[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 3650 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 574
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3650
[Report No. 117-218]
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to
establish and maintain a public directory of the individuals occupying
Government policy and supporting positions, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 15, 2022
Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Merkley, and Ms. Duckworth)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
December 5, 2022
Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to
establish and maintain a public directory of the individuals occupying
Government policy and supporting positions, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Periodically Listing
Updates to Management Act of 2022'' or the ``PLUM Act of
2022''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
AND SUPPORTING POSITIONS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 33 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 3330f. Government policy and supporting position
data</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) any Executive agency, the United
States Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory
Commission;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the Architect of the Capitol, the
Government Accountability Office, the Government
Publishing Office, and the Library of Congress;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the Executive Office of the
President and any component within that Office
(including any successor component), including--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the Council of Economic
Advisors;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the Council on
Environmental Quality;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) the National Security
Council;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iv) the Office of the Vice
President;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(v) the Office of Policy
Development;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vi) the Office of
Administration;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(vii) the Office of Management
and Budget;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(viii) the Office of the United
States Trade Representative;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ix) the Office of Science and
Technology Policy;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(x) the Office of National Drug
Control Policy; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(xi) the White House Office,
including the White House Office of
Presidential Personnel.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Appointee.--The term `appointee'--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) means an individual serving in a
policy and supporting position; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) includes an individual serving in
such a position temporarily in an acting capacity in
accordance with--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) sections 3345 through 3349d
(commonly referred to as the `Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998');</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) any other statutory
provision described in section 3347(a)(1);
or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) a Presidential appointment
described in section 3347(a)(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Covered website.--The term `covered website'
means the website established and maintained by the Director
under subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Director.--The term `Director' means the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) Policy and supporting position.--The term
`policy and supporting position' means--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) a position that requires appointment
by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) a position that requires or permits
appointment by the President or Vice President, without
the advice and consent of the Senate;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) a position occupied by a limited
term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or
noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as
defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7),
respectively, of section 3132(a);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(D) a position of a confidential or
policy-determining character under schedule C of
subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations, or any successor regulation;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(E) a position in the Senior Foreign
Service;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(F) any career position at an agency
that, but for this section and section 2(b)(3) of the
PLUM Act of 2022, would be included in the publication
entitled `United States Government Policy and
Supporting Positions', commonly referred to as the
`Plum Book'; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(G) any other position classified at or
above level GS-14 of the General Schedule (or
equivalent) that is excepted from the competitive
service by law because of the confidential or policy-
determining nature of the position duties.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(b) Establishment of Website.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the Director shall
establish, and thereafter the Director shall maintain, a public website
containing the following information for the President in office on the
date of establishment and for each subsequent President:</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Each policy and supporting position in the
Federal Government, including any such position that is
vacant.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) The name of each individual who--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) is serving in a position described
in paragraph (1); or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) previously served in a position
described in such paragraph under the applicable
President.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Information on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) any Government-wide or agency-wide
limitation on the total number of positions in the
Senior Executive Service under section 3133 or 3132 or
the total number of positions under schedule C of
subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) the total number of individuals
occupying such positions.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(c) Contents.--With respect to any policy and supporting
position listed on the covered website, the Director shall include--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) the agency, and agency component, (including
the agency and bureau code used by the Office of Management and
Budget) in which the position is located;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) the name of the position;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) the name of the individual occupying the
position (if any);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) the geographic location of the position,
including the city, State or province, and country;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) the pay system under which the position is
