(b) Purpose.—The purpose of the Council shall be—
(1)
to develop guidance and ensure implementation of an efficient and effective real property management strategy;
(c) Composition.—
(3) Executive director.—
(B) Qualifications.—The Executive Director shall—
(e) Duties.—The Council, in consultation with the Director and the Administrator, shall—
(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subchapter, establish a real property management plan template, to be updated annually, which shall include performance measures, specific milestones, measurable savings, strategies, and Government-wide goals based on the goals established under section 524(a)(7) to reduce surplus property or to achieve better utilization of underutilized property, and evaluation criteria to determine the effectiveness of real property management that are designed—
(2)
develop utilization rates consistent throughout each category of space, considering the diverse nature of the Federal portfolio and consistent with nongovernmental space use rates;
(3)
develop a strategy to reduce the reliance of Federal agencies on leased space for long-term needs if ownership would be less costly;
(6)
research best practices regarding the use of public-private partnerships to manage properties and develop guidelines for the use of those partnerships in the management of Federal property; and
(7) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subchapter and annually during the 4-year period beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this subchapter and ending on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this subchapter, the Council shall submit to the Director a report that contains—
(A)
a list of the remaining excess property that is real property, surplus property that is real property, and underutilized property of each Federal agency;
(B)
the progress of the Council toward developing guidance for Federal agencies to ensure that the assessment required under section 524(a)(11)(B) is carried out in a uniform manner;
(C)
the progress of Federal agencies toward achieving the goals established under section 524(a)(7);
(D)
if necessary, recommendations for legislation or statutory reforms that would further the goals of the Council, including streamlining the disposal of excess or underutilized real property; and
(f) Consultation.—In carrying out the duties described in subsection (e), the Council shall also consult with representatives of—
(g) Council Resources.—
The Director and the Administrator shall provide staffing, and administrative support for the Council, as appropriate.
(h) Access to Report.—The Council shall provide, on an annual basis, the real property management plan template required under subsection (e)(1) and the reports required under subsection (e)(7) to—
(i) Exclusions.—In this section, surplus property shall not include—
(1)
any military installation (as defined in section 2910 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note; Public Law 101–510));
(3)
Indian and native Eskimo property held in trust by the Federal Government as described in section 3301(a)(5)(C)(iii);
(4)
real property operated and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority pursuant to the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831 et seq.);
(6) any public lands (as defined in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722)) administered by—