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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 7388 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7388
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 Government, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2026
Mr. Burlison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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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 Government, 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 ``Smart Space Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) Meetings and Consultations.--Not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services
shall convene consultation meetings to identify alternative financing
solutions for the construction or renovation of public buildings, or
necessary work to prepare such buildings for disposal that will reduce
costs to the Federal Government.
(b) Meetings.--In convening consultation meetings under subsection
(a), the Administrator shall include--
(1) experts related to private commercial real estate;
(2) experts related to Federal real estate; and
(3) if available, State real estate experts experienced
with leveraging private financing for public buildings and
facilities.
(c) Report and Recommendations.--Not later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the
President--
(1) recommendations on types of public-private partnerships
and alternative financing methods best suited for meeting the
public building needs of the Federal Government; and
(2) 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 project.
(d) Recommended Project List.--In submitting a list of recommended
projects under subsection (c)(2), the Administrator shall submit
projects that the Administrator determines--
(1) serve core missions of the Federal Government for which
maintaining the functions in federally owned space over the
long-term is critical;
(2) will result in either consolidations or relocations of
Federal departments or agencies out of costly, inefficient, and
underutilized space that the Administrator intends to sell or
dispose of once vacated; and
(3) with respect to standard office space, will result in
meeting a minimum building utilization of 60 percent or greater
as defined in section 2302 of the Thomas R. Carper Water
Resources Development Act of 2024 (40 U.S.C. 584 note).
(e) Transparency.--
(1) Report.--The Administrator shall submit the report
under subsection (c) 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
Administration.
(2) Timeline.--The Administrator of General Services shall
maintain on the website of the General Services Administration
information on the process under this Act, including any
timelines and milestones.
(3) Delays.--The Administrator shall report directly to the
President and Congress any delays with respect to the timing
and milestones described in paragraph (2).
(4) Meetings.--Meetings pursuant to subsection (a) shall be
noticed and open to the public and shall not be subject to
chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.
(f) Project Approvals.--The President may direct the Administrator
to proceed with any projects on the recommended project list, subject
to future appropriations and subsections (g) and (i).
(g) Prospectuses.--Projects described in subsection (c)(2) that are
approved by the President shall be subject to section 3307 of title 40,
United States Code, except that prospectuses for such projects shall be
submitted to the Committees listed in subsection (e)(1) not later than
30 days after approval by the President.
(h) Accountability.--Any proposed types of alternative financing
and public-private partnerships shall include terms and conditions that
ensure accountability and performance.
(i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed
as providing the Administrator of General Services any additional legal
authorities beyond the authorities existing prior to enactment of this
Act.
(j) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) Alternate financing; public-private partnership.--The
terms ``alternate financing'' and ``public-private
partnership'' may include--
(A) agreements that reflect an obligation by a non-
Federal entity to design, build, finance, operate, and
maintain an asset, or a combination thereof; and
(B) a ground-lease to a non-Federal party with a
subsequent lease back of the improvements.
(2) Public building.--The term ``public building'' has the
meaning given such term in section 3301 of title 40, United
States Code.
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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 (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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