paid;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) the level, grade, or rate of pay;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) the term or duration of the appointment (if
any);</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(8) the expiration date, in the case of a time-
limited appointment;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(9) a unique identifier for each appointee to
enable tracking the appointee across positions;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(10) whether the position is vacant;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(11) for any position that is vacant--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) for a position for which appointment
is required to be made by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, the name of the
acting official; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) for other positions, the name of the
official performing the duties of the vacant
position.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(d) Current Data.--For each agency, the Director shall
indicate in the information on the covered website the date that the
agency last updated the data.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(e) Format.--The Director shall make the data on the
covered website available to the public at no cost over the internet in
a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and machine-readable format so
that the data qualifies as an open Government data asset, as defined in
section 3502 of title 44.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(f) Authority of Director.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Information required.--Each agency shall
provide to the Director any information that the Director
determines necessary to establish and maintain the covered
website, including the information uploaded under paragraph
(4).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Requirements for agencies.--Not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the
Director shall issue instructions to agencies with specific
requirements for the provision or uploading of information
required under paragraph (1), including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) specific data standards that an
agency shall follow to ensure that the information is
complete, accurate, and reliable;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) data quality assurance methods;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the timeframe during which an agency
shall provide or upload the information, including the
timeframe described under paragraph (4).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Public accountability.--The Director shall
identify on the covered website any agency that has failed to
provide--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) the information required by the
Director;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) complete, accurate, and reliable
information; or</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) the information during the timeframe
specified by the Director.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(4) Monthly updates.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days
after the date on which the covered website is
established, and not less than once during each 30-day
period thereafter, the head of each agency shall upload
to the covered website updated information (if any)
on--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) the policy and supporting
positions in the agency;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) the appointees occupying
such positions in the agency; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) the former appointees who
served in such positions in the agency under
the President then in office.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Supplement not supplant.--
Information provided under subparagraph (A) shall
supplement, not supplant, previously provided
information under that subparagraph.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(5) OPM help desk.--The Director shall establish
a central help desk, to be operated by not more than 1 full-
time employee, to assist any agency with implementing this
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(6) Coordination.--The Director may designate 1
or more agencies to participate in the development,
establishment, operation, and support of the covered website.
With respect to any such designation, the Director may specify
the scope of the responsibilities of the agency so
designated.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(7) Data standards and timing.--The Director
shall make available on the covered website information
regarding data collection standards, quality assurance methods,
and time frames for reporting data to the Director.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(8) Regulations.--The Director may prescribe
regulations necessary for the administration of this
section.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(g) Responsibility of Agencies.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Provision of information.--Each agency shall
comply with the instructions and guidance issued by the
Director to carry out this section, and, upon request of the
Director, shall provide appropriate assistance to the Director
to ensure the successful operation of the covered website in
the manner and within the timeframe specified by the Director
under subsection (f)(2).</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Ensuring completeness, accuracy, and
reliability.--With respect to any submission of information
described in paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall
include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) an explanation of how the agency
ensured the information is complete, accurate, and
reliable; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) a certification that the information
is complete, accurate, and reliable.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(h) Information Verification.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) Semiannual confirmation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Not less frequently
than semiannually, the Director, in coordination with
the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, shall
confirm that the information on the covered website is
complete, accurate, reliable, and up-to-date.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Certification.--On the date on which
the Director makes a confirmation under subparagraph
(A), the Director shall publish on the covered website
a certification that the confirmation has been
made.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Authority of director.--In carrying out
paragraph (1), the Director may--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) request additional information from
an agency; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) use any additional information
provided to the Director or the White House Office of
Presidential Personnel for the purposes of
verification.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Public comment.--The Director shall
establish a process under which members of the public may
provide feedback regarding the accuracy of the information on
the covered website.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) Data Archiving.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after a
