,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bifi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjag,mr4 
,takano 7for himself and ,mr4           
,schneider7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,assets ,sale and ,transfer
 ,act of #bjaf to allow the ,federal    
,government to lease or sell abandoned  
or unused ,federal civilian real        
properties for use as makerspaces1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,move    
,ownership and ,responsibility to       
,encourage ,makerspaces ,act of #bjag or
 the ,,more ,makerspaces ,act4  #b4 ,use
 of abandoned or unused ,federal        
civilian real properties as makerspaces 
7a7 ,in general ,the ,federal ,assets   
,sale and ,transfer ,act of #bjaf       
7,public ,law #aad-bhg2 #dj ,u4,s4,c4   
#acjc note7 is amended--  7#a7 in       
section #b-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#i71 by 

striking and at the end2  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#aj71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7,c7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#aa7 assisting ,federal
 agencies in leasing or selling         
abandoned or unused ,federal civilian   
real properties for use as makerspaces4 
2  7#b7 in section #c1 by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph3  7#aj7 
,makerspace ,the term makerspace means a
 community space that--  7,a7 provides  
access to tools1 technology1 and        
knowledge for learners and              
entrepreneurs2  7,b7 results in the     
prototyping or creation of physical     
goods2 and  7,c7 supports the           
development of educational opportunities
 for personal growth1 workforce         
training1 and early stage business      
ventures4  2  7#c7 in section           
#aa7;a77#b71 by adding at the end the   
following new subparagraph3  7,d7       
,federal civilian real properties that  
have sufficient square footage1         

technological capabilities1 and         
community accessibility for use as      
makerspaces4  2 and  7#d7 by adding at  
the end the following new section3  #bf4
 ,review process for makerspaces  7a7   
,review process ,the ,board shall       
establish a review process through which
 a ,federal agency may lease or sell an 
abandoned or unused ,federal civilian   
real property for use as a makerspace4  
7b7 ,outreach campaign ,the ,board shall
 establish an online public campaign to 
inform local municipalities of the      
review process established under        
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,notification to   
,members of ,congress ,with respect to  
each abandoned or unused ,federal       
civilian real property identified       
through the review process established  
under subsection 7a71 the ,board shall  
notify the ,member of ,congress in whose
 district the property is located so    
that the ,member can inform the local   
municipality and community of the       
opportunity to use such property as a   

makerspace4 ,each such notification     
shall include the name of the location1 
address1 and square footage of the      
property and a brief explanation of the 
opportunity to use such property as a   
makerspace4  7d7 ,report ,not later than
 #ah months after the date of the       
enactment of the ,move ,ownership and   
,responsibility to ,encourage           
,makerspaces ,act of #bjag1 and annually
 thereafter1 the ,board shall publicly  
post online a report that includes the  
following3  7#a7 ,the total number and  
locations of abandoned or unused        
,federal civilian real properties       
identified through the review process   
established under subsection 7a7 during 
the one-year period preceding the date  
on which the report is posted4  7#b7    
,brief descriptions of each ,federal    
civilian real property used as a        
makerspace during the one-year period   
preceding the date on which the report  
is posted1 including the amount of      
community participation in the          

development of the makerspace1 the      
technologies and innovation developed in
 the makerspace1 and any other          
information that the ,board considers   
appropriate4  7#c7 ,recommendations to  
improve the review process established  
under subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of contents for    
such ,act is amended by adding at the   
end the following new item3  ,sec4 #bf4 
,review process for makerspaces4  4