	P.L. 107-296, Homeland Security Act of 2002

		Establishment of Human Resources Management System(4)

Title VIII, Subtitle E, Â§841 of P.L. The new Â§9701(a)provides that notwithstanding any other provision of Part III, the Secretary of Homeland Securitymay, in regulations prescribed jointly with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director,establish, and from time to time adjust, an HRM system for some or all of the organizational unitsof the Department of Homeland Security. Requirements for the HRM System. Limitations Relating to Pay. Provisions Relating to Appellate Procedures. Federal Workforce Improvement(5)

Title XIII of P.L. Pay,performance management, and labor-management relations were among the issues discussed. On February 20, 2004, DHS and OPM jointly issued proposed regulations for the DHS HRMsystem which were published in the Federal Register . (41) The proposed regulations cover job evaluation, pay and payadministration, performance management, labor-management relations, adverse actions, and appeals. The system will be implemented in phases. Some 8,000employees (primarily from DHS headquarters and nonmilitary members of the Coast Guard) will becovered beginning in fall 2004 and the remainder of employees will be covered beginning in fall2005. The Budget of the United States for FY2005 proposes funding of $133.5 million toimplement the new HRM system at DHS.
P.L. 107-296 , Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( H.R. 5005 ), authorizes theSecretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) toestablish, and from time to time adjust, a human resources management (HRM) system for some orall of the organizational units of the new Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The law statesspecific requirements for the HRM system. Federal workforce improvements to be appliedgovernmentwide also are authorized by P.L. 107-296 .
On February 20, 2004, DHS and OPM jointly issued proposed regulations for the DHS HRMsystem which were published in the Federal Register . The proposed regulations cover jobevaluation, pay and pay administration, performance management, labor-management relations,adverse actions, and appeals. Some 8,000 employees (primarily from DHS headquarters andnonmilitary members of the Coast Guard) will be covered by the system beginning in fall 2004 andthe remainder of employees will be covered by the system beginning in fall 2005. The Budget ofthe United States for FY2005 proposes funding of $112.5 million to develop and implement aperformance-based pay system and to train personnel.
This report discusses the provisions of P.L. 107-296 as they relate to human resourcesmanagement. It does not discuss provisions of the law that relate to labor management relations andcollective bargaining.