transitional inauguration day (as defined in section 3349a),
the Director, in consultation with the Archivist of the United
States, shall archive the data that was compiled on the covered
website for the preceding presidential
administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Public availability.--The Director shall
make the data described in paragraph (1) publicly available
over the internet--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) on, or through a link on, the
covered website;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) at no cost; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) in a searchable, sortable,
downloadable, and machine-readable format.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(j) Reports.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
covered website is established, and every year thereafter, the
Director, in coordination with the White House Office of
Presidential Personnel, shall publish a report on the covered
website that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) contains summary-level information
on the demographics of each appointee; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) provide the information in a
structured data format that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) is searchable, sortable, and
downloadable;</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) makes use of common
identifiers wherever possible; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(iii) contains current and
historical data regarding the
information.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(2) Contents.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(A) In general.--Each report published
under paragraph (1) shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(i) include self-identified data
with respect to each type of appointee on race,
ethnicity, Tribal affiliation, gender,
disability, sexual orientation, veteran status,
and whether the appointee is over the age of
40; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(ii) allow for users of the
covered website to view the type of appointee
by agency or component, along with the data
described in clause (i), alone and in
combination, to the greatest level detail
possible without allowing the identification of
individual appointees.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(B) Option to not specify.--When each
category of data described in subparagraph (A)(i) is
collected, each appointee shall be allowed an option to
not specify with respect to any such
category.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(C) Consultation.--The Director shall
consult with the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on
Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives
regarding reports published under this subsection and
the information in the reports to determine whether the
intent of this section is being fulfilled and if
additional information or other changes are needed for
the reports.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``(3) Exclusion of career positions.--For purposes
of applying the term `appointee' in this subsection, that term
does not include any individual appointed to a position
described in subsection (a)(5)(F).''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``3330f. Government policy and supporting position data.''.
<DELETED> (b) Other Matters.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms
``agency'', ``covered website'', ``Director'', and ``policy and
supporting position'' have the meanings given those terms in
section 3330f of title 5, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) GAO review and report.--Not later than 1 year
after the date on which the Director establishes the covered
website, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a review of, and issue a briefing or report on, the
implementation of this Act and the amendments made by this Act,
which shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the quality of data required to be
collected and whether the data is complete, accurate,
timely, and reliable;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) any challenges experienced by agencies
in implementing this Act and the amendments made by
this Act; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) any suggestions or modifications to
enhance compliance with this Act and the amendments
made by this Act, including best practices for agencies
to follow.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Sunset of plum book.--Beginning on January 1,
2024--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the covered website shall serve as the
public directory for policy and supporting positions in
the Government; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the publication entitled ``United
States Government Policy and Supporting Positions'',
commonly referred to as the ``Plum Book'', shall no
longer be issued or published.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Funding.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--No additional amounts are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or
the amendments made by this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Other funding.--The Director shall
carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act
using amounts otherwise available to the
Director.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Periodically Listing Updates to
Management Act of 2022'' or the ``PLUM Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC WEBSITE ON GOVERNMENT POLICY AND
SUPPORTING POSITIONS.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``Sec. 3330f. Government policy and supporting position data
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' means--
``(A) any Executive agency, the United States
Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission;
``(B) the Architect of the Capitol, the Government
Accountability Office, the Government Publishing
Office, and the Library of Congress; and
``(C) the Executive Office of the President and any
component within that Office (including any successor
component), including--
``(i) the Council of Economic Advisers;
``(ii) the Council on Environmental
Quality;
``(iii) the National Security Council;
``(iv) the Office of the Vice President;
``(v) the Office of Policy Development;
``(vi) the Office of Administration;
``(vii) the Office of Management and
Budget;
``(viii) the Office of the United States
Trade Representative;
``(ix) the Office of Science and Technology
Policy;
``(x) the Office of National Drug Control
Policy; and
``(xi) the White House Office, including
the White House Office of Presidential
Personnel.
``(2) Appointee.--The term `appointee'--
``(A) means an individual serving in a policy and
supporting position; and
``(B) includes an individual serving in such a
position temporarily in an acting capacity in
accordance with--
``(i) sections 3345 through 3349d (commonly
known as the `Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998');
``(ii) any other statutory provision
described in section 3347(a)(1); or
``(iii) a Presidential appointment
described in section 3347(a)(2).
``(3) Covered website.--The term `covered website' means
the website established and maintained by the Director under
subsection (b).
``(4) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management.
