I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 202 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Ms. TENNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
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. 
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 ‘‘Commission to Relo-
cate the Federal Bureaucracy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AGENCY RELOCATION COMMISSION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
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(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Commission established under subsection 
(b). 
(3) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘covered 
agency’’ means an agency that is not a security-re-
lated agency, as determined by the President. 
(4) TELEWORK.—The term ‘‘telework’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 6501 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(5) WASHINGTON, D.C. METROPOLITAN AREA.— 
The term ‘‘Washington, D.C. metropolitan area’’ 
means— 
(A) the District of Columbia; 
(B) Montgomery and Prince George’s 
Counties in the State of Maryland; and 
(C) 
Arlington, 
Fairfax, 
Loudon, 
and 
Prince William Counties and the City of Alex-
andria in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Com-
mission to study the relocation of covered agencies based 
in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to other areas 
throughout the United States. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of— 
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(1) the Director of the White House Presi-
dential Personnel Office; 
(2) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management; 
(3) the Comptroller General of the United 
States; 
(4) the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget; 
(5) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(6) the Secretary of Commerce; 
(7) the Secretary of Education; 
(8) the Secretary of Energy; 
(9) the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices; 
(10) the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment; 
(11) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(12) the Secretary of Labor; 
(13) the Secretary of Transportation; 
(14) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 
(15) the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency; and 
(16) the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. 
(d) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall submit to Congress a report on the study de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(2) FACTORS.—In developing the report re-
quired under paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
recommend the transfer of covered agencies with 
consideration of— 
(A) financial efficiency, including whether 
the cost of living of an area is below the na-
tional average; 
(B) whether an area has adequate pre-ex-
isting infrastructure and available private land 
to be used for the purpose of covered agencies; 
(C) whether an area has existing industries 
relating to the business of a covered agency 
that can serve as public and private sector part-
ners of the covered agency and strengthen the 
ability of the covered agency to carry out the 
duties of the covered agency; and 
(D) whether, at any time during the 5-year 
period preceding the date of enactment of this 
Act, a sizeable portion of the workforce of the 
covered agency has participated in telework. 
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