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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 967 

To amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 

establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs 

for supervisors of Federal employees. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 22, 2007 

Mr. AKAKA introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, to 

provide for the establishment and authorization of funding for certain training programs for supervisors of Federal employees. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Supervisor 

5 Training Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SUPER2 VISORS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4121 of title 5, United 

4 States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) by inserting before ‘‘In consultation with’’ 

6 the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) In this section, the term ‘supervisor’ means— 

8 ‘‘(1) a supervisor as defined under section 

9 7103(a)(10); 

10 ‘‘(2) a management official as defined under 

11 section 7103(a)(11); and 

12 ‘‘(3) any other employee as the Office of Per13 sonnel Management may by regulation prescribe.’’; 

14 (2) by striking ‘‘In consultation with’’ and in15 serting ‘‘(b) Under operating standards promulgated 

16 by, and in consultation with,’’; and 

17 (3) by striking paragraph (2) (of the matter re18 designated as subsection (b) as a result of the 

19 amendment under paragraph (2) of this subsection) 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(2)(A) a program to provide interactive in22 structor-based training to supervisors on actions, op23 tions, and strategies a supervisor may use in— 

24 ‘‘(i) developing and discussing relevant 

25 goals and objectives together with the employee, 

26 communicating and discussing progress relative 


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1 to performance goals and objectives and con2 ducting performance appraisals; 

3 ‘‘(ii) mentoring and motivating employees 

4 and improving employee performance and pro5 ductivity; 

6 ‘‘(iii) effectively managing employees with 

7 unacceptable performance; 

8 ‘‘(iv) addressing reports of a hostile work 

9 environment, reprisal, or harassment of, or by, 

10 another supervisor or employee; and 

11 ‘‘(v) otherwise carrying out the duties or 

12 responsibilities of a supervisor; 

13 ‘‘(B) a program to provide interactive instruc14 tor-based training to supervisors on the prohibited 

15 personnel practices under section 2302 (particularly 

16 with respect to such practices described under sub17 section (b) (1) and (8) of that section) and the pro18 cedures and processes used to enforce employee 

19 rights; and 

20 ‘‘(C) a program under which experienced super21 visors mentor new supervisors by— 

22 ‘‘(i) transferring knowledge and advice in 

23 areas such as communication, critical thinking, 

24 responsibility, flexibility, motivating employees, 

25 teamwork, and professional development; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) pointing out strengths and areas for 

2 development. 

3 ‘‘(c)(1) Not later than 1 year after the date on which 

4 an individual is appointed to the position of supervisor, 

5 that individual shall be required to have completed each 

6 program established under subsection (b)(2). 

7 ‘‘(2) After completion of a program under subsection 

8 (b)(2) (A) and (B), each supervisor shall be required to 

9 complete a program under subsection (b)(2) (A) and (B) 

10 at least once during each 3-year period. 

11 ‘‘(3) Each program established under subsection 

12 (b)(2) shall include provisions under which credit shall be 

13 given for periods of similar training previously completed. 

14 ‘‘(d) Notwithstanding section 4118(c), the Office of 

15 Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to 

16 carry out this section, including the monitoring of agency 

17 compliance with this section.’’. 

18 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel 

20 Management shall prescribe regulations in accordance 

21 with subsection (d) of section 4121 of title 5, United 

22 States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 

23 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall take effect 180 days after the date 

3 of enactment of this Act and apply to— 

4 (A) each individual appointed to the posi5 tion of a supervisor, as defined under section 

6 4121(a) of title 5, United States Code, (as 

7 added by subsection (a) of this section) on or 

8 after that effective date; and 

9 (B) each individual who is employed in the 

10 position of a supervisor on that effective date as 

11 provided under paragraph (2). 

12 (2) SUPERVISORS ON EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each 

13 individual who is employed in the position of a su14 pervisor on the effective date of this section shall be 

15 required to— 

16 (A) complete each program established 

17 under section 4121(b)(2) of title 5, United 

18 States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this 

19 section), not later than 3 years after the effec20 tive date of this section; and 

21 (B) complete programs every 3 years 

22 thereafter in accordance with section 4121(c) 

23 (2) and (3) of such title. 


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1 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY STANDARDS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 43 of title 5, United 

3 States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) by redesignating section 4305 as section 

5 4306; and 

6 (2) inserting after section 4304 the following: 

7 ‘‘§ 4305. Management competency standards 

8 ‘‘(a) In this section, the term ‘supervisor’ means— 

9 ‘‘(1) a supervisor as defined under section 

10 7103(a)(10); 

11 ‘‘(2) a management official as defined under 

12 section 7103(a)(11); and 

13 ‘‘(3) any other employee as the Office of Per14 sonnel Management may by regulation prescribe. 

15 ‘‘(b) The Office of Personnel Management shall issue 

16 guidance to agencies on standards supervisors are ex17 pected to meet in order to effectively manage, and be ac18 countable for managing, the performance of employees. 

19 ‘‘(c) Each agency shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) develop standards to assess the perform21 ance of each supervisor and in developing such 

22 standards shall consider the guidance developed by 

23 the Office of Personnel Management under sub24 section (b) and any other qualifications or factors 

25 determined by the agency; 


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1 ‘‘(2) assess the overall capacity of the super2 visors in the agency to meet the guidance developed 

3 by the Office of Personnel Management issued under 

4 subsection (b); and 

5 ‘‘(3) develop and implement a supervisor train6 ing program to strengthen issues identified during 

7 such assessment. 

8 ‘‘(d) Every year, or on any basis requested by the 

9 Director of the Office of Personnel Management, each 

10 agency shall submit a report to the Office on the progress 

11 of the agency in implementing this section.’’. 

12 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (1) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

14 for chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, is 

15 amended by striking the item relating to section 

16 4305 and inserting the following: 

‘‘4305. Management competency standards. 

‘‘4306. Regulations.’’. 

17 (2) REFERENCE.—Section 4304(b)(3) of title 5, 

18 United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 

19 4305’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4306’’. 

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