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6 U.S.C. § 351 — Chief Human Capital Officer

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6 U.S.C. § 351 — Chief Human Capital Officer

**(a) In general** The Chief Human Capital Officer shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Management. **(b) Responsibilities** In addition to the responsibilities set forth in chapter 14 of title 5 and other applicable law, the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department shall— (1) develop and implement strategic workforce planning policies, including with respect to leader development and employee engagement, that are consistent with Government-wide leading principles, in line with Department strategic human capital goals and priorities, and informed by best practices within the Federal Government and the private sector, taking into account the special requirements of members of the Armed Forces serving in the Coast Guard; (2) use performance measures to evaluate, on an ongoing basis, Department-wide strategic workforce planning efforts; (3) develop, improve, and implement policies that, to the extent practicable, are informed by employee feedback, including compensation flexibilities available to Federal agencies where appropriate, to recruit, hire, train, and retain the workforce of the Department, in coordination with all components of the Department; (4) identify methods for managing and overseeing human capital programs and initiatives, including leader development and employee engagement programs, in coordination with the head of each component of the Department; (5) develop a career path framework and create opportunities for leader development in coordination with all components of the Department that is informed by an assessment, carried out by the Chief Human Capital Officer, of the learning and developmental needs of employees in supervisory and nonsupervisory roles across the Department and appropriate workforce planning initiatives; (6)

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**(a) In general** The Chief Human Capital Officer shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Management. **(b) Responsibilities** In addition to the responsibilities set forth in chapter 14 of title 5 and other applicable law, the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department shall— (1) develop and implement strategic workforce planning policies, including with respect to leader development and employee engagement, that are consistent with Government-wide leading principles, in line with Department strategic human capital goals and priorities, and informed by best practices within the Federal Government and the private sector, taking into account the special requirements of members of the Armed Forces serving in the Coast Guard; (2) use performance measures to evaluate, on an ongoing basis, Department-wide strategic workforce planning efforts; (3) develop, improve, and implement policies that, to the extent practicable, are informed by employee feedback, including compensation flexibilities available to Federal agencies where appropriate, to recruit, hire, train, and retain the workforce of the Department, in coordination with all components of the Department; (4) identify methods for managing and overseeing human capital programs and initiatives, including leader development and employee engagement programs, in coordination with the head of each component of the Department; (5) develop a career path framework and create opportunities for leader development in coordination with all components of the Department that is informed by an assessment, carried out by the Chief Human Capital Officer, of the learning and developmental needs of employees in supervisory and nonsupervisory roles across the Department and appropriate workforce planning initiatives; (6) lead the efforts of the Department for managing employee resources, including training and development opportunities, in coordination with each component of the Department; (7) work to ensure the Department is implementing human capital programs and initiatives and effectively educating each component of the Department about these programs and initiatives; (8) identify and eliminate unnecessary and duplicative human capital policies and guidance; (9) maintain a catalogue of available employee development opportunities, including the Homeland Security Rotation Program pursuant to [section 414 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section414&num=0&edition=prelim), departmental leadership development programs, interagency development programs, and other rotational programs; (10) ensure that employee discipline and adverse action programs comply with the requirements of all pertinent laws, rules, regulations, and Federal guidance, and ensure due process for employees; (11) analyze each Department or Government-wide Federal workforce satisfaction or morale survey not later than 90 days after the date of the publication of each such survey and submit to the Secretary such analysis, including, as appropriate, recommendations to improve workforce satisfaction or morale within the Department; (12) review and approve all component employee engagement action plans to ensure such plans include initiatives responsive to the root cause of employee engagement challenges, as well as outcome-based performance measures and targets to track the progress of such initiatives; (13) provide input concerning the hiring and performance of the Chief Human Capital Officer or comparable official in each component of the Department; and (14) ensure that all employees of the Department are informed of their rights and remedies under chapters 12 and 23 of title 5. **(c) Component strategies** (1) **In general** — Each component of the Department shall, in coordination with the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, develop a 5-year workforce strategy for the component that will support the goals, objectives, and performance measures of the Department for determining the proper balance of Federal employees and private labor resources. (2) **Strategy requirements** — In developing the strategy required under paragraph (1), each component shall consider the effect on human resources associated with creating additional Federal full-time equivalent positions, converting private contractors to Federal employees, or relying on the private sector for goods and services. **(d) Chief Learning and Engagement Officer** The Chief Human Capital Officer may designate an employee of the Department to serve as a Chief Learning and Engagement Officer to assist the Chief Human Capital Officer in carrying out this section. **(e) Annual submission** Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the annual budget justification for the Department, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees a report that includes a table, delineated by component with actual and enacted amounts, including— (1) information on the progress within the Department of fulfilling the workforce strategies developed under subsection (c); (2) information on employee development opportunities catalogued pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection (b) and any available data on participation rates, attrition rates, and impacts on retention and employee satisfaction; (3) information on the progress of Departmentwide strategic workforce planning efforts as determined under paragraph (2) of subsection (b); (4) information on the activities of the steering committee established pursuant to [section 351(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section351/a&num=0&edition=prelim), including the number of meetings, types of materials developed and distributed, and recommendations made to the Secretary; (5) the number of on-board staffing for Federal employees from the prior fiscal year; (6) the total contract hours submitted by each prime contractor as part of the service contract inventory required under section 743 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2010 (division C of Public Law 111–117; [31 U.S.C. 501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section501&num=0&edition=prelim) note); and (7) the number of full-time equivalent personnel identified under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of 1970 ([42 U.S.C. 4701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section4701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). **(f) Limitation** Nothing in this section overrides or otherwise affects the requirements specified in [section 468 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section468&num=0&edition=prelim).

