,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #accj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bb1    
#bjba,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,lankford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to facilitate the reskilling of        
,federal employees1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,facilitating       
,federal ,employee ,reskilling ,act4    
#b4 ,reskilling ,federal employees  7a7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agency ,the term agency has the meaning
 given the term ,executive agency in    
section #aje of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,appropriate       
committees of ,congress ,the term       
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of
 the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee  
on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house 

of ,representatives4  7#c7 ,competitive 
service ,the term competitive service   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #bajb of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#d7 ,director ,the term
 ,director means the ,director of the   
,office of ,personnel ,management4  7#e7
 ,employee ,the term employee means an  
employee serving in a position in the   
competitive service or the excepted     
service4  7#f7 ,excepted service ,the   
term excepted service has the meaning   
given the term in section #bajc of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#g7       
,federal reskilling program ,the term   
,federal reskilling program means1 with 
respect to an employee1 a program       
established by the head of the agency   
employing the employee 7or the          
,director7 to provide the employee with 
the technical skill or expertise that   
would qualify the employee to serve in a
 different position in the competitive  
service or the excepted service that    
requires such technical skill or        

expertise4  7b7 ,requirements ,with     
respect to a ,federal reskilling program
 established by the head of an agency or
 the ,director before1 on1 or after the 
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
agency head or the ,director1 as        
applicable1 shall ensure that the       
program-- 7#a7 is implemented in a      
manner that is consistent with the merit
 system principles under section #bcja  
of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1     
including by using merit-based selection
 procedures for-- 7,a7 participation by 
employees in the program2 and  7,b7     
determining the placement of employees  
upon completion of the program2  7#b7   
includes appropriate limitations or     
restrictions associated with            
implementing the program1 which shall be
 consistent with any regulations        
prescribed by the ,director under       
subsection 7e72  7#c7 provides that any 
new position to which an employee who   
participates in the program is          
transferred will utilize the technical  

skill or expertise that the employee    
acquired by participating in the        
program2  7#d7 includes the option for  
an employee participating in the program
 to return to the original position of  
the employee1 or a similar position1    
particularly if the employee is         
unsuccessful in the position to which   
the employee transfers after completing 
the program2  7#e7 provides that1       
notwithstanding any provision of chapter
 #ea of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 or any rule issued under that chapter1 
an employee who successfully completes  
the program and transfers to a different
 position in the competitive service or 
the excepted service that requires the  
technical skill or expertise provided   
through the program shall serve in the  
position to which the employee transfers
 at a class or grade that is not lower  
than the class or grade of the position 
from which the employee transferred2 and
  7#f7 provides that an employee serving
 in a position in the excepted service  

may not transfer to a position in the   
competitive service solely by reason of 
the completion of the program by the    
employee4  7c7 ,reporting ,not later    
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 and annually thereafter  
for #e years1 the ,director1 in         
coordination with the head of each      
agency that has established a ,federal  
reskilling program1 shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report regarding the outcomes under the 
,federal reskilling programs for the    
year covered by the report1 which shall 
include-- 7#a7 a summary of each        
,federal reskilling program2  7#b7 the  
number of1 and demographics with respect
 to1 employees who have participated in 
each ,federal reskilling program2  7#c7 
the number of1 and demographics with    
respect to1 employees who have completed
 each ,federal reskilling program2  7#d7
 the number of1 and demographics with   
respect to1 employees who have          
successfully transferred to a different 

position in the competitive service or  
the excepted service that requires the  
technical skill or expertise provided to
 the employees through a ,federal       
reskilling program2  7#e7 an analysis of
 the effectiveness1 costs1 and benefits 
of each ,federal reskilling program2 and
  7#f7 any other measure or outcome that
 the ,director determines to be         
relevant4  7d7 ,subsequent periodic     
evaluation ,after the submission of the 
final report required under subsection  
7c71 the head of each agency that has   
established1 or that establishes1 a     
,federal reskilling program shall1 on a 
periodic basis-- 7#a7 perform an        
evaluation of the effectiveness1 costs1 
and benefits of the program2 and  7#b7  
make any necessary modifications to the 
program in order to accomplish the goals
 of the program4  7e7 ,regulations ,the 
,director may prescribe regulations1 as 
the ,director determines necessary1 to  
provide for requirements with respect   
to1 and the implementation of1 ,federal 

reskilling programs4