119 S2786 IS: Pipeline to Service Act
U.S. Senate
2025-09-11
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1.Short title; table of contents(a)This Act may be cited as the Pipeline to Service Act
.(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.TITLE I—Expansion of opportunitiesSec. 101. Expanding opportunities for Federal employment.TITLE II—Presidential Management Fellows ProgramSec. 201. Short title.Sec. 202. Definitions.Sec. 203. Program establishment and administration.Sec. 204. Announcement, eligibility, and selection.Sec. 205. Appointment and extension.Sec. 206. Development, evaluation, promotion, and certification.Sec. 207. Movement between agencies.Sec. 208. Withdrawal and readmission.Sec. 209. Removal and reduction in force.Sec. 210. Conversion to the competitive service.Sec. 211. Federal Executive Boards.Sec. 212. Reports.<enum>I</enum><header>Expansion of opportunities</header><section id="H054830D20AB14EFFB1F5AFC4AC91F717"><enum>101.</enum><header>Expanding opportunities for employment in Executive agencies</header><subsection id="H3BC2575677FE4360A708F43CC588458A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32362a4556494f5dbf1cac87de47b914"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate committees of Congress</header><text>The term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3c8858f011ad4ab0b76789f0e8afe0de"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92059a9dc45a41e0ad81aae1732f7466"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8370bd10a95444d9b8ca6a5db2488833"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idc5fb535818dd46f4b6fddacb78bbab2b"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e0d73722e884ad4835344e5a6b025f0"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id503e2a29f93a4e6a9357f9a5d2d4a9d3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Executive agency</header><text>The term <term>Executive agency</term> has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id865bcf00847d4aa0ba79dfef2608ef71"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Institution of higher education</header><text>The term <term>institution of higher education</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">20 U.S.C. 1001</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ecb0eec745841f0b56beef404460d85"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Junior or community college</header><text>The term <term>junior or community college</term> has the meaning given the term in section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1058">20 U.S.C. 1058(f)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id34b5a44a52354e3d8a89cf8a8e64dcd0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Land-grant colleges and universities</header><text>The term <term>land-grant colleges and universities</term> has the meaning given the term in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3103">7 U.S.C. 3103</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id065e6695301b401680fe51e3d92a3512"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Minority-serving institution</header><text>The term <term>minority-serving institution</term> means an institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1067q">20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id608bc0d10ee747bca53371c1aa96903a"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Pathways Program</header><text>The term <term>Pathways Program</term> means the program established under part 362 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd0aa2d007b1748dd9f96988ef92c90c7"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OPM program To recruit students for employment with Executive agencies</header><paragraph id="HC81618B246B04553BCBE5D5029D3C3AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a program under which the Office of Personnel Management shall enter into partnerships with institutions of higher education to recruit and appoint students to positions in Executive agencies.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H651CD74BE18441189B8C585C7F037C51"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The program established under paragraph (1) shall be in such form and manner as the Director may prescribe, but, at a minimum, shall—</text><subparagraph id="H386D7B59FFCA4912870EB254981969B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>advise students on courses of study to prepare for careers at Executive agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2534601C2CB14B9E8E9129BD6AE077C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide professional development workshops to students;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF52CA68E57F9485D9434AB3975685DF1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assist students in searching for positions in Executive agencies on the USAJobs.gov website;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E846C82EAD44752A47DB7C8A26EB2C6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide training to students on preparing resumes for applying to positions in Executive agencies;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFC3D0261883F4B0199C125B75C67BF3F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>make an effort to recruit students from communities that are historically under-represented in Federal employment, as determined by the Director; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9E72343529F4CA8BA736A4D45811E3E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>provide training to students on how to be competitive when applying for positions in Executive agencies and the Pathways Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H164B5D7D9D9F41DAA1DA84AAED49037A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Director shall coordinate with the heads of Executive agencies in carrying out the program established under paragraph (1), including by engaging in cost sharing with Executive agencies and in establishing Executive agency-specific partnerships with appropriate institutions of higher education.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HBCE1B3ABD994476F90B575E67B17DE0A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Director establishes the program required under paragraph (1), and annually thereafter, the Director shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report regarding the program, each of which shall include, at a minimum, the following for the period covered by the report:</text><subparagraph commented="no" id="H24301E2286A5474084EDB6AC2C071951"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of the positions in which students were placed.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H4EE61873EB8F4DB4BF3AB26C595ACDA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The institutions of higher education from which students were recruited.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HBEEF76A020CB4BA5BAA1CBE5BF7F0793"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The geographic location of positions in which students were placed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9F05FC2A300F45648CD3DEC44479E4D4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id630b733322034566b7bcdefa71aa7e13"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030, $15,000,000 to carry out this subsection.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76cb19d5b3254663b31d4ab7413c71c0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amount appropriated to carry out this subsection for any fiscal year, not less than 30 percent of that amount shall be used for recruiting and appointing students from minority-serving institutions, junior or community colleges, and land-grant colleges and universities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H754EF15F9F82494FAD15882633B9980D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Intern hourly pay rate</header><paragraph id="HE895BE48AD2744FD844F1427F23D9B0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any individual who is an intern in an Executive agency, including each intern in a Federal internship program described in section 3111a of title 5, United States Code, shall be paid a stipend of, at a minimum, $15 for each hour that the individual is working as such an intern.</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H9FA11ED76A50425CA04616A156E9DDDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjustment</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48c367932c074362814603c91cf423f4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective January 30 of each year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the minimum hourly rate of pay under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by the percent change in the price index on January 1 of such year over the price index on January 1 of the preceding year.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddba3f553c3b94ac6be95859662fb4ead"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>price index</term> means the Consumer Price Index (all items—United States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7C9EEF1B2A9341D3A03497D43E91E32B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>OPM publication</header><paragraph id="HCD41F5539B17444D94BFFC051DD9B6FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Director shall publish, on the public website of the Office of Personnel Management, demographic information on interns in Executive agencies, individuals participating in the Pathways Program, and students participating in the program established under subsection (b).</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H99725D74023748A485F6F32650787DB6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Information required under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each individual described in that paragraph, at a minimum, and to the extent applicable, demographic information regarding the race and age of the individual, the type of position occupied by the individual, where the position occupied by the individual is located in the civil service, and the number of hours worked by the individual.