,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cdaj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #aj1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,kim introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to establish ,federal agency technology and artificial intelligence talent teams to improve competitive service hiring practices1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,technology and ,,ai talent teams1 other talent teams1 and competitive service hiring 7a7 ,federal agency ,technology and ,,ai talent teams 7#a7 ,in general ,an agency may establish one or more technology and artificial intelligence talent teams 7referred to in this section as agency talent teams71 including at the component level4 ,an agency talent team may consist of positions of shared certificate coordinators1 recruiters1 assessment experts1 subject matter experts1 and non-technical positions that enable artificial intelligence governance1 innovation1 and risk management4 7#b7 ,duties ,an agency talent team shall provide hiring support to the agency and other agencies for technology and artificial intelligence positions1 including by-- 7,a7 improving examinations for such positions2 7,b7 facilitating writing job announcements for such positions in the competitive service2 7,c7 sharing high-quality certificates of eligibles2 and 7,d7 facilitating hiring for such positions in the competitive service using examinations and subject matter experts4 7#c7 ,other matters 7,a7 ,other teams ,an agency may establish centralized guidance and practices to support agency-led talent teams in order to address high-need hiring areas4 7,b7 ,,opm ,the ,office of ,personnel ,management may expand the hiring experience team at the ,office to continue to focus on improving the hiring experience for hiring managers1 human resource professionals1 and applicants starting with scaling best practices for agencies around pooled hiring in support of artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence enabling roles4 7b7 ,,opm team 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management may establish a ,federal technology and artificial intelligence talent team to support agency talent teams in facilitating pooled hiring actions for technology and artificial intelligence talent across the ,federal ,government1 providing training1 and creating technology platforms to facilitate hiring for the competitive service1 including-- 7,a7 ensuring agencies are using best practices for technology and artificial intelligence hiring2 7,b7 leading cross-,government hiring efforts for technology and artificial intelligence hiring and engagement with key candidates2 7,c7 the development of technical assessments2 and 7,d7 the sharing of certificates of eligibles and accompanying rsums under sections #ccah7;b7 and #ccai7;c7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,other teams ,the ,director-- 7,a7 may establish other talent teams to address high-need hiring areas at any agency2 and 7,b7 may expand the hiring experience team at the ,office to focus on surge hiring and scaling pooled hiring1 with initial focus on artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence enabling roles4 7c7 ,technical assessments 7#a7 ,in general ,for the purpose of conducting an examination for technology and artificial intelligence positions in the competitive service1 any individual whom an agency determines to have an expertise in the subject and job field of the position may-- 7,a7 develop1 in partnership with human resources employees of the examining agency1 a position-specific assessment that is relevant to the position2 and 7,b7 administer the assessment developed under subparagraph 7,a7 to-- 7i7 determine whether an applicant for the position has demonstrated the established qualifications for the position2 or 7ii7 rank applicants for the position for category rating purposes under section #ccai of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,sharing and customization of assessments 7,a7 ,sharing ,an examining agency may share a technical assessment under this subsection with another examining agency if each agency maintains appropriate control over examination material4 7,b7 ,customization ,an examining agency with which a technical assessment is shared under subparagraph 7,a7 may customize the assessment as appropriate1 provided that the resulting assessment satisfies the requirements under part #cjj of title #e1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulation74 7,c7 ,platform for sharing and customization 7i7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management shall establish and operate an online platform on which examining agencies can share and customize technical assessments under this subsection4 7ii7 ,online platform ,the ,director shall-- 7,i7 not be responsible for independently validating the utility of the content and technical assessments shared in the online platform described in clause 7i72 and 7,,ii7 ensure that such online platform includes the ability of its users to rate the utility of the content and technical assessments shared in the online platform to allow for a ranking of such contents4 7#c7 ,existing platforms ,if practicable1 an agency shall use an existing hiring platform1 including the ,,usa ,hire platform1 to conduct technical assessments4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agency ,the term agency means an agency described in section #ija7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,examination 7,a7 ,in general ,the term examination-- 7i7 means an opportunity to directly demonstrate knowledge1 skills1 abilities1 and competencies for that position through an assessment2 7ii7 includes a rsum review that is-- 7,i7 conducted or informed by a subject matter expert2 and 7,,ii7 based upon indicators that-- 7aa7 are derived from a job analysis2 and 7bb7 bear a rational relationship to performance in the position for which the examining agency is making an appointment2 and 7iii7 subject to subparagraph 7,b71 on and after the date that is #e years after the date of enactment of this ,act1 does not solely include or principally rely upon a self-assessment from an automated examination4 7,b7 ,waiver 7i7 ,chief ,human ,capital ,officers ,the ,chief ,human ,capital ,officer of an agency may waive subparagraph 7,a77iii7 if1 not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,officer authorizes the waiver1 the ,officer submits to the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management a written report that justifies the need for the waiver and articulates the data1 evidence1 and circumstances for that need4 7ii7 ,,opm ,the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management-- 7,i7 may provide agencies with guidance and instruction on the data1 evidence1 and circumstances that should be included in a waiver described in clause 7i72 and 7,,ii7 not later than #cj days after the date on which the ,director receives a waiver under clause 7i71 shall post the waiver on a public website4 7iii7 ,effect ,a waiver authorized under clause 7i7 shall not be considered to have taken effect until the ,director of the ,office of ,personnel ,management posts the waiver under clause 7ii74 7#c7 ,examining agency ,the term examining agency means-- 7,a7 the ,office of ,personnel ,management2 or 7,b7 an agency to which the ,director has delegated examining authority under section #aajd7;a77#b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#d7 ,subject matter expert ,the term subject matter expert means an employee or selecting official-- 7,a7 who possesses understanding of the duties of1 and knowledge1 skills1 and abilities required for1 the position for which the employee or selecting official is developing or administering an assessment2 and 7,b7 whom the agency that employs the employee or selecting official designates to assist in the development and administration of technical assessments under subsection 7c74 7#e7 ,technical assessment ,the term technical assessment means an assessment developed under subsection 7c7 that-- 7,a7 allows for the demonstration of job-related technical skills1 abilities1 and knowledge2 7,b7 7i7 is based upon a job analysis2 and 7ii7 is relevant to the position for which the assessment is developed2 and 7,c7 may include-- 7i7 a structured interview2 7ii7 a work-related exercise2 7iii7 a custom or generic procedure used to measure an individual's employment or career-related qualifications and interests2 7iv7 another assessment that meets the criteria under clauses 7i7 and 7ii72 7v7 external industry assessments1 including multi-hurdle or skills-based assessments2 or 7vi7 coding tests1 automated transcription1 or flexible timed exercises4