This bill requires federal agencies to collect and report detailed information about their advisory committees to the General Services Administration, which must then publish that data on a public, machine-readable website. Agencies must provide details such as each committee's name, purpose, charter, membership composition, appointment authority, meeting frequency, costs, and recommendations issued, along with tracking whether those recommendations were implemented. It affects all federal agencies that maintain advisory committees, as well as the GSA Administrator, who gains new oversight and reporting duties, including a biennial report to Congress on committee performance and compliance. Agency heads are also required to designate a liaison to the GSA and establish clearer internal management standards for their advisory committees. The bill explicitly states that no additional funding is authorized to implement these changes, meaning agencies must absorb these new reporting requirements within existing budgets.
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