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GAO-22-105896 1 (2022-09-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaonoq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: (:V1;(iU.U.S. Government Accountability Office Spcii Fica Yer22 roiin o GAO-22-105896 September 2022 Report to Congressional Committees The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 appropriated $53.5 million to the General Services Administration (GSA) for four projects at the request of Members of Congress. The act includes specific provisions that designate an amount of funds for a particular recipient, such as a nonprofit organization or a local government, to use for a specific project. These provisions are called Congressionally Directed Spending in the U.S. Senate and Community Project Funding in the House of Representatives. Members of Congress had to meet certain requirements under Senate and House rules in order to have their requests included as provisions in the act. Such requirements included that Members post requests online and certify that they had no financial interest in the projects. The House also required Members to demonstrate community support for requests. This report examines how GSA intends to identify the provisions, distribute the funds made available through these provisions, and ensure the funds are spent for the purposes Congress intended. For more information on this report and others in this series, including background and methodology, visit https://www.gao.gov/tracking-funds. What are the intended uses of these funds? The $53.5 million is intended to support the demolition of vacant buildings adjacent to a federal courthouse complex, as well as for three feasibility studies on constructing government facilities, such as land border entry points into the U.S. General Services Administration: Fiscal Year 2022 Community Project Funding/ Congressionally Directed Spending Provisions Source: GAO analysis of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 and accompanying joint explanatory statement; and information provided by the General Services Administration. I GAO-22-105896 'Based on total amount appropriated for this budget account for fiscal year 2022. Who are the designated recipients? There are three designated recipients for these funds: a federal courthouse, GSA (two projects), and a state agency. GSA will manage all projects. Key Observations * The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse is the designated recipient of $52 million for a project involving South State Street Properties. GSA officials told us that this project will entail demolishing vacant buildings adjacent to the courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. Although GSA is not the designated recipient for this project, GSA officials told us the agency would manage the project. GAO-22-105896 Tracking the Funds: General Services Administration Page 1

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