I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7523 
To establish the Office of Executive Councils, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2024 
Mr. TIMMONS (for himself and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To establish the Office of Executive Councils, 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 ‘‘Governmentwide Exec-
utive Councils Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General Serv-
ices. 
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(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(3) COVERED
GOVERNMENTWIDE
EXECUTIVE 
COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘covered governmentwide exec-
utive council’’ means each of the following: 
(A) The Chief Acquisition Officers Council, 
established under section 1311 of title 41, 
United States Code. 
(B) The Chief Data Officer Council, estab-
lished under section 3520A of title 44, United 
States Code. 
(C) The Chief Financial Officers Council, 
established under section 302 of the Chief Fi-
nancial Officers Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 901 
note; Public Law 101–576). 
(D) The Chief Human Capital Officers 
Council, established under section 1303 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (5 U.S.C. 1401 
note; Public Law 107–296). 
(E) The Chief Information Officers Coun-
cil, established under section 3603 of title 
44,United States Code. 
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(F) The Performance Improvement Coun-
cil, established under section 1124 of title 31, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES OF A COVERED GOVERNMENT-
WIDE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 
In addition to any other authority provided to any 
covered governmentwide executive council, each such coun-
cil shall do the following: 
(1) Maintain a publicly accessible website that 
includes information relating to the mission, pur-
pose, priorities, and membership of such council. 
(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, develop and publish on the 
website described in paragraph (1) a charter out-
lining the roles of members, responsibilities, proce-
dures, and other relevant information concerning 
such council that shall be updated not less fre-
quently than once each year. 
(3) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, develop and publish a stra-
tegic plan that identifies the goals, priorities, and 
expectations of such council that shall be updated 
not less frequently than once every 2 years. 
(4) Provide legislative, policy, technical anal-
ysis, or shared services recommendations to the Di-
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rector, the Administrator, or Congress upon request 
and as related to the specific area of expertise of 
such council. 
(5) Serve as a primary advisory body to the Di-
rector on the development and execution of the Fed-
eral Government performance plan under section 
1115(a) of title 31, United States Code, and the 
Federal Government priority goals under section 
1120(a) of title 31, United States Code related to 
the specific area of the expertise of such council. 
SEC. 4. GSA OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE COUNCILS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
General Services Administration the Office of Executive 
Councils. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Office of Executive Councils shall 
do the following: 
(1) In consultation with the Director, provide 
administrative and project management support to 
each covered governmentwide executive council. 
(2) Detail employees of the General Services 
Administration to any such council, as needed, to 
support the operations and functions of such council. 
(3) Submit any report, provide any information, 
or respond to any request required by Congress. 
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(c) FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE.—The Office of 
Executive Councils shall by headed by an employee of Gen-
eral Services Administration who shall— 
(1) be designated by the Deputy Director for 
Management of the Office of Management and 
Budget, in consultation with the Administrator; 
(2) carry out additional duties and functions 
the Director and Administrator jointly request; and 
(3) facilitate collecting policy and technical 
viewpoints from each covered governmentwide execu-
tive council and the members of each such council 
as may be requested by Congress. 
(d) PROHIBITION.—The Office of Executive Councils 
may not provide any administrative or project manage-
ment services to a covered governmentwide executive coun-
cil that is not authorized by an Act of Congress. 
(e) SUNSET.—The Office of Executive Councils shall 
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. HARMONIZING GOVERNMENTWIDE EXECUTIVE 
COUNCIL LEADERSHIP ROLES. 
(a) CHIEF ACQUISITION OFFICERS COUNCIL.—Sec-
tion 1311 of title 41, United States Code, is amended in 
subsection (c)— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Deputy Di-
rector for Management of the Office of Management 
and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘Administrator’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (3). 
(b) CHIEF DATA OFFICER COUNCIL AND CHIEF IN-
FORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL.—Title 44, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3520A— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Office 
of Management and Budget’’ and inserting ‘‘ex-
ecutive branch’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) 
and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5); and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following: 
‘‘(3) VICE CHAIR.—The Administrator of the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs shall 
serve as the Vice Chair of the Council.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsections (d) and 
(e) as subsections (e) and (f); 
(D) by inserting after subsection (c) the 
following: 
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‘‘(d) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall provide administrative support for the Council.’’; 
and 
(E) in subsection (f)(2), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘upon the expiration of the 
2-year period that begins on the date the 
Comptroller General submits the report under 
paragraph (1) to Congress’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2031’’; and 
(2) in section 3603— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1); 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), 
respectively; and 
(iii) in paragraph (1), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting before the period at the 
end ‘‘, who shall serve as Chair of the 
Council’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘on 
behalf of the Deputy Director for Manage-
ment’’. 
(c) CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS COUNCIL.—Section 
302 of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (31 
U.S.C. 901 note; Public Law 101–576) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respec-
tively; 
(C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, who shall serve as chair of the 
Council’’ after ‘‘Management and Budget’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
by inserting ‘‘, who shall serve as vice chair of 
the Council’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Treasury’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall provide administrative support for the Council.’’. 
(d) CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL.— 
Section 1303 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (5 
U.S.C. 1401 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(e) SUPPORT.—The Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall provide administrative support for the Council.’’. 
(e) PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL.—Sec-
tion 1124(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by amending subpara-
graph (A) to read as follows: 
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‘‘(A) a designee of the Deputy Director for 
Management of the Office of Management and 
Budget, who shall have experience in the areas 
of strategic and performance planning, meas-
urement, and analysis, including the use of per-
formance information to improve the results of 
an agency;’’; and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON.— 
‘‘(A) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of 
the Performance Improvement Council shall be 
the designee of the Director of Management of 
the Office of Management and Budget de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(B) VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Perform-
ance Improvement Council shall select from 
among the members of the Council a Perform-
ance Improvement Officer to serve as vice 
chairperson of the Council.’’. 
SEC. 6. GAO ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 
OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE COUNCILS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter for six years, the Ad-
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ministrator shall submit to the Committees on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs and Appropriations of 
the Senate and the Committees on Oversight and Account-
ability and Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives a report on the activities of the Office of Executive 
Councils, with respect to the previous year, that includes 
the following: 
(1) A description of the activities of the Office 
of Executive Councils, including a summary of each 
service provided by the Office of Executive Councils 
to each covered governmentwide executive council. 
(2) A detailed accounting of— 
(A) the costs associated with the activities 
of the Office of Executive Councils, organized 
by each covered governmentwide executive coun-
cil; and 
(B) any administrative costs associated 
with the operations of the Office of Executive 
Councils. 
(3) A detailed accounting of any project, serv-
ice, or program provided to each covered govern-
mentwide executive council. 
SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TITLE 31.—Section 503 of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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