193h, 193h
                                                                                                  note, 193i-
                                                                                                  193m, 194-205,
                                                                                                  213
Aug. 7                         770.............  (55).................      60  870............  314
 
             1947
July 1                         186.............  (last proviso and 1st      61  224, 233.......  284, 313, 313a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  224, last proviso in
                                                  1st complete par. on
                                                  p. 233).
July 17                        262.............  101 (2d par. under         61  369............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
July 25                        324.............  (4th proviso in 1st        61  443............  60a
                                                  par. on p. 443).
                               327.............  2(a) (5th par.)......      61  451............  101 note
July 30                        358.............  302..................      61  583............  33a
                               359.............  101 (proviso in last       61  593, 594.......  277a, 284, 292
                                                  complete par. and
                                                  last par. on p. 593,
                                                  1st and 2d complete
                                                  pars. on p. 594).
Aug. 5                         493.............  2 (1st sentence).....      61  774............  303
 
             1948
Apr. 20                        219.............  101 (proviso in 1st        62  183............  277a, 284, 292
                                                  and 2d complete
                                                  pars., last complete
                                                  par., and last par.
                                                  on p. 183).

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May 14                         290.............  .....................      62  235............  129a-130a
June 1                         359.............  .....................      62  281............  318-318d
June 14                        466.............  (5th proviso and 1st       62  415, 416, 421..  284, 313, 313a,
                                                  complete par. on p.                             756 note
                                                  415, 3d complete
                                                  par. on p. 416, last
                                                  proviso on p. 421).
                               467.............  101 (last par. under       62  430............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
June 19                        555.............  (4th proviso in 1st        62  553............  60a
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  553).
June 25                        646.............  6, 27................      62  986, 990.......  13c, 257
June 30                        773.............  302..................      62  1194...........  33a
 
             1949
May 24                         139.............  134..................      63  108............  276c
June 16                        218.............  404, 405, 410-413....      63  199, 200.......  298a, 298a
                                                                                                  note, 298b,
                                                                                                  298d, 356,
                                                                                                  356a
June 22                        235.............  101 (1st complete          63  224............  166a
                                                  par. on p. 224).
June 29                        279.............  (1st proviso on p.         63  319............  60a
                                                  319).
June 30                        286.............   (last proviso in 1st      63  363, 364.......  313-1, 314a,
                                                  par. under heading                              756 note
                                                  ``Bureau of Federal
                                                  Supply'', 2d-last
                                                  sentences in 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  364, par. under
                                                  heading ``General
                                                  Supply Fund'').
                               288.............  1-3, 101-103, 106,         63  377, 381, 382,   471, 471 notes,
                                                  107, 109(a)-(c), (e)-          383, 385, 397,   472-476, 481,
                                                  (g), 110, 112, 201,            399, 401, 403.   483, 484, 485,
                                                  202(a)-(e), (g),                                486-490, 491,
                                                  (h), 203-212, 401-                              492, 511-514,
                                                  404, 601, 602(a),                               531, 531 note,
                                                  (c)-(e), 603, 605,                              532-535, 541,
                                                  606, 801-806, 901-                              541 note, 542-
                                                  905.                                            544, 751-755,
                                                                                                  756, 757, 758,
                                                                                                  760
Aug. 18                        479.............  .....................      63  616............  13f-13p
Aug. 24                        506.............  101 (provisos and 3d       63  640, 662.......  33a, 277a, 284,
                                                  and 4th complete                                292
                                                  pars. on p. 640),
                                                  307.
Oct. 13                        685.............  1-5, 7, 8............      63  841, 842.......  451-455, 457,
                                                                                                  458
Oct. 26                        737.............  .....................      63  920............  482
 
             1950
July 18                        467.............  (3d proviso on p.          64  364............  60a
                                                  364).
Sept. 5                        849.............  1-5, 6(a) (related to      64  578, 583, 590,   471 note, 472,
                                                  Sec. Sec.  601,                591.             472 note, 473,
                                                  602(a) and (c)-(e),                             474, 475, 481,
                                                  603, and 605), (b)                              484, 486, 490,
                                                  (related to Sec.                                491, 492, 752,
                                                  Sec.  601, 602(a)                               756, 756 note,
                                                  and (c)-(e), 603,                               758
                                                  and 605), (c), 7(a)-
                                                  (d), (e)(``Sec.
                                                  602(c)''), (f), (g),
                                                  8(a), (b), (c)
                                                  (related to Sec.
                                                  602(e)), 9, 10(b),
                                                  11.
Sept. 6                        896.............  (last par. under           64  602, 706, 708,   33a, 166a,
                                                  heading ``Office of            764.             278c, 313-1,
                                                  the Architect of the                            756 note
                                                  Capitol'', 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  706, 1st par. and 2d-
                                                  last sentences in
                                                  last par. on p. 708,
                                                  ``Sec. 1207'').
Sept. 27                       1052............  (par. under heading        64  1056...........  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
 
             1951
Aug. 3                         292.............  (3d proviso in 1st         65  167............  60a
                                                  par. on p. 167).
Aug. 31                        376.............  (1st proviso on p.         65  275............  313-2
                                                  275).
Oct. 11                        485.............  (last par. under           65  396............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
Oct. 24                        559.............  1-9, 11..............      65  634............  193n-193v, 193x
Oct. 31                        654.............  1(73)-(97), 2(1),          65  704, 706, 707,   5a, 7, 8-13,
                                                  (20), (24), 4(8).              709.             14, 15-18, 20,
                                                                                                  21, 27a, 44,
                                                                                                  110-112, 114,
                                                                                                  116, 117, 119,
                                                                                                  266, 269, 273,
                                                                                                  287, 294, 302,
                                                                                                  303a, 304,
                                                                                                  311b, 312, 484-
                                                                                                  1, 485a
Nov. 1                         664.............  1307.................      65  756............  33a
 
             1952
July 5                         576.............  (3d proviso in 1st         66  385, 400.......  60a, 313-2
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  385, proviso on p.
                                                  400).
July 9                         598.............  (last par. under           66  472............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
July 10                        630.............  633..................      66  537............  483a
July 12                        703.............  1(a)-(l).............      66  593............  472, 483, 484,
                                                                                                  487, 490, 756,
                                                                                                  41:259
July 15                        758.............  1407.................      66  660............  33a
July 19                        949.............  1 ``Sec. 1-4(a), (d),      66  781, 787, 789..  71, 71 note,
                                                  (e), 5, 7-10'', 2.                              71a-71d, 71f-
                                                                                                  72, 73, 74
 
