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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3019
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a temporary extension
and the orderly termination of the performance management and recogni-
tion system, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 8, 1993
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. MORELLA) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a
temporary extension and the orderly termination of the
performance management and recognition system, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Performance Manage-
ment and Recognition System Termination Act’’.
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXTENSION.
Effective as of September 30, 1993, section 5410 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘October 31, 1993’’.
SEC. 3. TERMINATION PROVISIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) REPEAL.—Chapter 54 of title 5, United
States Code, is repealed.
(2) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for part III of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking
the item relating to chapter 54.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 5,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in section 3372(d) by striking ‘‘addi-
tional step-increases, merit pay, and cash
awards, as defined in chapters 53 and 54’’ and
inserting ‘‘and additional step-increases, as de-
fined in chapter 53’’;
(B)(i) by striking section 4302a; and
(ii) in the analysis for chapter 43 by strik-
ing the item relating to section 4302a;
(C) by amending subparagraph (A) of sec-
tion 4501(2) to read as follows:
‘‘(A) an employee as defined by section
2105; and’’;
(D) in section 4502(e) by striking para-
graph (1) and by striking ‘‘(2)’’;
(E) in section 5302—
(i) in paragraph (8)—
(I) in subparagraph (A) by in-
serting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and
(II) by striking subparagraph (B)
and redesignating subparagraph (C)
as subparagraph (B); and
(ii) in paragraph (9) by striking ‘‘ap-
plies (including any position under the per-
formance management and recognition sys-
tem).’’ and inserting ‘‘applies.’’;
(F) in section 5332(a)(1) by striking ‘‘, ex-
cept an employee covered by the performance
management and recognition system established
under chapter 54,’’;
(G) in section 5334—
(i) in subsection (c)(2) by striking
‘‘step,’’ and all that follows through ‘‘any
dollar amount,’’ and inserting ‘‘step’’; and
(ii) by striking subsection (f) and re-
designating subsection (g) as subsection
(f);
(H) in section 5335—
(i) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘cov-
ered by the performance management and
recognition system established under chap-
ter 54 of this title, or,’’; and
(ii) by striking subsection (f) and re-
designating subsection (g) as subsection
(f);
(I) in section 5336(c) by striking ‘‘covered
by the performance management and recogni-
tion system established under chapter 54 of this
title, or,’’;
(J) in section 5361(5) by striking all that
follows ‘‘of this chapter,’’ and inserting ‘‘or a
special occupational pay system under sub-
chapter IX;’’;
(K) in section 5362(c)—
(i) in the matter before paragraph (1)
by striking ‘‘chapters 54 and 55 of this
title, retirement and life insurance under
chapters 83 and 87’’ and inserting ‘‘chap-
ter 55 of this title, retirement and life in-
surance under chapters 83, 84, and 87’’;
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of
paragraph (2); and
(iii) by striking paragraph (3) and re-
designating paragraph (4) as paragraph
(3);
(L) in section 5363(c)(2) by striking
‘‘chapter 51, 53, or 54’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter
51 or 53’’;
(M) in section 5948(g)(1) by striking sub-
paragraph (C) and redesignating subparagraphs
(D) through (L) as subparagraphs (C) through
(K), respectively; and
(N) in section 8473(b)(8) by striking ‘‘in-
dividuals subject to the Performance Manage-
ment and Recognition System under chapter 54
of this title;’’ and inserting ‘‘supervisors and
management officials (as defined by section
7103(a));’’.
(2) FEPCA.—Section 302(b)(1) of the Federal
Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C.
5304 note) is amended by striking ‘‘(including an
employee covered by the performance management
and recognition system)’’.
(3) TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.—Title 10,
United States Code, is amended—
(A) in section 1602 by inserting ‘‘, as in
effect on October 31, 1993’’ after ‘‘section 5401
of title 5’’;
(B) in section 1732(b)(1)(A) by striking
‘‘Schedule (including any employee covered by
chapter 54 of title 5).’’ and inserting ‘‘Sched-
ule.’’; and
(C) in section 1733(b)(1)(A)(i) by striking
‘‘Schedule (including an employee covered by
chapter 54 of title 5),’’ and inserting ‘‘Sched-
ule,’’.
(4) TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.—Section
731(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by inserting ‘‘, as in effect on October 31, 1993’’
after ‘‘section 5401 of title 5’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect as of November 1, 1993.
SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES COVERED BY THE SYS-
TEM AS OF ITS TERMINATION DATE.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section—
(1) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual
employed by an agency (within the meaning of sec-
tion 7103(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code);
(2) the term ‘‘performance management and
recognition system’’ means the performance manage-
ment and recognition system under chapter 54 of
title 5, United States Code;
(3) the term ‘‘basic pay’’ does not include any
amount payable under section 302 or title IV of
FEPCA or section 5304 or 5304a of title 5, United
States Code;
(4) the term ‘‘pay rate’’, as used in clauses (iii)
through (v) of subsection (c)(2)(B), is used in the
same way as such term is used under section
5335(a) of title 5, United States Code; and
(5) the term ‘‘FEPCA’’ means the Federal Em-
ployees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (contained in
the Treasury, Postal Service and General Govern-
ment Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101–
509; 104 Stat. 1427)).
(b) 
APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
section
5332(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code (as amended by
section 3(b)(1)(F)), or any other provision of law, the rate
of basic pay for an employee covered by the performance
management and recognition system on October 31, 1993,
shall be determined in accordance with this section so long
as such employee continues, without a break in service of
more than 3 days, to occupy any position—
(1) which is in the same grade of the General
Schedule, and the same agency, as the position