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117th Congress · House

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.

Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property · Public contracts and procurement · Government Operations and Politics

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Specifies that a bargain-price purchase option (i.e., the option to purchase property at less than fair market value).
  • House passed it on Nov 4, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This act specifies that a bargain-price purchase option (i.e., the option to purchase property at less than fair market value) in a lease agreement for a federal building may be exercised only to the extent the option is specifically provided for in subsequent acts of Congress. The act applies to lease agreements that are entered into on or after January 1, 2021.

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