3.0.0 2148 2023-01-11T20:21:03Z 2023-01-11T20:21:04Z Senate S S 2007-10-04 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Hearings by 2008-04-03T22:05:22Z Referred to 2007-10-19T20:24:59Z Reported by 2008-10-01T20:21:55Z Markup by 2008-06-25T15:41:38Z Referred to 2007-10-04T21:45:44Z S. Rept. 110-517 Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act 110 3774 HR 2008-06-19 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Identical bill CRS Related bill House 2008-10-01 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1108. Calendars 2008-10-01 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-517. Committee 2008-10-01 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-517. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee 2008-06-25 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2008-04-03 ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held. Committee 2007-10-19 ssga03 Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Committee 2007-10-04 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12780) IntroReferral 2007-10-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12779) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA N 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z S. 2148, Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20006 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee<br />on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs<br />on June 25, 2008</p> 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z S. 2148, Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20006 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committeeon Homeland Security and Governmental Affairson June 25, 2008 Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedure Affirmative action programs Executive reorganization Federal officials Government publicity Government statistics Law Minorities Minorities in government Office of Personnel Management Productivity in government Recruiting of employees Women Women in government Government Operations and Politics 00 2007-10-04 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-13T22:28:00Z Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish within OPM the Senior Executive Service Resource Office to make recommendations to the Director with respect to regulations, and to provide guidance to agencies, concerning the structure, management, and diverse composition of the Senior Executive Service (SES).

Makes it the Office's mission to: (1) improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the SES through policy formulation and oversight; (2) advance the professionalism of the SES; and (3) ensure that, in seeking to achieve an SES reflective of the nation's diversity, recruitment is from qualified individuals from appropriate sources.

Requires the Office to make statistics concerning career reserved positions accessible to the public through a website.

Requires each agency to establish one or more SES evaluation panels, with respect to any SES position for which a vacancy announcement is posted, to: (1) review the qualifications of each candidate for a position which is to be filled by a career appointee; and (2) certify to the executive resources board the names of the best qualified candidates.

]]> 01 2008-10-01 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2009-03-23T15:02:51Z Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act - (Sec. 4) Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish within OPM the Senior Executive Service Resource Office to make recommendations to the Director with respect to regulations, and to provide guidance to agencies, concerning the structure, management, and diverse composition of the Senior Executive Service (SES).

Makes it the Office's mission to: (1) improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the SES through policy formulation and oversight; (2) advance the professionalism of the SES; and (3) ensure that, in seeking to achieve an SES reflective of the nation's diversity, recruitment is from qualified individuals from appropriate sources.

Directs the SES Office to: (1) take actions to manage and promote an efficient, elite, and diverse corps of senior executives by creating policies for the management and improvement of the SES, providing oversight of the performance, structure, and composition of the SES, and providing guidance and oversight to agencies in the management of senior executives and candidates for the SES; (2) be responsible for the policy development, management, and oversight of the SES pay performance management system; (3) develop standards for certification of each agency's SES performance management system and evaluate all agency applications for certification; (4) be responsible for coordinating, promoting, and monitoring programs for the advancement and training of senior executives; (5) provide oversight of, and guidance to, agency executive resources boards; (6) be responsible for the administration of the qualifications review board; (7) establish and maintain annual statistics on the number of career reserved positions at each agency; (8) make the data collected available to the public through the OPM official public Internet site; (9) establish and promote mentoring programs for potential SES candidates; (10) conduct a continuing program for the recruitment of women, members of racial and ethnic minority groups, and individuals with disabilities for SES positions; (11) advise agencies on the best practices for utilizing their equal employment or diversity office regarding the SES appointments process; and (12) evaluate and implement strategies to ensure that agencies conduct appropriate outreach to other agencies to identify candidates for SES positions.

(Sec. 5) Amends federal civil service law to require an agency head, in establishing an executive resources board, to ensure diversity of the board and any subgroup or other evaluation panel related to the merit staffing process for career appointees. Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees on agency efforts to improve diversity in such boards based on information collected by the SES Resource Office.

(Sec. 6) Directs each agency to submit to OPM a plan to enhance and maximize opportunities for the advancement and appointment of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities to the SES. Requires such plan to: (1) be reflected in the strategic human capital plan; (2) address how the agency is identifying and eliminating barriers that impair the ability of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities to obtain appointments to the SES and any actions the agency is taking to provide advancement opportunities; (3) be updated at least every two years during the 10 years following this Act's enactment; and (4) be reviewed by OPM and approved if it provides sufficient assurances, procedures, and commitments to provide adequate opportunities for the advancement and appointment of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities to the SES. Allows an agency, in updating its plan, to submit to OPM an assessment of the impacts of the plan. Requires the Director to report to specified congressional committees on plans or updates submitted.

Directs OPM to determine how agency reporting can be performed so as to be consistent with, but not duplicative of, specified existing requirements under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (regarding federal employment, including discriminatory practices) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (regarding employment of individuals with disabilities and any other similar requirements.

]]> Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for greater diversity within, and to improve policy direction and oversight of, the Senior Executive Service. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act Short Titles as Introduced Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act S Senate Reported to Senate 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2148rs/xml/BILLS-110s2148rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2007-10-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2148is/xml/BILLS-110s2148is.xml 2008-10-01 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1108. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.