I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4878 
To establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership Council, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2018 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To establish the Federal Labor-Management Partnership 
Council, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Labor-Man-
agement Partnership Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGE-
MENT PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 71 of title 
5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘§ 7107. 
Federal 
Labor-Management 
Partnership 
Council 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a coun-
cil to be known as the ‘Federal Labor-Management Part-
nership Council’ (referred to in this section as the ‘Coun-
cil’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall be composed 
of— 
‘‘(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management; 
‘‘(2) the Deputy Director for Management of 
the Office of Management and Budget; 
‘‘(3) a deputy secretary (or other officer with 
agency-wide authority) from each of 2 agencies not 
otherwise represented on the Council, who shall be 
appointed by the President; 
‘‘(4) the Chairman of the Federal Labor Rela-
tions Authority; 
‘‘(5) the Director of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service; 
‘‘(6) 2 members who shall be appointed by the 
President to represent the respective labor organiza-
tions representing (as exclusive representatives) the 
first and second largest numbers of employees sub-
ject to this chapter or any other authority permit-
ting employees to select an exclusive representative; 
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‘‘(2) support the creation of local labor-manage-
ment partnership councils that promote partnership 
efforts in the executive branch; 
‘‘(3) collect and disseminate information about 
and provide guidance on partnership efforts in the 
executive branch, including the results of those ef-
forts; and 
‘‘(4) use the expertise of individuals, both inside 
and outside the Federal Government, to foster part-
nership arrangements in the executive branch. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) CO-CHAIRS.—The Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management and the Deputy Director for 
Management of the Office of Management and 
Budget shall serve as co-chairs of the Council. 
‘‘(2) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet quar-
terly and at the call of the co-chairs or a majority 
of the members of the Council. 
‘‘(3) OUTSIDE INPUT.—The Council— 
‘‘(A) shall seek input from agencies not 
represented on the Council, particularly smaller 
agencies; 
‘‘(B) may from time to time, in the discre-
tion of the Council, invite experts from the pri-
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vate and public sectors to submit information; 
and 
‘‘(C) shall seek input from companies, non-
profit organizations, State and local govern-
ments, employees, and customers of Federal 
services, as needed. 
‘‘(4) ASSISTANCE
OF
THE
OFFICE
OF
PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT.—To the extent permitted by 
law and subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
shall, upon request, provide such staff, facilities, 
support, and administrative services to the Council 
as the Director considers appropriate. 
‘‘(5) NO
COMPENSATION.—Members of the 
Council shall serve without compensation for their 
work on the Council. 
‘‘(6) COOPERATION
OF
OTHER
AGENCIES.— 
Each agency shall, to the extent permitted by law, 
provide to the Council such assistance, information, 
and advice as the Council may request. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTING TO CONGRESS.—Any reporting 
to or appearances before Congress that may be re-
quested or required of the Council shall be made by 
a co-chair of the Council. 
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‘‘(2) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.—A member ap-
pointed under paragraph (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of 
subsection (b) shall be appointed for a term of 3 
years, except that any individual chosen to fill a va-
cancy under any of those paragraphs shall be— 
‘‘(A) appointed for the unexpired term of 
the member replaced; and 
‘‘(B) chosen subject to the same conditions 
as applied with respect to the original appoint-
ment. 
‘‘(3) SERVICE AFTER EXPIRATION OF TERM.— 
A member appointed under paragraph (3), (6), (7), 
(8), or (9) of subsection (b) may serve after the ex-
piration of that member’s term until a successor has 
taken office, but for not more than 60 days after the 
term expires. 
‘‘(4) NOT
SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOY-
EES.—A member who is not otherwise an employee 
shall not be considered a special Government em-
ployee for any purpose. 
‘‘(5) NO
TERMINATION.—Section 14(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.) shall not apply to the Council. 
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‘‘§ 7108. Implementation of labor-management part-
nerships 
throughout 
the 
executive 
branch 
‘‘The head of each agency that is subject to this chap-
ter or any other authority permitting employees of the 
agency to select an exclusive representative shall take the 
following actions: 
‘‘(1) Create labor-management partnerships by 
forming labor-management committees or councils at 
appropriate levels, or adapting existing committees 
or councils if such groups exist. 
‘‘(2) Involve employees and employee represent-
atives as full partners with management representa-
tives to improve the civil service to better serve the 
public and carry out the mission of the agency. 
‘‘(3) Provide systemic training of appropriate 
agency employees (including line managers, first-line 
supervisors, and labor organization representatives) 
in consensual methods of dispute resolution, such as 
alternative dispute resolution techniques and inter-
est-based bargaining approaches. 
‘‘(4)(A) Allow employees and employee rep-
resentatives to have pre-decisional involvement in all 
workplace matters to the fullest extent practicable, 
without regard to whether those matters are nego-
tiable subjects of bargaining under section 7106. 
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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 
employment, including those involving the subjects 
set forth in section 7106(b)(1), through discussions 
in the labor-management committees or councils es-
tablished or adapted by the agency under paragraph 
(1) of this section. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
Æ 
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