,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #f1 #bjai,mr4  
,meadows 7for himself and ,mr4 ,pence7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to establish a pilot program to
 execute lease agreements using         
alternative procedures1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,streamlined ,leasing    
,pilot ,program  7a7 ,execution of      
leases ,the ,administrator of ,general  
,services shall establish and conduct a 
pilot program to execute lease          
agreements using alternative procedures 
pursuant to authority provided under    
section #ehe of title #dj1 ,united      
,states ,code1 and pursuant to the      
provisions of this section4  7b7 ,goals 
of procedures ,the goals of the         
alternative procedures are-- 7#a7       
reducing the costs to the ,government of
 leased space1 including--  7,a7        
executing long-term leases with firm    

terms of #aj years or more and reducing 
costly holdover and short-term lease    
extensions1 including short firm term   
leases2  7,b7 improving office space    
utilization rates of ,federal tenants2  
and  7,c7 streamlining and simplifying  
the leasing process to take advantage of
 real estate markets2 and  7#b7         
significantly reducing or eliminating   
the backlog of expiring leases over the 
next #e years4  7c7 ,leasehold interests
 in real property  7#a7 ,simplified     
procedures ,notwithstanding subsection  
7b7 of section #ccje of title #da1      
,united ,states ,code1 but otherwise in 
accordance with such section1 the       
,administrator shall provide special    
simplified procedures for acquisitions  
of leasehold interests in real property 
at rental rates that do not exceed the  
simplified lease acquisition threshold1 
as defined in paragraph 7#b74 ,the      
rental rate under a multiyear lease does
 not exceed the simplified lease        
acquisition threshold if the average    

annual amount of the rent payable for   
the period of the lease does not exceed 
such threshold4  7#b7 ,acquisition      
threshold ,for purposes of this section1
 the simplified lease acquisition       
threshold is #ejj1jjj4  7d7             
,consolidated lease prospectuses ,the   
,administrator may1 when acquiring      
leasehold interests subject to section  
#ccjg of title #dj1 ,united ,states     
,code1 transmit1 pursuant to subsection 
7b7 of such section1 to the committees  
designated in such section for approval 
of a prospectus to acquire leased space1
 and waive the requirements pursuant to 
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#f7 of section     
#ccjg7;b71 subject to the following     
requirements3  7#a7 ,cost per square    
footage ,the cost per square footage    
does not exceed the maximum proposed    
rental rate designated for the          
respective geographical area4  7#b7     
,space utilization ,the overall space   
utilization rate is #agj usable square  
feet per person or less based on actual 

agency staffing levels when occupied4   
7#c7 ,lease term ,the lease firm term is
 #aj years or greater4  7#d7 ,geographic
 location ,the geographical location is 
identified as having a large amount of  
square footage of ,federal office space 
and lease turnover and will likely      
result in providing for the ability1 on 
a timely basis1 of the agency to        
consolidate space effectively or meet   
any requirements for temporary or       
interim space required for planned      
consolidations4  7#e7 ,submarkets       
,agencies may consider space in         
submarket locations that meet mission   
requirements4  7e7 ,consolidations      
generally ,the ,administrator may       
consolidate more than one project into a
 single prospectus submitted pursuant to
 section #ccjg7;b7 of title #dj1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 if such consolidation   
will facilitate efficiencies and        
reductions in overall space and improved
 utilization rates4  7f7 ,waiver        
authority ,the ,administrator may-- 7#a7

 waive notice and comment rulemaking1 if
 the ,administrator determines the      
waiver is necessary to implement this   
section expeditiously2 and  7#b7 carry  
out the alternative procedures under    
this section as a pilot program4  7g7   
,reports  7#a7 ,annual reports ,during  
the period in which the pilot program is
 conducted under this section1 the      
,administrator shall submit1 annually1  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure of the ,house of       
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,environment and ,public ,works of the  
,senate a progress report that provides 
updates on the number and square footage
 of leases expiring in the #e-year      
period beginning on the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 by agency and   
region1 and which shall include for the 
expiring leases--  7,a7 an average of   
the lease terms1 including firm terms1  
for leases executed2 and  7,b7 the      
percentage of leases managed in-house or
 through the use of commercial real     

estate leasing services4  7#b7 ,final   
report ,not later than #ahj days after  
termination of the pilot program1 the   
,administrator shall submit a final     
report to the ,committee on             
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works of the ,senate4 ,the final report
 shall include--  7,a7 a review and     
evaluation of the lease agreements      
executed under the alternative          
procedures established pursuant to this 
section in comparison to those          
agreements not executed pursuant to the 
alternative procedures2  7,b7           
recommendations on any permanent changes
 to the ,general ,services              
,administration's leasing authority2 and
  7,c7 a progress evaluation in meeting 
the goals described in subsection 7b74  
7h7 ,termination ,the authorities under 
this section shall terminate on         
,december #ca1 #bjbd4