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 PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

117 STAT. 1641

provides or plans to provide a flexible spending account option for its employees shall not impose any fee with respect to any of its employees in order to defray the administrative costs associated therewith. (b) OFFSET OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Each such agency or employing entity that offers a flexible spending account option under a program established or administered by the Office of Personnel Management shall periodically forward to such Office, or entity designated by such Office, the amount necessary to offset the administrative costs of such program which are attributable to such agency. (c) REPORTS.—(1) The Office shall submit a report to the Committee on Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate no later than March 31, 2004, specifying the administrative costs associated with the Governmentwide program (referred to in subsection (b)) for fiscal year 2003, as well as the projected administrative costs of such program for each of the 5 fiscal years thereafter. (2) At the end of each of the first 3 calendar years in which an agency or other employing entity offers a flexible spending account option under this section, such agency or entity shall submit a report to the Office of Management and Budget showing the amount of its employment tax savings in such year which are attributable to such option, net of administrative fees paid under subsection (b). SEC. 1128. EMPLOYEE SURVEYS.

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5 USC 7101 note.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Each agency shall conduct an annual survey of its employees (including survey questions unique to the agency and questions prescribed under subsection (b)) to assess— (1) leadership and management practices that contribute to agency performance; and (2) employee satisfaction with— (A) leadership policies and practices; (B) work environment; (C) rewards and recognition for professional accomplishment and personal contributions to achieving organizational mission; (D) opportunity for professional development and growth; and (E) opportunity to contribute to achieving organizational mission. (b) REGULATIONS.—The Office of Personnel Management shall issue regulations prescribing survey questions that should appear on all agency surveys under subsection (a) in order to allow a comparison across agencies. (c) AVAILABILITY OF RESULTS.—The results of the agency surveys under subsection (a) shall be made available to the public and posted on the website of the agency involved, unless the head of such agency determines that doing so would jeopardize or negatively impact national security. (d) AGENCY DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘agency’’ means an Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5, United States Code). SEC. 1129. HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart D of part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 53 the following:

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