Sec. 6. Duties of Commission
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The goal of the Commission shall be to identify a total savings to the Federal Government of not less than $9,000,000,000 from the disposal of Federal property under this Act, which may be achieved through activities such as the sale of Federal property and the termination of leases, colocation, maintenance, operations, and security activities. The Commission shall identify opportunities for the Federal Government to reduce significantly— the Federal inventory of civilian real property; the costs incurred by the Federal Government in administering that property, including operations, maintenance, and security; and the number of high-value leases in the Federal inventory through relocation to less costly properties.
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall— identify for potential sale not fewer than 5 Federal properties that— are not on the list of surplus or excess properties as of that date; and each have an anticipated sale price, as determined by the Commission, of not less than $500,000,000; and submit a list of the properties so identified to the President and Congress, which shall be— treated as a recommendation for the Commission under section 5; and subject to the approval process described in sections 7 and 8.
To assist the Commission in carrying out paragraph (1), each Federal agency shall provide to the Commission, on request of the Commission, any information and data regarding the properties of the Federal agency. The Commission shall notify the committees described in section 4(b)(3) of any failure by any Federal agency to comply with a request of the Commission. Not later than 60 days after the date of approval of the list of properties submitted under paragraph (1), each Federal agency with custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction over an identified property shall transfer custody and control of, and administrative jurisdiction over, that property to the Administrator.
Not later than 120 days after the date of approval of the list of properties submitted under paragraph (1), and notwithstanding any other provision of law (except as provided in section 10(d)), the Administrator shall sell the properties on the list at fair market value, at highest and best use, for cash at auction. The proceeds of the sale under paragraph
(4)shall be distributed pursuant to subsections
(b)and
(c)of section 18. The Federal Government may not lease back any property disposed or leased under this subsection. The Commission— shall carry out an independent analysis of the inventory of Federal civilian real property and the recommendations submitted under section 5; shall not be bound or limited by the recommendations; and in any case in which the Commission determines that a Federal agency has failed to provide necessary information, data, or adequate recommendations that meet the standards and criteria developed under section 5(b), shall develop such recommendations as the Commission considers to be appropriate based on existing data contained in the Federal Real Property Profile or other relevant information. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission— may receive and consider proposals, information, and other data submitted by State and local officials and the private sector; and shall make any such information received publicly available. The Commission shall— not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, develop and implement a system of accounting, to be used to independently evaluate the costs of and returns on the recommendations provided to the Commission under this Act; determine which of the recommendations would provide the highest return to the taxpayer; and establish a standard performance period for use in carrying out paragraphs
(1)and (2). After reviewing and performing independent analyses of the recommendations received under section 5, the Commission shall conduct public hearings on the recommendations. All testimony before the Commission at a public hearing under this subsection shall be presented under oath. Not later than 120 days after the date of receipt of recommendations under section 5, and biennially thereafter, the Commission shall, at a minimum, submit to the President, and publicly post on a Federal website maintained by the Commission, a report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission for the consolidation, exchange, colocation, reconfiguration, lease reductions, sale, and redevelopment of Federal civilian real properties, and for other operational efficiencies, that may be realized in the operation and maintenance of those properties by the Federal Government. The Commission— shall seek to develop consensus recommendations; but if a consensus cannot be obtained, may include in the report under paragraph
(1)recommendations that are supported by a majority of the Commission. The Commission shall establish and maintain a Federal website for the purpose of making relevant information publically available. The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress and the Commission a report containing a detailed analysis of the recommendations provided by the Commission under subsection (h), including the process used to develop the recommendations.