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Calendar No. 563 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4828 

[Report No. 117–211] 

To provide consistent leadership, purpose, and administrative support for 

the primary governmentwide executive councils, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 

Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. BRAUN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

NOVEMBER 17, 2022 

Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To provide consistent leadership, purpose, and administrative 

support for the primary governmentwide executive councils, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Governmentwide Exec3 utive Councils Administration and Performance Improve4 ment Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis8 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv9 ices. 

10 (2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The term 

11 ‘‘Associate Administrator’’ means the head of the 

12 Office of Executive Councils established pursuant to 

13 section 4. 

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

15 the Director of the Office of Management and Budg16 et. 

17 (4) GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.— 

18 The term ‘‘governmentwide executive council’’ 

19 means— 

20 (A) the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, 

21 established pursuant to Section 1311 of title 

22 41, United States Code; 

23 (B) the Chief Data Officer Council, estab24 lished pursuant to Section 3520A of title 44, 

25 United States Code; 


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1 (C) the Chief Financial Officers Council, 

2 established pursuant to Section 302 of the 

3 Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 

4 901 note; Public Law 101–576); 

5 (D) the Chief Human Capital Officers 

6 Council, established pursuant to Section 1303 

7 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (5 

8 U.S.C. 1401 note; Public Law 107–296); 

9 (E) the Chief Information Officers Council, 

10 established pursuant to Section 3603 of title 

11 44, United States Code; 

12 (F) the Performance Improvement Council, 

13 established pursuant to Section 1124(b) of title 

14 31, United States Code; and 

15 (G) any other council designated as a gov16 ernmentwide executive council, pursuant to sec17 tion 6 of this Act. 

18 SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECU19 TIVE COUNCILS. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any authority pro21 vided to a governmentwide executive council elsewhere in 

22 law, each governmentwide executive council shall— 

23 (1) maintain a publicly accessible website that 

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1 pose, priorities, and membership of the government2 wide executive council; 

3 (2) develop and publish on the website de4 scribed in paragraph (1) a charter outlining the 

5 roles of members, responsibilities, procedures, and 

6 other relevant information concerning the govern7 mentwide executive council; 

8 (3) provide legislative, policy, project funding, 

9 or shared services recommendations to the Director 

10 and the Administrator related to the specific area of 

11 expertise of the governmentwide executive council; 

12 and 

13 (4) serve as a primary advisory body to the Di14 rector on the development and execution of— 

15 (A) the Federal Government performance 

16 plan under section 1115(a) of title 31, United 

17 States Code; and 

18 (B) the Federal Government priority goals 

19 under section 1120(a) of title 31, United States 

20 Code. 

21 (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 90 days after 

23 the date of enactment of this Act, each government24 wide executive council, after receiving input and rec25 ommendations from all members, shall publish a 


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1 strategic plan for the governmentwide executive 

2 council that identifies the goals, priorities, and ex3 pectations of the governmentwide executive council. 

4 (2) UPDATES.—The leadership of each govern5 mentwide executive council shall update and affirm 

6 the strategic plan required under paragraph (1) not 

7 less frequently than once every 2 years. 

8 (3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Each govern9 mentwide executive council shall promptly submit 

10 the strategic plan published under paragraph (1), or 

11 updated under paragraph (2), to the Committee on 

12 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

13 Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

14 of the House of Representatives. 

15 SEC. 4. HARMONIZING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR 

16 GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE COUNCILS. 

17 (a) OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE COUNCILS.—There is es18 tablished in the General Services Administration the Of19 fice of Executive Councils. 

20 (b) DUTIES.—The Office of Executive Councils 

21 shall— 

22 (1) in consultation with the Director, provide 

23 administrative, project management, and other sup24 port to the governmentwide executive councils; 


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1 (2) detail employees to 1 or more government2 wide executive council, as needed, to support the op3 erations and functions of each governmentwide exec4 utive council; 

5 (3) collect and transfer funds to support the 

6 priorities of the governmentwide executive councils, 

7 as provided in appropriations acts; and 

8 (4) subject to approval of the leadership of a 

9 governmentwide executive council, submit any re10 ports, provide any information, or respond to any re11 quests required by Congress. 

12 (c) FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE.—The Office of 

13 Executive Councils shall by headed by an Associate Ad14 ministrator who shall— 

15 (1) be appointed by the President; 

16 (2) carry out additional duties and functions 

17 the Director and Administrator jointly request; and 

18 (3) represent the collective viewpoints and pri19 orities of the governmentwide executive councils and 

20 their membership. 

