Public Law 114–318: To improve the Government-wide management of Federal property.

Administrator

Council

Director

Federal agency

an executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government; or

a wholly owned Government corporation (other than the United States Postal Service).

field office

postal property

public-private partnership

underutilized property

irregularly or intermittently by the accountable Federal agency for program purposes of the Federal agency; or

for program purposes that can be satisfied only with a portion of the property.

identify a list of postal properties with space available for use by Federal agencies; and

not later than September 30, submit the list to—

Not later than 30 days after the completion of a list under subsection (a), the Council shall provide the list to each Federal agency.

Not later than 90 days after the receipt of the list submitted under paragraph (1), each Federal agency shall—

to develop guidance and ensure implementation of an efficient and effective real property management strategy;

to identify opportunities for the Federal Government to better manage property and assets of the Federal Government; and

to reduce the costs of managing property of the Federal Government, including operations, maintenance, and security associated with Federal property.

The Council shall be composed exclusively of—

The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget shall serve as Chairperson of the Council.

“(B)

Qualifications.—

The Council shall meet subject to the call of the Chairperson.

The Council shall meet not fewer than 4 times each year.

not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subchapter, establish a real property management plan template, to be updated annually, which shall include performance measures, specific milestones, measurable savings, strategies, and Government-wide goals based on the goals established under section 524(a)(7) to reduce surplus property or to achieve better utilization of underutilized property, and evaluation criteria to determine the effectiveness of real property management that are designed—

develop utilization rates consistent throughout each category of space, considering the diverse nature of the Federal portfolio and consistent with nongovernmental space use rates;

develop a strategy to reduce the reliance of Federal agencies on leased space for long-term needs if ownership would be less costly;

provide guidance on eliminating inefficiencies in the Federal leasing process;

compile a list of field offices that are suitable for collocation with other property assets;

research best practices regarding the use of public-private partnerships to manage properties and develop guidelines for the use of those partnerships in the management of Federal property; and

not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subchapter and annually during the 4-year period beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this subchapter and ending on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this subchapter, the Council shall submit to the Director a report that contains—

State, local, and tribal authorities, as appropriate, and other affected communities; and

appropriate private sector entities and nongovernmental organizations that have expertise in areas of—

the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;

the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate;

the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives;

the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and

the Comptroller General of the United States.

any military installation (as defined in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note; Public Law 101–510));

any property that is excepted from the definition of the term ‘’ under section 102;

Indian and native Eskimo property held in trust by the Federal Government as described in section 3301(a)(5)(C)(iii);

real property operated and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority pursuant to the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.);

any real property the Director excludes for reasons of national security;

any public lands (as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)) administered by—

“(A)

any property operated and maintained by the United States Postal Service.

the date on which each lease was executed;

the date on which each lease will expire;

a description of the size of the space;

the location of the property;

the tenant agency;

the total annual rental payment; and

the amount of the net present value of the total estimated legal obligations of the Federal Government over the life of the contract.130 STAT. 1613

the United States Postal Service; or

any other property the Director excludes from subsection (a) for reasons of national security.”

excess property

postal property

underutilized property

irregularly or intermittently by the Postal Service for program purposes of the Postal Service; or

for program purposes that can be satisfied only with a portion of the property.

shall maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for postal property;

shall develop current and future workforce projections so as to have the capacity to assess the needs of the Postal Service workforce regarding the use of property;

may develop a 5-year management template that—

if the Postal Service develops a template under paragraph (3) shall, as part of that template and on a regular basis—

“(B)

Publication.

Reports.

the age and condition of the property;

the size of the property in square footage and acreage;

the geographical location of the property, including an address and description;

the extent to which the property is being utilized;

the actual annual operating costs associated with the property;

the total cost of capital expenditures incurred by the Federal Government associated with the property;130 STAT. 1616

sustainability metrics associated with the property;

the number of Federal employees and contractor employees and functions housed at the property;

the extent to which the mission of the executive agency is dependent on the property;

the estimated amount of capital expenditures projected to maintain and operate the property during the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this paragraph; and

any additional information required by the Administrator of General Services to carry out section 623; and