Drain the Swamp Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-826
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2017-02-02
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight

District of Columbia

Executive agency funding and structure

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Maryland

Virginia
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Drain the Swamp Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of the federal government be exercised in the District of Columbia, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.</p> <p>Each executive agency, by September 30, 2018, must submit a plan for the relocation of its headquarters outside of the Washington metropolitan area. Such plan shall:</p> <ul> <li> identify a location for a new headquarters;</li> <li> maximize any potential cost savings associated with the relocation; </li> <li> provide that, upon implementation of the plan, no more than 10% of agency employees are based in the Washington metropolitan area; and </li> <li> consider any potential national security implications of the relocation. </li> </ul> <p>Each agency shall implement the plan by September 30, 2023.</p> <ul> </ul>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 826 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 2, 2017 Mr. Davidson (for himself and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the head of each executive agency to relocate such agency outside of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 . 2. Relocation of agency headquarters (a) Repeal of headquarters location requirement Section 72 of title 4, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Headquarters relocation plan (1) In general Not later than September 30, 2018, the head of each executive agency shall develop and submit to Congress a plan for the relocation of the headquarters of that agency outside of the Washington metropolitan area. (2) Requirements The plan described in paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify a location for a new headquarters outside of the Washington metropolitan area; (B) maximize any potential cost savings associated with the relocation; (C) provide that, upon implementation of the plan, no more than 10 percent of the employees of the agency are based in the Washington metropolitan area; and (D) consider any potential national security implications of the relocation. (3) Certification Prior to the submission of a plan under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator of General Services shall certify the compliance of the plan with the provisions of this section if the plan meets the requirements described in paragraph (2). (4) Implementation Not later than September 30, 2023, the head of each executive agency shall implement the plan for such agency submitted under paragraph (1). (c) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Executive agency The term executive agency has the meaning given the term Executive agency in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except that the term does not include the Executive Office of the President. (2) Washington metropolitan area The term Washington metropolitan area means the geographic 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, Loudon, and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth of Virginia.