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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · H.R. 159 (Referred in Senate) — To implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Amendments to competitive service act of 2015

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Section 3318(b) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking 240-day and inserting 1-year ; by redesignating paragraph
(5)as paragraph (6); and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the Chance to Compete Act of 2023 , the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall establish and operate an online tool on which an appointing authority can share, with other appointing authorities and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council established under section 1303 of the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002 ( 5 U.S.C. 1401 note; Public Law 107–296 ), the resumes of individuals who are on a certificate of eligibles requested by the appointing authority. In carrying out this paragraph, the Director shall consult with the Chief Human Capital Officers Counsel and its membership to develop a plan to establish such online tool. . Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall provide to Congress a plan to develop the online tool required in paragraph
(5)of section 3318(b) of title 5, United States Code, as added by paragraph
(1)of this subsection. Such plan shall— incorporate the input and feedback collected during the required consultation under such paragraph; and include estimated costs for building and operating the online tool. Section 2 of the Competitive Service Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–137 ; 130 Stat. 310) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: In this subsection— the terms agency , Director , and Office have the meanings given those terms in section 3304(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code; and the term competitive service has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code. The Director shall maximize the sharing of information among agencies regarding qualified applicants for positions in the competitive service, including by— providing for the delegation to other agencies of the authority of the Office to host multi-agency hiring actions to increase the return on investment on high-quality pooled announcements; and sharing certificates of eligibles and accompanying résumés for appointment. .
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Amendments to competitive service act of 2015
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