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6 U.S.C. § 468 — Staffing accreditation function

In fiscal year 2004 and thereafter, the Center is authorized to accept detailees from other Federal agencies, on a non-reimbursable basis, to staff the accreditation function.

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31 U.S.C. § 501 — Office of Management and Budget

The Office of Management and Budget is an office in the Executive Office of the President.

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6 U.S.C. § 414 — Unsolicited proposals

**(a) Regulations required** Within 1 year of November 25, 2002, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to include regulations with regard to unsolicited proposals. **(b) Content of regulations** The regulations prescribed under subsection (a) shall require that before initiating a comprehensive evaluation, an agency contact point shall consider, among other factors, that the proposal— (1) is not submitted in response to a previously published agency requirement; and (2) contains technical and cost information for evaluation and overall scientific, technical or socioeconomic merit, or cost-related or price-related factors.

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42 U.S.C. § 4701 — Method of payment; installments; advances or reimbursement; adjustments

Payments under this chapter may be made in installments, and in advance or by way of reimbursement, as the Office may determine, with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments.

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6 U.S.C. § 421 — Establishment of human resources management system

**(a) Authority** (1) **Sense of Congress** — It is the sense of Congress that— (A) it is extremely important that employees of the Department be allowed to participate in a meaningful way in the creation of any human resources management system affecting them; (B) such employees have the most direct knowledge of the demands of their jobs and have a direct interest in ensuring that their human resources management system is conducive to achieving optimal operational efficiencies; (C) the 21st century human resources management system envisioned for the Department should be one that benefits from the input of its employees; and (D) this collaborative effort will help secure our homeland. (2) **, (3) Omitted** **(b) Effect on personnel** (1) **Nonseparation or nonreduction in grade or compensation of full-time personnel and part-time personnel holding permanent positions** — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the transfer under this chapter of full-time personnel (except special Government employees) and part-time personnel holding permanent positions shall not cause any such employee to be separated or reduced in grade or compensation for 1 year after the date of transfer to the Department. (2) **Positions compensated in accordance with Executive Schedule** — Any person who, on the day preceding such person’s date of transfer pursuant to this chapter, held a position compensated in accordance with the Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5 and who, without a break in service, is appointed in the Department to a position having duties comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new position at not less than the rate provided for such position, for the duratio

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31 U.S.C. § 501 — Office of Management and Budget

