Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018 or the SWAMP Act
This bill: (1) repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of government be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere; and (2) prohibits new construction or major renovation of certain executive agency headquarters in the Washington Metropolitan area.
The General Services Administration (GSA) must: (1) establish a process to allow an executive agency to request GSA to issue a solicitation for the relocation of its headquarters; (2) allow any state to bid for the relocation of the agency's headquarters; and (3) in consultation with the executive agency, select a state for the relocation of the agency's headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure based on certain considerations.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5403 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5403
To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the
headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 22, 2018
Mr. Messer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the
headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for
Meaningful Placement Act of 2018'' or the ``SWAMP Act''.
SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency''--
(A) has the meaning given the term in section 105
of title 5, United States Code; and
(B) does not include--
(i) the Executive Office of the President;
(ii) the Department of Defense, including
the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National
Security Agency, and the National-Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency;
(iii) the Department of Energy;
(iv) the Department of Homeland Security;
(v) the Department of State;
(vi) the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence; and
(vii) the Central Intelligence Agency.
(2) Headquarters.--The term ``headquarters''--
(A) means the place or building serving as the
managerial and administrative center of an Executive
agency; and
(B) does not include an office that the head of an
Executive agency may maintain separately from a place
or building in the Washington metropolitan area.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States.
(4) Washington metropolitan area.--The term ``Washington
metropolitan area'' means the geographic area located within
the boundaries of the following:
(A) The District of Columbia.
(B) Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in the
State of Maryland.
(C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William
Counties and the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth
of Virginia.
(b) Repeal of Headquarters Location Requirement.--Section 72 of
title 4, United States Code, is repealed.
(c) Prohibition on Location of Headquarters in Washington
Metropolitan Area.--With respect to a headquarters of an Executive
agency that has the headquarters of the Executive agency located in the
Washington metropolitan area as of the date of enactment of this Act,
no new construction or major renovation may be undertaken, or lease
agreement entered into or renewed, for the headquarters after the date
of enactment of this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided by
law.
(d) Competitive Bidding Process for Relocation of Headquarters.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services
shall establish a process, in accordance with the requirements
described in paragraph (2), through which--
(A) 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 agency; or
(B) if determined necessary, the Administrator of
General Services may issue a solicitation for the
relocation of the headquarters of an Executive agency.
(2) Requirements.--With respect to any solicitation issued
for the relocation of the headquarters of an Executive agency
pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administrator of General
Services shall--
(A) allow any State and any political subdivision
of a State to submit a bid for the relocation of the
headquarters of the Executive agency;
(B) provide the public with notice and an
opportunity to comment on the bid described in
subparagraph (A); and
(C) in consultation with the head of the Executive
agency, select a State, or a political subdivision of a
State, for the relocation of the headquarters using a
competitive bidding procedure that considers--
(i) the extent to which the relocation of
the headquarters would impact the economy and
workforce development of a State or political
subdivision of a State;
(ii) whether a State, or a political
subdivision of a State, has expertise in
carrying out activities substantially similar
to the mission and goals of the Executive
agency; and
(iii) the extent to which the relocation of
the headquarters to a State, or a political
subdivision of a State, would implicate
national security interests.
(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may 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 bid under subsection (d)(2)(A).
(f) 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 agency.
(g) No Additional Funds Authorized.--
(1) In general.--No additional funds are authorized to
carry out the requirements of this Act.
(2) Amounts authorized.--The requirements shall be carried
out using amounts otherwise authorized.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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