§3706 — Title 5 Government Organization and Employees | U.S. Code

Summary

The Office of Personnel Management must prepare reports twice a year and send them to the House Government Reform Committee and the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee by April 30 and October 31. Each report covers the prior six months ending March 31 and September 30. Each report must say how many people were assigned to and from each agency and give a short description of each assignment (name, private employer and agency, job titles with duties and pay level, and how long the assignment lasted and its goals). The reports may include any other information OPM needs. OPM must publish each report in the Federal Register and put it on the Internet. Agencies must give OPM any information it asks for to make these reports.

Title 5, §3706

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(a)The Office of Personnel Management shall, not later than April 30 and October 31 of each year, prepare and submit to the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate a semiannual report summarizing the operation of this chapter during the immediately preceding 6-month period ending on March 31 and September 30, respectively.

(b)Each report shall include, with respect to the 6-month period to which such report relates—

(1)the total number of individuals assigned to, and the total number of individuals assigned from, each agency during such period;

(2)a brief description of each assignment included under paragraph (1), including—

(A)the name of the assigned individual, as well as the private sector organization and the agency (including the specific bureau or other agency component) to or from which such individual was assigned;

(B)the respective positions to and from which the individual was assigned, including the duties and responsibilities and the pay grade or level associated with each; and

(C)the duration and objectives of the individual’s assignment; and

(3)such other information as the Office considers appropriate.

(c)A copy of each report submitted under subsection (a)—

(1)shall be published in the Federal Register; and

(2)shall be made publicly available on the Internet.

(d)On request of the Office, agencies shall furnish such information and reports as the Office may require in order to carry out this section.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Tenth Congress, Jan. 5, 2007. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 6, One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2019. Committee on Oversight and Reform of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Oversight and Accountability of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023. Committee on Governmental Affairs of Senate changed to Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of Senate, effective Jan. 4, 2005, by Senate Resolution No. 445, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Oct. 9, 2004.

Effective Date

Section effective 120 days after Dec. 17, 2002, see section 402(a) of Pub. L. 107–347, set out as a note under section 3601 of Title 44, Public Printing and Documents.

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