``(5) Policy and supporting position.--The term `policy and
supporting position'--
``(A) means any position at an agency, as
determined by the Director, that, but for this section
and section 2(b)(3) of the PLUM Act of 2022, would be
included in the publication entitled `United States
Government Policy and Supporting Positions' (commonly
referred to as the `Plum Book'); and
``(B) may include--
``(i) a position on any level of the
Executive Schedule under subchapter II of
chapter 53, or another position with an
equivalent rate of pay;
``(ii) a general position (as defined in
section 3132(a)(9)) in the Senior Executive
service;
``(iii) a position in the Senior Foreign
Service;
``(iv) a position of a confidential or
policy-determining character under schedule C
of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations, or any successor
regulation; and
``(v) any other position classified at or
above level GS-14 of the General Schedule (or
equivalent) that is excepted from the
competitive service by law because of the
confidential or policy-determining nature of
the position duties.
``(b) Establishment of Website.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the Director shall
establish, and thereafter the Director shall maintain, a public website
containing the following information for the President in office on the
date of establishment and for each subsequent President:
``(1) Each policy and supporting position in the Federal
Government, including any such position that is vacant.
``(2) The name of each individual who--
``(A) is serving in a position described in
paragraph (1); or
``(B) previously served in a position described in
such paragraph under the applicable President.
``(3) Information on--
``(A) any Government-wide or agency-wide limitation
on the total number of positions in the Senior
Executive Service under section 3133 or 3134 or the
total number of positions under schedule C of subpart C
of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations;
and
``(B) the total number of individuals occupying
such positions.
``(c) Contents.--With respect to any policy and supporting position
listed on the covered website, the Director shall include--
``(1) the agency, and agency component, (including the
agency and bureau code used by the Office of Management and
Budget) in which the position is located;
``(2) the name of the position;
``(3) the name of the individual occupying the position (if
any);
``(4) the geographic location of the position, including
the city, State or province, and country;
``(5) the pay system under which the position is paid;
``(6) the level, grade, or rate of pay;
``(7) the term or duration of the appointment (if any);
``(8) the expiration date, in the case of a time-limited
appointment;
``(9) a unique identifier for each appointee;
``(10) whether the position is vacant; and
``(11) for any position that is vacant--
``(A) for a position for which appointment is
required to be made by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, the name of the
acting official; and
``(B) for other positions, the name of the official
performing the duties of the vacant position.
``(d) Current Data.--For each agency, the Director shall indicate
in the information on the covered website the date that the agency last
updated the data.
``(e) Format.--The Director shall make the data on the covered
website available to the public at no cost over the internet in a
searchable, sortable, downloadable, and machine-readable format so that
the data qualifies as an open Government data asset, as defined in
section 3502 of title 44.
``(f) Authority of Director.--
``(1) Information required.--Each agency shall provide to
the Director any information that the Director determines
necessary to establish and maintain the covered website,
including the information uploaded under paragraph (4).
``(2) Requirements for agencies.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of the PLUM Act of 2022, the
Director shall issue instructions to agencies with specific
requirements for the provision or uploading of information
required under paragraph (1), including--
``(A) specific data standards that an agency shall
follow to ensure that the information is complete,
accurate, and reliable;
``(B) data quality assurance methods; and
``(C) the timeframe during which an agency shall
provide or upload the information, including the
timeframe described under paragraph (4).
``(3) Public accountability.--The Director shall identify
on the covered website any agency that has failed to provide--
``(A) the information required by the Director;
``(B) complete, accurate, and reliable information;
or
``(C) the information during the timeframe
specified by the Director.
``(4) Annual updates.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the
date on which the covered website is established, and
not less than once during each year thereafter, the
head of each agency shall upload to the covered website
updated information (if any) on--
``(i) the policy and supporting positions
in the agency;
``(ii) the appointees occupying such
positions in the agency; and
``(iii) the former appointees who served in
such positions in the agency under the
President then in office.
``(B) Supplement not supplant.--Information
provided under subparagraph (A) shall supplement, not
supplant, previously provided information under that
subparagraph.
