[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 7523 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7523

 To establish the Office of Executive Councils, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2024

Mr. Timmons (for himself and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish the Office of Executive Councils, 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 ``Governmentwide Executive Councils 
Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
            (3) Covered governmentwide executive council.--The term 
        ``covered governmentwide executive council'' means each of the 
        following:
                    (A) The Chief Acquisition Officers Council, 
                established under section 1311 of title 41, United 
                States Code.
                    (B) The Chief Data Officer Council, established 
                under section 3520A of title 44, United States Code.
                    (C) The Chief Financial Officers Council, 
                established under section 302 of the Chief Financial 
                Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 901 note; Public Law 
                101-576).
                    (D) The Chief Human Capital Officers Council, 
                established under section 1303 of the Homeland Security 
                Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 note; Public Law 107-296).
                    (E) The Chief Information Officers Council, 
                established under section 3603 of title 44,United 
                States Code.
                    (F) The Performance Improvement Council, 
                established under section 1124 of title 31, United 
                States Code.

SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF A COVERED GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

    In addition to any other authority provided to any covered 
governmentwide executive council, each such council shall do the 
following:
            (1) Maintain a publicly accessible website that includes 
        information relating to the mission, purpose, priorities, and 
        membership of such council.
            (2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, develop and publish on the website described in 
        paragraph (1) a charter outlining the roles of members, 
        responsibilities, procedures, and other relevant information 
        concerning such council that shall be updated not less 
        frequently than once each year.
            (3) Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, develop and publish a strategic plan that 
        identifies the goals, priorities, and expectations of such 
        council that shall be updated not less frequently than once 
        every 2 years.
            (4) Provide legislative, policy, technical analysis, or 
        shared services recommendations to the Director, the 
        Administrator, or Congress upon request and as related to the 
        specific area of expertise of such council.
            (5) Serve as a primary advisory body to the Director on the 
        development and execution of the Federal Government performance 
        plan under section 1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, and 
        the Federal Government priority goals under section 1120(a) of 
        title 31, United States Code related to the specific area of 
        the expertise of such council.

SEC. 4. GSA OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE COUNCILS.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the General Services 
Administration the Office of Executive Councils.
    (b) Duties.--The Office of Executive Councils shall do the 
following:
            (1) In consultation with the Director, provide 
        administrative and project management support to each covered 
        governmentwide executive council.
            (2) Detail employees of the General Services Administration 
        to any such council, as needed, to support the operations and 
        functions of such council.
            (3) Submit any report, provide any information, or respond 
        to any request required by Congress.
    (c) Functional Independence.--The Office of Executive Councils 
shall by headed by an employee of General Services Administration who 
shall--
            (1) be designated by the Deputy Director for Management of 
        the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the 
        Administrator;
            (2) carry out additional duties and functions the Director 
        and Administrator jointly request; and
            (3) facilitate collecting policy and technical viewpoints 
        from each covered governmentwide executive council and the 
        members of each such council as may be requested by Congress.
    (d) Prohibition.--The Office of Executive Councils may not provide 
any administrative or project management services to a covered 
governmentwide executive council that is not authorized by an Act of 
Congress.
    (e) Sunset.--The Office of Executive Councils shall terminate on 
the date that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. HARMONIZING GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ROLES.

    (a) Chief Acquisition Officers Council.--Section 1311 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended in subsection (c)--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Deputy Director for 
        Management of the Office of Management and Budget'' and 
        inserting ``Administrator'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
    (b) Chief Data Officer Council and Chief Information Officers 
Council.--Title 44, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 3520A--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Office of 
                Management and Budget'' and inserting ``executive 
                branch'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) 
                        as paragraphs (4) and (5); and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
                        following:
            ``(3) Vice chair.--The Administrator of the Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs shall serve as the Vice 
        Chair of the Council.'';
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
                subsections (e) and (f);
                    (D) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
                following:
    ``(d) Support.--The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
administrative support for the Council.''; and
                    (E) in subsection (f)(2), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``upon the expiration of the 2-year period 
                that begins on the date the Comptroller General submits 
                the report under paragraph (1) to Congress'' and 
                inserting ``December 31, 2031''; and
            (2) in section 3603--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking paragraphs (1);
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
                        through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), 
                        respectively; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, 
                        by inserting before the period at the end ``, 
                        who shall serve as Chair of the Council''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``on behalf 
                of the Deputy Director for Management''.
    (c) Chief Financial Officers Council.--Section 302 of the Chief 
Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 901 note; Public Law 101-576) 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (1);
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) 
                as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
                    (C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting ``, who shall serve as chair of the Council'' 
                after ``Management and Budget''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 
                inserting ``, who shall serve as vice chair of the 
                Council'' after ``Secretary of Treasury''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Support.--The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
administrative support for the Council.''.
    (d) Chief Human Capital Officers Council.--Section 1303 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e) Support.--The Administrator of General Services shall provide 
administrative support for the Council.''.
    (e) Performance Improvement Council.--Section 1124(b) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by amending subparagraph (A) to read 
        as follows:
                    ``(A) a designee of the Deputy Director for 
                Management of the Office of Management and Budget, who 
                shall have experience in the areas of strategic and 
                performance planning, measurement, and analysis, 
                including the use of performance information to improve 
                the results of an agency;''; and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by 
        inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--
                    ``(A) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the 
                Performance Improvement Council shall be the designee 
                of the Director of Management of the Office of 
                Management and Budget described in paragraph (1)(A).
                    ``(B) Vice chairperson.--The Performance 
                Improvement Council shall select from among the members 
                of the Council a Performance Improvement Officer to 
                serve as vice chairperson of the Council.''.

SEC. 6. GAO ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE 
              COUNCILS.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and annually thereafter for six years, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 
Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Oversight and 
Accountability and Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
report on the activities of the Office of Executive Councils, with 
respect to the previous year, that includes the following:
            (1) A description of the activities of the Office of 
        Executive Councils, including a summary of each service 
        provided by the Office of Executive Councils to each covered 
        governmentwide executive council.
            (2) A detailed accounting of--
                    (A) the costs associated with the activities of the 
                Office of Executive Councils, organized by each covered 
                governmentwide executive council; and
                    (B) any administrative costs associated with the 
                operations of the Office of Executive Councils.
            (3) A detailed accounting of any project, service, or 
        program provided to each covered governmentwide executive 
        council.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Title 31.--Section 503 of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (12); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and (14) as 
                paragraphs (12) and (13); and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as 
                paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively.
    (b) Title 44.--Section 3602(f)(7) of title 44, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``on behalf of the Deputy Director for 
Management, who shall chair the council''.
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