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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4719

To direct the Office of Personnel Management to establish an interagency

placement program for Federal employees affected by reductions in force,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 12, 1994

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

A BILL

To direct the Office of Personnel Management to establish

an interagency placement program for Federal employees

affected by reductions in force, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Service Prior5 ity Placement Program Act of 1994’’.
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1 SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY PLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR FED2 ERAL EMPLOYEES AFFECTED BY REDUCTION

3 IN FORCE ACTIONS.

4 (a) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the

5 term ‘‘agency’’ means an ‘‘Executive agency’’ as defined

6 under section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except

7 that such term does not include the General Accounting

8 Office.

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—No later than

10 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the

11 Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall es12 tablish a Government-wide interagency placement pro13 gram to facilitate the placement of Federal employees

14 who—

15 (1) are scheduled to be separated from service

16 under a reduction in force pursuant to—

17 (A) regulations prescribed under section

18 3502 of title 5, United States Code; or

19 (B) procedures established under section

20 3595 of title 5, United States Code; or

21 (2) are separated from service under such a re22 duction in force.

23 (c) INTERAGENCY PLACEMENT PROGRAM.—The

24 placement program established under subsection (b)

25 shall—
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1 (1) coordinate with programs established by

2 agencies for the placement of agency employees af3 fected by a reduction in force within such agency;

4 and

5 (2) provide a system to require the offer of a

6 position in an agency to an employee of another

7 agency affected by a reduction in force, if—

8 (A) the position cannot be filled through

9 the placement program of the agency in which

10 the position is located;

11 (B) the employee to whom the offer is

12 made is well qualified for the offered position;

13 (C)(i) the classification of the offered posi14 tion is equal to the classification of the employ15 ee’s present or last held position; or

16 (ii) the basic rate of pay of the offered po17 sition is equal to the basic rate of pay of the

18 employee’s present or last held position; and

19 (D) the position offered is within the com20 muting area of—

21 (i) the residence of the employee; or

22 (ii) the employee’s present or last held

23 position.

24 (d) AGENCY PROGRAMS UNAFFECTED.—The inter25 agency placement program established under subsection
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1 (b) shall not affect the priority of placement of any em2 ployee under the agency placement program of such em3 ployee’s employing agency.

4 (e) TERMINATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—

5 The interagency placement program established under

6 subsection (b) shall terminate 5 years after the date on

7 which the Director of the Office of Personnel Management

8 determines such program is established.

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