Summary: Nonprofit Capacity Building Act of 2009 - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a Nonprofit Capacity Building program requiring the Corporation for National and Community Service to award matching grants to intermediary nonprofit organizations for the delivery of organizational development assistance to small and midsize nonprofit organizations, especially those facing resource hardship challenges. Directs the Corporation, to the extent practicable, to award such a grant to an intermediary nonprofit organization in each state. Requires grantees to raise their share of the costs of providing such assistance through contributions from third parties, except where the grantee is a private foundation or specified charity.

nonprofit capacity building act amends national_and_community_service_act establish program requiring corporation_for_national_and_community_service award matching grants intermediary nonprofit organizations delivery organizational development assistance small nonprofit organizations especially facing resource hardship challenges directs corporation extent practicable award grant intermediary nonprofit organization state requires grantees raise share costs providing assistance contributions parties grantee private foundation specified charity


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located logan avenue san_diego california post office


Summary: Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Wallowa Forest Service Compound to Wallowa, Oregon, for use as a historical and cultural interpretation and education center.

compound conveyance act directs secretary agriculture convey oregon use historical cultural interpretation education center


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York, as the "Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located school street new_york post office building


Summary: Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary), for any film crew of five persons or fewer, to require a permit and assess an annual fee of $200 for commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary. Makes such a permit valid for such activities or projects that occur in areas designated for public use during public hours on all federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary for a 12-month period. Prohibits the Secretary, for persons holding such a permit, from assessing any additional fee for commercial filming activities and similar projects that occur in those areas during those hours. Bars the Secretary from prohibiting, as a mechanized apparatus or under any other purposes, the use of cameras or related equipment used for commercial filming activities or similar projects in accordance with this Act on federal lands and waterways administered by the Secretary.

directs secretary interior secretary agriculture secretary film crew persons fewer require permit assess annual fee commercial filming activities similar projects federal lands waterways administered secretary makes permit valid activities projects occur areas designated public use public hours federal lands waterways administered secretary month period prohibits secretary persons holding permit assessing additional fee commercial filming activities similar projects occur areas hours bars secretary prohibiting mechanized apparatus purposes use cameras related equipment commercial filming activities similar projects accordance act federal lands waterways administered secretary


Summary: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (Secretary) to execute an executive agreement for use by the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) of: (1) a new Navy ambulatory care center, parking structure, and supporting structures and facilities in North Chicago and Great Lakes, Illinois; and (2) related medical personal property and equipment. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer to the Secretary of the VA jurisdiction over the center, structures, facilities, and property and equipment covered by the agreement. Designates the transferred center, structures, and facilities as the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (Center). Provides a reversionary interest to the Secretary if the property is not used in accordance with the agreement or in the event of lack of facilities integration. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to the Secretary of the VA functions necessary for Center operation. Authorizes the DOD-VA Health-Care Resources Sharing Committee to provide for the joint funding of the Center in accordance with this Act. Establishes the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Fund to fund the Center's operations. Requires an annual review of such Fund for at least three years after this Act's enactment. Deems the Center a military facility for purposes of the eligibility of members of the Armed Forces to receive care and services there. Extends through FY2015 a joint DOD-VA program to identify, implement, and evaluate creative health care coordination and sharing initiatives at the facility, intraregional, and nationwide levels.

captain directs secretary defense secretary execute executive agreement use departments_of_defense dod veterans_affairs new navy ambulatory care center parking structure supporting structures facilities great_lakes illinois related medical personal property equipment authorizes secretary transfer secretary jurisdiction center structures facilities property equipment covered agreement designates transferred center structures facilities captain provides reversionary interest secretary property accordance agreement event lack facilities integration authorizes secretary secretary navy transfer secretary functions necessary center operation authorizes dod health care resources sharing committee provide joint funding center accordance act establishes captain fund center operations requires annual review fund years act enactment deems center military facility purposes eligibility members armed_forces receive care services extends fy2015 joint dod program identify implement evaluate creative health care coordination sharing initiatives facility nationwide levels


Summary: Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a vehicle maintenance building at its Vehicle Maintenance Branch in Suitland, Maryland, to house and maintain Smithsonian vehicles and transportation equipment.

authorizes board_of_regents smithsonian_institution construct vehicle maintenance building vehicle maintenance branch maryland house maintain smithsonian vehicles transportation equipment


Summary: Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility leases in FY2010 in specified locations in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. Authorizes appropriations for such leases.

authorizes secretary veterans_affairs carry major medical facility leases fy2010 specified locations alabama california florida georgia kansas north_carolina pennsylvania south_carolina texas authorizes appropriations leases


Summary: Wasatch-Cache National Forest Land Conveyance Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town of Alta, Utah, all interests of the United States in and to specified parcels of National Forest System land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake County, Utah. Requires the town to use the land conveyed under this Act for public purposes. Instructs that such conveyance be executed by quitclaim deed and provides for the reversion of the federal land, at the election of the Secretary, if it is used for a purpose other than a public purpose. Requires the boundaries of the conveyed federal land to be determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Town, subject to the condition that such land not exceed a total of two acres. Requires the town to pay the administrative costs of such conveyance.

directs secretary agriculture convey town utah interests united_states specified parcels national_forest_system land wasatch-cache_national_forest salt_lake_county utah requires town use land conveyed act public purposes instructs conveyance executed quitclaim deed provides reversion federal land election secretary purpose public purpose requires boundaries conveyed federal land determined secretary consultation town subject condition land exceed total acres requires town pay administrative costs conveyance


Summary: Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 - Amends the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA) to reauthorize, until July 25, 2020, the program for the completion of appraisals and satisfaction of other legal requirements for the sale or exchange of public land identified for disposal under approved land use plans under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. Revises the FLTFA definition of "federally designated area" to include all the lands within specified boundaries. (Current law is limited to lands which, as of July 25, 2000, were within such specified boundaries.) Makes the FLTFA non-applicable to land eligible for sale under specified public land laws.

federal_land_transaction facilitation act reauthorization amends federal_land_transaction facilitation act fltfa reauthorize july program completion appraisals satisfaction legal requirements sale exchange public land identified disposal approved land use plans federal_land_policy_and_management_act revises fltfa definition federally designated area include lands specified boundaries current law limited lands july specified boundaries makes fltfa non applicable land eligible sale specified public land laws


Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide duty-free treatment for certain federal property returned to the United States.

amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states provide duty free treatment certain federal property returned united_states


