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(b) PAY INCREASE DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘pay increase’’, as used with respect to an officer or employee 
in connection with a year, means the total increase in the rate 
of basic pay (expressed as a percentage) of such officer or employee, 
taking effect under sections 731(b) and 732(c)(3) of title 31, United 
States Code, in such year. 
(c) PROSPECTIVE EFFECT.—Effective with respect to pay for 
service performed in any pay period beginning after the end of 
the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act (or such earlier date as the Comptroller General may 
specify), the rate of basic pay for each individual to whom this 
section applies shall be determined as if such individual had 
received both a 2.6 percent pay increase for 2006 and a 2.4 percent 
pay increase for 2007, subject to subsection (e). 
(d) LUMP-SUM PAYMENT.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to each individual 
to whom this section applies a lump-sum payment. Subject to sub-
section (e), such lump-sum payment shall be equal to— 
(1)(A) the total amount of basic pay that would have been 
paid to the individual, for service performed during the period 
beginning on the effective date of the pay increase for 2006 
and ending on the day before the effective date of the pay 
adjustment under subsection (c) (or, if earlier, the date on 
which the individual retires or otherwise ceases to be employed 
by the Government Accountability Office), if such individual 
had received both a 2.6 percent pay increase for 2006 and 
a 2.4 percent pay increase for 2007, minus 
(B) the total amount of basic pay that was in fact paid 
to the individual for service performed during the period 
described in subparagraph (A); and 
(2) increased by 4 percent of the amount calculated under 
paragraph (1). 
Eligibility for a lump-sum payment under this subsection shall 
be determined solely on the basis of whether an individual satisfies 
the requirements of subsection (a) (to be considered an individual 
to whom this section applies), and without regard to such individ-
ual’s employment status as of any date following the date of the 
enactment of this Act or any other factor. 
(e) CONDITIONS.—Nothing in subsection (c) or (d) shall be 
considered to permit or require— 
(1) the payment of any rate (or portion of the lump-sum 
amount as calculated under subsection (d)(1) based on a rate) 
for any pay period, to the extent that such rate would be 
(or would have been) inconsistent with the limitation that 
applies (or that applied) with respect to such pay period under 
section 732(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code; or 
(2) the payment of any rate or amount based on the pay 
increase for 2006 or 2007 (as the case may be), if— 
(A) the performance of the officer or employee involved 
was not at a satisfactory level, as determined by the Comp-
troller General under paragraph (3) of section 732(c) of 
such title 31 for purposes of the adjustment under such 
paragraph for that year; or 
(B) the individual involved was not an officer or 
employee of the Government Accountability Office on the 
date as of which that increase took effect.
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As used in paragraph (2)(A), the term ‘‘satisfactory’’ includes a 
rating of ‘‘meets expectations’’ (within the meaning of the perform-
ance appraisal system used for purposes of the adjustment under 
section 732(c)(3) of such title 31 for the year involved). 
(f) RETIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The portion of the lump-sum payment 
paid under subsection (d) to an officer or employee as calculated 
under subsection (d)(1) shall, for purposes of any determination 
of the average pay (as defined by section 8331 or 8401 of 
title 5, United States Code) which is used to compute an annuity 
under subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title— 
(A) be treated as basic pay (as defined by section 
8331 or 8401 of such title); and 
(B) be allocated to the biweekly pay periods covered 
by subsection (d). 
(2) CONTRIBUTIONS TO CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT AND DIS-
ABILITY RETIREMENT FUND.— 
(A) 
EMPLOYEE
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 
Government 
Accountability Office shall deduct and withhold from the 
lump-sum payment paid to each employee under subsection 
(d) an amount equal to the difference between— 
(i) employee contributions that would have been 
deducted and withheld from pay under section 8334 
or 8422 of title 5, United States Code, if the portion 
of the lump-sum payment as calculated under sub-
section (d)(1) had been additionally paid as basic pay 
during the period described under subsection (d)(1) 
of this section; and 
(ii) employee contributions that were actually 
deducted and withheld from pay under section 8334 
or 8422 of title 5, United States Code, during that 
period. 
(B) AGENCY
CONTRIBUTIONS
AND
PAYMENT
TO
THE 
FUND.—Not later than 9 months after the Government 
Accountability Office makes the lump-sum payments under 
subsection (d), the Government Accountability Office shall 
pay into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund— 
(i) the amount of each deduction and withholding 
under subparagraph (A); and 
(ii) an amount for applicable agency contributions 
under section 8334 or 8423 of title 5, United states 
Code, based on payments made under clause (i). 
