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HR 2426 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Espionage and treason Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Public contracts and procurement Real estate business U.S. and foreign investments

Secure Government Buildings from Espionage Act of 2017

Introduced: May 16, 2017 Introduced by: Lynch, Stephen F. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
May 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
May 16, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Secure Government Buildings from Espionage Act of 2017

This bill instructs the General Services Administration, the Architect of the Capitol, or any other federal agency (other than the Department of Defense), before entering into a lease agreement with a public or private entity to accommodate a federal agency in a building or other improvement that will be used for high-security leased space, to require such entity:

  • to identify each beneficial owner of such entity;
  • to disclose to such agency any beneficial owner that is a foreign person; and
  • if such agency is assigning the building or other improvement to a federal tenant, to notify that tenant of any such disclosure.

The agency shall require such entity to:

  • provide such identification and disclosure when first submitting a proposal in response to an agency solicitation, and
  • update such information within 60 days of any change in the beneficial owners of that entity or the information required to be provided relating to each such owner.
What's happening now May 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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