I 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1487 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to reaffirm the role of the Office 

of Personnel Management as the leader for civilian human resource 

management in the Federal Government, to encourage innovation in 

the Office’s management of human capital, to strengthen the Office’s 

ability to support Federal human capital management as a strategic 

priority, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2023 

Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself and Mr. MFUME) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

A BILL 

To amend title 5, United States Code, to reaffirm the role 

of the Office of Personnel Management as the leader 

for civilian human resource management in the Federal 

Government, to encourage innovation in the Office’s 

management of human capital, to strengthen the Office’s 

ability to support Federal human capital management 

as a strategic priority, 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, 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
2 

•HR 1487 IH

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Office of Personnel 

3 Management Reform Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ROLE AND MISSION OF OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

5 MANAGEMENT. 

6 Section 1101 of title 5, United States, Code is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘The Office of Personnel Man9 agement’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

10 The Office of Personnel Management’’; and 

11 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(b) MISSION.—The Office of Personnel Manage13 ment shall lead the Federal Government in enterprise 

14 strategic human resources management, ensure the proper 

15 application of merit system principles for all Federal civil16 ian human resource systems and employees, and carry out 

17 the policies set forth in section 3 of the Civil Service Re18 form Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–454). In addition, the 

19 Office of Personnel Management shall— 

20 ‘‘(1) function as an independent human capital 

21 agency for Federal civilian personnel systems, em22 ployees, and annuitants; 

23 ‘‘(2) structure as a streamlined organization ca24 pable of fulfilling all its missions in a manner that 

25 is effective, efficient, and readily navigable by those 

26 who interact with the agency; 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
3 

•HR 1487 IH

1 ‘‘(3) provide Government-wide leadership and 

2 facilitate appropriate and efficient access to human 

3 capital data and systems to support strategic Gov4 ernment-wide human capital management; 

5 ‘‘(4) use information technology and data, data 

6 analytics, and predictive analytics to inform decision 

7 making, identify best practices and drive innovation; 

8 ‘‘(5) develop both current and forward-looking 

9 approaches for human resource management; 

10 ‘‘(6) establish and maintain an efficient, and, as 

11 appropriate, risk-based and data-driven oversight 

12 program in support of merit systems principles and 

13 other statutory requirements OPM is obligated to 

14 enforce; and 

15 ‘‘(7) promote staff capacity-building to support 

16 a competent and diverse workforce, consistent with 

17 the requirements of chapter 41 of this title.’’. 

18 SEC. 3. QUALIFICATIONS OF OPM DIRECTOR. 

19 Chapter 11 of title 5, United States Code, is amend20 ed— 

21 (1) in section 1102— 

22 (A) in subsection (a), by adding at the end 

23 after the period the following: ‘‘The individual 

24 appointed as Director shall be appointed with25 out regard to political affiliation and have demVerDate Sep 11 2014 17:40 Mar 25, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1487.IH H1487

pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
4 

•HR 1487 IH

1 onstrated human capital expertise and manage2 ment and leadership experience.’’; and 

3 (B) by adding after subsection (d) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(e) An individual serving as Director or Deputy Di6 rector may be removed from office by the President only 

7 if the reasons for such removal are specifically set forth 

8 in a written statement submitted to the Committee on 

9 Oversight and Reform in the House of Representatives 

10 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern11 mental Affairs in the Senate. The President shall commu12 nicate in writing the reasons for any such removal to both 

13 Houses of Congress not later than 30 days before the re14 moval.’’; and 

15 (2) in section 1103(a) by— 

16 (A) redesignating paragraph (9) as para17 graph (12); 

18 (B) striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para19 graph (8); and 

20 (C) inserting after paragraph (8) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(9) serving as the principal advisor to the 

23 President on Federal human capital policies and 

24 leading Federal civilian human capital efforts to at25 tract and retain the optimal Federal workforce; 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
5 

•HR 1487 IH

1 ‘‘(10) establishing a framework for Federal 

2 agency workforce management and working with 

3 stakeholders to develop policies that foster best prac4 tices in all human capital areas; 

5 ‘‘(11) setting standards of practice and working 

6 collaboratively across the Federal human capital 

7 community; and’’. 

8 SEC. 4. OPM CHIEF MANAGEMENT OFFICER. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1102 of title 5, United 

10 States Code, as amended by section 3, is further amended 

11 by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(f)(1) There is established within the Office of Per13 sonnel Management the position of Chief Management Of14 ficer. Such position shall be filled by a member of the Sen15 ior Executive Service in a designated career reserved posi16 tion. The Director shall establish and appoint an indi17 vidual to occupy such position not later than 90 days after 

18 the date of enactment of the Office of Personnel Manage19 ment Reform Act. 

20 ‘‘(2) Subject to the authority, direction, and control 

21 of the Director, the Chief Management Officer shall per22 form such duties and exercise such powers as the Director 

23 may prescribe, including— 

24 ‘‘(A) assisting the Director and Deputy Direc25 tor to provide continuity, strengthen internal agency 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
6 

•HR 1487 IH

1 organization and management, promoting the mis2 sion and strategic goals of the Office, and improving 

3 Office performance; 

4 ‘‘(B) during periods in which the Deputy Direc5 tor position is vacant, serving as the principal advi6 sor to the Director on all operations, activities, and 

7 programs in the Office; 

8 ‘‘(C) directing the associate Directors, program 

9 divisions, and support functions of the Office on 

10 matters for which the Chief Management Officer has 

11 responsibility; 

12 ‘‘(D) during periods in which the Deputy Direc13 tor position is vacant, establishing processes for su14 pervising operations of the Office and unifying man15 agement efforts across the Office; 

16 ‘‘(E) aligning human resources policies and pro17 grams of the Office with the organization mission, 

18 goals and performance outcomes; 

19 ‘‘(F) developing a culture of continuous learn20 ing and positive employee engagement within the Of21 fice to attract and retain employees; and 

22 ‘‘(G) identifying leading practices and bench23 marks relevant to the Officer’s areas of responsi24 bility.’’. 

