1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018 or SWAMP Act . 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of Executive agencies (a) Repeal of headquarters location requirement Section 72 of title 4, United States Code, is repealed.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