#aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ahi ,,an ,,act ,to amend title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to eliminate the leasing authority of the ,securities and ,exchange ,commission1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securities and ,exchange ,commission ,real ,estate ,leasing ,authority ,revocation ,act4 #b4 ,leasing of space for ,securities and ,exchange ,commission 7a7 ,in general ,section #ccjd of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7e7 ,leasing of space for ,securities and ,exchange ,commission ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 on and after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,securities and ,exchange ,commission may not lease general purpose office space4 ,the ,administrator may lease such space for the ,securities and ,exchange ,commission under section #ehe and this chapter4 4 7b7 ,limitation on statutory construction ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 may not be construed to invalidate or otherwise affect a lease entered into by the ,securities and ,exchange ,commission before the date of enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,independent leasing authorities 7a7 ,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,environment and ,public ,works of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report on the review described in subsection 7b74 7b7 ,review ,the ,comptroller ,general shall complete a review under which the ,comptroller ,general shall update the #bjaf report of the ,comptroller ,general 7,,gao-#af-fdh7 with a specific focus on the following3 7#a7 ,updating the information included in ,appendix ,,ii3 ,federal ,entities ,that ,reported ,having ,independent ,leasing ,authority for ,domestic ,offices and ,warehouses of such report4 7#b7 ,determining to what extent ,federal entities with independent leasing authorities have had such authorities rescinded or amended and the number and amount of office and warehouse space such entities lease4 7#c7 ,determining to what extent have agencies with independent leasing authority utilized the ,general ,services ,administration for leasing1 including utilization of delegation of authority4 7#d7 ,identifying progress made on implementing the recommendations in such report4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,january #ac1 #bjbe4;,clerk4