Congressional approval

§ 2107. Congressional approval Appropriations may not be made for lease-purchase projects which have not been approved by resolutions adopted by the Committees on Public Works or the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, before July 22, 1957. For the purpose of securing considers-74 Stat. 592tion of the approval the Postmaster General shall transmit to those Committees a prospectus of the proposed project, including, but not limited to— (1) a brief description of the building located or to be erected at a given location; (2) an estimate of the maximum cost of site and building together with the term of years over which payments would run and the maximum rate of interest that would be acceptable for any deferred part of the cost; (3) a certificate of need for the space signed by the head of the agency which will use the facility; (4) a statement by the Postmaster General that suitable space owned by the Government is not available and that suitable rental space is not available at a price commensurate with that to be afforded through the contract proposed: (5) a statement of the managerial, custodial, heat and utility services to be provided by the contractor, or an estimate of their probable cost if to be supplied in any part by the Government; (6) a statement of the requirements for tax liability, upkeep and maintenance of the property by either the contractor or the Government during the period of the contract; (7) a statement of rents and other housing costs currently being paid by the Government for any agencies to be housed in the building to be erected; and (8) a statement in writing by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget that the project is necessary and in conformity with the policy of the President. The statement by the Director shall be based on budgetary and related considerations and does not constitute approval by the Director of the specific terms or provisions of any proposed agreement or of the selection of any particular contractor or lessor.