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5418047635e04061bfb5bd639885d70d"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may not publish any information under this subsection that reveals the personally identifiable information of any individual.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FD6C620175E4837944304054BBC1524"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Conversion of interns</header><text>Any intern in an Executive agency who is not participating in the Pathways Program may, subject to such regulations as the Director may prescribe, be eligible for noncompetitive conversion to the competitive service in the same manner, to the greatest extent practicable, as Pathways Program participants under section 362.107 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</text></subsection><subsection id="H180539C54BFE43E8B6A1111FC82B4957"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Budgetary effects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The budgetary effects of this title, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled <quote>Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation</quote> for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.</text></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Presidential Management Fellows Program</header><section id="id1cd7addba7b4448d8bbacf0cf9dc68ac"><enum>201.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Training Aspiring Leaders Emerging Now To Serve Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>TALENTS Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide3607a82bf084caa9dab02e5c5602109"><enum>202.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id46e172ac24ee4407a53c4ccaf239426f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Advanced degree; qualifying educational institution</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32778d4735054550ad0f212642a08f13"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The terms <term>advanced degree</term> and <term>qualifying educational institution</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 362.102 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id044de7fdcd6a4199a33adaef970699d8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination by Director</header><text>The Director may determine whether a master’s certificate qualifies as an advanced degree for the purposes of the Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a047c16aa464d468940c3e1a2da8e7a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency</header><text>The term <term>agency</term>—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5577e3a3e3645a5a048cabbe19d7208"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has the meaning given the term <term>Executive agency</term> in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id933cc2b2d03c44b39b7d2cd7f338958d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>includes the Government Publishing Office.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71133e72e22a49f8a3a514a578c0b2b0"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agency PMF Coordinator</header><text>The term <term>agency PMF Coordinator</term> means an individual, at the appropriate component level of an agency, who—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id070a3d17af7d449a9a2a7cc913a556ba"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinates the placement, development, and other Program-related activities of Fellows appointed in the agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc83ae62232cc4d6ba624cd791c4b9661"><enum>(B)</enum><text>satisfies the criteria described in section 362.104(a)(8) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id16cf655684f9429080adef2f12d82399"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide25d855484b4431e9cdbb41ed029ac7d"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Resources Board</header><text>The term <term>Executive Resources Board</term>—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44092cc53ad84b409f0dccc912d9124e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>means an Executive Resources Board described in section 317.501(a) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf94d90811074b50b768125916c08276"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to an agency that is not required to have an Executive Resources Board pursuant to section 317.501(a) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, means the senior agency official to whom the head of the agency has given responsibility for executive resources management and oversight.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5835bf8559834fc0907778e316e374b0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Federal Executive Board</header><text>The term <term>Federal Executive Board</term> means a Federal Executive Board established under section 211.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28669ac4ca25439cb66463e52575c286"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fellow</header><text>The term <term>Fellow</term> means an individual appointed to serve as a Fellow under the Program.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0e95c2fc20eb4a7cad406760f34c681a"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Metropolitan area</header><text>The term <term>metropolitan area</term> means a geographic zone surrounding a major city, as defined and delimited from time to time by the Director.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3fc066250fcd4d3199d0cebc347bc142"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Principal area officer</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8cd3282a7b1e48f1a43fc07e96c35813"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The term <term>principal area officer</term> means, with respect to an agency, the senior official of the agency who is located in a metropolitan area and who has no superior official within that metropolitan area other than in the regional office of the agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7bae0adc0fd4f0d8e19838d798828c3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Multiple bureaus</header><text>If an agency maintains facilities of more than 1 bureau or other subdivision within a metropolitan area, and the heads of those facilities are in separate chains of command within the agency, the agency may have more than 1 principal area officer.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2db6ce46d52a426eb2f86d921476ffb3"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Principal regional officer</header><text>The term <term>principal regional officer</term> means, with respect to an agency, the senior official in a regional office of the agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e146cd39b5040d6af7073a1a52c2b5f"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text>The term <term>Program</term> means the Presidential Management Fellows Program established under this title.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38e17e31e47c4998b21ae26fa99a1082"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Special representative</header><text>The term <term>special representative</term> means, with respect to an agency, an official who is—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e304064f56645a8b77a2dc3191ca810"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not subject to the supervision of a principal regional officer or a principal area officer; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0864d6b162974bd09d74293710cb0fa1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">specifically designated by the head of the agency to serve as the personal representative of the head of the agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38cc97059d6649c88f2156af288837d2"><enum>203.</enum><header>Program establishment and administration</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id096bd3fad52e4b78bcc2608129f84d77"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established the Presidential Management Fellows Program, the purpose of which is to attract to the Federal service outstanding individuals from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide33bb093ae814a478e918f0535f9e10e"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Director responsibilities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c50d9640c294e35b340a7295564d10d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Number of Fellows</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0f6ffb3030df40de9e9fb09889e6c9e4"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the Director shall determine the number of individuals who will be finalists to be appointed as Fellows during any given fiscal year, which shall be based on input from the Chief Human Capital Officers Council and from agencies not represented on that Council.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8f345afda70b427686f9be480a998a0f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Increase in positions during fiscal years 2026 through 2031</header><text>During each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the Director shall ensure that the number of positions for Fellows under the Program during the applicable fiscal year is equal to 200 percent of the number of positions for Fellows under the Program in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted, as the Program was carried out under subpart D of part 362 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect during that fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c4ef3148c2648ad97e19c746c5b491d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment of qualifications</header><text>The Director shall establish the qualification requirements for evaluating applicants for the Program.