,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fhif ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ah1 #bjbe,ms4 ,stansbury 7for herself and ,mr4 ,morelle7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 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 provide for certain requirements and oversight for demolition or substantial alteration of ,federal buildings1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,federal ,facilities ,protection and ,oversight ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,oversight and approval for certain building demolition or substantial alteration 7a7 ,approval of ,congress for demolition 7#a7 ,in general ,a public building located in the ,district of ,columbia shall not be demolished1 in whole or in part1 or substantially altered without the express authority of ,congress4 7#b7 ,requirement ,as a requirement for a demolition subject to paragraph 7#a71 the site to be demolished shall have an approved and finalized plan for construction4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,public building ,the term public building means a building1 whether for single or multitenant occupancy1 and its grounds1 approaches1 and appurtenances1 which is generally suitable for use as office or storage space or both by #a or more ,federal agencies or mixed-ownership ,government corporations4 7,b7 ,substantial alteration ,the term substantial alteration means any alteration to a building that-- 7i7 affects structural integrity2 7ii7 significantly changes historical character2 or 7iii7 exceeds thresholds described in section #ccjg of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,national ,capital ,planning ,commission oversight ,section #hgbb of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7 by inserting 1 substantial alterations1 after proposed developments2 7#b7 in subsection 7d71 by inserting 1 architectural integrity1 after the location2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,substantial alteration defined ,in this section1 the term substantial alteration means any alteration to a building that-- 7#a7 affects structural integrity2 7#b7 significantly changes historical character2 or 7#c7 exceeds thresholds described in section #ccjg4 4 #c4 ,severability ,if any provision of this ,act is held invalid1 the remainder shall not be affected4