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Calendar No. 636 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4894 

[Report No. 117–252] 

To provide for the perpetuation, administration, and funding of Federal 

Executive Boards, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 

Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. PADILLA) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

DECEMBER 13, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 

A BILL 

To provide for the perpetuation, administration, and funding 

of Federal Executive Boards, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving Government 

5 Efficiency and Workforce Development through Federal 

6 Executive Boards Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 5, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘§ 1106. Federal Executive Boards 

6 ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 

7 to— 

8 ‘‘(1) strengthen the strategic coordination, com9 munication, and management of Government activi10 ties across the United States, including to improve 

11 the experience of citizens interacting with agencies, 

12 and to incorporate field perspectives into the prepa13 ration of Federal workforce policy goals; 

14 ‘‘(2) facilitate interagency collaboration to im15 prove the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal pro16 grams and initiatives; 

17 ‘‘(3) facilitate communication and collaboration 

18 on Federal emergency preparedness and continuity 

19 of operations for the Federal workforce in applicable 

20 geographic areas; 

21 ‘‘(4) facilitate strategies and programs for re22 cruiting, training, managing, and retaining Federal 

23 employees, as well as sharing best practices for im24 proving the workforce experience and access to edu25 cation and training; 


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1 ‘‘(5) facilitate relationships with State and local 

2 governments, colleges and universities, and local 

3 nonprofit organizations that collaborate with the 

4 Federal Government; and 

5 ‘‘(6) provide stable funding for Federal Execu6 tive Boards to enable the activities described in 

7 paragraphs (1) through (5). 

8 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’— 

10 ‘‘(A) means an Executive agency, as de11 fined in section 105; and 

12 ‘‘(B) does not include the Government Ac13 countability Office. 

14 ‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 

15 the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 

16 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD.—The term 

17 ‘Federal Executive Board’ means an interagency en18 tity— 

19 ‘‘(A) established by the Director— 

20 ‘‘(i) in coordination with the Director 

21 of the Office of Management and Budget 

22 and the Administrator of General Services; 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(ii) in consultation with the head25 quarters of appropriate agencies; 


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1 ‘‘(B) located in a geographic area with a 

2 high concentration of Federal employees outside 

3 the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area; and 

4 ‘‘(C) focused on strengthening the manage5 ment and administration of agency activities 

6 and coordination among local Federal officers 

7 to implement national initiatives in that geo8 graphic area. 

9 ‘‘(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

10 The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 

11 meaning given the term in section 101(a) of the 

12 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). 

13 ‘‘(5) STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.—The 

14 term ‘State Apprenticeship Agency’ has the meaning 

15 given the term in section 29.2 of title 29, Code of 

16 Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. 

17 ‘‘(c) PERPETUATION AND CONTINUED SUPPORT.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in coordina19 tion with the Director of the Office of Management 

20 and Budget and the Administrator of General Serv21 ices, shall continue to support the existence of Fed22 eral Executive Boards in geographic areas outside 

23 the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 

24 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—Before establishing any 

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1 ence on the date of enactment of this section, the 

2 Director shall conduct a review of existing Federal 

3 Executive Boards and consult with the headquarters 

4 of appropriate agencies to guide the determination 

5 of the number and location of Federal Executive 

6 Boards. 

7 ‘‘(3) LOCATION.—The Director shall develop a 

8 set of criteria to establish and evaluate the number 

9 and locations of Federal Executive Boards that 

10 shall— 

11 ‘‘(A) factor in contemporary Federal work12 force data as of the date of enactment of this 

13 section; and 

14 ‘‘(B) be informed by the annual changes in 

15 workforce data, including the geographic dis16 bursement of the Federal workforce and the 

17 role of remote work options. 

18 ‘‘(4) MEMBERSHIP.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal Execu20 tive Board for a geographic area shall consist of 

21 the most senior officer of each agency in that 

22 geographic area. 

23 ‘‘(B) ALTERNATE REPRESENTATIVE.—The 

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1 paragraph (A) may designate, by title of office, 

2 an alternate representative, who shall— 

3 ‘‘(i) be a senior officer in the agency; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(ii) attend meetings and otherwise 

6 represent the agency on the Federal Exec7 utive Board in absence of the most senior 

8 officer. 

9 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT.—The Direc10 tor, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Man11 agement and Budget and the Administrator of General 

12 Services, shall administer and oversee Federal Executive 

13 Boards, including— 

14 ‘‘(1) establishing staffing and accountability 

15 policies, including performance standards, for em16 ployees responsible for administering Federal Execu17 tive Boards with an opportunity for employee cus18 tomer service feedback from agencies participating 

19 in Federal Executive Boards; 

20 ‘‘(2) establishing communications policies for 

21 the dissemination of information to agencies partici22 pating in Federal Executive Boards; and 

23 ‘‘(3) administering Federal Executive Board 

24 funding through the fund established in subsection 

25 (f). 


