Federal Human Capital Act of 2001
Latest action · Mar 19, 2002 Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 31, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes a Chief Human Capital Officers Council.
Requires a study on the feasibility and desirability of developing human capital metrics for use by the Federal Government.
Permits certain agencies to evaluate applicants for competitive service positions according to a quality category rating system rather than numerical ratings. Permits appointment into the competitive service without competition under specified conditions.
Authorizes voluntary separation incentive payments. Revises voluntary early retirement criteria. Provides for phased retirement for certain specialized positions. Authorizes the use of a streamlined critical pay authority. Requires expedited approval for appointments to positions classified above GS-15.
Reduces the notification period for reductions in grade or removal for unacceptable performance.
Requires a study on the discipline and termination process.
Authorizes an agency to assign a senior executive to a private entity to perform work of mutual concern.
Repeals the recertification requirements for senior executives. Permits the waiver of certain qualifications and other requirements for specially qualified scientists and professionals and persons in critical positions.
Revises agency training programs to require: (1) their evaluation and modification; (2) the hiring of a training officer; (3) establishment of a comprehensive management succession program; and (4) manager training on unacceptable performance issues.
Revises academic degree training criteria. Allows accrual of leave for certain qualified non-Federal service.
Amends the David L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 to expand: (1) the national security education program to include emphasis on the quality of teaching and learning in fields critical to national interests; and (2) the National Security Education Trust Fund to include repayment of student loans and payment for professional development instruction in critical national interest fields.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 31, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Fred Thompson | Original | Oct 31, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 31, 2001 |
| International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee | Referred Nov 16, 2001Hearings Mar 19, 2002 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2002Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services. Hearings held.
- Mar 18, 2002Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services. Hearings held.
- Dec 4, 2001Star Print ordered on on the bill.
- Nov 16, 2001Committee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services.
- Oct 31, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Oct 31, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-508 | VITAL ASSETS: HUMAN CAPITAL IN FEDERAL ECONOMIC REGULATORY AGENCIES115 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Apr 23, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-470 | THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE: LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE310 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Mar 18, 2002–Mar 19, 2002 |
| S. Hrg. 107-468 | CRITICAL SKILLS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL WORKFORCE ACT152 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Mar 12, 2002 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for reform relating to Federal employment, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Human Capital Act of 2001
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Advice and consent of the Senate
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cabinet officers
- Civil Service pensions
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Cost effectiveness
- Department of Defense
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Treasury
- Disabled
- Disabled veterans
- Disciplining of employees
- Dismissal of employees
- Early retirement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Employee selection
- Employee training
- Employment of the disabled
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to higher education
- Federal employees
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government buyouts
- Government downsizing
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government employees' life insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government travel
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Higher education
- International Affairs
- International education
- Judicial officers
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Layoffs
- Leave of absence
- Legislation
- Office of Management and Budget
- Office of Personnel Management
- Performance measurement
- Personnel management
- Planning-programming-budgeting
- Position classification
- Presidential appointments
- Salaries
- Scholarships
- Severance pay
- Sick leave
- Strategic planning
- Student loan funds
- Supervisors
- Travel costs
- Veterans' preference
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 31, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
