,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edhf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbd,mrs4 ,blackburn introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to establish a commission to
 study the relocation of certain        
agencies outside of the ,washington1    
,d4,c4 metropolitan area1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,commission to      
,relocate the ,federal ,bureaucracy     
,act4  #b4 ,agency relocation commission
  7a7 ,definitions  7#a7 ,agency ,the   
term agency has the meaning given the   
term in section #eea of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,commission
 ,the term ,commission means the        
,commission established under subsection
 7b74  7#c7 ,covered agency ,the term   
covered agency means an agency that is  
not a security-related agency1 as       
determined by the ,president4  7#d7     

,telework ,the term telework has the    
meaning given the term in section #feja 
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4     
7#e7 ,washington1 ,d4,c4 metropolitan   
area ,the term ,washington1 ,d4,c4      
metropolitan area means-- 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  7b7        
,establishment ,there is established a  
,commission to study the relocation of  
covered agencies based in the           
,washington1 ,d4,c4 metropolitan area to
 other areas throughout the ,united     
,states4  7c7 ,membership ,the          
,commission shall be composed of-- 7#a7 
the ,director of the ,white ,house      
,presidential ,personnel ,office2  7#b7 
the ,director of the ,office of         
,personnel ,management2  7#c7 the       
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    

,states2  7#d7 the ,director of the     
,office of ,management and ,budget2     
7#e7 the ,secretary of ,agriculture2    
7#f7 the ,secretary of ,commerce2  7#g7 
the ,secretary of ,education2  7#h7 the 
,secretary of ,energy2  7#i7 the        
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services2  7#aj7 the ,secretary of     
,housing and ,urban ,development2  7#aa7
 the ,secretary of the ,interior2  7#ab7
 the ,secretary of ,labor2  7#ac7 the   
,secretary of ,transportation2  7#ad7   
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2   
7#ae7 the ,administrator of the         
,environmental ,protection ,agency2 and 
7#af7 the ,commissioner of ,food and    
,drugs4  7d7 ,report  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,commission shall submit to ,congress a 
report on the study described in        
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,factors ,in      
developing the report required under    
paragraph 7#a71 the ,commission shall   
recommend the transfer of covered       

agencies with consideration of-- 7,a7   
financial efficiency1 including whether 
the cost of living of an area is below  
the national average2  7,b7 whether an  
area has adequate pre-existing          
infrastructure and available private    
land to be used for the purpose of      
covered agencies2  7,c7 whether an area 
has existing industries relating to the 
business of a covered agency that can   
serve as public and private sector      
partners of the covered agency and      
strengthen the ability of the covered   
agency to carry out the duties of the   
covered agency2 and  7,d7 whether1 at   
any time during the #e-year period      
preceding the date of enactment of this 
,act1 a sizeable portion of the         
workforce of the covered agency has     
participated in telework4