Summary: National Women's History Museum Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate. Requires the terms and conditions of the conveyance to address, among other things, mitigation of developmental impacts to existing federal buildings and structures, security concerns, and operational protocols for development and use of the property. Requires the purchase price for the property to be its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal. Requires the appraisal to assume that the property does not contain hazardous substances which require response action. Requires the purchase price to be paid into the Federal Buildings Fund and permits the Administrator to use the proceeds or any lawful purpose consistent with existing authorities granted to the Administrator. Requires specified congressional committees (the committees) to be provided with 30 days advance written notice of any expenditure of the proceeds. Requires the property to be dedicated for use as a site for a national women's history museum for a 99-year period. Provides for the reversion of the property to the United States without any obligation for repayment of any amount of the purchase price if: (1) it is not used as a site for a national women's history museum during the 99-year period; and (2) the Museum has not commenced construction of a museum facility on such property in a five-year period, other than for reasons beyond the Museum's control. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Administrator to contract with the Museum or an affiliate of the Museum to perform response actions required on the property. Credits any costs incurred by the Museum or an affiliate to the purchase price. Prohibits anything in this Act or any amendment made by this Act from affecting or limiting compliance with any environmental law. (Sec. 5) Requires the Museum to bear all costs associated with complying with the provisions of this Act, including studies and reports, relocating tenants, and mitigating impacts to existing federal buildings and structures resulting from the development of the property. (Sec. 6) Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as limiting or affecting the authority or responsibilities of the National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts. Requires the Administrator to cooperate with the Museum on zoning or other land use matters. Bars the Administrator from being required to incur any costs for such cooperation. (Sec. 7) Requires the Museum to submit annual reports to the Administrator and the committees on the development and construction activities of the Museum until the end of the five-year period after conveyance of the property or substantial completion of the museum facility, whichever is later.

sec directs administrator general_services gsa convey quitclaim deed museum specified property district_of_columbia terms administrator deems appropriate requires terms conditions conveyance address things mitigation developmental impacts existing federal buildings structures security concerns operational protocols development use property requires purchase price property market value based highest best use determined independent appraisal requires appraisal assume property contain hazardous substances require response action requires purchase price paid federal_buildings_fund permits administrator use proceeds lawful purpose consistent existing authorities granted administrator requires specified congressional committees committees provided days advance written notice expenditure proceeds requires property dedicated use site national women history museum year period provides reversion property united_states obligation repayment purchase price site national women history museum year period museum commenced construction museum facility property year period reasons museum control sec authorizes administrator contract museum affiliate museum perform response actions required property credits costs incurred museum affiliate purchase price prohibits act amendment act affecting limiting compliance environmental law sec requires museum bear costs associated complying provisions act including studies reports relocating tenants mitigating impacts existing federal buildings structures resulting development property sec prohibits act construed limiting affecting authority responsibilities national_capital_planning_commission requires administrator cooperate museum zoning land use matters bars administrator required incur costs cooperation sec requires museum submit annual reports administrator committees development construction activities museum end year period conveyance property substantial completion museum facility whichever later


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the "Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located louisiana avenue new_orleans louisiana post office building


Summary: Embassy Design and Security Act of 2010 - States that it is U.S. policy to adopt design excellence as a mandate for a new generation of secure, high-performance diplomatic and consular facilities. Urges the Secretary of State to establish: (1) a design excellence program modeled after the General Services Administration (GSA) program to integrate security, innovation, and design and construction best practices for all facilities constructed under the direction of the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations; and (2) a high-level board to track the design excellence program's progress. Directs the Secretary to reestablish the Architectural Advisory Board to: (1) advise the Department of State on design standards; and (2) review design quality and fitness.

embassy design security act 2010_-_states policy adopt design excellence mandate new generation secure high performance diplomatic consular facilities urges secretary state establish design excellence program modeled general_services_administration gsa program integrate security innovation design construction best practices facilities constructed direction high level board track design excellence program progress directs secretary reestablish advise department_of_state design standards review design quality fitness


Summary: Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2010 - Designates peak 12,240, which is located 0.6 miles northeast of Donahue Peak on the northern border of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Yosemite National Park in California as Mt. Andrea Lawrence.

designates peak located miles northeast northern border ansel adams wilderness national park california


Summary: Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010 - Prohibits a condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association from adopting or enforcing any policy, or entering into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent an association member from displaying a Service Flag on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use. (A Service Flag, also known as a "blue star banner," is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense [DOD] for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities.) Prohibits anything in this Act from being considered to permit any display or use inconsistent with: (1) any DOD regulations regarding rules or customs pertaining to the proper display or use of the Service Flag; or (2) any reasonable restriction pertaining to the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag necessary to protect a substantial interest of the condominium, cooperative, or residential real estate management association.

prohibits condominium association cooperative association residential real estate management association adopting enforcing policy entering agreement restrict prevent association member displaying service flag residential property association respect member separate ownership interest right exclusive possession use known blue star banner official banner authorized department_of_defense dod display families members serving armed_forces period war hostilities united_states engaged duration hostilities prohibits act considered permit display use inconsistent dod regulations rules customs pertaining proper display use service flag reasonable restriction pertaining time place manner displaying flag necessary protect substantial interest condominium cooperative residential real estate management association


Summary: Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the "Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

designates federal building courthouse located 9th street south_dakota federal building united_states_courthouse


Summary: Requires the reinstatement of any balance remaining in the Federal Land Disposal Account as of July 24, 2010, to be made available for expenditure in accordance with the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act.

requires reinstatement balance remaining federal land disposal account july available expenditure accordance federal_land_transaction_facilitation_act


Summary: Recovery Through Building Renovation Act of 2010 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to provide credit support for debt or repayment obligations incurred in connection with financing the installation of efficiency or renewable energy measures (efficiency obligations) in commercial, industrial, municipal, university, school, and hospital facilities. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for such credit support, including: (1) standards for assessing, and threshold levels for, the expected energy savings; (2) examples of financing mechanisms that qualify as efficiency obligations; (3) eligibility criteria; and (4) lien priority requirements. Requires the Secretary to prioritize: (1) the maximization of energy savings with the available credit support funding; (2) the establishment of a clear application and approval process; and (3) the distribution of projects receiving credit support across states or geographical regions. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish an initial minimum energy savings requirement for eligible projects that results in the greatest amount of energy savings on a per project basis; and (2) annually adjust that requirement and any other credit support terms deemed necessary taking into account market conditions and available funding. Limits credit support to 90% of the principal amount of the efficiency obligation or $10 million for any single project. Authorizes the Secretary to charge reasonable fees for such credit support. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) the MUSH Building Efficiency Program to provide grants to state revolving funds to finance energy efficiency retrofit projects for buildings that are owned or controlled by a municipality, a state or public university, a school or school district, or a publicly owned hospital; and (2) a program that provides grants to state or tribal governments to support property assessed clean energy bonds and other tax assessment-based financing mechanisms to support building retrofit projects expected to produce significant energy efficiency gains.

recovery building renovation act amends energy policy act authorize secretary energy doe provide credit support debt repayment obligations incurred connection financing installation efficiency renewable energy measures efficiency obligations commercial industrial municipal university school hospital facilities directs secretary establish guidelines credit support including standards assessing threshold levels expected energy savings examples financing mechanisms qualify efficiency obligations eligibility criteria lien priority requirements requires secretary prioritize energy savings available credit support funding establishment clear application approval process distribution projects receiving credit support states geographical regions directs secretary establish initial minimum energy savings requirement eligible projects results greatest energy savings project basis annually adjust requirement credit support terms deemed necessary taking account market conditions available funding limits credit support principal efficiency obligation million single project authorizes secretary charge reasonable fees credit support directs secretary establish provide grants state revolving funds finance energy efficiency retrofit projects buildings owned controlled municipality state public university school school district publicly owned hospital program provides grants state tribal governments support property assessed clean energy bonds tax assessment based financing mechanisms support building retrofit projects expected produce significant energy efficiency gains


