,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bejb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #b1 #bjai,mr4   
,palmer 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 certain       
prospectuses for public buildings to be 
made publicly available1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,transparency in    
,federal ,buildings ,projects ,act of   
#bjai4  #b4 ,public availability of     
building project information  7a7 ,in   
general ,chapter #cc of title #dj1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #ccah4 ,availability of       
,federal building project information   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 section1 and1 at a minimum1 on a       
quarterly basis thereafter1 the         
,administrator shall make publicly      

available on a subpage of the website of
 the ,general ,services ,administration 
all prospectuses submitted pursuant to  
sections #ccjg and #ccaf1 and associated
 information subject to the following   
requirements3  7#a7 ,the ,administrator 
shall maintain such information in an   
easily accessible and readable1         
organized1 downloadable1 and searchable 
format4  7#b7 ,the ,administrator shall 
ensure the information is current and   
prospectuses and associated information 
updated on a regular basis4  7#c7 ,the  
information required under this section 
shall be inclusive for a period of not  
less than #aj years4  7#d7 ,the         
information shall include-- 7,a7 the    
last date on which the relevant webpage 
was updated2  7,b7 approval dates of    
respective authorizing resolutions by   
each committee of jurisdiction1 if      
applicable2  7,c7 copies of respective  
committee of jurisdiction resolutions   
authorizing such prospectuses1 as       
appropriate2  7,d7 cross-references to  

any resubmitted or amended prospectuses 
and associated resolutions2 and  7,e7   
such other information as determined by 
the ,administrator4  7b7 ,definitions   
,in this section1 the following         
definitions apply3 7#a7 ,prospectus ,the
 term prospectus means prospectuses1    
building surveys1 and factsheets        
submitted to the committees of          
jurisdiction pursuant to sections #ccjg 
and #ccaf4  7#b7 ,committees of         
jurisdiction ,the term committees of    
jurisdiction means the ,committee on    
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate4  7#c7 ,associated
 information ,the term associated       
information means resolutions approved  
by the committees of jurisdiction and   
other information as required pursuant  
to subsection 7a74  4  7b7 ,conforming  
amendment ,the table of chapters for    
chapter #cc of title #dj1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  

the end the following3  #ccah4          
,availability of ,federal building      
project information4  4