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with said M Street Northwest for the distance of two hundred
and thirty feet six inches and running thence north and parallel
with the line of said Twenty-fourth Street Northwest for the
distance of two hundred and thirty-one feet ten inches to the
line of said M Street Northwest and running thence east with
the line of said M Street Northwest to the place of beginning
two hundred and thirty feet and six inches together with all
the improvements, ways, easements, rights, privileges, and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in anywise apper-
taining.
(c) DATE OF CONVEYANCE.—
(1) DATE.—The date of the conveyance of the Property
shall be no later than 90 days from the date upon which
the Administrator receives from Columbia Hospital written
notice of its intent to purchase the Property during which
time the parties shall execute all necessary purchase and sale
documents, and shall pay the initial cash consideration in an
amount at minimum equal to the first of 30 equal annual
installment payments of the purchase price as contemplated
in subsection (d)(2) hereinbelow.
(2) DEADLINE FOR CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY.—Written
notification and payment of the consideration set forth under
subsection (c)(1) from Columbia Hospital shall be ineffective,
and all rights granted Columbia Hospital under this section
to purchase the Property shall lapse, and become void and
of no further force and effect, if that written notification and
installment payment are not received by the Administrator
before the date which is one (1) year after the date of the
enactment of this section.
(3) QUITCLAIM DEED.—Any conveyance of the Property to
Columbia Hospital under this section shall be by quitclaim
deed.
(d) CONVEYANCE TERMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The conveyance of the Property shall
be consistent with the terms and conditions set forth in this
section and such other terms and conditions as the Adminis-
trator deems to be in the interest of the United States, including
but not limited to—
(A) credit and payment provisions, including the provi-
sion for the prepayment of the full purchase price if mutu-
ally acceptable to the parties;
(B) restrictions on the use of the Property for the
purposes set forth in subsection (a);
(C) conditions under which the Property or interests
therein may be sold, mortgaged, assigned, or otherwise
conveyed in order to facilitate financing to fulfill its
intended use; and
(D) consequences in the event of default by Columbia
Hospital for failing to pay all installments payments toward
the total purchase price when due, including reversion
of the described property to the United States.
(2) PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE.—Columbia Hospital shall
pay the total purchase price of $14,000,000.00 for the Property.
The terms and conditions of the sale shall be as deemed by
the Administrator to be in the best interests of the United
States. Such terms may include financing the payment of the
purchase price in annual installments for a term not to exceed
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30 years with interest on the unpaid balance not to exceed
four and five-tenths percent (4.5%) per annum (except during
periods of default or upon entry of a final judgment amount).
(3) The Administrator shall have full authority to admin-
ister the credit granted to Columbia Hospital in accordance
with this section including, without limitation, the authority
to adjust, settle, or compromise the amounts specified in this
section or in the documents of conveyance.
(4) EXECUTION
OF
DOCUMENTS.—The Columbia Hospital
shall execute and provide to the Administrator such written
instruments including but not limited to contracts for purchase
and sale, notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, restrictive covenants,
indenture deeds, and assurances as the Administrator may
reasonably request to effect this transaction and to protect
the interests of the United States under this section.
(e) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received by
the United States as payments under this section shall be paid
into the fund established by section 210(f ) of the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(f )), and
may be expended by the Administrator for real property manage-
ment and related activities not otherwise provided for, without
further authorization.
(f ) REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Property, once conveyed as author-
ized under subsection (a), shall revert to the United States,
together with any improvements thereon—
(A) One (1) year from the date on which Columbia
Hospital defaults in paying to the United States any
amount when due; or
(B) immediately, upon any attempt by Columbia Hos-
pital to assign, sell, mortgage, or convey the Property with-
out the Administrator’s prior written consent before the
United States has received full purchase price, plus accrued
interest.
(2) RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—The Adminis-
trator may release, upon request, any restriction imposed on
the use of the Property authorized in subsection (d)(1)(B) for
the purposes set forth in subsection (a), and release any rever-
sionary interest of the United States in the Property upon
receipt by the United States of full payment of the purchase
price, including any accrued interest, specified under subsection
(d)(2), or such other terms and conditions as may be determined
by the Administrator to be in the best interests of the United
States as set forth in subsection (d).
(3) PROPERTY
RETURNED
TO
THE
GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION.—Any portion of the Property that reverts to
the United States under this subsection shall be under the
jurisdiction, custody and control of the General Services
Administration and shall be available for use or disposition
by the Administrator in accordance with applicable Federal
law.