Summary: Mount Stevens and Ted Stevens Icefield Designation Act - Directs the United States Board on Geographic Names to designate: (1) a specified unnamed peak in the Alaska Range near Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska as "Mount Stevens"; and (2) a specified icefield in the northern Chugach National Forest in Alaska as the "Ted Stevens Icefield."

designation act directs designate specified peak near national park preserve alaska mount stevens specified northern alaska


Summary: Designates the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, and any successor airport traffic control tower at that location, as the Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower.

designates airport traffic control tower located spokane international airport spokane washington successor airport traffic control tower location


Summary: Designates the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Richard Lewis Thornburgh Courthouse."

designates united_states courthouse located grant street pittsburgh pennsylvania richard lewis courthouse


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located road houston texas george thomas mickey leland post office building


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located houston texas young post office building


Summary: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2012; and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2014. Includes chiropractic examinations and services within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.

chiropractic_care_available veterans act amends department_of_veterans_affairs_health_care_programs_enhancement_act require program secretary veterans_affairs provides chiropractic care services veterans department_of_veterans_affairs medical centers clinics carried fewer medical centers december medical centers december includes chiropractic examinations services required medical rehabilitative preventive health care services


Summary: Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1987 to allow the Clerk of the House of Representatives, at the request of a Member of the House, to donate computers and related peripheral tools previously used by the Member to a public elementary or secondary school designated by such Member without regard to whether the donation: (1) is a cost to the government; or (2) has a recoverable value.

amends legislative_branch_appropriations_act allow clerk house_of_representatives request member house donate computers related peripheral tools previously member public elementary secondary school designated member regard donation cost government recoverable value


Summary: Redesignates the federal building and courthouse located at 200 East Wall Street in Midland, Texas, known as the George Mahon Federal Building, as the "George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush United States Courthouse and George Mahon Federal Building."

redesignates federal building courthouse located east wall street texas known united states courthouse george federal building


Summary: Guaranteed 3% COLA for Seniors Act of 2011 - Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who are age 62 or older. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the use of such index to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits; and (2) provide, in the case of individuals who have attained age 62, for an annual cost-of-living increase of at least 3%.

guaranteed cola seniors act directs bureau_of_labor_statistics department_of_labor prepare publish monthly consumer price index elderly consumers indicates changes time expenditures consumption typical individuals united_states age older amends title old age survivors disability insurance oasdi social security act require use index compute cost living increases social_security benefits provide case individuals attained age annual cost living increase


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the "Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located main street new_jersey sergeant matthew post office


Summary: Prohibits the use of federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the U.S. Congress.

prohibits use federal funds project program named individual currently serving member delegate resident commissioner senator


Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 14, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the property between the U.S. courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the "M.D. Anderson Plaza." Permits the West Tennessee Health Care Foundation to install a historical marker and statue in the Plaza recognizing M.D. Anderson. Prohibits the expenditure of any federal funds in connection with such marker and statue. Requires the Foundation to submit to the Administrator of General Services (GSA) a marker and statue design for GSA approval.

measure amended passed house december summary version repeated designates property courthouse jones building located jackson tennessee permits west tennessee health care foundation install historical marker statue plaza recognizing prohibits expenditure federal funds connection marker statue requires foundation submit administrator general_services gsa marker statue design gsa approval


Summary: Share America's Diverse History in the Capitol Act - Increases from two to three the number of statues a state may provide for placement in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol honoring deceased citizens of the state. Expresses the sense of Congress that, in light of the fact that statues of women and members of racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in the U.S. Capitol, each state should use the opportunity provided by this Act to furnish a statue depicting such an individual who is a notable figure in the state's history.

diverse history capitol act increases number statues state provide placement statuary hall capitol honoring deceased citizens state expresses sense congress light fact statues women members racial ethnic minority groups underrepresented capitol state use opportunity provided act furnish statue depicting individual figure state history


Summary: Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act - Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be revised to: (1) direct federal procurement executives involved in the acquisition, construction, or major renovation of any facility to increase infrastructure gender parity by constructing buildings in such a way that the number of toilets in women's restrooms will equal or exceed the number of toilets (including urinals) in men's restrooms or, if such a number is unachievable or not feasible, to receive a statement by the Administrator of General Services (GSA) as to why such a number of toilets is not needed; and (2) direct federal procurement executives involved in leasing buildings to give preference to the leasing of facilities that meet or exceed the female toilet to male toilet ratio of one to one. Requires the Director of Federal Procurement Policy to issue guidance to all federal procurement executives providing direction and instructions to renegotiate the design of proposed facilities, renovations for existing facilities, and leased facilities to incorporate improvements that are consistent with this Act.

restroom gender parity federal buildings act requires federal acquisition regulation revised direct federal procurement executives involved acquisition construction major renovation facility increase infrastructure gender parity constructing buildings way number toilets women restrooms equal exceed number toilets including men restrooms number feasible receive statement administrator general_services gsa number toilets needed direct federal procurement executives involved leasing buildings preference leasing facilities meet exceed female toilet male toilet ratio requires director federal procurement policy issue guidance federal procurement executives providing direction instructions renegotiate design proposed facilities renovations existing facilities leased facilities incorporate improvements consistent act


Summary: Makes funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for the Capitol power plant in any fiscal year available to construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis battery recharging stations in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives on Capitol grounds for use by privately owned vehicles used by: (1) Members of the House, or (2) employees whose pay is disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House or any other individuals authorized to park in any parking area under House jurisdiction on Capitol grounds (covered employees). Requires the Architect to charge Members and covered employees fees for the electricity sufficient to cover costs, including those to any vendors or other costs associated with maintaining the battery recharging stations. Requires the AOC to report triennially to the Committee on House Administration on whether or not individuals using the battery charging stations receive a subsidy from the taxpayers, and, if so, to submit a plan to the Committee to update the program to ensure that no subsidy is being received. Requires the AOC, if the Committee fails to act on the plan within 60 days, to take appropriate steps to increase rates or fees to ensure reimbursement for the cost of the program.

makes funds appropriated aoc capitol power plant fiscal year available construct operate maintain reimbursable basis battery recharging stations parking areas jurisdiction house_of_representatives capitol grounds use privately owned vehicles members house employees pay disbursed house individuals authorized park parking area house jurisdiction capitol grounds covered employees requires architect charge members covered employees fees electricity sufficient cover costs including vendors costs associated maintaining battery recharging stations requires aoc report triennially individuals battery charging stations receive subsidy taxpayers submit plan committee update program ensure subsidy received requires aoc committee fails act plan days appropriate steps increase rates fees ensure reimbursement cost program


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the "Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located 4th avenue southwest oklahoma specialist post office


Summary: Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2011 - Requires each public building constructed, altered, or acquired by the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to incorporate bird-safe building materials and design features. Directs the Administrator to: (1) incorporate such materials and features into existing public buildings, and (2) address the impacts of interior and exterior lighting on native bird species.

