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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5161 
To establish in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Young 
Americans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 
Mr. SOTO (for himself, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. BYNUM, Mr. AMO, and Ms. 
PETTERSEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To establish in the Executive Office of the President an 
Office of Young Americans, 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. OFFICE OF YOUNG AMERICANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the Execu-
tive Office of the President an Office of Young Americans 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘Office’’), which shall 
be headed by a Director (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘Director’’). 
(b) OFFICE LEADERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENTS.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The President shall ap-
point the Director and may appoint an Asso-
ciate Director of the Office. 
(B) SINGLE
ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR.—The 
President may not appoint an Associate Direc-
tor to serve in the Office concurrently with an-
other Associate Director. 
(2) FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR.— 
(A) DIRECTOR.—The Director shall— 
(i) identify issues that primarily and 
substantially affect young Americans, in-
cluding 
employment 
issues, 
education, 
mental 
health, 
housing, 
and 
climate 
change; 
(ii) advise the President on— 
(I) the engagement and involve-
ment of young Americans in the Fed-
eral Government; and 
(II) the issues that primarily and 
substantially affect young Americans; 
(iii) support strategic coordination 
and communication between the Executive 
Office of the President and Federal agen-
cies with respect to activities pertaining to 
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issues primarily and substantially affecting 
young Americans; 
(iv) serve as the principal advisor to 
the President on all issues primarily and 
substantially affecting young Americans; 
(v) make recommendations to the 
President regarding youth engagement in 
the Federal Government; 
(vi) coordinate Federal activities to 
prepare for, and respond to, issues affect-
ing young Americans and engagement in 
the Federal Government, by— 
(I) providing strategic direction 
to the heads of applicable Federal de-
partments, agencies, and offices; 
(II) facilitating coordination and 
communication between such Federal 
departments, agencies, and offices to 
improve youth engagement and in-
volvement across all Federal depart-
ments; and 
(III) ensuring that the authori-
ties, capabilities, and expertise of each 
such department, agency, and office 
are appropriately leveraged to facili-
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tate the whole-of-government response 
to issues related to young Americans; 
(vii) identify opportunities to leverage 
current and emerging technologies, includ-
ing through public-private partnerships, as 
appropriate, to address the future of the 
Nation’s workforce through the develop-
ment of skilled young Americans in these 
fields and advance the preparedness and 
response goals of the Federal Government; 
(viii) work with relevant Federal offi-
cials to request funding through the Presi-
dent’s Budgets and leverage programs of 
Federal Agencies to address the issues 
identified in the reports submitted under 
subparagraph (e); and 
(ix) perform such other functions and 
activities as prescribed by the President. 
(B) ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR.—The Associate 
Director of the Office shall perform such func-
tions as the Director may prescribe. 
(3) COMPENSATION.— 
(A) DIRECTOR.—The annual rate of basic 
pay for the Director shall be the rate payable 
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for level II of the Executive Schedule under sec-
tion 5313 of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR.—The annual 
rate of basic pay for the Associate Director 
shall be the rate determined by the Director not 
exceeding the rate payable for level III of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(c) ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR.— 
The Director, in addition to the other duties and functions 
set forth in this section— 
(1) shall— 
(A) serve as a member of the Domestic 
Policy Council; and 
(B) seek to consult with State, Tribal, 
local, and territorial governments, industry, 
academia, professional societies, and other indi-
viduals and entities, as the Director deems ap-
propriate, to identify issues that primarily and 
substantially affect young Americans; and 
(2) may— 
(A) use for the administration of the Of-
fice, on a reimbursable basis, the available serv-
ices, equipment, personnel, and facilities of 
Federal agencies; and 
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(B) hold such hearings in various parts of 
the United States as the Director determines 
necessary to determine the views of the entities 
and individuals described in paragraph (1)(B) 
and of the general public concerning national 
needs and trends in— 
(i) the engagement and involvement of 
young Americans in the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(ii) issues that primarily and substan-
tially affect young Americans. 
(d) STAFFING
AND DETAILEES.—In carrying out 
functions under this section, the Director may— 
(1) appoint individuals to not more than two 
full time equivalent positions in the Office; 
(2) fix the compensation of individuals ap-
pointed to such positions at a rate to be determined 
by the Director, up to the amount of annual com-
pensation (excluding expenses) specified in section 
102 of title 3, United States Code; and 
(3) use the services of consultants, which may 
include by obtaining services described under section 
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates not 
to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level IV 
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of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
such title. 
(e) PREPAREDNESS OUTLOOK REPORTS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and not less frequently than once every five years there-
after, the Director, in consultation with the heads of rel-
evant Federal agencies and other officials within the Exec-
utive Office of the President, shall submit to the Presi-
dent, the Committees on Finance and on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Com-
mittees on Financial Services and on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives, and make 
publicly available, a report— 
(1) identifying and describing issues that war-
rant special attention from the President or the 
heads of such Federal agencies within the next 5 
years regarding issues that primarily and substan-
tially affect young Americans, including the effects 
of the policies, actions, and personnel of Federal 
agencies on the engagement and involvement of 
young Americans in the Federal Government; and 
(2) providing recommendations and resource re-
quirement for addressing the issues identified under 
paragraph (1). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
agency’’ has the meaning given ‘‘Executive agency’’ 
in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(2) YOUNG
AMERICAN.—The term ‘‘young 
American’’ means an individual who is a citizen or 
lawful permanent resident of the United States be-
tween the ages of 18 and 40 years old. 
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