,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the
 perpetuation1 administration1 and      
funding of ,federal ,executive ,boards1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,improving ,government ,efficiency and  
,workforce ,development through ,federal
 ,executive ,boards ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 
,federal executive boards  7a7 ,in      
general ,chapter #aa of title #e1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #aajf4
 ,federal ,executive ,boards  7a7       
,purposes ,the purposes of this section 
are to-- 7#a7 strengthen the strategic  
coordination1 communication1 and        
management of ,government activities    

across the ,united ,states1 including to
 improve the experience of citizens     
interacting with agencies1 and to       
incorporate field perspectives into the 
preparation of ,federal workforce policy
 goals2  7#b7 facilitate interagency    
collaboration to improve the efficiency 
and effectiveness of ,federal programs  
and initiatives2  7#c7 facilitate       
communication and collaboration on      
,federal emergency preparedness and     
continuity of operations for the        
,federal workforce in applicable        
geographic areas2  7#d7 facilitate      
strategies and programs for recruiting1 
training1 managing1 and retaining       
,federal employees1 as well as sharing  
best practices for improving the        
workforce experience and access to      
education and training2  7#e7 facilitate
 relationships with ,state and local    
governments1 colleges and universities1 
and local nonprofit organizations that  
collaborate with the ,federal           
,government2 and  7#f7 provide stable   

funding for ,federal ,executive ,boards 
to enable the activities described in   
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e74  7b7      
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agency ,the term agency-- 7,a7 means an
 ,executive agency1 as defined in       
section #aje2 and  7,b7 does not include
 the ,government ,accountability        
,office4  7#b7 ,director ,the term      
,director means the ,director of the    
,office of ,personnel ,management4  7#c7
 ,federal ,executive ,board ,the term   
,federal ,executive ,board means an     
interagency entity-- 7,a7 established by
 the ,director-- 7i7 in coordination    
with the ,director of the ,office of    
,management and ,budget and the         
,administrator of ,general ,services2   
and  7ii7 in consultation with the      
headquarters of appropriate agencies2   
7,b7 located in a geographic area with a
 high concentration of ,federal         
employees outside the ,washington1 ,,dc1
 metropolitan area2 and  7,c7 focused on
 strengthening the management and       

administration of agency activities and 
coordination among local ,federal       
officers to implement national          
initiatives in that geographic area4    
7#d7 ,institution of higher education   
,the term institution of higher         
education has the meaning given the term
 in section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajja7;a774  7#e7 ,state ,apprenticeship
 ,agency ,the term ,state               
,apprenticeship ,agency has the meaning 
given the term in section #bi4b of title
 #bi1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or
 any successor regulation4  7c7         
,perpetuation and continued support     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director1 in     
coordination with the ,director of the  
,office of ,management and ,budget and  
the ,administrator of ,general          
,services1 shall continue to support the
 existence of ,federal ,executive       
,boards in geographic areas outside the 
,washington1 ,,dc1 metropolitan area4   
7#b7 ,consultation ,before establishing 

any new ,federal ,executive ,boards that
 are not in existence on the date of    
enactment of this section1 the ,director
 shall conduct a review of existing     
,federal ,executive ,boards and consult 
with the headquarters of appropriate    
agencies to guide the determination of  
the number and location of ,federal     
,executive ,boards4  7#c7 ,location ,the
 ,director shall develop a set of       
criteria to establish and evaluate the  
number and locations of ,federal        
,executive ,boards that shall-- 7,a7    
factor in contemporary ,federal         
workforce data as of the date of        
enactment of this section2 and  7,b7 be 
informed by the annual changes in       
workforce data1 including the geographic
 disbursement of the ,federal workforce 
and the role of remote work options4    
7#d7 ,membership  7,a7 ,in general ,each
 ,federal ,executive ,board for a       
geographic area shall consist of the    
most senior officer of each agency in   
that geographic area4  7,b7 ,alternate  

representative ,the senior officer of an
 agency described in subparagraph 7,a7  
may designate1 by title of office1 an   
alternate representative1 who shall--   
7i7 be a senior officer in the agency2  
and  7ii7 attend meetings and otherwise 
represent the agency on the ,federal    
,executive ,board in the absence of the 
most senior officer4  7d7               
,administration and oversight ,the      
,director1 in coordination with the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget and the ,administrator of   
,general ,services1 shall administer and
 oversee ,federal ,executive ,boards1   
including-- 7#a7 establishing staffing  
and accountability policies1 including  
performance standards1 for employees    
responsible for administering ,federal  
,executive ,boards with an opportunity  
for employee customer service feedback  
from agencies participating in ,federal 
,executive ,boards2  7#b7 establishing  
communications policies for the         
dissemination of information to agencies

