[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5161 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5161
To establish in the Executive Office of the President an Office of
Young Americans, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2025
Mr. Soto (for himself, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Amo, and Ms.
Pettersen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To establish in the Executive Office of the President an Office of
Young Americans, 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. OFFICE OF YOUNG AMERICANS.
(a) In General.--There is established in the Executive Office of
the President an Office of Young Americans (referred to in this section
as the ``Office''), which shall be headed by a Director (referred to in
this section as the ``Director'').
(b) Office Leadership.--
(1) Appointments.--
(A) In general.--The President shall appoint the
Director and may appoint an Associate Director of the
Office.
(B) Single associate director.--The President may
not appoint an Associate Director to serve in the
Office concurrently with another Associate Director.
(2) Functions of director.--
(A) Director.--The Director shall--
(i) identify issues that primarily and
substantially affect young Americans, including
employment issues, education, mental health,
housing, and climate change;
(ii) advise the President on--
(I) the engagement and involvement
of young Americans in the Federal
Government; and
(II) the issues that primarily and
substantially affect young Americans;
(iii) support strategic coordination and
communication between the Executive Office of
the President and Federal agencies with respect
to activities pertaining to issues primarily
and substantially affecting young Americans;
(iv) serve as the principal advisor to the
President on all issues primarily and
substantially affecting young Americans;
(v) make recommendations to the President
regarding youth engagement in the Federal
Government;
(vi) coordinate Federal activities to
prepare for, and respond to, issues affecting
young Americans and engagement in the Federal
Government, by--
(I) providing strategic direction
to the heads of applicable Federal
departments, agencies, and offices;
(II) facilitating coordination and
communication between such Federal
departments, agencies, and offices to
improve youth engagement and
involvement across all Federal
departments; and
(III) ensuring that the
authorities, capabilities, and
expertise of each such department,
agency, and office are appropriately
leveraged to facilitate the whole-of-
government response to issues related
to young Americans;
(vii) identify opportunities to leverage
current and emerging technologies, including
through public-private partnerships, as
appropriate, to address the future of the
Nation's workforce through the development of
skilled young Americans in these fields and
advance the preparedness and response goals of
the Federal Government;
(viii) work with relevant Federal officials
to request funding through the President's
Budgets and leverage programs of Federal
Agencies to address the issues identified in
the reports submitted under subparagraph (e);
and
(ix) perform such other functions and
activities as prescribed by the President.
(B) Associate director.--The Associate Director of
the Office shall perform such functions as the Director
may prescribe.
(3) Compensation.--
(A) Director.--The annual rate of basic pay for the
Director shall be the rate payable for level II of the
Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5,
United States Code.
(B) Associate director.--The annual rate of basic
pay for the Associate Director shall be the rate
determined by the Director not exceeding the rate
payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under
section 5314 of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Additional Functions of the Director.--The Director, in
addition to the other duties and functions set forth in this section--
(1) shall--
(A) serve as a member of the Domestic Policy
Council; and
(B) seek to consult with State, Tribal, local, and
territorial governments, industry, academia,
professional societies, and other individuals and
entities, as the Director deems appropriate, to
identify issues that primarily and substantially affect
young Americans; and
(2) may--
(A) use for the administration of the Office, on a
reimbursable basis, the available services, equipment,
personnel, and facilities of Federal agencies; and
(B) hold such hearings in various parts of the
United States as the Director determines necessary to
determine the views of the entities and individuals
described in paragraph (1)(B) and of the general public
concerning national needs and trends in--
(i) the engagement and involvement of young
Americans in the Federal Government; and
(ii) issues that primarily and
substantially affect young Americans.
(d) Staffing and Detailees.--In carrying out functions under this
section, the Director may--
(1) appoint individuals to not more than two full time
equivalent positions in the Office;
(2) fix the compensation of individuals appointed to such
positions at a rate to be determined by the Director, up to the
amount of annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in
section 102 of title 3, United States Code; and
(3) use the services of consultants, which may include by
obtaining services described under section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, at rates not to exceed the rate of basic
pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of such title.
(e) Preparedness Outlook Reports.--Not later than one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than
once every five years thereafter, the Director, in consultation with
the heads of relevant Federal agencies and other officials within the
Executive Office of the President, shall submit to the President, the
Committees on Finance and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of
the Senate, and the Committees on Financial Services and on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, and make publicly
available, a report--
(1) identifying and describing issues that warrant special
attention from the President or the heads of such Federal
agencies within the next 5 years regarding issues that
primarily and substantially affect young Americans, including
the effects of the policies, actions, and personnel of Federal
agencies on the engagement and involvement of young Americans
in the Federal Government; and
(2) providing recommendations and resource requirement for
addressing the issues identified under paragraph (1).
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the
meaning given ``Executive agency'' in section 105 of title 5,
United States Code.
(2) Young american.--The term ``young American'' means an
individual who is a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the
United States between the ages of 18 and 40 years old.
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