This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to limit scope or size escalations for public building projects. GSA must also report to Congress on certain project scope and cost changes, public safety, and utilization of public buildings.
Specifically, GSA must not allow the scope or size of a project to increase or decrease by more than 10% without congressional approval.
GSA must report (1) when the estimated maximum cost increases by more than 5%, (2) when the scope or size of a project increases or decreases by more than 5%, (3) any safety incidents as a result of criminal or other activity impacting public safety in and around public buildings, and (4) public building utilization rates and locations of tenant agency activities near such buildings.
GSA must notify Congress upon accomplishing certain milestones for all congressionally approved projects.
GSA must also share space utilization information among federal agencies to coordinate consolidation and sharing of facilities.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to review and report on special use spaces (e.g., conference centers and fitness centers) in federal buildings to determine levels of utilization, opportunities for sharing, and other efficiencies.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 6260 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6260
To provide for certain reviews of the use and safety of Federal
buildings, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 7, 2023
Mrs. Chavez-DeRemer introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To provide for certain reviews of the use and safety of Federal
buildings, and for other purposes.
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 ``Federal Oversight of Construction
Use and Safety Act'' or the ``FOCUS Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING PROJECT ESCALATIONS.
Section 3307(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator shall notify, in
writing, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate of any increase of more than 5 percent of an
estimated maximum cost or of any increase or decrease in the scope or
size of a project of 5 or more percent. Such notification shall include
an explanation regarding any such increase or decrease. The scope or
size of a project shall not increase or decrease by more than 10
percent unless an amended prospectus is submitted and approved pursuant
to this section.''.
SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
(a) Data Collection.--The Administrator of General Services shall
collect data from tenant Federal agencies reports of any safety
incidents as a result of criminal or other activity impacting public
safety in and around public buildings, as defined in section 3301 of
title 40, United States Code.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report
that--
(1) contains the data collected under subsection (a); and
(2) describes any actions taken or planned, if necessary,
to improve building management and operations to address such
incidents.
SEC. 4. REDUCING WASTE IN NEW PROJECTS.
Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (7) by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (8) by striking the period at the end and
inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(9) information on any space occupied by the relevant
agency in the geographical area of the proposed facility,
including uses, utilization rates, any proposed consolidations,
and, if not proposed to be consolidated, a justification for
such determination; and
``(10) details on actual utilization rates, including
number of personnel assigned to the facility, number of
personnel expected to work in-person at the facility and
whether all personnel identified reflect filled and authorized
positions.''.
SEC. 5. REVIEW OF SPECIAL USE SPACE.
(a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
review the use of special use spaces in Federal buildings, including
conference centers, fitness centers, and similar spaces to determine
levels of utilization, opportunities for sharing, collocating, and
other efficiencies.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report
containing the review under subsection (a).
SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY SPACE COORDINATION.
(a) In General.--Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3319. Interagency space coordination
``Unless a Federal agency specifically restricts the sharing of the
information described in this section for national security purposes,
the Administrator of General Services shall share with tenant Federal
agencies pursuing new or replacement office space information on any
other Federal agencies located in the same geographical area for
purposes of determining opportunities for consolidations, collocations,
or other space sharing to reduce the costs of space and maximize space
utilization.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 33 of title 40,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``3319. Interagency space coordination.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-410.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-410.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1209-1211)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6260.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1209-1210)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1209-1210)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.