,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,franken7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,environment and   
,public ,works  ,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 or the    
,,gsa ,act4  #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