requires public building constructed altered acquired administrator general_services gsa incorporate bird safe building materials design features directs administrator incorporate materials features existing public buildings address impacts interior exterior lighting native bird species


Summary: American Steel First Act of 2011 - Prohibits heads of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Transportation (DOT) from obligating or expending funds or providing financial assistance for projects for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron and steel used in such project is produced in the United States. Waives such prohibition in cases where: (1) the prohibition would be inconsistent with the public interest, (2) iron and steel are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities of a satisfactory quality, or (3) inclusion of iron and steel produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project contract by more than 25%. Prohibits waivers by a department head for products produced in a foreign country that is determined by the U.S. Trade Representative to have violated the terms of an agreement with the United States by discriminating against products covered by the agreement that are produced in the United States. Prohibits such department heads from imposing financial assistance restrictions on: (1) states that impose more stringent requirements on the use of iron and steel in foreign countries in projects carried out with such assistance, or (2) recipients that comply with such state imposed requirements. Makes any person who intentionally mislabels or misrepresents a product used in a project under this Act as "Made in America" ineligible for another department contract from for six years. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) publish a justification for a waiver of the prohibition against obligating funds to carry out the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, highway projects, public transportation projects, or aviation programs unless the steel, iron, and manufactured products used are produced in the United States; and (2) provide for public notice and comment for such waiver.

prohibits heads department_of_homeland_security dhs department_of_defense dod department_of_transportation dot obligating expending funds providing financial assistance projects construction alteration maintenance repair public building public work iron steel project produced united_states waives prohibition cases prohibition inconsistent public interest iron steel produced united_states sufficient reasonably available quantities satisfactory quality inclusion iron steel produced united_states increase cost overall project contract prohibits waivers department head products produced foreign country determined violated terms agreement united_states discriminating products covered agreement produced united_states prohibits department heads imposing financial assistance restrictions states impose stringent requirements use iron steel foreign countries projects carried assistance recipients comply state imposed requirements makes person intentionally misrepresents product project act america ineligible department contract years requires secretary transportation publish justification waiver prohibition obligating funds carry highway projects public transportation projects aviation programs steel iron manufactured products produced united_states provide public notice comment waiver


Summary: St. Albans VA Veteran Cares Act of 2011 - Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from declaring as excess to the needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), or otherwise disposing or reducing the acreage of, federal land and improvements at the St. Albans campus, New York.

veteran prohibits secretary veterans_affairs declaring excess needs department_of_veterans_affairs disposing reducing acreage federal land improvements campus new_york


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the "John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located army drive guam john post office building


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the "Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located street geneva new_york corporal post office


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Bay Street, Suite 2, in Staten Island, New York, as the "Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located bay street suite staten_island new_york sergeant


Summary: Market Transparency and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 - Directs the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) to identify to the Director all assets of value of the GSE and their functions, characteristics, and estimated value. Requires the Director then to: (1) determine which assets are critical, and which are not critical, to carrying out the GSE's mission; and (2) establish plans annually for the sale or other disposition of any non-mission critical assets.

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6310 North University Street in Peoria, Illinois, as the "Charles 'Chip' Lawrence Chan Post Office Building."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located illinois charles chip lawrence post office building


Summary: Neighborhood Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize any depository institution (or affiliate) to lease, including lease with an option to purchase, to any individual for up to five years an interest in residential property which: (1) was or is security for an extension of credit by such depository institution (or affiliate), and (2) came under the institution's or affiliate's ownership or control through foreclosure (or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) on the extension of credit. Directs the federal banking agencies to jointly prescribe specified safety and soundness regulations, including minimum capital requirements for such institutions or affiliates. Permits extension of such a lease beyond five years if any federal or state law, including the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, so permits. Applies this Act only to leases entered into during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Declares it is the intent of Congress that: (1) no permanent change in policy on leasing foreclosed property is being established with respect to depository institutions and depository institution holding companies, and (2) bank leasing of foreclosed property authorized under this Act should not apply to leases entered into after such three-year period. Authorizes a government-sponsored enterprise (the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]) to market for rental, before sale, any of its real estate owned properties and assets as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) determines appropriate. Restricts lease agreements to five years.

neighborhood preservation act amends federal_deposit_insurance_act authorize depository institution affiliate lease including lease option purchase individual years interest residential property security extension credit depository institution affiliate came institution affiliate ownership control foreclosure deed lieu foreclosure extension credit directs federal banking agencies jointly prescribe specified safety soundness regulations including minimum capital requirements institutions affiliates permits extension lease years federal state law including bank_holding_company_act permits applies act leases entered year period beginning date enactment act declares intent congress permanent change policy leasing foreclosed property established respect depository institutions depository institution holding companies bank leasing foreclosed property authorized act apply leases entered year period authorizes government sponsored enterprise federal_national_mortgage_association fannie_mae federal_home_loan_mortgage_corporation freddie_mac market rental sale real estate owned properties assets federal_housing_finance_agency fhfa determines appropriate restricts lease agreements years


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street in Woburn, Massachusetts, as the "Officer John Maguire Post Office Building."

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Summary: Access to Postal Services Act - Modifies the procedures the U.S. Postal Service must follow in connection with the closing or consolidation of any postal facility, including: (1) requiring an assessment of the need for the closure or consolidation, (2) eliminating a requirement to consider the resulting Postal Service economic savings, (3) requiring posted notice in each affected postal facility and notice by mail to all persons served by such postal facility at least 90 days before the final decision is made, and (4) requiring (under current law, allowing) suspension of the determination pending an appeal to the Postal Regulatory Commission. Exempts emergency suspensions (as defined under Postal Service regulations) or lease termination or cancellation by a party other than the Postal Service. Requires such posted notice to include the cost savings the Postal Service estimates it will realize from the closing or consolidation, in the first year following the date of such closing or consolidation, with an explanation of the estimate assumptions and methodologies. Directs the Inspector General of the Postal Service, within two years after the closing or consolidation of any postal facility after enactment of this Act, to submit to the Postmaster General and Congress its findings with respect to the actual cost savings realized by the Postal Service in the first year following such closing or consolidation. Defines "postal facility," for the provisions amended by this Act, to include an office, branch, station, or other facility operated by the Postal Service providing services to postal patrons served by the facility.

access postal services act modifies procedures follow connection closing consolidation postal facility including requiring assessment need closure consolidation eliminating requirement consider resulting postal_service economic savings requiring posted notice affected postal facility notice mail persons served postal facility days final decision requiring current law allowing suspension determination pending appeal postal_regulatory_commission exempts emergency suspensions defined postal_service regulations lease termination cancellation party postal_service requires posted notice include cost savings postal_service estimates realize closing consolidation year following date closing consolidation explanation estimate assumptions methodologies directs inspector general postal_service years closing consolidation postal facility enactment act submit postmaster_general congress findings respect actual cost savings realized postal_service year following closing consolidation defines postal facility provisions amended act include office branch station facility operated postal_service providing services postal patrons served facility


Summary: Hometown Artists Act of 2011 - Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to give priority to state and local artists when selecting artwork for federal buildings, except for buildings located in the District of Columbia.

