I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2475 
To establish a pilot program to provide financial and non-financial housing 
assistance to certain homeless individuals, to provide for a study of 
the effects of the pilot program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2025 
Ms. TLAIB (for herself, Ms. ANSARI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. GARCIA of Cali-
fornia, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. 
RAMIREZ, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a pilot program to provide financial and non- 
financial housing assistance to certain homeless individ-
uals, to provide for a study of the effects of the pilot 
program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Homelessness 
Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Each year, an estimated 4,200,000 youth 
and young adults experience homelessness in the 
United States. 
(2) Youth and young adults face many barriers 
to safe and stable housing, such as systemic and 
structural racism, age discrimination, and a scarce 
supply of affordable housing suitable for occupancy. 
(3) Black, Indigenous, and other youth and 
young adults of color have been systematically ex-
cluded from employment opportunities and access to 
stable income. 
(4) Prior to the COVID–19 pandemic, 1 in 5 
young people of color were living in poverty, as op-
posed to 1 in 9 young White people, and the impact 
of the pandemic has resulted in an exponential wid-
ening of the inequity faced by Black, Indigenous, 
and other youth and young adults of color when 
seeking safe housing and careers of their choice with 
stable income. 
(5) Full-time minimum-wage earners cannot af-
ford the average cost of a 2-bedroom apartment any-
where in the United States. 
(6) The changing nature of the economy—in-
cluding the growth of the ‘‘gig economy’’ in which 
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workers earn income providing on-demand work, 
services, or goods; unemployment risks posed by au-
tomation; and the fluctuating nature of waged 
labor—will result in increased income volatility and 
prevent upward economic mobility, especially among 
young adults. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and 
(D) the Committee on Finance of the Sen-
ate. 
(2) CERTIFIED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FI-
NANCIAL
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘certified com-
munity development financial institution’’ means a 
community development financial institution, as de-
fined in section 103 of the Community Development 
Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 (12 
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U.S.C. 4702), certified by the Community Develop-
ment Financial Institutions Fund under section 
1805.201 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 
National Youth Economic Advisory Council. 
(4) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘database’’ means 
the database created under section 4(b)(1). 
(5) FAIR MARKET RENT.—The term ‘‘fair mar-
ket rent’’ means the applicable fair market rental es-
tablished pursuant to section 8(c) of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)). 
(6) HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED
COMMU-
NITIES.—The term ‘‘historically marginalized com-
munities’’ includes low-income communities and mi-
nority religious, racial, and ethnic groups. 
(7) HOMELESS.—The term ‘‘homeless’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 103 of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11302) and includes homeless children and 
youths as defined in section 725 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 11434a). 
(8) LOW-INCOME
GEOGRAPHIC
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘low-income geographic area’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 351 of the Small Business 
Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 689). 
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(9) PAYMENT-RECEIVING
GROUP.—The term 
‘‘payment-receiving group’’ means the group des-
ignated to receive cash payments pursuant to section 
4(c)(3). 
(10) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the Youth Homelessness Guaranteed 
Income Pilot Program. 
(11) PROGRAM PAYMENT.—The term ‘‘program 
payment’’ means a payment made under section 
4(c)(3). 
(12) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP.— 
The term ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1707(g) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)). 
(13) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(14) SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUP.—The 
term ‘‘socially disadvantaged group’’ means a group 
whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, 
or gender prejudice because of their identity as 
members of a group without regard to their indi-
vidual qualities. 
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SEC. 4. THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS GUARANTEED INCOME 
PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program, entitled the ‘‘Youth Homelessness Guaranteed 
Income Pilot Program’’, to provide housing assistance to 
certain eligible individuals in accordance with this section. 
(b) PREPARATION.—Within 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act: 
(1) DATABASE OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.— 
(A) CREATION OF DATABASE.—The Sec-
retary shall create a database of individuals 
who are homeless while living in the United 
States containing the information described in 
section 6(b)(1). 
(B) ELIGIBLE
PARTICIPANTS.—Based on 
the recommendations issued by the Council 
under section 6(b)(1), the Secretary— 
(i) shall make reasonable efforts using 
reliable sources to identify homeless indi-
viduals for inclusion in the database; and 
(ii) may communicate recommenda-
tions to the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
Secretary of Education, or the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development with re-
spect to the prescription of regulations de-
scribed in subparagraph (C). 
