“To require the Administrator of General Services to dispose of certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes.”
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This section requires the Administrator of General Services to dispose of six specified federal buildings in Washington, DC—Frances Perkins (200 Constitution Avenue NW), James V. Forrestal (1000 Independence Avenue SW), Theodore Roosevelt (1900 E Street NW), Robert C. Weaver (451 7th Street SW), Department of Agriculture South (1400 Independence Avenue SW), and Hubert H. Humphrey (200 Independence Avenue SW)—by sale for fair market value at highest and best use or ground lease for up to 99 years. The section grants the Administrator discretion on transaction terms (including agency relocations or leasebacks of up to five years), prohibits sales or ground leases to foreign persons or entities, and exempts disposals from specified laws, including (1) section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, (2) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, (3) the National Historic Preservation Act, and (4) chapters 5 (procurement) and 87 (public contracts) of title 40, U.S. Code. (As background, 40 U.S.C. 3307 requires resolutions from the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approving purposes for appropriations exceeding $1.5 million to construct, alter, or acquire public buildings or to lease space at over $1.5 million annually or alter leased space over $750,000; this section exempts these disposals—and related agency relocations—from those requirements. Thus, the Administrator may proceed without such congressional approvals.) For agency relocations from these buildings, the section vests the Administrator with sole discretion on new locations (after agency consultation and considering mission needs), prohibits build-to-suit leases, requires 30 days' notice to the specified committees for moves outside the District of Columbia, and exempts such actions from 40 U.S.C. 3307 and the Competition in Contracting Act (41 U.S.C. ch. 33). Net proceeds from disposals are deposited first into the Federal Buildings Fund for implementation and relocation costs (expendable only via future appropriation), with remaining amounts to the Treasury general fund for deficit reduction. Administrator actions under this section are not subject to judicial review, including under the Administrative Procedure Act.