Sec. 6. Annual report; Process for inclusion of additional governmentwide executive councils
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Associate Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Oversight and Reform and Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report on the activities of the Office of Executive Councils. The reports required under subsection
(a)shall include— a description of the activities of the Office of Executive Councils during the year period ending on the date on which the report is submitted, including detailed summaries of the projects and services provided by the Office of Executive Councils, organized by governmentwide executive council; a detailed accounting of— the costs associated with the activities of the Office of Executive Councils, organized by governmentwide executive council; and any administrative costs associated with the operations of the Office of Executive Councils; a detailed accounting of all projects, services, or other programs approved by and executed on behalf of each governmentwide executive council, including any outcomes or highlights of such projects, services, or other programs; and any recommendations for the designation of other councils or entities as governmentwide executive councils. Not earlier than the date that is 30 days after the submission of each report required under subsection (a), and only if such report includes a recommendation for the designation of 1 or more councils or entities as governmentwide executive councils, the Director may submit to the Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Appropriations of the Senate and the Committees on Oversight and Reform and Appropriations of the House of Representatives a request for those recommended councils or entities to be designated as governmentwide executive councils. A request under paragraph
(1)shall include— the name of the council; the names of the chair and vice chair of the council; the agencies that will be members of the council; the expected goals, functions, and priorities of the council; the expected annual costs to support the functions of the council; and any other information the Director determines to be necessary regarding the designation of the council to be a governmentwide executive council. Any new governmentwide executive council designated after the date of enactment of this Act shall be subject to the requirements under section 3.