[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2825 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2825

 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Government agencies to 
   provide reemployment training to employees in anticipation of any 
         organizational restructuring, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 21, 1995

 Mrs. Morella (for herself, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, 
and Mr. Hoyer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Government agencies to 
   provide reemployment training to employees in anticipation of any 
         organizational restructuring, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REEMPLOYMENT TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 4103 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an 
agency may train any employee of the agency to prepare the employee for 
employment, other than as an employee in or under an agency, if the 
head of the agency determines that such training would be in the 
interests of the Government.
    ``(2) In selecting an employee for training under this section, the 
head of the agency shall consider--
            ``(A)(i) the likelihood that the employee might be reached 
        for involuntary separation due to a reorganization, transfer of 
        function, reduction in force, or other similar event; or
            ``(ii) if the employee were to separate voluntarily, the 
        extent to which involuntary separations or other adverse 
        personnel actions, based on the same event, could be avoided;
            ``(B) the extent to which training might be expected to 
        enhance the employee's prospects for finding suitable 
        reemployment, after separating from Government service, in an 
        expeditious manner; and
            ``(C) the benefits to the Government which would result 
        from such training, such as those associated with voluntary 
        separations instead of involuntary separations.
    ``(3) As used in this subsection, `training' is not limited to the 
forms of training described in section 4101(4).''.
    (b) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions.--Section 4108 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) The preceding provisions of this section shall not apply with 
respect to any training furnished to an employee under section 
4103(c).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4101(4) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``goals;'' and inserting ``goals, 
except as otherwise expressly provided;''.

SEC. 2. GREATER COORDINATION OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES WITH FUNCTIONS 
              NEEDED TO ADVANCE AGENCY MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN.

    Section 4103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
        (5) and (6), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) be aligned with the agency's mission and strategic 
        plan under section 306, if any, to ensure that such program and 
        plan contribute effectively to the achievement of the agency's 
        mission, and that training priorities are based on enhancing 
        organizational and individual performance;''.
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