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Standard Summary
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The SWAMP Act creates a competitive bidding process to relocate executive agency headquarters outside the Washington metropolitan area, setting criteria for selection and limiting new construction or lease renewal in the excluded area.
Key Points
- 1Prohibits locating executive agency headquarters in the Washington metro area.
- 2Establishes a competitive bidding process for relocation to states or political subdivisions.
- 3Criteria include economic impact, expertise, and national security considerations.
- 4Allows offset of relocation costs from sale of federal property.
- 5No additional funds authorized beyond existing appropriations.
Impact Areas
Executive agencies and their employees.Federal government operations and real estate.States and local governments that may host relocated agencies.Taxpayers funding federal real estate decisions.
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