[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4580 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4580
To provide for reform relating to Federal employee career development
and benefits, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 24, 2002
Mrs. Morella introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
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A BILL
To provide for reform relating to Federal employee career development
and benefits, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Good People, Good
Government Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS
Sec. 101. Chief Human Capital Officers.
Sec. 102. Chief Human Capital Officers Council.
Sec. 103. Report on human capital metrics for the Federal Government.
Sec. 104. Effective date.
TITLE II--REFORMS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND
BENEFITS
Sec. 201. Agency training.
Sec. 202. Agency recruiting.
Sec. 203. Increase in Government contribution for Federal employee
health insurance.
TITLE I--CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS
SEC. 101. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS.
(a) In General.--Part II of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after chapter 13 the following:
``CHAPTER 14--CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS
``Sec.
``1401. Establishment of Chief Human Capital Officers.
``1402. Authority and functions of Chief Human Capital Officers.
``Sec. 1401. Establishment of Chief Human Capital Officers
``The head of each Executive agency shall appoint or designate a
Chief Human Capital Officer, who shall advise and assist the head of
the agency and other agency officials in carrying out the agency's
responsibilities with respect to--
``(1) selecting, developing, and managing a high-quality,
productive workforce in accordance with merit system
principles; and
``(2) implementing the rules and regulations of the
President and the Office of Personnel Management and the laws
governing the civil service within the agency.
``Sec. 1402. Authority and functions of Chief Human Capital Officers
``(a) The functions of each Chief Human Capital Officer shall
include--
``(1) setting the workforce development strategy of the
agency;
``(2) assessing workforce characteristics and future needs
based on the agency's mission;
``(3) reviewing agency training and other human resources
policies and programs to assess their effectiveness in
promoting the achievement of the agency's mission and goals;
``(4) developing and advocating a culture of continuous
learning to attract and retain employees with superior
abilities;
``(5) identifying best practices and benchmarking studies;
and
``(6) applying methods for measuring intellectual capital
and identifying links of that capital to organizational
performance and growth.
``(b)(1) In order to carry out this chapter, each Chief Human
Capital Officer--
``(A) shall have access to all records, reports, audits,
reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material
that--
``(i) are in the possession or under the control of
the agency; and
``(ii) relate to programs or operations with
respect to which that Chief Human Capital Officer has
any duties or responsibilities under this chapter;
``(B) may request such information or assistance, from any
Federal, State, or local governmental entity, as the Chief
Human Capital Officer considers necessary; and
``(C) may, to the extent and in such amounts as may be
provided in advance by appropriations Acts, enter into
contracts and other arrangements for studies, analyses, and
other services with public agencies and with private persons,
and make such payments as may be necessary.
``(2)(A) Upon request of a Chief Human Capital Officer for
information or assistance under paragraph (1)(B), the head of any
Federal entity involved shall, insofar as is practicable and not in
contravention of any existing statutory restriction or regulation of
the Federal entity from which the information is requested, furnish to
such Chief Human Capital Officer, or to an authorized designee, such
information or assistance.
``(B) Whenever information or assistance requested under paragraph
(1)(A) or (1)(B) is, in the judgment of a Chief Human Capital Officer,
unreasonably refused or not provided, the Chief Human Capital Officer
shall report the circumstances to the head of the establishment
involved without delay.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part II of title
5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to chapter 13 the following:
``14. Chief Human Capital Officers.......................... 1401''.
SEC. 102. CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Chief Human Capital
Officers Council, consisting of--
(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, who
shall serve as chairperson of the Council;
(2) the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Budget; and
(3) the Chief Human Capital Officers of Executive
departments (as defined by section 101 of title 5, United
States Code) and any other members who are designated by the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
(b) Functions.--The Chief Human Capital Officers Council shall meet
periodically to advise and coordinate the activities of the agencies of
its members on such matters as modernization of human resources
systems, improved quality of human resources information, and
legislation affecting human resources operations and organizations.
SEC. 103. REPORT ON HUMAN CAPITAL METRICS FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
(a) In General.--The General Accounting Office shall conduct a
study and prepare a report on the feasibility and desirability of
developing human capital metrics for use by the Federal Government.
(b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall examine the
feasibility and desirability of developing a proposed set of metrics
that--
(1) may be applied to the Federal Government human capital
process;
(2) provides for the basic quantitative analysis and
measurement for human capital that are necessary for reform
efforts;
(3) provides for standardized measurements of--
(A) the efficiency of the human capital process of
a Federal agency; and
(B) the success of a Federal agency in achieving
human capital objectives;
(4) provides for an accurate comparison among agencies to
encourage management focus on human capital issues; and
(5) may be used as the basis for regular reports prepared
by Chief Human Capital Officers.
(c) Submission of Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the General Accounting Office shall submit the
report prepared under this section to--
(1) the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
and
(2) the Committee on Government Reform of the House of
Representatives.
SEC. 104. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), this
title shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
(b) Report.--Section 103 shall take effect on the date of enactment
of this Act.
