; and (B) determine whether the covered agency should be abolished or merged with another Executive agency, rather than being relocated; and (2) submit each study carried out under paragraph (1) to— (A) Congress; and (B) the designated State to which the relocation proposal included in the study pertains. (b) Criteria (1) Priority criteria In selecting the locations to be included in a relocation proposal, the Director and the Administrator shall select locations— (A) that, during the 10-year period ending on the date on which the Director and the Administrator submit the relocation proposal under subsection (a)(2), have experienced economic distress, which may be demonstrated by, in comparison to locations in other States and locations within the designated State— (i) a low rate of education; (ii) a low rate of workforce participation; (iii) a low median income; (iv) a high rate of poverty; and (v) a high rate of housing vacancy, excluding housing properties that are primarily used for seasonal or recreational use; and (B) that, with respect to the 10-year period ending on the date on which the Director and the Administrator submit the relocation proposal under subsection (a)(2), have an average unemployment rate that is above the average unemployment rate of the United States, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, during that period. (2) Secondary criteria In selecting the locations to be included in a relocation proposal, the Director and the Administrator may, as secondary criteria, consider— (A) the state of infrastructure in or near a location; (B) the ability to expand infrastructure in or near a location