,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #achb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjac ,mr4 ,carper 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,coburn1 ,mr4 ,pryor1 ,mr4 ,begich1 ,mr4
 ,tester1 and ,mr4 ,portman7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require the ,federal        
,government to expedite the sale of     
underutilized ,federal real property4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,federal ,real ,property ,asset 
,management ,reform ,act of #bjac4  #b4 
,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to
 increase the efficiency and            
effectiveness of the ,federal           
,government in managing real property   
by--  7#a7 requiring agencies to        
maintain an up-to-date inventory of real
 property2  7#b7 establishing a ,federal
 ,real ,property ,council to develop    
guidance on and ensure the              
implementation of strategies for better 

managing ,federal real property2 and    
7#c7 authorizing a pilot program to     
expedite the disposal of surplus real   
property4  #c4 ,property management and 
expedited disposal of real property     
,chapter #e of subtitle ,i of title #dj1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  ,,vii 
,property management and expedited      
disposal of real property  #fba4        
,definitions ,in this subchapter3  7#a7 
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of ,general    
,services4  7#b7 ,council ,the term     
,council means the ,federal ,real       
,property ,council established by       
section #fbc7;a74  7#c7 ,director ,the  
term ,director means the ,director of   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 
7#d7 ,disposal ,the term disposal means 
any action that constitutes the removal 
of any real property from the ,federal  
inventory1 including sale1 deed1        
demolition1 or exchange4  7#e7 ,excess  
property ,the term excess property means

 any real property under the control of 
a ,federal agency that the head of the  
,federal agency determines is not       
required to meet the needs or           
responsibilities of the ,federal agency4
  7#f7 ,federal agency ,the term        
,federal agency means--  7,a7 an        
executive department or independent     
establishment in the executive branch of
 the ,government2 or  7,b7 a wholly     
owned ,government corporation4  7#g7    
,field office ,the term field office    
means any office of a ,federal agency   
that is not the headquarters office     
location for the ,federal agency4  7#h7 
,real property  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
term real property means any ,federal   
real property asset4  7,b7 ,inclusions  
,the term real property includes--  7i7 
public buildings2 and  7ii7 occupied and
 improved grounds1 leased space1 or     
other physical structures under the     
custody and control of any ,federal     
agency4  7,c7 ,exclusions ,the term real
 property does not include--  7i7 any   

military installation 7as defined in    
section #biaj of the ,defense ,base     
,closure and ,realignment ,act of #aiij 
7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #bfhg note2 ,public ,law 
#aja-eaj772  7ii7 any property that is  
excepted from the definition of the term
 property under section #ajb2  7iii7    
,indian and native ,eskimo property held
 in trust by the ,federal ,government as
 described in section                   
#ccja7;a77#e77;,c77iii72  7iv7 real     
property operated and maintained by the 
,tennessee ,valley ,authority pursuant  
to the ,tennessee ,valley ,authority    
,act of #aicc 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hca et    
seq472  7v7 any real property the       
,director excludes for reasons of       
national security2  7vi7 any public     
lands 7as defined in section #bjc of the
 ,public ,lands ,corps ,act of #aiic    
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #agbb77 administered by--
  7,i7 the ,secretary of the ,interior1 
acting through--  7aa7 the ,director of 
the ,bureau of ,land ,management2  7bb7 
the ,director of the ,national ,park    

,service2  7cc7 the ,commissioner of    
,reclamation2 or  7dd7 the ,director of 
the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife 
,service2 or  7,,ii7 the ,secretary of  
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service2 or  7vii7 any  
property operated and maintained by the 
,united ,states ,postal ,service4  7#i7 
,surplus property ,the term surplus     
property means excess real property that
 is not required to meet the needs or   
responsibilities of any ,federal agency4
  7#aj7 ,underutilized property ,the    
term underutilized property means a     
portion or the entirety of any real     
property1 including any improvements1   
that is used--  7,a7 irregularly or     
intermittently by the accountable       
,federal agency for program purposes of 
the ,federal agency2 or  7,b7 for       
program purposes that can be satisfied  
only with a portion of the property4    
#fbb4 ,duties of ,federal agencies ,each
 ,federal agency shall--  7#a7 maintain 
adequate inventory controls and         

