I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6305 
To improve the efficiency of Federal Executive Boards to enhance the coordi-
nation, economy, and effectiveness of Federal agency activities, including 
emergency preparedness and continuity of operations, in geographic areas 
outside the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for himself and Mr. PLATTS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To improve the efficiency of Federal Executive Boards to 
enhance the coordination, economy, and effectiveness of 
Federal agency activities, including emergency prepared-
ness and continuity of operations, in geographic areas 
outside the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. 
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 ‘‘Federal Executive 
Board Efficiency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 1106. Federal executive boards 
‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are 
to— 
‘‘(1) strengthen the coordination of Government 
activities; 
‘‘(2) facilitate interagency collaboration to im-
prove the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal pro-
grams; 
‘‘(3) facilitate communication and collaboration 
on Federal emergency preparedness and continuity 
of operations for the Federal workforce in applicable 
geographic areas; and 
‘‘(4) provide stable funding for Federal Execu-
tive Boards. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘agency’— 
‘‘(A) means an Executive agency as de-
fined under section 105; and 
‘‘(B) shall not include the Government Ac-
countability Office. 
‘‘(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. 
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‘‘(3) FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD.—The term 
‘Federal Executive Board’ means an interagency en-
tity established by the Director, in consultation with 
the headquarters of appropriate agencies, in a geo-
graphic area with a high concentration of Federal 
employees outside the Washington, D.C., metropoli-
tan area to strengthen the management and admin-
istration of agency activities and coordination among 
local Federal officers to implement national initia-
tives in that geographic area. 
‘‘(c) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall establish 
Federal Executive Boards in geographic areas out-
side the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Be-
fore establishing Federal Executive Boards that are 
not in existence on the date of enactment of this sec-
tion, the Director shall consult with the head-
quarters of appropriate agencies to determine the 
number and location of the Federal Executive 
Boards. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—Each Federal Executive 
Board for a geographic area shall consist of an ap-
propriate senior officer for each agency in that geo-
graphic area. The appropriate senior officer may 
designate, by title of office, an alternate representa-
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tive who shall attend meetings and otherwise rep-
resent the agency on the Federal Executive Board in 
the absence of the appropriate senior officer. An al-
ternate representative shall be a senior officer in the 
agency. 
‘‘(3) 
LOCATION
OF
FEDERAL
EXECUTIVE 
BOARDS.—In determining the location for the estab-
lishment of Federal Executive Boards, the Director 
shall consider— 
‘‘(A) whether a Federal Executive Board 
exists in a geographic area on the date of enact-
ment of this section; 
‘‘(B) whether a geographic area has a 
strong, viable, and active Federal Executive As-
sociation; 
‘‘(C) whether the Federal Executive Asso-
ciation of a geographic area petitions the Direc-
tor to become a Federal Executive Board; and 
‘‘(D) such other factors as the Director 
and the headquarters of appropriate agencies 
consider relevant. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide 
for the administration and oversight of Federal Ex-
ecutive Boards, including— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Federal Executive 
Board shall— 
‘‘(A) subject to the approval of the Direc-
tor, adopt by-laws or other rules for the inter-
nal governance of the Federal Executive Board; 
‘‘(B) elect a Chairperson from among the 
members of the Federal Executive Board, who 
shall serve for a set term; 
‘‘(C) serve as an instrument of outreach 
for the national headquarters of agencies relat-
ing to agency activities in the geographic area; 
‘‘(D) provide a forum for the exchange of 
information relating to programs and manage-
ment methods and problems— 
‘‘(i) 
between 
the 
national 
head-
quarters of agencies and the field; and 
‘‘(ii) among field elements in the geo-
graphic area; 
‘‘(E) develop local coordinated approaches 
to the development and operation of programs 
that have common characteristics; 
‘‘(F) communicate management initiatives 
and other concerns from Federal officers and 
employees in the Washington, D.C., area to 
Federal officers and employees in the geo-
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graphic area to achieve better mutual under-
standing and support; 
‘‘(G) develop relationships with State and 
local governments and nongovernmental organi-
zations to help fulfill the roles and responsibil-
ities of that Board; 
‘‘(H) in coordination with appropriate 
agencies and consistent with any relevant 
memoranda of understanding between the Of-
fice of Personnel Management and such agen-
cies, facilitate communication, collaboration, 
and training to prepare the Federal workforce 
for emergencies and continuity of operations; 
and 
‘‘(I) take other actions as agreed to by the 
Federal Executive Board and the Director. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.— 
The facilitation of communication, collaboration, and 
training described under paragraph (1)(H) shall, 
when appropriate, be coordinated and defined 
through memoranda of understanding entered into 
between the Director and headquarters of appro-
priate agencies. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.— 
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‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—The Director 
shall establish a fund within the Office of Personnel 
Management for financing essential Federal Execu-
tive Board functions— 
‘‘(A) including basic staffing and operating 
expenses; and 
‘‘(B) excluding the costs of the Office of 
Personnel Management relating to administra-
tive and oversight activities conducted under 
subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) DEPOSITS.—There shall be deposited in 
the fund established under paragraph (1) contribu-
tions from the headquarters of each agency partici-
pating in Federal Executive Boards, in an amount 
determined by a formula established by the Director, 
in consultation with the headquarters of such agen-
cies and the Office of Management and Budget. 
‘‘(3) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FORMULA.—The formula for con-
tributions established by the Director shall con-
sider the number of employees in each agency 
in all geographic areas served by Federal Exec-
utive Boards. The contribution of the head-
quarters of each agency to the fund shall be re-
calculated at least every 2 years. 
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‘‘(B) IN-KIND
CONTRIBUTIONS.—At the 
sole discretion of the Director, the headquarters 
of an agency may provide in-kind contributions 
instead of providing monetary contributions to 
the fund. 
‘‘(4) USE OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—Any unobli-
gated and unexpended balances in the fund which 
the Director determines to be in excess of amounts 
needed for essential Federal Executive Board func-
tions shall be allocated by the Director, in consulta-
tion with the headquarters of agencies participating 
in Federal Executive Boards, among the Federal 
Executive Boards for the activities under subsection 
(e) and other priorities, such as conducting training. 
‘‘(5) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND
OVERSIGHT 
COSTS.—The Office of Personnel Management shall 
pay for costs relating to administrative and oversight 
activities conducted under subsection (d) from ap-
propriations made available to the Office of Per-
sonnel Management. 
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—The Director shall submit annual 
reports to Congress and agencies on Federal Executive 
Board program outcomes and budget matters. 
‘‘(h) REGULATIONS.—The Director shall prescribe 
regulations necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform of the House of Representatives that in-
cludes— 
(1) a description of essential Federal Executive 
Board functions; 
(2) details of basic staffing requirements for 
each Federal Executive Board; 
(3) estimates of basic staffing and operating ex-
penses for each Federal Executive Board; and 
(4) a comparison of basic staffing and oper-
ating expenses for Federal Executive Boards oper-
ating before the date of enactment of this Act and 
such expenses for Federal Executive Boards after 
the implementation of this Act. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
The table of sections for chapter 11 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 1105 the following: 
‘‘1106. Federal Executive Boards.’’. 
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