                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RESPONSIBILITIES (§ 2.2-302)

It shall be the responsibility of the Assistant to the Governor, generally, to
serve as an institutional and organizational link between the government of the
Commonwealth and those agencies, bureaus, departments, offices, and entities of
the United States government located in the City of Washington, D.C., and its
immediate environs. The responsibilities of the Assistant to the Governor shall
include, but not necessarily be limited to:

1. Monitoring, tracking, and conducting in-depth analyses of federal legislation
and regulations that have a direct impact on the Commonwealth and providing the
Governor, the appropriate Cabinet Secretaries, and state agencies with
up-to-date information on the status of such federal legislation and
regulations, including the potential impact on the Commonwealth and coordination
of state positions on such legislation and regulations;

2. Influencing the development and outcome of federal legislation by keeping the
Virginia Congressional Delegation informed about the Governor&#8217;s priorities
and the impact that such legislation will have on the management, the budget,
and the citizens of the Commonwealth;

3. Providing advice regarding written or oral testimony to be presented by the
Governor or state agency heads before Congressional committees;

4. Alerting state agencies to early opportunities for federal grants and working
with the Department of Planning and Budget to monitor and track the status of
federal grant applications submitted by state agencies;

5. Joining in cooperative efforts with other states, through other offices of
intergovernmental affairs, governors associations, and interstate groups with
which the Commonwealth has an affiliation, on issues of mutual concern;

6. Serving as an information source about the Commonwealth upon the request of
(i) another state&#8217;s governor&#8217;s office or Congressional
member&#8217;s staff, (ii) the White House, (iii) a federal agency, or (iv) the
embassy of a foreign country;

7. Assisting state agency officials in (i) resolving administrative problems
that may occur between the state agency and federal agencies and (ii) obtaining
needed information from the federal government;

8. Arranging meetings between federal and state officials; and

9. Reporting twice yearly to the members of the Senate Committee on Finance and
Appropriations, the House Committee on Appropriations, and the Governor on all
federal mandates and regulations that may have an effect on the Commonwealth.
These reports shall be presented by January 31 and July 31 of each year and
shall contain the recorded votes of each member of the Virginia Congressional
Delegation for all such legislation.

HISTORY: 1978, c. 515, § 2.1-567; 1981, c. 315; 1994, c. 479; 1997, c. 67;
2001, c. 844; 2011, cc. 827, 867; 2013, cc. 231, 401.