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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 343.","date":"2022-04-06"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-09-29","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes a rotational cyber workforce program under which certain federal employees may be detailed among rotational cyber workforce positions at other agencies."},{"k":"p","t":"This bill authorizes an agency to determine whether a workforce position involving information technology, cybersecurity, or other cyber-related functions in that agency is eligible for the program."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, the bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to issue a Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program operation plan providing policies, processes, and procedures for detailing employees among rotational cyber workforce positions at agencies."},{"k":"p","t":"The Government Accountability Office must assess the operation and effectiveness of the rotational cyber workforce program by addressing the extent to which agencies have participated in the program and the experiences of employees serving in the program."}],"words":130},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Establishes a program under which federal employees in cyber workforce positions may be detailed to rotational cyber workforce positions at other federal agencies, with an operation plan from the Office of Personnel Management and a Government Accountability Office report.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H5478D7BC200D4CA886AED23201AEA0B0"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H21458AA2216B4FD0B56E1104A8E5ED0D"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H7181D99755E14D9D8D3D20CE1B9DEF3C"}]},"core_areas":["Rotational details of federal cyber workforce employees among agencies","Office of Personnel Management operation plan for the rotational program","Government Accountability Office report on the program"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Allows the head of each agency to determine that a cyber workforce position in that agency is eligible for the rotational cyber workforce program, and requires the agency head to notify the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H5478D7BC200D4CA886AED23201AEA0B0"}},{"text":"Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to develop a list of rotational cyber workforce positions, including each position's title, occupational series, grade level, agency, duty location and major duties, and to distribute an updated list at least annually.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H5478D7BC200D4CA886AED23201AEA0B0"}},{"text":"Requires the Director to develop and issue a Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program operation plan not later than 270 days after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H21458AA2216B4FD0B56E1104A8E5ED0D"}},{"text":"Sets the length of a detail to a rotational cyber workforce position at not less than 180 days and not more than 1 year, with a possible 60-day extension by the Chief Human Capital Officer of the agency receiving the employee unless the employing agency's Chief Human Capital Officer objects.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H21458AA2216B4FD0B56E1104A8E5ED0D"}},{"text":"Makes a detail contingent on the employee signing a written service agreement to work for the employing agency after the detail for a period equal in length to the detail.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H21458AA2216B4FD0B56E1104A8E5ED0D"}},{"text":"Requires the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report assessing the operation and effectiveness of the program, due by the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal year in which the operation plan is issued.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh#H7181D99755E14D9D8D3D20CE1B9DEF3C"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-09-29","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3599/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-3599.png","v":"d47a1540515c","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3599, 117th Congress: Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act of 2021. House: 410 Yea, 15 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 29 Sep 2021."}}