Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the operations of the Social Security Administration after January 20, 2025, including information on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Social Security Administration and to information in the possession of such Administration.

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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

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Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the operations of the Social Security Administration after January 20, 2025, including information on the Department of Government Efficiency's access to the Social Security Administration and to information in the possession of such Administration.

HRES. 195, 119th Congress.

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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

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The money

$66,000 raised

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55% match to Project 2025

This bill's text tracks the "Department of Homeland Security" section, p. 201-204 of the Mandate for Leadership.

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Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 11.

March 20, 2025

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Another exercise in futility from our esteemed Congress. Let's dissect this farce, shall we?

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** This resolution is a masterclass in obfuscation, masquerading as a genuine attempt to hold the administration accountable. In reality, it's a thinly veiled fishing expedition, designed to snag some juicy tidbits for future politicking.

The "main purpose" is to request information from the President regarding the Social Security Administration's (SSA) operations after January 20, 2025. But don't be fooled – this is merely a Trojan horse for probing into the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) involvement with the SSA and Elon Musk's alleged connections.

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** The resolution demands an exhaustive list of documents, records, and communications related to:

1. DOGE's access to SSA systems and information. 2. Visits by DOGE, Elon Musk, or his team to SSA offices. 3. Compliance with various executive orders (because who doesn't love a good EO?). 4. Call volume and visitor numbers for SSA field offices and card centers. 5. Office closures and staff reductions at the SSA.

These provisions are nothing more than a laundry list of fishing hooks, designed to snag something – anything – that can be used as ammunition against the administration or Elon Musk.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The usual suspects:

* Social Security Administration (SSA) * Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) * Elon Musk and his team * The President of the United States (because, why not?) * Congressional Democrats (who will inevitably use this resolution as a cudgel to bludgeon their opponents)

**Potential Impact & Implications:** This resolution is a sideshow, a distraction from the real issues plaguing our country. Its "potential impact" is limited to providing fodder for future partisan bickering and maybe – just maybe – uncovering some minor scandal or embarrassment.

But let's be real: this is all about grandstanding, posturing, and generating sound bites for the 24-hour news cycle. The actual impact on policy or governance? Zilch.

In conclusion, HRES 195 is a textbook example of legislative theater, designed to impress the gullible and distract from the real problems facing our nation. It's a waste of time, resources, and oxygen – but hey, at least it'll give our intrepid Congress-critters something to tweet about.

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Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

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Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]

ID: N000015

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SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
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CHOCKTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA
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BICKWIT, LEONARD JR.
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DEPOALO, RON
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PIVOTAL VENTURES • FOUNDER
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Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

ID: S001156

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Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]

ID: D000096

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CONSULATE OF JAMAICA
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PLASTY PAC
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DLV
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

ID: H001066

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TUNICA- BILOXI TRIBE OF LA
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$5,000
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OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
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OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
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OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
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SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
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AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
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GBS 2, LLC
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Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

ID: S001185

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BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY
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POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
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POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
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BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY
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BUFFALO ROCK COMPANY
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BROWN, CANDACE P.
NONE • RETIRED
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BROWN, JAMES A.
SMS COMPANY • VICE PRESIDENT
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LEHMAN, WILLIAM
NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualAVENTURA, FL
$3,300
Dec 9, 2024

Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

ID: D000399

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DENNISON, ROBERT A. III
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WEBER, THOMAS M
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CONYNGHAM, JIM
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BARNES, BEN F.
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VARNEY, LANA K.
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

ID: C001080

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FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA
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FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA
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MORONGO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS TRIBAL OPERATIONS ACCOUNT
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

ID: M001160

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10

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FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY
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AK-CHIN INDIAN COMMUNITY
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POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
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POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS
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MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION
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ONEIDA NATION
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$3,300
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PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS
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$3,300
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SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX COMMUNITY
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$3,300
Jun 6, 2024
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AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
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$3,300
Jun 30, 2023

Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]

ID: T000460

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10

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ACTBLUE
COMSOMERVILLE, MA
$500
Oct 27, 2024
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ACTBLUE
COMSOMERVILLE, MA
$30
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YOCHA DEHE WINTUN NATION
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EASTERN BANK OF CHEROKEE INDIANS
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Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

ID: E000296

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KLEINBARD LLC
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Project 2025 Policy Matches

This bill shows semantic similarity to the following sections of the Project 2025 policy document.AI-enhanced analysis provides detailed alignment ratings.

