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SEC. 310. (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 tem-
porary when actually employed basis; or’’;
and
(2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘The Public Printer may prescribe regula-
tions 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 ap-
plies 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
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(B) on such date of separation—
(i) has completed 25 years of service as de-
fined 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 applica-
ble to annuities under section 8336(d) or 8414(b) of title
5, United States Code.
(c) VOLUNTARY
SEPARATION
INCENTIVE
PAY-
MENTS.—(1) In this subsection, the term ‘‘employee’’
means an employee of the Government Printing Office,
serving without limitation, who has been currently em-
ployed for a continuous period of at least 12 months, ex-
cept 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 em-
ployees of the Government;
(B) an employee having a disability on the basis
of which such employee is or would be eligible for
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disability retirement under any of the retirement
systems referred to in subparagraph (A); or
(C) an employee who is employed on a tem-
porary when actually employed basis.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
order to avoid or minimize the need for involuntary sepa-
rations due to a reduction in force, reorganization, trans-
fer of function, or other similar action affecting the agen-
cy, the Public Printer shall establish a program under
which voluntary separation incentive payments may be of-
fered 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.
(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 bene-
fit.
(4)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an employee
who has received a voluntary separation incentive payment
under this section and accepts employment with the Gov-
ernment of the United States within 5 years after the date
of the separation on which the payment is based shall be
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required to repay the entire amount of the incentive pay-
ment 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 repay-
ment if the individual involved possesses unique abilities
and is the only qualified applicant available for the posi-
tion.
(ii) If the employment is with an entity in the legisla-
tive branch, the head of the entity or the appointing offi-
cial may waive the repayment if the individual involved
possesses unique abilities and is the only qualified appli-
cant available for the position.
(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 sub-
paragraph (B)), the term ‘‘employment’’ includes employ-
ment under a personal services contract with the United
States.
(5) The Public Printer may prescribe regulations to
carry out this subsection.
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(d) RETRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT, AND COUNSEL-
ING SERVICES.—(1) In this subsection, the term ‘‘em-
ployee’’—
(A) means an employee of the Government
Printing Office; and
(B) shall not include—
(i) a reemployed annuitant under sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title
5, United States Code, or another retirement
system for employees of the Government; or
(ii) an employee who is employed on a tem-
porary 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 pro-
gram 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 em-
ployee or former employee.
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(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 provisions 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 limi-
tation 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 ex-
pended from any funds made available to the Public Print-
er.
SEC. 311. The Architect of the Capitol—
(1) shall develop and implement a cost-effective
energy conservation strategy for all facilities cur-
rently administered by Congress to achieve a net re-
duction of 20 percent in energy consumption on the
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congressional campus compared to fiscal year 1991
consumption levels on a Btu-per-gross-square-foot
basis not later than 7 years after the adoption of
this resolution;
(2) shall submit to Congress no later than 10
months after the adoption of this resolution a com-
prehensive energy conservation and management
plan which includes life cycle costs methods to deter-
mine the cost-effectiveness of proposed energy effi-
ciency projects;
(3) shall submit to the Committee on Appro-
priations in the Senate and the House of Represent-
atives a request for the amount of appropriations
necessary to carry out this resolution;
(4) shall present to Congress annually a report
on congressional energy management and conserva-
tion programs which details energy expenditures for
each facility, energy management and conservation
projects, and future priorities to ensure compliance
with the requirements of this resolution;
(5) shall perform energy surveys of all congres-
sional buildings and update such surveys as needed;
(6) shall use such surveys to determine the cost
and payback period of energy and water conserva-
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tion measures likely to achieve the required energy
consumption levels;
(7) shall install energy and water conservation
measures that will achieve the requirements through
previously determined life cycle cost methods and
procedures;
(8) may contract with nongovernmental entities
and employ private sector capital to finance energy
conservation projects and achieve energy consump-
tion targets;
(9) may develop innovative contracting methods
that will attract private sector funding for the instal-
lation of energy-efficient and renewable energy tech-
nology to meet the requirements of this resolution;
(10) may participate in the Department of En-
ergy’s Financing Renewable Energy and Efficiency
(FREE Savings) contracts program for Federal
Government facilities; and
(11) shall produce information packages and
‘‘how-to’’ guides for each Member and employing au-
thority of the Congress that detail simple, cost-effec-
tive methods to save energy and taxpayer dollars.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Legislative Branch Ap-
propriations Act, 1999’’.
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 1998.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.