H.R. 5161

[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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