(g) EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.—This section constitutes the exclusive 
remedy that any individuals to whom this section applies (as 
described in subsection (a)) have for any claim that they are owed 
any monies denied to them in the form of a pay increase for 
2006 or 2007 under section 732(c)(3) of title 31, United States 
Code, or any other law. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, no court or administrative body, including the Government 
Accountability Office Personnel Appeals Board, shall have jurisdic-
tion to entertain any civil action or other civil proceeding based 
on the claim of such individuals that they were due money in 
the form of a pay increase for 2006 or 2007 pursuant to such 
section 732(c)(3) or any other law.
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SEC. 4. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN PERFORMANCE-BASED 
COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, pay to each qualified individual 
a lump-sum payment equal to the amount of performance-based 
compensation such individual was denied for 2006, as determined 
under subsection (b). 
(b) AMOUNT.—The amount payable to a qualified individual 
under this section shall be equal to— 
(1) the total amount of performance-based compensation 
such individual would have earned for 2006 (determined by 
applying the Government Accountability Office’s performance- 
based compensation system under GAO Orders 2540.3 and 
2540.4, as in effect in 2006) if such individual had not had 
a salary equal to or greater than the maximum for such individ-
ual’s band (as further described in subsection (c)(2)), less 
(2) the total amount of performance-based compensation 
such individual was in fact granted, in January 2006, for that 
year. 
(c) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘‘qualified individual’’ means an individual who— 
(1) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is an 
officer or employee of the Government Accountability Office, 
excluding— 
(A) an individual holding a position subject to section 
732a or 733 of title 31, United States Code (disregarding 
section 732a(b) and 733(c) of such title); 
(B) a Federal Wage System employee; and 
(C) an individual participating in a development pro-
gram under which such individual receives performance 
appraisals, and is eligible to receive permanent merit pay 
increases, more than once a year; and 
(2) as of January 22, 2006, was a Band I staff member 
with a salary above the Band I cap, a Band IIA staff member 
with a salary above the Band IIA cap, or an administrative 
professional or support staff member with a salary above the 
cap for that individual’s pay band (determined in accordance 
with the orders cited in subsection (b)(1)). 
(d) EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.—This section constitutes the exclusive 
remedy that any officers and employees (as described in subsection 
(c)) have for any claim that they are owed any monies denied 
to them in the form of merit pay for 2006 under section 731(b) 
of title 31, United States Code, or any other law. Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, no court or administrative body in 
the United States, including the Government Accountability Office 
Personnel Appeals Board, shall have jurisdiction to entertain any 
civil action or other civil proceeding based on the claim of such 
officers or employees that they were due money in the form of 
merit pay for 2006 pursuant to such section 731(b) or any other 
law. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘performance-based compensation’’ has the 
meaning given such term under the Government Accountability 
Office’s performance-based compensation system under GAO 
Orders 2540.3 and 2540.4, as in effect in 2006; and
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(2) the term ‘‘permanent merit pay increase’’ means an 
increase under section 731(b) of title 31, United States Code, 
in a rate of basic pay. 
SEC. 5. INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 7 is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 705. Inspector General for the Government Accountability 
Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is established an Office 
of the Inspector General in the Government Accountability Office, 
to— 
‘‘(1) conduct and supervise audits consistent with generally 
accepted government auditing standards and investigations 
relating to the Government Accountability Office; 
‘‘(2) provide leadership and coordination and recommend 
policies, to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in 
the Government Accountability Office; and 
‘‘(3) keep the Comptroller General and Congress fully and 
currently informed concerning fraud and other serious prob-
lems, abuses, and deficiencies relating to the administration 
of programs and operations of the Government Accountability 
Office. 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT, SUPERVISION, AND REMOVAL.— 
‘‘(1) The Office of the Inspector General shall be headed 
by an Inspector General, who shall be appointed by the Comp-
troller General without regard to political affiliation and solely 
on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability in accounting, 
auditing, financial analysis, law, management analysis, public 
administration, or investigations. The Inspector General shall 
report to, and be under the general supervision of, the Comp-
troller General. 
‘‘(2) The Inspector General may be removed from office 
by the Comptroller General. The Comptroller General shall, 
promptly upon such removal, communicate in writing the rea-
sons for any such removal to each House of Congress. 
‘‘(3) The Inspector General shall be paid at an annual 
rate of pay equal to $5,000 less than the annual rate of pay 
of the Comptroller General, and may not receive any cash 
award or bonus, including any award under chapter 45 of 
title 5. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—In addition to the 
authority otherwise provided by this section, the Inspector General, 
in carrying out the provisions of this section, may— 
‘‘(1) have access to all records, reports, audits, reviews, 
documents, papers, recommendations, or other material that 
relate to programs and operations of the Government Account-
ability Office; 
‘‘(2) make such investigations and reports relating to the 
administration of the programs and operations of the Govern-
ment Accountability Office as are, in the judgment of the 
Inspector General, necessary or desirable; 
‘‘(3) request such documents and information as may be 
necessary for carrying out the duties and responsibilities pro-
vided by this section from any Federal agency;