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This bill requires the Comptroller General (the head of the Government Accountability Office) to conduct a comprehensive review of the Fine Arts Program at the General Services Administration (GSA), a federal agency responsible for managing government buildings and assets. The review, to be initiated within one year of the bill's enactment, will involve surveying every piece of art in the GSA's Fine Arts Collection, which is one of the oldest and largest public art collections in the United States and includes works from New Deal-era programs. The Comptroller General will be tasked with estimating the collection's economic value, evaluating the GSA's stewardship of the program, assessing whether current staffing and funding levels are sufficient to manage and preserve the collection, comparing the GSA's art management practices to other similar organizations, and examining whether the GSA should find a new home for the collection given potential staff and budget reductions. Within two years of the bill's enactment, the Comptroller General must submit a report to congressional committees detailing the review's findings and offering recommendations for improving the management of the Fine Arts Collection, including whether the GSA should continue to manage the collection. The bill recognizes the importance of art in preserving and understanding history and aims to ensure the proper care and preservation of this significant cultural resource.

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