119-hr66

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 66 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 66

To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require Senior 
Executive Service and schedule C employees to disclose Federal student 
 loan debt, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 3, 2025

 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Brecheen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform

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 A BILL

To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require Senior 
Executive Service and schedule C employees to disclose Federal student 
 loan debt, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Student Debt 
Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN DEBT BY SES AND SCHEDULE C 
 EMPLOYEES.

 

Section 13104 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
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    (j) Disclosure of Federal Student Loan Debt by SES and Schedule C 
Employees.--
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    (1) === Definition. ===
-In this subsection, the term `covered 
 employee' means an employee of the executive branch who 
 occupies--
 ``
        (A) a Senior Executive Service position (as 
 defined in 

section 3132

    (a) ); or
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        (B) a position of a confidential or 

=== policy ===

 determining nature under schedule C of subpart C of 
 part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
 any successor regulation.
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    (2) Reports by covered employees.--Not later than 60 days 
 after the date of enactment of the Federal Employee Student 
 Debt Transparency Act, and not later than February 28 of each 
 year thereafter, each covered employee shall file a report 
 containing a full and complete statement of the outstanding 
 balance of principal and interest owed by the covered employee 
 on--
 ``
        (A) each loan made under part D of title IV of 
 the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
 seq.); and
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        (B) any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under 
 part B or E of such title (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq., 
 1087aa et seq.).
 ``

    (3) New covered employees.--Not later than 60 days after 
 the date on which an individual assumes the position of a 
 covered employee, the individual shall file a report containing 
 the information required under paragraph

    (2) .
 ``

    (4) Reports to congress.--Not later than May 1 of each 
 year, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall 
 transmit to Congress a report containing--
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        (A) the total amount owed by all covered 
 employees as reported pursuant to paragraphs

    (2) and

    (3) ; and
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        (B) the name of any covered employee who failed 
 to file or report any information required to be 
 reported pursuant to paragraph

    (2) or

    (3) .''.
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