,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ae1       
#bjag,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of  
,new ,mexico introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to require        
executive agencies to notify the public 
and consider public comment before      
relocating an office of the agency that 
has regular contact with the public1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,preserving ,public ,access to ,federal 
,buildings ,act of #bjag4  #b4          
,requirements relating to relocation of 
certain federal offices  7a7 ,in general
 ,an executive agency shall provide     
notice to the public and an opportunity 
for public comment before relocating an 
office of the agency if the office has  
regular contact with the public4  7b7   
,covered relocations ,subsection 7a7    
shall apply to-- 7#a7 a relocation      

proposed by an executive agency2 or     
7#b7 a reassignment of office space of  
an executive agency by the              
,administrator of ,general ,services4   
7c7 ,initial determination and plan     
7#a7 ,initial determination ,before an  
executive agency provides notice of the 
relocation of an office under subsection
 7a71 the agency shall determine if the 
agency expects the relocation to impact 
the ability of the office's clientele to
 access services provided by the office4
  7#b7 ,initial plan ,if the agency     
determines under paragraph 7#a7 that    
such relocation is expected to have such
 impact1 the agency shall develop an    
initial plan to address the impact4  7d7
 ,notice and comment  7#a7 ,recipients  
,in providing notice of the relocation  
of an office under subsection 7a71 an   
executive agency shall ensure that the  
notice is received by--  7,a7 entities  
that regularly serve the clientele of   
the office1 including nonprofit         
organizations and advocacy groups2  7,b7

 local media outlets2  7,c7 ,members of 
,congress that represent the area where 
the office is located2 and  7,d7 the    
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure and the ,committee on   
,oversight and ,government ,reform of   
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate4  
7#b7 ,content ,if an initial plan was   
developed under subsection 7c77#b71 the 
notice shall include a description of   
the initial plan4  7e7 ,substantial     
public interest ,if1 after an executive 
agency provides notice of the relocation
 of an office under subsection 7a71 the 
relocation receives substantial public  
interest1 the agency shall--  7#a7      
conduct an in-depth evaluation of the   
potential impact of the relocation on   
the ability of the office's clientele to
 access services provided by the office1
 particularly with respect to minority  
groups1 persons with disabilities1 the  
elderly1 and the economically           

disadvantaged2  7#b7 develop a plan to  
address such impact or revise an initial
 plan developed under subsection        
7c77#b72 and  7#c7 publish the results  
of the evaluation and a description of  
the plan on the public website of the   
agency4  7f7 ,guidance on terms ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget1 in consultation with the   
,administrator of ,general ,services and
 the ,federal ,real ,property ,council1 
shall issue guidance for agencies on the
 meaning of each of the terms regular   
contact with the public and substantial 
public interest for purposes of this    
section4  7g7 ,executive agency defined 
,in this section1 the term executive    
agency means-- 7#a7 an executive        
department or independent establishment 
in the executive branch of the          
,government2 and  7#b7 a wholly owned   
,government corporation4  7h7           
,application ,subsection 7a7 shall apply

 to the relocation of an office of an   
executive agency initiated on or after  
the date that is #bgj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4