Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1980

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Public Buildings Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to carry out preliminary engineering and design for the alteration of a public building before a project for such alteration is authorized. Requires approval by the appropriate congressional committees before: (1) acquiring a public building by exchange of property worth more than $500,000; (2) leasing space in a building at a rate in excess of $500,000; (3) altering leased premises if the cost of alteration exceeds $250,000; and (4) reducing the amount of space in an approved project by more than ten percent. Prohibits the Administrator from leasing any space to accommodate the following, except as may be necessary to meet immediate and urgent requirements that cannot be met in public buildings: (1) major computer operations; (2) secure or sensitive activities related to the national defense or security; (3) offices which would require major alterations; or (4) a permanent court room, judicial chamber, or administrative office for any United States court. Prohibits the Administrator from entering into any lease providing for a rental which exceeds th…