accountability systems for real property
 under the control of the ,federal      
agency2  7#b7 develop current and future
 workforce projections so as to have the
 capacity to assess the needs of the    
,federal workforce regarding the use of 
real property2  7#c7 continuously survey
 real property under the control of the 
,federal agency to identify excess      
property1 underutilized property1 and   
other real property suitable to be used 
for--  7,a7 colocation with other       
,federal agencies2 or  7,b7             
consolidation with other facilities2    
7#d7 promptly report excess property and
 underutilized property to the          
,administrator2  7#e7 establish goals   
that will lead the ,federal agency to   
reduce excess property and underutilized
 property in the inventory of the       
,federal agency2  7#f7 submit to the    
,council a report on all excess property
 and underutilized property in the      
inventory of the ,federal agency1       
including--  7,a7 whether underutilized 

property can be better utilized2 and    
7,b7 the extent to which the ,federal   
agency believes that the underutilized  
property serves the needs of the        
,federal agency to retain underutilized 
property2  7#g7 adopt workplace         
practices1 configurations1 and          
management techniques that can achieve  
increased levels of productivity and    
decrease the need for real property     
assets2  7#h7 assess leased space to    
identify space that is not fully used or
 occupied2  7#i7 on an annual basis and 
subject to the guidance of the          
,council--  7,a7 conduct an inventory of
 real property under control of the     
,federal agency2 and  7,b7 make an      
assessment of each real property1 which 
shall include--  7i7 the age and        
condition of the property2  7ii7 the    
size of the property in square footage  
and acreage2  7iii7 the geographical    
location of the property1 including an  
address and description2  7iv7 the      
extent to which the property is being   

utilized2  7v7 the actual annual        
operating costs associated with the     
property2  7vi7 the total cost of       
capital expenditures associated with the
 property2  7vii7 sustainability metrics
 associated with the property2  7viii7  
the number of ,federal employees and    
functions housed at the property2  7ix7 
the extent to which the mission of the  
,federal agency is dependent on the     
property2  7x7 the estimated amount of  
capital expenditures projected to       
maintain and operate the property over  
each of the next #e years after the date
 of enactment of this subchapter2 and   
7xi7 any additional information required
 by the ,administrator to carry out     
section #fbd2 and  7#aj7 provide to the 
,council and the ,administrator the     
information described in paragraph      
7#i77;,b7 to be used for the            
establishment and maintenance of the    
database described in section #fbd4     
#fbc4 ,establishment of a ,federal ,real
 ,property ,council  7a7 ,establishment 

,there is established a ,federal ,real  
,property ,council4  7b7 ,purpose ,the  
purpose of the ,council shall be--  7#a7
 to develop guidance and ensure         
implementation of an efficient and      
effective real property management      
strategy2  7#b7 to identify             
opportunities for the ,federal          
,government to better manage real       
property assets2 and  7#c7 to reduce the
 costs of managing real property1       
including operations1 maintenance1 and  
security4  7c7 ,composition  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,council shall be composed 
exclusively of--  7,a7 the senior real  
property officers of each ,federal      
agency2  7,b7 the ,deputy ,director for 
,management of the ,office of           
,management and ,budget2  7,c7 the      
,controller of the ,office of           
,management and ,budget2  7,d7 the      
,administrator2 and  7,e7 any other     
full-time or permanent part-time        
,federal officials or employees1 as the 
,chairperson determines to be necessary4

  7#b7 ,chairperson ,the ,deputy        
,director for ,management of the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget shall serve 
as ,chairperson of the ,council4  7#c7  
,executive ,director  7,a7 ,in general  
,the ,chairperson shall designate an    
,executive ,director to assist in       
carrying out the duties of the ,council4
  7,b7 ,qualifications2 full-time ,the  
,executive ,director shall--  7i7 be    
appointed from among individuals who    
have substantial experience in the areas
 of commercial real estate and          
development1 real property management1  
and ,federal operations and management2 
and  7ii7 serve full time4  7d7         
,meetings  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,council shall meet subject to the call 
of the ,chairperson4  7#b7 ,minimum ,the
 ,council shall meet not fewer than #d  
times each year4  7e7 ,duties ,the      
,council1 in consultation with the      
,director and the ,administrator1       
shall--  7#a7 not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     

subchapter1 establish a real property   
management plan template1 to be updated 
annually1 which shall include           
performance measures1 specific          
milestones1 measurable savings1         
strategies1 and government-wide goals   
based on the goals established under    
section #fbb7e7 to reduce surplus       
property or to achieve better           
utilization of underutilized property1  
and evaluation criteria to determine the
 effectiveness of real property         
management that are designed--  7,a7 to 
enable ,congress and heads of ,federal  
agencies to track progress in the       
achievement of real property management 
objectives on a government-wide basis2  
7,b7 to improve the management of real  
property2 and  7,c7 to allow for        
comparison of the performance of        
,federal agencies against industry and  
other public sector agencies in terms of
 performance2  7#b7 develop standard use
 rates consistent throughout each       
category of space and with              