Department of Homeland Security

Weak
Vector: 64%
Pages: 201-204AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"HRES 195 focuses on oversight of the Social Security Administration and DOGE's access to its systems, while the Project 2025 DHS section pertains to homeland security policies; there is only a weak thematic connection through general government oversight and accountability concerns."

Key themes:government oversightexecutive branch accountabilitydata access transparency

— 168 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise ENDNOTES 1. H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law No. 107-296, 107th Congress, November 25, 2002, § 101(b)(1), https://www.congress.gov/107/plaws/publ296/PLAW-107publ296.pdf (accessed March 14, 2023). 2. See, for example, “Elon Musk Slams CISA Censorship Network as ‘Propaganda Platform,’” Kanekoa News, December 28, 2022, https://kanekoa.substack.com/p/elon-musk-slams-cisa-censorship-network (accessed March 14, 2023). 3. H.R. 2680, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for Other Purposes, Public Law No. 89-236, 89th Congress, October 3, 1965, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-79/pdf/STATUTE-79- Pg911.pdf (accessed March 14, 2023). 4. Added to the Immigration and Nationality Act by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. See H.R. 3610, Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law No. 104-208, 104th Congress, September 30, 1996, Division C, https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ208/ PLAW-104publ208.pdf (accessed March 14, 2023). 5. 8 U.S. Code, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8 (accessed March 14, 2023). 6. 18 U.S. Code, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18 (accessed March 14, 2023). 7. 5 U.S. Code §§ 551–559, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/part-I/chapter-5/subchapter-II (accessed March 14, 2023). 8. Table, “United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Budget Comparison and Adjustments Appropriation and PPA Summary,” in U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Budget Overview, Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Justification, p. CIS-4, https://www.uscis.gov/ sites/default/files/document/reports/U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services%E2%80%99_Budget_ Overview_Document_for%20Fiscal_Year_2023.pdf#:~:text=The%20FY%202023%20Budget%20includes%20 %24913.6M%2C%204%2C001%20positions%3B,of%20%24444.1M%20above%20the%20FY%202022%20 President%E2%80%99s%20Budget (accessed March 14, 2023), and Table, “United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Comparison of Budget Authority and Request,” in ibid., p. CIS-5. 9. H.R. 7311, William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law No. 110-457, 110th Congress, December 23, 2008, § 235, https://www.congress.gov/110/plaws/publ457/PLAW- 110publ457.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 10. Matter of A-B-, Respondent, 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018), https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1070866/ download (accessed January 18, 2023). 11. Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387 (2012), https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/567/387/ (accessed January 18, 2023). 12. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [Public Law 93–288; Approved May 22, 1974] [As Amended Through P.L. 117–328, Enacted December 29, 2022], https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/ COMPS-2977/pdf/COMPS-2977.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 13. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Budget Overview, Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Justification, p. FEMA-24, https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/Federal%20Emergency%20 Management%20Agency_Remediated.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 14. Report, United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, 114th Congress, December 9, 2015, https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/ wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Oversight-USSS-Report.pdf (accessed January 18, 2023). 15. 5 U.S. Code § 7103, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/7103 (accessed March 15, 2023). 16. S. 3418, Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law No. 93-579, 93rd Congress, December 31, 1974, https://www.govinfo. gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-88/pdf/STATUTE-88-Pg1896.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 17. H.R. 1428, Judicial Redress Act of 2015, Public Law No. 114-126, 114th Congress, February 24, 2016, https://www. congress.gov/114/plaws/publ126/PLAW-114publ126.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 18. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law No. 116-93, 116th Congress, December 20, 2019, https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1158 (accessed January 18, 2023). — 169 — Department of Homeland Security 19. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General, Management Directive No. 0810.1, June 10, 2004, https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/foia/mgmt_directive_0810_1_the_office_of_inspector_general. pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 20. H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law No. 107-296, 107th Congress, November 25, 2002, https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5005 (accessed January 18, 2023).

