Sec. 112. Department of Homeland Security Rotation Program
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Section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 414(a) ) is amended— by striking
(a); Establishment.— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(5)as subsections
(a)through (e), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; in subsection (a), as so redesignated— by striking Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the and inserting The ; and by striking for employees of the Department and inserting for certain personnel within the Department ; in subsection (b), as so redesignated— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)through
(G)as paragraphs
(3)through (9), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; by inserting before paragraph (3), as so redesignated, the following new paragraphs: seek to foster greater departmental integration and unity of effort; seek to help enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of participating personnel with respect to the programs, policies, and activities of the Department; ; in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking middle and senior level ; and in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by inserting before invigorate the following: seek to improve morale and retention throughout the Department and ; in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— by striking clause (iii); and by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and
(iv)through
(viii)as subparagraphs
(A)through (G), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; by redesignating subsections
(d)and (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2), as subsections
(e)and (f), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(c)the following new subsection: In carrying out the Rotation Program the Secretary shall— before selecting employees for participation in the Rotation Program, disseminate information broadly within the Department about the availability of the Rotation Program, qualifications for participation in the Rotation Program, including full-time employment within the employing component or office not less than one year, and the general provisions of the Rotation Program; require as a condition of participation in the Rotation Program that an employee— is nominated by the head of the component or office employing the employee; and is selected by the Secretary, or the Secretary’s designee, solely on the basis of relative ability, knowledge, and skills, after fair and open competition that assures that all candidates receive equal opportunity; ensure that each employee participating in the Rotation Program shall be entitled to return, within a reasonable period of time after the end of the period of participation, to the position held by the employee, or a corresponding or higher position, in the component or office that employed the employee prior to the participation of the employee in the Rotation Program; require that the rights that would be available to the employee if the employee were detailed from the employing component or office to another Federal agency or office remain available to the employee during the employee participation in the Rotation Program; and require that, during the period of participation by an employee in the Rotation Program, performance evaluations for the employee— shall be conducted by officials in the office or component employing the employee with input from the supervisors of the employee at the component or office in which the employee is placed during that period; and shall be provided the same weight with respect to promotions and other rewards as performance evaluations for service in the office or component employing the employee. ; and by adding at the end the following new subsection: The Secretary shall establish an Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program as part of the Rotation Program under subsection (a). The Chief Human Capital Officer, in conjunction with the Chief Intelligence Officer, shall administer the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program established pursuant to paragraph (1). The Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program established pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall be open to employees serving in existing analyst positions within the Department’s Intelligence Enterprise and other Department employees as determined appropriate by the Chief Human Capital Officer and the Chief Intelligence Officer. The responsibilities specified in subsection (c)(2) that apply to the Rotation Program under such subsection shall, as applicable, also apply to the Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program under this subsection. . Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate information about the status of the Homeland Security Rotation Program authorized by section 844 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as amended by subsection
(a)of this section.
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