,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjba,ms4  
,mace introduced the following bill2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,reform1 for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to permit leasing of        
available ,federal real property to     
expand in-person education during       
,,covid-#ai public health emergency4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,leasing ,every ,available ,real
 property ,now ,act of #bjba or the     
,,learn ,act of #bjba4  #b4 ,use of real
 property for in-person education during
 public health emergency                
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,administrator of the ,general 
,services ,administration or the head of

 an ,executive agency may lease or      
sublease available ,federal civilian    
real property under the control of such 
agency or the ,administration to nearby 
local educational agencies for the      
purpose of expanding in-person education
 for students of elementary schools and 
secondary schools for a temporary period
 on an emergency basis during the public
 health emergency declared by the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services under section #cai of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 relating to           
,,covid-#ai4  #c4 ,nature1 duration1 and
 termination of leases during public    
health emergency  7a7 ,duration and     
termination ,any lease or sublease      
entered into under this ,act shall be   
for a period not to exceed #f months and
 shall terminate not later than #ad days
 after the expiration of the public     
health emergency declared by the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services under section #cai of the     

,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 relating to           
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,cost ,a lease or     
sublease entered into under this ,act   
may be made at less than fair market    
value1 but in no event shall be made at 
less than the cost to the ,executive    
agency or the ,administration of        
maintaining the property1 or portion of 
the property1 that is the subject of the
 lease or sublease4  7c7 ,reimbursement 
of utilities ,any local educational     
agency leasing or subleasing a property 
from an ,executive agency or the        
,administration under this ,act shall   
reimburse the ,executive agency or the  
,administration for all utilities and   
other services provided for the property
 that is the subject of the lease or    
sublease at the actual cost of such     
utilities and services4 ,in the case of 
a utility or service for which the cost 
attributable to such property is not    
separable1 or the actual cost not       
calculable1 the local educational agency

 shall reimburse the fair market value  
of the utility or service attributable  
to such property4  7d7 ,incidental      
personal property use permitted         
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 a ,federal agency entering into a  
lease or sublease with a local          
educational agency under this ,act may  
permit the local educational agency to  
use ,federal personal property located  
on site1 including furniture4  #d4      
,selection and notification of suitable 
and available real properties during    
public health emergency  7a7 ,review    
,process ,the head of each ,executive   
agency and the ,administrator shall     
review all properties under the control 
of the agency or the ,administration1 as
 applicable1 and affirmatively identify 
all properties that-- 7#a7 would be     
suitable for use by local educational   
agencies for in-person education of     
students of elementary schools and      
secondary schools2 and  7#b7 are not    
anticipated to be needed for use by the 

,executive agency or the ,administration
 during the following #i-month period4  
7b7 ,notification ,each ,executive      
agency and the ,administration shall--  
7#a7 make available for leasing or      
subleasing by nearby local educational  
agencies any properties identified as   
available and suitable for use under    
subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 publish in the
 ,federal ,register notice of the       
availability of such properties4  7c7   
,priority for property in ,district of  
,columbia ,an ,executive agency and the 
,administration shall give priority to  
the public schools of the ,district of  
,columbia in leases and subleases made  
available under this ,act for real      
property located in the ,district of    
,columbia4  #e4 ,use of ,,soar ,act     
funds for public schools of ,district of
 ,columbia  7a7 ,flexibility of funds   
received through the ,scholarships for  
,opportunity and ,results ,act  7#a7 ,in
 general ,notwithstanding the           
requirements of the ,scholarships for   

,opportunity and ,results ,act of #bjaa 
7hereinafter referred to as the ,,soar  
,act71 any public school of the         
,district of ,columbia may utilize funds
 received through ,,soar ,act grants for
 the purpose of leasing or subleasing   
available ,federal real property to     
expand in-person education at such      
school during the public health         
emergency described in section #b4  7#b7
 ,diversion of funds ,recipients of     
,,soar ,act grants that were originally 
intended for use on particular projects 
to improve and expand the quality of    
public schools in the ,district of      
,columbia may divert or reprogram funds 
provided under such grants to cover the 
cost of leasing or subleasing available 
,federal real property to expand        
in-person education at public schools of
 the ,district of ,columbia during the  
public health emergency described in    
section #b4  7b7 ,sunset ,this section  
shall cease to have an effect on the    
date that is #ij days after the date on 

which the public health emergency       
declared under section #cai of the      
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 with respect to       
,,covid-#ai terminates4  #f4 ,allowing  
use of ,state and local relief funds for
 in-person education  7a7 ,coronavirus  
,state fiscal recovery fund ,section    
#fjb7;c77#a7 of the ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7;c77#a77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,c7 by  
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in        
subparagraph 7,d7 by striking the period
 and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,e7 for    
reimbursements for costs expended by    
public1 private1 and charter elementary 
schools and secondary schools 7as such  
terms are defined in the ,,learn ,act of
 #bjba7 associated with returning to an 
in-person education 7as such term is    
defined in such ,act71 including leasing
 or subleasing ,federal civilian real   
property under such ,act4  4  7b7       
,coronavirus local fiscal recovery fund 

,section #fjc7;c77#a7 of the ,social    
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#hjc7;c77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in      
subparagraph 7,c7 by striking or at the 
end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,d7 by      
striking the period and inserting 2 or2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,e7 for reimbursements for 
costs expended by public1 private1 and  
charter elementary schools and secondary
 schools 7as such terms are defined in  
the ,,learn ,act of #bjba7 associated   
with returning to an in-person education
 7as such term is defined in such ,act71
 including leasing or subleasing        
,federal civilian real property under   
such ,act4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the 
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to payments made after the date of
 the enactment of the ,american ,rescue 
,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law       
#aag-b74  #g4 ,definitions ,in this     
,act3 7#a7 ,administration ,the term    
,administration means the ,general      
,services ,administration4  7#b7 ,,esea 

terms ,the terms elementary school1     
local educational agency1 and secondary 
school have the meanings given those    
terms in section #haja of the           
,elementary and ,secondary ,education   
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74    
7#c7 ,executive agency ,the term        
,executive agency has the meaning given 
the term in section #aje of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code4  7#d7 ,in-person 
education ,the term in-person education 
means education in which both students  
and educators are physically present for
 the majority of the schooling hours and
 actively providing educational         
services4  7#e7 ,public schools of the  
,district of ,columbia ,the term public 
schools of the ,district of ,columbia   
means ,district of ,columbia public     
schools and ,district of ,columbia      
public charter schools4  #h4 ,rule of   
construction ,nothing in this ,act or   
the amendments made by this ,act may be 
construed as preventing a property from 
being considered for sale or disposal   

pursuant to the ,federal ,assets ,sale  
and ,transfer ,act of #bjaf 7,public    
,law #aad-bhg74