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(C) AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE REGULA-
TIONS.—The Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Education, and the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development may each prescribe 
regulations requiring a recipient of funds or 
other assistance under the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11301– 
11435)— 
(i) to make reasonable efforts to iden-
tify homeless individuals who receive bene-
fits or assistance provided through the 
funds; and 
(ii) to submit sufficient information to 
the Secretary for the homeless individuals 
to be listed in the database. 
(D) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
DATABASE
IN-
FORMATION.—The Secretary— 
(i) shall verify the accuracy of the in-
formation in the database; 
(ii) shall include in the database, with 
respect to each individual listed in the 
database, only the information necessary 
to— 
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(I) determine the eligibility of the 
individual to participate in the pilot 
program; or 
(II) administer the pilot program 
with the individual as a participant; 
and 
(iii) may not include in the database 
any information about the citizenship sta-
tus, immigration status, or Social Security 
number of any individual listed in the 
database. 
(E) REPORT TO CONGRESS ON THE DATA-
BASE.—The Secretary shall submit a written 
report to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees describing the process used to create the 
database. 
(2) SELECTION OF PILOT PROGRAM PARTICI-
PANTS.— 
(A) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the External Partner and the Coun-
cil, shall develop criteria for the selection of 
pilot program participants that are— 
(i) consistent with the objectives of 
the study described in section 5; 
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(ii) inclusive of low-income geographic 
areas; and 
(iii) representative of the demo-
graphics of the population of homeless in-
dividuals in the United States who have 
not attained 30 years of age. 
(B) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall se-
lect, consistent with the criteria developed 
under subparagraph (A), not more than 
105,000 individuals listed in the database to 
participate in the pilot program, each of whom 
shall be— 
(i) an emancipated minor; or 
(ii) an individual who has attained 18 
years of age but not 30 years of age. 
(C) IMPERMISSIBLE FACTORS.—The Sec-
retary may not use citizenship or immigration 
status as factors in the selection of pilot pro-
gram participants. 
(3) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE 
PILOT PROGRAM.—An individual may not participate 
in the pilot program until the individual, in a form 
and manner determined by the Secretary— 
(A) consents to the disclosure of Federal 
and State income tax return information of the 
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individual to the Secretary and the External 
Partner; and 
(B) discloses other personal information 
determined by the Secretary to be necessary for 
the administration of the pilot program and the 
study described in section 5, including the ZIP 
Code of the primary place of residence main-
tained by the individual. 
(c) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) DURATION.—The Secretary shall provide 
the assistance described in this subsection to the 
pilot program participants for 36 consecutive 
months. 
(2) ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO ALL PARTICI-
PANTS.—Based on the recommendations issued by 
the Council under section 6(b)(2), and in consulta-
tion with the External Partner, the Secretary shall, 
directly or by contract or cooperative agreement, 
provide to each participant, appropriate to the cir-
cumstances of the participant, the following: 
(A) Housing navigation services. 
(B) Financial coaching courses. 
(C) Workforce development services. 
(D) Educational attainment services. 
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(E) Education on the landlord-tenant laws 
of the jurisdiction of residence of the partici-
pant and the rights that the participant would 
have as a tenant. 
(F) Additional services recommended by 
the Council and the External Partner, at the 
discretion of the Secretary. 
(G) Assistance in identifying, applying for, 
and using any service or assistance available to 
the participant that is funded under the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11301–11435). 
(3) CASH PAYMENTS TO THE PAYMENT-RECEIV-
ING GROUP.— 
(A) DIVISION INTO 2 GROUPS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
(i) divide the participants randomly 
into 2 groups, approximately equal in size 
and equally representative with respect to 
the criteria for the selection of partici-
pants; and 
(ii) designate 1 group to receive cash 
payments pursuant to this paragraph. 
(B) FREQUENCY; AMOUNT.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
make a payment to each member of the 
payment-receiving group every month for 
the duration described in paragraph (1), 
with each monthly payment in the amount 
equal to or the greater of $1,400 or the 
adjusted fair market rent cost for the 
member involved. 