             1953
July 31                        299.............  (4th proviso in 1st        67  290, 304.......  60a, 313-2
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  290, last proviso on
                                                  p. 304).
Aug. 1                         304.............  (last par. under           67  327............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
                               305.............  630..................      67  355............  483a
Aug. 7                         340.............  1307, 1316...........      67  436, 439.......  33a, 483b
Aug. 8                         399.............  .....................      67  521............  484
 
             1954
June 24                        359.............  (last proviso on p.        68  282............  313-2
                                                  282).
June 30                        432.............  723..................      68  355............  483a
July 1                         449.............  (last proviso on p.        68  386............  60a
                                                  386).
July 2                         455.............  (last par. under           68  405............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
July 14                        481.............  .....................      68  474............  484
Aug. 2                         649.............  702(a), (b), (d)-(g),      68  641............  460, 462
                                                  703.
Aug. 26                        935.............  1307.................      68  829............  33a
Aug. 30                        1076............  (20).................      68  967............  122
Aug. 31                        1178............  .....................      68  1051...........  485
Sept. 1                        1211............  1-4..................      68  1126...........  471, 472, 490,
                                                                                                  491, 491 note
 
             1955
May 25                         76..............  .....................      69  66.............  106
June 3                         129.............  .....................      69  83.............  270e

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                               130.............  .....................      69  83.............  484, 484 notes
June 29                        226.............  207..................      69  196............  33a
June 30                        244.............  (last proviso on p.        69  205............  313-2
                                                  205).
July 5                         272.............  (3d par. under             69  254............  60a
                                                  heading ``Department
                                                  of Vehicles and
                                                  Traffic'').
July 13                        358.............  622..................      69  319............  483a
Aug. 1                         442.............  .....................      69  430............  484
Aug. 5                         568.............  (2d par. under             69  515............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
Aug. 11                        783.............  112..................      69  641............  462
Aug. 12                        874.............  1, 2.................      69  721............  472
 
             1956
June 13                        385.............  207..................      70  281............  33a
June 27                        452.............  (2d par. on p. 344,        70  344, 345.......  313-2, 756 note
                                                  3d par. on p. 345).
                               453.............  (2d par. under             70  365............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
June 29                        479.............  (3d par. under             70  447............  60a
                                                  heading ``Department
                                                  of Vehicles and
                                                  Traffic'').
July 2                         488.............  618..................      70  471............  483a
July 3                         513.............  1-3, 5...............      70  493, 495.......  484, 484 note
July 27                        748.............  (par. under heading        70  686............  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
Aug. 3                         942.............  .....................      70  1020...........  484
 
             1957
June 5                         85-48...........  207..................      71  54.............  33a
June 29                        85-69...........  (3d complete par. on       71  231, 232.......  313-2, 756 note
                                                  p. 231, 5th complete
                                                  par. on p. 232).
July 1                         85-75...........  (2d par. under             71  251............  166a
                                                  heading ``Office of
                                                  the Architect of the
                                                  Capitol'').
Aug. 2                         85-117..........  618..................      71  326............  483a
 
             1958
Feb. 28                        85-337..........  5....................      72  29.............  472
June 25                        85-468..........  207..................      72  225............  33a
July 2                         85-486..........  .....................      72  288............  484
                               85-493..........  .....................      72  294............  304c, 490
July 18                        85-542..........  .....................      72  399............  298d
July 31                        85-570..........  (last par. under           72  448............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 19                        85-680..........  .....................      72  631............  488
Aug. 22                        85-724..........  617..................      72  727............  483a
Aug. 23                        85-726..........  1406.................      72  808............  474
Aug. 27                        85-781..........  .....................      72  936............  481
Aug. 28                        85-800..........  12...................      72  967............  276c
Aug. 28                        85-844..........  (par. under heading        72  1068, 1069.....  313-2, 756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'', last par. on
                                                  p. 1069).
Sept. 2                        85-886..........  1, 3.................      72  1709...........  490
 
             1959
May 20                         86-30...........  (par. under heading        73  43.............  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
June 25                        86-70...........  30(a)................      73  148............  472
July 8                         86-79...........  207..................      73  166............  33a
Aug. 4                         86-135..........  .....................      73  279............  270b, 270b
                                                                                                  note, 270c
Aug. 18                        86-166..........  616..................      73  381............  483a
Aug. 21                        86-176..........  (2d par. under             73  407............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Sept. 1                        86-215..........  .....................      73  446............  485
Sept. 9                        86-249..........  1-17(5), (7)-(23), 19-     73  479, 484.......  23, 24, 32, 33,
                                                  21.                                             59, 260, 262-
                                                                                                  265, 267, 268,
                                                                                                  274-276, 277,
                                                                                                  278, 282, 297-
                                                                                                  298, 298c, 341-
                                                                                                  342a, 344,
                                                                                                  345, 346-350a,
                                                                                                  352-354, 490,
                                                                                                  601, 601 note,
                                                                                                  602, 603-612,
                                                                                                  613-615, 617-
                                                                                                  619
Sept. 14                       86-255..........  (4th par. under            73  507............  313-2
                                                  heading ``General
                                                  Provisions'').
Sept. 23                       86-372..........  801..................      73  686............  462
 
             1960
May 13                         86-461..........  .....................      74  128............  106
June 27                        86-527..........  .....................      74  223............  131, 131 note,
                                                                                                  132-135
July 5                         86-591..........  .....................      74  330............  756
July 7                         86-601..........  516..................      74  352............  483a
                               86-608..........  .....................      74  363............  345c
July 12                        86-624..........  26, 27(a)-(c)........      74  418............  276a, 472, 491,
                                                                                                  514
                               86-626..........  101 (3d and 6th            74  434............  313-2, 484a
                                                  complete pars. on p.
                                                  434).
                               86-628..........  (last par. under           74  455............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
                               86-642..........  207..................      74  478............  33a
Sept. 13                       86-764..........  .....................      74  904............  126
 
             1961
Mar. 31                        87-14...........  (par. under heading        75  25.............  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
June 30                        87-70...........  502..................      75  175............  462
July 6                         87-82...........  2....................      75  199............  174j-2
July 20                        87-94...........  .....................      75  213............  484
Aug. 3                         87-125..........  507..................      75  283............  33a
Aug. 10                        87-130..........  (last par. under           75  329............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 17                        87-141..........  (par. under heading        75  351, 353.......  313-2, 756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'', 2d par. on
                                                  p. 353).
                               87-144..........  616..................      75  378............  483a
Sept. 22                       87-275..........  .....................      75  574............  318d
Oct. 4                         87-372..........  .....................      75  802............  756
 
             1962
May 24                         87-456..........  303(b)...............      76  78.............  474
June 8                         87-476..........  .....................      76  92.............  607
July 25                        87-545..........  (par. under heading        76  212............  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').

