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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5312 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 709
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5312

                          [Report No. 118-303]

 To require agencies to create consistent organizational hierarchies, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 13, 2024

  Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

            December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

               Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
 To require agencies to create consistent organizational hierarchies, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Organizing and Revealing 
the Government's Construction, Hierarchies, Appointments, 
Responsibilities, and Tasks Act'' or the ``ORG CHART Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. AGENCY ORGANIZATION HIERARCHIES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Agency.--The term ``agency''--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) has the meaning given the term in 
                section 3330f(a) of title 5, United States Code; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) does not include the Government 
                Accountability Office.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Organization Hierarchy Transparency Guidance.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation 
        with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the 
        Administrator of General Services, shall issue guidance that 
        requires the head of each agency to create, maintain, and 
        periodically update an organizational hierarchy for the agency 
        that includes--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) a diagram and list that documents the 
                hierarchical relationships between offices and 
                functions within the agency and each component of the 
                agency led by--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (i) an individual occupying a 
                        policy and supporting position (as defined in 
                        section 3330f(a) of title 5, United States 
                        Code); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    (ii) any other relevant official, 
                        as determined by the Director;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the name and title of each official 
                who leads the agency or a component of the 
                agency;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) whether any position to which 
                subparagraph (B) applies is vacant;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) whether any official described in 
                subparagraph (B) is serving in an acting 
                capacity;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (E) with respect to each official 
                described in subparagraph (B), a hyperlink to the 
                relevant information for that official on the website 
                established and maintained under section 3330f(b) of 
                title 5, United States Code, if applicable; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (F) a unique organizational code that 
                identifies each listed office and function.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Public posting of hierarchies.--The head of 
        each agency shall include the up-to-date organizational 
        hierarchy of the agency created pursuant to the guidance issued 
        under paragraph (1) and the date on which that hierarchy was 
        most recently verified as accurate--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) with respect to an agency required to 
                submit budget justification materials described in 
                section 105 of title 31, United States Code, as a part 
                of those budget justification materials; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) on the website of the 
                agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) Consistency.--To the maximum extent 
        practicable, publicly available human capital data produced by 
        each agency shall have the same hierarchical structure and be 
        consistent with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the organizational hierarchy of the 
                agency created pursuant to the guidance issued under 
                paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) other datasets identified by the 
                Director, in consultation with the Director of the 
                Office of Personnel Management, in the guidance issued 
                under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) GAO Review and Report.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        issuance of guidance under subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 
        Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
        Representatives an evaluation of the implementation of this 
        Act.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) Contents.--The report required under 
        subparagraph (A) shall include an evaluation of--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the quality of the information 
                required to be posted under this Act and whether the 
                information is complete, accurate, timely, and 
                reliable;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) the consistency between datasets 
                described in subsection (b)(3)(B) and the 
                organizational hierarchies created by agencies pursuant 
                to the guidance issued under subsection 
                (b)(1);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) any challenges experienced by agencies 
                in implementing this Act; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (D) any suggestions or modifications to 
                this Act or section 3330f of title 5, United States 
                Code, to enhance the information provided by agencies 
                pursuant to this Act, including best practices for 
                agencies to follow.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Organizing and Revealing the 
Government's Construction, Hierarchies, Appointments, Responsibilities, 
and Tasks Act'' or the ``ORG CHART Act''.

SEC. 2. AGENCY ORGANIZATION HIERARCHIES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency''--
                    (A) has the meaning given the term in section 
                3330f(a) of title 5, United States Code; and
                    (B) does not include the Government Accountability 
                Office.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget.
    (b) Organization Hierarchy Transparency Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 365 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Director, in consultation with the 
        Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the 
        Administrator of General Services, shall issue guidance that 
        requires the head of each agency to create, maintain, and 
        periodically update an organizational hierarchy for the agency 
        that includes--
                    (A) a diagram and list that documents the 
                hierarchical relationships between offices and 
                functions within the agency and each component of the 
                agency led by--
                            (i) an individual occupying a policy and 
                        supporting position (as defined in section 
                        3330f(a) of title 5, United States Code); and
                            (ii) any other relevant official, as 
                        determined by the Director;
                    (B) the title of each official who leads the agency 
                or a component of the agency;
                    (C) whether any position to which subparagraph (B) 
                applies is vacant;
                    (D) whether any official described in subparagraph 
                (B) is serving in an acting capacity;
                    (E) with respect to each official described in 
                subparagraph (B), a hyperlink to the relevant 
                information for that official on the website 
                established and maintained under section 3330f(b) of 
                title 5, United States Code, if applicable;
                    (F) a unique organizational code that identifies 
                each listed office and function; and
                    (G) the name of each official who leads the agency 
                or a component of the agency if--
                            (i) the appointment of the official is 
                        subject to the advice and consent of the 
                        Senate; or
                            (ii) the official consents to the inclusion 
                        of the name of the official in the 
                        organizational hierarchy.
            (2) Public posting of hierarchies.--The head of each agency 
        shall include the up-to-date organizational hierarchy of the 
        agency created pursuant to the guidance issued under paragraph 
        (1) and the date on which that hierarchy was most recently 
        verified as accurate--
                    (A) with respect to an agency required to submit 
                budget justification materials described in section 105 
                of title 31, United States Code, as a part of those 
                budget justification materials; and
                    (B) on the website of the agency.
            (3) Consistency.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
        publicly available human capital data produced by each agency 
        shall have the same hierarchical structure and be consistent 
        with--
                    (A) the organizational hierarchy of the agency 
                created pursuant to the guidance issued under paragraph 
                (1); and
                    (B) other datasets identified by the Director, in 
                consultation with the Director of the Office of 
                Personnel Management, in the guidance issued under 
                paragraph (1).
            (4) Specific information.--In issuing the guidance required 
        under paragraph (1), the Director--
                    (A) may not require the head of an agency to 
                include any contact information for an official 
                described in subsection (b)(1)(B) in an organizational 
                hierarchy; and
                    (B) with respect to the location of an official 
                described in subsection (b)(1)(B), may only require the 
                head of an agency to include in the organizational 
                hierarchy the city in which the position of the 
                official is located.
    (c) GAO Review and Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the issuance 
        of guidance under subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General of 
        the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
        Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of 
        Representatives an evaluation of the implementation of this 
        Act.
            (2) Contents.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include an evaluation of--
                    (A) the quality of the information required to be 
                posted under this Act and whether the information is 
                complete, accurate, timely, and reliable;
                    (B) the consistency between datasets described in 
                subsection (b)(3)(B) and the organizational hierarchies 
                created by agencies pursuant to the guidance issued 
                under subsection (b)(1);
                    (C) any challenges experienced by agencies in 
                implementing this Act; and
                    (D) any suggestions or modifications to this Act or 
                section 3330f of title 5, United States Code, to 
                enhance the information provided by agencies pursuant 
                to this Act, including best practices for agencies to 
                follow.
    (d) No New Funds.--No additional funds are authorized to be 
appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this Act.
                                                       Calendar No. 709

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 5312

                          [Report No. 118-303]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To require agencies to create consistent organizational hierarchies, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

            December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

                       Reported with an amendment
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