21 (d) PROHIBITION.—The Office of Executive Councils 

22 may not provide any administrative or project manage23 ment services to an entity unless the entity is approved 

24 by Congress. 


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1 SEC. 5. HARMONIZING GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE 

2 COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ROLES. 

3 (a) TITLE 41.—Section 1311 of title 41, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (b)— 

6 (A) by striking paragraph (1); and 

7 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

8 through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4); and 

9 (2) in subsection (c)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Deputy 

11 Director for Management of the Office of Man12 agement and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis13 trator’’; 

14 (B) by striking paragraph (3); and 

15 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

16 paragraph (3). 

17 (b) TITLE 44.—Title 44, United States Code, is 

18 amended— 

19 (1) in section 3520A— 

20 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Office 

21 of Management and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘ex22 ecutive branch’’; 

23 (B) in subsection (c) by striking para24 graphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Council shall be 

2 the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Gov3 ernment. 

4 ‘‘(3) VICE CHAIR.—The Council shall select 

5 from among its members a Vice Chair of the Coun6 cil.’’; 

7 (C) by redesignating subsections (d) and 

8 (e) as subsections (e) and (f); and 

9 (D) by inserting before subsection (e), as 

10 so redesignated, the following: 

11 ‘‘(d) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv12 ices shall provide administrative and other support for the 

13 Council.’’; and 

14 (2) in section 3603— 

15 (A) in subsection (b)— 

16 (i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (3); 

17 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

18 and (4) through (7) as paragraphs (1) 

19 through (5), respectively; and 

20 (iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesig21 nated, by inserting before the period ‘‘, 

22 who shall serve as Chair of the Council’’; 

23 and 


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1 (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘on 

2 behalf of the Deputy Director for Manage3 ment’’. 

4 (c) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS ACT OF 1990.— 

5 Section 302 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 

6 (31 U.S.C. 901 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a)— 

8 (A) by striking paragraph (1); 

9 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 

10 and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respec11 tively; 

12 (C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, 

13 by inserting ‘‘, who shall serve as chair of the 

14 council’’ after ‘‘Management and Budget’’; and 

15 (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 

16 by inserting ‘‘, who shall serve as vice chair of 

17 the council’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Treasury’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(c) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv20 ices shall provide administrative and other support for the 

21 council.’’. 

22 (d) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 

23 1303 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 

24 1401 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(e) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv2 ices shall provide administrative and other support for the 

3 Council.’’. 

4 (e) TITLE 31.—Section 1124(b) of title 31, United 

5 States Code, is amended— 

6 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

9 the executive branch a Performance Improvement 

10 Council.’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

12 paragraphs (4) and (5); and 

13 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Performance Im16 provement Council shall consist of — 

17 ‘‘(A) a designee of the Director of the Of18 fice of Management and Budget; 

19 ‘‘(B) the Performance Improvement Offi20 cer from each agency defined in section 901(b) 

21 of this title; 

22 ‘‘(C) other Performance Improvement Offi23 cers as determined appropriate by the chair24 person; and 


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1 ‘‘(D) other individuals as determined ap2 propriate by the chairperson.’’. 

3 ‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 

4 ‘‘(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of 

5 the Performance Improvement Council shall be 

6 a designee of the Deputy Director of Manage7 ment of the Office of Management and Budget. 

8 ‘‘(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Perform9 ance Improvement Council shall select from 

10 among its members a Performance Improve11 ment Officer to serve as vice chairperson.’’. 

12 SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT; PROCESS FOR INCLUSION OF AD13 DITIONAL GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE 

14 COUNCILS. 

15 (a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 

17 the Associate Administrator shall submit to the Commit18 tees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 

19 Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on 

20 Oversight and Reform and Appropriations of the House 

21 of Representatives a report on the activities of the Office 

22 of Executive Councils. 

