[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 12]
[House]
[Pages 16091-16130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the chair of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure; which was read and, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                 Washington, DC, December 7, 2016.
     Hon. Paul Ryan,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On December 7, 2016, pursuant to section 
     3307 of Title 40, United States Code, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to 
     consider six resolutions included in the General Services 
     Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Programs.
       The Committee continues to work to reduce the cost of 
     federal property and leases. Of the six resolutions 
     considered, the two construction projects include a federal 
     courthouse consistent with existing funding, and the four 
     lease prospectuses include significant reductions of leased 
     space. In total, these resolutions represent $56 million in 
     avoided lease costs and offsets.
       I have enclosed copies of the resolutions adopted by the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 7, 
     2016.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Bill Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

                          Committee Resolution


  construction--fbi headquarters consolidation national capital region

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, $834 million in 
     appropriations are authorized for the site acquisition, 
     design, management and inspection, and construction of a new 
     federally-owned headquarters facility for the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation of not more than 2.1 million rentable square 
     feet in the National Capital Region for the General Services 
     Administration, for which a prospectus is attached to and 
     included in this resolution.
       Provided, the total funds made available through 
     appropriations, including funds transferred to the ``Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, Construction'' account, do not 
     exceed $2.11 billion (excluding the value realized from the 
     exchange of the J. Edgar Hoover building, outfitting, and 
     decommissioning costs).
       Provided further, the Administrator considers 
     transportation impacts, including National Capital Planning 
     Commission recommendations on parking and proximity to metro 
     rail.
       Provided further, the Administrator considers the total 
     costs to the government for relocations, site preparation, 
     and site acquisition.
       Provided further, that such appropriations are authorized 
     only for a project that results in a fully consolidated FBI 
     Headquarters facility.
       Provided further, that the Administrator of General 
     Services shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a 
     report on the construction of a new headquarters for the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The report transmitted 
     under this provision shall include a summary of the material 
     provisions of the construction and full consolidation of the 
     FBI in a new headquarters facility, including but not limited 
     to, a schedule, the square footage, proposed costs to the 
     Government, and a description of all buildings and 
     infrastructure needed to complete the project.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall not delegate 
     to any other agency the authority granted by this resolution.
       Provided further, that the Administrator's authority to 
     make an award of this project expires two years from the date 
     of the adoption of this resolution.

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                          Committee Resolution


                   new u.s. courthouse--anniston, al

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for the site acquisition, design and construction 
     of a new U.S. Courthouse of approximately 63,000 gross square 
     feet, including approximately 13 parking spaces, in Anniston, 
     Alabama at an additional site and design cost of $2,414,000, 
     a total estimated construction cost of $32,527,000, and total 
     management and inspection cost of $3,234,000 for a total 
     estimated project cost, including prior authorizations, of 
     $42,575,000, for which a prospectus is attached to and 
     included in this resolution. This resolution amends prior 
     authorizations of July 24, 2002 and July 23, 2003.
       Provided, that the Administrator of General Services shall 
     ensure that construction of the new courthouse complies, at a 
     minimum, with courtroom sharing requirements adopted by the 
     Judicial Conference of the United States.
       Provided further, that the Administrator of General 
     Services shall ensure that the construction of the new 
     courthouse contains no more than two courtrooms, including 
     one for Senior District Judges and one for Bankruptcy Judges.
       Provided further, that the design of the new courthouse 
     shall not deviate from the U.S. Courts Design Guide.

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                          Committee Resolution


lease--department of homeland security, customs and border protection, 
             office of information technology, northern va

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for a lease of up to 562,000 rentable square feet 
     of space, including 4 official parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border 
     Protection, Office of Information Technology currently 
     located in 11 separate buildings dispersed across six 
     locations including six buildings in the VA-95 complex 
     located at Boston Boulevard and Fullerton Road in 
     Springfield, Virginia and other locations at 1801 N. 
     Beauregard Street in Alexandria, 6350 Walker Lane in 
     Springfield, 7799 Leesburg Pike in Falls Church, 13990 Park 
     East Circle in Chantilly, and 5971 Kingstowne Village Parkway 
     in Alexandria, Virginia at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $21,918,000 for a lease term of up to 15 years, a prospectus 
     for which is attached to and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to the execution of the new lease.
       Provided that, the Administrator of General Services and 
     tenant agencies agree to apply an overall utilization rate of 
     124 square feet or less per person, except that, if the 
     Administrator determines that the overall utilization rate 
     cannot be achieved, the Administrator shall provide an 
     explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided that, except for interim leases as described 
     above, the Administrator may not enter into any leases that 
     are below prospectus level for the purposes of meeting any of 
     the requirements, or portions thereof, included in the 
     prospectus that would result in an overall utilization rate 
     of 124 square feet or higher per person.
       Provided that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall include in the lease contract(s) a 
     purchase option.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.