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1 ‘‘(e) GOVERNANCE AND ACTIVITIES.— 

2 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal Executive 

3 Board shall— 

4 ‘‘(A) subject to the approval of the Direc5 tor, adopt charters or other rules for the inter6 nal governance of the Federal Executive Board; 

7 ‘‘(B) elect a Chairperson from among the 

8 members of the Federal Executive Board, who 

9 shall serve for a set term; 

10 ‘‘(C) serve as an instrument of outreach 

11 relating to agency activities in the geographic 

12 area; 

13 ‘‘(D) provide a forum to amplify the ex14 change of information relating to programs and 

15 management methods and problems— 

16 ‘‘(i) between the national head17 quarters of agencies and the field; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) among field elements in geo19 graphic areas; 

20 ‘‘(E) develop local coordinated approaches 

21 to the development and operation of programs 

22 that have common characteristics or serve the 

23 same populations; 

24 ‘‘(F) communicate management initiatives 

25 and other concerns from Federal officers and 


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1 employees in the Washington, D.C., metropoli2 tan area to Federal officers and employees in 

3 the geographic area to achieve better mutual 

4 understanding and support; 

5 ‘‘(G) develop relationships with State and 

6 local governments, institutions of higher edu7 cation, and nongovernmental organizations to 

8 help fulfill the roles and responsibilities of the 

9 Federal Executive Board; 

10 ‘‘(H) in coordination with appropriate 

11 agencies and consistent with any relevant 

12 memoranda of understanding between the Of13 fice of Personnel Management and those agen14 cies, facilitate communication, collaboration, 

15 and training to prepare the Federal workforce 

16 for emergencies and continuity of operations; 

17 ‘‘(I) in coordination with appropriate agen18 cies, support agency efforts to place and recruit 

19 students in training opportunities, particularly 

20 apprenticeships and paid internships; 

21 ‘‘(J) consult with the Secretary of Labor 

22 or State Apprenticeship Agencies on the process 

23 for establishing registered apprenticeship pro24 grams within agencies, as appropriate; 


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1 ‘‘(K) consult with State workforce develop2 ment boards and local workforce development 

3 boards as established in sections 101 and 107 

4 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

5 Act (29 U.S.C. 3111, 3122), respectively, as 

6 appropriate; 

7 ‘‘(L) as appropriate and in accordance 

8 with law, rules, and policies, lead cross-agency 

9 talent management initiatives— 

10 ‘‘(i) including interagency— 

11 ‘‘(I) recruitment and hiring ac12 tivities; 

13 ‘‘(II) internships and apprentice14 ships; 

15 ‘‘(III) onboarding and leadership 

16 and management development; and 

17 ‘‘(IV) mentorship programs; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) by prioritizing initiatives related 

19 to— 

20 ‘‘(I) conducting outreach to com21 munities of individuals with demo22 graphics that are underrepresented in 

23 a given occupation or agency; and 

24 ‘‘(II) addressing skills gaps with25 in the Federal Government related to 


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1 high-risk areas as identified by the 

2 Government Accountability Office; 

3 ‘‘(M) coordinate with the Transition As4 sistance Centers established to carry out the 

5 Transition Assistance Program of the Depart6 ment of Defense to help members of the Armed 

7 Forces who are transitioning to civilian life 

8 apply for Government positions in the geo9 graphic location of the Federal Executive 

10 Board; 

11 ‘‘(N) as appropriate, serve as a collabo12 rative space where employees from across agen13 cies can participate in innovation projects rel14 evant to Federal initiatives by applying human15 centered design, user-experience design, or 

16 other creativity methods; and 

17 ‘‘(O) take other actions as agreed to by the 

18 Federal Executive Board and the Director, in 

19 consultation with the Director of the Office of 

20 Management and Budget and the Adminis21 trator of General Services. 

22 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.— 

23 The facilitation of communication, collaboration, and 

24 training described in paragraph (1)(H) shall, when 

25 appropriate, be coordinated and defined through 


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1 written agreements entered into between the Direc2 tor and the heads of the applicable agencies. 

3 ‘‘(3) NON-MONETARY DONATIONS.—Each Fed4 eral Executive Board may accept donations of sup5 plies, services, land, and equipment consistent with 

6 the purposes described in paragraphs (1) through 

7 (5) of subsection (a), including to assist in carrying 

8 out the activities described in paragraph (1) of this 

9 subsection. 

10 ‘‘(4) PROGRAMMATIC ASSESSMENTS.—Not less 

11 frequently than semi-annually or following each 

12 major programmatic activity, each Federal Executive 

13 Board shall assess the experience of participants or 

14 other relevant stakeholders in each program pro15 vided by the Federal Executive Board. 

