Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/678

 106 STAT. 3414 PUBLIC LAW 102-522—OCT. 26, 1992 square feet of space is federally occupied, unless during the period of occupanpy by Federal employees the entire Federal employee office building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system or equivalent level or safety. No Federal funds may be used for the lease of any other Federal employee office building unless during the period of occupancy by Federal employees the hazardous areas of the entire Federal employee office building are protected by automatic sprinkler systems or an equivalent level of safety. "(ii) The first sentence of clause (i) shall not apply to the lease of a building the construction of which is completed before the date of enactment of this section if the leasing agency certifies that no suitable building with automatic sprinkler systems or an equivalent level of safety is available at an anordable cost. "(iii) Within 3 years after such date of enactment, and periodically thereafter, the Comptroller General shall audit a selection of certifications made under clause (ii) and report to Congress on the results of such audit. ''(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— "(A) a Federal employee office building that was owned by the Federal Government before the date of enactment of this section; "(B) space leased in a Federal employee office building if the space was leased by the Federal Government before such date of enactment; "(C) space leased on a temporary basis for not longer than 6 months; ''(D) a Federal employee office building that becomes a Federal employee office building pursuant to a commitment to move Federal employees into the building that is made prior to such date of enactment; or "(E) a Federal employee office building that is owned or managed by the Resolution Trust Corporation. Nothing in this subsection shall require the installation of an automatic sprinkler system or equivalent level of safety by reason of the leasing, after such date of enactment, of space below the sixth floor in a Federal employee office building. "(3) No Federal funds may be used for the renovation of a Federal employee office building of 6 or more stories that is owned by the Federal Government unless after that renovation the Federal employee office building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system or equivalent level of safety. No Federal funds may be used for the renovation of any other Federal employee office building that is owned by the Federal Government unless after that renovation the hazardous areas of the Federal employee office building are protected by automatic sprinkler systems or an equivalent level of safety. "(4) No Federal funds may be used for entering into or renewing a lease of a Federal employee office building of 6 or more stories that is renovated after the date of enactment of this section, where at least some portion of the federally leased space is on the sixth floor or above and at least 35,000 square feet of space is federally occupied, unless after that renovation the Federal employee office building is protected by an automatic sprinkler system or equivalent level of safety. No Federal funds may be used for entering into or renewing a lease of any other Federal employee office building that is renovated after such date of enactment of this section, unless after that renovation the hazardous areas of the Federal

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