,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjai,mr4 ,griffith introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to relocate
 the headquarters of the ,appalachian   
,regional ,commission1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,appalachian        
,regional ,commission ,relocation ,act4 
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,regional commissions1 
such as the ,delta ,regional ,authority1
 the ,denali ,commission1 and the       
,northern ,border ,regional ,commission1
 are each headquartered in their        
respective region4  7#b7 ,headquartering
 regional commissions within the region 
affected is a sensible approach to      
ensure that the commissions are housed  
in more affordable locations than the   
,district of ,columbia1 thereby reducing
 administrative overhead and making the 

commissions closer and more accountable 
to the people the commissions were      
designed to serve4  #c4 ,headquarters of
 the ,appalachian ,regional ,commission 
7a7 ,in general ,section #adcja of title
 #dj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3  7g7
 ,headquarters ,the headquarters of the 
,commission shall be located in the     
,appalachian region4  4  7b7            
,implementation  7#a7 ,in general ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal    
,cochairman of the ,commission shall    
take such actions as may be necessary to
 carry out the amendment made in        
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,extension ,the   
,federal ,cochairman of the ,commission 
may extend1 by up to #ahj days1 the     
period for implementation specified in  
paragraph 7#a7 if the ,federal          
,cochairman submits to the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,environment and ,public  

,works of the ,senate written notice of 
the need for the extension4