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Q: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
A: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Rationale: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Senior Executive Service
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. BIENNIAL JUSTIFICATION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS.

Section 3133(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after ''positions'' the following: '', with a justification
for each position (by title and organizational location) and the
specific result expected from each position, including the impact of
such result on the agency mission,''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR CAREER APPOINTEES.

(a) In General.--Section 3393(d) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ''1-year'' and inserting ''2-year''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3592(a)(1) of such title is
amended by striking ''1-year'' and inserting ''2-year''.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF PAY RETENTION FOR CAREER APPOINTEES REMOVED FOR
UNDER PERFORMANCE.

Section 3594(c)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
''(B)(i) any career appointee placed under
subsection (a) or (b)(2) of this section shall be
entitled to receive basic pay at the highest of--
''(I) the rate of basic pay in effect for
the position in which placed;
''(II) the rate of basic pay in effect at
the time of the placement for the position the
career appointee held in the civil service
immediately before being appointed to the
Senior Executive Service; or
''(III) the rate of basic pay in effect for
the career appointee immediately before being
placed under subsection (a) or (b) of this
section; and
''(ii) any career appointee placed under subsection
(b)(1) of this section shall be entitled to receive
basic pay at the rate of basic pay in effect for the
position in which placed; and''.

SEC. 5. ADVANCED ESTABLISHMENT OF PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS UNDER SENIOR
EXECUTIVE SERVICE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEMS.

Section 4312(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''on or'' and inserting ''not later than 30
calendar days''; and
(2) by inserting ''in writing'' after ''communicated''.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADVERSE ACTIONS AGAINST CAREER
APPOINTEES.

(a) Suspension for 14 Days or Less for Senior Executive Service
Employee.--Paragraph (1) of Section 7501 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
''(1) 'employee' means--
''(A) an individual in the competitive service who
is not serving a probationary period or trial period
under an initial appointment or who has completed 1
year of current continuous employment in the same or
similar positions under other than a temporary
appointment limited to 1 year or less; or
''(B) a career appointee in the Senior Executive
Service who--
''(i) has completed the probationary period
prescribed under section 3393(d); or
''(ii) was covered by the provisions of
subchapter II of this chapter immediately
before appointment to the Senior Executive
Service; and''.
(b) Modification of Cause and Procedure for Suspension and
Termination.--
(1) In general.--Section 7543 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ''misconduct,''
and inserting ''such cause as would promote the
efficiency of the service, misconduct,''; and
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ''30'' and
inserting ''15''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Subchapter V of chapter 35 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 3593--
(i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking
''misconduct,'' and inserting ''such cause as
would promote the efficiency of the service,
misconduct,''; and
(ii) in subsection (b), by striking
''misconduct,'' and inserting ''such cause as
would promote the efficiency of the service,
misconduct,''; and
(B) in section 3594(a), by striking ''misconduct,''
and inserting ''such cause as would promote the
efficiency of the service, misconduct,''.

SEC. 7. MANDATORY LEAVE FOR CAREER APPOINTEES SUBJECT TO REMOVAL.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 6330. Mandatory leave for Senior Executive Service career
appointees subject to removal
''(a) In this section--
''(1) the term 'employee' means an employee (as that term
is defined in section 7541(1)) who has received written notice
of removal from the civil service under subchapter V of chapter
75; and
''(2) the term 'mandatory leave' means, with respect to an
employee, an absence with pay but without duty during which
such employee--
''(A) shall be charged accrued annual leave for the
period of such absence; and
''(B) may not accrue any annual leave under section
6303 for the period of such absence.
''(b) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel
Management, an agency may place an employee on mandatory leave for
misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or such cause as would
promote the efficiency of the service.
''(c) If an agency determines that an employee should be placed on
mandatory leave under subsection (b), such leave shall begin no earlier
than the date on which the employee received written notice of a
removal under subchapter V of chapter 75.
''(d) If a final order or decision is issued in favor of such
employee with respect to removal under subchapter V of chapter 75 by
the agency, the Merit Systems Protection Board, or the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, any annual leave that is
charged to an employee by operation of this section shall be restored
to the applicable leave account of such employee.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 63 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item
relating to section 6328 the following new item:

''6330. Mandatory leave for Senior Executive Service career appointees
subject to removal.''.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave
provided by the amendment in subsection (a).

SEC. 8. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CAREER APPOINTEES FOR PERFORMANCE OR
MISCONDUCT.

(a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:

''SUBCHAPTER VI--SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE: EXPEDITED REMOVAL

