Federal Executive Board Authorization Act of 2009 - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish Federal Executive Boards, which are defined as interagency entities established in a geographic area with a high concentration of federal employees outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to strengthen the management and administration of agency activities and coordination among local federal officers to implement national initiatives in that area. Requires each Board for a geographic area to consist of a senior officer for each agency in that area.
Requires the Director to: (1) consider specified factors in determining the location for establishment of such Boards, such as whether a geographic area has a strong, viable, and active Federal Executive Association and whether such Association petitions to become a Board; and (2) provide for the administration and oversight of such Boards, including by establishing staffing and communications policies and performance standards for Board staff.
Requires each Board to: (1) serve as an instrument of outreach for the national headquarters of agencies relating to agency activities in the geographic area; (2) provide a forum for the exchange of information relating to programs and management methods and problems between the national headquarters of agencies and the field; (3) develop local coordinated approaches to the development and operation of programs that have common characteristics; (4) communicate management initiatives and other concerns from federal officers and employees in the Washington, D.C. area to federal officers and employees in the geographic area to achieve better mutual understanding and support; (5) develop relationships with state and local governments and nongovernmental organizations to help fulfill the roles and responsibilities of that Board; and (6) facilitate communication, collaboration, and training to prepare the federal workforce for emergencies and continuity of operations.
Requires the Director to: (1) establish a fund within OPM for financing essential Board functions, into which contributions from the headquarters of each participating agency shall be deposited; (2) submit annual reports to Congress and agencies on Board program outcomes and budget matters; and (3) report to specified congressional committees on essential Board functions, staffing requirements, and staffing and operating expenses.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 806 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 806
To provide for the establishment, administration, and funding of
Federal Executive Boards, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 2, 2009
Mr. Voinovich (for himself and Mr. Akaka) 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 provide for the establishment, administration, and funding of
Federal Executive Boards, 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 Executive Board
Authorization Act of 2009''.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARDS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1106. Federal Executive Boards
``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
``(1) strengthen the coordination of Government activities;
``(2) facilitate interagency collaboration to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of Federal programs;
``(3) facilitate communication and collaboration on Federal
emergency preparedness and continuity of operations to address
homeland security issues, including natural disasters, acts of
terrorism, and other man-made disasters, outside the
Washington, DC metropolitan area; and
``(4) provide stable funding for Federal Executive Boards.
``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Agency.--The term `agency'--
``(A) means an Executive agency as defined under
section 105; and
``(B) shall not include the Government
Accountability Office.
``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management.
``(3) Federal executive board.--The term `Federal Executive
Board' means an interagency entity established by the Director,
in consultation with the headquarters of appropriate agencies,
in a geographic area with a high concentration of Federal
employees outside the Washington, DC metropolitan area to
strengthen the management and administration of agency
activities and coordination among local Federal officers to
implement national initiatives in that geographic area.
``(c) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall establish Federal
Executive Boards in geographic areas outside the Washington, DC
metropolitan area. Before establishing Federal Executive Boards
that are not in existence on the date of enactment of this
section, the Director shall consult with the headquarters of
appropriate agencies to determine the number and location of
the Federal Executive Boards.
``(2) Membership.--Each Federal Executive Board for a
geographic area shall consist of an appropriate senior officer
for each agency in that geographic area. The appropriate senior
officer may designate, by title of office, an alternate
representative who shall attend meetings and otherwise
represent the agency on the Federal Executive Board in the
absence of the appropriate senior officer. An alternate
representative shall be a senior officer in the agency.
``(3) Location of federal executive boards.--In determining
the location for the establishment of Federal Executive Boards,
the Director shall consider--
``(A) whether a Federal Executive Board exists in a
geographic area on the date of enactment of this
section;
``(B) whether a geographic area has a strong,
viable, and active Federal Executive Association;
``(C) whether the Federal Executive Association of
a geographic area petitions the Director to become a
Federal Executive Board; and
``(D) such other factors as the Director and the
headquarters of appropriate agencies consider relevant.
