,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eafa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #d1 #bjbe,mr4 ,soto 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,ms4 ,bynum1 ,mr4 ,amo1 and ,ms4 ,pettersen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,a ,,bill ,to establish in the ,executive ,office of the ,president an ,office of ,young ,americans1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,office of ,young ,americans 7a7 ,in general ,there is established in the ,executive ,office of the ,president an ,office of ,young ,americans 7referred to in this section as the ,office71 which shall be headed by a ,director 7referred to in this section as the ,director74 7b7 ,office leadership 7#a7 ,appointments 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall appoint the ,director and may appoint an ,associate ,director of the ,office4 7,b7 ,single ,associate ,director ,the ,president may not appoint an ,associate ,director to serve in the ,office concurrently with another ,associate ,director4 7#b7 ,functions of ,director 7,a7 ,director ,the ,director shall-- 7i7 identify issues that primarily and substantially affect young ,americans1 including employment issues1 education1 mental health1 housing1 and climate change2 7ii7 advise the ,president on-- 7,i7 the engagement and involvement of young ,americans in the ,federal ,government2 and 7,,ii7 the issues that primarily and substantially affect young ,americans2 7iii7 support strategic coordination and communication between the ,executive ,office of the ,president and ,federal agencies with respect to activities pertaining to issues primarily and substantially affecting young ,americans2 7iv7 serve as the principal advisor to the ,president on all issues primarily and substantially affecting young ,americans2 7v7 make recommendations to the ,president regarding youth engagement in the ,federal ,government2 7vi7 coordinate ,federal activities to prepare for1 and respond to1 issues affecting young ,americans and engagement in the ,federal ,government1 by-- 7,i7 providing strategic direction to the heads of applicable ,federal departments1 agencies1 and offices2 7,,ii7 facilitating coordination and communication between such ,federal departments1 agencies1 and offices to improve youth engagement and involvement across all ,federal departments2 and 7,,iii7 ensuring that the authorities1 capabilities1 and expertise of each such department1 agency1 and office are appropriately leveraged to facilitate the whole-of-government response to issues related to young ,americans2 7vii7 identify opportunities to leverage current and emerging technologies1 including through public-private partnerships1 as appropriate1 to address the future of the ,nation's workforce through the development of skilled young ,americans in these fields and advance the preparedness and response goals of the ,federal ,government2 7viii7 work with relevant ,federal officials to request funding through the ,president's ,budgets and leverage programs of ,federal ,agencies to address the issues identified in the reports submitted under subparagraph 7e72 and 7ix7 perform such other functions and activities as prescribed by the ,president4 7,b7 ,associate ,director ,the ,associate ,director of the ,office shall perform such functions as the ,director may prescribe4 7#c7 ,compensation 7,a7 ,director ,the annual rate of basic pay for the ,director shall be the rate payable for level ,,ii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecac of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,associate ,director ,the annual rate of basic pay for the ,associate ,director shall be the rate determined by the ,director not exceeding the rate payable for level ,,iii of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecad of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7c7 ,additional functions of the ,director ,the ,director1 in addition to the other duties and functions set forth in this section-- 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 serve as a member of the ,domestic ,policy ,council2 and 7,b7 seek to consult with ,state1 ,tribal1 local1 and territorial governments1 industry1 academia1 professional societies1 and other individuals and entities1 as the ,director deems appropriate1 to identify issues that primarily and substantially affect young ,americans2 and 7#b7 may-- 7,a7 use for the administration of the ,office1 on a reimbursable basis1 the available services1 equipment1 personnel1 and facilities of ,federal agencies2 and 7,b7 hold such hearings in various parts of the ,united ,states as the ,director determines necessary to determine the views of the entities and individuals described in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 and of the general public concerning national needs and trends in-- 7i7 the engagement and involvement of young ,americans in the ,federal ,government2 and 7ii7 issues that primarily and substantially affect young ,americans4 7d7 ,staffing and detailees ,in carrying out functions under this section1 the ,director may-- 7#a7 appoint individuals to not more than two full time equivalent positions in the ,office2 7#b7 fix the compensation of individuals appointed to such positions at a rate to be determined by the ,director1 up to the amount of annual compensation 7excluding expenses7 specified in section #ajb of title #c1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7#c7 use the services of consultants1 which may include by obtaining services described under section #caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule under section #ecae of such title4 7e7 ,preparedness outlook reports ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and not less frequently than once every five years thereafter1 the ,director1 in consultation with the heads of relevant ,federal agencies and other officials within the ,executive ,office of the ,president1 shall submit to the ,president1 the ,committees on ,finance and on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate1 and the ,committees on ,financial ,services and on ,education and the ,workforce of the ,house of ,representatives1 and make publicly available1 a report-- 7#a7 identifying and describing issues that warrant special attention from the ,president or the heads of such ,federal agencies within the next #e years regarding issues that primarily and substantially affect young ,americans1 including the effects of the policies1 actions1 and personnel of ,federal agencies on the engagement and involvement of young ,americans in the ,federal ,government2 and 7#b7 providing recommendations and resource requirement for addressing the issues identified under paragraph 7#a74 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal agency ,the term ,federal agency has the meaning given ,executive agency in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,young ,american ,the term young ,american means an individual who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the ,united ,states between the ages of #ah and #dj years old4