,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hbf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjag,mr4 ,davidson 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,budd7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the    
head of each executive agency to        
relocate such agency outside of the     
,washington1 ,d4,c41 metropolitan area1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,drain the ,swamp ,act of #bjag4  #b4   
,relocation of agency headquarters  7a7 
,repeal of headquarters location        
requirement ,section #gb of title #d1   
,united ,states ,code1 is repealed4  7b7
 ,headquarters relocation plan  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than ,september #cj1
 #bjah1 the head of each executive      
agency shall develop and submit to      
,congress a plan for the relocation of  
the headquarters of that agency outside 
of the ,washington metropolitan area4   

7#b7 ,requirements ,the plan described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall--  7,a7 identify
 a location for a new headquarters      
outside of the ,washington metropolitan 
area2  7,b7 maximize any potential cost 
savings associated with the relocation2 
7,c7 provide that1 upon implementation  
of the plan1 no more than #aj percent of
 the employees of the agency are based  
in the ,washington metropolitan area2   
and  7,d7 consider any potential        
national security implications of the   
relocation4  7#c7 ,certification ,prior 
to the submission of a plan under       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,director of the    
,office of ,management and ,budget and  
the ,administrator of ,general ,services
 shall certify the compliance of the    
plan with the provisions of this section
 if the plan meets the requirements     
described in paragraph 7#b74  7#d7      
,implementation ,not later than         
,september #cj1 #bjbc1 the head of each 
executive agency shall implement the    
plan for such agency submitted under    

paragraph 7#a74  7c7 ,definitions ,for  
purposes of this section3 7#a7          
,executive agency ,the term executive   
agency has the meaning given the term   
,executive agency in section #aje of    
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 except 
that the term does not include the      
,executive ,office of the ,president4   
7#b7 ,washington metropolitan area ,the 
term ,washington metropolitan area means
 the geographic area located within the 
boundaries of-- 7,a7 the ,district of   
,columbia2  7,b7 ,montgomery and ,prince
 ,george's ,counties in the ,state of   
,maryland2 and  7,c7 ,arlington1        
,fairfax1 ,loudon1 and ,prince ,william 
,counties and the ,city of ,alexandria  
in the ,commonwealth of ,virginia4