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§6504 Lease of Building

Title 40 › SUBTITLE II — PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › PART C — FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES › CHAPTER 65 — THURGOOD MARSHALL FEDERAL JUDICIARY BUILDING › § 6504

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Architect of the Capitol must lease the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building from the company picked to build it. The lease cannot run more than 30 years from its start date. Rent per square foot for all usable space must be set in the Federal Government’s best interest and must bring in at least enough money to pay off the development cost of squares 721 and 722 over the life of the lease. The Architect may make space available and sublease under section 6506 and include other terms needed to meet the chapter’s goals. Lease payments can only be committed each year and must be paid from the account described in section 6507.

Full Legal Text

Title 40, §6504

Public Buildings, Property, and Works, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Lease Agreement.—
Under an agreement with the person selected to construct the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Architect of the Capitol shall lease the Building to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
(b)Minimum Requirements of Lease Agreement.—
The agreement includes at a minimum the following:
(1)Limit on length of lease.—
The Architect will lease the Building and other improvements for not more than 30 years from the effective date of the agreement.
(2)Rental rate.—
The rental rate per square foot of occupiable space for all space in the Building and other improvements will be in the best interest of the Federal Government and will carry out the objectives of this chapter. The aggregate rental rate for all space in the Building and other improvements shall produce an amount at least equal to the amount necessary to amortize the cost of development of squares 721 and 722 in the District of Columbia over the life of the lease.
(3)Authority to make space available and sublease space.—
The Architect may make space available and sublease space in the Building and other improvements in accordance with section 6506 of this title.
(4)Other terms and conditions.—
The agreement contains terms and conditions the Architect prescribes to carry out the objectives of this chapter.
(c)Obligation of Amounts.—
Obligation of amounts for lease payments under this section may only be made—
(1)on an annual basis; and
(2)from the account described in section 6507 of this title.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6504(a)40:1203(a).Pub. L. 100–480, §§ 3(b)(2)(D) (words after “provisions of this chapter”), 4(a), (b), (d), Oct. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 2330, 2331. 6504(b)(1)– (3)40:1203(b). 6504(b)(4)40:1202(b)(2)(D) (words after “provisions of this Act”). 6504(c)40:1203(d). Subsection (a) is substituted for 40:1203(a) to eliminate obsolete words. In subsection (b)(2), the words “in the District of Columbia” are added for clarity.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 6504

Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110