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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2470 
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 
MARCH 27, 2025 
Mr. SUBRAMANYAM (for himself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CONNOLLY, 
Ms. ELFRETH, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Mr. GARCIA of California, 
Mr. HOYER, Mr. IVEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MCCLAIN DELANEY, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, and 
Mr. VINDMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
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. 
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 ‘‘Congressional Over-
sight to Secure Transparency of Relocations Act’’ or the 
‘‘COST of Relocations Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS ON CERTAIN RELOCA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d), a Federal agency may not carry out a covered reloca-
tion unless, prior to any submission to the Office of Man-
agement and Budget or other reviewing entity regarding 
such covered relocation— 
(1) such agency— 
(A) conducts a benefit-cost analysis on the 
covered relocation; and 
(B) submits to the Office of Inspector 
General for such agency an unredacted report 
on the findings of the benefit-cost analysis and 
including such other information such Office of 
Inspector General determines necessary for 
compliance with subsection (c); and 
(2) such Office of Inspector General reviews the 
report and submits to Congress the report described 
in subsection (c). 
(b) BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The benefit-cost analysis de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) shall be conducted in a 
manner consistent with the economic and social 
science principles articulated in the guidance appli-
cable to relocations in the Office of Management and 
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Budget Circular A–4, as in effect on September 17, 
2003. 
(2) ANALYSIS REPORT.— 
(A) CONTENTS.—The report described in 
subsection (a)(1)(B) shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(i) the anticipated outcomes and im-
provements that will result from the pro-
posed covered relocation, quantified in 
monetary or other appropriate measures to 
the extent practicable; 
(ii) an explanation of how the pro-
posed covered relocation will result in the 
anticipated outcomes and improvements; 
(iii) the metrics for measuring wheth-
er the proposed covered relocation results 
in the anticipated outcomes and improve-
ments; 
(iv) a detailed employee engagement 
plan; 
(v) a list of stakeholders; 
(vi) a timeline of past and future en-
gagements with stakeholders regarding the 
proposed covered relocation; 
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(vii) an assessment of how the pro-
posed covered relocation may affect stake-
holders— 
(I) served by the positions af-
fected by the covered relocation; and 
(II) in the destination agency or 
region; 
(viii) a comprehensive strategy for ac-
complishing the proposed covered reloca-
tion that includes— 
(I) staffing, resourcing, and fi-
nancial needs; 
(II) an implementation timeline 
identifying milestones and the persons 
accountable for meeting such mile-
stones; 
(III) a risk assessment; 
(IV) a risk mitigation plan; and 
(V) documentation of ongoing 
succession and recruiting planning 
processes; 
(ix) an analysis of the effect the pro-
posed covered relocation may have on the 
ability of the Federal agency to carry out 
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