[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7852 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7852
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a corporate
responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 19, 2022
Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cleaver, Mr.
Connolly, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mrs. Carolyn B.
Maloney of New York, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Newman, Ms. Schakowsky, and Ms.
Leger Fernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Oversight and Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a corporate
responsibility investment option under the Thrift Savings Plan.
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 Employees Sustainable
Investment Act''.
SEC. 2. CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY STOCK INDEX FUND.
(a) Definition.--Section 8438(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (10) as
paragraphs (3) through (11), respectively;
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
``(2) the term `Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund'
means the fund established under subsection (b)(1)(G).''; and
(3) in paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of
this subsection, by striking ``paragraph (8)(D)'' each place it
appears and inserting ``paragraph (9)(D)''.
(b) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Section 8438(b)(1) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(G) a Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund as
provided under paragraph (6).''.
(2) Fund requirements.--Section 8438(b) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6)(A)(i) The Board shall select a minimum of one index which is
a commonly recognized, passively managed index comprised of stocks
(from the United States or international equity markets) that have been
analyzed and selected based on criteria consistent with the purposes of
this paragraph.
``(ii) The criteria under clause (i) shall at a minimum include--
``(I) corporate governance;
``(II) environmental practices (including greenhouse gas
emissions and contribution to climate change);
``(III) workplace relations and benefits;
``(IV) product safety and impact;
``(V) international operations and human rights;
``(VI) involvement with repressive regimes; and
``(VII) community relations.
``(iii) The historical performance of each index selected under
this subparagraph shall be comparable to that of the other investment
funds and options available under this subsection.
``(B) The Corporate Responsibility Stock Index Fund shall be
invested in a portfolio designed to replicate the performance of the
index in subparagraph (A) (or, if more than one index is selected, the
overall average performance). The portfolio shall be designed such
that, to the extent practicable, the percentage of the Corporate
Responsibility Stock Index Fund that is invested in each stock is the
same as the percentage determined by dividing the aggregate market
value of all shares of that stock by the aggregate market value of all
shares of all stocks included in such index (or indexes).''.
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