Commission to Study Relocating Federal Agencies Outside Washington D.C. Area
This bill establishes a commission tasked with studying the feasibility of moving certain federal agencies (excluding security-related ones) from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to other locations across the United States. The goal is to improve financial efficiency by considering areas with a lower cost of living and adequate infrastructure. Citizens could see an impact through the potential redistribution of federal jobs and economic activity nationwide.
Key points
A commission is established to evaluate which non-security federal agencies should be relocated outside the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
Relocation criteria include lower cost of living, existing infrastructure, and the agency's history of utilizing telework.
If implemented, this could redistribute thousands of federal jobs and associated economic benefits to new cities across the U.S.
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