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The bill increases transparency, oversight, and employee protections for short‑term government advisers by standardizing counting rules and creating a public SGE database, but it raises costs, privacy and safety concerns, and could reduce access to repeat outside experts or trigger litigation and classification disputes.
Federal advisers who exceed the 130‑day threshold will be more clearly classified and gain access to employee protections and appeal rights, while agencies get standardized counting rules that limit prolonged, informal SGE arrangements.
A searchable, accessible SGE database (with API access) listing names, titles, pay rates, agencies, and appointment dates will make who advises the government easier to find and use for oversight, research, and public review.
Financial disclosure reports for covered SGEs will be posted publicly after enactment, improving the public's ability to spot conflicts of interest among outside advisors.
Implementing the classification changes, maintaining the public SGE database, auditing submissions, and processing disclosures will create ongoing administrative and IT costs borne by agencies and taxpayers.
Public posting of SGE identities, appointment details, and financial disclosures could expose sensitive personal information, increasing privacy, safety, and identity‑theft risks and deterring some individuals from serving.
Capping covered SGE service at 130 days may reduce access to repeat short‑term outside experts for projects that rely on them, slowing program delivery or raising costs by forcing use of contractors or full hires.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Caps executive-branch special Government employee service at 130 days per 365 days and requires a public SGE database plus posting of covered SGEs' financial disclosures.
Limits how long an executive-branch special Government employee (SGE) may serve by capping cumulative service at 130 days in any 365-day period and requires agencies to reclassify individuals who exceed that limit. Requires OPM, with OGE consultation, to build a public, searchable database of covered SGEs within 210 days of enactment, mandates agency reporting and audits of SGE records, and requires public posting of financial disclosure reports filed by covered SGEs after enactment (with certain exceptions).
Introduced March 27, 2025 by Dave Min · Last progress March 27, 2025