Page 40 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 501 section (l) [enacting this section] shall apply with re- spect to violations occurring after such date.’’ REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION Pub. L. 103–296, title III, § 312(l)(3), Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1530, required the Secretary of the Treasury to submit a report to Congress by May 1, 1996, on the im- plementation of the amendments made by section 312 of Pub. L. 103–296 (enacting this section and amending section 1320b–10 of Title 42), with such report to include the number of cases in which the Secretary has notified persons of violations of this section, the number of prosecutions commenced under such section, and the total amount of the penalties collected in such prosecu- tions. CHAPTER 5—OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION Sec. 501. Office of Management and Budget. 502. Officers. 503. Functions of Deputy Director for Manage- ment. 504. Office of Federal Financial Management. 505. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. 506. Office of Federal Procurement Policy. 507. Office of Electronic Government. SUBCHAPTER II—ADMINISTRATIVE 521. Employees. 522. Necessary expenditures. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2002—Pub. L. 107–347, title I, § 102(c)(2), Dec. 17, 2002, 116 Stat. 2910, added item 507. 1990—Pub. L. 101–576, title II, § 203(c), Nov. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 2841, added items 503 and 504 and redesignated former items 503 and 504 as 505 and 506, respectively. 1983—Pub. L. 97–452, § 1(1)(B), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2467, added item 504. SUBCHAPTER I—ORGANIZATION § 501. Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget is an of- fice in the Executive Office of the President. (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 886.) HISTORICAL AND RE

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42 U.S.C. § 4701 — Congressional findings and declaration of

Page 6213 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 4702 Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1987—Pub. L. 100–17 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted ‘‘an acquiring agency’’ for ‘‘a State agency’’ and ‘‘such acquiring agency’’ for ‘‘such State agency’’, and added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 100–17 effective on effective date provided in regulations promulgated under section 4633 of this title (as amended by section 412 of Pub. L. 100–17), but not later than 2 years after Apr. 2, 1987, see section 418 of Pub. L. 100–17, set out as a note under sec- tion 4601 of this title. CHAPTER 62—INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL PROGRAM Sec. 4701. Congressional findings and declaration of pol- icy. 4702. Administration of authorities. SUBCHAPTER I—DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES AND STANDARDS 4711 to 4713. Omitted. SUBCHAPTER II—STRENGTHENING STATE AND LOCAL PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION 4721. Declaration of purpose. 4722. State government and statewide programs and grants. 4723. Local government programs and grants. 4724. Intergovernmental cooperation in recruiting and examining activities; potential employ- ees, certification; payments for costs; cred- its to appropriation or fund for payment of expenses. 4725. Technical assistance; waiver of payments for costs; credits to appropriation or fund for payment of expenses. 4726. Coordination of Federal programs. 4727. Interstate compacts. 4728. Transfer of functions. SUBCHAPTER III—TRAINING AND DEVELOPING STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES 4741. Declaration of purpose. 4742. Admission to Federal employee training pro- grams. 4743. Grants to State and local governments for training. 4744. Grants to other organizations.

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6 U.S.C. § 351 — Employee engagement

Page 205 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 351 shall be responsible for policy formulation re- garding matters relating to economic security and trade, as such matters relate to the mis- sion and the operations of the Department. (3) Additional responsibilities In addition to the duties specified in para- graph (2), the Assistant Secretary established under paragraph (1), at the direction of the Secretary, may— (A) oversee— (i) coordination of supply chain policy; and (ii) assessments and reports to Congress related to critical economic security do- mains; (B) coordinate with stakeholders in other Federal departments and agencies and non- governmental entities with trade and eco- nomic security interests, authorities, and responsibilities; and (C) perform such additional duties as the Secretary or the Under Secretary of Strat- egy, Policy, and Plans may prescribe. (4) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Critical economic security domain The term ‘‘critical economic security do- main’’ means any infrastructure, industry, technology, or intellectual property (or com- bination thereof) that is essential for the economic security of the United States. (B) Economic security The term ‘‘economic security’’ has the meaning given such term in section 474(c)(2) of this title. (h) Limitation Nothing in this section overrides or otherwise affects the requirements specified in section 468 of this title. (Pub. L. 107–296, title VII, § 709, as added Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title XIX, § 1902(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2670; amended Pub. L. 117–263, div. G, title LXXI, § 7116(b), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3637.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 117–263 added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h). Statutory Notes and

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