Title: SWAMP Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018 or the SWAMP Act
This bill: (1) repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of government be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere; and (2) prohibits new construction or major renovation of certain executive agency headquarters in the Washington Metropolitan area.
The General Services Administration (GSA) must: (1) establish a process to allow an executive agency to request GSA to issue a solicitation for the relocation of its headquarters; (2) allow any state to bid for the relocation of the agency's headquarters; and (3) in consultation with the executive agency, select a state for the relocation of the agency's headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure based on certain considerations.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5403 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5403

 To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the 
      headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 22, 2018

  Mr. Messer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 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 Representatives 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 2018'' or the ``SWAMP Act''.

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 section 105 
                of title 5, United States Code; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) the Executive Office of the President;
                            (ii) the Department of Defense, including 
                        the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National 
                        Security Agency, and the National-Geospatial-
                        Intelligence Agency;
                            (iii) the Department of Energy;
                            (iv) the Department of Homeland Security;
                            (v) the Department of State;
                            (vi) the Office of the Director of National 
                        Intelligence; and
                            (vii) the Central Intelligence Agency.
            (2) Headquarters.--The term ``headquarters''--
                    (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 separately from a place 
                or building in the Washington metropolitan area.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States.
            (4) Washington metropolitan area.--The term ``Washington 
        metropolitan area'' means the geographic area located within 
        the boundaries of the following:
                    (A) The District of Columbia.
                    (B) Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in the 
                State of Maryland.
                    (C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William 
                Counties and the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth 
                of Virginia.
    (b) Repeal of Headquarters Location Requirement.--Section 72 of 
title 4, United States Code, is repealed.
    (c) Prohibition on Location of Headquarters in Washington 
Metropolitan Area.--With respect to a headquarters of an Executive 
agency that has the headquarters of the Executive agency located in the 
Washington metropolitan area as of the date of enactment of this Act, 
no new construction or major renovation 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.
    (d) Competitive Bidding Process for Relocation 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 accordance with the requirements 
        described in paragraph (2), through which--
                    (A) the head of an Executive agency may submit a 
                request for the Administrator of General Services to 
                issue a solicitation for the relocation of the 
                headquarters of the Executive agency; or
                    (B) if determined necessary, the Administrator of 
                General Services may issue a solicitation for the 
                relocation of the headquarters of an Executive agency.
            (2) Requirements.--With respect to any solicitation issued 
        for the relocation of the headquarters of an Executive agency 
        pursuant to paragraph (1), the Administrator of General 
        Services shall--
                    (A) allow any State and any political subdivision 
                of a State to submit a bid for the relocation of the 
                headquarters of the Executive agency;
                    (B) provide the public with notice and an 
                opportunity to comment on the bid described in 
                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 procedure that considers--
                            (i) the extent to which the relocation of 
                        the headquarters would impact the economy and 
                        workforce development of a State or political 
                        subdivision of a State;
                            (ii) whether a State, or a political 
                        subdivision of a State, has expertise in 
                        carrying 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 political 
                        subdivision of a State, would implicate 
                        national security interests.
    (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may 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 bid under subsection (d)(2)(A).
    (f) Offset Allowed.--The Administrator of General 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.
    (g) No Additional Funds Authorized.--
            (1) In general.--No additional funds are authorized to 
        carry out the requirements of this Act.
            (2) Amounts authorized.--The requirements shall be carried 
        out using amounts otherwise authorized.
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