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Aug. 6                         87-571..........  .....................      76  307............  193f, 193h
Aug. 9                         87-577..........  516..................      76  331............  483a
Aug. 13                        87-581..........  1, 2, 101-108, 203,        76  357, 360.......  321, 321 note,
                                                  204.                                            322, 324-327,
                                                                                                  327 notes, 328-
                                                                                                  334
Aug. 24                        87-600..........  .....................      76  401............  756
Aug. 31                        87-619..........  .....................      76  414............  486
Sept. 14                       87-658..........  6....................      76  544............  462
Sept. 25                       87-683..........  .....................      76  575............  71a
Oct. 2                         87-730..........  (last par. under           76  688............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Oct. 3                         87-741..........  (par. under heading        76  725, 727.......  313-2, 756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'', last par. on
                                                  p. 727).
Oct. 10                        87-786..........  .....................      76  805............  484
Oct. 23                        87-847..........  .....................      76  1117...........  757
                               87-852..........  .....................      76  1129...........  319c
 
             1963
May 17                         88-25...........  (par. under heading        77  26.............  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
Oct. 17                        88-149..........  516..................      77  267............  483a
Dec. 19                        88-215..........  (par. under heading        77  434, 436.......  313-2, 756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'', 4th par. on
                                                  p. 436).
Dec. 30                        88-248..........  (last par. under           77  812............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
 
             1964
July 2                         88-349..........  1....................      78  238............  276a
Aug. 1                         88-391..........  .....................      78  365............  193r, 193t,
                                                                                                  193v, 193x
Aug. 14                        88-426..........  203(d) (related to         78  415............  166b, 166b-1
                                                  Assistant Architect
                                                  of the Capitol), (e).
Aug. 19                        88-446..........  516..................      78  477............  483a
Aug. 20                        88-454..........  (last par. under           78  544............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 30                        88-507..........  (2d complete par. on       78  655............  313-2
                                                  p. 655).
                               88-515..........  .....................      78  696............  701, 701 note,
                                                                                                  702, 703
Sept. 2                        88-560..........  602..................      78  799............  462
 
             1965
Mar. 9                         89-4............  1, 2, 101-108, 201,        79  5, 17..........  40 App.:1, 2,
                                                  202, 207, 214, 221-                             101-108, 201,
                                                  226, 301-304, 401-                              202, 207, 214,
                                                  405.                                            221-226, 301-
                                                                                                  304, 401-405
June 2                         89-30...........  1-4..................      79  118............  301, 306, 308-
                                                                                                  310
July 27                        89-90...........  (1st par. on p. 276).      79  276............  166a
Aug. 10                        89-117..........  1104.................      79  503............  462
Aug. 16                        89-128..........  (2d complete par. on       79  531............  313-2
                                                  p. 531).
Sept. 8                        89-173..........  1, 5(a), 6...........      79  663, 665, 666..  684, 685
Sept. 29                       89-213..........  616..................      79  876............  483a
Oct. 20                        89-276..........  .....................      79  1010...........  490
Nov. 8                         89-343..........  6....................      79  1303...........  474
                               89-344..........  .....................      79  1304...........  490
                               89-348..........  2(4).................      79  1312...........  484
 
             1966
Aug. 27                        89-545..........  (last par. under           80  364............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Sept. 6                        89-555..........  (4th par. on p. 674).      80  674............  313-2
Oct. 15                        89-670..........  8(b).................      80  942............  40 App.:201
                               89-687..........  616..................      80  994............  483a
Oct. 29                        89-698..........  401..................      80  1072...........  214a
Nov. 2                         89-719..........  105(b)...............      80  1139...........  270a
Nov. 7                         89-790..........  .....................      80  1424...........  71 note
 
             1967
May 25                         90-19...........  7, 10(a) (related to       81  22.............  460, 462, 474
                                                  Sec.  702), (d).
May 29                         90-21...........  (par. under heading        81  33.............  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
July 28                        90-57...........  (last par. under           81  136............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Sept. 29                       90-96...........  616..................      81  245............  483a
Oct. 11                        90-103..........  101-104, 106, 107,         81  257, 258, 261,   40 App.:1 note,
                                                  112, 116-123.                  263.             102, 105, 106,
                                                                                                  201, 202, 207,
                                                                                                  214, 221, 223
                                                                                                  , 224, 302,
                                                                                                  303, 401, 403
Oct. 20                        90-108..........  .....................      81  275............  101, 193a, 193a
                                                                                                  note, 193f,
                                                                                                  193h, 193m
Nov. 3                         90-121..........  (2d complete par. on       81  349............  313-2
                                                  p. 349).
Nov. 14                        90-135..........  .....................      81  441............  771, 771 note,
                                                                                                  781-786, 791,
                                                                                                  792
Dec. 16                        90-206..........  219(3), (4)..........      81  639............  166b, 166b-1
 
             1968
Mar. 12                        90-264..........  1, 101-107, 109-           82  43, 45.........  801, 801 note,
                                                  116(a)(1), (b), 117-                            802-804, 804
                                                  120, 201-203.                                   note, 805-808,
                                                                                                  811-819a, 821-
                                                                                                  823
June 19                        90-351..........  525..................  ......  ...............  484
July 5                         90-376..........  3....................      82  286............  193v
July 23                        90-417..........  (2d par. under             82  407............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
July 23                        90-417..........  (last par. under           82  407............  167a note
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 1                         90-448..........  201(f), 607, 807(f)..      82  502, 534, 544..  462, 612, 40
                                                                                                  App.:207
Oct. 4                         90-550..........  (2d complete par. on       82  944............  313-2
                                                  p. 944).
Oct. 16                        90-577..........  501..................      82  1104...........  531, 531 note,
                                                                                                  532-535
Oct. 17                        90-580..........  516..................      82  1132...........  483a
Oct. 22                        90-626..........  .....................      82  1319...........  490
 
