text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for 
  Meaningful Placement Act of 2018'' or ``SWAMP Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS OF EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
  
      (a) Repeal of Headquarters Location Requirement.--Section 72 of 
  title 4, United States Code, is repealed.
      (b) Prohibition on Location of Headquarters in Washington 
  Metropolitan Area.--With respect to an Executive agency whose 
  headquarters is located in the Washington metropolitan area as of the 
  date of the enactment of this Act, no new construction or major 
  renovations may be undertaken, or lease agreements entered into or 
  renewed, for such headquarters after such date of enactment, except as 
  otherwise expressly provided by law.
      (c) Competitive Bidding Process for Relocation of Headquarters.--
              (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
          the 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 to issue a solicitation 
                  for the relocation of the headquarters of such agency; 
                  or
                      (B) if determined necessary, the Administrator 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 such 
                  headquarters;
                      (B) provide the public with notice and an 
                  opportunity to comment on such solicitation; and
                      (C) in consultation with the head of such agency, 
                  select a State, or a political subdivision of a State, 
                  for the relocation of such headquarters using 
                  competitive bidding procedures that consider the 
                  following:
                              (i) The extent to which the relocation of 
                          such 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 such agency.
                              (iii) The extent to which the relocation of 
                          such headquarters to a State, or a political 
                          subdivision of a State, would implicate 
                          national security interests.
      (d) 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 (c)(2)(A).
      (e) 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.
      (f) No Additional Funds Authorized.--No additional funds are 
  authorized to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements 
  shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
      (g) Definitions.--In this section:
              (1) Executive agency.--The term ``Executive agency'' has 
          the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
          States Code, except that the term does not include the 
          Executive Office of the President.
              (2) Headquarters.--The term ``headquarters'' means the 
          place or building serving as the managerial and administrative 
          center of an Executive agency, except that the term does not 
          include an office that the head of any such agency may maintain 
          separately from such 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.
target: 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.
feat_title: Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018