H.R. 202

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To establish a commission to study the relocation of certain agencies outside of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 3, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Tenney · Committee: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Table of contents

• H.R. 202
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Agency relocation commission

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Commission to Relocate the Federal Bureaucracy Act.

SEC. 2. Agency relocation commission

• (a) Definitions
  • Definitions
  • (1) Agency
    • The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
    • Agency
  • (2) Commission
    • The term Commission means the Commission established under subsection (b).
    • Commission
  • (3) Covered agency
    • The term covered agency means an agency that is not a security-related agency, as determined by the President.
  • (4) Telework
    • The term telework has the meaning given the term in section 6501 of title 5, United States Code.
  • (5) Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
    • The term Washington, D.C. metropolitan area means—
    • Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
      • the District of Columbia;
      • Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in the State of Maryland; and
      • Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• (b) Establishment
  • There is established a Commission to study the relocation of covered agencies based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to other areas throughout the United States.
• (c) Membership
  • The Commission shall be composed of—
    • the Director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office;
    • the Director of the Office of Personnel Management;
    • the Comptroller General of the United States;
    • the Director of the Office of Management and Budget;
    • the Secretary of Agriculture;
    • the Secretary of Commerce;
    • the Secretary of Education;
    • the Secretary of Energy;
    • the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
    • the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;
    • the Secretary of the Interior;
    • the Secretary of Labor;
    • the Secretary of Transportation;
    • the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
    • the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and
    • the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
• (d) Report
  • (1) In general
    • Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the study described in subsection (b).
  • (2) Factors
    • In developing the report required under paragraph (1), the Commission shall recommend the transfer of covered agencies with consideration of—
      • financial efficiency, including whether the cost of living of an area is below the national average;
      • whether an area has adequate pre-existing infrastructure and available private land to be used for the purpose of covered agencies;
      • 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 agency; and
      • whether, at any time during the 5-year period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, a sizeable portion of the workforce of the covered agency has participated in telework.