             1969
June 30                        91-34...........  2(c).................      83  41.............  193m
Aug. 9                         91-54...........  .....................      83  96.............  327 notes, 333
Nov. 25                        91-123..........  101-104, 106-111.....      83  214, 215.......  40 App.:1 note,
                                                                                                  105, 201, 202,
                                                                                                  207, 214, 302,
                                                                                                  401, 403, 405

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Nov. 26                        91-126..........  (4th par. under            83  228............  313-2
                                                  heading ``General
                                                  Provisions'').
Dec. 9                         91-143..........  8....................      83  322............  651, 652, 661,
                                                                                                  663-665, 671,
                                                                                                  682-684
Dec. 12                        91-145..........  (last par. under           83  350............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Dec. 29                        91-171..........  617..................      83  483............  483a
 
             1970
May 21                         91-258..........  52(b)(5).............      84  235............  40 App.:214
June 30                        91-297..........  201(c)...............      84  357............  210a note
July 29                        91-358..........  173(a)(1)............      84  591............  129a note
Aug. 12                        91-375..........  6(m).................      84  782............  356, 474, 615,
                                                                                                  723, 724
Aug. 18                        91-382..........  (words before proviso      84  817, 818.......  166a, 166b-1
                                                  (related to salary
                                                  of Executive
                                                  Assistant Architect
                                                  of the Capitol) in
                                                  1st par. under
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries''), 1st
                                                  complete par. on p.
                                                  818).
Sept. 1                        91-393..........  1, 2, 4..............      84  835............  255, 256, 258e
Sept. 26                       91-426..........  .....................      84  883............  481, 512
Oct. 17                        91-466..........  2....................      84  990............  521-524
Oct. 21                        91-469..........  39...................      84  1036...........  270f
Oct. 22                        91-485..........  2-4..................      84  1084...........  484
Oct. 26                        91-510..........  451(a)...............      84  1193...........  193n-1
Oct. 27                        91-513..........  1102(o)..............      84  1293...........  304m
Dec. 17                        91-556..........  (4th par. under            84  1448...........  313-2
                                                  heading ``General
                                                  Provisions'').
 
             1971
Jan. 11                        91-668..........  817..................      84  2033...........  483a
July 9                         92-49...........  611..................      85  124............  313-2
                               92-51...........  (last par. under           85  137............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 5                         92-65...........  201-204, 206, 208,         85  168, 169, 171..  40 App.:1 note,
                                                  210-214.                                        105, 106, 201,
                                                                                                  201 note, 202,
                                                                                                  207, 214, 223
                                                                                                  note, 302,
                                                                                                  401, 405
Dec. 18                        92-204..........  717..................      85  730............  483a
 
             1972
June 16                        92-313..........  1-4, 7, 11...........      86  216, 221, 222..  490, 601 note,
                                                                                                  603, 603
                                                                                                  notes, 606,
                                                                                                  611
June 22                        92-317..........  3(f).................      86  235............  14a
July 10                        92-342..........  (last par. under           86  442............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 4                         92-362..........  1....................      86  503............  484
Oct. 21                        92-520..........  1, 41................      86  1019, 1026.....  601 note, 616
                                                                                                  note
Oct. 26                        92-570..........  717..................      86  1199...........  483a
Oct. 27                        92-578..........  1-14, 16, 17.........      86  1266, 1274.....  871, 871 note,
                                                                                                  872-885
                               92-582..........  .....................      86  1278...........  541-544
 
             1973
July 6                         93-62...........  .....................      87  146............  802, 804
July 10                        93-72...........  .....................      87  169............  607
Aug. 6                         93-83...........  2....................      87  216............  484
Nov. 1                         93-145..........  (last par. under           87  540............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Dec. 24                        93-198..........  203, 739(a)-(c), (e)-      87  779, 825, 826,   13n, 71a, 71c-
                                                  (g)(2), (7), (8),              829.             71g, 136, 193a
                                                  (h)-(j).
Dec. 29                        93-226..........  .....................      87  943............  193a note
 
             1974
Jan. 2                         93-238..........  717..................      87  1041...........  483a
Aug. 13                        93-371..........  (last par. under           88  437............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 22                        93-383..........  401(c)...............      88  691............  460
Aug. 30                        93-400..........  15...................      88  800............  474, 487, 581
Oct. 1                         93-427..........  .....................      88  1170...........  873, 876, 885
Oct. 8                         93-437..........  817..................      88  1228...........  483a
Oct. 26                        93-478..........  .....................      88  1449...........  802
Dec. 21                        93-529..........  (par. under heading        88  1711...........  40 App.:208
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional Development
                                                  Programs'').
 
             1975
Jan. 2                         93-594..........  .....................      88  1926...........  472
                               93-599..........  .....................      88  1954...........  483
                               93-604..........  701..................      88  1963...........  756
July 25                        94-59...........  (3d par. under             89  287............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Aug. 9                         94-82...........  204(b) ``Sec. 203(d)       89  421............  166b
                                                  (related to
                                                  Assistant Architect
                                                  of the Capitol)''.
                               94-91...........  401..................      89  452............  490a
Dec. 31                        94-188..........  101-111, 113, 115-         89  1079, 1082,      40 App.:1 note,
                                                  122, 124.                      1083, 1086.      2, 2 note,
                                                                                                  101, 102, 105-
                                                                                                  107, 201, 201
                                                                                                  note, 202,
                                                                                                  207, 214, 223-
                                                                                                  225, 302, 303,
                                                                                                  401, 405
 
             1976
Feb. 9                         94-212..........  717..................      90  171............  483a
Apr. 21                        94-273..........  2(19), 21............      90  375, 379.......  74, 756
Aug. 3                         94-375..........  16(b)................      90  1076...........  461 note
Aug. 14                        94-388..........  .....................      90  1188...........  885
Sept. 22                       94-419..........  717..................      90  1294...........  483a
Oct. 1                         94-440..........  (last par. under           90  1452...........  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Oct. 17                        94-519..........  1-5, 7-9.............      90  2451, 2456.....  476, 483, 483c,
                                                                                                  484, 484 note,
                                                                                                  484c, 512
Oct. 18                        94-541..........  101-105..............      90  2505...........  490, 601 note,
                                                                                                  606, 611, 612a
 
             1977
Aug. 5                         95-94...........  (2d par. under             91  672............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').
Sept. 21                       95-111..........  817..................      91  902............  483a
Nov. 18                        95-193..........  .....................      91  1412...........  40 App.:202,
                                                                                                  202 note
 
             1978
Sept. 30                       95-391..........  (last par. under           92  781............  166a
                                                  heading
                                                  ``Salaries'').

