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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8070 
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to require the public 
availability of certain information relating to certain speeches and meet-
ings of the heads of agencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2022 
Mr. BEYER (for himself and Mr. ROY) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to 
require the public availability of certain information re-
lating to certain speeches and meetings of the heads 
of agencies, 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 ‘‘Transparent Leader-
ship Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 
RELATING 
TO 
CERTAIN 
SPEECHES 
AND 
MEETINGS OF HEADS OF AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) 
and (E) as subparagraph (F) and (G), respec-
tively; 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) a copy of each speech given after the date 
of the enactment of this subparagraph by the head 
of the agency acting in an official capacity; 
‘‘(E) a document disclosing any meeting that 
occurs after the date of the enactment of this sub-
paragraph between the head of the agency acting in 
an official capacity and a person not employed by 
the agency;’’; and 
(C) in the flush left text by inserting after 
‘‘electronic means.’’ the following: ‘‘A copy of a 
speech required to be made available under sub-
paragraph (D) shall be made available not later 
than 30 days, but not earlier than 14 days, 
after the date on which such speech is given. A 
document disclosing a meeting required to be 
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made available under subparagraph (E) shall be 
made available not later than 30 days, but not 
earlier than 14 days, after the date on which 
such meeting occurs.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) ‘speech’ means a formal address delivered 
either virtually or in-person to a group of individuals 
(other than a group of individuals employed by the 
agency). 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 552(a) of 
title 5, United States Code, is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), in the flush left text— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (F)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (E)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subparagraph (G)’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (E)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (G)’’. 
Æ 
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