,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #g1 #bjbe,ms4 ,ernst introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the headquarters of ,executive agencies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strategic ,withdrawal of ,agencies for ,meaningful ,placement ,act or the ,,swamp ,act4 #b4 ,relocation of headquarters of ,executive agencies 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,executive agency ,the term ,executive agency-- 7,a7 has the meaning given the term in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,b7 does not include-- 7i7 the ,executive ,office of the ,president2 7ii7 the ,department of ,defense1 including-- 7,i7 the ,defense ,intelligence ,agency2 7,,ii7 the ,national ,security ,agency2 and 7,,iii7 the ,national ,geospatial-,intelligence ,agency2 7iii7 the ,department of ,energy2 7iv7 the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 7v7 the ,department of ,state2 7vi7 the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence2 or 7vii7 the ,central ,intelligence ,agency4 7#b7 ,headquarters ,the term headquarters-- 7,a7 means the place or building serving as the managerial and administrative center of an ,executive agency2 and 7,b7 does not include an office that the head of an ,executive agency may maintain separately from a place or building in the ,washington metropolitan area4 7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means each of the #ej ,states4 7#d7 ,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 ,loudoun1 and ,prince ,william ,counties and the ,city of ,alexandria in the ,commonwealth of ,virginia4 7b7 ,prohibition on location of headquarters in ,washington metropolitan area 7#a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the headquarters of an ,executive agency may not be located in the ,washington metropolitan area4 7#b7 ,exception ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 the headquarters of an ,executive agency located in the ,washington metropolitan area on the date of enactment of this ,act may remain in the ,washington metropolitan area4 7#c7 ,condition ,with respect to the headquarters of an ,executive agency that remains in the ,washington metropolitan area under paragraph 7#b71 after the date of enactment of this ,act and except as otherwise expressly provided by law-- 7,a7 no new construction or major renovation may be undertaken on the headquarters2 7,b7 a lease agreement for the headquarters may not be renewed2 and 7,c7 a new lease agreement for the headquarters may not be entered into4 7c7 ,competitive bidding process for relocation of headquarters 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall establish a process1 in accordance with the requirements under paragraph 7#b71 through which-- 7,a7 the head of an ,executive agency may submit a request for the ,administrator of ,general ,services to issue a solicitation for the relocation of the headquarters of the ,executive agency2 or 7,b7 if determined necessary1 the ,administrator of ,general ,services may issue a solicitation for the relocation of the headquarters of an ,executive agency4 7#b7 ,requirements ,with respect to any solicitation issued for the relocation of the headquarters of an ,executive agency under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall-- 7,a7 allow any ,state and any political subdivision of a ,state to submit a proposal for the relocation of the headquarters of the ,executive agency2 7,b7 provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment on any proposal submitted under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,c7 in consultation with the head of the ,executive agency1 select a ,state1 or a political subdivision of a ,state1 for the relocation of the headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure that considers-- 7i7 the extent to which the relocation of the headquarters would impact the economy and workforce development of a ,state or political subdivision of a ,state2 7ii7 whether a ,state1 or a political subdivision of a ,state1 has expertise in carrying out activities substantially similar to the mission and goals of the ,executive agency2 and 7iii7 the extent to which the relocation of the headquarters to a ,state1 or a political subdivision of a ,state1 would implicate national security interests4 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to prohibit a political subdivision of the ,state of ,maryland or the ,commonwealth of ,virginia that is located outside the ,washington metropolitan area from submitting a proposal under subsection 7c77#b77;,a74 7e7 ,offset allowed ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services may use the proceeds from the sale of any ,federal building or land to offset the cost of relocating the headquarters of an ,executive agency4 7f7 ,no additional funds authorized ,the ,administrator of ,general ,services shall carry out this ,act using amounts otherwise made available to the ,administrator of ,general ,services1 and no additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act4