I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5099 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2019 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to submit to Congress a plan to ensure that the executive branch of Government has a full workforce composed of qualified employees, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Recruitment and Retention Plan Act of 2019 . 2. Plan to ensure full workforce (a) In general Not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall submit to Congress a plan, including the actionable strategies described in subsection (b), to ensure that the executive branch of Government has a full workforce composed of qualified employees. (b) Actionable strategies described The actionable strategies described in this subsection are to— (1) hire new employees for vacant positions or positions that are predicted to be vacant within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this section; (2) attract at least 1 qualified applicant for each job opening not later than 2 weeks after the date such opening is made available for applicants to apply; and (3) prevent the loss of institutional knowledge when an employee leaves the executive branch. (c) Employee defined In this section, the term employee — (1) has the meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) includes an employee of the United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.