``(d) Administration and Oversight.--
``(1) In general.--The Director shall provide for the
administration and oversight of Federal Executive Boards,
including--
``(A) establishing staffing policies in
consultation with the headquarters of agencies
participating in Federal Executive Boards;
``(B) designating an agency to staff each Federal
Executive Board based on recommendations from that
Federal Executive Board;
``(C) establishing communications policies for the
dissemination of information to agencies;
``(D) in consultation with the headquarters of
appropriate agencies, establishing performance
standards for the Federal Executive Board staff;
``(E) developing accountability initiatives to
ensure Federal Executive Boards are meeting performance
standards; and
``(F) administering Federal Executive Board funding
through the fund established in subsection (f).
``(2) Staffing.--In making designations under paragraph
(1)(B), the Director shall give preference to agencies staffing
Federal Executive Boards.
``(e) Governance and Activities.--Each Federal Executive Board
shall--
``(1) subject to the approval of the Director, adopt by-
laws or other rules for the internal governance of the Federal
Executive Board;
``(2) elect a Chairperson from among the members of the
Federal Executive Board, who shall serve for a set term;
``(3) serve as an instrument of outreach for the national
headquarters of agencies relating to agency activities in the
geographic area;
``(4) provide a forum for the exchange of information
relating to programs and management methods and problems--
``(A) between Federal officers and employees in the
Washington, DC area and Federal officers and employees
in the geographic area; and
``(B) among field elements in the geographic area;
``(5) develop local coordinated approaches to the
development and operation of programs that have common
characteristics;
``(6) communicate management initiatives and other concerns
from Federal officers and employees in the Washington, DC area
to Federal officers and employees in the geographic area to
achieve better mutual understanding and support;
``(7) develop relationships with State and local
governments and nongovernmental organizations to help in
coordinating emergency management and homeland security issues;
and
``(8) take other actions as agreed to by the Federal
Executive Board and the Director.
``(f) Funding.--
``(1) Establishment of fund.--The Director shall establish
a fund within the Office of Personnel Management for financing
essential Federal Executive Board functions, including basic
staffing and operating expenses.
``(2) Deposits.--There shall be deposited in the fund
established under paragraph (1)--
``(A) contributions from the Office of Personnel
Management to fund administrative and oversight
activities conducted under subsection (d);
``(B) contributions from the headquarters of each
agency participating in Federal Executive Boards, in an
amount determined by a formula established by the
Director, in consultation with the headquarters of such
agencies and the Office of Management and Budget.
``(3) Contributions.--
``(A) Formula.--The formula for contributions
established by the Director shall consider the number
of employees in each agency in each geographic area
served by a Federal Executive Board. The contribution
of the headquarters of each agency to the fund shall be
recalculated at least every 2 years.
``(B) In-kind contributions.--At the sole
discretion of the Director, the headquarters of an
agency may provide in-kind contributions instead of
providing monetary contributions to the fund.
``(4) Use of excess amounts.--Any unobligated and
unexpended balances in the fund which the Director determines
to be in excess of amounts needed for essential Federal
Executive Board functions shall be allocated by the Director,
in consultation with the headquarters of agencies participating
in Federal Executive Boards, among the Federal Executive Boards
for the activities under subsection (e) and other priorities,
such as conducting emergency preparedness training.
``(g) Reports.--The Director shall submit annual reports to
Congress and agencies on Federal Executive Board program outcomes and
budget matters.
``(h) Regulations.--The Director shall prescribe regulations
necessary to carry out this section.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of sections for
chapter 11 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1105 the following:
``1106. Federal Executive Boards.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4355)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4355-4356)
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-77.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-77.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 164.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11233-11235; text of measure as reporte in Senate: CR S11233-11234)
The committee reported substitute was withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11234)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.