,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ai1 #bjah  
,mr4 ,messer introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a competitive  
bidding process for the relocation of   
the headquarters of ,executive agencies1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,strategic ,withdrawal of ,agencies for 
,meaningful ,placement ,act of #bjah or 
,,swamp ,act4  #b4 ,relocation of       
headquarters of ,executive agencies  7a7
 ,repeal of headquarters location       
requirement ,section #gb of title #d1   
,united ,states ,code1 is repealed4  7b7

 ,prohibition on location of            
headquarters in ,washington metropolitan
 area ,with respect to an ,executive    
agency whose headquarters is located in 
the ,washington metropolitan area as of 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
no new construction or major renovations
 may be undertaken1 or lease agreements 
entered into or renewed1 for such       
headquarters after such date of         
enactment1 except as otherwise expressly
 provided by law4  7c7 ,competitive     
bidding process for relocation of       
headquarters  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall establish a process1 in accordance
 with the requirements described in     
paragraph 7#b71 through which--  7,a7   
the head of an ,executive agency may    
submit a request for the ,administrator 
to issue a solicitation for the         
relocation of the headquarters of such  
agency2 or  7,b7 if determined          

necessary1 the ,administrator may issue 
a solicitation for the relocation of the
 headquarters of an ,executive agency4  
7#b7 ,requirements ,with respect to any 
solicitation issued for the relocation  
of the headquarters of an ,executive    
agency pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 the  
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall--  7,a7 allow any ,state and any  
political subdivision of a ,state to    
submit a bid for the relocation of such 
headquarters2  7,b7 provide the public  
with notice and an opportunity to       
comment on such solicitation2 and  7,c7 
in consultation with the head of such   
agency1 select a ,state1 or a political 
subdivision of a ,state1 for the        
relocation of such headquarters using   
competitive bidding procedures that     
consider the following3  7i7 ,the extent
 to which the relocation of such        
headquarters would impact the economy   
and workforce development of a ,state or
 political subdivision of a ,state4     
7ii7 ,whether a ,state1 or a political  

subdivision of a ,state1 has expertise  
in carrying out activities substantially
 similar to the mission and goals of    
such agency4  7iii7 ,the extent to which
 the relocation of such headquarters to 
a ,state1 or a political subdivision of 
a ,state1 would implicate national      
security interests4  7d7 ,rule of       
construction ,nothing in this ,act may  
be construed to prohibit a political    
subdivision of the ,state of ,maryland  
or the ,commonwealth of ,virginia that  
is located outside the ,washington      
metropolitan area from submitting a bid 
under subsection 7c77#b77;,a74  7e7     
,offset allowed ,the ,administrator of  
,general ,services may use the proceeds 
from the sale of any ,federal building  
or land to offset the cost of relocating
 the headquarters of an ,executive      
agency4  7f7 ,no additional funds       
authorized ,no additional funds are     
authorized to carry out the requirements
 of this ,act4 ,such requirements shall 
be carried out using amounts otherwise  

authorized4  7g7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,executive agency ,the    
term ,executive agency has the meaning  
given that term in section #aje of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 except that 
the term does not include the ,executive
 ,office of the ,president4  7#b7       
,headquarters ,the term headquarters    
means the place or building serving as  
the managerial and administrative center
 of an ,executive agency1 except that   
the term does not include an office that
 the head of any such agency may        
maintain separately from such place or  
building in the ,washington metropolitan
 area4  7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state    
means each of the #ej ,states4  7#d7    
,washington metropolitan area ,the term 
,washington metropolitan area means the 
geographic area located within the      
boundaries of the following3  7,a7 ,the 
,district of ,columbia4  7,b7           
,montgomery and ,prince ,george's       
,counties in the ,state of ,maryland4   
7,c7 ,arlington1 ,fairfax1 ,loudoun1 and

 ,prince ,william ,counties and the     
,city of ,alexandria in the             
,commonwealth of ,virginia4