Rick Larsen: “The amendment offered by the Representative from Georgia requires some significant reporting on occupancy, utilization…”

“The amendment offered by the Representative from Georgia requires some significant reporting on occupancy, utilization rates, and costs by the heads of Federal agencies to the Office of Management and Budget, the General Services Administration, and Congress. Information gathering and transparency is vital to efficient and effective governing, so I will not oppose the amendment. I do want to point out, however, that agency heads are already required to report occupancy and utilization data, and that data can be found on GSA's annual performance overview reports on GSA's website that the public can access now. Mr. Chair, I will not oppose the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCORMICK. Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time to close. Mr. Chair, my amendment is simple, easy, and commonsense. I ask for my colleagues to support this amendment and to support the underlying bill. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”