Department of Homeland Security

Weak
Vector: 64%
Pages: 201-204AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"HRES 195 focuses on oversight of DOGE's access to Social Security Administration systems and operations, which is unrelated to the Department of Homeland Security policy objectives outlined in the Project 2025 excerpt. There is no meaningful thematic or policy connection between the bill's focus on SSA transparency and the DHS-related content provided."

Key themes:government oversightexecutive branch accountability

— 168 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise ENDNOTES 1. H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, Public Law No. 107-296, 107th Congress, November 25, 2002, § 101(b)(1), https://www.congress.gov/107/plaws/publ296/PLAW-107publ296.pdf (accessed March 14, 2023). 2. See, for example, “Elon Musk Slams CISA Censorship Network as ‘Propaganda Platform,’” Kanekoa News, December 28, 2022, https://kanekoa.substack.com/p/elon-musk-slams-cisa-censorship-network (accessed March 14, 2023). 3. H.R. 2680, An Act to Amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for Other Purposes, Public Law No. 89-236, 89th Congress, October 3, 1965, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-79/pdf/STATUTE-79- Pg911.pdf (accessed March 14, 2023). 4. Added to the Immigration and Nationality Act by the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. See H.R. 3610, Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997, Public Law No. 104-208, 104th Congress, September 30, 1996, Division C, https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ208/ PLAW-104publ208.pdf (accessed March 14, 2023). 5. 8 U.S. Code, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8 (accessed March 14, 2023). 6. 18 U.S. Code, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18 (accessed March 14, 2023). 7. 5 U.S. Code §§ 551–559, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/part-I/chapter-5/subchapter-II (accessed March 14, 2023). 8. Table, “United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Budget Comparison and Adjustments Appropriation and PPA Summary,” in U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Budget Overview, Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Justification, p. CIS-4, https://www.uscis.gov/ sites/default/files/document/reports/U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services%E2%80%99_Budget_ Overview_Document_for%20Fiscal_Year_2023.pdf#:~:text=The%20FY%202023%20Budget%20includes%20 %24913.6M%2C%204%2C001%20positions%3B,of%20%24444.1M%20above%20the%20FY%202022%20 President%E2%80%99s%20Budget (accessed March 14, 2023), and Table, “United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Comparison of Budget Authority and Request,” in ibid., p. CIS-5. 9. H.R. 7311, William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, Public Law No. 110-457, 110th Congress, December 23, 2008, § 235, https://www.congress.gov/110/plaws/publ457/PLAW- 110publ457.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 10. Matter of A-B-, Respondent, 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018), https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1070866/ download (accessed January 18, 2023). 11. Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387 (2012), https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/567/387/ (accessed January 18, 2023). 12. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [Public Law 93–288; Approved May 22, 1974] [As Amended Through P.L. 117–328, Enacted December 29, 2022], https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/ COMPS-2977/pdf/COMPS-2977.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 13. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Budget Overview, Fiscal Year 2023 Congressional Justification, p. FEMA-24, https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2022-03/Federal%20Emergency%20 Management%20Agency_Remediated.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 14. Report, United States Secret Service: An Agency in Crisis, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, 114th Congress, December 9, 2015, https://republicans-oversight.house.gov/ wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Oversight-USSS-Report.pdf (accessed January 18, 2023). 15. 5 U.S. Code § 7103, https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/7103 (accessed March 15, 2023). 16. S. 3418, Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law No. 93-579, 93rd Congress, December 31, 1974, https://www.govinfo. gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-88/pdf/STATUTE-88-Pg1896.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 17. H.R. 1428, Judicial Redress Act of 2015, Public Law No. 114-126, 114th Congress, February 24, 2016, https://www. congress.gov/114/plaws/publ126/PLAW-114publ126.pdf (accessed March 15, 2023). 18. H.R. 1158, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law No. 116-93, 116th Congress, December 20, 2019, https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1158 (accessed January 18, 2023).

