H.R. 159 — what changed
Chance to Compete Act of 2023
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 2 sections amended and 1 removed between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 4 Amendments to competitive service act of 2015
Platforms for sharing certificates of eligibles—
In general— 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:
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“(5) Online tool for sharing résumés of individuals on certificates of eligibles—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 résumés 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.”
Plan— 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.
Maximizing sharing of applicant information— 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:
“(c) Exploring the benefits of maximizing sharing of applicant information
“(1) Definitions—In this subsection—
“(A) the terms “agency”, “Director”, and “Office” have the meanings given those terms in section 3304(c)(1) of title 5, United States Code; and
“(B) the term competitive service has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code.
“(2) Maximizing sharing—The Director shall maximize the sharing of information among agencies regarding qualified applicants for positions in the competitive service, including by—
“(A) 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
“(B) sharing certificates of eligibles and accompanying résumés for appointment.”
Sec. 7 Updates to system of records for hiring actions in the civil service
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Update to select system of records— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and on a regular basis thereafter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide guidance to all Federal departments and agencies to ensure appropriate use of a system of records, including any governmentwide government-wide systems of records, to meet the requirements of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the “Privacy Act”), in hiring actions in the civil service.
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Governmentwide Government-wide systems of records at the office—
In general— The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall ensure that any system of records notice updates required pursuant to the guidance provided under subsection (a) account for any use of newer technologies that capture records (as defined in section 552a(a)(4) of title 5, United States Code) in video, audio, and video/audio combination formats and accommodate maintenance of such video, audio, and video/audio combination records.
Evaluation for potential updates or revisions—
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In general— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall evaluate whether the governmentwide government-wide System of Records Notices (referred to in this paragraph as SORNs) “OPM/GOVT–5 “OPM/GOVT-5 Recruiting, Examining, and Placement Records” and “OPM/GOVT–6 “OPM/GOVT-6 Personnel Research and Test Validation Records”, or any successor materials thereto, require updating or revision to implement the purposes of this Act.
Issuance of updates or revisions; notice to Congress— If the Director, after the evaluation under subparagraph (A), finds that any updates or revisions to the SORNs identified in that subparagraph are necessary and appropriate to support implementation of this Act, the Director shall promptly—
issue the updates or revisions; and
notify the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 8 Determination of budgetary effects
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The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled “Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation” for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.