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(2) in paragraph (2)—
(A) by striking ‘‘not more than 50’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘1999 (or, in the
case of an individual who is not an employee of the United
States Senate Restaurants, on or after the date of the
enactment of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act,
1999 and before October 1, 2001)’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘The number of employees of the United States Senate
Restaurants to whom voluntary separation incentive pay-
ments may be offered under the program established under
the previous sentence may not exceed 50.’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs
(6) and (7), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
‘‘(4)(A) No voluntary separation incentive payment may
be paid under this section on or after the date of enactment
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999, unless the
Architect of the Capitol submits a plan described under
subparagraph (B) to the Committee on Rules and Administra-
tion of the Senate and the Committee on House Oversight
of the House of Representatives and such committees approve
the plan.
‘‘(B) The plan referred to under subparagraph (A) shall
include—
‘‘(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or
eliminated, identified by organizational unit, occupational
category, and pay or grade level;
‘‘(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
‘‘(iii) a description of how the Architect of the Capitol
will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
‘‘(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the
Architect of the Capitol is required to make under subchapter
III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, the Architect
of the Capitol shall remit to the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment for deposit in the Treasury of the United States to the
credit of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
an amount equal to 15 percent of the final basic pay of each
employee who is covered under subchapter III of chapter 83
or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to whom a vol-
untary separation incentive has been paid under this section.
This subparagraph shall not apply to any employee of the
United States Senate Restaurants.
‘‘(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ‘final
basic pay’, with respect to an employee—
‘‘(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would
be payable for a year of service by such employee, computed
using the employee’s final rate of basic pay; and
‘‘(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount
computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving
on other than a full-time basis.’’.
(d) RETRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND COUNSELING SERVICES
FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—Section 310(e)
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (40 U.S.C. 174j–
1(e)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘of the United States
Senate Restaurants’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘the United States
Senate Restaurants of ’’.
SEC. 309. (a) SEVERANCE PAY.—Section 5595 of title 5, United
States Code, as amended by section 310 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 1998, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(2)—
(A) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon;
and
(B) by redesignating clause (ix) as clause (x) and
inserting after clause (viii) the following new clause:
‘‘(ix) an employee of the Government Printing
Office, who is employed on a temporary when actually
employed basis; or’’; and
(2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The Public Printer may prescribe regulations to effect the
application and operation of this section to the agency specified
in subsection (a)(1)(G) of this section.’’.
(b) EARLY RETIREMENT.—(1) This subsection applies to an
employee of the Government Printing Office who—
(A) voluntarily separates from service on or after the date
of enactment of this Act and before October 1, 2001; and
(B) on such date of separation—
(i) has completed 25 years of service as defined under
section 8331(12) or 8401(26) of title 5, United States Code;
or
(ii) has completed 20 years of such service and is
at least 50 years of age.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 83 or 84 of title
5, United States Code, an employee described under paragraph
(1) is entitled to an annuity which shall be computed consistent
with the provisions of law applicable to annuities under section
8336(d) or 8414(b) of title 5, United States Code.
(c) VOLUNTARY SEPARATION INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—(1) In this
subsection, the term ‘‘employee’’ means an employee of the Govern-
ment Printing Office, serving without limitation, who has been
currently employed for a continuous period of at least 12 months,
except that such term shall not include—
(A) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of chapter
83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, or another
retirement system for employees of the Government;
(B) an employee having a disability on the basis of which
such employee is or would be eligible for disability retirement
under any of the retirement systems referred to in subpara-
graph (A); or
(C) an employee who is employed on a temporary when
actually employed basis.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to
avoid or minimize the need for involuntary separations due to
a reduction in force, reorganization, transfer of function, or other
similar action affecting the agency, the Public Printer shall establish
a program under which voluntary separation incentive payments
may be offered to encourage eligible employees to separate from
service voluntarily (whether by retirement or resignation) during
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act
through September 30, 2001.