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Oct. 10                        95-431..........  (proviso in par.           92  1036...........  13a, 13b
                                                  under heading ``Care
                                                  of the Building and
                                                  Grounds'').
Oct. 13                        95-457..........  818..................      92  1247...........  483a
Oct. 20                        95-491..........  .....................      92  1641...........  760, 760 note
Oct. 24                        95-506..........  .....................      92  1756...........  491
Nov. 2                         95-585..........  .....................      92  2484...........  270a
Nov. 6                         95-598..........  325..................      92  2679...........  316
                               95-599..........  138(a), (b)..........      92  2710...........  40 App.:201
Nov. 10                        95-629..........  101..................      92  3635...........  872-875, 877,
                                                                                                  885
 
             1979
July 25                        96-38...........  (par. under heading        93  124............  756 note
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
July 30                        96-41...........  3(d).................      93  325............  485
Aug. 15                        96-60...........  203(c)...............      93  399............  474
Oct. 10                        96-83...........  10...................      93  652............  474, 481, 487
Oct. 17                        96-88...........  509(b)...............      93  695............  40 App.:202
Dec. 14                        96-146..........  1(2).................      93  1086...........  166b
Dec. 20                        96-152..........  1(b).................      93  1099...........  ...............
Dec. 21                        96-154..........  718..................      93  1155...........  483a
 
             1980
Oct. 8                         96-399..........  402..................      94  1667...........  461 note
Oct. 10                        96-432..........  2, 4, 6(c)...........      94  1852, 1853.....  193a, 193a
                                                                                                  note, 193d
                                                                                                  note
Oct. 19                        96-470..........  101(a), 202(a), 211..      94  2237, 2242,      50, 514, 610
                                                                                 2246.
Dec. 8                         96-506..........  3....................      94  2746...........  40 App.:105,
                                                                                                  106, 201, 214,
                                                                                                  401, 405
Dec. 12                        96-514..........  108..................      94  2972...........  131 note
                               96-515..........  505..................      94  3005...........  874 note
Dec. 15                        96-527..........  718..................      94  3084...........  483a
Dec. 16                        96-536..........  101(c) [H.R. 7593          94  3167...........  166a
                                                  (related to expenses
                                                  of travel by the
                                                  Office of the
                                                  Architect of the
                                                  Capitol)].
Dec. 18                        96-545..........  2....................      94  3215...........  40 App.:202
Dec. 22                        96-571..........  1-5..................      94  3341...........  795, 795 note,
                                                                                                  795a-795c
Dec. 28                        96-610..........  .....................      94  3564...........  801 note, 802
                                                                                                  note, 809
 
             1981
June 5                         97-12...........  (par. under heading        95  75.............  756 note, 756a
                                                  ``General Supply
                                                  Fund'').
Aug. 6                         97-31...........  12(12)-(15)..........      95  154............  270f, 474,
                                                                                                  483a, 484
Aug. 13                        97-35...........  313(b), 1404, 1822(a)      95  398, 749, 767..  461, 40
                                                                                                  App.:105, 201,
                                                                                                  401
Oct. 1                         97-51...........  101(c) [H.R. 4120          95  959............  166a
                                                  (related to expenses
                                                  of travel by the
                                                  Office of the
                                                  Architect of the
                                                  Capitol)].
Dec. 4                         97-88...........  (par under heading         95  1146...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional Development
                                                  Programs'').
Dec. 22                        97-98...........  1443.................      95  1321...........  483
Dec. 29                        97-114..........  717..................      95  1581...........  483a
                               97-125..........  1-3(2), (3) ``Secs.        95  1667, 1671.....  801 note, 802,
                                                  111-116(a)(1), (b),                             811, 811 note,
                                                  117-119'', 4.                                   812-819
 
             1982
Apr. 2                         97-164..........  160(a)(13)...........      96  48.............  330
Oct. 2                         97-276..........  101(e) [S. 2939            96  1189...........  166a
                                                  (related to expenses
                                                  of travel by the
                                                  Office of the
                                                  Architect of the
                                                  Capitol)].
Dec. 21                        97-377..........  101(c) [title VII,         96  1853, 1906,      483a, 490c
                                                  Sec.  717], (f)                1913.            note, 40
                                                  (related to programs                            App.:401 note
                                                  authorized by the
                                                  Appalachian Regional
                                                  Development Act of
                                                  1965), 120.
Dec. 29                        97-390..........  1....................      96  1957...........  13f, 13l, 13n,
                                                                                                  13p
 
             1983
July 14                        98-50...........  (par under heading         97  259............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional Development
                                                  Programs'').
                               98-51...........  (par. under heading        97  273............  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
July 30                        98-63...........  101 (1st-9th               97  321............  761
                                                  sentences in par.
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Consumer
                                                  Information Center
                                                  Fund'').
Oct. 31                        98-141..........  8....................      97  910............  872, 874, 875,
                                                                                                  880, 885
Nov. 14                        98-151..........  112..................      97  976............  490c note
Nov. 30                        98-181..........  126(a)(1)............      97  1175...........  484b
Dec. 1                         98-191..........  8(d), 9(a)(2,), (3)..      97  1331...........  474, 481, 487
Dec. 8                         98-212..........  716..................      97  1441...........  483a
 
             1984
Apr. 18                        98-269..........  .....................      98  156............  270c
July 16                        98-360..........  (par under heading         98  418............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional Development
                                                  Programs'').
July 17                        98-367..........  (par. under heading        98  482............  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
July 18                        98-369..........  2713(b)..............      98  1184...........  759 note
Oct. 12                        98-473..........  101(h) [title VIII,        98  1925, 1963,      483a, 484, 490c
                                                  Sec.  8013], (j)               2129.            note, 490d
                                                  [H.R. 5798, title                               note
                                                  IV, Sec.  6, title
                                                  V, Sec.  507], 701,
                                                  702.
Oct. 19                        98-524..........  4(e)(2)..............      98  2489...........  40 App.:214
 
             1985
Nov. 1                         99-141..........  (par under heading         99  577............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional Development
                                                  Programs'').
Nov. 8                         99-145..........  1241(a)..............      99  734............  328
Nov. 13                        99-151..........  (par. under heading        99  800............  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
Dec. 19                        99-190..........  101(h) [H.R. 3036,         99  1291, 1323.....  490b, 490c
                                                  title IV, Sec.  6,                              note, 490d
                                                  title V, Sec.  507],                            note
                                                  139.
Dec. 26                        99-218..........  .....................      99  1729...........  13n
 