TITLE II--REFORMS RELATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND
BENEFITS
SEC. 201. AGENCY TRAINING.
(a) Training To Accomplish Performance Plans and Strategic Goals.--
Section 4103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(c) The head of each agency shall--
``(1) evaluate each program and plan established, operated,
or maintained under subsection (a) with respect to
accomplishing specific agency goals and objectives; and
``(2) modify such program or plan to accomplish such goals
and objectives.''.
(b) Agency Training Officers.--Section 4103 of title 5, United
States Code, is further amended by adding after subsection (c) (as
added by subsection (a)) the following:
``(d) The head of each agency shall appoint or designate a training
officer, who shall advise and assist the head of the agency in carrying
out the duties and responsibilities of that agency head under this
chapter.''.
(c) Records Maintenance; Specific Training Programs.--
(1) In general.--Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 4112 the following:
``Sec. 4113. Specific training programs
``In consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, the head
of each agency shall establish--
``(1) a comprehensive program to provide training to
employees to develop managers for the agency; and
``(2) a program to provide training to managers on actions,
options, and strategies a manager may use relating to employees
with unacceptable performance.
``Sec. 4114. Records maintenance
``Each agency shall maintain detailed records of all activities
relating to training of employees of such agency.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of
sections for chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 4112 the
following:
``4113. Specific training programs.
``4114. Records maintenance.''.
(d) Academic Degree Training.--
(1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 4107 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``(b)(1) The regulations prescribed under section 4118 shall
include provisions under which the head of an agency may provide
training, or payment or reimbursement for the costs of any training,
not otherwise allowable under subsection (a), if such training--
``(A) contributes significantly to--
``(i) meeting an identified agency training need;
``(ii) resolving an identified agency staffing
problem; or
``(iii) accomplishing goals in the agency's
strategic plan (developed under section 306);
``(B) is part of a planned, systematic, and coordinated
agency employee development program linked to accomplishing the
goals referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii); and
``(C) is administered or conducted by a college or
university, or other comparable educational institution,
recognized under standards implemented by a national or
regional accrediting body, except in a case in which such
standards do not exist or the use of such standards would not
be appropriate.
``(2) In exercising any authority under this subsection, an agency
shall, consistent with the merit system principles set forth in
paragraphs (2) and (7) of section 2301(b), take into consideration the
need to--
``(A) maintain a balanced workforce in which women, members
of racial and ethnic minority groups, and persons with
disabilities are appropriately represented in Government
service; and
``(B) provide employees effective education and training to
improve organizational and individual performance.
``(3) No authority under this subsection may be exercised on behalf
of any employee occupying or seeking to qualify for appointment to--
``(A) a position in the Senior Executive Service as a
noncareer appointee (as defined by section 3132(a)(7)); or
``(B) a position which is excepted from the competitive
service because of its confidential policy-determining, policy-
making, or policy-advocating character.''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendments.--Section 4107 of
such title 5, as amended by paragraph (1), is further amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsections
(b) and (c) of this section,'' and inserting
``subsection (b),''; and
(B) by striking subsection (c).
(e) Agency Training as Separate Statement in Accountability
Reports.--Section 902(a)(6) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
``(E) expenditures on agency training; and''.
SEC. 202. AGENCY RECRUITING.
(a) In General.--Subpart B of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting before chapter 31 the following:
``CHAPTER 30--RECRUITMENT AUTHORITY
``Sec.
``3001. Definition.
``3002. Appointment of recruitment officers.
``3003. Records maintenance.
``Sec. 3001. Definition
``For the purpose of this chapter, the term `agency' means an
Executive agency.
``Sec. 3002. Appointment of recruitment officers
``The head of each agency shall appoint or designate a recruitment
officer, who shall advise and assist the head of the agency in carrying
out such functions as the agency head may specify relating to the
recruitment of qualified candidates for positions within that agency.
``Sec. 3003. Records maintenance
``Each agency shall maintain detailed records of all recruitment
activities of that agency.''.
(b) Agency Recruiting as Separate Statement in Accountability
Reports.--Section 902(a)(6) of title 31, United States Code (as amended
by section 201(e)), is further amended--
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G);
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
``(F) expenditures on agency recruiting; and''.
(c) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) The analysis for part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to
chapter 31 the following:
``30. Recruitment Authority................................. 3001''.
(2)(A) The heading for subpart B of part III of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Subpart B--Recruitment, Employment, and Retention''.
(B) The analysis for part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to subpart B and
inserting the following:
``Subpart B--Recruitment, Employment, and Retention''.
SEC. 203. INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE
HEALTH INSURANCE.
(a) Increase in the Maximum Contribution Payable by the Government
(Expressed as a Percentage of Governmentwide Weighted Averages).--
Section 8906(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``72'' and inserting ``76''.
(b) Increase in the Maximum Percentage of an Enrollee's Actual
Subscription Charges Payable by the Government.--Section 8906(b)(2) of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``75'' and
inserting ``79''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the first
day of the first contract year beginning after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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