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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3244 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual surveys of 
Federal employees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2017 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, and Mr. CON-
NOLLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for annual 
surveys of Federal employees, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EMPLOYEE SURVEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 71 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 7107. Employee surveys 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall conduct an 
annual survey of its employees (including survey questions 
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unique to the agency and questions prescribed under sub-
section (b)) to assess— 
‘‘(1) leadership and management practices that 
contribute to agency performance; and 
‘‘(2) employee satisfaction with— 
‘‘(A) leadership policies and practices; 
‘‘(B) work environment; 
‘‘(C) rewards and recognition for profes-
sional accomplishment and personal contribu-
tions to achieving organizational mission; 
‘‘(D) opportunity for professional develop-
ment and growth; and 
‘‘(E) opportunity to contribute to achieving 
organizational mission. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS; NOTICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management shall issue regulations 
prescribing survey questions that should appear on 
all agency surveys under subsection (a) in order to 
allow a comparison across agencies. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF CHANGE TO REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management may not issue 
a regulation under this section until the date 
that is 60 days after the date on which the Di-
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rector submits such regulation to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate unless the Director 
submitted such regulation to those committees 
not later than the day after the date on which 
the notice of proposed rulemaking is published 
in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall apply with respect to any regulation pro-
mulgated on or after the date of enactment of 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE
OF
CHANGE
TO
SURVEY
QUES-
TIONS.—Not later than 60 days before finalizing any 
change, addition, or removal to any survey question 
in the annual employee survey administered by the 
Office pursuant to this section, the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) make the proposed change, addition, 
or removal and the proposed final text, if appli-
cable, of any such question publically available 
on the agency’s website; and 
‘‘(B) provide to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Home-
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land Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate— 
‘‘(i) the proposed change, addition, or 
removal and the proposed final text, if ap-
plicable, of any such question; 
‘‘(ii) a justification for the proposed 
change, addition, or removal; and 
‘‘(iii) an analysis of whether the 
change, addition, or removal will affect the 
ability to compare results from surveys 
taken after the change, addition, or re-
moval is implemented with results from 
surveys taken before the change, addition, 
or removal is implemented. 
‘‘(c) OCCUPATIONAL DATA.—To the extent prac-
ticable, the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall, in publishing agency survey data collected 
under subsection (a), include responses to such surveys by 
occupation. In carrying out this subsection the Director 
shall ensure the confidentiality of any agency survey re-
spondent. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF RESULTS.—The results of the 
agency surveys under subsection (a) shall be made avail-
able to the public and posted on the website of the agency 
involved, unless the head of such agency determines that 
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doing so would jeopardize or negatively impact national 
security. 
‘‘(e) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘agency’ has the meaning given the term Executive agency 
in section 105.’’. 
(b) PENDING SURVEYS.—The requirements of sec-
tion 7107 of title 5, United States Code (as added by this 
Act), shall apply with respect to any annual survey initi-
ated on or after the date of enactment of this Act. Any 
annual survey authorized by, and meeting the require-
ments of, section 1128 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 5 
U.S.C. 7101 note) that is in progress on the date of enact-
ment of this Act shall be considered to be a survey author-
ized by, and that meets the requirements of, section 7107 
of title 5, United States Code (as added by this Act). 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 1128 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 
(Public Law 108–136; 5 U.S.C. 7101 note), and the 
item relating to such section in the table of sections, 
is repealed. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
for chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, is 
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