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d2af88a91104872aa76a0a79afb4f37"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Agency processes</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddb3e727f068c480897e4bfd41e24d9d7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After the Director makes the determination under subsection (b)(1)(A) with respect to a fiscal year, an agency may appoint individuals selected by the Director as finalists to be Fellows according to the short-, medium-, and long-term senior leadership and related recruitment, development, and succession requirements of the agency.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id992d9edb81f0464f876b3f58f72377a4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Field locations outside of Washington, DC</header><text>An agency that appoints a Fellow to a position in a field location outside of the Washington, DC metropolitan area may—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd282f51f194a4b9ab75ae06b12f25ae6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>before making the appointment, discuss whether the candidate would like to do a developmental rotation to the headquarters of the agency and, if so, make a commitment to allow and fund such a rotation, to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with section 206(b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd88bef9b8bbf469e9d4ab7769fa6c1a4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote interaction among regional Fellows with the agency Federal Executive Board and permit that Fellow to attend activities sanctioned by that Federal Executive Board in that region.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9de28eee26bc4586afa7c04a776efd9e"><enum>204.</enum><header>Announcement, eligibility, and selection</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70248060b4624eb8b7a42a66131f26ab"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Announcement</header><text>The Director shall annually announce the ability to apply for the Program and conduct a competition for the selection of finalists, as set forth in this section.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id348077c208be4466a870484982e9cd06"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca87de9d799949628802ca0ffac588a4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application period</header><text>To apply for participation in the Program, an individual shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id29365a0fd5a44619b38d2f2e8551d28c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>have obtained an advanced degree from a qualifying educational institution not more than 2 years before the date on which the Director makes the applicable announcement under subsection (a); or</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbac79b98ca1442b698ab4d1f23729f90"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the individual is attending a graduate or professional school (such as law school or medical school), as of the date on which the individual applies, expect to complete an advanced degree described in subparagraph (A) not later than August 31 of the academic year in which the competition is held.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7e17e18d2bc49d0b6c411b66179f29f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Service as Fellow</header><text>An individual may not serve as a Fellow unless the individual has, not more than 2 years before the date on which the individual begins serving as a Fellow, completed an advanced degree from a qualifying educational institution.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id32225448ec0e427086e3ef2ff3dd7f57"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Multiple applications</header><text>An individual may apply to participate in the Program more than once if the individual satisfies the applicable eligibility criteria, except that, if an individual becomes a finalist and subsequently applies to participate in the Program during the next open announcement, the individual shall forfeit that status of the individual as a finalist.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3cd24cc55cc4bfb91cb3bebbc020c61"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Selection</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b6261a9ae0347e6a37feceaef3a9da9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director shall select Fellow finalists based on the results of a rigorous structured assessment process, which shall allow the Director to grant a preference for any individual who is preference eligible, as defined in section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, in accordance with the provisions of that title.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3ee701b970924a2c86f707c7add3c2e1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication of list</header><text>The Director shall publish and provide to agencies a list of Fellow finalists.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id01e831b9efaf44c2ade6084c4117415c"><enum>205.</enum><header>Appointment and extension</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id747279edab93490ba1af088fa80da79d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointments</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id307f4ce1114041e6af870808b9a8630b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An agency—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id20e70c2cb03642009e8be0ab7ca004b8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may, subject to subsection (b), make 2-year appointments to the Program under Schedule D of the excepted service in accordance with part 302 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c49200c136b40869ee9281585d8ee17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall appoint a Fellow using the excepted service appointing authority provided under section 213.3402(c) of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idba21d2737c684e8dba84e499cbca6474"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility period</header><text>The Director shall establish an eligibility period during which agencies may appoint Fellow finalists.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc03347e22104958b7c129b73d3399cd"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text>In accordance with criteria established by an agency, the agency may extend the term of a Fellow for not more than 120 days to cover a rare or unusual circumstance.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id544513306fed44bf841bab52f4baad90"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grade</header><text>An agency may appoint a Fellow at the GS–09, GS–11, or GS–12 level (or any equivalent under a pay and classification system other than the General Schedule, such as the Federal Wage System) depending on the qualifications of the Fellow.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide73d1c8050f845c8967cde3895a9248a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Trial period</header><text>The duration of the appointment of a Fellow in the excepted service shall be considered to be a trial period, but not a probationary period.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cf6e03a1c0e489db22c4066712d7190"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Work schedules</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5bc24f1b156245ab9403d8f1048faea6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the other provisions of this subsection, a Fellow shall have a full-time work schedule.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9ed61e46ccea4508898cd44b9743310f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Part-time schedules</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id36be2e3a29b7440ab8c392f993948d96"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>A Fellow may request a part-time work schedule for a limited period of not more than 180 days, which the agency may approve if—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf05ab66c3f22425ba20bdcd59a855555"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agency and the Fellow have determined that such approval would not negatively impact the ability of the Fellow to meet all Program requirements by the end of the appointment of the Fellow; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2f755718733e4bd180821304521bad2a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the agency includes an approval of a specific time period during which the part-time work schedule applies that the agency determines to be appropriate.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id519be8064f634424a60df3c4f717f60e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Updating of agreement</header><text>The Program agreement of a Fellow shall be updated with the new work schedule of the Fellow upon the approval of any part-time schedule under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23fc74542fc4486891d8b1a9fa30e5ca"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to entitle a Fellow to the approval of a request for a part-time work schedule.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideed03e2664324d2f81e64d2ef28dc21d"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Relationship to direct-Hire authority</header><text>Notwithstanding any provision of section 3115 or 3116 of title 5, United States Code, an appointment by an agency under the Program shall be considered to be an appointment made using the authority provided to the agency under the applicable section.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf6fe8826792246e7a8bfacd8bcc05f33"><enum>206.