nongovernmental space use rates2  7#c7  
develop a strategy to reduce the        
reliance of ,federal agencies on leased 
space for long-term needs if ownership  
would be less costly2  7#d7 provide     
guidance on eliminating inefficiencies  
in the ,federal leasing process2  7#e7  
compile a list of real property assets  
that are field offices that are suitable
 for colocation with other real property
 assets2 and  7#f7 not later than #a    
year after the date of enactment of this
 subchapter and annually during the     
#d-year period beginning on the date    
that is #a year after the date of       
enactment of this subchapter and ending 
on the date that is #e years after the  
date of enactment of this subchapter1   
the ,council shall submit to the        
,director a report that contains--  7,a7
 a list of the remaining excess         
property1 surplus property1 and         
underutilized properties of each        
,federal agency2  7,b7 the progress of  
the ,council toward developing guidance 

for ,federal agencies to ensure that the
 assessment required under section      
#fbb7i77;,b7 is carried out in a uniform
 manner2 and  7,c7 the progress of      
,federal agencies toward achieving the  
goals established under section #fbb7e74
  7f7 ,consultation ,in carrying out the
 duties described in subsection 7e71 the
 ,council shall also consult with       
representatives of--  7#a7 ,state1      
local1 tribal authorities1 and affected 
communities2 and  7#b7 appropriate      
private sector entities and             
nongovernmental organizations that have 
expertise in areas of--  7,a7 commercial
 real estate and development2  7,b7     
government management and operations2   
7,c7 space planning2  7,d7 community    
development1 including transportation   
and planning2 and  7,e7 historic        
preservation4  7g7 ,council resources   
,the ,director and the ,administrator   
shall provide staffing1 and             
administrative support for the ,council1
 as appropriate4  #fbd4 ,federal real   

property inventory and database  7a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this           
subchapter1 the ,administrator shall    
establish and maintain a single1        
comprehensive1 and descriptive database 
of all real property under the custody  
and control of all ,federal agencies4   
7b7 ,contents ,the database shall       
include--  7#a7 information provided to 
the ,administrator under section        
#fbb7i77;,b72 and  7#b7 a list of real  
property disposals completed1           
including--  7,a7 the date and disposal 
method used for each real property2     
7,b7 the proceeds obtained from the     
disposal of each real property2  7,c7   
the amount of time required to dispose  
of the real property1 including the date
 on which the real property is          
designated as excess property2  7,d7 the
 date on which the property is          
designated as surplus property and the  
date on which the property is disposed2 
and  7,e7 all costs associated with the 

disposal4  7c7 ,accessibility  7#a7     
,committees ,the database established   
under subsection 7a7 shall be made      
available on request to the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs and the ,committee on         
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate and the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,government ,reform and the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,general public 
,not later than #c years after the date 
of enactment of this subchapter and to  
the extent consistent with national     
security1 the ,administrator shall make 
the database established under          
subsection 7a7 accessible to the public 
at no cost through the website of the   
,general ,services ,administration4     
#fbe4 ,limitation on certain leasing    
authorities  7a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subsection 7b71 not later   
than ,december #ca of each year         
following the date of enactment of this 

subchapter1 a ,federal agency with      
independent leasing authority shall     
submit to the ,council a list of all    
leases1 including operating leases1 in  
effect on the date of enactment of this 
subchapter that includes--  7#a7 the    
date on which each lease was executed2  
7#b7 the date on which each lease will  
expire2  7#c7 a description of the size 
of the space2  7#d7 the location of the 
property2  7#e7 the tenant agency2  7#f7
 the total annual rental rate2 and  7#g7
 the amount of the net present value of 
the total estimated legal obligations of
 the ,federal ,government over the life 
of the contract4  7b7 ,exception        
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to--    
7#a7 the ,united ,states ,postal        
,service2  7#b7 the ,department of      
,veterans ,affairs2 or  7#c7 any other  
property the ,president excludes from   
subsection 7a7 for reasons of national  
security4  #fbf4 ,expedited disposal    
pilot program  7a7 ,establishment ,the  
,director shall establish a pilot       

program to dispose of1 by sale1         
transfer1 or other means of disposal1   
any surplus property4  7#a7 ,properties 
for expedited disposal  7,a7 ,in general
 ,on an annual basis1 the ,director may 
authorize the expedited disposal of not 
more than #bjj surplus properties4  7,b7
 ,priority ,in determining which        
properties to dispose of1 the ,director 
shall give priority to surplus          
properties that have the highest fair   
market value and the greatest potential 
for disposal4  7,c7 ,costs associated   
with disposal  7i7 ,in general ,the     
,administrator may obligate an amount to
 pay any direct and indirect costs under
 section #egb related to identifying and
 preparing properties to be reported as 
excess property by a ,federal agency4   
7ii7 ,reimbursement ,an amount obligated
 under clause 7i7 shall be paid from the
 proceeds of any sale of real property  
under this subsection4  7iii7 ,net      
proceeds ,net proceeds shall be         
distributed under subsection 7b74  7,d7 

