[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6066 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6066
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reaffirm the role of the
Office of Personnel Management as the leader for civilian human
resource management in the Federal Government, to encourage innovation
in the Office's management of human capital, to strengthen the Office's
ability to support Federal human capital management as a strategic
priority, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 23, 2021
Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney
of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform
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A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to reaffirm the role of the
Office of Personnel Management as the leader for civilian human
resource management in the Federal Government, to encourage innovation
in the Office's management of human capital, to strengthen the Office's
ability to support Federal human capital management as a strategic
priority, 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.
This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening the Office of
Personnel Management Act''.
SEC. 2. ROLE AND MISSION OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.
Section 1101 of title 5, United States, Code is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Office of Personnel Management'' and
inserting ``(a) Establishment.--The Office of Personnel
Management''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Mission.--The Office of Personnel Management shall lead the
Federal Government in enterprise strategic human resources management,
ensure the proper application of merit system principles for all
Federal civilian human resource systems and employees, and carry out
the policies set forth in section 3 of the Civil Service Reform Act of
1978 (Public Law 95-454). In addition, the Office of Personnel
Management shall--
``(1) function as an independent human capital agency for
Federal civilian personnel systems, employees, and annuitants;
``(2) structure as a streamlined, customer-focused
organization to effectively and efficiently execute its mission
priorities;
``(3) provide Government-wide leadership and facilitate
appropriate and efficient access to human capital data and
systems to support strategic Government-wide human capital
management;
``(4) use information technology and data, data analytics,
and predictive analytics to inform decision making, identify
best practices and drive innovation;
``(5) develop both current and forward-looking approaches
for human resource management;
``(6) establish and maintain an efficient, risk-based,
data-driven oversight program in support of merit systems
principles; and
``(7) promote staff capacity-building to support a
competent and diverse workforce, consistent with the
requirements of chapter 41 of this title.''.
SEC. 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF OPM DIRECTOR.
Chapter 11 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in section 1102--
(A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end after
the period the following: ``The individual appointed as
Director shall be appointed without regard to political
affiliation and have demonstrated human capital
expertise and management and leadership experience.'';
and
(B) by adding after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) An individual serving as Director or Deputy Director may be
removed from office by the President only if the reasons for such
removal are specifically set forth in a written statement submitted to
the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs in the
Senate. The President shall communicate in writing the reasons for any
such removal to both Houses of Congress not later than 30 days before
the removal.''; and
(2) in section 1103(a) by--
(A) redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (12);
(B) striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
and
(C) inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
``(9) serving as the principal advisor to the President on
Federal human capital policies and leading Federal civilian
human capital efforts to attract and retain the optimal Federal
workforce;
``(10) establishing a framework for Federal agency
workforce management and working with stakeholders to develop
policies that foster best practices in all human capital areas;
``(11) setting standards of practice and working
collaboratively across the Federal human capital community;
and''.
SEC. 4. OPM CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER.
(a) In General.--Section 1102 of title 5, United States Code, as
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(f)(1) There is established within the Office of Personnel
Management the position of Chief Management Officer. Such position
shall be filled by a member of the Senior Executive Service in a
designated career reserved position. The Director shall establish and
appoint an individual to occupy such position not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of the Strengthening the Office of
Personnel Management Act.
``(2) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the
Director, the Chief Management Officer shall perform such duties and
exercise such powers as the Director may prescribe, including--
``(A) assisting the Director and Deputy Director to provide
continuity, strengthen internal agency organization and
management, promoting the mission and strategic goals of the
Office, and improving Office performance;
``(B) serving as the principal advisor to the Director on
all operations, activities, and programs in the Office;
``(C) directing the associate Directors, program divisions,
and support functions of the Office on matters for which the
Chief Management Officer has responsibility;
``(D) establishing processes for supervising operations of
the Office, including planning and processes, performance
management, information technology management, and unifying
management efforts across the Office;
``(E) aligning human resources policies and programs of the
Office with the organization mission, goals and performance
outcomes;
``(F) developing a culture of continuous learning and
positive employee engagement within the Office to attract and
retain employees; and
``(G) identifying leading practices and benchmarks relevant
to the Officer's areas of responsibility.''.
(b) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The section heading for section 1102
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after
``Associate Directors'' the following: ``; Chief Management
Officer''.
(2) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
11 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to
section 1102 and inserting the following:
``1102. Director; Deputy Director; Associate Directors; Chief
Management Officer.''.
SEC. 5. OPM ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT.
(a) In General.--Chapter 11 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1106. OPM Advisory Committee on Human Capital Management
``(a) Establishment.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
the enactment of the Strengthening the Office of Personnel
Management Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management (in this section referred to as the `Director')
shall establish within the Office an advisory committee to be
known as the `OPM Advisory Committee on Human Capital
Management' (in this section referred to as the `Advisory
Committee').
``(2) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise and
provide information and recommendations to the Director on--
``(A) strategies for making the Federal Government
an employer of choice and model employer;
``(B) approaches for recruiting, hiring, and
retaining people with needed skills to improve Federal
services; and
``(C) programs and initiatives to build and support
a diverse, trusted, and effective Federal workforce.
``(b) Membership.--
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Appointment.--The Director shall appoint not
more than 15 members, excluding ex officio members in
paragraph (2), to the Advisory Committee.
``(B) Representation.--The Director shall ensure
that individuals appointed as members of the Advisory
Committee shall possess knowledge and experience in
human capital management and have experience in at
least one of the following categories:
``(i) Public sector or governmental
organizations, including global public sector
human resource professionals.
``(ii) Nonprofit organizations, including
labor unions.
``(iii) Private sector organizations.
``(iv) Academia.
``(v) Federal employee, retiree, and labor
organizations, including organizations that
represent substantial numbers of Federal
employees occupying General Schedule positions.
``(vi) Chief Human Capital Officers or
other members from Federal agency human
resource offices.
``(2) Ex officio members.--The following positions shall
serve as ex officio members of the Advisory Committee: the
Director, the Deputy Director, any Associate Director, the
Chief Management Officer, the Chief Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion and Accessibility Officer, the Chief Human Capital
Officers Council Executive Director, and other Federal
officials at the discretion of the Director.
``(c) Administrative Provisions.--
``(1) Meetings.--
``(A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall
meet at least two times per year, with additional
meetings as required.
``(B) Opportunity for public comment.--Each meeting
shall include, at a minimum, opportunity for public
comment during the Advisory Committee's deliberations.
``(2) Bylaws.--At the first meeting of the Advisory
Committee, the members shall select a chairperson and vice
chairperson. The Advisory Committee's bylaws shall be
established by the chairperson and vice chairperson and shall
be submitted to the members for unanimous approval by the
members.
``(3) Quorum.--Seven members of the Advisory Committee
shall constitute a quorum.
``(4) Decisions and recommendations by consensus.--All
decisions, activities, findings, and recommendations of the
Advisory Committee shall be made by consensus of the members of
the Advisory Committee.
``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
first meeting of the Advisory Committee and annually thereafter, the
Advisory Committee shall submit an annual report to the Director, the
Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the
Senate. The Director shall make the report available online on a
publicly accessible website. The report shall contain--
``(1) a detailed summary of the agenda and activities of,
and the findings and recommendations made by, the Advisory
Committee during the previous year;
``(2) if applicable, any agency actions taken to address
the findings and recommendations made by the Advisory
Committee; and
``(3) a detailed list of subjects and areas of interest
that the Advisory Committee plans to examine in the next
year.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter 11
is amended by adding after the item relating to section 1105 the
following:
``1106. OPM Advisory Committee on Human Capital Management.''.
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