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Summary: Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Spokane, Washington, as the "Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."

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Summary: Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2011 - Directs each federal agency to identify useful federal electronic equipment (i.e., computers and peripheral equipment, fax machines, and certain software) that the agency has determined is excess to its needs and to: (1) report such equipment to the Administrator of General Services (GSA) for processing for transfer to a school or community-based educational organization (educational recipient) in accordance with provisions relating to the donation of personal property through state agencies, (2) transfer such equipment directly to such a recipient by arrangement with the Administrator, or (3) report such equipment to the Administrator as excess property if transfer is not practicable. Requires transferring agencies to give the highest preference to educational recipients located in an enterprise community or empowerment zone designated under the Internal Revenue Code or a qualifying small town or county (those with certain levels of poverty). Requires state plans of operation for property transfers to give the same preference. States that this Act supersedes Executive Order No. 12999 of April 17, 1996 (entitled "Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century").

directs federal agency identify useful federal electronic equipment computers peripheral equipment fax machines certain software agency determined excess needs report equipment administrator general_services gsa processing transfer school community based educational organization educational recipient accordance provisions relating donation personal property state agencies transfer equipment directly recipient arrangement administrator report equipment administrator excess property transfer practicable requires transferring agencies highest preference educational recipients located enterprise community empowerment zone designated internal revenue code qualifying small town county certain levels poverty requires state plans operation property transfers preference states act supersedes executive order april entitled educational technology ensuring opportunity children century


Summary: High-Performance Federal Buildings Act of 2011 - Requires federal agency heads involved in the construction of new federal buildings for which estimated construction costs exceed $1 million and are comprised by federal funding of greater than 50% to ensure that the life-cycle cost (i.e., the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement costs) of such building is considered during its design. Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to issue regulations establishing federal building commissioning standards modeled on existing private sector standards and guidelines for: (1) the commissioning process generally, (2) the commissioning of individual building systems, and (3) the use of building automation systems. Defines "commissioning" as a process for examining and evaluating a building or building system to verify and deliver a building or system that meets the building owner's requirements for use. Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to study and report on the use of integrated design processes and building information modeling for the design and construction of federal buildings. Establishes the position of the Director of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings to assist federal agencies with respect to the utilization of building information modeling, commissioning, and integrated design processes. Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to require reporting on commissioning and energy and water savings measures. Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and update energy and water efficiency standards for federal buildings.

high performance federal buildings act requires federal agency heads involved construction new federal buildings estimated construction costs exceed million comprised federal funding greater ensure life cycle cost sum investment capital installation energy operating maintenance replacement costs building considered design requires administrator general_services_administration gsa issue regulations establishing federal building commissioning standards modeled existing private sector standards guidelines commissioning process generally commissioning individual building systems use building automation systems defines commissioning process examining evaluating building building system verify deliver building system meets building owner requirements use requires comptroller general gao study report use integrated design processes building information modeling design construction federal buildings establishes position director assist federal agencies respect utilization building information modeling commissioning integrated design processes amends national_energy_conservation_policy_act require reporting commissioning energy water savings measures directs secretary energy doe establish update energy water efficiency standards federal buildings


Summary: Smoke-Free Federal Buildings Act - Prohibits smoking in federal buildings. Allows the head of an executive agency to grant an exception to such prohibition if such exception relates to research that may benefit public health. Defines "federal building" to mean any building, workplace, or other structure, and 25 feet from the perimeter of such building, courtyard, areas used for children's playgrounds, or structure owned, leased, or leased for use by an executive agency. Excludes any building or other structure on a military installation located outside the United States.

prohibits smoking federal buildings allows head executive agency grant exception prohibition exception relates research benefit public health defines federal building mean building workplace structure feet perimeter building areas children structure owned leased leased use executive agency excludes building structure military installation located outside united_states


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the "Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the "Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office."

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Summary: Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building.

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Summary: Community Postal Service Preservation and Cost Savings Act - Requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), in considering whether to close or consolidate a post office, to review and consider whether such post office can be co-located at a retail facility or municipal building within one mile of such post office.

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Summary: Libyan Assets Taxpayer Reimbursement Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to vest blocked Libyan assets in an amount necessary to ensure: (1) reimbursement for the cost of U.S. military and humanitarian operations undertaken in Libya, and (2) compensation for U.S. victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism.

libyan assets taxpayer reimbursement act authorizes president vest blocked libyan assets necessary ensure reimbursement cost military humanitarian operations undertaken libya compensation victims libyan sponsored terrorism


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street in Canton, Mississippi, as the "First Sergeant Landres Cheeks Post Office Building."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the "Nicky 'Nick' Daniel Bacon Post Office."

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Summary: Requires the Architect of the Capitol to solicit bids and enter into an agreement for the creation of a statue of "The Unknown Slave" and to acquire and permanently display it in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center.

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Summary: Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 709 West 9th Street, Juneau, Alaska, as the "Robert Boochever United States Courthouse."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb, Michigan, as the "Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the "Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building."

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Summary: Amends P.L. 112-108 to change the street number of the post office designated as the "Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office" from 115 4th Avenue Southwest to 208 1st Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

amends change street number post office designated specialist post office 4th avenue southwest oklahoma


Summary: Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to make intermediate nonprofit organizations in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands eligible to participate in the Nonprofit Capacity Building program. (The program provides grants to intermediary nonprofit organizations to enable them to deliver organizational development assistance to small and midsize nonprofit organizations.)

amends national_and_community_service_act intermediate nonprofit organizations puerto_rico guam american_samoa northern_mariana islands eligible participate nonprofit capacity building program program provides grants intermediary nonprofit organizations enable deliver organizational development assistance small nonprofit organizations


Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3700 Riverside Drive in Columbus, Ohio, as the "Master Sergeant Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office."

designates facility united_states_postal_service located riverside drive columbus ohio master sergeant


Summary: Save the La Jolla Post Office Act - Grants a right of first refusal to the La Jolla Historical Society in La Jolla, California, to acquire title to the property located at 1140 Wall Street in La Jolla, California (known as the La Jolla Post Office) after the Postmaster determines that such property is no longer needed to carry out postal operations.

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Summary: Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 333 West Broadway Street in San Diego, California, as the "James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep United States Courthouse."

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Summary: Clothe a Homeless Hero Act - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA] ) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to the local airport authority or other local authorities for donation to charity, including local veterans organizations or other local charitable organizations for distribution to homeless or needy veterans and their families. Authorizes the Assistant Secretary to enter into agreements with airport authorities for disposing of such clothing.

homeless hero act directs assistant secretary homeland_security transportation_security_administration tsa transfer unclaimed clothing recovered airport security checkpoints local airport authority local authorities donation charity including local veterans organizations local charitable organizations distribution homeless needy veterans families authorizes assistant secretary enter agreements airport authorities disposing clothing


Summary: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees of a U.S. contractor working in a foreign country to claim the exclusion from gross income for their income earned in such country even if they are required to depart from such country prior to meeting the foreign country residency requirement for such tax exclusion if their departure was a direct result of: (1) a reduction in the number of personnel serving in a combat zone in such country, (2) a termination of the contract under which the U.S. contractor is performing services in such combat zone, or (3) the termination of their employment with the contractor on account of the reduction of personnel or the termination of the contract.

amends internal revenue code allow employees contractor working foreign country claim exclusion gross income income earned country required depart country prior meeting foreign country residency requirement tax exclusion departure direct result reduction number personnel serving combat zone country termination contract contractor performing services combat zone termination employment contractor account reduction personnel termination contract


Summary: Designates the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling VA Clinic."