             1986
Apr. 7                         99-272..........  15301-15313..........     100  335............  901-913
Aug. 22                        99-386..........  201, 207.............     100  822, 823.......  484
Oct. 16                        99-492..........  1....................     100  1240...........  13n

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Oct. 18                        99-500..........  101(e) [title IV,         100  1783-210, 1783-  166a, 490b,
                                                  par. under heading             287, 1783-321,   490c note,
                                                  ``Appalachian                  1783-324, 1783-  490d note,
                                                  Regional                       331, 1783-340,   751, 756b,
                                                  Commission''], (j)             1783-345, 1783-  757, 40
                                                  [H.R. 5203 (related            352.             App.:401 note
                                                  to use of
                                                  appropriations for
                                                  travel expenses)],
                                                  (m) [title IV, Sec.
                                                  6, title V, Sec.
                                                  507, title VI, Sec.
                                                  616, title VIII,
                                                  Sec. Sec.  821(a)(1)
                                                  , 832], 151.
Oct. 30                        99-591..........  101(e) [title IV,         100  3341-210, 3341-  166a, 490b,
                                                  par. under heading             287, 3341-321,   490c note,
                                                  ``Appalachian                  3341-324, 3341-  490d note,
                                                  Regional                       331, 3341-340,   751, 756b,
                                                  Commission''], (j)             3341-345, 3341-  757, 40
                                                  [H.R. 5203 (related            355.             App.:401 note
                                                  to use of
                                                  appropriations for
                                                  travel expenses)],
                                                  (m) [title IV, Sec.
                                                  6, title V, Sec.
                                                  507, title VI, Sec.
                                                  616, title VIII,
                                                  Sec. Sec.  821(a)(1)
                                                  , 832], 151.
Nov. 7                         99-627..........  3....................     100  3509...........  512, 512 notes
Nov. 10                        99-640..........  13(a)-(c)............     100  3551...........  484d
Nov. 14                        99-652..........  .....................     100  3650...........  1001, 1001
                                                                                                  note, 1002-
                                                                                                  1010
                               99-656..........  1....................     100  3668...........  258a, 258e-1
Nov. 17                        99-662..........  945..................     100  4200...........  483d
 
             1987
July 22                        100-77..........  502(a)...............     101  510............  484
Aug. 21                        100-113.........  1-6, 10..............     101  735, 747.......  1101, 1101
                                                                                                  note, 1102-
                                                                                                  1105, 1109
Dec. 22                        100-202.........  101(b) [title VIII,       101  1329-79, 1329-   166a, 490 note,
                                                  Sec.  8093], (d)               127, 1329-196,   490b, 490c
                                                  [title IV, par.                1329-294, 1329-  note, 490d
                                                  under heading                  301, 1329-410,   note, 756
                                                  ``Appalachian                  1329-415, 1329-  notes, 756b,
                                                  Regional                       423, 1329-427.   1003, 40
                                                  Commission''], (f)                              App.:401 note
                                                  [title II, Sec.  3],
                                                  (i) [title I, Sec.
                                                  4 and par. under
                                                  heading ``Travel''],
                                                  (m) [title IV, Sec.
                                                  5, title V, Sec.
                                                  507, title VI, Sec.
                                                  Sec.  616, 619].
 
             1988
Jan. 5                         100-230.........  3....................     101  1564...........  1003
Jan. 8                         100-235.........  1, 2, 5-8............     101  1724, 1729.....  1441 note
Feb. 5                         100-242.........  524..................     101  1939...........  462
July 19                        100-370.........  1(k)(3)..............     102  849............  483a
                               100-371.........  (par. under heading       102  871............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Aug. 22                        100-415.........  .....................     102  1104...........  885
Aug. 23                        100-418.........  5115(c)..............     102  1433...........  490
Sept. 22                       100-440.........  5, 11, 507...........     102  1741, 1742,      490a-1 note,
                                                                                 1747.            490c note,
                                                                                                  490d note
Oct. 1                         100-458.........  (par. under heading       102  2169...........  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
Oct. 7                         100-480.........  .....................     102  2328...........  816, 1201, 1201
                                                                                                  note, 1202-
                                                                                                  1208
Oct. 28                        100-542.........  .....................     102  2721...........  762, 762 note,
                                                                                                  762a-762d
Nov. 5                         100-612.........  .....................     102  3180...........  471 note, 481,
                                                                                                  484, 485, 488,
                                                                                                  493
Nov. 15                        100-656.........  742..................     102  3897...........  541
Nov. 17                        100-678.........  1-8..................     102  4049...........  278a, 318-318b,
                                                                                                  601 note, 603,
                                                                                                  606, 617-619,
                                                                                                  619 note
                               100-679.........  8....................     102  4068...........  541
Nov. 18                        100-690.........  2081(b)..............     102  4216...........  484
 
             1989
Aug. 9                         101-73..........  744(f), (g)..........     103  438............  474, 612
Sept. 29                       101-101.........  (par. under heading       103  663............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Nov. 3                         101-136.........  5, 7, 9, 22, 25, 506.     103  802, 803, 807,   490a-1, 490c
                                                                                 808, 812.        note, 490d,
                                                                                                  490e, 491
                                                                                                  note, 757
Nov. 21                        101-162.........  (proviso in par.          103  1010...........  13a note
                                                  under heading ``Care
                                                  of the Building and
                                                  Grounds'').
                               101-163.........  (par. under heading       103  1055, 1056.....  166a, 166b-1
                                                  ``Travel''), 106(a),
                                                  (b).
 