 participating in ,federal ,executive   
,boards2 and  7#c7 administering        
,federal ,executive ,board funding      
through the fund established in         
subsection 7f74  7e7 ,governance and    
activities  7#a7 ,in general ,each      
,federal ,executive ,board shall-- 7,a7 
subject to the approval of the          
,director1 adopt charters or other rules
 for the internal governance of the     
,federal ,executive ,board2  7,b7 elect 
a ,chairperson from among the members of
 the ,federal ,executive ,board1 who    
shall serve for a set term2  7,c7 serve 
as an instrument of outreach relating to
 agency activities in the geographic    
area2  7,d7 provide a forum to amplify  
the exchange of information relating to 
programs and management methods and     
problems-- 7i7 between the national     
headquarters of agencies and the field2 
and  7ii7 among field elements in       
geographic areas2  7,e7 develop local   
coordinated approaches to the           
development and operation of programs   

that have common characteristics or     
serve the same populations2  7,f7       
communicate management initiatives and  
other concerns from ,federal officers   
and employees in the ,washington1 ,,dc1 
metropolitan area to ,federal officers  
and employees in the geographic area to 
achieve better mutual understanding and 
support2  7,g7 develop relationships    
with ,state and local governments1      
institutions of higher education1 and   
nongovernmental organizations to help   
fulfill the roles and responsibilities  
of the ,federal ,executive ,board2  7,h7
 in coordination with appropriate       
agencies and consistent with any        
relevant memoranda of understanding     
between the ,office of ,personnel       
,management and those agencies1         
facilitate communication1 collaboration1
 and training to prepare the ,federal   
workforce for emergencies and continuity
 of operations2  7,i7 in coordination   
with appropriate agencies1 support      
agency efforts to place and recruit     

students in training opportunities1     
particularly apprenticeships and paid   
internships2  7,j7 consult with the     
,secretary of ,labor or ,state          
,apprenticeship ,agencies on the process
 for establishing registered            
apprenticeship programs within agencies1
 as appropriate2  7,k7 consult with     
,state workforce development boards and 
local workforce development boards as   
established in sections #aja and #ajg of
 the ,workforce ,innovation and         
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caaa1 
#cabb71 respectively1 as appropriate2   
7,l7 as appropriate and in accordance   
with law1 rules1 and policies1 lead     
cross-agency talent management          
initiatives-- 7i7 including             
interagency-- 7,i7 recruitment and      
hiring activities2  7,,ii7 internships  
and apprenticeships2  7,,iii7 onboarding
 and leadership and management          
development2 and  7,,iv7 mentorship     
programs2 and  7ii7 by prioritizing     
initiatives related to-- 7,i7 conducting

 outreach to communities of individuals 
with demographics that are              
underrepresented in a given occupation  
or agency2 and  7,,ii7 addressing skills
 gaps within the ,federal ,government   
related to high-risk areas as identified
 by the ,government ,accountability     
,office2  7,m7 coordinate with the      
,transition ,assistance ,centers        
established to carry out the ,transition
 ,assistance ,program of the ,department
 of ,defense to help members of the     
,armed ,forces who are transitioning to 
civilian life apply for ,government     
positions in the geographic location of 
the ,federal ,executive ,board2  7,n7 as
 appropriate1 serve as a collaborative  
space where employees from across       
agencies can participate in innovation  
projects relevant to ,federal           
initiatives by applying human-centered  
design1 user-experience design1 or other
 creativity methods2 and  7,o7 take     
other actions as agreed to by the       
,federal ,executive ,board and the      

,director1 in consultation with the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget and the ,administrator of   
,general ,services4  7#b7 ,coordination 
of certain activities ,the facilitation 
of communication1 collaboration1 and    
training described in paragraph         
7#a77;,h7 shall1 when appropriate1 be   
coordinated and defined through written 
agreements entered into between the     
,director and the heads of the          
applicable agencies4  7#c7 ,non-monetary
 donations ,each ,federal ,executive    
,board may accept donations of supplies1
 services1 land1 and equipment          
consistent with the purposes described  
in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 of      
subsection 7a71 including to assist in  
carrying out the activities described in
 paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection4     
7#d7 ,programmatic assessments ,not less
 frequently than semi-annually or       
following each major programmatic       
activity1 each ,federal ,executive      
,board shall assess the experience of   

