[20080318]98-527_联邦法院建筑.pdf

1 The Judicial Conference of the United States is the governing body for the administration of theU.S. Courts, excluding the U.S. Supreme Court (28 U.S.C. 331), and supervises the Directorof the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the performance of his duties (28U.S.C. 604).2 This report was written by Stephanie Smith, who has retired from CRS. The person currentlylisted as author will update the report when circumstances warrant.Order Code 98-527 GOVUpdated March 18, 2008Federal Courthouse ConstructionClay H. WellbornSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe General Services Administration (GSA) is the primary federal real propertyagency, with responsibility for the design, construction, and maintenance of federalbuildings and courthouses. The determination for new courthouse construction is basedon a five-year assessment of anticipated space requirements compiled by theAdministrative Office of the United States Courts (AOC), which is updated andapproved each year by the Judicial Conference of the United States.1 GSA incorporatesthe ranking of proposed projects into its annual budget request for the authorization andfundi