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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1106 

To require Federal agencies to conduct a benefit-cost analysis on relocations 

involving the movement of employment positions to different areas, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 17, 2023 

Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. TRONE, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. RASKIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To require Federal agencies to conduct a benefit-cost analysis 

on relocations involving the movement of employment 

positions to different areas, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Over5 sight to Secure Transparency of Relocations Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘COST of Relocations Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS ON CERTAIN RELOCA2 TIONS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

4 (d), a Federal agency may not carry out a covered reloca5 tion unless, prior to any submission to the Office of Man6 agement and Budget or other reviewing entity regarding 

7 such covered relocation— 

8 (1) such agency— 

9 (A) conducts a benefit-cost analysis on the 

10 covered relocation; and 

11 (B) submits to the Office of Inspector 

12 General for such agency a report on the find13 ings of the benefit-cost analysis and including 

14 such other information such Office of Inspector 

15 General determines necessary for compliance 

16 with subsection (c); and 

17 (2) such Office of Inspector General reviews the 

18 report and submits to Congress the report described 

19 in subsection (c). 

20 (b) BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The benefit-cost analysis de22 scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall be conducted in a 

23 manner consistent with the economic and social 

24 science principles articulated in the guidance appli25 cable to relocations in the Office of Management and 


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1 Budget Circular A–4, as in effect on September 17, 

2 2003. 

3 (2) ANALYSIS REPORT.— 

4 (A) CONTENTS.—The report described in 

5 subsection (a)(1)(B) shall include, at a min6 imum— 

7 (i) the anticipated outcomes and im8 provements that will result from the pro9 posed covered relocation, quantified in 

10 monetary or other appropriate measures to 

11 the extent practicable; 

12 (ii) an explanation of how the pro13 posed covered relocation will result in the 

14 anticipated outcomes and improvements; 

15 (iii) the metrics for measuring wheth16 er the proposed covered relocation results 

17 in the anticipated outcomes and improve18 ments; 

19 (iv) a detailed employee engagement 

20 plan; 

21 (v) a list of stakeholders; 

22 (vi) a timeline of past and future en23 gagements with stakeholders regarding the 

24 proposed covered relocation; 


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1 (vii) an assessment of how the pro2 posed covered relocation may affect stake3 holders— 

4 (I) served by the positions af5 fected by the covered relocation; and 

6 (II) in the destination agency or 

7 region; 

8 (viii) a comprehensive strategy for ac9 complishing the proposed covered reloca10 tion that includes— 

11 (I) staffing, resourcing, and fi12 nancial needs; 

13 (II) an implementation timeline 

14 identifying milestones and the persons 

15 accountable for meeting such mile16 stones; 

17 (III) a risk assessment; 

18 (IV) a risk mitigation plan; and 

19 (V) a diversity management 

20 strategy including— 

21 (aa) a strategy for sus22 taining diversity and inclusion; 

23 and 


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1 (bb) documentation of ongo2 ing succession and recruiting 

3 planning processes; 

4 (ix) an analysis of the effect the pro5 posed covered relocation may have on the 

6 ability of the Federal agency to carry out 

7 its mission during the covered relocation 

8 and thereafter; and 

9 (x) an assessment of the short- and 

10 long-term effects of the covered relocation 

11 on the mission of the Federal agency. 

12 (B) PUBLICATION.—A Federal agency 

13 shall make publicly available the report de14 scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B) in a form that 

15 excludes any proprietary information or trade 

16 secrets of any person and other confidential in17 formation. 

18 (c) INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

20 the date on which a Federal agency submits a report 

21 under subsection (a)(1)(B), the Office of Inspector 

22 General for that agency shall submit to the Com23 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af24 fairs of the Senate, the Committee on Environment 

25 and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on 


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1 Oversight and Reform of the House of Representa2 tives, and the Committee on Transportation and In3 frastructure of the House of Representatives a re4 port on the findings of the review conducted under 

5 subsection (a)(2), including— 

6 (A) detailed descriptions of the data used 

7 in the benefit-cost analysis described in sub8 section (a)(1), including the types of data and 

9 the time periods covered by the data; 

10 (B) the conclusions of the benefit-cost 

11 analysis and the analysis underlying such con12 clusions; and 

13 (C) a comprehensive assessment of— 

14 (i) the extent to which the Federal 

15 agency adhered to the guidance in the Of16 fice of Management and Budget Circular 

17 A–4, as in effect on September 17, 2003, 

18 in conducting the benefit-cost analysis, in19 cluding a determination whether such ad20 herence is sufficient to justify the use of 

21 Federal funds for the proposed covered re22 location involved; and 

23 (ii) if the proposed covered relocation 

24 involves moving positions from inside the 

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1 tional Capital Region, the extent to which 

2 real estate options in the National Capital 

3 Region were compared to those in the des4 tination as part of that analysis. 

5 (2) EXCLUSIONS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Office of Inspector 

7 General for a Federal agency shall exclude from 

8 any report described in this subsection any pro9 prietary information or trade secrets of any per10 son and other confidential information. 

11 (B) EXPLANATION AND DESCRIPTION RE12 QUIRED.—For each exclusion under subpara13 graph (A), the Office of Inspector General shall 

14 include an explanation of the reason for the ex15 clusion and a description of the information ex16 cluded in an appropriate location in the relevant 

17 report. 

18 (d) OTHER REQUIREMENTS NOT ABROGATED.— 

19 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to abrogate, reduce, 

20 or eliminate any requirements imposed by law pertaining 

21 to any covered relocation of a Federal agency or compo22 nent of a Federal agency. 

23 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

24 (1) ADMINISTRATIVE REDELEGATION OF FUNC25 TION.—The term ‘‘administrative redelegation of 


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1 function’’ means a Federal agency establishing new 

2 positions within the agency that replace existing po3 sitions within the agency and perform the functions 

4 of the positions replaced. 

5 (2) COVERED RELOCATION.—The term ‘‘cov6 ered relocation’’ means— 

7 (A) an administrative redelegation of func8 tion which, by itself or in conjunction with 

9 other related redelegations, involves replacing 

10 the existing positions of more than the lesser of 

11 5 percent or 100 of the employees of the rel12 evant Federal agency with new positions located 

13 outside the commuting area of such employees; 

14 (B) moving a Federal agency or any com15 ponent of a Federal agency if such move, by 

16 itself or in conjunction with other related 

17 moves, involves moving the positions of more 

18 than the lesser of 5 percent or 100 of the em19 ployees of the Federal agency outside the com20 muting area of such employees or under the ju21 risdiction of another Federal agency; or 

22 (C) a combination of related redelegations 

23 and moves which together involve the positions 

24 of more than the lesser of 5 percent or 100 of 

25 the employees of the relevant Federal agency 


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1 being moved to or replaced with new positions 

2 located outside the commuting area of such em3 ployees or moved under the jurisdiction of an4 other Federal agency. 

5 (3) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ means 

6 an employee or officer of a Federal agency. 

7 (4) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 

8 agency’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘agency’’ 

9 in section 902 of title 5, United States Code. 

10 (5) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION.—The term 

11 ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has the meaning given 

12 such term in section 8702 of title 40, United States 

13 Code. 

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