DISPOSAL Act

Summary

Directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to dispose of six named federal buildings in Washington, D.C., by sale at fair market value or by ground lease up to 99 years, and allows GSA to relocate agencies, include short leasebacks, and add up to 20 additional low‑utilization GSA buildings per year. The law mostly exempts those disposals from certain environmental, historic preservation, homeless assistance, procurement, and judicial-review laws, bars sales or ground leases to foreign persons/entities, requires limited notice to congressional committees before public relocation announcements, and directs net proceeds to the Federal Buildings Fund for relocation costs (with excess to the Treasury general fund). The disposal authority expires on December 31, 2028.

Key Points

• GSA must sell or ground‑lease six named federal buildings in Washington, D.C., or may add up to 20 more low‑utilization GSA buildings per year for disposal.
• Sales may be at fair market value or ground leases up to 99 years; temporary leasebacks up to five years are allowed to accommodate relocations.
• GSA chooses relocation sites with consultation but cannot build agency‑specific new facilities via build‑to‑suit leases.
• Many environmental, historic preservation, homeless assistance, procurement, and administrative review requirements are waived for these disposals (with limited exceptions).
• Actions under the disposal authority are removed from judicial review, limiting court challenges.
• Net proceeds first cover implementation and relocation costs (deposited to the Federal Buildings Fund); excess proceeds go to the Treasury general fund.
• Sales or ground leases to foreign persons or entities (or with foreign beneficial owners) are prohibited.
• GSA must give 30 days notice to two congressional committees before publicly announcing relocations outside DC; disposal authority expires on December 31, 2028.

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