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The bill increases pre-move oversight, transparency, and stakeholder consideration for large federal relocations at the cost of added administrative expense, potential delays or cancellations of moves, and possible reductions in public-report usefulness due to necessary redactions.
Federal employees will get a required, documented analysis of proposed large relocations that assesses mission impacts, staffing changes, and risks before moves occur.
Taxpayers and Congress gain greater transparency about relocation costs and benefits because agencies must publish redacted analyses and Offices of Inspector General must report conclusions and data to Congress within 90 days.
Local governments and other stakeholders served by affected positions will receive formal stakeholder impact analyses and engagement plans, improving consideration of local service impacts during relocation decisions.
Federal employees and agency operations could face delays or cancellations of planned large relocations because added analytic requirements and OIG review steps lengthen decision timelines.
Taxpayers and agencies may incur higher administrative costs to prepare detailed A-4 analyses and support OIG reviews, or agencies may divert staff/time from program work to comply.
Taxpayers and outside observers may get less useful public reports when agencies redact proprietary or confidential information, limiting the practical value of disclosure for evaluating some relocation impacts.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires agencies to do OMB A‑4 consistent benefit–cost analyses, submit unredacted reports to OIG, publish redacted analyses, and have OIG report to Congress before major relocations.
Official title: Require Federal agencies to conduct a benefit-cost analysis on relocations involving the movement of employment positions to different areas, and for other purposes.
Introduced March 27, 2025 by Christopher Van Hollen · Last progress March 27, 2025
Requires federal agencies to run and publish benefit–cost analyses and obtain Office of Inspector General (OIG) review before carrying out large reorganizations or relocating substantial numbers of employees (moves that transfer more than the lesser of 5% or 100 employees outside their commuting area or to another agency). Agencies must submit unredacted analyses to their OIG, publish a redacted public version with specified content, and the OIG must report its findings to four congressional committees within 90 days. The bill defines covered relocations and related terms, preserves other legal requirements, and ties required analyses to OMB Circular A–4. Public summaries must include outcomes, metrics, stakeholder engagement, staffing and financial plans, risk and mission-impact assessments, and whether National Capital Region real estate options were considered for moves out of the region.