118 STAT. 2311 PUBLIC LAW 108–411—OCT. 30, 2004 be subject to such section as in effect on the day before such effective date. (3) APPLICATION TO ALLOWANCES.—Payment of a retention allowance that was authorized under section 5754 of title 5, United States Code, before the effective date under paragraph (1) shall continue, subject to such section as in effect on the day before such effective date, until the retention allowance is reauthorized or terminated (but no longer than 1 year after such effective date). SEC. 102. STREAMLINED CRITICAL PAY AUTHORITY. Section 5377 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘Office of Personnel Management’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Management and Budget’’; (2) by striking ‘‘Office of Management and Budget’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Office of Personnel Manage ment’’; (3) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘prescribing regulations under this section or’’; and (4) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘Committee on Post Office and Civil Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee on Government Reform’’. TITLE II—REFORMS RELATING TO FED ERAL EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOP MENT AND BENEFITS SEC. 201. AGENCY TRAINING. (a) TRAINING TO ACCOMPLISH PERFORMANCE PLANS AND STRA TEGIC GOALS.—Section 4103 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(c) The head of each agency shall, on a regular basis— ‘‘(1) evaluate each program or plan established, operated, or maintained under subsection (a) with respect to accom plishing specific performance plans and strategic goals in per forming the agency mission; and ‘‘(2) modify such program or plan as needed to accomplish such plans and goals.’’. (b) SPECIFIC TRAINING PROGRAMS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 41 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after section 4120 the following: ‘‘§ 4121. Specific 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 to provide training to managers on actions, options, and strategies a manager may use in— ‘‘(A) relating to employees with unacceptable perform ance; ‘‘(B) mentoring employees and improving employee performance and productivity; and ‘‘(C) conducting employee performance appraisals.’’.
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