119-hr2470

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2470 Introduced in House

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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.

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 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. Norton, 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

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 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Oversight to Secure 
Transparency of Relocations Act'' or the ``COST of Relocations Act''.

SEC. 2. BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS ON CERTAIN RELOCATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection
            (d) , a Federal 
agency may not carry out a covered relocation unless, prior to any 
submission to the Office of Management 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 described in 
 subsection

    (a)

    (1) shall be conducted in a manner consistent 
 with the economic and social science principles articulated in 
 the guidance applicable to relocations in the Office of 
 Management and 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 minimum--
            (i) the anticipated outcomes and 
 improvements that will result from the proposed 
 covered relocation, quantified in monetary or 
 other appropriate measures to the extent 
 practicable;
            (ii) an explanation of how the proposed 
 covered relocation will result in the 
 anticipated outcomes and improvements;
            (iii) the metrics for measuring whether the 
 proposed covered relocation results in the 
 anticipated outcomes and improvements;
            (iv) a detailed employee engagement plan;
            (v) a list of stakeholders;
            (vi) a timeline of past and future 
 engagements with stakeholders regarding the 
 proposed covered relocation;
            (vii) an assessment of how the proposed 
 covered relocation may affect stakeholders--
            (I) served by the positions 
 affected by the covered relocation; and
            (II) in the destination agency or 
 region;
            (viii) a comprehensive strategy for 
 accomplishing the proposed covered relocation 
 that includes--
            (I) staffing, resourcing, and 
 financial needs;
            (II) an implementation timeline 
 identifying milestones and the persons 
 accountable for meeting such 
 milestones;
            (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 proposed 
 covered relocation may have on the ability of 
 the Federal agency to carry out its mission 
 during the covered relocation and thereafter; 
 and
            (x) an assessment of the short- and long-
 term effects of the covered relocation on the 
 mission of the Federal agency.
        (B) Publication.--A Federal agency shall make 
 publicly available the report described in subsection

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) in a form that excludes any proprietary 
 information or trade secrets of any person and other 
 confidential information.
            (c) Inspector General Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which a Federal agency submits a report under 
subsection

    (a)

    (1)
        (B) , the Office of Inspector General for that agency 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of the review conducted under subsection

    (a)

    (2) , including--

    (1) detailed descriptions of the data used in the benefit-
 cost analysis described in subsection

    (a)

    (1) , including the 
 types of data and the time periods covered by the data;

    (2) the conclusions of the benefit-cost analysis and the 
 analysis underlying such conclusions; and

    (3) a comprehensive assessment of--
        (A) the extent to which the Federal agency adhered 
 to the guidance in the Office of Management and Budget 
 Circular A-4, as in effect on September 17, 2003, in 
 conducting the benefit-cost analysis, including a 
 determination whether such adherence is sufficient to 
 justify the use of Federal funds for the proposed 
 covered relocation involved; and
        (B) if the proposed covered relocation involves 
 moving positions from inside the National Capital 
 Region to outside the National Capital Region, the 
 extent to which real estate options in the National 
 Capital Region were compared to those in the 
 destination as part of that analysis.
            (d) Other Requirements Not Abrogated.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to abrogate, reduce, or eliminate any requirements imposed by 
law pertaining to any covered relocation of a Federal agency or 
component of a Federal agency.

    (e) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this Act:

    (1) Administrative redelegation of function.--The term 
 ``administrative redelegation of function'' means a Federal 
 agency establishing new positions within the agency that 
 replace existing positions within the agency and perform the 
 functions of the positions replaced.

    (2) Covered relocation.--The term ``covered relocation'' 
 means--
        (A) an administrative redelegation of function 
 which, by itself or in conjunction with other related 
 redelegations, involves replacing the existing 
 positions of more than the lesser of 5 percent or 100 
 of the employees of the relevant Federal agency with 
 new positions located outside the commuting area of 
 such employees;
        (B) moving a Federal agency or any component of a 
 Federal agency if such move, by itself or in 
 conjunction with other related moves, involves moving 
 the positions of more than the lesser of 5 percent or 
 100 of the employees of the Federal agency outside the 
 commuting area of such employees or under the 
 jurisdiction of another Federal agency; or
            (C) a combination of related redelegations and 
 moves which together involve the positions of more than 
 the lesser of 5 percent or 100 of the employees of the 
 relevant Federal agency being moved to or replaced with 
 new positions located outside the commuting area of 
 such employees or moved under the jurisdiction of 
 another Federal agency.

    (3) Employee.--The term ``employee'' means an employee or 
 officer of a Federal agency.

    (4) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the 
 meaning given the term ``agency'' in 

section 902 of title 5, 
 United States Code.

    (5) National capital region.--The term ``National Capital 
 Region'' has the meaning given such term in 

section 8702 of 
 title 40, United States Code.
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