Sec. 5. REPORTS
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## SEC. 5 REPORTS **[**[5 U.S.C. 3304 note](/us/usc/t5/s3304)**]** ###
(a)Implementation Reports ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter ending with the fifth publication and submission of the report, the Director shall publish on a public-facing website, and submit to the relevant committees, a report that— #####
(A)examines the progress of examining agencies in implementing the requirements of this Act and the amendments made by this Act; and #####
(B)identifies any significant difficulties encountered in the implementation described in subparagraph (A). ####
(2)Inclusion in annual report The Director may include the report required under paragraph
(1)as an addendum to the report required under subsection (b). ####
(3)Delayed reporting If the Director is unable to publish and submit the report within the timeline required under paragraph (1), the Director shall publish on a public-facing website, and submit to the relevant committees, a notification of the delay that— #####
(A)provides a reason for the delay; and #####
(B)advises the public and the relevant committees of the anticipated date of publication and submission of the report. ###
(b)Annual Report ####
(1)In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the Director shall publish on a public-facing website and submit to the relevant committees a report that, with respect to categories of positions in the competitive service for which an examining agency examined applicants during the applicable period, includes— #####
(A)the type of examination used; and #####
(B)summary data from examinations that are closed, audited, and anonymous on the use of examinations for the competitive service, including technical assessments. ####
(2)Demographic indicators In carrying out paragraph (1), the Director shall break the data down by applicant demographic indicators to facilitate direct comparability and trendline comparisons to data available as of October 1, 2020, as a baseline. ####
(3)Limitations In carrying out this subsection, the Director may only publish and submit to the relevant committees data relating to examinations for which— #####
(A)the related announcement is closed; #####
(B)certificates have been audited; and #####
(C)all hiring processes are completed. ####
(4)Delayed reporting If the Director is unable to publish and submit the report within the timeline required under paragraph (1), the Director shall publish on a public-facing website, and submit to the relevant committees, a notification of the delay that— #####
(A)provides a reason for the delay; and #####
(B)advises the public and the relevant committees of the anticipated date of publication and submission of the report. ###
(c)Provision of Data by Agencies ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall issue guidance to examining agencies regarding the data that the Director needs from the examining agencies in order to comply with subsections
(a)and (b). ####
(2)Reporting timelines Each examining agency shall provide the data outlined in the guidance issued by the Director under paragraph
(1)on a quarterly basis.
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