Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act

Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act - Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to: (1) direct federal procurement executives involved in the acquisition, construction, or major renovation of any facility to increase infrastructure gender parity by constructing buildings in such a way that the number of toilets in women's restrooms will equal or exceed the number of toilets (including urinals) in men's restrooms or, if such a number is unachievable or not feasible, to receive a statement by the Administrator of General Services (GSA) as to why such a number of toilets is not needed; and (2) direct federal procurement executives involved in leasing buildings to give preference to the leasing of facilities that meet or exceed the female toilet to male toilet ratio of one to one.

Requires the Director of Federal Procurement Policy to issue guidance to all federal procurement executives providing direction and instructions to renegotiate the design of proposed facilities, renovations for existing facilities, and leased facilities to incorporate improvements that are consistent with this Act.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1361 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1361

      To provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 4, 2011

   Mr. Towns (for himself, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. 
Cleaver, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Rangel, 
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Waters, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Payne, Mr. 
  Grijalva, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
      To provide for restroom gender parity in Federal buildings.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restroom Gender Parity in Federal 
Buildings Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO REVISE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised--
            (1) to direct any Federal procurement executives involved 
        in the acquisition, construction, or major renovation 
        (including contracting for the construction or major 
        renovation) of any facility to increase infrastructure gender 
        parity by--
                    (A) constructing buildings in such a way that the 
                number of toilets in women's restrooms will equal or 
                exceed the number of toilets (including urinals) in 
                men's restrooms; or
                    (B) if such a number is unachievable or not 
                feasible, receive a statement by the Administrator of 
                General Services as to why such a number of toilets is 
                not needed; and
            (2) to direct Federal procurement executives involved in 
        leasing buildings to give preference to the lease of facilities 
        that meet or exceed the female toilet to male toilet (including 
        urinals) ratio of 1 to 1.
    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
promulgation of revised regulations under subsection (a), the Director 
for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue guidance to all Federal 
procurement executives providing direction and instructions to 
renegotiate the design of proposed facilities, renovations for existing 
facilities, and leased facilities to incorporate improvements that are 
consistent with this section.
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