United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-10-18 monographic deposited born digital 16 p. GA 1.13:GGD-00-27R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R P0b002ee18037a6a5 f:gg00027r DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R GGD-00-27R Federal facilities Internal controls Leases Statutory law Administrative law Executive orders Correspondence GGD

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO identified the legislative and administrative requirements that apply to the Public Buildings Service's (PBS) leasing program and provided information on the mechanisms that PBS has established to implement and comply with these federal statutes and executive orders.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) in its review, GAO identified one statute that established the General Services Administration's basic authority to lease space for federal agencies for periods up to 20 years and another statute that established congressional oversight of large lease projects; (2) GAO identified another 27 statutes and 7 executive orders that govern PBS' leasing process; (3) some of these statutes and executive orders apply to every lease, and others apply only under certain circumstances; (4) the provisions of these statutes and executive orders deal with issues ranging from health and safety matters, such as fire safety and seismic standards, to the prohibition against kickbacks and payments to influence the award of leases; (5) some of the statutes address requirements of contractors in relationship to their subcontractors--such as use of small and disadvantaged businesses and payment of fair wages; (6) PBS uses several different mechanisms to implement and comply with various requirements imposed by statutes and executive orders; (7) PBS implements most of the requirements through clauses in its solicitation for offers and the general-clauses form, which are part of the official lease; and (8) PBS also uses orders, the General Services Administration Regulation, and certifications and representations by the lessors to implement and comply with legislative and administrative requirements. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R.pdf GAO/GGD-00-27R https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-00-27R Correspondence GAO/GGD-00-27R; Federal Statutes and Executive Orders Applicable to the; Federal facilities Internal controls Leases Statutory law Administrative law Executive orders Title 15 Section 2227 15 U.S.C. 2227 Title 16 Section 470 16 U.S.C. 470 Title 29 Section 651-678 29 U.S.C. 651-678 Title 31 Section 3727 31 U.S.C. 3727 Title 40 Section 276c Title 40 Section 486 Title 40 Section 490 Title 40 Section 531-535 Title 40 Section 601a Title 40 Section 606 Title 40 Section 606(a) 40 U.S.C. 276c 40 U.S.C. 486 40 U.S.C. 490 40 U.S.C. 531-535 40 U.S.C. 601a 40 U.S.C. 606 40 U.S.C. 606(a) Title 41 Section 251et seq. Title 41 Section 254(a) Title 41 Section 601-613 Title 41 Section 701-707 41 U.S.C. 251et seq. 41 U.S.C. 254(a) 41 U.S.C. 601-613 41 U.S.C. 701-707 Title 42 Section 3122 Title 42 Section 4151-4152 Title 42 Section 4321et seq. Title 42 Section 4601et seq. Title 42 Section 7705b 42 U.S.C. 3122 42 U.S.C. 4151-4152 42 U.S.C. 4321et seq. 42 U.S.C. 4601et seq. 42 U.S.C. 7705b Conf. Rept. 101-964 Conf. Rept. 105-217