(ii) ADJUSTED
FAIR
MARKET
RENT 
COST.—The Secretary shall determine the 
adjusted fair market rent cost for such a 
member based on the fair market rent cost 
for a 2-bedroom home in the ZIP Code 
designated by the member and any modi-
fications recommended by the Council 
under section 6(b)(4). 
(iii) LUMP SUM PAYMENT PERMITTED 
FOR
THE
1ST
YEAR.—Notwithstanding 
clause (i), not more than half of the mem-
bers of the payment-receiving group may 
elect to receive not more than the first 12 
monthly payments under clause (i) in a 
single lump sum payment. 
(C) FORMS OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary 
shall make each program payment by whichever 
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of the following methods is elected by the par-
ticipant involved: 
(i) Cash. 
(ii) Electronic funds transfer. 
(iii) Prepaid debit card. 
(iv) Any other method offered by the 
Secretary. 
(D) DAY OF PAYMENT.—Each member of 
the payment-receiving group may elect to re-
ceive the monthly payment on the first or last 
weekday of the month that is not a legal public 
holiday. 
(d) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) DISCLOSURES PROHIBITED.—A person shall 
not disclose any information related to the pilot pro-
gram, except to the extent permitted by regulations 
prescribed under paragraph (2). 
(2) REGULATIONS
FOR
SHARING
INFORMA-
TION.—The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Council and External Partner, may prescribe regula-
tions to provide for the sharing of information in the 
database, without personal identifiers, with nonprofit 
organizations and academic institutions for non-
commercial research purposes. 
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(3) DESTRUCTION
OF
DATABASE.—The Sec-
retary shall destroy the database within 30 days 
after the Council terminates. 
(4) VIOLATIONS.— 
(A) Any person who, by virtue of an offi-
cial position or affiliation with the Secretary, 
the Council, or the External Partner— 
(i) has possession of, or access to, any 
record containing individually identifiable 
information the disclosure of which is pro-
hibited by or under this Act; and 
(ii) knowingly discloses such a record 
to any person or agency not entitled to re-
ceive the record, 
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not 
more than $25,000. 
(B) Any person who knowingly requests or 
obtains any record related to the pilot program 
from the Secretary, the Council, or the External 
Partner under false pretenses shall be guilty of 
a misdemeanor and fined not more than 
$25,000. 
(e) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROGRAMS, BENE-
FITS, AND LAWS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law: 
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(1) Participation in the pilot program, including 
the receipt of program payments, may not be consid-
ered for the purposes of determining— 
(A) the eligibility of a participant for, or 
the amount or timing of, any benefit or assist-
ance under any Federal program or under any 
State or local program financed, in whole or in 
part, with Federal funds; or 
(B) whether a participant is a public 
charge under section 212(a)(4) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) 
or section 237(a)(5) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 
1227(a)(5)). 
(2) For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, gross income shall not include any program 
payment to a participant. 
(3) Section 401 of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 
U.S.C. 1611) shall not apply to this Act. 
SEC. 5. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct, in 
coordination with the External Partner selected pursuant 
to this section, a study on the effects of the pilot program. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The primary objectives of the 
study shall be— 
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(1) to analyze the effect of the program pay-
ments on— 
(A) the housing outcomes of the pilot pro-
gram participants; 
(B) the microeconomic outcomes of the 
participants; 
(C) the physical and mental health and 
well-being of the participants; and 
(D) the social cost attributable to income 
volatility and homelessness, including through 
public expenditures for government-provided 
services in health, education, employment, and 
childcare; and 
(2) to evaluate the feasibility of— 
(A) expanding the pilot program to include 
more participants in the payment-receiving 
group; and 
(B) using direct cash transfers to reduce 
homelessness in the United States. 
(c) SELECTION OF THE EXTERNAL PARTNER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Within 270 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and before complying 
with section 4(b)(2), the Secretary shall choose an 
organization with demonstrated experience and ex-
pertise in mixed-methods experimental design and 
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the implementation of cash-transfer programs and 
randomized controlled trials to be the External Part-
ner. 
