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paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) of section 2(a), sec

tion 2(c), or section 2(d).

(4) EMPLOYEE OF THE SENATE.-The term

"employee of the Senate" means—

(A) any employee whose pay is disbursed

by the Secretary of the Senate;

(B) any employee of the Architect of the Capitol who is assigned to the Senate Restaurants or to the Superintendent of the Senate Office Buildings;

(C) with respect to the application of a provision described in paragraph (4), (5), (6), or (7) of section 2(a), section 2(c), or section

2(d), any applicant for a position that will last

90 days or more and that is to be occupied by

an individual described in subparagraph (A) or

(B); or

(D) any individual who was formerly an employee described in subparagraph (A) or (B) and whose claim of a violation arises out of the individual's Senate employment.

(5) EMPLOYING OFFICE.-The term "employing

office" means the office headed by a head of an employing office.

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(6) HEAD OF AN EMPLOYING OFFICE.-The

term "head of an employing office" means the indi

vidual who has final authority to appoint, hire, discharge, and set the terms, conditions, or privileges of the congressional employment of a congressional employee.

(7) INSTRUMENTALITY.-The term "instrumentality" means an entity described in paragraph (2)(A).

(8) VIOLATION.-The term "violation" means a violation of a provision listed in section 2 or a regulation that takes effect under section 4(c).

To require the Architect of the Capitol to establish and maintain a comprehensive personnel management system, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JUNE 15 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 1994

Ms. MIKULSKI (for herself, Mr. REID, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. GRASSLEY, and Mr. SARBANES) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To require the Architect of the Capitol to establish and maintain a comprehensive personnel management system, and for other purposes.

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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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This Act may be cited as the "Architect of the Capitol

5 Human Resources Act”.

6 SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.

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(a) FINDING.-The Congress finds that the Office of

8 the Architect of the Capitol has not kept pace with human

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1 resource management practices common among other 2 Federal and private sector organizations.

3 (b) PURPOSE.-It is the purpose of this Act to re4 quire the Architect of the Capitol to establish and main5 tain a personnel management system that incorporates 6 fundamental principles that exist in other modern person7 nel systems.

8 SEC. 3. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-The Architect of the Capitol 10 shall establish and maintain a personnel management sys

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(b) REQUIREMENTS.-The personnel management

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(1) A system which ensures that applicants for employment and employees of the Architect of the Capitol are appointed, promoted, and assigned on the basis of merit and fitness after fair and equitable consideration of all applicants and employees through open competition.

(2) An equal employment opportunity program which includes an affirmative employment program

for employees and applicants for employment, and procedures for monitoring progress by the Architect of the Capitol in ensuring a workforce reflective of

the diverse labor force.

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(3) A system for the classification of positions which takes into account the difficulty, responsibility, and qualification requirements of the work performed, and which conforms to the principle of equal

pay for substantially equal work.

(4) A program for the training of Architect of the Capitol employees which has among its goals improved employee performance and opportunities for employee advancement.

(5) A formal performance appraisal system which will permit the accurate evaluation of job performance on the basis of objective criteria for all Architect of the Capitol employees.

(6) A fair and equitable system to address unacceptable conduct and performance by Architect of the Capitol employees, including a general statement

of violations, sanctions, and procedures which shall

be made known to all employees, and a formal grievance procedure.

(7) A program to provide services to deal with mental health, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and other employee problems, and which ensures employee confidentiality.

(8) A formal policy statement regarding the use and accrual of sick and annual leave which shall be