,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbe,mr4 
,sessions introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
annual surveys ( ,f$]al employee        
manag]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,manag] 
,attitudes & ,notions ,accord+ to       
,gov]nm5t ,employee ,responses ,act or !
 ,,manag] ,act4  #b4 ,f$]al employee    
manag] surveys  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section   
#aabh ( ! ,national ,def5se             
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjjd 
7,public ,law #ajh-acf2 #e ,u4,s4,c4    
#gaja note7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by          
r$esignat+ subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 z
 subsections 7c71 7d71 & 7e71           
respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]      
subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7b7 ,manag]s  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* ag5cy %all conduct an
 annual survey ( its manag]s t %all1 9  
addition to ! topics cov]$ by ! survey  
"u subsection 7a71 include ! foll[+     

que/ions3 7,a7 ,i h confid5ce my ag5cy  
lead]%ip w support me if ,i try to      
discipl9e an employee4  7,b7 ,i h       
confid5ce 9 ! curr5t sy/em to discipl9e 
employees4  7,c7 ,i feel support$ z a   
manag]4  7,d7 ,i h adequate tra9+ reg>d+
 h[ to discipl9e employees4  7,e7 ,i h  
adequate "t to obs]ve new employees &   
attempt to correct defici5cies be=e _!  
probation>y p]iod expires4  7,f7 ,i h   
opt$ n to attempt to discipl9e an       
employee ov] ! pa/ ye> because ,i h no  
confid5ce 9 ! sy/em4  7,g7 ,my input is 
s\ght reg>d+ labor negotiations t w     
impact my "w unit4  7,h7 ,i w\ld        
recomm5d t a colleague 9 my ag5cy become
 a manag] if giv5 ! option to d s4  7,i7
 ,! inability to discipl9e poor p]=m]s  
or o!rwise bad employees hurts ! morale 
( my "w unit4  7,j7 ,good employees 9 my
 "w unit h left because ( ! inability to
 discipl9e problematic employees4  7#b7 
,response options ,ea* survey "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include an option to 
provide n>rative responses to ea* "q    

requir$ "u su* p>agraph1 9 addition to  
any o!r quantitative or qualitative     
response options4  2  7#c7 9 subsections
 7c7 & 7d71 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph    
7#a7 ( ?is subsection1 by /rik+         
subsection 7a7 ea* place x appe>s &     
ins]t+ subsection 7a7 or 7b72 &  7#d7 by
 am5d+ subsection 7e71 z s r$esignat$1  
to read z foll[s3  7e7 ,def9itions ,9   
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m ag5cy means an 
,executive ag5cy 7z t t]m is def9$ 9    
section #aje ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code72 &  7#b7 ! t]m ,f$]al manag]     
means a ,f$]al employee :o-- 7,a7 has   
obta9$ ! grade ( ,,gs-#ac ( ! ,g5]al    
,s*$ule or high]2 &  7,b7 is a sup]visor
 or managem5t (ficial 7z ^? t]ms are    
def9$ 9 section #gajc ( su* title #e74  
4  7b7 ,requirem5t ,to update surveys ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,(fice (         
,p]sonnel ,managem5t %all update !      
regulations requir$ "u subsection 7c7 ( 
su* section #aabh1 z s r$esignat$1 9    
ord] to implem5t ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 

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