I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 514 
To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the 
headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2025 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mr. GOLDEN of Maine) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion 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’’ 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.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the headquarters of an Executive agency may not be 
located in the Washington metropolitan area. 
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(2) EXCEPTION.—Subject to paragraph (3), the 
headquarters of an Executive agency located in the 
Washington metropolitan area on the date of enact-
ment of this Act may remain in the Washington 
metropolitan area. 
(3) CONDITION.—With respect to the head-
quarters of an Executive agency that remains in the 
Washington metropolitan area under paragraph (2), 
after the date of enactment of this Act and except 
as otherwise expressly provided by law— 
(A) no new construction or major renova-
tion may be undertaken on the headquarters; 
(B) a lease agreement for the headquarters 
may not be renewed; and 
(C) a new lease agreement for the head-
quarters may not be entered into. 
(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-
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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 
relocation of the headquarters of the Executive 
agency; 
(B) provide the public with notice and an 
opportunity to comment on any proposal sub-
mitted under 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 proce-
dure that considers— 
(i) the extent to which the relocation 
of the headquarters would impact the econ-
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omy and workforce development of a State 
or political subdivision of a State; 
(ii) whether a State, or a political sub-
division of a State, has expertise in car-
rying 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 polit-
ical subdivision of a State, would implicate 
national security interests. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall 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 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.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall carry out this Act 
using amounts otherwise made available to the Adminis-
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trator of General Services, and no additional amounts are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. 
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