23 (b) CONTENTS.—The reports required under sub24 section (a) shall include— 


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1 (1) a description of the activities of the Office 

2 of Executive Councils during the year period ending 

3 on the date on which the report is submitted, includ4 ing detailed summaries of the projects and services 

5 provided by the Office of Executive Councils, orga6 nized by governmentwide executive council; 

7 (2) a detailed accounting of— 

8 (A) the costs associated with the activities 

9 of the Office of Executive Councils, organized 

10 by governmentwide executive council; and 

11 (B) any administrative costs associated 

12 with the operations of the Office of Executive 

13 Councils; 

14 (3) a detailed accounting of all projects, serv15 ices, or other programs approved by and executed on 

16 behalf of each governmentwide executive council, in17 cluding any outcomes or highlights of such projects, 

18 services, or other programs; and 

19 (4) any recommendations for the designation of 

20 other councils or entities as governmentwide execu21 tive councils. 

22 (c) DESIGNATION.— 

23 (1) REQUEST.—Not earlier than the date that 

24 is 30 days after the submission of each report re25 quired under subsection (a), and only if such report 


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1 includes a recommendation for the designation of 1 

2 or more councils or entities as governmentwide exec3 utive councils, the Director may submit to the Com4 mittees on Homeland Security and Governmental 

5 Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the 

6 Committees on Oversight and Reform and Appro7 priations of the House of Representatives a request 

8 for those recommended councils or entities to be des9 ignated as governmentwide executive councils. 

10 (2) CONTENTS.—A request under paragraph 

11 (1) shall include— 

12 (A) the name of the council; 

13 (B) the names of the chair and vice chair 

14 of the council; 

15 (C) the agencies that will be members of 

16 the council; 

17 (D) the expected goals, functions, and pri18 orities of the council; 

19 (E) the expected annual costs to support 

20 the functions of the council; and 

21 (F) any other information the Director de22 termines to be necessary regarding the designa23 tion of the council to be a governmentwide exec24 utive council. 


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1 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—Any new governmentwide ex2 ecutive council designated after the date of enactment of 

3 this Act shall be subject to the requirements under section 

4 3. 

5 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

6 (a) TITLE 31.—Section 503 of title 31, United States 

7 Code, is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) by striking paragraph (12); and 

10 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and 

11 (14) as paragraphs (12) and (13); and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) by striking paragraph (5); and 

14 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

15 through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9). 

16 (b) TITLE 44.—Section 3602(f) of title 44, United 

17 States Code, is amended— 

18 (1) by striking paragraph (7); and 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 

20 (17) as paragraphs (7) through (16). 

21 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

22 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Governmentwide Execu23 tive Councils Administration and Performance Improve24 ment Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’ means the Administrator of General Services. 

5 (2) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘As6 sociate Administrator’’ means the head of the Office 

7 of Executive Councils established pursuant to section 

8 4. 

9 (3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means the 

10 Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 

11 (4) GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.— 

12 The term ‘‘governmentwide executive council’’ 

13 means— 

14 (A) the Chief Acquisition Officers Council, 

15 established pursuant to Section 1311 of title 41, 

16 United States Code; 

17 (B) the Chief Data Officer Council, estab18 lished pursuant to Section 3520A of title 44, 

19 United States Code; 

20 (C) the Chief Financial Officers Council, es21 tablished pursuant to Section 302 of the Chief 

22 Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 901 

23 note; Public Law 101–576); 

24 (D) the Chief Human Capital Officers 

25 Council, established pursuant to Section 1303 of 


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1 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 

2 1401 note; Public Law 107–296); 

3 (E) the Chief Information Officers Council, 

4 established pursuant to Section 3603 of title 44, 

5 United States Code; 

6 (F) the Performance Improvement Council, 

7 established pursuant to Section 1124(b) of title 

8 31, United States Code; and 

9 (G) any other council designated as a gov10 ernmentwide executive council, pursuant to sec11 tion 6 of this Act. 

12 SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECU13 TIVE COUNCILS. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any authority pro15 vided to a governmentwide executive council elsewhere in 

16 law, each governmentwide executive council shall— 

17 (1) maintain a publicly accessible website that 

18 includes information relating to the mission, purpose, 

19 priorities, and membership of the governmentwide ex20 ecutive council; 

21 (2) develop and publish on the website described 

22 in paragraph (1) a charter outlining the roles of 

23 members, responsibilities, procedures, and other rel24 evant information concerning the governmentwide ex25 ecutive council; 


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1 (3) provide legislative, policy, project funding, or 

2 shared services recommendations to the Director and 

3 the Administrator related to the specific area of ex4 pertise of the governmentwide executive council; and 

5 (4) serve as a primary advisory body to the Di6 rector on the development and execution of— 

7 (A) the Federal Government performance 

8 plan under section 1115(a) of title 31, United 

9 States Code; and 

10 (B) the Federal Government priority goals 

11 under section 1120(a) of title 31, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (b) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 90 days after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, each government16 wide executive council, after receiving input and rec17 ommendations from all members, shall publish a stra18 tegic plan for the governmentwide executive council 

19 that identifies the goals, priorities, and expectations 

20 of the governmentwide executive council. 

