; (B) Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in the State of Maryland; and (C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (b) Repeal of headquarters location requirement Section 72 of title 4, United States Code, is repealed. (c) Prohibition on location of headquarters in Washington metropolitan area With respect to a headquarters of an Executive agency that is located in the Washington metropolitan area as of the date of enactment of this Act, no new construction or major renovation may be undertaken, or lease agreement entered into or renewed, for the headquarters after the date of enactment of this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided by law. (d) Competitive bidding process for relocation of headquarters (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall establish a process, in accordance with the requirements under paragraph (2), through which— (A) the head of an Executive agency may submit a request for the Administrator of General Services to issue a solicitation for the relocation of the headquarters of the Executive agency; or (B) if determined necessary, the Administrator of General Services 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 under paragraph (1), the Administrator of General Services shall— (A) allow any State and any political subdivision of a State to submit a proposal for the relocation of the headquarters of the Executive agency; (B) provide the public with notice and an opportunity to comment on any proposal submitted under subparagraph (A)