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Summary: Designates the federal building currently known as Federal Office Building 8, located at 200 C Street SW in the District of Columbia, as the "Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Federal Building."

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Summary: Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 300 Fayetteville Street in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the "Jesse Helms Federal Building and United States Courthouse."

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Summary: Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Red River Avenue North in Cold Spring, Minnesota, as the "Officer Tommy Decker Memorial Post Office."

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Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the "Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Building."

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Summary: Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2011- Requires the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to: (1) issue guidance for federal agency real property plans, including recommendations on how to identify and dispose of excess properties, evaluate disposal costs and benefits, and prioritize disposal decisions based on agency missions and anticipated future need for holdings; (2) report to specified congressional committees annually for five years after 2011 on agency efforts to reduce their real property assets; and (3) assist agencies in the identification and disposal of excess real property. Sets forth agency duties with respect to its properties, including maintaining adequate inventory controls and reporting excess property to the Administrator. Includes among the amounts the Administrator is authorized to obligate from proceeds from the disposition of excess real property: (1) amounts to pay the costs related to identifying and preparing properties to be reported excess by another agency; and (2) amounts to pay the costs associated with the reversion, custody, and disposal of reverted real property. Revises requirements for federal agency retention of proceeds from the transfer or sale of excess real property. Provides that requirements under the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act for the use of public buildings and real property to assist the homeless shall not apply in FY2012 and FY2013 to certain non-excess federal buildings or real property selected for demolition.

federal real property disposal enhancement act requires administrator general_services_administration gsa issue guidance federal agency real property plans including recommendations identify dispose excess properties evaluate disposal costs benefits prioritize disposal decisions based agency missions anticipated future need holdings report specified congressional committees annually years agency efforts reduce real property assets assist agencies identification disposal excess real property sets forth agency duties respect properties including maintaining adequate inventory controls reporting excess property administrator includes amounts administrator authorized obligate proceeds disposition excess real property amounts pay costs related identifying preparing properties reported excess agency amounts pay costs associated reversion custody disposal reverted real property revises requirements federal agency retention proceeds transfer sale excess real property provides requirements mckinney homeless assistance act use public buildings real property assist homeless shall apply fy2012 fy2013 certain non excess federal buildings real property selected demolition


Summary: Makes funds appropriated to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) for the Capitol power plant in any fiscal year available to construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis battery recharging stations in parking areas under the jurisdiction of the Senate on Capitol grounds for use by privately owned vehicles used by: (1) Senators, or (2) Senate employees or any other individuals authorized to park in any parking area under Senate jurisdiction on Capitol grounds (covered employees). Requires the Architect to charge Senators and covered employees fees for the electricity sufficient to cover costs, including those to any vendors or other costs associated with maintaining the battery recharging stations. Requires the AOC to report triennially to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on whether or not individuals using the battery charging stations receive a subsidy from the taxpayers, and, if so, to submit a plan to the Committee to update the program to ensure that no subsidy is being received. Requires the AOC, if the Committee fails to act on the plan within 60 days, to take appropriate steps to increase rates or fees to ensure reimbursement for the cost of the program.

makes funds appropriated aoc capitol power plant fiscal year available construct operate maintain reimbursable basis battery recharging stations parking areas jurisdiction senate capitol grounds use privately owned vehicles senators senate employees individuals authorized park parking area senate jurisdiction capitol grounds covered employees requires architect charge senators covered employees fees electricity sufficient cover costs including vendors costs associated maintaining battery recharging stations requires aoc report triennially senate_committee_on_rules_and_administration individuals battery charging stations receive subsidy taxpayers submit plan committee update program ensure subsidy received requires aoc committee fails act plan days appropriate steps increase rates fees ensure reimbursement cost program


Summary: Protect Those Who Serve Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, any U.S. territory or possession, and any Indian tribe for the renovation, modernization, and construction of law enforcement facilities. Sets forth matching requirements for receipt of a grant.

protect serve act authorizes attorney general grants states district_of_columbia commonwealths puerto_rico northern_mariana_islands american_samoa guam virgin_islands territory possession indian tribe renovation modernization construction law enforcement facilities sets forth matching requirements receipt grant


Summary: Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to coordinate with the heads of federal agencies to determine costs associated with the purchase or lease of civilian and non-tactical vehicles in FY2010 and to reduce such costs by 20% by FY2012.  Exempts the United States Postal Service (USPS) and vehicle purchases deemed essential for defense or security reasons from such cost reductions. Directs the Inspector General of each federal agency to review the system for monitoring the use of motor vehicles owned or leased by such agency for non-offical use.

requires office_of_management_and_budget omb coordinate heads federal agencies determine costs associated purchase lease civilian non tactical vehicles fy2010 reduce costs fy2012 exempts united_states_postal_service usps vehicle purchases deemed essential defense security reasons cost reductions directs inspector general federal agency review system monitoring use motor vehicles owned leased agency non use


Summary: Veteran Voting Support Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide mail voter registration application forms to each veteran who: (1) seeks to enroll in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system at the time of such enrollment; and (2) is already enrolled in such system when there is a change in the veteran's enrollment status or when there is a change in the veteran's address. Requires the Secretary to accept completed application forms for transmittal to appropriate state election officials. Instructs that forms accepted at VA medical centers, community living centers, community-based outpatient centers, and domiciliaries be transmitted within ten days of acceptance, unless a completed form is accepted within five days before the last day for registration to vote in an election in which case the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate state election official within five days of acceptance. Prohibits any information relating to registering to vote or a declination to register to vote under this Act from being used for any purpose other than voter registration. Requires each Director of a VA community living center, domiciliary, or medical center to provide assistance in voting by absentee ballot to resident veterans. Requires such assistance to include: (1) providing information relating to the opportunity to request an absentee ballot; (2) making available absentee ballot applications upon request, as well as assisting in completing such applications and ballots; and (3) working with local election administration officials to ensure the proper transmission of the applications and ballots. Directs the Secretary to permit nonpartisan organizations to provide voter registration information and assistance at facilities of the VA health care system. Prohibits the Secretary from banning any election administration official, whether state or local, party-affiliated or non-party affiliated, or elected or appointed, from providing voting information to veterans at any VA facility. Directs the Secretary to provide reasonable access to facilities of the VA health care system to state and local election officials for the purpose of providing nonpartisan voter registration services to individuals.

