EXPENDITURES ON LEASED FACILITIES AND REAL PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

SEC. 2850. EXPENDITURES ON LEASED FACILITIES AND REAL PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) In General.—Not later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce expenditures on facilities leased by the Department of Defense by 25 percent. (b) Real Property Management.—The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) publish guidance with respect to— (A) standards for maximum office space design for new construction, including space reconfigurations; and (B) desired average occupancy standards for existing Department of Defense facilities; (2) validate utilization rates for existing office space owned or leased by the Department prior to approving significant land acquisitions for the Department; and (3) use building utilization rates to validate new construction requirements, including efforts of the Department with respect to reconfiguration. (c) Annual Briefing.—Not later than March 31, 2025, and annually thereafter until 2027, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— (1) the capacity of real property owned or leased by the Department of Defense; (2) the average utilization rates for such real property; (3) the size and cost of facilities leased by the Department; and (4) the plan of the Secretary to satisfy the requirement under subsection (a).