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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3584 

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 

JUNE 27, 2006 

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 2006’’. 


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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; and 

8 ‘‘(iv) otherwise carrying out the duties or 

9 responsibilities of a supervisor; 

10 ‘‘(B) a program to provide interactive instruc11 tor-based training to supervisors on the prohibited 

12 personnel practices under section 2302 (particularly 

13 with respect to such practices described under sub14 section (b) (1) and (8) of that section) and the pro15 cedures and processes used to enforce employee 

16 rights; and 

17 ‘‘(C) a program under which experienced super18 visors mentor new supervisors by— 

19 ‘‘(i) transferring knowledge in areas such 

20 as communication, critical thinking, responsi21 bility, flexibility, motivating employees, and 

22 teamwork; and 

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

24 development. 


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

2 an individual is appointed to the position of supervisor, 

3 that individual shall be required to have completed each 

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

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

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

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

8 at least once during each 3-year period. 

9 ‘‘(3) Each program established under subsection 

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

11 given for periods of similar training previously completed. 

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

13 Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to 

14 carry out this section, including the monitoring of agency 

15 compliance with this section.’’. 

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

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

18 Management shall prescribe regulations in accordance 

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

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

21 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.— 

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

23 this section shall take effect 180 days after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act and apply to— 


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1 (A) each individual appointed to the posi2 tion of a supervisor, as defined under section 

3 4121(a) of title 5, United States Code, (as 

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

5 after that effective date; and 

6 (B) each individual who is employed in the 

7 position of a supervisor on that effective date as 

8 provided under paragraph (2). 

9 (2) SUPERVISORS ON EFFECTIVE DATE.—Each 

10 individual who is employed in the position of a su11 pervisor on the effective date of this section shall be 

12 required to— 

13 (A) complete each program established 

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

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

16 section), not later than 3 years after the effec17 tive date of this section; and 

18 (B) complete programs every 3 years 

19 thereafter in accordance with section 4121(c) 

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

21 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT COMPETENCY STANDARDS. 

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

23 States Code, is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating section 4305 as section 

25 4306; and 


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1 (2) inserting after section 4304 the following: 

2 ‘‘§ 4305. Management competency standards 

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

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

5 7103(a)(10); 

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

7 section 7103(a)(11); and 

8 ‘‘(3) any other employee as the Office of Per9 sonnel Management may by regulation prescribe. 

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

11 guidance to agencies on standards supervisors are ex12 pected to meet in order to effectively manage, and be ac13 countable for managing, the performance of employees. 

14 ‘‘(c) Each agency shall— 

15 ‘‘(1) develop standards to assess the perform16 ance of each supervisor and in developing such 

17 standards shall consider the guidance developed by 

18 the Office of Personnel Management under sub19 section (b) and any other qualifications or factors 

20 determined by the agency; 

21 ‘‘(2) assess the overall capacity of the super22 visors in the agency to meet the guidance developed 

23 by the Office of Personnel Management issued under 

24 subsection (b); and 


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1 ‘‘(3) develop and implement a supervisor train2 ing program to strengthen issues identified during 

3 such assessment. 

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

5 Director of the Office of Personnel Management, each 

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

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

8 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

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

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

11 amended by striking the item relating to section 

12 4305 and inserting the following: 

‘‘4305. Management competency standards. 

‘‘4306. Regulations.’’. 

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

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

15 4305’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4306’’. 

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