,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dacf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #a1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,mr4     
,cardin7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require ,federal agencies to conduct a  
benefit-cost analysis on relocations    
involving the movement of employment    
positions to different areas1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,congressional 
,oversight to ,secure ,transparency of  
,relocations ,act or the ,,cost of      
,relocations ,act 4  #b4 ,benefit-cost  
analysis on certain relocations  7a7    
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administrative redelegation of function
 ,the term administrative redelegation  
of function means a ,federal agency     
establishing new positions within the   
,federal agency that replace existing   

positions within the ,federal agency and
 perform the functions of the positions 
replaced4  7#b7 ,covered relocation ,the
 term covered relocation means-- 7,a7 an
 administrative redelegation of function
 which1 by itself or in conjunction with
 other related redelegations1 involves  
replacing the existing positions of more
 than the lesser of #e percent or #ajj  
of the employees of the relevant        
,federal agency with new positions      
located outside the commuting area of   
those employees2  7,b7 moving a ,federal
 agency or any component of a ,federal  
agency if the move1 by itself or in     
conjunction with other related moves1   
involves moving the positions of more   
than the lesser of #e percent or #ajj of
 the employees of the ,federal agency   
outside the commuting area of those     
employees or under the jurisdiction of  
another ,federal agency2 or  7,c7 a     
combination of related redelegations and
 moves which together involve the       
positions of more than the lesser of #e 

percent or #ajj of the employees of the 
relevant ,federal agency being moved to 
or replaced with new positions located  
outside the commuting area of those     
employees or moved under the            
jurisdiction of another ,federal agency4
  7#c7 ,employee ,the term employee     
means an employee or officer of a       
,federal agency4  7#d7 ,federal agency  
,the term ,federal agency has the       
meaning given the term agency in section
 #ijb of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code4  7#e7 ,national ,capital ,region 
,the term ,national ,capital ,region has
 the meaning given the term in section  
#hgjb of title #dj1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7b7 ,requirement ,except as     
provided in subsection 7e71 a ,federal  
agency may not carry out a covered      
relocation unless1 before any submission
 to the ,office of ,management and      
,budget or other reviewing entity       
regarding the relocation-- 7#a7 the     
,federal agency-- 7,a7 conducts a       
benefit-cost analysis on the covered    

relocation2 and  7,b7 submits to the    
,office of ,inspector ,general for the  
,federal agency a report on the findings
 of the benefit-cost analysis and       
including such other information as the 
,office of ,inspector ,general          
determines necessary for compliance with
 subsection 7d72 and  7#b7 the ,office  
of ,inspector ,general of the ,federal  
agency reviews the report and submits to
 ,congress the report described in      
subsection 7d74  7c7 ,benefit-,cost     
analysis  7#a7 ,in general ,the         
benefit-cost analysis described in      
subsection 7b77#a7 shall be conducted in
 a manner consistent with the economic  
and social science principles           
articulated in the guidance applicable  
to relocations in the ,office of        
,management and ,budget ,circular ,a-#d1
 as in effect on ,september #ag1 #bjjc4 
7#b7 ,analysis report  7,a7 ,contents   
,the report described in subsection     
7b77#a77;,b7 shall include1 at a        
minimum-- 7i7 the anticipated outcomes  

and improvements that will result from  
the proposed covered relocation1        
quantified in monetary or other         
appropriate measures to the extent      
practicable2  7ii7 an explanation of how
 the proposed covered relocation will   
result in the anticipated outcomes and  
improvements2  7iii7 the metrics for    
measuring whether the proposed covered  
relocation results in the anticipated   
outcomes and improvements2  7iv7 a      
detailed employee engagement plan2  7v7 
a list of stakeholders2  7vi7 a timeline
 of past and future engagements with    
stakeholders regarding the proposed     
covered relocation2  7vii7 an assessment
 of how the proposed covered relocation 
may affect stakeholders-- 7,i7 served by
 the positions affected by the covered  
relocation2 and  7,,ii7 in the          
destination ,federal agency or region2  
7viii7 a comprehensive strategy for     
accomplishing the proposed covered      
relocation that includes-- 7,i7         
staffing1 resourcing1 and financial     

needs2  7,,ii7 an implementation        
timeline identifying milestones and the 
persons accountable for meeting those   
milestones2  7,,iii7 a risk assessment2 
and  7,,iv7 a risk mitigation plan2     
7ix7 an analysis of the effect the      
proposed covered relocation may have on 
the ability of the ,federal agency to   
carry out the mission of the ,federal   
agency during the covered relocation and
 thereafter2 and  7x7 an assessment of  
the short- and long-term effects of the 
proposed covered relocation on the      
mission of the ,federal agency4  7,b7   
,publication ,a ,federal agency shall   
make publicly available the report      
described in subsection 7b77#a77;,b7 in 
a form that excludes any proprietary    
information or trade secrets of any     
person and other confidential           
information4  7d7 ,inspector ,general   
report to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ij days after the date 
on which a ,federal agency submits a    
report under subsection 7b77#a77;,b71   

the ,office of ,inspector ,general for  
that ,federal agency shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1  
the ,committee on ,environment and      
,public ,works of the ,senate1 the      
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of 
the ,house of ,representatives1 and the 
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives a report on the        
findings of the review conducted under  
subsection 7b77#b71 including-- 7,a7    
detailed descriptions of the data used  
in the benefit-cost analysis described  
in subsection 7b77#a71 including the    
types of data and the time periods      
covered by the data2  7,b7 the          
conclusions of the benefit-cost analysis
 and the analysis underlying those      
conclusions2 and  7,c7 a comprehensive  
assessment of-- 7i7 the extent to which 
the ,federal agency adhered to the      
guidance in the ,office of ,management  
and ,budget ,circular ,a-#d1 as in      

effect on ,september #ag1 #bjjc1 in     
conducting the benefit-cost analysis1   
including a determination whether that  
adherence is sufficient to justify the  
use of ,federal funds for the covered   
relocation involved2 and  7ii7 if the   
covered relocation involves moving      
positions from inside the ,national     
,capital ,region to outside the         
,national ,capital ,region1 the extent  
to which real estate options in the     
,national ,capital ,region were compared
 to those in the destination as part of 
that analysis4  7#b7 ,exclusions  7,a7  
,in general ,the ,office of ,inspector  
,general for a ,federal agency shall    
exclude from any report described in    
this subsection any proprietary         
information or trade secrets of any     
person and other confidential           
information4  7,b7 ,explanation and     
description required ,for each exclusion
 under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,office of
 ,inspector ,general shall include-- 7i7
 an explanation of the reason for the   

exclusion2 and  7ii7 a description of   
the information excluded in an          
appropriate location in the relevant    
report4  7e7 ,other requirements not    
abrogated ,nothing in this ,act shall be
 construed to abrogate1 reduce1 or      
eliminate any requirements imposed by   
law pertaining to any relocation of a   
,federal agency or component of a       
,federal agency4