Legislative Branch Update: Current Audits and Legislation of Interest

1. Legislative Branch Update: Current Audits and Legislation of Interest Ivan Graff, P.E., CFM, PMP, CCE, LEED AP

2. Focus on Current Engagements with the GAO High Risk List 2013: Managing Federal Real Property Engagement 542212: Real Property Cost Savings Engagement 542214: Structures Engagement 542216: Maintenance and Repair Legislative Branch Update

3. High Risk List 2013: Managing Real Property • Issues – • Holding excess and underutilized property • Relying on costly leasing practices • Securing real property • Lacking action on challenges that hamper reform, including: • Collecting accurate and useful data • Legal requirements that discourage disposition • Balancing competing stakeholder interests Our 10 Year Anniversary (2003 – 2013) Legislative Branch Update

4. Real Property Savings • Background: • Presidential memorandum (June 10, 2010) • Real Property Cost Savings and Innovation Plan (July 2010) • GAO’s Big Questions • What cost savings have agencies achieved? • How did agencies calculate savings? • What has happened so far – • Entrance conference (01/2013) • Follow up meeting (04/2013) • Additional questions (05/2013) GAO 542212 $580M Cost Avoidance Legislative Branch Update

5. Structures • Background: • FRPP definition of structure differs from that used by accountants • GAO’s Big Questions • What do agencies have and who uses them? • How do agencies use cost, value, and condition information? • Do agencies manage buildings and structures the same way? • What has happened so far – • Entrance conference (02/2013) • GAO site visits scheduled (03/2013) GAO 542214 7.5K Records $43B Repl. Value Legislative Branch Update

6. Facility Maintenance and Repair • Background: • GAO 09-10 last examined this maintenance and repair • Nagging issues: maintaining inactive assets, disposing of assets in good condition, decrepit assets in with perfect CI • GAO’s Big Questions • Are agencies addressing deferred maintenance? • Do agencies follow industry practices when addressing deferred maintenance? • Do agencies consider energy efficiency when prioritizing maintenance projects? • What has happened so far – • Entrance conference (03/2013) • ECM candidates to GAO (04/2013) • Additional questions (05/2013) GAO 542216 $1.4B Maintenance $4.3B Deferred Legislative Branch Update

7. Focus on 113th Congress:Legislation Introduced in the House and Senate Manhattan Project National Historical Park Real Property Disposition Energy Efficiency Fleet Legislative Branch Update

8. Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act • S. 507 • Reported to Senate on 05/16/2013 • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/13BrXjI • H.R. 1208 • Reported to House on 04/24/2013 • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/18QD9v6 Who supports this? Legislative Branch Update

9. Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act • ENERGY would provide: • Safe access to certain Manhattan Project related buildings in • Oak Ridge, TN • Los Alamos, NM • Hanford, WA • Funds to operate and maintain these buildings as visitor attractions • INTERIOR would provide: • All other facilities (new or obtained) and interpretative services to comprise the visitor experience • ENERGY and INTERIOR have: • One year to establish the National Park • One year to state roles and responsibilities • Three years to publish a management plan 13 Buildings + LANL Historic District Legislative Update

10. Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act Legislative Update

11. Real Property Disposition Bills • Civilian Property Realignment Act • Introduced in the House on 02/14/2013 • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/19FWZXN • Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2013 • Reported to House on 03/20/2013 • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/107BzOT Legislative Branch Update

12. Civilian Property Realignment Act Creates a commission to find cost savings OMB, the President, and Congress would have to approve recommendations Sale proceeds would fund future recommended actions Certain regulations would not apply to recommendations DOE would no longer have authority to write leases Legislative Branch Update

13. Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act Creates a pilot disposal program for assets with high fair market value Agencies would publish plans for their excess property Allows agencies to retain sale proceeds for disposals or maintenance Codifies the Federal Real Property Profile Streamlines the review of excess property for the homeless Legislative Branch Update

14. CPRA and EFBPDA • Who gets the net proceeds? Legislative Branch Update

15. Energy Efficiency Bills • GSA to perform energy audits • Execute when 10 year pay back or better • Sets energy standards for leases • Reduce data centers, FY 2018 & 2023 • Retain USEC savings • Federal loans • Metering plans • Commissioning • Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act • Introduced in Senate • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/19FWNHP • Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2013 • Introduced in House • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/12hp2tK Legislative Branch Update

16. Fleet Bills • 20% reduction of FY 2010 totals of: • Vehicle number • Vehicle purchase or lease costs • Applies FY 2013-2017 • 20% reduction of FY 2010 totals of: • Vehicle number • Vehicle purchase or lease costs • Applies FY 2013-2017 • To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased . . . • Introduced in Senate • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/15TXEsk • Business and Government Operations Improvement Act (Section 204) • Introduced in House • Read it here: http://1.usa.gov/12HnYzK Legislative Branch Update

17. Questions? Ivan Graff (202) 586-8120 ivan.graff@hq.doe.gov Legislative Branch Update

18. Property Management Virtual Workshop 2013 May 20 – 23, 2013 DAILY WRAP UP