,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #big #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbdd ,report ,no4 #aae-djc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ad1 #bjag ,mr4 ,meadows 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jody ,b4 ,hice of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,connolly7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform ,november #h1 #bjag ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,july #ad1 #bjag ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to provide for annual surveys of ,federal employees1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,employee surveys 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ad of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #adjc4 ,employee surveys 7a7 ,in ,general ,each agency shall conduct an annual survey of its employees 7including survey questions unique to the agency and questions prescribed under subsection 7b77 to assess-- 7#a7 leadership and management practices that contribute to agency performance2 and 7#b7 employee satisfaction with-- 7,a7 leadership policies and practices2 7,b7 work environment2 7,c7 rewards and recognition for professional accomplishment and personal contributions to achieving organizational mission2 7,d7 opportunity for professional development and growth2 and 7,e7 opportunity to contribute to achieving organizational mission4 7b7 ,regulations2 notice 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall issue regulations prescribing survey questions that should appear on all agency surveys under subsection 7a7 in order to allow a comparison across agencies4 7#b7 ,notice of change to regulations 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management may not issue a regulation under this section until the date that is #fj days after the date on which the ,director submits such regulation to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate unless the ,director submitted such regulation to those committees not later than the day after the date on which the notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the ,federal ,register4 7,b7 ,applicability ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall apply with respect to any regulation promulgated on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph4 7#c7 ,notice of change to survey questions ,not later than #fj days before finalizing any change1 addition1 or removal to any survey question in the annual employee survey administered by the ,office pursuant to this section1 the ,director shall-- 7,a7 make the proposed change1 addition1 or removal and the proposed final text1 if applicable1 of any such question publicly available on the agency's website2 and 7,b7 provide to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,government ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate-- 7i7 the proposed change1 addition1 or removal and the proposed final text1 if applicable1 of any such question2 7ii7 a justification for the proposed change1 addition1 or removal2 and 7iii7 an analysis of whether the change1 addition1 or removal will affect the ability to compare results from surveys taken after the change1 addition1 or removal is implemented with results from surveys taken before the change1 addition1 or removal is implemented4 7c7 ,occupational data ,to the extent practicable1 the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall1 in publishing agency survey data collected under subsection 7a71 include responses to such surveys by occupation4 ,in carrying out this subsection the ,director shall ensure the confidentiality of any agency survey respondent4 7d7 ,survey incentives ,in conjunction with each annual survey required under subsection 7a71 the head of each agency shall submit to the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management information on any monetary1 in-kind1 leave-related1 or other incentive offered to employees in exchange for participation in the survey1 including a description of the type of each such incentive offered and the quantity of each such incentive provided to employees4 7e7 ,availability of ,results ,the results of the agency surveys under subsection 7a7 shall be made available to the public and posted on the website of the agency involved1 unless the head of such agency determines that doing so would jeopardize or negatively impact national security4 7f7 ,agency defined ,in this section1 the term agency has the meaning given the term ,executive agency in section #aje4 4 7b7 ,applicability 7#a7 ,the requirements of section #adjc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code 7as added by this ,act7 shall apply with respect to any annual survey initiated on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,any annual survey authorized by1 and meeting the requirements of1 section #aabh of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-acf2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja note7 that is in progress on the date of enactment of this ,act 7or1 if no such survey is in progress1 was most recently completed prior to the date of enactment of this ,act7 shall be considered to be a survey authorized by1 and that meets the requirements of1 section #adjc7;a7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 7as added by this ,act7 including for purposes of requiring the ,office of ,personnel ,management to give notice of subsequent changes1 additions1 or removals of survey questions under section #adjc7;b77#c7 of such title4 7c7 ,technical and conforming amendments 7#a7 ,repeal ,section #aabh of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-acf2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja note71 and the item relating to such section in the table of sections1 is repealed4 7#b7 ,table of sections ,the table of sections for chapter #ad of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #adjb the following new item3 #adjc4 ,employee surveys4 4 7#c7 ,table of chapters ,the item relating to chapter #ad in the table of chapters for part ,,ii of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #ad4;,agency ,chief ,human ,capital ,officers2 ,employee ,surveys#adja 4 7#d7 ,chapter heading ,the heading for chapter #ad of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 ,chapter #ad--;,agency ,chief ,human ,capital ,officers2 ,employee ,surveys4 #b4 ,,gao study on annual survey incentives ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall conduct a study on the types of incentives offered by agencies to employees in exchange for participation in surveys required by section #aabh of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjjd 7,public ,law #ajh-acf2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 #gaja note7 or section #adjc of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 that includes an evaluation of the impact of such incentives on employee survey responses and response rates1 and any recommendations regarding such incentives the ,comptroller ,general considers necessary4 ,november #h1 #bjag ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed