[20040714]RS21390_联邦政府办公室的位置.pdf

1 Originally, Washington, DC, occupied a 100-square mile area that included portions of Virginiaand Maryland. In 1846, the land that had formerly been part of Virginia was retroceded to thestate.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21390Updated July 14, 2004Location of Federal Government OfficesL. Elaine HalchinAnalyst in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryA legislative requirement for the offices of the U.S. government to be located inthe District of Columbia (DC) dates to 1790. The applicable provisions have beencodified at 4 U.S.C. 71 and 72. Although no definition of “offices” is provided in Title4, it appears that, at a minimum, the headquarters of executive departments are to belocated in DC proper absent a statutory waiver of the requirement. The headquarters ofthe Department of Defense (DOD) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) arelocated in Virginia, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is in Maryland. Allof these agencies received statutory exemptions from the location requirement. TheU.S. Naval Security Station, which is located at Nebraska and Mass