Executive Office of the President of the United States

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Vector: 63%
Pages: 99-102AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"HRES 195 seeks transparency about DOGE's access to SSA systems, while the Project 2025 excerpt focuses on central personnel agencies and the 'personnel is policy' principle; the connection is only tangential through broader executive branch oversight and government efficiency themes."

Key themes:executive branch oversightgovernment efficiencypersonnel management

— 67 — Executive Office of the President of the United States 33. H.R. 10230, National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976, Public Law No. 94-282, 94th Congress, May 11, 1976, https://www.congress.gov/94/statute/STATUTE-90/STATUTE-90-Pg459. pdf (accessed February 1, 2023). 34. H.R. 4346, CHIPS [Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors] and Science Act, Public Law No. 117-167, 117th Congress, August 9, 2022, https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ167/PLAW-117publ167.pdf (accessed February 1, 2023). 35. S. 169, Global Change Research Act of 1990, Public Law No. 101-606, 101st Congress, November 16, 1990, https://www.congress.gov/101/statute/STATUTE-104/STATUTE-104-Pg3096.pdf (accessed February 1, 2023). 36. S. 1075, National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law No. 91-190, 91st Congress, January 1, 1970, https://uscode.house.gov/statutes/pl/91/190.pdf (accessed February 1, 2023). 37. Andrus v. Sierra Club, 442 U.S. 347, 358 (1979), https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep442/ usrep442347/usrep442347.pdf (accessed March 7, 2023). 38. Title XLI (41) in H.R. 22, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), Public Law No. 114-94, 114th Congress, December 4, 2015, https://www.congress.gov/114/statute/STATUTE-129/STATUTE-129-Pg1312.pdf (accessed February 1, 2023). 39. President Donald J. Trump, Executive Order 13807, “Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects,” August 15, 2017, in Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 163 (August 24, 2017), pp. 40463–40469, https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-08-24/ pdf/2017-18134.pdf (accessed February 1, 2023). 40. H.R. 5210, Anti-Drug Abuse of 1988, Public Law No. 100-690, 100th Congress, November 18, 1988, https://www. congress.gov/100/statute/STATUTE-102/STATUTE-102-Pg4181.pdf (accessed February 1, 2023). 41. President Joseph R. Biden Jr., Executive Order 14020, “Establishment of the White House Gender Policy Council,” March 8, 2021, in Federal Register, Vol. 86, No. 46 (March 11, 2021), pp. 13797–13801, https://www. govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-03-11/pdf/2021-05183.pdf (accessed January 31, 2023). 42. U.S. Constitution, Amendment XXV, https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxxv (accessed March 9, 2023). 43. 50 U.S.C. § 3021(c)(1), https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/3021 (accessed March 9, 2023). 44. 20 U.S.C. § 20(a), https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/42#:~:text=The%20business%20of%20the%20 Institution%20shall%20be%20conducted,no%20two%20of%20them%20of%20the%20same%20State (accessed March 9, 2023). 45. Vice Presidents Gerald Ford and Lyndon Johnson assumed (Ford) or initially assumed (Johnson) the office of the presidency by a process of succession. — 69 — 3 CENTRAL PERSONNEL AGENCIES: MANAGING THE BUREAUCRACY Donald Devine, Dennis Dean Kirk, and Paul Dans OVERVIEW From the very first Mandate for Leadership, the “personnel is policy” theme has been the fundamental principle guiding the government’s personnel management. As the U.S. Constitution makes clear, the President’s appointment, direction, and removal author- ities are the central elements of his executive power.1 In implementing that power, the people and the President deserve the most talented and responsible workforce possible. Who the President assigns to design and implement his political policy agenda will determine whether he can carry out the responsibility given to him by the American people. The President must recognize that whoever holds a government position sets its policy. To fulfill an electoral mandate, he must therefore give per- sonnel management his highest priority, including Cabinet-level precedence. The federal government’s immense bureaucracy spreads into hundreds of agen- cies and thousands of units and is centered and overseen at the top by key central personnel agencies and their governing laws and regulations. The major separate personnel agencies in the national government today are: l The Office of Personnel Management (OPM); l The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB); l The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA); and l The Office of Special Counsel (OSC).

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