</enum><header>Development, evaluation, promotion, and certification</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6011ee916de5401eb4191937fbc2f677"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Individual Development Plans</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Program begins in a fiscal year, the head of each agency shall approve an Individual Development Plan (referred to in this section as an <quote>IDP</quote>) for each Fellow serving under an appointment within the agency, which shall—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5f135d4682d40c68044c1328bd69c99"><enum>(1)</enum><text>set forth the specific developmental activities that are mutually agreed upon by the Fellow and the supervisor of the Fellow; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4befc217455b46e3b6967f1bd6b775e0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be developed in consultation with—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd5186e043d8403cbda6ba9ff6240248"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the supervisor of the Fellow; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida5be4d1c7c3e4d23bf1c47bf061be3a1"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id2b8c3118eebc4870ab76d626fdc77252"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the agency PMF Coordinator; or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0312d8c4a804ffebe90a3d4aa7c42fc" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the mentor assigned to the Fellow, who shall not be required to be assigned by the agency.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id358f33e92ccb4ff19eb4d021c34bedda"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required developmental activities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1541bd7e3a9f4bef99bc57cad7d95f97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>General resources</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcae2a78d6ff44f97b49430d94f277884"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OPM responsibilities</header><text>The Director shall provide, for each class or cohort of Fellows—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5321a5056b9049928f54ec3f455b40d4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">leadership development activities and general Program resources; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida49fce31a1774561bdf3741d1d077261"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information on available training opportunities known to the Director.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idae31550042c546dd8291c027bad5d613"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Agency responsibilities</header><text>Each agency shall provide to each class or cohort of Fellows appropriate agency-specific onboarding and employee orientation activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6559af0399e4171a9fbb8cc28785d41"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agency training</header><subparagraph id="id9f3573eca8bd48e3a2864ceb31554c51"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each agency shall provide each Fellow serving under an appointment within the agency not fewer than 80 hours of formal interactive training per year that addresses the competencies outlined in the applicable IDP.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2cec841a10554993a51a4a8b2751461d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Certain training not included</header><text>Mandatory annual training, such as information security and ethics training, shall not count toward the satisfaction of the requirement under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6427102cc1a249cabdaa1e4ce5104114"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mentors</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the start of an appointment of a Fellow, the applicable agency shall assign the Fellow a mentor, who shall be a managerial employee of the agency outside the chain of command of the Fellow.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id48e2304c335f49daa9f7874ca04cf0dd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assignments</header><text>An agency shall provide each Fellow serving under an appointment within the agency with not less than 1 rotational or developmental assignment with full-time management or technical responsibilities that is consistent with the IDP of the Fellow and the following:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2abe189acb4448f6b848593b869eead8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Each Fellow shall receive not less than 1 developmental assignment that is not shorter than 120 days and not longer than 180 days, which shall have management or technical responsibilities consistent with the IDP of the Fellow.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd638a2e04f75469399220838bd4838f5"><enum>(B)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id7c77876749754b359f3f5695c6bf7702"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The developmental assignment described in subparagraph (A) may be within the organization of the Fellow, in another component of the employing agency, or in another agency, as permitted by the employing agency.</text></clause><clause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d1e8f50e0954be08b94acad6a85ee1b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Each assignment described in this subparagraph shall be in a different work unit led by a supervisor other than the usual supervisor of the Fellow.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ba2a4c76a1649249dd4fde87433b1b2"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id23eaa9ba1bac4c9b9cdf3a85a0da4879"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Each developmental assignment described in subparagraph (A) shall provide a challenging work experience of a caliber appropriate for a participant in the flagship leadership development program of the Federal Government.</text></clause><clause indent="up1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id28cb89bd09cb43549aa18ff9c5840e41"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>For the purposes of clause (i), an appropriate developmental assignment may include a project implementing a new executive order or major piece of legislation, agency reorganization, or cross-agency collaboration on a major initiative.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd2d4dd2e30b94377b52e85e5440cc8e0"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Short-term assignments</header><text>In addition to the assignments described in paragraph (4), a Fellow may receive another short-term rotational assignment, which—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0739478bc79d43d8afb8fd9e742f5505"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be not shorter than 30 days and not longer than 180 days, at the discretion of the employing agency; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id200b3d9bbc1147ae971b89980506dddc"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may take place within the organization of the Fellow, in another component of the employing agency, or in another agency, as permitted by the employing agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd503c243a68d4643bcd6f26e38c929f0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Assessment of subsequent classes</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38132059a49a44ceaecd17f414a753a0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Upon the request of the Director, the employing agency shall make a Fellow available to assist in the assessment process for subsequent Program classes.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1cee10215d634299bd5da33dcd030f5b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Satisfaction of training requirements</header><text>Any interactive training provided to a Fellow in connection with assisting the Director under subparagraph (A) may be counted toward the training requirement under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id810849afeae04479b8f0f5cc15787497"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Promotion</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf8fa40ce1d694135bbed05ec0c0d48ce"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An employing agency may promote any Fellow who meets the qualification requirements for the applicable position.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7040eef60f0646b9b0cf3e7a03ad7266"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed to confer any entitlement to a promotion.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id21b392cc5af44e8291ace90327aa7fa8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Certificate of completion</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1fdff841375b4ac88c788665ce949be8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id23a474fb87eb40b48520a897036dfa25"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ERB evaluation</header><text>Not later than 45 days before the date on which the Program ends in a fiscal year, each Executive Resources Board shall evaluate each Fellow serving under an appointment within the applicable agency and determine whether the Executive Resources Board can certify in writing that the Fellow met all of the requirements of the Program, including the performance and developmental expectations set forth in the performance plan and IDP of the Fellow.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id857d1f37839b450880c923be84236d9e"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation permitted</header><text>In carrying out subparagraph (A), an Executive Resources Board may consult with the mentor of a Fellow.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2d6af4b0b85842f294fc4f49eddbe70a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Successful completion</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0d0f66aa1244466b99ffd3478cddf94"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not later than 30 days before the date on which a Fellow completes the Program, an Executive Resources Board shall notify each Fellow serving under an appointment within the applicable agency regarding the decision of the Board with respect to certification of successful completion of the Program by the Fellow.