21 (2) UPDATES.—The leadership of each govern22 mentwide executive council shall update and affirm 

23 the strategic plan required under paragraph (1) not 

24 less frequently than once every 2 years. 


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1 (3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Each govern2 mentwide executive council shall promptly submit the 

3 strategic plan published under paragraph (1), or up4 dated under paragraph (2), to the Committee on 

5 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 

6 Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

7 of the House of Representatives. 

8 SEC. 4. HARMONIZING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR 

9 GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE COUNCILS. 

10 (a) OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE COUNCILS.—There is estab11 lished in the General Services Administration the Office of 

12 Executive Councils. 

13 (b) DUTIES.—The Office of Executive Councils shall— 

14 (1) in consultation with the Director, provide 

15 administrative and project management support to 

16 the governmentwide executive councils; 

17 (2) detail employees to 1 or more government18 wide executive council, as needed, to support the oper19 ations and functions of each governmentwide execu20 tive council; 

21 (3) collect and transfer funds to support the pri22 orities of the governmentwide executive councils, as 

23 provided in appropriations acts; and 

24 (4) submit any reports, provide any informa25 tion, or respond to any requests required by Congress. 


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1 (c) FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE.—The Office of Exec2 utive Councils shall by headed by an Associate Adminis3 trator who shall— 

4 (1) be appointed by the President; 

5 (2) carry out additional duties and functions the 

6 Director and Administrator jointly request; and 

7 (3) represent the collective viewpoints and prior8 ities of the governmentwide executive councils and 

9 their membership. 

10 (d) PROHIBITION.—The Office of Executive Councils 

11 may not provide any administrative or project manage12 ment services to a governmentwide executive council unless 

13 the council is authorized by Congress. 

14 (e) SUNSET.—The Office of Executive Councils shall 

15 terminate on the date that is 6 years after the date of enact16 ment of this Act. 

17 SEC. 5. HARMONIZING GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE 

18 COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ROLES. 

19 (a) TITLE 41.—Section 1311 of title 41, United States 

20 Code, is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (b)— 

22 (A) by striking paragraph (1); and 

23 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

24 through (5) as paragraphs (1) through (4); and 

25 (2) in subsection (c)— 


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1 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Deputy 

2 Director for Management of the Office of Man3 agement and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Adminis4 trator’’; 

5 (B) by striking paragraph (3); and 

6 (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 

7 paragraph (3). 

8 (b) TITLE 44.—Title 44, United States Code, is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in section 3520A— 

11 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Office of 

12 Management and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘execu13 tive branch’’; 

14 (B) in subsection (c) by striking paragraphs 

15 (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Council shall be 

17 the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Govern18 ment. 

19 ‘‘(3) VICE CHAIR.—The Council shall select from 

20 among its members a Vice Chair of the Council.’’; 

21 (C) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) 

22 as subsections (e) and (f); and 

23 (D) by inserting before subsection (e), as so 

24 redesignated, the following: 


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1 ‘‘(d) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv2 ices shall provide administrative support for the Council.’’; 

3 and 

4 (2) in section 3603— 

5 (A) in subsection (b)— 

6 (i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (3); 

7 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

8 and (4) through (7) as paragraphs (1) 

9 through (5), respectively; and 

10 (iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesig11 nated, by inserting before the period ‘‘, who 

12 shall serve as Chair of the Council’’; and 

13 (B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘on be14 half of the Deputy Director for Management’’. 

15 (c) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS ACT OF 1990.—Sec16 tion 302 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 

17 U.S.C. 901 note) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) by striking paragraph (1); 

20 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 

21 and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respec22 tively; 

23 (C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 

24 inserting ‘‘, who shall serve as chair of the coun25 cil’’ after ‘‘Management and Budget’’; and 


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1 (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by 

2 inserting ‘‘, who shall serve as vice chair of the 

3 council’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Treasury’’; and 

4 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(c) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv6 ices shall provide administrative support for the council.’’. 

