,,ia  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,j4 ,,res4 #dg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(  
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bc1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,l>son ( ,connecticut 7= himself1 ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,a%=d1 ,mrs4       
,brooks ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,br[nley (     
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1   
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4
 ,coop]1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,delaney1  
,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4      
,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,lance1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1   
,mr4 ,neal1 ,mrs4 ,noem1 ,mr4 ,price (  
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 
,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,mr4 ,"y (  
,i[a1 ,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,"y (    
,indiana1 & ,mr4 ,z9ke7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ jo9t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to 
! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce 
,,jo9t ,,resolution  ,support+ !        
e/abli%m5t ( a ,presid5tial ,y\?        
,c\ncil4  ,:]eas ! unique p]spectives & 
insights ( "y p1 especially "y p :o h   
previ\sly p>ticipat$ 9 a public         
policy-relat$ program1 outrea*          

initiative1 int]n%ip1 or fell[%ip       
opportunity1 are ess5tial to ensure t   
inve/m5ts made by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9  
y\? s]vices are effective & effici5t2   
,:]eas exi/+ outrea* & engagem5t        
me*anisms ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t are      
design$ 9 ways t inhibit ! p>ticipation1
 & lead to ! und]repres5tation1 ( "y p 9
 ! policymak+ process2 & ,:]eas num]\s  
,memb]s ( ,congress1 ,gov]nors1 ,/ate   
legislatures1 mayors1 & city c\ncils h  
creat$ y\? c\ncils t h prov5 to be an   
effective means ( receiv+ input f "y p1 
:i* leads to m effective & effici5t     
policies3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  #a4         
,presid5tial ,y\? ,c\ncil  7a7          
,congress-- 7#a7 supports ! e/abli%m5t )
 private funds ( a ,presid5tial ,y\?    
,c\ncil to--  7,a7 advise ! ,presid5t & 
! adm9i/ration on ! p]spectives ( "y p2 
7,b7 make public policy-relat$ y\?      
programs m effici5t & effective2 &  7,c7
 address issues t w affect ! long-t]m   
future ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7         
recomm5ds t ! ,presid5tial ,y\? ,c\ncil 

be compos$ ( #bd "y p :o--  7,a7 are    
appo9t$ by lead]s ( ! majority & m9ority
 p>ties 9 ! ,h\se & ! ,s5ate1 & !       
,presid5t1 9 ! mann] describ$ 9         
subsection 7b72  7,b7 are #af to #bd    
ye>s ( age2  7,c7 h p>ticipat$ 9 a      
public policy-relat$ program1 outrea*   
initiative1 int]n%ip1 fell[%ip1 or      
congressionally sponsor$ y\? advisory   
c\ncil2  7,d7 c con/ructively contribute
 to policy delib]ations2  7,e7 c conduct
 outrea* to solicit ! views &           
p]spectives ( pe]s2 &  7,f7 h backgr\nds
 t reflect ! racial1 socioeconomic1 &   
geographic div]sity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &
  7#c7 recomm5ds t ! ,presid5tial ,y\?  
,c\ncil z a :ole und]take activities to 
solicit ! unique views & p]spectives (  
"y p & br+ ^? views & p]spectives to !  
att5tion ( ! head ( ea* dep>tm5t or     
ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & ,congress4 
7b7 ,congress recomm5ds t ! memb]s ( !  
,presid5tial ,y\? ,c\ncil be appo9t$ 9 !
 foll[+ mann]3  7#a7 ,! ,presid5t %all  
appo9t #d ,c\ncil memb]s4  7#b7 ,!      

,speak] ( ! ,h\se %all appo9t ei!r #d   
,c\ncil memb]s 7if ! ,speak] belongs to 
! same political p>ty z ! ,presid5t7 or 
#f ,c\ncil memb]s 7if ! ,speak] does n  
belong to ! same political p>ty z !     
,presid5t74  7#c7 ,! ,m9ority ,lead] ( !
 ,h\se %all appo9t ei!r #d ,c\ncil      
memb]s 7if ! ,m9ority ,lead] belongs to 
! same political p>ty z ! ,presid5t7 or 
#f ,c\ncil memb]s 7if ! ,m9ority ,lead] 
does n belong to ! same political p>ty z
 ! ,presid5t74  7#d7 ,! ,majority ,lead]
 ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t #d ,c\ncil      
memb]s 7if ! ,majority ,lead] belongs to
 ! same political p>ty z ! ,presid5t7 or
 #f ,c\ncil memb]s 7if ! ,majority      
,lead] does n belong to ! same political
 p>ty z ! ,presid5t74  7#e7 ,! ,m9ority 
,lead] ( ! ,s5ate %all appo9t ei!r #d   
,c\ncil memb]s 7if ! ,m9ority ,lead]    
belongs to ! same political p>ty z !    
,presid5t7 or #f ,c\ncil memb]s 7if !   
,m9ority ,lead] does n belong to ! same 
political p>ty z ! ,presid5t74