1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Infrastructure Restore the Economy Act or the HIRE Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Infrastructure is vital to the economy. (2) Many areas in the United States have fallen into economic distress. (3) The benefits of Federal employment should be shared widely and should not be concentrated in the Washington metropolitan area. (4) Moving the headquarters of Federal agencies and the covered permanent duty stations of employees of Federal agencies out of the Washington metropolitan area and to economically distressed regions would provide an opportunity to— (A) build infrastructure in areas of the United States that need the infrastructure; and (B) share employment and other financial benefits of Federal employment with individuals who live in economically distressed regions. (5) Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia are among the States with regions that have experienced substantial economic distress during the past 10 years. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) 2020 census The term 2020 census means the 2020 decennial census of population carried out by the Secretary of Commerce under section 141 of title 13, United States Code. (2) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (3) Cabinet agency The term Cabinet agency means— (A) the Department of Agriculture; (B) the Department of Commerce; (C) the Department of Education; (D) the Department of Energy; (E) the Department of Health and Human Services; (F) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (G) the Department of the Interior; (H) the Department of Labor; (I) the Department of Transportation; and (J) the Department of Veterans Affairs. (4) Covered agency The term covered agency means— (A) a Cabinet agency