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5e7a327e4b9d4bcb82d9cce9fec0e31c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Conversion eligibility</header><text>A Fellow who the applicable Executive Resources Board certifies as having met all of the requirements of the Program shall be eligible for conversion in accordance with section 210.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbc7029f5bf774c26a029269449d482ec"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Forwarding to OPM</header><text>Each Executive Resources Board shall forward to the Director all certifications of the Board under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id602c35636d4c48c6b3136860d872f014"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Failure to certify</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id15feacd5f27749918a477d8fcfb071ed"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If an Executive Resources Board decides not to certify a Fellow under this subsection, the Fellow may request reconsideration of that determination by the Director, if the Fellow, not later than 15 days after the date on which the Board makes that decision, submits the request in writing with appropriate documentation and justification.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc39c6a672b91495ab3ac4caef1441652"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Continuation in Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a Fellow who has submitted a request for reconsideration under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide7b7e90e5564471b97696742dc0400ff"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Fellow may continue in the Program pending the outcome of that request; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id838c450ed27343568a0698434426588b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the applicable agency shall continue to provide appropriate developmental activities to the Fellow during the period in which that request is pending.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76d0a43d633b4e3ca1578dcd32b1f971"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Ineligibility</header><text>A Fellow who is not approved for certification under this subsection and who has not submitted a timely request for reconsideration under subparagraph (A), or whose request for reconsideration under that subparagraph (A) has been denied, shall not be eligible for conversion under section 210.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4c6d9bb09f6941a5aad028f1e7336853"><enum>207.</enum><header>Movement between agencies</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id00df4b7d7e04497dbb16569ab2ec83a6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At any time during the appointment of a Fellow, the Fellow may move to another agency, if—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide26b6be742594817af51a05adeb1d2ed"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the receiving agency meets all the requirements for participating in the Program;</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9733cb4e82924c9483a1d70a96ae4f8c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the original agency releases the appointment of the Fellow to the receiving agency; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida0292eb2c3c94fe78080262874839962"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the new employing agency appoints the Fellow without a break in service.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id38dc074f5966453f8d0153473f0b9553"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms of service</header><text>Upon appointment by a new employing agency under subsection (a)(3)—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a7787559033481783b0fdcd82dced82"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Fellow shall not begin a new Program period; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddc751e3b5afd478ab04db822ef8d331c"><enum>(2)</enum><text>because there is no break in service, the time served by the Fellow under the previous Program appointment shall apply towards the completion of the Program with the new employing agency.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc7b9ee8861094aa99ca025d1666cfc16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Notification required</header><text>An agency shall notify the Director upon making an appointment described in subsection (a)(3).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca16d619acd74b6bbe0d968d6ef26c80"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reimbursements</header><text>If a move under this section occurs during the first 180 days of the appointment of a Fellow, the initial employing agency may request from the new appointing agency reimbursement of <fraction>1/4</fraction> of the placement fee with respect to the Fellow.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6fced9fc9b424ceea6ffe9be3b723aaf"><enum>208.</enum><header>Withdrawal and readmission</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf4c3cf5aa00540b48268274fdc83ca45"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2c33c3da6a4f43e2ae74990b9cbacc13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf772ad9dc6184ecdaa2ac3f09e05b86f"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Treatment of withdrawal</header><text>A Fellow may withdraw from the Program at any time, which shall be treated as a resignation from the Federal service, except that any obligations established upon appointment, such as from accepting a recruitment incentive under part 575 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations, shall still apply.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfa89fdbe683d423aa91a384cb8ceb1e5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>An agency shall notify the Director when a Fellow within the agency withdraws from the Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3a2fce05de1941ebbc8b433cc453e93c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Competitive service</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbb6ec79075e845ef82c9ca0b6dcf7c76"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Fellow who held a permanent appointment in the competitive service in an agency immediately before entering the Program, and who withdraws from the Program for a reason that is not related to misconduct, poor performance, or suitability, may, at the discretion of the employing agency, be placed in a permanent competitive service position, as appropriate, in that agency.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id60838ae15599421d99a2820aa8a86ea4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Not subject to appeal</header><text>The determination of an agency under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to appeal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id300205089ce74b0e9d120876a25a12b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Readmission</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4a2683b182fb43428df4192e6c54ed1d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No readmission</header><text>If a Fellow withdraws from the Program for a reason that relates to misconduct, poor performance, or suitability, as determined by the employing agency, the individual may not be readmitted to the Program at any time.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ad953890f824016bf8b16cb6b96a924"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Petition</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfb3546eee8d142659d1a40cee26f8832"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If a Fellow withdraws from the Program for a reason that is not related to misconduct, poor performance, or suitability, the individual may petition the original employing agency for readmission and reappointment to the Program.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5145b4b501864526abbe4225b1b393e4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A petition submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be in writing and include the appropriate justification for the requested readmission and reappointment, and the applicable agency may approve or deny the request.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1bdb324310484a19a01355c3d41cc40b"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Submission to OPM</header><text>If, under subparagraph (B), an agency approves a petition submitted under subparagraph (A), the agency shall submit that approved petition to the Director, which shall include the status of the applicable individual in the Program upon readmission and reappointment.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idebbe709828c84a65bf7e7a373c99dbe1"><enum>(D)</enum><header>OPM discretion</header><text>The Director, upon receipt of an approved petition under subparagraph (C), may overrule the decision of the agency submitting that approved petition, and that decision of the Director shall not be subject to appeal.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6c5ee935befe4e3a8991804034e12525"><enum>209.</enum><header>Removal and reduction in force</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id523ee81f1f4a4725b3d939764c0625f6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Removal</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id562c61e401f24f24ae8a4c972b4e14a1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An agency may remove a Fellow for a reason related to misconduct, poor performance, or suitability, upon which the agency shall submit to the Director written notification of the removal.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id99927790272d4e20a14e82b59da73842"><enum>(2)</enum><header>End of term</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbdc19d0f881141a8a27459d48a2d48ec"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As a condition of employment, the appointment of a Fellow shall end at the end of the 2-year Program period, plus any agency-approved extension of the appointment of the Fellow under section 205(b), unless the Fellow is converted under section 210.