(2) collecting and disseminating information 
about and providing guidance on partnership efforts 
in the executive branch, including the results of 
those efforts; 
(3) using the expertise of individuals, both in-
side and outside the Federal Government, to foster 
partnership arrangements in the executive branch; 
and 
(4) proposing statutory changes to improve the 
civil service to better serve the public and carry out 
the mission of the various agencies. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) CHAIRPERSON.—The President shall des-
ignate a member of the Council who is a full-time 
Federal employee to serve as the Chairperson. The 
Council shall meet at the call of the Chairperson or 
a majority of its members. 
(2) OUTSIDE INPUT.—The Council shall seek 
input from agencies not represented on the Council, 
particularly smaller agencies. It may also from time 
to time, in the discretion of the Council, invite ex-
perts from the private and public sectors to submit 
information. The Council shall also seek input from 
companies, nonprofit organizations, State and local 
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governments, Federal employees, and customers of 
Federal services, as needed. 
(3) 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. 
(4) NO
COMPENSATION.—Members of the 
Council shall serve without compensation for their 
work on the Council. 
(5) COOPERATION OF OTHER AGENCIES.—All 
agencies shall, to the extent permitted by law, pro-
vide to the Council such assistance, information, and 
advice as the Council may request. 
(d) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(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 
the Chairperson of the Council. 
(2) TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP.—A member under 
paragraph (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of subsection (a) 
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that 
any individual chosen to fill a vacancy under any of 
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those paragraphs shall be appointed for the unex-
pired term of the member replaced and shall be cho-
sen subject to the same conditions as applied with 
respect to the original appointment. 
(3) SERVICE AFTER EXPIRATION OF TERM.—A 
member under paragraph (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) of 
subsection (a) may serve after the expiration of such 
member’s term until a successor has taken office, 
but for not more than 60 days after such term ex-
pires. 
(4) NOT SPECIAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— 
A member who is not otherwise a Federal employee 
shall not be considered a special Government em-
ployee for any purpose. 
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT PART-
NERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE EXECUTIVE 
BRANCH. 
The President shall direct the head of each agency 
which is subject to chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
Code, or any other authority permitting employees of such 
agency to select an exclusive representative to take the fol-
lowing actions: 
(1) Create labor-management partnerships by 
forming labor-management committees or councils at 
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appropriate levels, or adapting existing committees 
or councils if such groups exist. 
(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 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) Negotiate, at the request of the labor orga-
nization, on the subjects set forth in section 
7106(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, and in-
struct subordinate officials to do the same. 
(5) Evaluate progress and improvements in or-
ganizational performance resulting from such labor- 
management partnerships. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the terms ‘‘agency’’ and ‘‘labor organiza-
tion’’ have the meanings set forth in section 7103(a) 
of title 5, United States Code; 
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(2) the term ‘‘Federal employee’’ means an em-
ployee, as defined by section 7103(a)(2) of title 5, 
United States Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘Federal manager’’ means a man-
agement official, as defined by section 7103(a)(11) 
of title 5, United States Code; and 
(4) the term ‘‘senior executive’’ has the mean-
ing given such term by section 3132(a)(3) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
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