16 ‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 

17 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—The Direc18 tor, in coordination with the Director of the Office 

19 of Management and Budget and the Administrator 

20 of General Services, shall establish a Federal Execu21 tive Board Fund within the Office of Personnel 

22 Management for financing essential Federal Execu23 tive Board functions for the purposes of staffing and 

24 operating expenses. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited in 

2 the fund established under paragraph (1) amounts 

3 transferred to the fund pursuant to paragraph (3) 

4 from each agency participating in Federal Executive 

5 Boards, according to a formula established by the 

6 Director— 

7 ‘‘(A) in consultation with the headquarters 

8 of those agencies; and 

9 ‘‘(B) in coordination with the Director of 

10 the Office of Management and Budget and the 

11 Administrator of General Services. 

12 ‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) CONTRIBUTION TRANSFERS.—Subject 

14 to the formula for contributions established by 

15 the Director under paragraph (2), each agency 

16 participating in Federal Executive Boards shall 

17 transfer amounts to the fund established under 

18 paragraph (1). 

19 ‘‘(B) FORMULA.— 

20 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The formula for 

21 contributions established by the Director 

22 under paragraph (2) shall consider the 

23 number of employees in each agency in all 

24 geographic areas served by Federal Execu25 tive Boards. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) RECALCULATION.—The contribu2 tion of the headquarters of each agency 

3 under clause (i) to the fund established 

4 under paragraph (1) shall be recalculated 

5 not less frequently than every 2 years. 

6 ‘‘(C) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS.—At the 

7 discretion of the Director, an agency may pro8 vide in-kind contributions instead of, or in addi9 tion to, providing monetary contributions to the 

10 fund established under paragraph (1). 

11 ‘‘(4) MINIMUM AMOUNT.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The fund established 

13 under paragraph (1) shall include a minimum 

14 of $15,000,000 in each fiscal year, to remain 

15 available until expended. 

16 ‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENT.—The Director shall 

17 adjust the amount required under subparagraph 

18 (A) every 2 years on a schedule aligned with 

19 the recalculation described in paragraph 

20 (3)(A)(ii) to reflect— 

21 ‘‘(i) the percentage increase, if any, in 

22 the Consumer Price Index for all Urban 

23 Consumers as determined by the Bureau of 

24 Labor Statistics; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) any changes in costs related to 

2 Federal pay changes authorized by the 

3 President or by an Act of Congress. 

4 ‘‘(5) USE OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—Any unobli5 gated and unexpended balances in the fund estab6 lished under paragraph (1) that the Director deter7 mines to be in excess of amounts needed for Federal 

8 Executive Board functions shall be allocated among 

9 the Federal Executive Boards for the activities de10 scribed in subsection (e) by the Director— 

11 ‘‘(A) in coordination with the Director of 

12 the Office of Management and Budget and the 

13 Administrator of General Services; and 

14 ‘‘(B) in consultation with the headquarters 

15 of agencies participating in Federal Executive 

16 Boards. 

17 ‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE AND OVERSIGHT

18 COSTS.—The Office of Personnel Management shall 

19 pay for costs relating to administrative and oversight 

20 activities conducted under subsection (d) from ap21 propriations made available to the Office of Per22 sonnel Management. 

23 ‘‘(g) REPORTS.—The Director, in coordination with 

24 the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 

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1 nial reports to Congress and to agencies participating in 

2 Federal Executive Boards on the outcomes of and budget 

3 matters related to Federal Executive Boards. 

4 ‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Director, in coordination 

5 with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

6 and the Administrator of General Services, shall prescribe 

7 regulations necessary to carry out this section.’’. 

8 (b) REPORT.— 

9 (1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

10 ‘‘Federal Executive Board’’ has the meaning given 

11 the term in section 1106(b) of title 5, United States 

12 Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 

13 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of 

15 the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination 

16 with the Director of the Office of Management and 

17 Budget and the Administrator of General Services, 

18 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu19 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

20 Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 

21 of Representatives a report that includes— 

22 (A) a description of essential Federal Ex23 ecutive Board functions; 

24 (B) details of staffing requirements for 

25 each Federal Executive Board; and 


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1 (C) estimates of staffing and operating ex2 penses for each Federal Executive Board. 

3 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

4 The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 5, United 

5 States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat6 ing to section 1105 the following: 

‘‘1106. Federal Executive Boards.’’. 


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Calendar No. 636 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4894 

[Report No. 117–252] 

A BILL 

To provide for the perpetuation, administration, 

for other purposes. and funding of Federal Executive Boards, and 

DECEMBER 13, 2022 

Reported without amendment 


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