Sec. 2. Definitions
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Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating subsections
(b)through
(g)as subsections
(h)through (m), respectively; by redesignating subsection
(a)as subsection (b); and by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following: In this section: The term agency means an Executive agency. The term Director means the Director of the Office. The term examination means the process by which an applicant demonstrates knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies. The term examining agency means— the Office; or an agency to which the Director has delegated examining authority under section 1104(a)(2). The term Office means the Office of Personnel Management. The term passing score means a minimum acceptable score or rating, consistent with applicable law, that may include a quantitative or qualitative assessment that an applicant can pass or fail. The term relevant committees means— the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives. The term subject matter expert means an employee or selecting official— who possesses an understanding of the duties of, and knowledge, skills, and abilities required for, the position for which the employee or selecting official is developing or administering an examination; and whom the delegated examining unit of the examining agency that employs the employee or selecting official designates to assist in the development and administration of technical assessments. The term technical assessment means a position-specific tool that is relevant to the position for which the tool is developed that— allows for the demonstration of job-related skills, abilities, knowledge, and competencies; is based upon a job analysis; and does not solely include or principally rely upon a self-assessment from an automated examination. . Part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended— in chapter 33— in section 3302(2), by striking 3304(a) and inserting 3304(b) ; and in section 3330a(a)(1)(B), by striking 3304(f)(1) and inserting 3304(l)(1) ; and in section 9810(b), by striking 3304(b) and inserting 3304(h) . Section 8(d)(2) of the Act entitled, “An Act to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe”, approved June 3, 1976 ( 22 U.S.C. 3008(d)(2) ) is amended by striking 3304(c)(1) and inserting 3304(i)(1) . Section 308(e)(2) of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 6918(e)(2) ) is amended by striking 3304(c)(1) and inserting 3304(i)(1) . Section 136(i)(1) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17013(i)(1) ) is amended by striking 3304(a)(3) and inserting 3304(b)(3) . Section 3304 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by paragraph
(1)of this subsection, is amended— in subsection (b), by striking The President and inserting ; Rules .—The President in subsection (h), by striking An individual and inserting ; Examination or exception required .—An individual in subsection (i), by striking
(1)For the purpose and inserting ; Technicians .—(1) For the purpose in subsection (j), by striking The Office and inserting ; Consideration of experience .—The office in subsection (k), by striking Employees and inserting ; and Use of public buildings .—Employees in subsection (l), by striking
(1)Preference eligibles or veterans and inserting . Preference eligibles and veterans .—(1) Preference eligibles or veterans In this Act— each term that is defined in section 3304(a) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a)of this section, shall have the meaning given the term in such section 3304(a); and the term competitive service has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code.
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