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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1506 
To amend section 1003 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
to as the Federal Advisory Committee Act), to prohibit the establishment 
of advisory committees related to environmental, social, and governance 
aspects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 9, 2023 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. NEHLS, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. FRY, 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. MOORE of 
Alabama, and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend section 1003 of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly referred to as the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act), to prohibit the establishment of advisory commit-
tees related to environmental, social, and governance as-
pects. 
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 ‘‘Advisory Committees 
Free of ESG Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO FACA. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 1003 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) An advisory committee may not be established 
on the basis of environmental, social, and governance as-
pects. 
‘‘(e) In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘environmental’ includes any-
thing related to— 
‘‘(A) emissions of greenhouse gases, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(i) carbon dioxide; 
‘‘(ii) methane; 
‘‘(iii) nitrous oxide; 
‘‘(iv) nitrogen trifluoride; 
‘‘(v) hydrofluorocarbons; 
‘‘(vi) perfluorocarbons; and 
‘‘(vii) sulfur hexafluoride; 
‘‘(B) climate change; and 
‘‘(C) environmental justice. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘governance’ means how a pri-
vate entity is run, including the structure and com-
position of the entity based on race, color, national 
origin, or sex and how compensation is made. 
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‘‘(3) The term ‘social’ includes anything related 
to— 
‘‘(A) race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual 
orientation, or socioeconomic standards; 
‘‘(B) ideologies that oppose equal protec-
tion of the law or support discrimination on the 
basis of race, color, national origin, or sex; and 
‘‘(C) critical race theory, social justice, or 
similar ideologies.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF EXISTING ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEES.— 
(1) TERMINATION BY ADMINISTRATOR.—If the 
Administrator finds that the head of an agency, 
chair of an advisory committee, or any advisory com-
mittee authorized, permitted, or implemented an ad-
visory committee described in section 1003(d) of 
title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall immediately terminate that advi-
sory committee. 
(2) DETERMINATION
BY
INSPECTOR
GEN-
ERAL.—If the Inspector General for the agency that 
established the advisory committee finds that the 
head of an agency, chair of an advisory committee, 
or any advisory committee authorized, permitted, or 
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implemented an advisory committee described in 
such section 1003(d), as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall imme-
diately terminate that advisory committee. 
(3) CIVIL ACTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person may bring 
an action in an appropriate district court of the 
United States seeking a determination that an 
advisory committee was authorized, permitted, 
or implemented in violation of section 1003(d) 
of title 5, United States Code, or that an Ad-
ministrator, the head of an agency, the chair of 
an advisory committee, or an advisory com-
mittee did not terminate an advisory committee 
that is in violation of such section. If the court, 
following an evidentiary hearing, determines 
that there was a violation of such section the 
court shall order the advisory committee to be 
terminated immediately. 
(B) APPLICABILITY.—An action under 
subparagraph (A) may be brought with respect 
to any advisory committee beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(4) ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.—In this section 
the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Administrator 
of General Services. 
Æ 
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