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id40f221c8f72e49b08ccf5180136ef05c"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to convert</header><text>If an agency does not convert a Fellow at the end of the Program, as provided in section 210, or extend the appointment of the Fellow under section 205(b), the appointment of the Fellow shall expire on the date that is 30 days after the date on which, as applicable—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide20eec5c80904f1397de89b985b814da"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the certification for Program completion is denied under section 206(d)(3); or</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddffaf1edc7574c86a45bac7fc2690d2a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Director denies a request submitted by an agency for an extension of the appointment.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6da50dc001fd442db5923c519f1200d7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reduction in force</header><text>Each Fellow shall be in the excepted service group II for purposes of section 351.502 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.</text></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id66e76fc083464f39becbe84a101396d6"><enum>210.</enum><header>Conversion to the competitive service</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide39f50ed01b347fbbbd95260f7afa328"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Fellow shall complete the Program within the time limits established under section 205, including any agency-approved extension under that section, after which the Fellow may be converted under subsection (b).</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id375455d21e9e4b23a5cdf88176ffaf8c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conversion</header><text>An agency may convert, without a break in service, a Fellow who has been successfully certified under section 206(d)(2) to a term or permanent position in the competitive service for which the Fellow is qualified.</text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id92ee7b0f68104055beea4b661b72b7e6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conversion at A different agency</header><text>A Fellow may be converted under subsection (b) to a position at a different agency if the following conditions are satisfied:</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a3dec50462c4e419d254a552f05dcda"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The original employing agency is unable to convert the Fellow to a position in the competitive service in the organizational unit of the agency in which the Fellow has served or another component within the agency—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b7c991799474f5a924b4d3c448674ea"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">including because of unforeseen budget constraints, a reorganization, the abolishment of positions, or any other appropriate reason; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95da5e2ab2f144d79180ac8a70b2c06a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which is not because of the failure of the Fellow to obtain a certification under section 206(d)(2) or because of the misconduct, poor performance, or suitability of the Fellow.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcc64f508ac13496d964efa12a960e1ac"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The conversion shall occur before the end of the Program period, as established under section 205, plus any agency-approved extension under that section.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80ddd0ecda3140339be2ebbf040b7b68"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The position at the new agency shall have a full performance level that is equivalent to, or less than, the position to which the Fellow would have been converted at the original employing agency.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id80350019891b44ea986ab5de188215e6"><enum>211.</enum><header>Federal Executive Boards</header><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1e395b4d6f0c48a1a9d798e923e39dd4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority and status</header><text>There are established Federal Executive Boards—</text><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5f963892785d4ae6aa2ea4778f49a591"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to strengthen the management and administration of executive branch activities in selected centers of field operations; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0d1e5b76d10141eabc7af400c48592a4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>which are organized and function under the authority of the Director.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id356f7d4e06d6436bbbd812e393dcca66"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Locations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc41004b52a944b69854ad17abe0bf882"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Federal Executive Boards are established, or shall continue, as applicable, in the following metropolitan areas:</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7b30968da8ca4d5e8df089b8393a8335"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Albuquerque-Santa Fe.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd01fdd5d75fc47419ea00b7f5dc19851"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Atlanta.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f3caaefcbd14d14bb0059ae1492c76a"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Baltimore.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb9372aad8c664ddd8ac934ea52b832ec"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Boston.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8dbbf7a1cc5c482bba166f0d7494dfc1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buffalo.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida91d1d597e4d423bbbb96009292a827f"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chicago.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id367cd41a63a44badb702622ef035a74a"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cincinnati.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7afb00ad32c3434faaf19d10c0565a7a"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cleveland.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id70bab97b0ad14cd0a69fb3f7213150e3"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dallas-Fort Worth.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcf33f5082314e40975933912bd3b251"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Denver.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0deeb633ec754a38a1c8877632cd5654"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detroit.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idca7c1484874a4f738fbdf56b976c8961"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Honolulu.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1a85895657ae4bd188361c9a68e7eb41"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Houston.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9cd610bb7e5844af8f5e03192246185a"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kansas City.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbf9c62e91663419f9b88202f0b893c2e"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Los Angeles.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id197a5cb9faa841e184f267a427b456b1"><enum>(P)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Miami.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd6a28c0df7dc4da79ebdbb59dc56c176"><enum>(Q)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Minneapolis-St. Paul.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1ffa9edb790c44918c6651128ced0834"><enum>(R)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">New Orleans.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id72ec4c200df54177bf14e45c9ad0daf9"><enum>(S)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">New York.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbcb325cd60a3457aaed533f7aa26c70c"><enum>(T)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Newark.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id10cc11ca40d84f34801269e14229dd8c"><enum>(U)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Philadelphia.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2e1a0b04e0e74148a96c9266e089504c"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pittsburgh.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide0ef59e5a66841009bbcc0c4b6eae354"><enum>(W)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Portland.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4fc626d127a340bdb6e9eee31b91ecaa"><enum>(X)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">St. Louis.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id323a2f8a52314b6183c2beb2c648354d"><enum>(Y)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">San Francisco.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcd7a18dc84164db184476f7d1911962d"><enum>(Z)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seattle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0abedcd35f2b4231a2b7810f3a55de6d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action by Director</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director may dissolve, merge, or divide any of the Federal Executive Boards described in paragraph (1), or establish new Federal Executive Boards, as the Director determines to be necessary, proper, or convenient.