Sec. 521. Direct hiring authorities for certain health care positions
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Subpart I of part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Sec. 10301. Department of Veterans Affairs personnel authorities. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall promulgate regulations to redesign the procedures that are applied by the Department of Veterans Affairs in making appointments to positions described in paragraphs
(1)and
(3)of section 7401 of title 38 in order to— better meet mission needs; respond to managers’ needs and the needs of applicants; produce high-quality applicants; support timely decisions; and promote competitive job offers. In redesigning the process by which the appointments described in paragraph
(1)shall be made, the Secretary may waive the requirements of chapter 33, and the regulations implementing that chapter, to the extent necessary to achieve the objectives of this section, while providing for the following: Fair, credible, and transparent methods of establishing qualification requirements for, recruitment for, and appointments to positions. Fair and open competition and equitable treatment in the consideration and selection of individuals to positions. Fair, credible, and transparent methods of assigning, reassigning, detailing, transferring, or promoting employees. In implementing this subsection, the Secretary shall comply with the provisions of section 2302(b)(11), regarding veterans’ preference requirements, in a manner consistent with that in which such provisions are applied under chapter 33. The Secretary shall develop a training program for Department of Veterans Affairs human resource professionals to implement the requirements of this subsection. The Secretary shall develop indicators of effectiveness to determine whether appointment flexibilities under this subsection have achieved the objectives described in paragraph (1). In the redesign of appointment procedures, as described in subsection (a), and with respect to the system of appointment flexibilities established under that subsection, the Secretary shall— include a means for ensuring employee involvement (for bargaining unit employees, through their exclusive representatives) in that redesign and in the implementation of that system; provide for adequate training and retraining for supervisors, managers, and employees in the implementation and operation of that redesign and that system; develop— a comprehensive management succession program to provide training to employees to develop managers for the agency; and a program to provide training to supervisors on actions, options, and strategies that a supervisor may use in administering that system; include effective transparency and accountability measures and safeguards to ensure that the management of that system is fair, credible, and equitable, including appropriate independent reasonableness reviews, internal assessments, and employee surveys; provide mentors to advise individuals on their career paths and opportunities to advance and excel within their fields; develop appropriate procedures for warnings during performance evaluations for employees who fail to meet performance standards; utilize the quadrennial strategic plan required under section 7330C(b) of title 38; and ensure that adequate agency resources are allocated for the design, implementation, and administration of that system. . The table of chapters for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 102 the following: 103. Department of Veterans Affairs Hiring Authorities 10301. .