‘‘(5) be subject to reassignment by the Comp-
troller General to any position in the Office Senior
Executive Service under section 733 of this title, as
the Comptroller General determines necessary and
appropriate.
‘‘(b) Senior-level positions under this section may in-
clude positions referred to in section 731(d), (e)(1), or
(e)(2) of this title.’’.
(2) NUMERICAL LIMITATION APPLIES.—Section
732(c)(4) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(including senior-level
positions under section 732a of this title)’’ after
‘‘129 positions’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘title);’’ and inserting
‘‘title and senior-level positions described in sec-
tion 732a(b) of this title);’’.
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after the item relating to
section 732 the following:
‘‘732a. Critical positions.’’.
(b) REASSIGNMENT TO SENIOR-LEVEL POSITIONS.—
Section 733(a) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(6);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) allowing the Comptroller General to reas-
sign an officer or employee in the Office Senior Ex-
ecutive Service to any senior-level position estab-
lished under section 732a of this title, as the Comp-
troller General determines necessary and appro-
priate; and’’.
SEC. 5. EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
Section 731(e) of title 31, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘not more than
3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘terms of not more than 3
years, but which shall be renewable’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘level V’’ and
inserting ‘‘level IV’’.
SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Comptroller General
shall include in each report submitted to Congress under
section 719(a) of title 31, United States Code, during the
5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act—
(1) a review of all actions taken pursuant to
sections 1 through 3 of this Act during the period
covered by the report, including—
(A) the number of officers or employees
who separated from service pursuant to section
1 or 2, or who were released pursuant to a re-
duction in force conducted under the amend-
ment made by section 3, during such period;
(B) an assessment of the effectiveness and
usefulness of those sections in contributing to
the agency’s ability to carry out its mission,
meet its performance goals, and fulfill its stra-
tegic plan; and
(C) with respect to the amendment made
by section 3, an assessment of the impact such
amendment has had with respect to preference
eligibles, including—
(i) whether a disproportionate number
or percentage of preference eligibles were
included among those who became subject
to reduction-in-force actions as a result of
such amendment;
(ii) whether a disproportionate num-
ber or percentage of preference eligibles
were in fact released pursuant to reduc-
tions in force under such amendment; and
(iii) to the extent that either of the
foregoing is answered in the affirmative,
the reasons for the disproportionate impact
involved 
(particularly, 
whether 
such
amendment caused or contributed to the
disproportionate impact involved); and
(2) recommendations for any legislation which
the Comptroller General considers appropriate with
respect to any of those sections.
(b) THREE-YEAR ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 3
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Comptroller General shall submit to the Congress a report
concerning the implementation and effectiveness of this
Act. Such report shall include—
(1) a summary of the portions of the annual re-
ports required under subsection (a);
(2) recommendations for continuation of section
1 or 2 or any legislative changes to section 1 or 2
or the amendment made by section 3; and
(3) any assessment or recommendations of the
General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board
or of any interested groups or associations rep-
resenting officers or employees of the General Ac-
counting Office.
(c) PREFERENCE ELIGIBLE DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘‘preference eligible’’ has
the meaning given such term under section 2108(3) of
title 5, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives September 19,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.