I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7720 
To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the 
headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2022 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
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 Representa-
tives 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 2022’’ or 
the ‘‘SWAMP Act’’. 
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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 sec-
tion 105 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent; 
(ii) the Department of Defense, in-
cluding— 
(I) 
the 
Defense 
Intelligence 
Agency; 
(II) the National Security Agen-
cy; and 
(III) the National Geospatial-In-
telligence Agency; 
(iii) the Department of Energy; 
(iv) the Department of Homeland Se-
curity; 
(v) the Department of State; 
(vi) the Office of the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence; or 
(vii) the Central Intelligence Agency. 
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(2) 
HEADQUARTERS.—The 
term 
‘‘head-
quarters’’— 
(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 sep-
arately from a place or building in the Wash-
ington metropolitan area. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States. 
(4) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Washington metropolitan area’’ means the ge-
ographic area located within the boundaries of— 
(A) the District of Columbia; 
(B) Montgomery and Prince George’s 
Counties in the State of Maryland; and 
(C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and 
Prince William Counties and the City of Alex-
andria in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON LOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS 
IN WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA.—With respect to 
a headquarters of an Executive agency that is located in 
the Washington metropolitan area as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, no new construction or major renovation 
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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. 
(c) COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS FOR RELOCA-
TION 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 ac-
cordance with the requirements under paragraph 
(2), through which— 
(A) the head of an Executive agency may 
submit a request for the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services to issue a solicitation for the relo-
cation of the headquarters of the Executive 
agency; or 
(B) if determined necessary, the Adminis-
trator of General Services may issue a solicita-
tion for the relocation of the headquarters of an 
Executive agency. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to any so-
licitation issued for the relocation of the head-
quarters of an Executive agency under paragraph 
(1), the Administrator of General Services shall— 
(A) allow any State and any political sub-
division of a State to submit a proposal for the 
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State of Maryland or the Commonwealth of Virginia that 
is located outside the Washington metropolitan area from 
submitting a proposal under subsection (c)(2)(A). 
(e) OFFSET ALLOWED.—The Administrator of Gen-
eral 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. 
(f) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.—No addi-
tional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this Act, which shall be carried out solely using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
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