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(3) Such voluntary separation incentive payments shall be paid
in accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of title 5,
United States Code. Any such payment shall not be a basis of
payment, and shall not be included in the computation, of any
other type of Government benefit.
(4)(A) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer
shall submit a plan described under subparagraph (C) to the Joint
Committee on Printing (or any applicable successor committees).
(B) No voluntary separation incentive payment may be paid
under this section unless the Public Printer submits a plan
described under subparagraph (C) to the Joint Committee on Print-
ing (or any applicable successor committees) and the Joint Commit-
tee on Printing approves the plan (or such successor committees
approve the plan).
(C) The plan referred to under subparagraph (B) shall include—
(i) the positions and functions to be reduced or eliminated,
identified by organizational unit, occupational category, and
pay or grade level;
(ii) the number and amounts of voluntary separation
incentive payments to be offered; and
(iii) a description of how the Government Printing Office
will operate without the eliminated positions and functions.
(5)(A) In addition to any other payments which the Public
Printer is required to make under subchapter III of chapter 83
of title 5, United States Code, the Public Printer shall remit to
the Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury
of the United States to the credit of the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund an amount equal to 15 percent of the final
basic pay of each employee who is covered under subchapter III
of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to
whom a voluntary separation incentive has been paid under this
section.
(B) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term ‘‘final basic
pay’’, with respect to an employee—
(i) means the total amount of basic pay which would be
payable for a year of service by such employee, computed using
the employee’s final rate of basic pay; and
(ii) includes an appropriate adjustment to the amount
computed under clause (i) if the employee is last serving on
other than a full-time basis.
(6)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee who has
received a voluntary separation incentive payment under this sec-
tion and accepts employment 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 repay the entire amount
of the incentive payment to the agency that paid the incentive
payment.
(B)(i) If the employment is with an Executive agency (as defined
by section 105 of title 5, United States Code), the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management may, at the request of the
head of the agency, waive the repayment if the individual involved
possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified applicant avail-
able for the position.
(ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legislative branch,
the head of the entity or the appointing official may waive the
repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities and
is the only qualified applicant available for the position.
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(iii) If the employment is with the judicial branch, the Director
of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts may waive
the repayment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities
and is the only qualified applicant available for the position.
(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A) (but not subparagraph
(B)), the term ‘‘employment’’ includes employment under a personal
services contract with the United States.
(7) Not later than January 15, 1999, the Public Printer shall
prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.
(d) RETRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND COUNSELING SERVICES.—
(1) In this subsection, the term ‘‘employee’’—
(A) means an employee of the Government Printing Office;
and
(B) shall not include—
(i) a reemployed annuitant under subchapter III of
chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code,
or another retirement system for employees of the Govern-
ment; or
(ii) an employee who is employed on a temporary when
actually employed basis.
(2) The Public Printer may establish a program to provide
retraining, job placement, and counseling services to employees
and former employees.
(3) A former employee may not participate in a program
established under this subsection, if—
(A) the former employee was separated from service with
the Government Printing Office for more than 1 year; or
(B) the separation was by removal for cause on charges
of misconduct or delinquency.
(4) Retraining costs for the program established under this
subsection may not exceed $5,000 for each employee or former
employee.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—(1) The Public Printer—
(A) may use employees of the Government Printing Office
to establish and administer programs and carry out the provi-
sions of this section; and
(B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, to carry out
such provisions—
(i) not subject to the 1 year of service limitation under
such section 3109(b); and
(ii) at rates for individuals which do not exceed the
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316
of such title.
(2) Funds to carry out subsections (a) and (c) may be expended
only from funds available for the basic pay of the employee who
is receiving the applicable payment.
(3) Funds to carry out subsection (d) may be expended from
any funds made available to the Public Printer.
SEC. 310. The Architect of the Capitol—
(1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective energy
conservation strategy for all facilities currently administered
by Congress to achieve a net reduction of 20 percent in energy
consumption on the congressional campus compared to fiscal
year 1991 consumption levels on a Btu-per-gross-square-foot
basis not later than 7 years after the enactment of this Act;