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1c46968fbc01459586fac2d6ff9ecdb3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Membership</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id53533d2d42fa4d8fbc8471a99ff01bcf"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Presidential directive</header><text>The President shall direct the head of each agency to arrange for the leading officials of the field activities of the agency to participate personally in the work of Federal Executive Boards.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id519fc413a27a4ef3ac81a10156998e01"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida266f1ded7b140e18a0b02eaec7afb08"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The head of each agency shall designate—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id84b5494ca5ab40b1b02edce029db57b9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by title of office, the principal regional officer, if any, and the principal area officer, if any, who shall represent the agency on each Federal Executive Board; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc923cbc1ad7348ae8795784347be0837"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by name and title of office, the special representative, if any, who shall represent the head of the agency on each Federal Executive Board.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id44d9c88cfcfd4f72a68d7728a59b557d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designations</header><text>A designation made under subparagraph (A)—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id791afeb950e54aa5a0365c2d87bb79f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made in writing and transmitted to the Director;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idafe5d07150494294971e996502041585"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be transmitted through the Chair of a Federal Executive Board; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9226e66ed1e74e8ab9146c47ac8b28d4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may be amended at any time by the head of the applicable agency.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id63bdf4284ffc49b198cb6cbecbe35cd2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Alternate members</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idaa8166ef02e44c098d4ebdc20e5f8381"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of a Federal Executive Board may designate any alternate member, who shall attend meetings and otherwise serve in the absence of the member.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0112eba7ce404067ae37aac60fb80ca6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Status</header><text>An alternate member shall be the deputy or principal assistant to the member or another senior official of the organization of the member.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idcb49e4d0cad8432dbccb094a072f9eec"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Officers and organization</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id14351668170947489831022024a0f5bc"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bylaws</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68c0c4a7973f4da18217bb1a438a3707"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Each Federal Executive Board shall adopt bylaws or other rules for the internal governance of the Board, subject to the approval of the Director.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a7945d56d82463a93df5fbf374067b7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The bylaws described in subparagraph (A), and other rules of a Federal Executive Board, may reflect the particular needs, resources, and customs of the Board, if those bylaws and rules are not inconsistent with this section or the directives of the President or the Director.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3532593286954bbc987ad3c36696e432"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conflicts</header><text>If bylaws or rules described in subparagraph (B) conflict with this section or the directives of the President or the Director, those bylaws or rules, as applicable, shall have no force or effect.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddee9ed904feb4164aaf68074cb8ac34b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>Each Federal Executive Board shall have a Chair, who shall be elected by the members of the Board and who shall serve for a term of office of not more than 1 year.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7fc75e466d6341c08ddf2876758cf334"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Staff</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17062a624d7e45b997d1642bb8761b1b"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>As the members of a Federal Executive Board determine necessary and proper, those members shall designate personnel from the respective organizations of the members to serve as the staff, or otherwise to participate in, the activities of the Board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id17b6dccf9cad4dd19392dfe4aa7fdc81"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other staff</header><text>Additional personnel beyond the personnel described in subparagraph (A) may be engaged, by appointment, contract, or otherwise, only with the approval of the Director.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id903959a83ad94dc884ba093f546852cc"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Termination</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf089a02de5824d649f270ee63d4a0b9e"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Unless otherwise expressly provided by law, by directive of the President or the Director, or by the bylaws of the applicable Federal Executive Board, each committee, subcommittee, council, and other subunit of the Board, and each affiliation of the Board with external organizations, shall terminate upon expiration of the term of office of the Chair of the Board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ida7e3c09942a14d35b23c850a4372a7fa"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Reestablishment</header><text>A committee, subcommittee, council, other subunit, or affiliation of a Federal Executive Board may be reestablished or renewed by affirmative action of the Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0a9df274740e42388d09ed80278dce1f"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Board actions</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id89c2e261757d43fbb00d1650d1086026"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>A Federal Executive Board may take an action only with the approval of a majority of the members of the Board.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a9350b6c424443598fc28fd1ef70598"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No delegation permitted</header><text>The authority under subparagraph (A) may not be delegated.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8411302a16104628b8c47f5ac1b5c0e0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conformance with law</header><text>Each activity of a Federal Executive Board shall conform to applicable laws and reflect prudent uses of official time and funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9e57dce8243e4b3d9aeee6c3e4ec9a6c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>OPM leadership</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8ee481e6a7224de98e33b3b0e10a165d"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Role of Director</header><text>The Director—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5c938dce536449b5b36475b615b13308"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be responsible to the President for the organizational and programmatic activities of the Federal Executive Boards;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5112bf00d7a843aaab6a14efc151d434"><enum>(B)</enum><text>direct and oversee the activities of the Federal Executive Boards consistent with law and the directives of the President; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb1e25588622d40f682af50ebadaa8a82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may consult with, and require the advice of, the Chair, members, or staff of a Federal Executive Board.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddf30b4586ba040fc8d7af37514f6d947"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Role of regional representatives</header><text>The Chair of each Federal Executive Board shall report to the Director through the regional representative of the Director and the regional representative of the Director shall oversee the activities of, and periodically visit and meet with, the Federal Executive Boards.</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7a092145a3784403a59a66c4e00c06e3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Communications</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idd642f10819c8477fbc8b1c6b5ff6ed66"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>The Director shall maintain channels of communication—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76b128f4e6fe4ab99720e538d2c37124"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from the Director through the regional representatives of the Director to the Chairs of the Federal Executive Boards; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf17c8dce0c946198dbbcce1e7142516"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>between and among the Federal Executive Boards through the Director and the regional representatives of the Director.</text></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id76c2cfc055544729a8926494a455775d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of channels</header><text>Any agency may use the channels described in subparagraph (A) to communicate with the Director and with the Federal Executive Boards.