veteran voting support act directs secretary veterans_affairs provide mail voter registration application forms veteran seeks enroll department_of_veterans_affairs health care system time enrollment enrolled system change veteran enrollment status change veteran address requires secretary accept completed application forms transmittal appropriate state election officials instructs forms accepted medical centers community living centers community based outpatient centers transmitted days acceptance completed form accepted days day registration vote election case application shall transmitted appropriate state election official days acceptance prohibits information relating registering vote register vote act purpose voter registration requires director community living center domiciliary medical center provide assistance voting absentee ballot resident veterans requires assistance include providing information relating opportunity request absentee ballot making available absentee ballot applications request assisting completing applications ballots working local election administration officials ensure proper transmission applications ballots directs secretary permit nonpartisan organizations provide voter registration information assistance facilities health care system prohibits secretary banning election administration official state local party affiliated non party affiliated elected appointed providing voting information veterans facility directs secretary provide reasonable access facilities health care system state local election officials purpose providing nonpartisan voter registration services individuals


Summary: Civilian Property Realignment Act or CPRA - Establishes the Civilian Property Realignment Commission, to be headed by an Executive Director, to: (1) identify opportunities to reduce significantly the federal government's inventory and cost of federal civilian real property, (2) identify not less than five federal properties with a total fair market value of not less than $500 million to be sold, (3) perform an independent analysis of such inventory, (4) transmit to the President its findings and recommendations for consolidating or otherwise reducing such inventory, and (5) establish and maintain a website for making relevant information about federal civilian real property publicly available. Exempts from the application of this Act certain military installations, properties necessary for national security, properties reserved for national forest or national park purposes, Indian and Native Eskimo property held in trust, properties operated and maintained by the Tennesseee Valley Authority (TVA), and postal properties. Requires federal agencies to submit to the Administrator of General Services (GSA) and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on an annual basis: (1) current data of all federal civilian real properties, and (2) recommendations for the sale or other disposition of those properties and for operational efficiencies. Requires the Administrator to develop standards and criteria for such sale or disposal. Provides for a review of the Commission's recommendations by the President and Congress. Establishes procedures for the approval or disapproval of, and for implementation of, such recommendations. Exempts properties included in the recommendations for disposal or realignment under this Act from certain public benefit conveyance requirements, including the McKinney-Vento Act (requiring surplus property to be used to assist the homeless). Limits the authority of executive agencies to lease space for the purposes of a public building. Requires the Commission to identify and create, on an annual basis, a list of assets located outside of the United States and its territories that are owned or managed by the Bureau of Overseas Building Operations of the Department of State that may be sold to reduce civilian real property inventory or be otherwise disposed of, transferred, or consolidated. Requires OMB and GSA to provide specified congressional committees, upon request, access to the Federal Real Property Profile established by Executive Order 13327, dated February 4, 2004, and make all information in such Profile available to the committees. Requires OMB to make such Profile available to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) upon the request of the Comptroller General. Requires each federal agency, not later than three years after the enactment of this Act, to sell, dispose, transfer, exchange, consolidate, co-locate, reconfigure, or redevelop any property that is deemed excess property.

headed executive director identify opportunities reduce significantly federal government inventory cost federal civilian real property identify federal properties total fair market value million sold perform independent analysis inventory transmit president findings recommendations consolidating reducing inventory establish maintain website making relevant information federal civilian real property publicly available exempts application act certain military installations properties necessary national security properties reserved national forest national park purposes indian native eskimo property held trust properties operated maintained tva postal properties requires federal agencies submit administrator general_services gsa director office_of_management_and_budget omb annual basis current data federal civilian real properties recommendations sale disposition properties operational efficiencies requires administrator develop standards criteria sale disposal provides review commission recommendations president congress establishes procedures approval disapproval implementation recommendations exempts properties included recommendations disposal realignment act certain public benefit conveyance requirements including requiring surplus property assist homeless limits authority executive agencies lease space purposes public building requires commission identify create annual basis list assets located outside united_states territories owned managed sold reduce civilian real property inventory disposed transferred consolidated requires omb gsa provide specified congressional committees request access federal_real_property_profile established executive order dated february information profile available committees requires omb profile available government_accountability_office gao request comptroller_general requires federal agency later years enactment act sell dispose transfer exchange consolidate locate reconfigure redevelop property deemed excess property


Summary: Acquisition Savings Reform Act of 2011 - Directs the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to revise certain federal acquisition practices and procedures, including by: (1) requiring executive agency heads to use online reverse auction, or an equivalent method, in the procurement of commercial items above the simplified acquisition threshold; (2) requiring the consideration of Federal Strategic Sourcing Vehicles (defined as a kind of government-wide interagency acquisition contract or agreement to leverage the federal government's buying power) in the acquisition planning process; (3) authorizing contracting officers to waive contract closeout audits above the simplified acquisition purchase threshold based on risk assessments and to write off unreconciled balances on low risk contracts; (4) requiring executive agency heads to mandate that affordability be included as a requirement for major systems, research and development, and construction and architect-engineering acquisitions, prior to the approval of any acquisition plan exceeding $100 million; (5) requiring service contracts valued at more than $100 million to include provisions to achieve productivity improvements and cost efficiencies; and (6) assisting small businesses by paying their invoices as quickly as possible and before normal payment due dates established by contract. Requires the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to develop a plan for reducing the use of time and materials and labor hour contracts. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to: (1) identify on the OMB website a list of all Federal Strategic Source Vehicle contracts and agreements and awardees, and (2) develop a plan to achieve not less than $1 billion in measurable savings through Federal Strategic Sourcing Vehicles for FY2013-FY2016.

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Summary: Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against entering restricted federal buildings or grounds to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly enters any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Defines "restricted buildings or grounds" as a posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of: (1) the White House or its grounds or the Vice President's official residence or its grounds, (2) a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting, or (3) a building or grounds so restricted due to a special event of national significance.

grounds improvement act amends federal criminal code revise prohibition entering restricted federal buildings grounds impose criminal penalties knowingly enters restricted building grounds lawful authority defines restricted buildings grounds posted restricted area white_house grounds vice president official residence grounds building grounds president person protected secret_service temporarily visiting building grounds restricted special event national significance


Summary: Federal Children's Protection Act - Amends the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 to require any person who, while on federal land or in a federally operated (or contracted) facility, learns of facts that give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, to report the suspected abuse as soon as possible to the agency designated by the Attorney General.

protection act amends victims child abuse act require person federal land federally operated contracted facility facts reason suspect child suffered incident child abuse report suspected abuse soon possible agency designated attorney general


Summary: Keeping Families in their Home Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize any depository institution (or affiliate) to lease, including lease with an option to purchase or a right of first refusal, to any individual for up to five years an interest in residential property which: (1) was or is security for an extension of credit by such depository institution (or affiliate), and (2) came under the institution's or affiliate's ownership or control through foreclosure (or a deed in lieu of foreclosure) on the extension of credit. Preempts any federal or state law that would: (1) restrict the time during which a depository institution or its affiliate may hold or lease property, or (2) prohibit a depository institution or its affiliate from leasing property. Directs the federal banking agencies to prescribe specified joint safety and soundness regulations, including minimum capital requirements for such institutions or affiliates. Permits extension of such a lease beyond five years if any federal or state law, including the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, so permits. Applies this Act only to leases entered into during the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Declares it is the intent of Congress that: (1) no permanent change in policy on leasing foreclosed property is being established with respect to depository institutions and depository institution holding companies, and (2) bank leasing of foreclosed property authorized under this Act should not apply to leases entered into after such three-year period. Authorizes a government-sponsored enterprise (the Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]) to market for rental, before sale, any of its real estate owned properties and assets as the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) determines appropriate. Restricts lease agreements to five years.

