,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fabh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,murphy of ,north ,carolina 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,gianforte1 ,mr4 ,gosar1 ,mr4 ,grothman1 ,mr4 ,kevin ,hern of ,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,allen1 ,mr4 ,keller1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,riggleman1 ,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee1 ,mr4 ,roy1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,walker1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,wright7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to modify certain requirements for ,federal agencies in the disposition of surplus real property1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,eliminate ,agency ,excess ,space ,act4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,under the status quo1 empty ,federal agency office buildings cannot be sold by agencies that want to be efficient4 ,instead1 each agency must let their vacant office spaces remain a purposeless and excessive cost on their balance sheets4 7#b7 ,according to a #bjag ,congressional ,research ,service report1 in fiscal year #bjaf1 ,u4,s4 ,federal agencies owned #c1abj buildings that were vacant or unutilized and owned another #g1hei buildings that were partially empty or underutilized4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 ,federal agencies should not be limited when placing unused or underused office space on the market for sale2 and 7#b7 ,federal agencies should be able to sell their unused offices to provide for greater fiscal responsibility and better stewardship of taxpayer dollars4 #c4 ,removal of ,,gsa verification requirement 7a7 ,in general ,section #ebd of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection 7a72 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7 by striking the semicolon and inserting 2 and2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 and 7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#b72 and 7#c7 by redesignating subsections 7b7 and 7c7 as subsections 7a7 and 7b71 respectively4 7b7 ,procedure for disposal ,section #ede of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#g7 by striking the semicolon and inserting 2 or2 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#h72 and 7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#i7 as paragraph 7#h72 and 7#b7 in subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 by striking ,negotiated sale at fixed price and all that follows through ,the ,administrator may and inserting ,negotiated sale at fixed price4--,the ,administrator may2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraph 7#b74 7c7 ,real property ,chapter #e of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after section #egd the following new section3 #ege4 ,proceeds from sale of certain agency property ,notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter1 proceeds from the sale of excess property or surplus property by an agency pursuant to section #ajb-ge4bee of title #da1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 shall be deposited into the ,general ,fund of the ,treasury where such amounts shall be-- 7#a7 dedicated to the sole purpose of deficit reduction2 and 7#b7 prohibited from use as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions4 4 7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis for chapter #e of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #egd the following new item3 #ege4 ,proceeds from sale of certain agency property4 4 7e7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall issue such regulations as are necessary to update section #ajb-ge4bee of title #da1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 to authorize executive agencies to dispose of surplus property and excess property without making the property available to other executive agencies or ,state and local governments before such disposal4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms excess property1 executive agency1 and surplus property have the meaning given such terms in section #ajb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4 #d4 ,,gsa ,reports 7a7 ,review ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this ,act1 and every #e years thereafter1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 in coordination with the ,congressional ,research ,service1 shall submit to ,congress a report containing the information described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,contents of report ,the report required under subsection 7a7 shall contain the following3 7#a7 ,a survey of all unused or vacant office space held by each executive agency and recommendations for reducing each agency's real property assets1 selling such assets in an efficient manner1 and addressing any potential safety hazards associated with vacant office space4 7#b7 ,a survey of all the underutilized or partially empty agency office space held by each executive agency and recommendations for reducing each agency's real property assets1 selling such assets in an efficient manner1 and addressing any potential safety hazards associated with partially empty office space4 7#c7 ,for each excess property and surplus property disposed of by an executive agency1 an indication of-- 7,a7 the date and method of disposal2 and 7,b7 the proceeds obtained from the disposition of such disposal4 7#d7 ,for all excess property and surplus property disposed of by all executive agencies1 an indication of-- 7,a7 the amount of time required to fully dispose of excess property and surplus property under the custody and control of all executive agencies2 and 7,b7 the cost to dispose of excess property and surplus property under the custody and control of all executive agencies4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the terms excess property1 executive agency1 and surplus property have the meaning given such terms in section #ajb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4