,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ab1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,ellison introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend title #dj1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to require that the      
,administrator of ,general ,services    
verify that a building to be leased to  
accommodate a ,federal agency is located
 a certain distance from public         
transportation before entering into the 
lease agreement4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,government   
,services ,accessibility ,act of #bjad4 
#b4 ,lease agreements ,section #ehe7;a7 
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,distance to public    
transportation  7,a7 ,definition of     
public transportation ,in this          
paragraph1 the term public              
transportation has the meaning given the
 term in section #ecjb of title #di4    

7,b7 ,determination ,the ,administrator 
of ,general ,services shall not enter   
into a lease agreement under paragraph  
7#a7 unless the ,administrator          
determines that--  7i7 the building 7or 
improvement7 to be leased would satisfy 
any requirement concerning access to    
public transportation listed in a       
proposed short form lease or            
solicitation for offers provided to each
 prospective offeror in accordance with 
section #egj4bjc-c of the ,federal      
,acquisition ,regulation 7or successor  
regulations72 and  7ii7 if the short    
form lease or solicitation for offers   
contains a requirement concerning access
 to public transportation1 the building 
7or improvement7 is located not greater 
than a certain distance from public     
transportation that operates regularly  
throughout the normal business hours of 
the building 7or improvement74  4