112 STAT. 3172
PUBLIC LAW 105-337—OCT. 31, 1998
specified changes in personnel management policies or procedures would result in improved personnel management,
(b) APPLICABILITY. —Th is Act applies to—
(1) Haskell Indian Nations University, located in Lawrence,
Kansas; and
(2) Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, located in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
25 USC 3731
SEC. 4. AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.— Each institution named in section 3(b) may
conduct a demonstration project in accordance with the provisions
of this Act. The conducting of any such demonstration project shall
not be limited by any lack of specific authority under title 5,
United States Code, to take the action contemplated, or by any
provision of such title or any rule or regulation prescribed under
such title which is inconsistent with the action, including any
provision of law, rule, or regulation relating to—
(1) the methods of establishing qualification requirements
for, recruitment for, and appointment to positions;
(2) the methods of classifying positions and compensating
employees;
(3) the methods of assigning, reassigning, or promoting
employees;
(4) the methods of disciplining employees;
(5) the methods of providing incentives to employees,
including the provision of group or individual incentive bonuses
or pay;
(6) the hours of work per day or per week;
(7) the methods of involving employees, labor organizations,
and employee organizations in personnel decisions; and
(8) the methods of reducing overall staff and grade levels.
(b) CONSULTATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— Before
commencing a demonstration project under this Act, the president
of the institution involved shall^
(1) in consultation with the board of regents of the institution and such other persons or representative bodies as the
president considers appropriate, develop a plan for such project
which identifies—
(A) the purposes of the project;
(B) the types of employees or eligibles to be included
(categorized by occupational series, grade, or organizational
unit);
(C) the number of employees or eligibles to be included
(in the aggregate and by category);
(D) the methodology;
(E) the duration;
(F) the training to be provided;
(G) the anticipated costs;
(H) the methodology and criteria for evaluation,
consistent with subsection (f);
(I) a specific description of any aspect of the project
for which there is a lack of specific authority; and
(J) a specific citation to any provision of law, rule,
or regulation which, if not waived, would prohibit the
conducting of the project, or any part of the project as
proposed;
Federal Register,
(2) publish the plan in the Federal Register;
publication.
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