''Sec. 7551. Definitions
''In this subchapter--
''(1) the term 'employee' has the meaning given such term
in section 7541(1), but does not include any career appointee
in the Senior Executive Service within the Department of
Veterans Affairs; and
''(2) the term 'misconduct' includes neglect of duty,
malfeasance, or failure to accept a directed reassignment or to
accompany a position in a transfer of function.
''Sec. 7552. Actions covered
''This subchapter applies to a removal from the civil service or a
transfer from the Senior Executive Service, but does not apply to an
action initiated under section 1215, to a removal under section 3592 or
3595, to a suspension under section 7503, to a suspension or removal
under section 7532, to a suspension or removal under section 7542, or
to a suspension or removal under section 713 of title 38.
''Sec. 7553. Cause and procedure
''(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel
Management, the head of an agency may remove an employee of the agency
from the Senior Executive Service if the head determines that the
performance or misconduct of the individual warrants such removal. If
the head so removes such an individual, the head may--
''(A) remove the individual from the civil service; or
''(B) in the case of an employee described in paragraph
(2), transfer the employee from the Senior Executive Service to
a General Schedule position at any grade of the General
Schedule for which the employee is qualified and that the head
determines is appropriate.
''(2) An employee described in this paragraph is an individual
who--
''(A) previously occupied a permanent position within the
competitive service;
''(B) previously occupied a permanent position within the
excepted service; or
''(C) prior to employment as a career appointee at the
agency, did not occupy any position within the Federal
Government.
''(3) An employee against whom an action is proposed under
paragraph (1) is entitled to 5 days' advance written notice.
''(b)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including
section 3594, any employee transferred to a General Schedule position
under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall, beginning on the date of such
transfer, receive the annual rate of pay applicable to such position.
''(2) An employee so transferred may not be placed on
administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during the
period during which an appeal (if any) under this section is ongoing,
and may only receive pay if the individual reports for duty. If an
employee so transferred does not report for duty, such employee shall
not receive pay or other benefits pursuant to section 7554(e).
''(c) Not later than 30 days after removing or transferring an
employee under subsection (a), the applicable head of the agency shall
submit to Congress notice in writing of such removal or transfer and
the reason for such removal or transfer.
''(d) Section 3592(b)(1) does not apply to an action to remove or
transfer an employee under this section.
''(e) Subject to the requirements of section 7554, an employee may
appeal a removal or transfer under subsection (a) to the Merit Systems
Protection Board under section 7701, but only if such appeal is made
not later than seven days after the date of such removal or transfer.
''Sec. 7554. Expedited review of appeal
''(a) Upon receipt of an appeal under section 7553(d), the Merit
Systems Protection Board shall refer such appeal to an administrative
judge pursuant to section 7701(b)(1). The administrative judge shall--
''(1) expedite any such appeal under such section; and
''(2) in any such case, issue a decision not later than 21
days after the date of the appeal.
''(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section
7703, the decision of an administrative judge under subsection (a)
shall be final and shall not be subject to any further appeal.
''(c) In any case in which the administrative judge cannot issue a
decision in accordance with the 21-day requirement under subsection
(a)(2), the removal or transfer is final. In such a case, the Merit
Systems Protection Board shall, within 14 days after the date that such
removal or transfer is final, submit to Congress a report that explains
the reasons why a decision was not issued in accordance with such
requirement.
''(d) The Merit Systems Protection Board or administrative judge
may not stay any removal or transfer under this section.
''(e) During the period beginning on the date on which an employee
appeals a removal from the civil service under section 7553(d) and
ending on the date that the administrative judge issues a final
decision on such appeal, such employee may not receive any pay, awards,
bonuses, incentives, allowances, differentials, student loan
repayments, special payments, or benefits.''.
(b) Application.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter VI of chapter 75 of title 5,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall not apply
to any personnel action against a career appointee (as that
term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 5, United States
Code) that was commenced before the date of enactment of this
Act.
(2) Relation to other authorities.--The authority provided
by such subchapter is in addition to the authority provided
under section 3592 or subchapter V of chapter 75 of title 5,
United States Code.
(c) Technical Amendments.--
(1) Title 5.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
(A) in section 3592(b)(2)--
(i) by striking ''or'' at the end of
subparagraph (A);
(ii) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (B) and inserting ''; or''; and
(iii) by adding at the end the following:
''(C) any removal under subchapter VI of this title
or section 713 of title 38.'';
(B) in section 3393(g), by striking ''or 7543 of
this title'' and inserting '', 7543, or 7553 of this
title or section 713 of title 38''; and
(C) in section 7542, by striking ''or to a removal
under section 3592 or 3595 of this title'' and
inserting ''to a removal under section 3592 or 3595 of
this title, to a suspension under section 7503, to a
removal or transfer under section 7553, or a removal or
transfer under section 713 of title 38''.
(2) Title 38.--Section 713(f)(1) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking ''or subchapter V'' and inserting
'', chapter 43, or subchapters V and VI''.
(d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after
the item relating to section 7543 the following:

''subchapter vi--senior executive service: expedited removal

''7551. Definitions.
''7552. Actions covered.
''7553. Cause and procedure.
''7554. Expedited review of appeal.''.

SEC. 9. MANDATORY REASSIGNMENT OF CAREER APPOINTEES.

(a) In General.--Section 3395(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''(3)(A) Consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and
(2), at least once every five years beginning on the date that a career
appointee is initially appointed to the Senior Executive Service, each
career appointee at an agency shall be reassigned to another Senior
Executive Service position at the agency at a different geographic
location that does not include the supervision of the same agency
personnel or programs.
''(B) The head of an agency may waive the requirement under
subparagraph (A) for any career appointee if the head submits notice of
the waiver and an explanation of the reasons for the waiver to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3395(a)(1)(A) of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking ''paragraph (2)'' and inserting
''paragraphs (2) and (3)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
A:
. Senior Executive Service Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill revises personnel requirements for employees in the Senior Executive Service (SES) to: require each federal agency to include in its biennial report to the Office of Personnel Management a justification for certain SES positions and the specific result expected from each position, including the impact of such result on the agency mission; extend the probationary period for SES employees from one year to two years; eliminate the authority for allowing an SES employee removed for a less than fully successful executive performance to retain an SES pay grade level if appointed to a civil service position; require a written description of employee performance requirements to be provided to SES employees by 30 calendar days before each rating period; make SES employees subject to the same 14-day (or less) suspension period, without duties and pay, as is applicable to other federal employees; expand the grounds for suspension or termination of an SES employee to include such cause as would promote the efficiency of the SES; allow an agency to place an SES employee on mandatory leave for misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or such cause as would promote the efficiency of the SES; provide for expedited removal of SES employees for performance or misconduct and for an expedited appeals process for removals; and require mandatory reassignments of SES employees at least once every five years.