H. R. 3499

One Hundred Third Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE SECOND SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,

the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four

An Act

To amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices

Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LEAVE FOR DODDS TEACHERS.

Section 6 of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay

and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 904) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘(or, if such teacher is

employed in a supervisory position or higher, not less than

ten and not more than thirteen)’’ after ‘‘ten’’;

(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘of the military department

concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘of Defense’’; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(h) The Director of Dependents’ Education, in consultation

with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management—

‘‘(1) shall establish for teachers a voluntary leave transfer

program similar to the one under subchapter III of chapter

63 of title 5, United States Code; and

‘‘(2) may establish for teachers a voluntary leave bank

program similar to the one under subchapter IV of chapter

63 of title 5, United States Code.

Only leave described in the last sentence of subsection (c) of this

section (relating to leave that may be used by a teacher for any

purpose) may be transferred under any program established under

this subsection.’’.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CASH AWARDS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFICERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code,

is amended by inserting after section 4507 the following new sections:

‘‘§ 4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election

year

‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term—

‘‘(1) ‘Presidential election period’ means any period beginning on June 1 in a calendar year in which the popular election

of the President occurs, and ending on January 20 following

the date of such election; and

‘‘(2) ‘senior politically appointed officer’ means any officer

who during a Presidential election period serves—
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‘‘(A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is not

a career appointee as defined under section 3132(a)(4);

or

‘‘(B) in a position of a confidential or policy-determining

character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of

title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

‘‘(b) No senior politically appointed officer may receive an award

under the provisions of this subchapter during a Presidential election period.

‘‘§ 4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule

officers

‘‘No officer may receive a cash award under the provisions

of this subchapter, if such officer—

‘‘(1) serves in—

‘‘(A) an Executive Schedule position under subchapter

II of chapter 53; or

‘‘(B) a position for which the compensation is set in

statute by reference to a section or level under subchapter

II of chapter 53; and

‘‘(2) was appointed to such position by the President, by

and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’.

(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of

sections for chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended

by inserting after the item relating to section 4507 the following:

‘‘4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year.

‘‘4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule officers.’’.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.