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                          Committee Resolution


             LEASE--FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION, ATLANTA, GA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 3307, appropriations are authorized for 
     a lease of up to 162,000 rentable square feet of space, 
     including 27 official parking spaces, for the Food and Drug 
     Administration currently located at the FDA Atlanta complex 
     consisting of three leased buildings; Crawford Building, 
     Annex I and Annex II, and an additional lease location in 
     College Park, Georgia at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $5,994,000 for a lease term of up to 20 years, a prospectus 
     for which is attached to and included in this resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to the execution of the new lease.
       Provided that, the Administrator of General Services and 
     tenant agencies agree to apply an overall utilization rate of 
     322 square feet or less per person, except that, if the 
     Administrator determines that the overall utilization rate 
     cannot be achieved, the Administrator shall provide an 
     explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided that, except for interim leases as described 
     above, the Administrator may not enter into any leases that 
     are below prospectus level for the purposes of meeting any of 
     the requirements, or portions thereof, included in the 
     prospectus that would result in an overall utilization rate 
     of 322 square feet or higher per person.
       Provided that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall include in the lease contract(s) a 
     purchase option.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.

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                      Amended Committee Resolution


 LEASE--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, JACKSON AND CLAY 
             COUNTIES, MISSOURI, AND JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, That 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for a lease of up to 806,794 rentable square feet 
     of space, including 142 official parking spaces, for the 
     National Archives and Records Administration, Federal Records 
     Center currently located at 200 NW Space Center in Lee's 
     Summit, Missouri at a proposed total annual cost of 
     $5,647,558 for a lease term of up to 20 years, a prospectus 
     for which is attached to and included in this resolution. 
     This resolution amends the resolution adopted by the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 
     14, 2016.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to the execution of the new lease.
       Provided that, the Administrator of General Services and 
     tenant agencies agree to apply an office utilization rate of 
     129 square feet or less per person, except that, if the 
     Administrator determines that the office utilization rate 
     cannot be achieved, the Administrator shall provide an 
     explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided that, except for interim leases as described 
     above, the Administrator may not enter into any leases that 
     are below prospectus level for the purposes of meeting any of 
     the requirements, or portions thereof, included in the 
     prospectus that would result in an office utilization rate of 
     129 square feet or higher per person.
       Provided that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall include in the lease contract(s) a 
     purchase option.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.

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                          Committee Resolution


 LEASE--NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, MONTGOMERY AND PRINCE GEORGE'S 
                              COUNTIES, MD

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the U.S. House of Representatives, that 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. Sec. 3307, appropriations are 
     authorized for a lease of up to 238,000 rentable square feet 
     of space, including 5 official parking spaces, for the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes 
     of Health currently located at 6001 and 6101 Executive 
     Boulevard in Rockville, Maryland at a proposed total annual 
     cost of $8,330,000 for a lease term of up to 15 years, a 
     prospectus for which is attached to and included in this 
     resolution.
       Approval of this prospectus constitutes authority to 
     execute an interim lease for all tenants, if necessary, prior 
     to the execution of the new lease.
       Provided that, the Administrator of General Services and 
     tenant agencies agree to apply an overall utilization rate of 
     183 square feet or less per person, except that, if the 
     Administrator determines that the overall utilization rate 
     cannot be achieved, the Administrator shall provide an 
     explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided that, except for interim leases as described 
     above, the Administrator may not enter into any leases that 
     are below prospectus level for the purposes of meeting any of 
     the requirements, or portions thereof, included in the 
     prospectus that would result in an overall utilization rate 
     of 183 square feet or higher per person.
       Provided that, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Administrator shall include in the lease contract(s) a 
     purchase option.
       Provided further, that the Administrator shall require that 
     the delineated area of the procurement is identical to the 
     delineated area included in the prospectus, except that, if 
     the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the 
     procurement should not be identical to the delineated area 
     included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide 
     an explanatory statement to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives prior to 
     exercising any lease authority provided in this resolution.
       Provided further, that the General Services Administration 
     shall not delegate to any other agency the authority granted 
     by this resolution.

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  There was no objection.

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