To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes.

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to remove the deadline for appointment of members to the Public Buildings Reform Board and revise the board's termination date to six years after its members have been selected for appointment pursuant to the Act.

[115th Congress Public Law 437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 115-437
115th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that 
  the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the 
responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Jan. 14, 
                         2019 -  [H.R. 7318]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FEDERAL ASSETS SALE.

    (a) In General.--Section 4(c)(2) of the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (B);
            (2) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and 
        all that follows through ``In selecting'' in subparagraph (A) in 
        the matter preceding clause (i) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Appointments.--In selecting''; and
            (3) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
        subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting 
        appropriately.

    (b) Termination.--Section 10 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer 
Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is amended by 
striking ``the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``the date 
on which the Board members are appointed pursuant to section 4''.
    (c) Accounting System.--Section 12(e) of the Federal Assets Sale and 
Transfer Act of 2016 (40 U.S.C. 1303 note; Public Law 114-287) is 
amended in the first sentence by striking ``the date of enactment of 
this Act'' and inserting ``the date on which the Board members are 
appointed pursuant to section 4''.

    Approved January 14, 2019.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 7318:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
            Dec. 21, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 22, considered and passed Senate.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2019):
            Jan. 14, Presidential statement.

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