Union Calendar No. 133

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2685

[Report No. 103–242]

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the

of 1978, and for other purposes.Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act

SEPTEMBER 15, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 133

103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2685

[Report No. 103–242]

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal Physicians

Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 21, 1993

Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the following bill;

which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

SEPTEMBER 15, 1993

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

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal

Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, 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. EXTENSIONS.

4 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—
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1 (1) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES

2 CODE.—The second sentence of section 5948(d) of

3 title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as

4 follows: ‘‘No agreement shall be entered into under

5 this section later than September 30, 1997, nor shall

6 any agreement cover a period of service extending

7 beyond September 30, 1999.’’.

8 (2) EXTENSION OF REPEALER.—Section 3 of

9 the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act

10 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5948 note) is amended by strik11 ing ‘‘September 30, 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘September

12 30, 1999’’.

13 (3) ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED.—

14 Any service agreement entered into on or after the

15 date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to sec16 tion 5948 of title 5, United States Code, as amended

17 by paragraph (1), shall be effective only to such ex18 tent or in such amounts as are provided in advance

19 in appropriation Acts.

20 (4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amend21 ments made by this subsection shall not be con22 strued to authorize additional or supplemental ap23 propriations for the fiscal year ending September 30,

24 1993.

25 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
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1 (1) AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 100–140.—Ef2 fective as of October 27, 1987, section 1 of Public

3 Law 100–140 (101 Stat. 830) is amended by adding

4 at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(c) EXTENSION OF REPEALER.—Section 3 of the

6 Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978

7 (5 U.S.C. 5948 note) is amended by striking ‘September

8 30, 1989’ and inserting ‘September 30, 1992’.’’.

9 (2) AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC LAW 101–420.—Ef10 fective as of October 13, 1990, Public Law 101–420

11 (104 Stat. 908) is amended—

12 (A) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ after ‘‘That’’; and

13 (B) by adding at the end the following:

14 ‘‘(b) Section 3 of the Federal Physicians Comparabil15 ity Allowance Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5948 note) is amend16 ed by striking ‘September 30, 1992’ and inserting ‘Sep17 tember 30, 1995’.’’.

18 (c) ORDER OF AMENDMENTS.—For purposes of ap19 plying the amendments made by this section—

20 (1) the provisions of subsection (b)(1) shall be

21 treated as having been enacted immediately before

22 the provisions of subsection (b)(2); and

23 (2) the provisions of subsection (b)(2) shall be

24 treated as having been enacted immediately before

25 the provisions of subsection (a).
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1 SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5948 of title 5, United

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow4 ing:

5 ‘‘(j)(1) Not later than June 30 of each year, the

6 President shall submit to each House of Congress a writ7 ten report on the operation of this section. Each report

8 shall include, with respect to the year covered by such re9 port, information as to—

10 ‘‘(A) which agencies entered into agreements

11 under this section;

12 ‘‘(B) the nature and extent of the recruitment

13 or retention problems justifying the use of authority

14 by each agency under this section;

15 ‘‘(C) the number of physicians with whom

16 agreements were entered into by each agency;

17 ‘‘(D) the size of the allowances and the dura18 tion of the agreements entered into; and

19 ‘‘(E) the degree to which the recruitment or re20 tention problems referred to in subparagraph (B)

21 were alleviated under this section.

22 ‘‘(2) In addition to the information required under

23 paragraph (1), the last report due under this subsection

24 before the expiration of the authority to enter into agree25 ments under this section shall include—
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1 ‘‘(A) recommendations as to whether or not

2 such authority should be continued beyond Septem3 ber 30, 1997, and, if so, by what period of time; and

4 ‘‘(B) the reasons for those recommendations.’’.

5 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The first report under sec6 tion 5948(j) of title 5, United States Code, as amended

7 by subsection (a), shall be due not later than June 30,

8 1994.