</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7e938bac8e9046a6912302e3855da717"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Communications by Chairs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chair of a Federal Executive Board may communicate with the Director on recommendations for action at the national level, on significant management problems that cannot be addressed at the local level, and on other matters of interest to the executive branch.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4ccce295ec7d464d8f6cf0c9dbbb966d"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reports</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9d0148e351374acfa25ac4d605d640ae"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Each Federal Executive Board shall transmit to the Director, over the signature of the Chair of the Board, an annual work plan and an annual report to the Director on the significant programs and activities of the Board in each fiscal year, which shall—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc193979537dc4c09a3b82dd6e1695929"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to each such work plan—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id107b7beab3214e9bb92b15ec8f8d08d6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">set forth the proposed general agenda for the succeeding fiscal year;</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8e67d5e58fec43c280086d5574e5343f"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be submitted on or before July 1; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id95f9bc0f701543dfa9c0fc7206e034e6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>be subject to the approval of the Director; and</text></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5660a20522db4c94ba17a14fa1bd8a4c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to each such annual report—</text><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id68a3af0874c34af482efbdf1c26495c6"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">describe and evaluate the activities of the preceding fiscal year; and</text></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idfd9c7257a33049f79124519a91b45426"><enum>(II)</enum><text>be submitted on or before January 1.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id770a8fb646ba45599f5cca8737f7b293"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other reports</header><text>In addition to the requirements under subparagraph (A), members of each Federal Executive Board shall keep the headquarters of the respective agency informed of the activities of the Board by timely reports through appropriate agency channels.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ide4f18a463ab34441a8a6a930204cac79"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conferences</header><text>The Director may convene regional and national conferences of the Chairs and other representatives of Federal Executive Boards.</text></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6f6301cf80bf4c3cb916cf564b5546c9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddcc3ebf3aaea470ca585f03b867be261"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>Each Federal Executive Board shall—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8c2030624c3249be8b796d5617f756ee"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as an instrument of outreach for the national headquarters of the executive branch to executive branch activities in the applicable metropolitan area;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id464a6e51ac25469396aa70877ee46abb"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consider common management and program problems and develop cooperative agreements that will promote the general objectives of the Federal Government and of the several agencies in the applicable metropolitan area, which shall be made with the guidance and approval of the Director, within the range of the delegated authority and discretion held by members, alternates, and staff in that area, consistent with the missions of the agencies involved;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id929f855e7a424503abe43aff6c9c20fa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide a forum for the exchange of information between Washington, DC and the field, and among field elements in the applicable metropolitan area, about programs, management methods, and problems;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc0cc6fef50174ebcaab1e1e780d590e4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>develop local coordinated approaches to the development and operation of programs that have common characteristics;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id162add431deb4fc59a943d1a58921aa0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>communicate management initiatives and other concerns from Washington, DC to the field to achieve better mutual understanding and support;</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id766cf5e77800416fa843906bc9b53385"><enum>(F)</enum><text>refer problems that cannot be solved locally to the national level; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id31459558c65545d59201bf2f3eeaef17"><enum>(G)</enum><text>subject to the guidance of the Director, be responsible for—</text><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idb8c7900c522f489db40727269ff80b42"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">presidential initiatives on management reforms;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id2eb821d84cb7486ca10da713bd716b16"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>personnel initiatives of the Office of Personnel Management;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id0c894f404f8648c4b8c5fe4b91d12ca8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>programs led by the Office of Management and Budget;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7cc481cd9b5c40bd928fcdf1ff232b03"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>facilities planning led by the General Services Administration;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf3faf3c52dbe41d6be06c3f4f10645d9"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the local Combined Federal Campaign, under the direction of the Director;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id867f8579c29942c8ac269292fd39f999"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the sharing of technical knowledge and resources in finance, internal auditing, personnel management, automated data processing applications, interagency use of computer installations, and similar commonly beneficial activities;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb8a93c75c08450ba33d6f0c973fddee"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the pooling of resources to provide, as efficiently as possible, and at the least possible cost to the taxpayers of the United States, common services, such as employee first-aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (referred to in this clause as <quote>CPR</quote>), CPR training, preventative health programs, assistance to the aging, blood donor programs, and savings bond drives;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idf2837ca2ba654e28a8035a1840628235"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the encouragement of employee initiative and better performance through special recognition and other incentive programs;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9b4a41e2ad8947129bab8a84acf5d5e2"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>the provision of assistance in the implementation and upgrading of performance management systems;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8781d018e6bd48e8b0e4ef271b9b36f2"><enum>(x)</enum><text>emergency operations, such as under hazardous weather conditions, responding to blood donation needs, and communicating related leave policies;</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3e1b216e00a64521990b19a5b6fcc447"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>the recognition of the service of veterans and the dissemination of information relating to programs and benefits available to veterans in the Federal service; and</text></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="iddd9e0faf318347fc9feea899ab1e9068"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>such other programs, projects, and operations as may be set forth in the annual work plan approved by the Director.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id851a627744724640b6ba691bae50447c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advisory role</header><text>The Director—</text><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id75be30971dbc4344b082a5606d7425dd"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall advise the Federal Executive Boards on activities in the areas of performance appraisal and incentives, interagency training programs, the educational development of employees of agencies, improvement of labor-management relations, equal employment opportunity (including related programs of the Federal Government), and selective placement programs for handicapped individuals; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idcf9f072c76a74960bd9960656a460831"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may direct a Federal Executive Board to address such specific programs, or undertake such cooperative activities, as the Director determines necessary or proper.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id013d5c68823c46d48c48a9214e8dedcb"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional rules and directives</header><text>The Director may issue further rules and guidance for, and directives to, the Federal Executive Boards.</text></subsection></section><section id="idc5bf08e4129b4b89921e092fbf24cacd" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>212.</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report that addresses the Program, which shall include an analysis of any structural challenges facing the Program and recommendations on measures to strengthen the Program.</text></section>