7 (d) HOMELAND SECURITY ACT OF 2002.—Section 

8 1303 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 

9 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(e) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv11 ices shall provide administrative support for the Council.’’. 

12 (e) TITLE 31.—Section 1124(b) of title 31, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

15 following: 

16 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in 

17 the executive branch a Performance Improvement 

18 Council.’’; 

19 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

20 paragraphs (4) and (5); and 

21 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Performance Improve24 ment Council shall consist of — 


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1 ‘‘(A) a designee of the Director of the Office 

2 of Management and Budget, who shall have expe3 rience in the areas of strategic and performance 

4 planning, measurement, and analysis, including 

5 the use of performance information to improve 

6 the results of an agency; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the Performance Improvement Officer 

8 from each agency defined in section 901(b) of 

9 this title.’’. 

10 ‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 

11 ‘‘(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of 

12 the Performance Improvement Council shall be 

13 the designee of the Director of Management of the 

14 Office of Management and Budget, as described 

15 in paragraph (2)(A). 

16 ‘‘(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Perform17 ance Improvement Council shall select from 

18 among its members a Performance Improvement 

19 Officer to serve as vice chairperson.’’. 

20 SEC. 6. ANNUAL REPORT; PROCESS FOR INCLUSION OF AD21 DITIONAL GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE 

22 COUNCILS. 

23 (a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 

25 Associate Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 


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1 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Appro2 priations of the Senate and the Committees on Oversight 

3 and Reform and Appropriations of the House of Represent4 atives a report on the activities of the Office of Executive 

5 Councils. 

6 (b) CONTENTS.—The reports required under subsection 

7 (a) shall include— 

8 (1) a description of the activities of the Office of 

9 Executive Councils during the year period ending on 

10 the date on which the report is submitted, including 

11 detailed summaries of the projects and services pro12 vided by the Office of Executive Councils, organized 

13 by governmentwide executive council; 

14 (2) a detailed accounting of— 

15 (A) the costs associated with the activities of 

16 the Office of Executive Councils, organized by 

17 governmentwide executive council; and 

18 (B) any administrative costs associated 

19 with the operations of the Office of Executive 

20 Councils; 

21 (3) a detailed accounting of all projects, services, 

22 or other programs approved by and executed on behalf 

23 of each governmentwide executive council, including 

24 any outcomes or highlights of such projects, services, 

25 or other programs; and 


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1 (4) any recommendations for the designation of 

2 other councils or entities as governmentwide executive 

3 councils. 

4 (c) DESIGNATION.— 

5 (1) REQUEST.—Not earlier than the date that is 

6 30 days after the submission of each report required 

7 under subsection (a), and only if such report includes 

8 a recommendation for the designation of 1 or more 

9 councils or entities as governmentwide executive coun10 cils, the Director may submit to the Committees on 

11 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and 

12 Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on 

13 Oversight and Reform and Appropriations of the 

14 House of Representatives a request for those rec15 ommended councils or entities to be designated as gov16 ernmentwide executive councils. 

17 (2) CONTENTS.—A request under paragraph (1) 

18 shall include— 

19 (A) the name of the council; 

20 (B) the names of the chair and vice chair 

21 of the council; 

22 (C) the agencies that will be members of the 

23 council; 

24 (D) the expected goals, functions, and prior25 ities of the council; 


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1 (E) the expected annual costs to support the 

2 functions of the council; and 

3 (F) any other information the Director de4 termines to be necessary regarding the designa5 tion of the council to be a governmentwide execu6 tive council. 

7 (d) REQUIREMENTS.—Any new governmentwide exec8 utive council designated after the date of enactment of this 

9 Act shall be subject to the requirements under section 3. 

10 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 

11 (a) TITLE 31.—Section 503 of title 31, United States 

12 Code, is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) by striking paragraph (12); and 

15 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (13) and 

16 (14) as paragraphs (12) and (13); and 

17 (2) in subsection (b)— 

18 (A) by striking paragraph (5); and 

19 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 

20 through (10) as paragraphs (5) through (9). 

21 (b) TITLE 44.—Section 3602(f) of title 44, United 

22 States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) by striking paragraph (7); and 

24 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (17) 

25 as paragraphs (7) through (16). 


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Calendar No. 563 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4828 

[Report No. 117–211] 

A BILL 

To provide consistent leadership, purpose, and adwide executive councils, and for other purposes. ministrative support for the primary governmentNOVEMBER 17, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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