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’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’s governor’s office or Congressional
   member’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,
   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.