             1990
Oct. 15                        101-427.........  .....................     104  927............  40 App.:221
Oct. 17                        101-434.........  .....................     104  985............  40 App.:403
Oct. 25                        101-462.........  .....................     104  1079...........  13n
Nov. 5                         101-509.........  8, 15, 507...........     104  1414, 1415,      490c note,
                                                                                 1423.            490f, 490g
                                                                                                  note
                               101-510.........  2805.................     104  1786...........  485
                               101-514.........  (par. under heading       104  2095...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
                               101-520.........  (par. under heading       104  2266...........  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
 
             1991
June 13                        102-54..........  13(o)................     105  278............  612
Aug. 14                        102-90..........  (par. under heading       105  458, 469.......  166a, 184b-184f
                                                  ``Travel''), 312(f).
Aug. 17                        102-104.........  (par. under heading       105  533............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Oct. 28                        102-141.........  7, 11, 505...........     105  856, 862.......  490c note,
                                                                                                  490f, 490g
                                                                                                  note
Dec. 11                        102-216.........  .....................     105  1666...........  1010, 1010 note
                               102-219.........  1....................     105  1673...........  885
Dec. 18                        102-240.........  1087.................     105  2022...........  40 App.:403
 
             1992
Aug. 7                         102-336.........  .....................     106  864............  193v
Oct. 2                         102-377.........  (par. under heading       106  1339...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Oct. 6                         102-392.........   (par. under heading      106  1714, 1723,      166a, 193a
                                                  ``Travel''), 311,              1724, 1726.      note, 1204,
                                                  318, 324.                                       1205, 1207
                               102-393.........  5, 13, 505, 528......     106  1750, 1751,      490b, 490c
                                                                                 1757, 1760.      note, 490f,
                                                                                                  490g
Oct. 23                        102-439.........  1....................     106  2223...........  885
Oct. 24                        102-486.........  153..................     106  2851...........  490
 
             1993
Feb. 8                         103-4...........  1....................     107  30.............  1201 note
Aug. 11                        103-69..........  (par. under heading       107  702............  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
Sept. 21                       103-82..........  202(f)...............     107  888............  484
Oct. 28                        103-123.........  5, 7, 505............     107  1246, 1247,      485, 490c note,
                                                                                 1252.            755a
                               103-126.........  (par. under heading       107  1331...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Nov. 30                        103-160.........  2927.................     107  1932...........  484

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Dec. 14                        103-193.........  .....................     107  2293...........  13n
 
             1994
July 21                        103-279.........  9....................     108  1416...........  193r, 193u,
                                                                                                  193v
July 22                        103-283.........  (par. under heading       108  1434...........  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
Aug. 26                        103-316.........  (par. under heading       108  1720...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
                               103-321.........  2....................     108  1793...........  1001 note,
                                                                                                  1002, 1003,
                                                                                                  1006-1010
Sept. 30                       103-329.........  (par. under heading       108  2387, 2409,      486a, 490c
                                                  ``Payment of                   2418.            note, 722a
                                                  Government Losses in
                                                  Shipment''), 505,
                                                  611.
Oct. 13                        103-355.........  1555, 4104(b), (c),       108  3300, 3341,      270a, 270a
                                                  7301-7306, 8301(b),            3382, 3396,      notes, 270d-1,
                                                  10005(a)(2), (b)(2),           3406, 3408.      276d, 276d
                                                  (f)(1), (2).                                    notes, 276d-1--
                                                                                                  276d-3, 329,
                                                                                                  333, 334, 471
                                                                                                  notes, 481,
                                                                                                  541 note
Nov. 2                         103-437.........  14(b), (d), (e)......     108  4590, 4591.....  606, 610, 874,
                                                                                                  40 App.:403
 
             1995
Nov. 13                        104-46..........  (par. under heading       109  416............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Nov. 15                        104-50..........  401-405..............     109  463............  1301, 1301
                                                                                                  note, 1302-
                                                                                                  1304
Nov. 19                        104-52..........  5, 503, 611..........     109  486, 491, 499..  486a, 490c,
                                                                                                  490h
                               104-53..........  (par. under heading       109  527............  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
Dec. 21                        104-66..........  2091(a)..............     109  730............  484
Dec. 22                        104-68..........  1....................     109  766............  1101 note
 
             1996
Feb. 10                        104-106.........  1502(f)(7), 2818(b),      110  510, 555, 676,   270a note, 485,
                                                  4321(i)(8), 5001,              679, 685, 686,   759, 1401,
                                                  5002, 5101, 5111-              689, 691, 701,   1401 notes,
                                                  5113, 5121-5124,               702.             1411-1413,
                                                  5125(b)-(d), 5126-                              1421-1428,
                                                  5128, 5131(a)-(d),                              1441, 1441
                                                  5132, 5141, 5142,                               note, 1442,
                                                  5201, 5301-5305,                                1451, 1452,
                                                  5311, 5312, 5401-                               1461, 1471-
                                                  5403, 5607(b),                                  1475, 1491,
                                                  5608(a), 5701.                                  1492, 1501-
                                                                                                  1503
Apr. 24                        104-132.........  803..................     110  1305...........  137
Apr. 26                        104-134.........  101(c) [title I,          110  1321-193, 1321-  193n, 872, 872
                                                  proviso in 1st par.            198.             note
                                                  under heading ``John
                                                  F. Kennedy Center
                                                  for the Performing
                                                  Arts'', title III,
                                                  Sec.  313].
Aug. 6                         104-182.........  306..................     110  1685...........  45 note
Aug. 20                        104-186.........  221(15), (18)........     110  1750...........  756b, 1003
Sept. 16                       104-197.........  (par. under heading       110  2404...........  166a
                                                  ``Travel'').
Sept. 23                       104-201.........  823, 1067............     110  2609, 2654.....  318c, 490
Sept. 26                       104-204.........  (2d proviso under         110  2916...........  761a
                                                  heading ``Consumer
                                                  Information Center
                                                  Fund'').
Sept. 30                       104-206.........  (par. under heading       110  3000...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Sept. 30                       104-208.........  101(f) [title VI,         110  3009-365.......  1411 note
                                                  Sec.  640].
                               104-208.........  101(e) [title VII,        110  3009-312, 3009-  276d-3, 486a,
                                                  Sec.  709(a)(4),               335, 3009-337,   490, 612, 872
                                                  (5)], (f) [title IV,           3009-355, 3009-  note, 1401
                                                  3d-6th provisos on             394.             note, 40
                                                  p. 3009-335, Sec.                               App.:214
                                                  407, title VI, Sec.
                                                  611, title VIII,
                                                  Sec.  808(b)].
Oct. 9                         104-280.........  1....................     110  3359...........  13n
Oct. 19                        104-316.........  120..................     110  3836...........  485a, 490
Nov. 12                        104-333.........  814(d)(1)(G).........     110  4196...........  805
 