(2) CONDITIONS
ON
SELECTION.—The Sec-
retary may require the External Partner to employ 
the services of certain qualified individuals in car-
rying out the responsibilities of the External Partner 
under this Act. 
(3) 
COMPENSATION
FOR
SERVICES
REN-
DERED.—The Secretary may pay not more than the 
hourly equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for 
grade GS–12, step 5, of the General Schedule for 
each hour (including travel time) during which a 
person affiliated with the External Partner is en-
gaged in the performance of duties of the External 
Partner under this section. 
(d) DUTIES OF THE EXTERNAL PARTNER.— 
(1) SELECTION OF STUDY CRITERIA.—The Ex-
ternal Partner shall make recommendations to the 
Secretary on— 
(A) how to accomplish the primary objec-
tives described in subsection (b); and 
(B) additional objectives for the study. 
(2) DATA COLLECTION.—Under the oversight 
of the Secretary, the External Partner shall collect 
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the data required for the study and may use any in-
formation about a pilot program participant given by 
the Secretary to the External Partner for the study. 
(e) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the External Partner, shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees— 
(1) an interim report, within 24 months after 
the commencement of pilot program services; and 
(2) a final report, within 12 months after the 
conclusion of the pilot program services. 
SEC. 6. NATIONAL YOUTH ECONOMIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
the National Youth Economic Advisory Council. 
(b) DUTIES.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE
DATABASE 
AND
THE
SELECTION
OF
THE
EXTERNAL
PART-
NER.—The Council shall issue recommendations to 
the Secretary with respect to— 
(A) the identification and utilization of re-
liable sources of information for identifying 
homeless individuals and listing the individuals 
in the database with sufficient information for 
the Secretary to select any individual listed in 
the database to participate in the pilot pro-
gram; 
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(B) any regulation that may be prescribed 
by the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of 
Agriculture, or the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development with respect to the McKin-
ney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11301–11435) to facilitate the identification of 
homeless individuals for inclusion in the data-
base; and 
(C) the selection of the External Partner. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SELECTION 
CRITERIA.—The Council shall issue recommenda-
tions to the Secretary with respect to the selection 
criteria for pilot program participants that are con-
sistent with the objectives of the study and with the 
demographics of the homeless population in the 
United States. 
(3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FORMS OF ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Council shall issue recommendations to 
the Secretary on the forms of assistance to be pro-
vided to a pilot program participant pursuant to sec-
tion 4(c)(2). 
(4) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
THE
ADJUSTED 
FAIR MARKET COST.—The Council shall issue rec-
ommendations to the Secretary on modifications to 
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the fair market cost in the determination of the ad-
justed fair market cost under section 4(c)(3)(B)(ii). 
(5) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION 
OF
THE
PROGRAM.—The Council may issue rec-
ommendations to the Secretary for improving the 
performance and administration of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(6) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE STUDY.—The 
Council may issue recommendations to the Secretary 
or the External Partner on other objectives of the 
study. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.— 
(A) REGULAR MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
shall appoint the following regular members of 
the Council: 
(i) A member representing the Sec-
retary, who shall chair the Council. 
(ii) A representative from a national 
nonprofit homeless youth organization. 
(iii) A representative from a national 
nonprofit civil rights organization rep-
resenting historically marginalized commu-
nities or socially disadvantaged groups. 
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(iv) A representative from a national 
organization representing LGBTQ+ popu-
lations. 
(v) A representative from an economic 
research organization or academic institu-
tion with expertise in cash-transfer pro-
grams. 
(vi) A representative from a commu-
nity advocacy organization with expertise 
in cash-transfer programs. 
(vii) A representative from a certified 
community development financial institu-
tion whose central demographic is of a ra-
cial and ethnic minority group. 
(viii) A member representing the De-
partment of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment, nominated by the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development. 
(ix) A member representing the De-
partment of Education, nominated by the 
Secretary of Education. 
(B) AUTHORIZED
MEMBERS.—The Sec-
retary shall appoint to the Council 3 individuals 
included in the database who were not selected 
as pilot program participants, after the Sec-
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retary begins providing the services under sec-
tion 4(c). 
