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104TH CONGRESS

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.

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

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. REEMPLOYMENT TRAINING.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4103 of title 5, United

5 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow6 ing:

7 ‘‘(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this

8 chapter, an agency may train any employee of the agency
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1 to prepare the employee for employment, other than as

2 an employee in or under an agency, if the head of the

3 agency determines that such training would be in the in4 terests of the Government.

5 ‘‘(2) In selecting an employee for training under this

6 section, the head of the agency shall consider—

7 ‘‘(A)(i) the likelihood that the employee might

8 be reached for involuntary separation due to a reor9 ganization, transfer of function, reduction in force,

10 or other similar event; or

11 ‘‘(ii) if the employee were to separate volun12 tarily, the extent to which involuntary separations or

13 other adverse personnel actions, based on the same

14 event, could be avoided;

15 ‘‘(B) the extent to which training might be ex16 pected to enhance the employee’s prospects for find17 ing suitable reemployment, after separating from

18 Government service, in an expeditious manner; and

19 ‘‘(C) the benefits to the Government which

20 would result from such training, such as those asso21 ciated with voluntary separations instead of involun22 tary separations.

23 ‘‘(3) As used in this subsection, ‘training’ is not lim24 ited to the forms of training described in section

25 4101(4).’’.
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1 (b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.—

2 Section 4108 of such title is amended by adding at the

3 end the following:

4 ‘‘(e) The preceding provisions of this section shall not

5 apply with respect to any training furnished to an em6 ployee under section 4103(c).’’.

7 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4101(4) of

8 title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking

9 ‘‘goals;’’ and inserting ‘‘goals, except as otherwise ex10 pressly provided;’’.

11 SEC. 2. GREATER COORDINATION OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES

12 WITH FUNCTIONS NEEDED TO ADVANCE

13 AGENCY MISSION AND STRATEGIC PLAN.

14 Section 4103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is

15 amended—

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as

17 paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and

18 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the follow19 ing:

20 ‘‘(3) be aligned with the agency’s mission and

21 strategic plan under section 306, if any, to ensure

22 that such program and plan contribute effectively to

23 the achievement of the agency’s mission, and that
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1 training priorities are based on enhancing organiza2 tional and individual performance;’’.

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