who holds a supervisory or managerial position, as defined
under regulations of the Office.’’.
SEC. 1103. MEASURES TO IMPROVE AGENCY EFFICIENCY
AND PRODUCTIVITY, AND TO REDUCE PER-
SONNEL COSTS.
(a) AGENCY EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY.—The
General Accounting Office shall study and, not later than
6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, sub-
mit to the President and each House of Congress a report
on how increased flexibility on the part of Government
agencies in the appointment and separation of employees
can be expected to result in higher levels of efficiency and
productivity.
(b) REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL COSTS.—In each an-
nual budget prepared by the head of an Executive agency
for inclusion in the President’s budget submission under
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, beginning
with the February 1995 submission, and for each of the
5 succeeding fiscal years, the total amount included in
such budget for employee salaries and benefits may not
exceed the corresponding amount in the previous fiscal
year by the greater of—
(1) 3 percent; or
(2) the rate of inflation, determined using such
measure as the President considers appropriate.
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(c) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this section,
the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the meaning given such
term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, exclud-
ing the Department of Defense.
SEC. 1104. AMENDMENTS TO RETIREMENT PROVISIONS OF
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.
(a) RELATING TO THE MAXIMUM ANNUITY ALLOW-
ABLE PURSUANT TO COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.—
Section 8340(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after
the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) by striking ‘‘employee or Member’’ and
inserting ‘‘employee’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘employee or Member,’’
and inserting ‘‘employee,’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘employee’s or Member’s’’
and inserting ‘‘employee’s’’; and
(D) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (B)(ii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) the final pay of the Member with respect
to whom the annuity is paid.’’.
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(b) RELATING TO THE ACCRUAL RATE APPLICABLE
FOR PURPOSES OF COMPUTING AN ANNUITY.—
(1) CSRS.—Section 8339 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (c); and
(B) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘or
Member’’ after ‘‘employee’’.
(2) FERS.—Section 8415 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended—
(A) by striking subsection (b); and
(B) in subsections (a) and (g) by inserting
‘‘or Member’’ after ‘‘employee’’ each place it
appears.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act and shall apply with respect to annuities com-
mencing on or after such date.
SEC. 1105. PROVISIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN COST-OF-
LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) LIMITATION ON ADJUSTMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the cost-of-living increase under a
Government retirement system taking effect—
(A) in each of fiscal years 1995, 1997, and
1999, shall be equal to—
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(i) the percentage which would other-
wise apply, if not greater than 4 percent;
(ii) 4 percent, if the percentage which
would otherwise apply exceeds 4 percent
but does not exceed 6 percent; or
(iii) 2⁄3 of the percentage which would
otherwise apply, in any other case; and
(B) in each of fiscal years 1996 and 1998,
shall be equal to—
(i) the percentage which would other-
wise apply, minus
(ii) 4 percent,
but not less than zero.
(2) DEFINITION.—For the purpose of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘cost-of-living increase under a
Government retirement system’’ means—
(A) any increase in benefit amounts under
title II of the Social Security Act resulting from
a determination under section 215(i) of such
Act;
(B) any increase in annuity or retired or
retainer pay, as the case may be, under—
(i) section 8340(b) or 8462(b) of title
5, United States Code;
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(ii) section 1401a(b) of title 10,
United States Code;
(iii) section 826(b) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4066(b))
or corresponding provision under section
858 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4071g); or
(iv) section 291(a) of the Central In-
telligence Agency Retirement Act, as set
forth in section 802 of the CIARDS Tech-
nical Corrections Act of 1992 (Public Law
102–496; 106 Stat. 3240); and
(C) any other adjustment of any annuity
under a retirement system for Government offi-
cers or employees which the President deter-
mines, by Executive order, is based on adjust-
ments under any of the provisions referred to in
subparagraph (B).
(b) ELIMINATION OF PROVISIONS DELAYING CER-
TAIN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS.—
(1) FEDERAL RETIREES.—Section 11001 of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Public
Law 103–66; 107 Stat. 408) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘1994,
1995, or 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1994’’; and
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(B) by amending the section heading to
read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 11001. DELAY IN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS
DURING FISCAL YEAR 1994.’’.
(2) MILITARY
RETIREES.—Paragraph (2) of
section 1401a(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by striking the heading for subpara-
graph (B) and all that follows through ‘‘In the
case of’’ the first place it appears and inserting
‘‘SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
1994.—In
the case of’’; and
(B) by striking clause (ii).
TITLE XII—COMMITTEE ON PUB-
LIC WORKS AND TRANSPOR-
TATION
SEC. 1201. METRIC SYSTEM SIGNING.
(a) PLACEMENT OF SIGNS.—No Federal funds may
be expended to construct, erect, or otherwise place any
sign relating to any speed limit, distance, or other meas-
urement on any highway if such sign establishes such
speed limit, distance, or other measurement using the met-
ric system unless Congress, after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, specifically authorizes such expenditure.