keeping families home act amends federal_deposit_insurance_act authorize depository institution affiliate lease including lease option purchase right refusal individual years interest residential property security extension credit depository institution affiliate came institution affiliate ownership control foreclosure deed lieu foreclosure extension credit preempts federal state law restrict time depository institution affiliate hold lease property prohibit depository institution affiliate leasing property directs federal banking agencies prescribe specified joint safety soundness regulations including minimum capital requirements institutions affiliates permits extension lease years federal state law including bank_holding_company_act permits applies act leases entered year period beginning date enactment act declares intent congress permanent change policy leasing foreclosed property established respect depository institutions depository institution holding companies bank leasing foreclosed property authorized act apply leases entered year period authorizes government sponsored enterprise federal_national_mortgage_association fannie_mae federal_home_loan_mortgage_corporation freddie_mac market rental sale real estate owned properties assets federal_housing_finance_agency fhfa determines appropriate restricts lease agreements years


Summary: Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2012 - Sets forth requirements for the expedited disposal of underutilized federal real property (defined as real property that is excess, surplus, underperforming, or otherwise not meeting the needs of the federal government). Title I: Property Management Plans - (Sec. 101) Defines "real property" for purposes of this Act to mean federal buildings and occupied and improved grounds, leased space, or other physical structures under the custody and control of any federal agency. Excludes from such definition any military installation, a designated wilderness study area or other areas managed for wilderness characteristics, Indian and native Eskimo property held in trust, property operated and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), postal property, or any property excluded for national security reasons. Requires each federal agency to: (1) maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for real property under its control, (2) define current and future workforce projections so as to have the capacity to assess the needs of the workforce regarding the use of real property, (3) continuously survey real property to identify underutilized property, (4) report underutilized property to the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), (5) establish goals that lead the agency to reduce underutilized property in its inventory not later than December 31, 2016, (6) reassign or transfer underutilized property, (7) obtain underutilized property to meet mission needs before acquiring non-federal property, and (8) adopt practices to increase productivity and decrease the need for real property assets. Establishes a Federal Real Property Council to develop guidance for the asset management program of each federal agency. Sets forth duties of the Council, including to: (1) establish an asset management plan to determine the effectiveness of real property management; (2) report annually over a five-year period to specified congressional committees on the existing inventory of real property, field offices that are suitable for co-location into another real property asset, the leasing process, a suggested strategy to reduce the reliance of federal agencies on leased space for long-term needs, an assessment of federally leased space, an analysis of all underutilized property, and asset disposal; and (3) submit, annually, to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Postmaster General, a list of field offices that are suitable for co-location with another real property asset. Title II: Property Management Policy - (Sec. 201) Requires the Administrator to: (1) establish and maintain a single, comprehensive, and descriptive database of all real property under the custody and control of federal agencies, except when otherwise required for national security reasons; (2) collect from agencies descriptive information that best describes the nature, use, and extent of federal real property holdings; and (3) make such database accessible to the public at no cost through the GSA website. Requires federal agencies with independent leasing authority to: (1) consult with the Administrator for all leases that exceed GSA thresholds, (2) acquire space at rates consistent with prevailing market rates, and (3) report annually to the Administrator on the use of their independent leasing authority. Requires the Director of OMB to require agencies, on an annual basis, to dispose of, by sale, transfer, or other means of disposal, any real property determined by the Director to be underutilized property. Restricts the sale of underutilized properties to those properties that generate monetary proceeds exceeding the costs of disposal. Dedicates proceeds from the disposal of underutilized real property for debt reduction and budget deficit reduction. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use funds from the disposal of underutilized property: (1) to make grants to private nonprofit organizations to purchase property to assist the homeless; and (2) in awarding such grants, to give preference to organizations that operate within areas in which federal real property is being sold under the disposal program authorized by this Act. (Sec. 202) Requires the Federal Real Property Council to ensure that the life-cycle cost of a real property asset is considered in the construction or lease of such asset when: (1) the construction or lease begins after the date the Council is established, (2) estimated construction costs exceed $1 million, (3) the asset to be leased exceeds 25,000 square feet, and (4) federal funding comprises more than 50% of estimated construction or lease costs. Defines "life-cycle cost" as the sum of investment, capital, installation, energy, operating, maintenance, and replacement costs over the lifetime of a real property asset (i.e., the greater of the period during which such asset is projected to be used or 50 years).

reform act sets forth requirements expedited disposal underutilized federal real property defined real property excess surplus underperforming meeting needs federal government title property management plans sec defines real property purposes act mean federal buildings occupied improved grounds leased space physical structures custody control federal agency excludes definition military installation designated wilderness study area areas managed wilderness characteristics indian native eskimo property held trust property operated maintained tennessee_valley_authority tva postal property property excluded national security reasons requires federal agency maintain adequate inventory controls accountability systems real property control define current future workforce projections capacity assess needs workforce use real property continuously survey real property identify underutilized property report underutilized property administrator general_services_administration gsa establish goals lead agency reduce underutilized property inventory later december reassign transfer underutilized property obtain underutilized property meet mission needs acquiring non federal property adopt practices increase productivity decrease need real property assets establishes federal_real_property_council develop guidance asset management program federal agency sets forth duties council including establish asset management plan determine effectiveness real property management report annually year period specified congressional committees existing inventory real property field offices suitable location real property asset leasing process suggested strategy reduce reliance federal agencies leased space long term needs assessment federally leased space analysis underutilized property asset disposal submit annually director office_of_management_and_budget omb postmaster_general list field offices suitable location real property asset title property management policy sec requires administrator establish maintain single comprehensive descriptive database real property custody control federal agencies required national security reasons collect agencies descriptive information best describes nature use extent federal real property holdings database accessible public cost gsa website requires federal agencies independent leasing authority consult administrator leases exceed gsa thresholds acquire space rates consistent prevailing market rates report annually administrator use independent leasing authority requires director omb require agencies annual basis dispose sale transfer means disposal real property determined director underutilized property restricts sale underutilized properties properties generate monetary proceeds exceeding costs disposal dedicates proceeds disposal underutilized real property debt reduction budget deficit reduction directs secretary housing_and_urban_development hud use funds disposal underutilized property grants private nonprofit organizations purchase property assist homeless awarding grants preference organizations operate areas federal real property sold disposal program authorized act sec requires federal_real_property_council ensure life cycle cost real property asset considered construction lease asset construction lease begins date council established estimated construction costs exceed million asset leased exceeds square feet federal funding comprises estimated construction lease costs defines life cycle cost sum investment capital installation energy operating maintenance replacement costs lifetime real property asset greater period asset projected years