             1997
July 18                        105-27..........  1....................     111  244............  484
Oct. 6                         105-50..........  .....................     111  1167...........  484
Oct. 10                        105-61..........  (proviso related to       111  1297, 1300.....  481, 490i note
                                                  buildings considered
                                                  to be federally
                                                  owned), 413.
Oct. 13                        105-62..........  (par. under heading       111  1336...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Oct. 27                        105-65..........  (last proviso in par.     111  1377...........  761a
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``Consumer
                                                  Information Center
                                                  Fund'').
Nov. 14                        105-83..........  (last proviso in par.     111  1589...........  71a note
                                                  under heading
                                                  ``National Capital
                                                  Planning
                                                  Commission'').
Nov. 18                        105-85..........  850(f)(2), 852,           111  1849, 1851,      1441 note,
                                                  1073(h)(4).                    1907.            1492, 1501
Nov. 19                        105-95..........  4 (related to section     111  2149...........  193v
                                                  9(3) of the Act of
                                                  October 24, 1951).
                               105-100.........  157(f)...............     111  2187...........  138
Nov. 26                        105-119.........  118..................     111  2468...........  484
 
             1998
June 9                         105-178.........  1117(c), 1211(b),         112  160, 188, 193,   819a, 40
                                                  1212(a)(2)(B)(iii),            223.             App.:201, 403,
                                                  1222.                                           405, 405 note
Aug. 7                         105-220.........  199(a)(4)............     112  1059...........  40 App.:211
Oct. 7                         105-245.........  (par. under heading       112  1854...........  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Oct. 21                        105-277.........  101(h) [title IV, 6th     112  2681-502, 2681-  490 note, 490b
                                                  and 9th provisos on            513, 2681-522,   note, 490i,
                                                  p. 2681-502, title             2681-788.        1106
                                                  VI, Sec. Sec.  603,
                                                  630], 1335(h).
Oct. 31                        105-332.........  3(g).................     112  3126...........  40 App.:214
Nov. 10                        105-362.........  401(g)...............     112  3282...........  795d
Nov. 13                        105-393.........  201-220(c)(1), 221,       112  3618, 3625.....  40 App.:1 note,
                                                  222.                                            2, 101, 105,
                                                                                                  106, 202-208,
                                                                                                  211-214, 224,
                                                                                                  226, 302, 401,
                                                                                                  405
 
             1999
Aug. 17                        106-49..........  .....................     113  231............  270a, 270a
                                                                                                  notes, 270b
Sept. 29                       106-60..........  (par. under heading       113  498............  40 App.:401
                                                  ``Appalachian                                   note
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').
Oct. 5                         106-65..........  1067(18).............     113  775............  485
Oct. 22                        106-78..........  752(b)(14)...........     113  1170...........  474
Nov. 29                        106-113.........  1000(a)(5) [Sec.          113  1501A-301......  484
                                                  233(a)].
Dec. 12                        106-168.........  301..................     113  1821...........  484
 
             2000
Oct. 27                        106-377.........  1(a)(2) (par. under       114  1441A-82.......  40 App.:401
                                                  heading                                         note
                                                  ``Appalachian
                                                  Regional
                                                  Commission'').

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Oct. 30                        106-398.........  1 [Sec. Sec.  809,        114  1654A-208,       484, 1492
                                                  2814].                         1654A-419.
Nov. 13                        106-518.........  313..................     114  2421...........  13n
Dec. 21                        106-554.........  1(a)(3) [Sec.  643],      114  2763A-169,       258e-1, 490b
                                                  (7) [Sec.  307(a)].            2763A-635.
 
             2001
Nov. 12                        107-67..........  630..................     115  552............  490b-1
Dec. 28                        107-107.........  2812.................     115  1307...........  485
 
             2002
Mar. 12                        107-149.........  116..................      66  40 App.:1 note,
                                                                                 2, 2 note,
                                                                                 101, 102, 104,
                                                                                 106, 202-205,
                                                                                 207, 214, 224,
                                                                                 225, 302, 303,
                                                                                 401, 403, 405.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) and the gentleman from New York (Mr. 
Nadler) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. 
Sensenbrenner).


                             General Leave

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend 
their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 2068, the bill 
under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2068, a bill to revise, 
codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and 
permanent laws relating to public buildings, property, and works, as 
title 40, ``Public Buildings, Property, and Works'' of the United 
States Code. The gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers), the ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, is a cosponsor of 
this legislation.
  This bill was prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel as 
part of the program required by title 2, United States Code, 285b, to 
prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary, one title at a 
time, a complete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general 
and permanent laws of the United States. The Committee on the Judiciary 
has jurisdiction over the revision and codification of the statutes of 
the United States. This bill is a result of the exercise of that 
jurisdiction. It makes no substantive change in existing law. Rather, 
it removes ambiguities, contradictions and other imperfections from 
existing law and repeals obsolete, superfluous and superseded 
provisions.
  Simply stated, enacting title 40 as positive law will make the title 
easier and more reliable to use.
  I introduced the bill on June 6, 2001. Upon introduction, the bill 
was circulated for comment to interested parties including committees 
of Congress and agencies and Departments of the executive branch. 
Originally, all comments were to be submitted no later than September 
10, 2001. However, at the request of the Office of Management and 
Budget, the due date for comments was extended to March 15, 2002, to 
provide ample time for study and review. The General Services 
Administration provided extensive comments on the bill, and several 
other agencies and Departments of the government also provided 
comments.
  The Office of Law Revision Counsel reviewed and considered all 
comments, contacting parties to resolve outstanding questions. Some 
comments, suggesting substantive changes, could not be incorporated in 
the restatement because this bill makes no substantive change in 
existing law. Other comments proposing changes to improve organization 
and clarity were incorporated in the restatement. The Committee on the 
Judiciary adopted an amendment in the nature of a substitute prepared 
by the Office of Law Revision Counsel, which reflects the changes 
resulting from the review and comment process.
  The Law Revision Counsel indicates that he is satisfied that this 
legislation makes no substantive change in existing law. Therefore, no 
additional cost to the government would be incurred as a result of its 
enactment.
  I urge all members to support this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. NADLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this uncontroversial bill. The bill 
was prepared, as the distinguished chairman mentioned, by the Office of 
the Law Revision Counsel as part of the program required by statute to 
prepare and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary a complete 
compilation restatement and revision of the general and permanent laws 
of the United States, one title at a time. The bill makes no 
substantive changes in the law. Rather, the bill removes ambiguities, 
contradictions, and other imperfections from the existing law and 
repeals obsolete, superfluous, and superceded provisions.
  The Law Revision Counsel indicates that he is satisfied that there 
are no substantive changes in the existing law contained in this bill. 
Therefore, no additional cost to the government would be incurred as a 
result of the enactment of H.R. 2068. In addition, I would note that 
the chairman and ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary have 
co-sponsored this bill. I therefore encourage members to support this 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Sensenbrenner) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2068, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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