Federal Supervisor Education Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5810 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5810

 To provide for mandatory training for Federal Government supervisors
 and the assessment of management competencies, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 21, 2025

 Mr. Timmons introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

 To provide for mandatory training for Federal Government supervisors
 and the assessment of management competencies, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Supervisor Education Act of
2025''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SUPERVISORS.

    (a) In General.--Section 4121 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 4121. Specific training programs
    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
            ``(1) the term `program' has the meaning given that term in
        section 1122(a)(1)(C) of title 31; and
            ``(2) the term `supervisor' means--
                    ``(A) a supervisor (as that term is defined in
                section 7103(a)(10));
                    ``(B) a management official (as that term is
                defined under such section); or
                    ``(C) any other employee as the Director of the
                Office of Personnel Management may by regulation
                prescribe.
    ``(b) Establishment of Training Programs.--In consultation with the
Office of Personnel Management, the head of each agency shall
establish--
            ``(1) a comprehensive management succession program to
        provide training to employees to develop managers for the
        agency; and
            ``(2) a program--
                    ``(A) under which supervisors have individual
                development plans, established by the head, that
                provide for training on actions, options, and
                strategies a supervisor may use in--
                            ``(i) developing and discussing relevant
                        performance goals and objectives with the
                        employee and ensuring the performance goals and
                        objectives align to the mission and priority
                        goals of the agency;
                            ``(ii) communicating and discussing
                        progress relative to performance goals and
                        objectives, and conducting performance
                        appraisals;
                            ``(iii) mentoring and coaching employees
                        and improving employee engagement, performance,
                        and productivity;
                            ``(iv) fostering a work environment
                        characterized by fairness, respect, equal
                        opportunity, and attention paid to the merit of
                        the work of employees;
                            ``(v) effectively managing employees with
                        unacceptable performance, including training to
                        understand the disciplinary options and
                        procedures available to the supervisor;
                            ``(vi) effectively using the probationary
                        period to examine whether an employee has
                        demonstrated successful performance or conduct
                        to continue past the probationary period, and
                        to assess the needs and interests of the agency
                        with respect to the probationary employee's
                        final appointment;
                            ``(vii) addressing reports of a hostile
                        work environment, retaliation, or harassment
                        of, or by, another supervisor or employee;
                            ``(viii) meeting supervisor competencies
                        established by the Office of Personnel
                        Management or the employing agency of the
                        supervisor; and
                            ``(ix) collaborating with human resources
                        employees to recruit, select, appraise, and
                        reward employees to build a workforce based on
                        organizational goals, budget considerations,
                        and staffing needs;
                    ``(B) to provide training to supervisors on the
                prohibited personnel practices under section 2302,
                employee rights, and the procedures and processes used
                to enforce employee rights; and
                    ``(C) under which experienced supervisor mentors
                are identified, evaluated, and approved to provide
                guidance and advice to new or underperforming
                supervisors to--
                            ``(i) transfer knowledge and advice in
                        areas such as communication, critical thinking,
                        responsibility, flexibility, motivating and
                        engaging employees, teamwork, leadership, and
                        professional development; and
                            ``(ii) identify strengths and areas for
                        development.
    ``(c) Requirements for Training Design.--Training in the program
components established under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection
(b)(2) shall--
            ``(1) be designed using principles of adult learning and an
        industry standard instructional design model; and
            ``(2) to the extent practicable, as determined by the
        agency, be training that is instructor-based.
    ``(d) Timing of Training.--
            ``(1) Initial training.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
                date an individual is appointed to the position of
                supervisor, such individual shall be required to have
                completed each program component established under
                subsection (b)(2).
                    ``(B) Extensions.--The Director of the Office of
                Personnel Management may establish and administer
                procedures under which an agency may extend the 1-year
                period described under subparagraph (A) with respect to
                an individual.
            ``(2) Subsequent training.--After completion of a program
        component under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(2),
        each supervisor shall be required to complete each program
        component under such subparagraphs not less frequently than
        once every 3 years.
            ``(3) Credit for similar training.--Each program component
        established under subsection (b)(2) shall include provisions
        under which the agency gives a supervisor credit toward a
        period of training that the agency determines is similar to
        training that the supervisor previously completed.
            ``(4) Effectiveness evaluation.--Each agency shall measure
        the effectiveness of training program components established
        under subsection (b)(2).
    ``(e) Information on Developmental Opportunities.--An agency shall
make available, in a manner that may be determined by the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, to each supervisor--
            ``(1) a detailed list of developmental opportunities
        available to the supervisor; and
            ``(2) the policies of the agency for requiring supervisor
        development.
    ``(f) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of the Federal Supervisor Education Act of 2025, and
notwithstanding section 4118(c), the Director of the Office of
Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out this
section, including the monitoring of agency compliance with this
section. Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall include
measures by which to assess the effectiveness of agency supervisor
training programs.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management shall prescribe regulations under section 4121(f) of title
5, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this section.
    (c) Effective Date and Application.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section
        shall apply to--
                    (A) each individual appointed to the position of a
                supervisor (as that term is defined in section 4121(a)
                of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection
                (a) of this section) on or after the effective date in
                paragraph (1); and
                    (B) each individual who is employed in the position
                of a supervisor on the effective date in paragraph (1).

SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 4305 as section 4306; and
            (2) by inserting after section 4304 the following:
``Sec. 4305. Management competencies
    ``(a) Definition.--In this section, the term `supervisor' has the
meaning given that term in section 4121(a).
    ``(b) Guidance.--The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
shall issue guidance to agencies on competencies supervisors are
expected to meet in order to effectively manage, and be accountable for
managing, the performance of employees to fulfill the organizational
goals and mission of the agency.
    ``(c) Assessment by Agencies.--Based on guidance issued under
subsection (b) and on any additional competencies developed by an
agency, each agency shall assess the performance of the supervisors and
the overall capacity of the supervisors in that agency.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
        43 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the
        item relating to section 4305 and inserting the following:

``4305. Management competencies.
``4306. Regulations.''.
            (2) Reference.--Section 4304(b)(3) of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended by striking ``section 4305'' and
        inserting ``section 4306''.
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