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5 U.S. Code § 4703 - Demonstration projects | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Chapter 47. PERSONNEL RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
Section 4703. Demonstration projects
5 U.S. Code § 4703. Demonstration projects
(4) provide notification of the proposed proj­ect, at least 180 days in advance of the date any project proposed under this section is to take effect—
any provision of law referred to in section 2302(b)(1) of this title; or
(1) Each demonstration project shall—
involve not more than 5,000 individuals other than individuals in any control groups necessary to validate the results of the proj­ect; and
terminate before the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the project takes effect, except that the project may continue beyond the date to the extent necessary to validate the results of the proj­ect.
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not more than 10 active demonstration projects may be in effect at any time.
Any demonstration project authorized under this section that is active for a period greater than 10 years shall not count for purposes of applying the limitation in subparagraph (A).
(f)Employees within a unit with respect to which a labor organization is accorded exclusive recognition under chapter 71 of this title shall not be included within any project under subsection (a) of this section—
if the project would violate a collective bargaining agreement (as defined in section 7103(8) of this title) between the agency and the labor organization, unless there is another written agreement with respect to the project between the agency and the organization permitting the inclusion; or
Employees within any unit with respect to which a labor organization has not been accorded exclusive recognition under chapter 71 of this title shall not be included within any proj­ect under subsection (a) of this section unless there has been agency consultation regarding the project with the employees in the unit.
the aggregate performance appraisal ratings and compensation costs for employees under a demonstration project;
an assessment of the results of the demonstration project, including its impact on mission goals, employee recruitment, retention, and satisfaction, and which may include the results of the survey authorized under section 1128 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108–136; 5 U.S.C. 7101 note), commonly referred to as the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, and performance management for employees; and
a comparison of the items listed in (1) and (2) with employees not covered by the demonstration project.
(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1186; amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title XI, § 1106, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2001.)
2018—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 115–232, § 1106(1), added par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “Not more than 10 active demonstration projects may be in effect at any time.”
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 115–232, § 1106(2), added subsec. (j).
Pub. L. 104–97, § 2, Jan. 11, 1996, 109 Stat. 984, provided that:
“Notwithstanding section 4701(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, the Export-Import Bank of the United States may conduct a demonstration project in accordance with section 4703 of such title.”