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 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1113 the fund any costs necessary to provide services to the Government's lessee and to pay the rent (not otherwise provided for) on the lease of the space to the Government. (c) AMOUNTS FOR RENT AVAILABLE FOR LEASE OF BUILDINGS ON GOVERNMENT LAND. —Amounts made available to the General Services Administration for the pa3anent of rent may be used to lease space, for a period of not more than 30 years, in buildings erected on land owned by the Government. § 586. Charges for space and services (a) DEFINITION. —In this section, "space and services" means space, services, quarters, maintenance, repair, and other facilities. (b) CHARGES BY ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Administrator of General Services shall impose a charge for furnishing space and services. (2) RATES.—The Administrator shall, from time to time, determine the rates to be charged for furnishing space and services and shall prescribe regulations providing for the rates. The rates shall approximate commercial charges for compsirable space and services. However, for a building for which the Administrator is responsible for alterations only (as the term "alter" is defined in section 3301(a) of this title), the rates shall be fixed to recover only the approximate cost incurred in providing alterations. (3) EXEMPTIONS. —The Administrator may exempt anyone from the charges required by this subsection when the Administrator determines that charges would be infeasible or impractical. To the extent an exemption is granted, appropriations to the General Services Administration are authorized to reimburse the Federal Buildings Fund for any loss of revenue. (c) CHARGES BY EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—An executive agency, other than the Administration, may impose a charge for furnishing space and services at rates approved by the Administrator. (2) CREDITING AMOUNTS RECEIVED.— An amount an executive agency receives under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation or fund initially charged for providing the space or service. However, amounts in excess of actual operating and maintenance costs shall be credited to miscelleuieous receipts unless otherwise provided by law. (d) RENT PAYMENTS FOR LEASE SPACE.— An agency may make rent payments to the Administration for lease space relating to expansion needs of the agency. Payment rates shall approximate commercial charges for comparable space as provided in subsection (b). Pa3anents shall be deposited into the Federal Buildings Fund. The Administration may use amounts received under this subsection, in addition to amounts received as New Obligational Authority, in the Rental of Space activity of the Fund. §587. Telecommuting and other alternative workplace arrangements (a) DEFINITION. —In this section, the term "telecommuting centers" means flexiplace work telecommuting centers. (b) TELECOMMUTING CENTERS ESTABLISHED BY ADMINISTRATOF OF GENERAL SERVICES.—

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