,maximum net proceeds ,any real property
 authorized to be disposed of by sale of
 under subparagraph 7,a7 shall disposed 
of in a manner that1 as determined by   
the ,administrator in consultation with 
the head of the applicable ,federal     
agency1 is structured and marketed to   
maximize the value to the ,federal      
,government4  7,e7 ,monetary proceeds   
requirement ,surplus property may be    
disposed of under this section only if  
disposal of the property will generate  
monetary proceeds to the ,federal       
,government that--  7i7 exceed the costs
 of disposal of the property2 and  7ii7 
are not less than #ij percent of fair   
market value4  7#b7 ,applicability of   
certain law ,any expedited disposal of  
real property conducted under this      
section shall not be subject to--  7,a7 
any section of ,an ,act ,authorizing the
 ,transfer of ,certain ,real ,property  
for ,wildlife1 or other ,purposes 7#af  
,u4,s4,c4 #ffg;b72  7,b7 sections #ajg  
and #cag of title #bc2  7,c7 sections   

#ede7;b77#h71 #eej1 #eec1 #eed1 and     
#acjd7;b72  7,d7 section #eja of the    
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aadaa72  7,e7      
section #dgaea of title #di2 or  7,f7   
section #ac7;d7 of the ,surplus         
,property ,act of #aidd 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4  
,app4 #afbb7;d774  7#c7 ,effect ,except 
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 nothing  
in this subchapter terminates or in any 
way limits the authority of any ,federal
 agency under any other provision of law
 to dispose of real property4  7b7 ,use 
of proceeds  7#a7 ,in general ,of the   
proceeds received from the disposal of  
any real property under this            
subchapter--  7,a7 not less than #hj    
percent shall be returned to the general
 fund of the ,treasury for debt         
reduction2  7,b7 the lesser of #ah      
percent or the share of proceeds        
otherwise authorized to be retained     
under law shall be retained by the      
,federal agency that has custody and is 
accountable for the real property1      

subject to paragraph 7#b72  7,c7 not    
greater than #b percent shall be made   
available to carry out section #fbg1    
subject to annual appropriations2 and   
7,d7 any remaining share of the proceeds
 shall be returned to the general fund  
of the ,treasury for ,federal budget    
deficit reduction4  7#b7 ,limitation on 
use of proceeds ,any proceeds retained  
by ,federal agencies under this section 
shall be--  7,a7 deposited into the     
appropriate real property account of the
 ,federal agency that had custody and   
accountability for the real property1   
with the funds expended only as         
authorized in annual appropriations     
,acts2  7,b7 used--  7i7 by not later   
than #b years after the date of disposal
 of the real property2 and  7ii7 only   
for activities relating to ,federal real
 property asset management and disposal2
 and  7,c7 if not used by the date      
described in subparagraph 7,b77i71 shall
 be deposited in the ,treasury and used 
for ,federal budget deficit reduction4  

7c7 ,public benefit  7#a7 ,conveyance   
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
if a real property authorized to be     
disposed of under subsection 7a7 has not
 been disposed of by the date that is #b
 years after the date the property is   
listed for sale1 the ,director1 in      
consultation with the ,administrator and
 the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban  
,development1 may consider a request    
from the disposing ,federal agency that 
the real property be conveyed to ,state 
and local governments or nonprofit      
organizations for various public        
purposes or uses as permitted by        
applicable law4  7#b7 ,predominant use  
and size standards  7,a7 ,in general    
,any real property authorized to be     
disposed of under subsection 7a7 shall  
not be conveyed under paragraph 7#a7    
if--  7i7 the predominant use of the    
property is not for housing2 and  7ii7  
7,i7 the area of the property is not    
less than #be1jjj square feet2 or       
7,,ii7 the appraised fair market value  

