Sec. 337. Independent investigation of disciplinary outcomes
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report relating to the degree to which the application of discipline and adverse actions are administered by the Department in an equitable and consistent manner that results in the same or substantially similar disciplinary outcomes across the Department for misconduct by a non-supervisory employee as compared to supervisor employee who engaged in the same or substantially similar misconduct.
In carrying out the investigation described in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall consult with the Employee Engagement Steering Committee established pursuant to section 721 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as added by this Act). Not later than 60 days after receiving the report required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management of the Department shall— review the findings and recommendations of such investigation and implement a plan, in consultation with the Employee Engagement Steering Committee, to correct any relevant deficiencies identified by the Comptroller General of the United States pursuant to such investigation; and direct the Employee Engagement Steering Committee to review such plan to inform activities and action plans of such Committee.