---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 U.S.C. § 1402"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
number: "1402"
heading: "Authority and functions of agency Chief Human Capital Officers"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/1402"
units:
  - "Part II — Civil Service Functions and Responsibilities"
  - "Chapter 14 — Agency Chief Human Capital Officers"
---

# §1402. Authority and functions of agency Chief Human Capital Officers

- (a) The functions of each Chief Human Capital Officer shall include—
  - (1) setting the workforce development strategy of the agency;
  - (2) assessing workforce characteristics and future needs based on the agency’s mission and strategic plan;
  - (3) aligning the agency’s human resources policies and programs with organization mission, strategic goals, and performance outcomes;
  - (4) developing and advocating a culture of continuous learning to attract and retain employees with superior abilities;
  - (5) identifying best practices and benchmarking studies,[^1] and
  - (6) applying methods for measuring intellectual capital and identifying links of that capital to organizational performance and growth.
- (b) In addition to the authority otherwise provided by this section, each agency Chief Human Capital Officer—
  - (1) shall have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or other material that—
    - (A) are the property of the agency or are available to the agency; and
    - (B) relate to programs and operations with respect to which that agency Chief Human Capital Officer has responsibilities under this chapter; and
  - (2) may request such information or assistance as may be necessary for carrying out the duties and responsibilities provided by this chapter from any Federal, [State](/usc/5/1501.md?p=1), or local governmental entity.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon.

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 107–296, title XIII, § 1302(a), Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2288.)