S. 4486 — A bill to amend title 3, United States Code, to prescribe a process to authorize certain activities at the Executive Residence at the White House, and for other purposes.

This section establishes a congressional notification, review, and authorization process for any activity or proposed improvement to the Executive Residence at the White House with an aggregate cost from all sources exceeding $1,000,000. The President must submit a description of the activity to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, including all information necessary for review regardless of classification. Authorization occurs only after each committee chairman publishes a statement in the Congressional Record confirming receipt and review of the submission. The President must also submit semiannual progress reports on authorized activities each June 1 and December 1.