White House Council on Fathers and Sons

(a) Establishment There is established within the Executive Office of the President the White House Council on Fathers and Sons (in this section referred to as the Council). (b) Duties (1) In general The Council shall— (A) promote the roles of fathers and sons in families in the United States; (B) combat the rise in deaths of despair among fathers and sons; (C) foster mental, physical, spiritual, and economic prosperity for sons as they transition into manhood; (D) facilitate a coordinated Federal response to problems of special importance to fathers and sons, including by reviewing and recommending changes to Federal programs and policies to ensure that such programs and policies adequately address problems of special importance to— (i) men generally; (ii) boys; and (iii) men in the Federal workforce; (E) report to the President on the effects that measures or matters reported by, or discharged from, a committee of either House of Congress will have on fathers and sons; and (F) assist the President and Federal agencies in the development of legislation and policy proposals of special importance to fathers and sons. (2) Report Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter as the Council determines appropriate, the Council shall submit to the President a report containing— (A) a review of the programs of special importance to fathers and sons administered by the head of each agency having a representative on the Council; and (B) plans for the future work of the Council. (c) Consultation In carrying out the duties described in subsection (b)(1), the Council shall consult with— (1) Federal agencies (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, but excluding agencies described in paragraph (1)(B) of such section); (2) nonprofit organizations, including faith institutions; (3) State and local governments; and (4) other persons and entities as the Council determines appropriate. (d) Membership The Council shall be composed of— (1) the Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs; (2) the Secretary of State; (3) the Secretary of the Treasury; (4) the Secretary of Defense; (5) the Attorney General; (6) the Secretary of the Interior; (7) the Secretary of Agriculture; (8) the Secretary of Commerce; (9) the Secretary of Labor; (10) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (11) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (12) the Secretary of Transportation; (13) the Secretary of Energy; (14) the Secretary of Education; (15) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (16) the Secretary of Homeland Security; (17) the United States Ambassador to the United Nations; (18) the United States Trade Representative; (19) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget; (20) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (21) the Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers; (22) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; (23) the Administrator of the Small Business Administration; (24) the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director of the Domestic Policy Council; (25) the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council; (26) the Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office; (27) the heads of such other Federal agencies as the President may designate; and (28) such representatives of the faith community as the President may designate. (e) Chairperson The Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs shall be the Chairperson of the Council and shall be responsible for— (1) convening regular meetings of the Council; and (2) establishing such subcommittees of the Council as the Chairperson determines appropriate. (f) Director The Council shall have a Director, who shall— (1) be appointed by the Chairperson; and (2) be responsible for hiring and managing such personnel as the Director determines appropriate. (g) Funding (1) In general This section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Health and Human Services. (2) Agencies to bear own expenses Each Federal department and agency represented on the Council shall bear its own expense for such participation.