,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #dic  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ad1 #bjai,mr4
 ,"y introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read
 twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on      
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,f$]al ag5cies 
n p]=m+ security functions to relocate  
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates by ! beg9n+ (   
fiscal ye> #bjcj4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,dec5tralize       
,regulatory ,ag5cies1 ,include ! ,nation
 ,act ( #bjai or ! ,,dra9 ,act4  #b4    
,relocation ( ,f$]al nonsecurity ag5cies
 to locations outside ! ,national       
,capital region  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is 
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,adm9i/rator means 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ,g5]al ,s]vices2  7#b7 
! t]m ag5cy-- 7,a7 means an ,executive  
dep>tm5t 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 & an indep5d5t
 e/abli%m5t 7z def9$ 9 section #ajd (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 &  7,b7 
does n include ! ,gov]nm5t              
,acc\ntability ,(fice2  7#c7 ! t]m      

,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice (
 ,managem5t & ,budget2  7#d7 ! t]m local
 gov]nm5t means a city1 t[n1 t[n%ip1    
c\nty1 p>i%1 village1 or o!r g5]al      
purpose political subdivision ( a ,/ate2
  7#e7 ! t]m ,national ,capital region  
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #hgjb (
 title #dj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#f7 !
 t]m nonsecurity ag5cy means an ag5cy t 
is n a security ag5cy2  7#g7 ! t]m      
security ag5cy means an ag5cy t receives
 ! majority ( ! fund+ = ! ag5cy "u an   
appropriation ,act mak+ appropriations--
  7,a7 = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7,b7 = 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security2 or     
7,c7 = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 =eign       
op]ations1 & relat$ programs2 &  7#h7 ! 
t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,plan ,! ,director
 & ! ,adm9i/rator %all jo9tly develop & 
implem5t a plan "u :i* ! headqu>t]s (   
ea* nonsecurity ag5cy t is n exempt$ "u 
subsection 7d7 %all be relocat$ to a    
location outside ! ,national ,capital   
region by n lat] ?an ! lat] (--  7#a7   

,octob] #a1 #bjbi2 or  7#b7 if          
applicable1 ! date on :i* ! lease 9     
effect on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act =
 ! build+ 9 :i* ! headqu>t]s ( !        
nonsecurity ag5cy is locat$ expires4    
7c7 ,det]m9ation ( area = relocation    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! plan "u subsection 7b7 
%all require t ! location to :i* !      
headqu>t]s ( a nonsecurity ag5cy %all be
 relocat$ be det]m9$ by ! ,director1 !  
,adm9i/rator1 & ! head ( ! nonsecurity  
ag5cy on a competitive basis1 9         
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7#b7      
,application ,a ,/ate or local gov]nm5t 
desir+ t a nonsecurity ag5cy relocate ! 
headqu>t]s ( ! nonsecurity ag5cy to an  
area t is "u ! jurisdiction ( ! ,/ate or
 local gov]nm5t %all submit an          
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
accompani$ by su* in=mation z !         
,director & ! ,adm9i/rator %all jo9tly  
e/abli%4  7#c7 ,priority ,! ,director1 !
 ,adm9i/rator1 & ! head ( ! nonsecurity 
ag5cy %all give priority to an          
application "u ?is subsection propos+ ! 

headqu>t]s ( a nonsecurity ag5cy be     
locat$ 9 an area--  7,a7 = :i* ! rate ( 
unemploym5t is high] ?an ! av]age rate (
 unemploym5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z       
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,labor2  7,b7 )
 a nexus betwe5 ! nonsecurity ag5cy & ! 
geographic area 9 :i* ! nonsecurity     
ag5cy regulates2 or  7,c7 ) exi/+       
infra/ructure to effici5tly support !   
size & scope ( ! relocation ( !         
headqu>t]s ( ! nonsecurity ag5cy4  7#d7 
,det]m9ation ,! location to :i* !       
headqu>t]s ( a nonsecurity ag5cy %all be
 relocat$ %all be det]m9$ by a majority 
vote ( ! ,director1 ! ,adm9i/rator1 & ! 
head ( ! nonsecurity ag5cy4  7d7        
,exemptions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t 
may exempt a nonsecurity ag5cy f !      
requirem5t to relocate ! headqu>t]s ( ! 
nonsecurity ag5cy if ! ,presid5t        
det]m9es t ! headqu>t]s ( ! nonsecurity 
ag5cy %\ld rema9 9 ! curr5t location4   
7#b7 ,report+ ,if ! ,presid5t exempts a 
nonsecurity ag5cy "u p>agraph 7#a71 !   
,presid5t %all submit to ,congress a    

report detail+ ! basis = ! det]m9ation (
 ! ,presid5t t ! headqu>t]s ( !         
nonsecurity ag5cy %\ld rema9 9 ! curr5t 
location4  7e7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section 
#gb ( title #d1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ ,all (fices & ins]t+     
,except z provid$ 9 ! ,,dra9 ,act1 all  
(fices4  7f7 ,no additional funds       
au?oriz$ ,no additional funds are       
au?oriz$ to c>ry out ! requirem5ts ( ?is
 ,act4 ,su* requirem5ts %all be c>ri$   
out us+ am\nts o!rwise au?oriz$4