SEC. 411. VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENT
FOR
EMPLOYEES
OF
THE
GENERAL
SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION. (a)
AUTHORITY.—During the period October 1, 1999, through April
30, 2001, the Administrator of General Services is authorized to
offer a voluntary separation incentive in order to provide the nec-
essary flexibility to carry out the closing of the Federal Supply
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Service distribution centers, forward supply points, and associated
programs in a manner which the Administrator shall deem most
efficient, equitable to all employees, and cost effective for the
Government.
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘employee’’ means
an employee (as defined by 5 U.S.C. 2105) who is employed by
GSA under an appointment without time limitation, and has been
so employed continuously for a period of at least 3 years, but
does not include—
(1) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system;
(2) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under the retirement systems referred to in paragraph (1)
or another retirement system for employees of the Government;
(3) an employee who is in receipt of a specific notice of
involuntary separation for misconduct or unacceptable perform-
ance;
(4) an employee who has previously received any voluntary
separation incentive payment from an agency or instrumen-
tality of the Government of the United States under any
authority;
(5) an employee covered by statutory reemployment rights
who is on transfer to another organization; or
(6) an employee who during the 24 month period preceding
the date of separation, has received a recruitment or relocation
bonus under section 5753 of title 5, United States Code, or
who, within the 12 month period preceding the date of separa-
tion, has received and not repaid a retention allowance under
section 5754 of that title.
(c) AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Administrator of General
Services, prior to obligating any resources for voluntary separation
incentive payments, shall submit to the Office of Management and
Budget a strategic plan outlining the intended use of such incentive
payments and a proposed organizational chart for the agency once
such incentive payments have been completed.
(1) The agency’s plan shall include:
(A) the specific positions and functions to be reduced
or eliminated;
(B) a proposed coverage for offers of incentives;
(C) the time period during which incentives may be
paid;
(D) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
(E) a description of how the agency will operate without
the eliminated positions and functions.
(2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget
shall review the agency’s plan and approve or disapprove such
plan, and may make any appropriate modifications in the plan.
(d) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS.—
(1) The agency head may pay a voluntary separation incen-
tive payment under this section to an employee only in accord-
ance with the strategic plan under subsection (c).
(2) A voluntary separation incentive payment—
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(A) shall be offered to agency employees on the basis
of organizational unit, occupational series or level,
geographic location, other nonpersonal factors, or an appro-
priate combination of such factors;
(B) shall be paid in a lump sum after the employee’s
separation;
(C) shall be equal to the lesser of—
(i) an amount equal to the amount the employee
would be entitled to receive under section 5595(c) of
title 5, United States Code; if the employee were enti-
tled to payment under such section (without adjust-
ment for any previous payment made); or
(ii) an amount determined by the agency head,
not to exceed $25,000.
(D) may be made only in the case of an employee
who voluntarily separates (whether by retirement or res-
ignation) under the provisions of this section;
(E) shall not be a basis for payment, and shall not
be included in the computation of any other type of Govern-
ment benefit;
(F) shall not be taken into account in determining
the amount of any severance pay to which the employee
may be entitled under section 5595 of title 5, United States
Code, based on any other separation; and
(G) shall be paid from appropriations or funds available
for the payment of the basic pay of the employee.
(e) ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS.—Payments under this section
may be made to any qualifying employee who voluntarily separates,
whether by retirement or resignation, between October 1, 1999
through April 30, 2001.
(f ) EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE GOVERN-
MENT.—
(1) An individual who has received a voluntary separation
incentive payment under this section and accepts any employ-
ment for compensation with the Government of the United
States within 5 years after the date of the separation on which
the payment is based shall be required to pay, prior to the
individual’s first day of employment, the entire amount of the
incentive payment to the agency that paid the incentive pay-
ment.
(2)(A) If the employment under this subsection is with
an Executive agency (as defined by section 105 of title 5,
United States Code, but excluding the General Accounting
Office), the United States Postal Service, or the Postal Rate
Commission, the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment may, at the request of the head of the agency, waive
the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abili-
ties and is the only qualified applicant available for the position.
(B) If the employment under this subsection is with an
entity in the Legislative Branch, the head of the entity or
the appointing official may waive the repayment if the indi-
vidual involved possesses unique abilities and is the only quali-
fied applicant available for the position.
(C) If the employment under this subsection is with the
Judicial Branch, the Director of the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts may waive the repayment if the