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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5486 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Mrs. BLACKBURN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To establish a commission to study the relocation of certain 

agencies outside of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan 

area, 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 ‘‘Commission to Relo5 cate the Federal Bureaucracy Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AGENCY RELOCATION COMMISSION. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.— 

8 (1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 

9 meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 

10 United States Code. 


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1 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

2 means the Commission established under subsection 

3 (b). 

4 (3) COVERED AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 

5 agency’’ means an agency that is not a security-re6 lated agency, as determined by the President. 

7 (4) TELEWORK.—The term ‘‘telework’’ has the 

8 meaning given the term in section 6501 of title 5, 

9 United States Code. 

10 (5) WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA.— 

11 The term ‘‘Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’’ 

12 means— 

13 (A) the District of Columbia; 

14 (B) Montgomery and Prince George’s 

15 Counties in the State of Maryland; and 

16 (C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and 

17 Prince William Counties and the City of Alex18 andria in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

19 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Com20 mission to study the relocation of covered agencies based 

21 in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to other areas 

22 throughout the United States. 

23 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com24 posed of— 


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1 (1) the Director of the White House Presi2 dential Personnel Office; 

3 (2) the Director of the Office of Personnel 

4 Management; 

5 (3) the Comptroller General of the United 

6 States; 

7 (4) the Director of the Office of Management 

8 and Budget; 

9 (5) the Secretary of Agriculture; 

10 (6) the Secretary of Commerce; 

11 (7) the Secretary of Education; 

12 (8) the Secretary of Energy; 

13 (9) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv14 ices; 

15 (10) the Secretary of Housing and Urban De16 velopment; 

17 (11) the Secretary of the Interior; 

18 (12) the Secretary of Labor; 

19 (13) the Secretary of Transportation; 

20 (14) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

21 (15) the Administrator of the Environmental 

22 Protection Agency; and 

23 (16) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 

24 (d) REPORT.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 

3 shall submit to Congress a report on the study de4 scribed in subsection (b). 

5 (2) FACTORS.—In developing the report re6 quired under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 

7 recommend the transfer of covered agencies with 

8 consideration of— 

9 (A) financial efficiency, including whether 

10 the cost of living of an area is below the na11 tional average; 

12 (B) whether an area has adequate pre-ex13 isting infrastructure and available private land 

14 to be used for the purpose of covered agencies; 

15 (C) whether an area has existing industries 

16 relating to the business of a covered agency 

17 that can serve as public and private sector part18 ners of the covered agency and strengthen the 

19 ability of the covered agency to carry out the 

20 duties of the covered agency; and 

21 (D) whether, at any time during the 5-year 

22 period preceding the date of enactment of this 

23 Act, a sizeable portion of the workforce of the 

24 covered agency has participated in telework. 

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