,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ryan introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,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 commission to
 study the relocation of select         
executive agencies or divisions of such 
agencies outside the ,washington        
metropolitan area1 to make              
recommendations to ,congress on         
appropriate findings1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,government
 ,decentralization ,commission ,act4    
#b4 ,establishment ,there is established
 in the ,general ,services              
,administration a commission to be known

 as the ,federal ,government            
,decentralization ,commission 7in this  
,act referred to as the ,commission74   
#c4 ,duties of ,commission ,the         
,commission shall-- 7#a7 study the      
relocation of executive agencies or     
divisions of executive agencies outside 
the ,washington metropolitan area2 and  
7#b7 submit to ,congress a plan for the 
relocation of recommended agencies or   
divisions4  #d4 ,membership  7a7 ,number
 and appointment ,the ,commission shall 
be composed of the ,administrator of    
,general ,services 7or a designee7 and  
#aj other members1 appointed as follows3
  7#a7 ,two members shall be appointed  
by the majority leader of the ,senate4  
7#b7 ,two members shall be appointed by 
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives4  7#c7 ,two members    
shall be appointed by the minority      
leader of the ,senate4  7#d7 ,two       
members shall be appointed by the       
minority leader of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#e7 ,two members    

shall be appointed by the ,administrator
 of the ,general ,service               
,administration4  7b7 ,deadline for     
initial appointment ,the initial members
 of the ,commission shall be appointed  
not later than #ij days after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7c7     
,vacancies ,a vacancy in the            
,commission-- 7#a7 shall not affect the 
powers of the ,commission2 and  7#b7    
shall be filled in the same manner as   
the original appointment was made4  7d7 
,compensation ,each member of the       
,commission shall serve without pay4    
7e7 ,travel expenses ,each member of the
 ,commission shall be allowed a per diem
 allowance for travel expenses1 at rates
 consistent with those authorized under 
subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7         
,chairperson ,the ,chairperson of the   
,commission shall be the ,administrator 
of ,general ,services 7or a designee74  
#e4 ,administrative support and staff   
provided by the ,general ,services      

,administration ,administrative and     
support staff for the ,commission shall 
be provided by the ,general ,services   
,administration4  #f4 ,submission of    
plan to ,congress  7a7 ,in general ,not 
later than #b years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,commission shall develop and submit to 
,congress a plan for the relocation of  
executive agencies or divisions of      
executive agencies outside the          
,washington metropolitan area4  7b7     
,requirements for plan ,the plan shall  
include the following3 7#a7 ,an         
identification of new locations for     
executive agencies or divisions of      
executive agencies outside the          
,washington metropolitan area1 which    
shall be prioritized--  7,a7 by         
relocation to a low-income community2 or
  7,b7 by relocation to areas with      
expertise in the mission and goal of the
 executive agency or division4  7#b7 ,a 
consideration of national security      
implications of the relocation4  7#c7   

,an economic and workforce development  
study on how the relocation of an       
executive agency or division would      
impact the new location4  7#d7 ,a list  
of potential site acquisitions and      
partial prospectus for executive        
agencies or divisions of executive      
agencies1 which shall include--  7,a7 a 
brief description of the building to be 
constructed1 altered1 or leased2  7,b7  
the location of the building2 and  7,c7 
an estimate of the maximum cost of the  
acquisition and the relocation4  #g4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3  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 ,low-income community ,the term    
low-income community has the meaning    
given that term in section #de;,d7e7 of 
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
7#bf ,u4,s4,c4 #de;,d7e774  7#c7        

,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  #h4 
,termination ,the ,commission shall     
terminate #cj days after the submission 
of the plan under section #f4  #i4      
,funding ,no new appropriations may be  
obligated to carry out this ,act4