A bill to promote more efficient use of the Nation's construction resources, to foster the preservation of buildings of historic or architectural significance, and to enhance the social and economic environment within and surrounding Federal office buildings.
=Title I: Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act= - Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 and the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require the Administrator of General Services, when acquiring or managing space necessary for Federal agencies, to: (1) utilize space in buildings of historic, architectural, or cultural significance where feasible; (2) encourage the location of commercial, cultural, educational, or recreational activities within or near public buildings; and (3) encourage the public use of public buildings outside of regular Federal working hours.
Requires the Administrator to place on the access level of Federal buildings those activities requiring regular public contact.
=Title II:= Directs the United States Postal Service, in consultation with the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, to prescribe such standards for the design, construction, and alteration of its buildings to insure whenever possible that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to, and use of, such buildings.
Requires the Administrator to report annually to Congress with respect to his activities and those of other departments with regard to standards issued, revised, repealed, or waived under the Act to insure that certain buildings financed with Federal funds are so designed and constructed as to be accessible to the physically handicapped.
Requires the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to report annually to the Public Works Committee of the Senate on its actions to insure compliance with Federal standards designed to make public buildings accessible to the handicapped.
Measure laid on table in House, S. 865 passed in lieu.
Call of calendar in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Committee on Public Works and Transportation discharged in House.
Committee on Public Works and Transportation discharged in House.
Measure considered in House.
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 15134.
Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 15134.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendments.
Senate agreed to House amendments.
Measure enrolled in House.
Enacted as Public Law 94-541
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Measure enrolled in Senate.
Measure presented to President.
Measure presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Public law 94-541.
Public law 94-541.