Section 621 - DefinitionsIn this subchapter:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.-The term "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services.(2) COUNCIL.-The term "Council" means the Federal Real Property Council established by section 623(a).(3) DIRECTOR.-The term "Director" means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.(4) FEDERAL AGENCY.-The term "Federal agency" means-(A) an executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government; or(B) a wholly owned Government corporation (other than the United States Postal Service).(5) FIELD OFFICE.-The term "field office" means any office of a Federal agency that is not the headquarters office location for the Federal agency.(6) POSTAL PROPERTY.-The term "postal property" means any property owned or leased by the United States Postal Service.(7) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.-The term "public-private partnership" means any partnership or working relationship between a Federal agency and a corporation, individual, or nonprofit organization for the purpose of financing, constructing, operating, managing, or maintaining one or more Federal real property assets.(8) UNDERUTILIZED PROPERTY.-The term "underutilized property" means a portion or the entirety of any real property, including any improvements, that is used-(A) irregularly or intermittently by the accountable Federal agency for program purposes of the Federal agency; or(B) for program purposes that can be satisfied only with a portion of the property.Added Pub. L. 114-318, §3(a), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1608.STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
PURPOSE Pub. L. 114-318, §2, Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1608, provided that: "The purpose of this Act [see section 1 of Pub. L. 114-318 set out as a Short Title of 2016 Amendment note under section 101 of this title] is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Federal Government in managing property of the Federal Government by-"(1) requiring the United States Postal Service to take appropriate measures to better manage and account for property;"(2) providing for increased collocation with Postal Service facilities and guidance on Postal Service leasing practices; and"(3) establishing a Federal Real Property Council to develop guidance on and ensure the implementation of strategies for better managing Federal property."