,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dhc #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #gchh
 ,report ,no4 #aai-efb ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,february #e1 #bjbf,mr4 ,burlison       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,march #bj1 #bjbf,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be           
printed,strike out all after the        
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic,for text of introduced
 bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on
 ,february #e1 #bjbf  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct the ,administrator of ,general   
,services to convene consultation       
meetings to identify alternative        
financing solutions for the construction
 of new public buildings that will      
reduce costs to the ,federal            
,government1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited

 as the ,smart ,space ,act of #bjbf4    
#b4 ,project recommendations  7a7       
,meetings and consultations ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall convene consultation meetings to  
identify alternative financing solutions
 for the construction or renovation of  
public buildings1 or necessary work to  
prepare such buildings for disposal that
 will reduce costs to the ,federal      
,government4  7b7 ,meetings ,in         
convening consultation meetings under   
subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall
 include-- 7#a7 experts related to      
private commercial real estate2  7#b7   
experts related to ,federal real estate2
 and  7#c7 if available1 ,state1        
including the ,district of ,columbia1   
real estate experts experienced with    
leveraging private financing for public 
buildings and facilities4  7c7 ,report  
and recommendations ,not later than #abj
 days after the date of enactment of    

this ,act1 the ,administrator shall     
submit to the ,president-- 7#a7         
recommendations on types of             
public-private partnerships and         
alternative financing methods best      
suited for meeting the public building  
needs of the ,federal ,government2 and  
7#b7 a list of recommended projects     
related to public buildings for which   
such methods should be used with details
 on which methods and types of          
public-private partnerships are         
recommended for each project4  7d7      
,recommended project list ,in submitting
 a list of recommended projects under   
subsection 7c77#b71 the ,administrator  
shall submit projects that the          
,administrator determines-- 7#a7 serve  
core missions of the ,federal           
,government for which maintaining the   
functions in federally owned space over 
the long-term is critical2  7#b7 will   
result in either consolidations or      
relocations of ,federal departments or  
agencies out of costly1 inefficient1 and

 underutilized space that the           
,administrator intends to sell or       
dispose of once vacated2 and  7#c7 with 
respect to standard office space1 will  
result in meeting a minimum building    
utilization of #fj percent or greater as
 defined in section #bcjb of the ,thomas
 ,r4 ,carper ,water ,resources          
,development ,act of #bjbd 7#dj         
,u4,s4,c4 #ehd note74  7e7 ,transparency
  7#a7 ,report ,the ,administrator shall
 submit the report under subsection 7c7 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure in the ,house and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  
,works in the ,senate and make such     
report publicly available on the website
 of the ,general ,services              
,administration4  7#b7 ,timeline ,the   
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall maintain on the website of the    
,general ,services ,administration      
information on the process under this   
,act1 including any timelines and       
milestones4  7#c7 ,delays ,the          

,administrator shall report directly to 
the ,president and ,congress any delays 
with respect to the timing and          
milestones described in paragraph 7#b74 
7#d7 ,meetings ,meetings pursuant to    
subsection 7a7 shall be noticed and open
 to the public and shall not be subject 
to chapter #aj of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7f7 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act3 7#a7 ,alternative financing2 
public-private partnership ,the terms   
alternative financing and public-private
 partnership may include-- 7,a7         
agreements that reflect an obligation by
 a non-,federal entity to design1 build1
 finance1 operate1 and maintain an      
asset1 or a combination thereof2 and    
7,b7 a ground-lease to a non-,federal   
party with a subsequent lease back of   
the improvements4  7#b7 ,public building
 ,the term public building has the      
meaning given such term in section #ccja
 of title #dj1 ,united ,states ,code4   
,march #bj1 #bjbf,reported with an      
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  

of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed