S285-118

Reported

To provide for the perpetuation, administration, and funding of Federal Executive Boards, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Feb 7, 2023

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill creates a permanent legal foundation for Federal Executive Boards (FEBs), which are regional coordination bodies that bring together senior federal officials in metropolitan areas outside Washington, DC. It establishes a dedicated fund of at least $15 million annually to support their operations and requires agencies to contribute based on their employee counts.

Who Benefits and How

Federal employees outside the DC area benefit from improved coordination, training opportunities, and emergency preparedness planning. Educational institutions and workforce development organizations gain formal partnership channels with federal agencies. Veterans transitioning to civilian employment benefit from coordinated federal job placement assistance through FEBs.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal agencies must contribute financially to the FEB Fund based on their employee numbers, creating a new mandatory expenditure. The Office of Personnel Management takes on expanded administrative and oversight responsibilities for managing FEBs nationwide.

Key Provisions

  • Establishes a minimum $15 million annual Federal Executive Board Fund, with contributions from participating agencies
  • Requires biennial reports to Congress on FEB outcomes and budgets
  • Mandates semi-annual program assessments by each FEB
  • Creates formal partnerships with workforce development boards, colleges, and nonprofits

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Codifies Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) as statutory interagency coordination bodies outside Washington DC, establishes stable funding mechanisms, and expands their workforce development and emergency preparedness mandates.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Workforce Development, Emergency Preparedness

Primary Purpose

Codifies Federal Executive Boards (FEBs) as statutory interagency coordination bodies outside Washington DC, establishes stable funding mechanisms, and expands their workforce development and emergency preparedness mandates.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Workforce Development Emergency Preparedness

Federal Executive Boards Act

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Federal employees outside DC
  • Educational institutions
  • Veterans transitioning to federal employment
  • State and local governments
  • Workforce development organizations
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Federal agencies (financial contributions)
  • Office of Personnel Management (administrative burden)
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 11, 2023

Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment

Feb 7, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Padilla) introduced …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Government
14 mentions across 4 clauses
+6 positive -8 negative

Federal Executive Boards, Federal Executive Boards (interagency coordination bodies), Federal agencies participating in FEBs

Positive-direction: Federal Executive Boards, Federal Executive Boards (interagency coordination bodies), Federal employees outside Washington DC

Negative-direction: Federal agencies participating in FEBs, Federal agencies with employees outside DC, Office of Personnel Management

Professional Training Services
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Technology training providers

Education
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Colleges and universities partnering with federal agencies

State & Local Government
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

State and local workforce development boards

Veterans
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Veterans transitioning to civilian federal employment

5/6
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Workforce Development Emergency Preparedness
Actor Mappings
"the_director"
→ Director of the Office of Personnel Management
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Labor (for apprenticeship consultations)
"the_administrator"
→ Administrator of General Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

5 terms
"agency" §1106(b)(1)

An Executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, excluding the Government Accountability Office

"Director" §1106(b)(2)

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management

"Federal Executive Board" §1106(b)(3)

An interagency entity established by the Director in geographic areas with high concentrations of federal employees outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area, focused on strengthening management and coordination among local federal officers

"institution of higher education" §1106(b)(4)

Has the meaning given in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))

"State Apprenticeship Agency" §1106(b)(5)

Has the meaning given in section 29.2 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations

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