H. R. 3499
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-four
An Act
To amend the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices
Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LEAVE FOR DODDS TEACHERS.
Section 6 of the Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay
and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 904) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by inserting ‘‘(or, if such teacher is
employed in a supervisory position or higher, not less than
ten and not more than thirteen)’’ after ‘‘ten’’;
(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘of the military department
concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘of Defense’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) The Director of Dependents’ Education, in consultation
with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management—
‘‘(1) shall establish for teachers a voluntary leave transfer
program similar to the one under subchapter III of chapter
63 of title 5, United States Code; and
‘‘(2) may establish for teachers a voluntary leave bank
program similar to the one under subchapter IV of chapter
63 of title 5, United States Code.
Only leave described in the last sentence of subsection (c) of this
section (relating to leave that may be used by a teacher for any
purpose) may be transferred under any program established under
this subsection.’’.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CASH AWARDS TO CERTAIN FEDERAL OFFI-
CERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after section 4507 the following new sec-
tions:
‘‘§ 4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election
year
‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term—
‘‘(1) ‘Presidential election period’ means any period begin-
ning on June 1 in a calendar year in which the popular election
of the President occurs, and ending on January 20 following
the date of such election; and
‘‘(2) ‘senior politically appointed officer’ means any officer
who during a Presidential election period serves—
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‘‘(A) in a Senior Executive Service position and is not
a career appointee as defined under section 3132(a)(4);
or
‘‘(B) in a position of a confidential or policy-determining
character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of
title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(b) No senior politically appointed officer may receive an award
under the provisions of this subchapter during a Presidential elec-
tion period.
‘‘§ 4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule
officers
‘‘No officer may receive a cash award under the provisions
of this subchapter, if such officer—
‘‘(1) serves in—
‘‘(A) an Executive Schedule position under subchapter
II of chapter 53; or
‘‘(B) a position for which the compensation is set in
statute by reference to a section or level under subchapter
II of chapter 53; and
‘‘(2) was appointed to such position by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of
sections for chapter 45 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 4507 the following:
‘‘4508. Limitation of awards during a Presidential election year.
‘‘4509. Prohibition of cash award to Executive Schedule officers.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.