(2) CONTINUATION OF MEMBERSHIP.—If an in-
cumbent member is appointed to the Council as a 
representative of an organization and the incumbent 
member ceases to be affiliated with the organization, 
the incumbent member may continue as a member 
until the Secretary appoints a new member in the 
stead of the incumbent member. 
(3) REMOVAL.—The Secretary may remove a 
member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfea-
sance in office. 
(d) PAY.— 
(1) RATES OF PAY.—Members of the Council 
shall each be entitled to receive the daily equivalent 
of the annual rate of basic pay for grade GS–14, 
step 10, of the General Schedule for each day (in-
cluding travel time) during which such members are 
engaged in the performance of duties of the Council. 
(2) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), 
the members of the Council who are full-time offi-
cers or employees of the United States or Members 
of Congress for purposes of title 5, United States 
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Code, may not receive additional pay, allowances, or 
benefits by reason of service on the Council. 
(3) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Each member shall 
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions 
of subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(e) STAFF.—On request of the Council and on a re-
imbursable basis, for the purpose of assisting the Council 
in carrying out the duties of the Council, the Secretary, 
the Secretary of Education, and the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services may each detail to the Council any 
personnel of their respective departments. 
(f) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall meet at 
least every 3 months. 
(2) DISCRETION
OF
THE
SECRETARY.—The 
Secretary may require the Council to sit for addi-
tional meetings at the discretion of the Secretary. 
(3) DISCRETION
OF
THE
CHAIR.—The Chair 
may require the Council to sit for additional meet-
ings at the discretion of the Chair or on written re-
quest of 1⁄3 of the members. 
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(4) NOTICE
TO
MEMBERS.—The Chair shall 
give each member of the Council notice of a meeting 
no fewer than 15 days before the meeting. 
(g) CHARTER; QUORUM.— 
(1) COUNCIL
CHARTER.—The Council shall 
comply with section 1008(c) of title 5, United States 
Code, as if— 
(A) the Council were an advisory com-
mittee but not a Presidential advisory com-
mittee; 
(B) the Secretary were the head of the 
agency to whom the advisory committee reports; 
and 
(C) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees were the standing committees of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives having legis-
lative jurisdiction over the agency to which the 
advisory committee reports. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONTENTS IN COUNCIL CHAR-
TER.—The charter filed pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall contain provisions to determine— 
(A) quorum; 
(B) the information required to be dis-
closed, in any notice of a Council meeting, 
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about the matters to be discussed in the meet-
ing; 
(C) when a member has a conflict of inter-
est in a matter being considered by the Council; 
and 
(D) the circumstances under which a con-
flict of interest in a matter may or shall dis-
qualify a member from participating in consid-
ering, or voting on, the matter. 
(3) QUORUM.—Until the filing of the charter, a 
majority of the members of the Council appointed 
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may 
hold hearings. 
(h) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS
AND
SESSIONS.—The Council 
may, for the purpose of carrying out this section, 
hold hearings, sit and act at times and places, take 
testimony, administer oaths or affirmations to wit-
nesses appearing before the Council, and receive evi-
dence as the Council considers appropriate. 
(2) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Council 
may secure directly from any department or agency 
of the United States information necessary to enable 
the Council to carry out the duties of the Council 
under this section. 
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(3) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—On 
request of the Council, the Administrator of General 
Services shall provide to the Council, on a reimburs-
able basis, the administrative support services nec-
essary for the Commission to carry out the duties of 
the Council under this section. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORTS.—The Council may sub-
mit to the Secretary such interim reports as the 
Council considers appropriate. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—The Council shall submit 
a final report to the Secretary containing an assess-
ment of the Council with respect to— 
(A) the pilot program; and 
(B) the report submitted by the Secretary 
pursuant to section 5(e)(2). 
(j) TERMINATION.—The Council shall terminate 
within 30 days after the Secretary submits the report pur-
suant to section 5(e)(2). 
(k) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—Except as provided in subsection (g)(1) of 
this section, chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall not apply to the Council, but the Secretary may pre-
scribe regulations directing the Council to comply with 
sections 1009 through 1111 of such title if the Secretary 
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determines that the compliance is necessary for the Coun-
cil to discharge the duties of the Council. 
Æ 
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