of the property is greater than         
#a1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,appraised fair market
 value ,the appraised fair market value 
described in subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7
 shall be determined by the ,federal    
agency with custody or control of the   
property1 in consultation with the      
,administrator and standard appraisal   
practice4  7d7 ,enforcement  7#a7       
,increase in size of inventory ,except  
as provided in paragraph 7#b71 if a     
,federal agency fails to make available 
for public sale the real property       
authorized to be disposed of under      
subsection 7a7 by the date that is #ah  
months after the date on which the      
authorization is made under subsection  
7a71 that ,federal agency1 except for   
specific exceptions promulgated by the  
,director1 shall not increase the size  
of the civilian real property inventory1
 unless the square footage of the       
increase is offset1 within an           
appropriate time as determined by the   
,director1 through consolidation1       

colocation1 or disposal of another      
building space from the inventory of    
that ,federal agency4  7#b7 ,exception  
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to a    
,federal agency that acquires any real  
property not under the administrative   
jurisdiction of the ,federal            
,government1 by sale or lease1 until the
 ,director submits a certification to   
,congress of the disposal of all of     
those surplus properties4  7e7          
,termination of authority ,the authority
 provided by this section terminates on 
the date that is #e years after the date
 of enactment of this subchapter4  #fbg4
 ,homeless assistance grants  7a7       
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,eligible nonprofit organization ,the   
term eligible nonprofit organization    
means a nonprofit organization that is a
 representative of the homeless4  7#b7  
,homeless ,the term homeless has the    
meaning given the term in section #ajc  
of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless      
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacjb71

 except that subsection 7c7 of that     
section shall not apply4  7#c7          
,permanent housing ,the term permanent  
housing has the meaning given the term  
section #dja of the ,mc,kinney-,vento   
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj74  7#d7 ,private       
nonprofit organization ,the term private
 nonprofit organization has the meaning 
given the term in section #dja of the   
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj74  7#e7      
,representative of the homeless ,the    
term representative of the homeless has 
the meaning given the term in section   
#eja7;i7 of the ,mc,kinney-,vento       
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aadaa7;i774  7#f7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development4  7#g7 ,transitional       
housing ,the term transitional housing  
has the meaning given the term in       
section #dja of the ,mc,kinney-,vento   
,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #aacfj74  7b7 ,grant authority
  7#a7 ,in general ,to the extent       
amounts are made available under section
 #fbf7;b77#a77;,b7 for use under this   
section1 the ,secretary shall make      
grants to eligible private nonprofit    
organizations through the continuum of  
care program established under subtitle 
,c of title ,,iv of the                 
,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq471 to 
purchase real property suitable for use 
to assist the homeless in accordance    
with subsection 7c74  7#b7 ,terms and   
conditions ,except as otherwise provided
 in this section1 a grant under this    
section shall be subject to the same    
terms and conditions as a grant under   
the continuum of care program           
established under subtitle ,c of title  
,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless 
,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha  
et seq474  7c7 ,use of properties for   
housing or shelter for the homeless     
7#a7 ,eligible uses ,an eligible private

 nonprofit organization that receives a 
grant under subsection 7b7 shall use the
 amounts received only to purchase or   
rehabilitate real property for use to   
provide permanent housing1 transitional 
housing1 or temporary shelter to the    
homeless4  7#b7 ,term of use ,the       
,secretary may not make a grant under   
subsection 7b7 to an eligible private   
nonprofit organization unless the       
eligible private nonprofit organization 
provides to the ,secretary such         
assurances as the ,secretary determines 
necessary to ensure that any real       
property purchased or rehabilitated     
using amounts received under the grant  
is used only for the uses described in  
paragraph 7#a7 for a period of not less 
than #ae years4  7d7 ,preference ,in    
awarding grants under subsection 7b71   
the ,secretary shall give preference to 
eligible private nonprofit organizations
 that operate within areas in which     
,federal real property is being sold    
under the disposal program authorized   

under section #fbf4  7e7 ,regulations   
,the ,secretary may promulgate such     
regulations as are necessary to carry   
out this section4  4  #d4 ,report of the
 ,comptroller ,general  7a7 ,draft ,not 
later than #c years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to ,congress a draft report on   
the expedited disposal pilot program    
established by the amendments made by   
section #c4  7b7 ,final ,not later than 
#e years after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall submit to     
,congress a final report on the         
expedited disposal pilot program        
established by the amendments made by   
section #c4  #e4 ,technical and         
,conforming ,amendment ,the table of    
sections for chapter #e of subtitle ,i  
of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #faa the following3 
,,subchapter ,,vii--,property management

 and expedited disposal of real property
 #fba4 ,definitions4 #fbb4 ,duties of   
,federal agencies4 #fbc4 ,establishment 
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