Sec. 624. Affirmative disclosure of agency records on website
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Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act ), as amended by this subtitle, is amended by adding at the end the following: Each agency shall make available to the public on the website of the agency— information relating to each advisory committee (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)) of the agency, including— the charter of the advisory committee and a description of the activities of the advisory committee; the name and basic biography of each member of the advisory committee, and any conflict of interest, ethics waiver, or recusal information relating to each member; the meeting agendas, minutes, transcripts, and any recordings of the advisory committee; any upcoming events of the advisory committee; timelines of any ongoing advisory committee work; and a full list of nominated members of the advisory committee and the final selected membership of the advisory committee; information relating to Federal contracts of the agency, including— a copy of each contract, task, and delivery order; information on past performance of contractors, if available; and except for information that is exempt from disclosure under subsection (b)(4), all correspondence and documents related to the provision of services to the Federal Government by contractors earning— $10,000,000 during a 1-year period under a Federal contract or license; or more than 20 percent of total revenue of the contractor from Federal sources; ethics documents maintained by the Office of Public Integrity, including— final submissions of ethics paperwork for an individual in a position on any level of the Executive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53 of this title; waivers; and any document granting a recusal on a specific issue for an individual in a position on any level of the Executive Schedule under subchapter II of chapter 53 of this title; basic employee organizational charts and office contact information, including— charts that minimally include the names, job titles, and salaries of all noncareer appointees and career appointees, as defined in section 3132 of this title; and front office contact information for every office within the agency; each communication sent to Congress or to a committee of Congress, including— congressional testimony; each unclassified report submitted to Congress, as required by statute; and each response to questions for congressional hearing records, provided that the response does not include individual casework or constituent information; and human resources data of the agency, in the aggregate, including— the number of involuntary transfers, hires, and voluntary and involuntary departures each quarter; and information on the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity with respect to hires, departures, and involuntary transfers.
If an agency is unable to maintain a website described in paragraph
(1)due to resource constraints, the agency shall submit the information required to be made available under paragraph
(1)to the Director of the Office of Public Integrity, who shall make the information available on a website managed by the Office of Public Integrity, such as the website described in subsection (m). .