employee representatives where not prohibited by 
law. 
‘‘(C) Make a good-faith attempt to resolve 
issues concerning proposed changes in conditions of 
employment through discussions in the labor-man-
agement committees or councils established or 
adapted by the agency under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(5) Evaluate progress and improvements in or-
ganizational performance resulting from the labor- 
management partnerships described in paragraph 
(1).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The table of sections for chapter 71 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 7106 the following: 
‘‘7107. Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council. 
‘‘7108. Implementation of labor-management partnerships throughout the execu-
tive branch.’’. 
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT PART-
NERSHIPS IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
legislative branch agency’’ means— 
(1) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; 
(2) the Government Accountability Office; and 
(3) the United States Capitol Police. 
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(b) 
LABOR-MANAGEMENT
PARTNERSHIPS.—The 
head of each covered legislative branch agency shall take 
the following actions: 
(1) Create labor-management partnerships by 
establishing labor-management committees or coun-
cils at appropriate levels or, if applicable, adapting 
existing committees or councils. 
(2) Involve employees and employee representa-
tives as full partners with management representa-
tives to improve the civil service to better serve the 
public and carry out the mission of the covered legis-
lative branch agency. 
(3) Provide systemic training of appropriate 
employees of the covered legislative branch agency 
(including line managers, first-line supervisors, and 
labor organization representatives) in consensual 
methods of dispute resolution, such as alternative 
dispute resolution techniques and interest-based bar-
gaining approaches. 
(4)(A) Allow employees and employee represent-
atives to have pre-decisional involvement in all work-
place matters to the fullest extent practicable, with-
out regard to whether those matters are negotiable 
subjects of bargaining with respect to the covered 
legislative branch agency. 
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(B) Provide adequate information on the mat-
ters described in subparagraph (A) expeditiously to 
employee representatives where not prohibited by 
law. 
(C) Make a good-faith attempt to resolve issues 
concerning proposed changes in conditions of em-
ployment, including changes involving the subjects 
described in section 7106(b)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, through discussions in the labor-man-
agement committees or councils established or 
adapted by the covered legislative branch agency 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection. 
(5) Evaluate progress and improvements in or-
ganizational performance resulting from the labor- 
management partnerships described in paragraph 
(1). 
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