Sec. 13. Federal tangible property database
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish a single, comprehensive, and descriptive database of all Federal tangible property under the custody and control of all Federal agencies, other than Federal tangible property excluded for reasons of national security, in accordance with subsection (b). The Administrator shall collect from the head of each Federal agency descriptive information, except for classified information, of the nature, use, and extent of the Federal tangible property of each agency, including— the geographical location of each Federal tangible property of each agency, including the address and description for each property; the total size of each Federal tangible property of each agency, including square footage and acreage of each property; the relevance of each Federal tangible property to the mission of the agency; the level of use of each Federal tangible property for each agency, including whether the property is excess, surplus, underutilized, or unutilized; the number of days each Federal tangible property is designated as excess, surplus, underutilized, or unutilized; the annual operating costs of each Federal tangible property; and the replacement value of each Federal tangible property.
The Administrator shall, in consultation with the Director, make the database under subsection
(a)available to Federal agencies. To the extent consistent with national security and procurement laws, the database under subsection
(a)shall be publicly accessible at no cost through the Web site of the General Services Administration. To the extent practicable, the Administrator shall ensure that the database under subsection (a)— uses an open, machine-readable format; permits users to search and sort Federal tangible property data; and includes a means to download a large amount of Federal tangible property data and a selection of such data retrieved using a search. Nothing in this section requires an agency to make available to the public information that is exempt from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.