Sec. 711. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
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## SEC. 711 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT **[**[6 U.S.C. 351](/us/usc/t6/s351)**]** ###
(a)Steering Committee Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish an employee engagement steering committee, including representatives from operational components, headquarters, and field personnel, including supervisory and nonsupervisory personnel, and employee labor organizations that represent Department employees, and chaired by the Under Secretary for Management, to carry out the following activities: ####
(1)Identify factors that have a negative impact on employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department, such as perceptions about limitations on career progression, mobility, or development opportunities, collected through employee feedback platforms, including through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate. ####
(2)Identify, develop, and distribute initiatives and best practices to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department, including through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate. ####
(3)Monitor efforts of each component to address employee engagement, morale, and communications based on employee feedback provided through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate. ####
(4)Advise the Secretary on efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within specific components and across the Department. ####
(5)Conduct regular meetings and report, not less than once per quarter, to the Under Secretary for Management, the head of each component, and the Secretary on Departmentwide efforts to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications. ###
(b)Action Plan; Reporting The Secretary, acting through the Chief Human Capital Officer, shall— ####
(1)not later than 120 days after the date of the establishment of the employee engagement steering committee under subsection (a), issue a Departmentwide employee engagement action plan, reflecting input from the steering committee and employee feedback provided through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications in accordance with paragraph
(1)of such subsection, to execute strategies to improve employee engagement, morale, and communications within the Department; and ####
(2)require the head of each component to— #####
(A)develop and implement a component-specific employee engagement plan to advance the action plan required under paragraph
(1)that includes performance measures and objectives, is informed by employee feedback provided through annual employee surveys, questionnaires, and other communications, as appropriate, and sets forth how employees and, where applicable, their labor representatives are to be integrated in developing programs and initiatives; #####
(B)monitor progress on implementation of such action plan; and #####
(C)provide to the Chief Human Capital Officer and the steering committee quarterly reports on actions planned and progress made under this paragraph. ###
(c)Termination This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this section.
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