119-s2317

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 2317 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2317

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to address the responsibilities 
 of the Administrator of General Services with respect to Federal 
 advisory committees, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 17, 2025

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
 and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to address the responsibilities 
 of the Administrator of General Services with respect to Federal 
 advisory committees, 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 Advisory Committee Database 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

 Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in 

section 1006--
        (A) in subsection

    (a) --
            (i) by striking ``The Administrator'' and 
 inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Administrator''; and
            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (2) Collection of information.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--The Committee Management 
 Secretariat established and maintained under paragraph

    (1) shall continually collect from the head of each 
 agency such information as is necessary for the 
 Administrator to carry out the responsibilities of the 
 Administrator under this section, which shall include, 
 at a minimum, the following with respect to each 
 advisory committee within the jurisdiction of that 
 agency:
 ``
            (i) The name of the advisory committee.
 ``
            (ii) The authority under which the 
 advisory committee is established.
 ``
            (iii) A copy of the charter of the 
 advisory committee.
 ``
            (iv) The interest areas of the advisory 
 committee.
 ``
            (v) The means by which the advisory 
 committee complies with the requirements of 
 

section 1004

    (b)

    (2) (commonly referred to as a 
 `Membership Balance Plan').
 ``
            (vi) The current (as of the date on which 
 the information is collected) membership of the 
 advisory committee, which shall include, at a 
 minimum, the following with respect to each 
 member of the advisory committee:
 ``
            (I) The name of the member.
 ``
            (II) The ethics designation of 
 the member, such as whether the member 
 is an employee, a special Government 
 employee (as defined in 

section 202 of 
 title 18), or a representative member.
 ``
            (III) The entity or individual 
 who appointed the member to the 
 advisory committee, which shall include 
 an identification of the authority for 
 that appointment.
 ``
            (IV) The term of the appointment 
 of the member to the advisory 
 committee, as appropriate.
 ``
            (vii) The Advisory Committee Management 
 Officer designated under 

section 1007

    (b) with 
 respect to the advisory committee.
 ``
            (viii) The officer or employee designated 
 under 

section 1009

    (e) with respect to the 
 advisory committee.
 ``
            (ix) The termination date of the advisory 
 committee, if applicable.
 ``
            (x) With respect to a particular fiscal 
 year, the total operational and staff costs of 
 the advisory committee for that fiscal year, 
 and with respect to the forthcoming fiscal 
 year, the estimated total operational and staff 
 costs of the advisory committee for that 
 forthcoming fiscal year.
 ``
            (xi) The frequency with which the 
 advisory committee (excluding any subcommittee 
 or other subgroup of the advisory committee) 
 has met and the dates on which those meetings 
 have taken place.
 ``
            (xii) A summary of the business conducted 
 at each meeting of the advisory committee.
 ``
            (xiii) The recommendations issued by the 
 advisory committee, which shall include--
 ``
            (I) the number of those 
 recommendations; and
 ``
            (II) if feasible, information 
 regarding whether those recommendations 
 were partially or fully implemented.
 ``
        (B) Publication.--The Committee Management 
 Secretariat established and maintained under paragraph

    (1) shall, with respect to the information collected 
 under subparagraph
        (A) of this paragraph--
 ``
            (i) annually publish that information on 
 a public website of the General Services 
 Administration, which shall allow for that 
 information to be downloaded in a format that 
 is machine-readable, as defined in 

section 3502 
 of title 44; and
 ``
            (ii) on the website described in clause
            (i) of this subparagraph, maintain access to 
 that information from previous years, as 
 applicable with respect to relevant records 
 schedules.'';
        (B) in subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (I) in the matter preceding 
 subparagraph
        (A) , by inserting ``, in 
 consultation with the head of each 
 agency,'' after ``the Administrator'';
            (II) by redesignating subparagraphs
            (C) and
            (D) as subparagraphs
            (D) and
        (E) , respectively; and
            (III) by inserting after 
 subparagraph
        (B) the following:
 ``
            (C) whether the committee, for the period covered 
 by the review, complied with the requirements of 
 subsection

    (a)

    (2) ;''; and
            (ii) by amending paragraph

    (3) to read as 
 follows:
 ``

    (3) Biennial report and recommendations.--The 
 Administrator shall biennially submit to the Committee on 
 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and 
 the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House 
 of Representatives a report containing the results of the 2 
 most recent reviews conducted under this subsection, which 
 shall include recommendations to the President and to either 
 the agency head or Congress with respect to action the 
 Administrator believes should be taken.''; and
            (C) in subsection
            (c) --
            (i) in the first sentence--
            (I) by striking ``administrative 
 guidelines and management controls'' 
 and inserting ``regulations, 
 administrative guidelines, and 
 management controls''; and
            (II) by inserting after ``their 
 performance'' the following: ``, which 
 shall include guidance regarding how 
 the agency and the advisory committees 
 of the agency should prepare the 
 information that is required to be 
 submitted under subsection

    (a)

    (2) to 
 ensure standardization and consistency 
 in the reporting of that information''; 
 and
            (ii) by adding at the end the following: 
 ``The Administrator may update the regulations, 
 administrative guidelines, and management 
 controls prescribed under this subsection, as 
 determined necessary by the Administrator.''; 
 and

    (2) in 

section 1007--
        (A) by amending subsection

    (a) to read as follows:
 ``

    (a) Administrative Guidelines and Management Controls.--Each 
agency head shall--
 ``

    (1) establish uniform administrative guidelines and 
 management controls for advisory committees established by that 
 agency, which shall be consistent with directives of the 
 Administrator under sections 1006 and 1009 of this title;
 ``

    (2) maintain systematic information on the nature, 
 functions, and operations of each advisory committee 
 established by that agency;
 ``

    (3) ensure timely and accurate reporting to the 
 Administrator regarding the activities of each advisory 
 committee established by that agency, including with respect to 
 the information required to be submitted under 

section 1006

    (a)

    (2) ;
 ``

    (4) in coordination with each officer or employee of the 
 Federal Government designated under 

section 1009

    (e) , establish 
 relevant and appropriate performance measures and outcomes for 
 each advisory committee established by that agency; and
 ``

    (5) ensure that each advisory committee established by 
 that agency, and the staff of each such advisory committee 
 (including each officer or employee of the Federal Government 
 designated under 

section 1009

    (e) ), complies with the 
 requirements of this chapter and the rules, orders, and 
 regulations promulgated under this chapter.''; and
        (B) in subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (I) by inserting 
 ``recommendations,'' after 
 ``records,''; and
            (II) by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;
            (ii) in paragraph

    (3) --
            (I) by striking ``such reports, 
 records, and other papers'' and 
 inserting ``the reports, records, 
 recommendations, and other papers 
 described in paragraph

    (2) ''; and
            (II) by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) serve as the primary liaison between the agency and 
 the Administrator.''.

SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

 No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
purpose of carrying out this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
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