[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6958 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6958

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to require cabinet officials to 
notify Congress in the event such an official is temporarily unable to 
   perform the functions and duties of their position, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2024

   Mr. Bean of Florida (for himself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. 
      Hageman, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Ogles, and Mrs. 
 Harshbarger) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
               Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to require cabinet officials to 
notify Congress in the event such an official is temporarily unable to 
   perform the functions and duties of their position, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cabinet Accountability and 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS IF CABINET OFFICER UNABLE TO PERFORM 
              FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF POSITION.

    Section 3349 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) If an officer who is a member of the President's cabinet 
and whose appointment to office is required to be made by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is 
temporarily unable to perform the functions and duties of the office, 
such officer shall notify (in writing) Congress not later than 24 hours 
before such absence begins.
    ``(2) The employing agency of such officer shall submit the notice 
required under paragraph (1) in the event such officer is unable to 
submit such notice due to a medical emergency or any other unforeseen 
circumstance.''.
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