participants or other relevant          
stakeholders in each program provided by
 the ,federal ,executive ,board4  7f7   
,funding  7#a7 ,establishment of fund   
,the ,director1 in coordination with the
 ,director of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget and the ,administrator of  
,general ,services1 shall establish a   
,federal ,executive ,board ,fund within 
the ,office of ,personnel ,management   
for financing essential ,federal        
,executive ,board functions for the     
purposes of staffing and operating      
expenses4  7#b7 ,deposits ,there shall  
be deposited in the fund established    
under paragraph 7#a7 amounts transferred
 to the fund pursuant to paragraph 7#c7 
from each agency participating in       
,federal ,executive ,boards1 according  
to a formula established by the         
,director-- 7,a7 in consultation with   
the headquarters of those agencies2 and 
7,b7 in coordination with the ,director 
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget and the ,administrator of       

,general ,services4  7#c7 ,contributions
  7,a7 ,contribution transfers ,subject 
to the formula for contributions        
established by the ,director under      
paragraph 7#b71 each agency             
participating in ,federal ,executive    
,boards shall transfer amounts to the   
fund established under paragraph 7#a74  
7,b7 ,formula  7i7 ,in general ,the     
formula for contributions established by
 the ,director under paragraph 7#b7     
shall consider the number of employees  
in each agency in all geographic areas  
served by ,federal ,executive ,boards4  
7ii7 ,recalculation ,the contribution of
 the headquarters of each agency under  
clause 7i7 to the fund established under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall be recalculated   
not less frequently than every #b years4
  7,c7 ,in-kind contributions ,at the   
discretion of the ,director1 an agency  
may provide in-kind contributions       
instead of1 or in addition to1 providing
 monetary contributions to the fund     
established under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 

,minimum amount  7,a7 ,in general ,the  
fund established under paragraph 7#a7   
shall include a minimum of #ae1jjj1jjj  
in each fiscal year1 to remain available
 until expended4  7,b7 ,adjustment ,the 
,director shall adjust the amount       
required under subparagraph 7,a7 every  
#b years on a schedule aligned with the 
recalculation described in paragraph    
7#c77;,b77ii7 to reflect-- 7i7 the      
percentage increase1 if any1 in the     
,consumer ,price ,index for all ,urban  
,consumers as determined by the ,bureau 
of ,labor ,statistics2 and  7ii7 any    
changes in costs related to ,federal pay
 changes authorized by the ,president or
 by an ,act of ,congress4  7#e7 ,use of 
excess amounts ,any unobligated and     
unexpended balances in the fund         
established under paragraph 7#a7 that   
the ,director determines to be in excess
 of amounts needed for ,federal         
,executive ,board functions shall be    
allocated among the ,federal ,executive 
,boards for the activities described in 

subsection 7e7 by the ,director-- 7,a7  
in coordination with the ,director of   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
and the ,administrator of ,general      
,services2 and  7,b7 in consultation    
with the headquarters of agencies       
participating in ,federal ,executive    
,boards4  7#f7 ,administrative and      
oversight costs ,the ,office of         
,personnel ,management shall pay for    
costs relating to administrative and    
oversight activities conducted under    
subsection 7d7 from appropriations made 
available to the ,office of ,personnel  
,management4  7g7 ,reports ,the         
,director1 in coordination with the     
,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget and the ,administrator of   
,general ,services1 shall submit        
biennial reports to ,congress and to    
agencies participating in ,federal      
,executive ,boards on the outcomes of   
and budget matters related to ,federal  
,executive ,boards4  7h7 ,regulations   
,the ,director1 in coordination with the

 ,director of the ,office of ,management
 and ,budget and the ,administrator of  
,general ,services1 shall prescribe     
regulations necessary to carry out this 
section4  4  7b7 ,report  7#a7          
,definition ,in this subsection1 the    
term ,federal ,executive ,board has the 
meaning given the term in section       
#aajf7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 as added by subsection 7a7 of    
this section4  7#b7 ,report ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director of
 the ,office of ,personnel ,management1 
in coordination with the ,director of   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget  
and the ,administrator of ,general      
,services1 shall submit to the          
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,oversight and    
,accountability of the ,house of        
,representatives a report that          
includes-- 7,a7 a description of        
essential ,federal ,executive ,board    

functions2  7,b7 details of staffing    
requirements for each ,federal          
,executive ,board2 and  7,c7 estimates  
of staffing and operating expenses for  
each ,federal ,executive ,board4  7c7   
,technical and conforming amendments    
,the table of sections for chapter #aa  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is  
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #aaje the following3
  #aajf4 ,federal ,executive ,boards4  4