Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act

Bill: 110-hr-3774
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2007-10-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Affirmative action programs
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Disabled
Employment of the disabled
Executive reorganization
Federal officials
Government publicity
Government statistics
Law
Minorities
Minorities in government
Office of Personnel Management
Productivity in government
Recruiting of employees
Women
Women in government

Summary:
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: 
Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish within OPM the Senior Executive Service Resource Office to make recommendations to the Director with respect to regulations, and to provide guidance to agencies, concerning the structure, management, and diverse composition of the Senior Executive Service (SES).

Makes it the Office's mission to: (1) improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the SES through policy formulation and oversight; (2) advance the professionalism of the SES; and (3) ensure that, in seeking to achieve an SES reflective of the nation's diversity, recruitment is from qualified individuals from appropriate sources.

Requires the Office to make statistics concerning career reserved positions accessible to the public through a website.

Requires each agency to establish one or more SES evaluation panels, with respect to any SES position for which a vacancy announcement is posted, to: (1) review the qualifications of each candidate for a position which is to be filled by a career appointee; and (2) certify to the executive resources board the names of the best qualified candidates.

action_date: 2008-06-03
text: 
Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act - Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish within OPM the Senior Executive Service Resource Office to make recommendations to the Director with respect to regulations, and to provide guidance to agencies, concerning the structure, management, and diverse composition of the Senior Executive Service (SES).

Makes it the Office's mission to: (1) improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the SES through policy formulation and oversight; (2) advance the professionalism of the SES; and (3) ensure that, in seeking to achieve an SES reflective of the nation's diversity, recruitment is from qualified individuals from appropriate sources.

Requires the Office to make statistics concerning career reserved positions accessible to the public through the official public website of OPM.

Revises the career appointments recruiting process to require agency heads to ensure diversity of executive resources boards, and any subgroup or other evaluation panel related to the merit staffing process for career appointees, by including members of racial and ethnic minority groups, women, and individuals with disabilities. Requires the Director to promulgate necessary regulations and report to Congress on agency efforts to improve diversity in executive resources boards and of qualifications review boards, based on the collection of statistics concerning race, ethnicity, sex, and disability required by this Act.

Requires each agency, within one year after enactment of this Act, to submit to OPM a plan to enhance and maximize opportunities for the advancement and appointment of minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities in the agency to the SES. Requires the plans to: (1) address how the agency is identifying and eliminating barriers that impair the ability of such employees to obtain appointments and any actions the agency is taking to provide advancement opportunities; and (2) be updated at least biennially. Requires the Director to report to Congress on plans and updates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4846-4847)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4846-4847)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3774.
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4846-4848)
action_date: 2008-06-03
text: Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 423.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-672.
action_date: 2008-05-22
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-672.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-05-01
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-04-15
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2008-04-03
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.
action_date: 2007-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2089-2090)
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-10-09
text: Introduced in House