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Union Calendar No. 48 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1003 

[Report No. 115–82] 

To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive 

payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts 

and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 

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

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 

APRIL 6, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

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A BILL 

To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary 

separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees 

of the District of Columbia courts and employees of 

the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. 

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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 ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation 

6 Incentive Payments Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM OF VOLUNTARY 

8 SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR DIS9 TRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 11, District 

11 of Columbia Official Code, is amended by inserting after 

12 section 11–1726 the following new section: 

13 ‘‘§ 11–1726A. Voluntary Separation Incentive Pay14 ments 

15 ‘‘The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration 

16 may, by regulation, establish a program substantially simi17 lar to the program established under subchapter II of 

18 chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for nonjudicial 

19 employees of the District of Columbia courts, except that 

20 the maximum amount of the payment made under the pro21 gram to any individual may not exceed the amount re22 ferred to in section 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States 

23 Code.’’. 

24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

25 of chapter 17 of title 11, District of Columbia Official 

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1 Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 

2 section 11–1726 the following new item: 

‘‘11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR PROGRAM OF VOLUNTARY 

4 SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR DIS5 TRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC DEFENDER 

6 SERVICE. 

7 Section 305 of the District of Columbia Court Re8 form and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605, 

9 D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the 

10 following new subsection: 

11 ‘‘(d) The Director may establish a program substan12 tially similar to the program established under subchapter 

13 II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employ14 ees of the Service, except that the maximum amount of 

15 the payment made under the program to any individual 

16 may not exceed the amount referred to in section 

17 3523(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code.’’. 

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Union Calendar No. 48 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1003 

[Report No. 115–82] 

A BILL 

To authorize the establishment of a program of volPublic Defender Service. courts and employees of the District of Columbia judicial employees of the District of Columbia untary separation incentive payments for nonAPRIL 6, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with BILLS