[20080716]RS20630_剩余联邦财产的处置.pdf

1 This report was originally written by Stephanie Smith, Analyst in American NationalGovernment, who recently retired from CRS.2 U.S. General Services Administration, The Federal Real Property Council, FY2006 FederalReal Property Report: An Overview of the U.S. Federal Governments Real Property Assets,July 2007, p. 6.Order Code RS20630Updated July 16, 2008Disposition of Surplus Federal PropertyClay H. WellbornSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe General Services Administrations (GSAs) Office of Property Disposaladministers the conveyance of surplus real property that the federal government nolonger needs. Through GSAs public benefits conveyance program, these properties aremade available to eligible entities in the public and private sectors. This report providesa brief overview of the current policy and procedure for conveying surplus real propertyby GSA to public agencies or to private individuals; and it discusses bills that wouldalter current arrangements so as to reduce federal inventories of excess, costly-to-maintain property.Introduced on July 16, 2007, S. 1667 would require the creation of a five-year pilotproject for the expe