FY2016 Appropriations Act Includes Critical Investments in the Nation’s Public Buildings

WASHINGTON – On Friday, President Obama signed into law a bipartisan appropriations bill that lifts sequestration and allows for critical investments in areas that grow our economy. The funding budget agreement provides a significant investment in the Federal Buildings Fund, an account used to invest in major repairs and alterations to federal buildings and to partially offset costs of constructing new federal buildings. This funding will allow GSA to make investments in our nation’s infrastructure and harness our ability to serve as an economic catalyst for growth in local communities.

“The agreement gives us the opportunity to build on the progress we have made in recent years,” said GSA Administrator Denise Turner Roth. “We look forward to continue to provide our federal agency partners the services and facilities they need to fulfill their missions.”

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