To require a plans on the implementation and utilization of flexible personnel management authorities in Department of Defense laboratories.
What it does: Adds SEC. 1107. FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES at the end of title XI
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)What it changes
1 change to S. 2400 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 1107. FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES at the end of title XI
Adds a sectionIn S. 2400 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Repeal of Superseded Law.--Section 349 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2727; 10 U.S.C. 1587 note) is repealed.
Inserted: SEC. 1107. FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.
Inserted: (a) Independent Assessment.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall enter into a contract with an appropriate person or entity in the private sector to provide for an assessment of various means by which the personnel management authorities referred to in subsection (b) may be best implemented at the Department of Defense laboratories covered by such authorities in order to achieve the objectives as follows:
Inserted: (1) To increase the mission responsiveness, efficiency, and effectiveness of such laboratories.
Inserted: (2) To make such laboratories fully competitive with their industrial, academic, and foreign counterparts.
Inserted: (b) Personnel Authorities.--The personnel authorities referred to in this subsection are as follows:
Inserted: (1) The personnel management authorities applicable to Department of Defense science and technology laboratories under the personnel demonstration projects carried out pursuant to section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2721), as amended by section 1114 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398 (114 Stat. 1654A-315)).
Inserted: (2) The special personnel management authorities for research and development projects administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note).
Inserted: (3) The National Security Personnel System under section 9902 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the laboratories referred to in subsection (c)(2) of such section.
Inserted: (c) Implementation Plan.--(1) The Under Secretary shall develop a plan to implement fully the authorities referred to in subsection (b) in order to achieve the objectives specified in subsection (a).
Inserted: (2) The Under Secretary may include in the plan recommendations for such modifications of the authorities referred to in subsection (b), or such additional personnel management authorities, as the Under Secretary considers appropriate to achieve the objectives specified in subsection (a).
Inserted: (3) The Under Secretary shall take into account the results of the assessment under subsection (a) in carrying out this subsection.
Inserted: (d) Submittal of Assessment and Plan to Congress.--(1) The Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment under subsection (a) not later than June 1, 2005.
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Inserted: (2) The Under Secretary shall submit to Congress the implementation plan developed under subsection (c) not later than February 1, 2006.
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At the end of title XI add the following:
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SA 3342. Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2400, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XI add the following:
SEC. 1107. FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.
(a) Independent Assessment.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall enter into a contract with an appropriate person or entity in the private sector to provide for an assessment of various means by which the personnel management authorities referred to in subsection (b) may be best implemented at the Department of Defense laboratories covered by such authorities in order to achieve the objectives as follows:
(1) To increase the mission responsiveness, efficiency, and effectiveness of such laboratories.
(2) To make such laboratories fully competitive with their industrial, academic, and foreign counterparts.
(b) Personnel Authorities.--The personnel authorities referred to in this subsection are as follows:
(1) The personnel management authorities applicable to Department of Defense science and technology laboratories under the personnel demonstration projects carried out pursuant to section 342(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2721), as amended by section 1114 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398 (114 Stat. 1654A-315)).
(2) The special personnel management authorities for research and development projects administered by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under section 1101 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 5 U.S.C. 3104 note).
(3) The National Security Personnel System under section 9902 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the laboratories referred to in subsection (c)(2) of such section.
(c) Implementation Plan.--(1) The Under Secretary shall develop a plan to implement fully the authorities referred to in subsection (b) in order to achieve the objectives specified in subsection (a).
(2) The Under Secretary may include in the plan recommendations for such modifications of the authorities referred to in subsection (b), or such additional personnel management authorities, as the Under Secretary considers appropriate to achieve the objectives specified in subsection (a).
(3) The Under Secretary shall take into account the results of the assessment under subsection (a) in carrying out this subsection.
(d) Submittal of Assessment and Plan to Congress.--(1) The Under Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment under subsection (a) not later than June 1, 2005.
(2) The Under Secretary shall submit to Congress the implementation plan developed under subsection (c) not later than February 1, 2006.
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3342 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Reid.(consideration: CR S7272-7273)
June 23, 2004
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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 3342 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Reid.(consideration: CR S7272-7273)
June 23, 2004
Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 3342 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.(text as modified: CR S7272-7273)
June 23, 2004
Amendment SA 3342 proposed by Senator Levin for Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S7272-7273) To require a plans on the implementation and utilization of flexible personnel management authorities in Department of Defense laboratories.
June 23, 2004
Amendment SA 3342 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (text as modified: CR S7272-7273)
June 23, 2004
Senate amendment submitted
June 7, 2004