25 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
7 

•HR 1487 IH

1 (1) SECTION HEADING.—The section heading 

2 for section 1102 of title 5, United States Code, is 

3 amended by adding after ‘‘Associate Directors’’ 

4 the following: ‘‘; Chief Management Officer’’. 

5 (2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 

6 for chapter 11 of such title is amended by striking 

7 the item relating to section 1102 and inserting the 

8 following: 

‘‘1102. Director; Deputy Director; Associate Directors; Chief Management Officer.’’. 

9 SEC. 5. FEDERAL WORKFORCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 5, United 

11 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol12 lowing: 

13 ‘‘§ 1106. Federal Workforce Advisory Committee 

14 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

16 after the date of the enactment of the Office of Per17 sonnel Management Reform Act, the Director of the 

18 Office of Personnel Management (in this section re19 ferred to as the ‘Director’) shall establish within the 

20 Office an advisory committee to be known as the 

21 ‘Federal Workforce Advisory Committee’ (in this 

22 section referred to as the ‘Advisory Committee’). 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
8 

•HR 1487 IH

1 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall 

2 advise and provide information and recommenda3 tions to the Director on— 

4 ‘‘(A) strategies for making the Federal 

5 Government an employer of choice and model 

6 employer; 

7 ‘‘(B) approaches for recruiting, hiring, and 

8 retaining people with needed skills to improve 

9 Federal services; and 

10 ‘‘(C) programs and initiatives to build and 

11 support a diverse, trusted, and effective Federal 

12 workforce. 

13 ‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

15 ‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall 

16 appoint not more than 15 members, excluding 

17 ex officio members in paragraph (2), to the Ad18 visory Committee. 

19 ‘‘(B) REPRESENTATION.—The Director 

20 shall ensure that individuals appointed as mem21 bers of the Advisory Committee shall possess 

22 knowledge and experience in human capital 

23 management and have experience in at least 

24 one of the following categories: 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
9 

•HR 1487 IH

1 ‘‘(i) Public sector or governmental or2 ganizations, including global public sector 

3 human resource professionals. 

4 ‘‘(ii) Nonprofit organizations, includ5 ing labor unions. 

6 ‘‘(iii) Private sector organizations. 

7 ‘‘(iv) Academia. 

8 ‘‘(v) Federal employee, retiree, and 

9 labor organizations, including organiza10 tions that represent substantial numbers of 

11 Federal employees occupying General 

12 Schedule positions. 

13 ‘‘(vi) Chief Human Capital Officers or 

14 other members from Federal agency 

15 human resource offices. 

16 ‘‘(2) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The following po17 sitions shall serve as ex officio members of the Advi18 sory Committee: the Director, the Deputy Director, 

19 any Associate Director, the Chief Management Offi20 cer, the Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Ac21 cessibility Officer, the Chief Human Capital Officers 

22 Council Executive Director, and other Federal offi23 cials at the discretion of the Director. 

24 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 

25 ‘‘(1) MEETINGS.— 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
10 

•HR 1487 IH

1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Com2 mittee shall meet at least two times per year. 

3 The Chair may request additional meetings, 

4 with such additional meetings subject to the ap5 proval of the Director. 

6 ‘‘(B) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COM7 MENT.—Each meeting shall include, at a min8 imum, opportunity for public comment during 

9 the Advisory Committee’s deliberations. 

10 ‘‘(2) BYLAWS.—At the first meeting of the Ad11 visory Committee, the members shall select a chair12 person and vice chairperson. The Advisory Commit13 tee’s bylaws shall be established by the chairperson 

14 and vice chairperson and shall be submitted to the 

15 members for unanimous approval by the members. 

16 ‘‘(3) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Advisory 

17 Committee shall constitute a quorum. 

18 ‘‘(4) DECISIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BY

19 CONSENSUS.—All decisions, activities, findings, and 

20 recommendations of the Advisory Committee shall be 

21 made by consensus of the members of the Advisory 

22 Committee. 

23 ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 

24 after the date of the first meeting of the Advisory Com25 mittee and annually thereafter, the Advisory Committee 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
11 

•HR 1487 IH

1 shall submit an annual report to the Director, the Com2 mittee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Rep3 resentatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security 

4 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. The Director 

5 shall make the report available online on a publicly acces6 sible website. The report shall contain— 

7 ‘‘(1) a detailed summary of the agenda and ac8 tivities of, and the findings and recommendations 

9 made by, the Advisory Committee during the pre10 vious year; 

11 ‘‘(2) if applicable, any agency actions taken to 

12 address the findings and recommendations made by 

13 the Advisory Committee; and 

14 ‘‘(3) a detailed list of subjects and areas of in15 terest that the Advisory Committee plans to examine 

16 in the next year. 

17 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—Effective on December 31, 2026, the 

18 Advisory Committee and the authority of the Advisory 

19 Committee shall terminate.’’. 

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

21 for such chapter 11 is amended by adding after the item 

22 relating to section 1105 the following: 

‘‘1106. Federal Workforce Advisory Committee.’’. 

Æ 


pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB