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SEC. 624. AFFIRMATIVE DISCLOSURE OF AGENCY RECORDS 
ON WEBSITE. 
Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’), as amended 
by this subtitle, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(p)(1) Each agency shall make available to the pub-
lic on the website of the agency— 
‘‘(A) information relating to each advisory com-
mittee (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)) of the agency, 
including— 
‘‘(i) the charter of the advisory committee 
and a description of the activities of the advi-
sory committee; 
‘‘(ii) the name and basic biography of each 
member of the advisory committee, and any 
conflict of interest, ethics waiver, or recusal in-
formation relating to each member; 
‘‘(iii) the meeting agendas, minutes, tran-
scripts, and any recordings of the advisory com-
mittee; 
‘‘(iv) any upcoming events of the advisory 
committee; 
‘‘(v) timelines of any ongoing advisory 
committee work; and 
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‘‘(vi) a full list of nominated members of 
the advisory committee and the final selected 
membership of the advisory committee; 
‘‘(B) information relating to Federal contracts 
of the agency, including— 
‘‘(i) a copy of each contract, task, and de-
livery order; 
‘‘(ii) information on past performance of 
contractors, if available; and 
‘‘(iii) except for information that is exempt 
from disclosure under subsection (b)(4), all cor-
respondence and documents related to the pro-
vision of services to the Federal Government by 
contractors earning— 
‘‘(I) $10,000,000 during a 1-year pe-
riod under a Federal contract or license; or 
‘‘(II) more than 20 percent of total 
revenue of the contractor from Federal 
sources; 
‘‘(C) ethics documents maintained by the Office 
of Public Integrity, including— 
‘‘(i) final submissions of ethics paperwork 
for an individual in a position on any level of 
the Executive Schedule under subchapter II of 
chapter 53 of this title; 
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‘‘(ii) waivers; and 
‘‘(iii) any document granting a recusal on 
a specific issue for an individual in a position 
on any level of the Executive Schedule under 
subchapter II of chapter 53 of this title; 
‘‘(D) basic employee organizational charts and 
office contact information, including— 
‘‘(i) charts that minimally include the 
names, job titles, and salaries of all noncareer 
appointees and career appointees, as defined in 
section 3132 of this title; and 
‘‘(ii) front office contact information for 
every office within the agency; 
‘‘(E) each communication sent to Congress or 
to a committee of Congress, including— 
‘‘(i) congressional testimony; 
‘‘(ii) each unclassified report submitted to 
Congress, as required by statute; and 
‘‘(iii) each response to questions for con-
gressional hearing records, provided that the re-
sponse does not include individual casework or 
constituent information; and 
‘‘(F) human resources data of the agency, in 
the aggregate, including— 
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‘‘(i) the number of involuntary transfers, 
hires, and voluntary and involuntary departures 
each quarter; and 
‘‘(ii) information on the racial, ethnic, and 
gender diversity with respect to hires, depar-
tures, and involuntary transfers. 
‘‘(2) If an agency is unable to maintain a website de-
scribed in paragraph (1) due to resource constraints, the 
agency shall submit the information required to be made 
available under paragraph (1) to the Director of the Office 
of Public Integrity, who shall make the information avail-
able on a website managed by the Office of Public Integ-
rity, such as the website described in subsection (m).’’. 
SEC. 625. APPLICABILITY. 
This subtitle and the amendments made by this sub-
title shall apply on and after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
Subtitle D—Federal Contractor 
Transparency 
SEC. 631. EXPANDING APPLICABILITY OF THE FREEDOM OF 
INFORMATION ACT TO FEDERAL CONTRAC-
TORS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF AGENCY.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
552(f) of title 5, United States Code. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY OF FOIA.—A record relating to 
a Federal contractor, including a record relating to a non- 
Federal prison, correctional, or detention facility, pro-
duced during fulfillment of the Federal contract with an 
agency with funds provided under the contract shall be— 
(1) considered a record for purposes of section 
552(f)(2) of title 5, United States Code, whether in 
the possession of the Federal contractor or an agen-
cy; and 
(2) subject to section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Freedom of 
Information Act’’), to the same extent as if the 
record was maintained by an agency. 
(c) WITHHOLDING
OF INFORMATION.—An agency 
may not withhold information that would otherwise be re-
quired to be disclosed under subsection (b) unless— 
(1) the agency, based on the independent as-
sessment of the agency, reasonably foresees that dis-
closure of the information would cause specific iden-
tifiable harm to an interest protected by an exemp-
tion from disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, 
United States Code; or 
(2) disclosure of the information is prohibited 
by law. 
(d) REGULATIONS.— 
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