``(5) OPM help desk.--The Director shall establish a
central help desk, to be operated by not more than 1 full-time
employee, to assist any agency with implementing this section.
``(6) Coordination.--The Director may designate 1 or more
agencies to participate in the development, establishment,
operation, and support of the covered website. With respect to
any such designation, the Director may specify the scope of the
responsibilities of the agency so designated.
``(7) Data standards and timing.--The Director shall make
available on the covered website information regarding data
collection standards, quality assurance methods, and time
frames for reporting data to the Director.
``(8) Regulations.--The Director may prescribe regulations
necessary for the administration of this section.
``(g) Responsibility of Agencies.--
``(1) Provision of information.--Each agency shall comply
with the instructions and guidance issued by the Director to
carry out this section, and, upon request of the Director,
shall provide appropriate assistance to the Director to ensure
the successful operation of the covered website in the manner
and within the timeframe specified by the Director under
subsection (f)(2).
``(2) Ensuring completeness, accuracy, and reliability.--
With respect to any submission of information described in
paragraph (1), the head of an agency shall include--
``(A) an explanation of how the agency ensured the
information is complete, accurate, and reliable; and
``(B) a certification that the information is
complete, accurate, and reliable.
``(h) Information Verification.--
``(1) Confirmation.--
``(A) In general.--On the date that is 90 days
after the date on which the covered website is
established, the Director, in coordination with the
White House Office of Presidential Personnel, shall
confirm that the information on the covered website is
complete, accurate, reliable, and up-to-date.
``(B) Certification.--On the date on which the
Director makes a confirmation under subparagraph (A),
the Director shall publish on the covered website a
certification that the confirmation has been made.
``(2) Authority of director.--In carrying out paragraph
(1), the Director may--
``(A) request additional information from an
agency; and
``(B) use any additional information provided to
the Director or the White House Office of Presidential
Personnel for the purposes of verification.
``(3) Public comment.--The Director shall establish a
process under which members of the public may provide feedback
regarding the accuracy of the information on the covered
website.
``(i) Data Archiving.--
``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after a
transitional inauguration day (as defined in section 3349a),
the Director, in consultation with the Archivist of the United
States, shall archive the data that was compiled on the covered
website for the preceding presidential administration.
``(2) Public availability.--The Director shall make the
data described in paragraph (1) publicly available over the
internet--
``(A) on, or through a link on, the covered
website;
``(B) at no cost; and
``(C) in a searchable, sortable, downloadable, and
machine-readable format.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for
subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``3330f. Government policy and supporting position data.''.
(b) Other Matters.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms ``agency'',
``covered website'', ``Director'', and ``policy and supporting
position'' have the meanings given those terms in section 3330f
of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
(2) GAO review and report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date on which the Director establishes the covered website, the
Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a review
of, and issue a briefing or report on, the implementation of
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, which shall
include--
(A) the quality of data required to be collected
and whether the data is complete, accurate, timely, and
reliable;
(B) any challenges experienced by agencies in
implementing this Act and the amendments made by this
Act; and
(C) any suggestions or modifications to enhance
compliance with this Act and the amendments made by
this Act, including best practices for agencies to
follow.
(3) Sunset of plum book.--Beginning on January 1, 2026--
(A) the covered website shall serve as the public
directory for policy and supporting positions in the
Government; and
(B) the publication entitled ``United States
Government Policy and Supporting Positions'', commonly
referred to as the ``Plum Book'', shall no longer be
issued or published.
(4) Funding.--
(A) In general.--No additional amounts are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act or
the amendments made by this Act.
(B) Other funding.--The Director shall carry out
this Act and the amendments made by this Act using
amounts otherwise available to the Director.
Calendar No. 574
117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3650
[Report No. 117-218]
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A BILL
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to
establish and maintain a public directory of the individuals occupying
Government policy and supporting positions, and for other purposes.
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December 5, 2022
Reported with an amendment