HR 3532 IH
(C) the average grade or pay level of the
employees who received incentives; and
(2) the number of waivers made under section
5 of this Act in the repayment of voluntary separa-
tion incentives, and for each such waiver—
(A) the reasons for the waiver; and
(B) the title and grade or pay level of the
position filled by each employee to whom the
waiver applied.
(c) Section 6 of the Federal Workforce Restructuring
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–226; 108 Stat. 111) is
amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘December 31st’’ and in-
serting ‘‘March 31st’’; and
(2) by striking out paragraphs (1)–(4) and in-
serting in lieu thereof the following:
‘‘(1) for each agency which paid voluntary sepa-
ration incentives under section 3 during such preced-
ing fiscal year, and on a combined basis for all such
agencies—
‘‘(A) the number of employees who re-
ceived voluntary separation incentives;
‘‘(B) the average amount of such incen-
tives; and
HR 3532 IH
‘‘(C) the average grade or pay level of the
employees who received incentives; and
‘‘(2) the number of waivers made by each agen-
cy or other authority under section 3 or the amend-
ments made by section 8 in the repayment of vol-
untary separation incentives, and for each such
waiver—
‘‘(A) the reasons for the waiver; and
‘‘(B) the title and grade or pay level of the
position filled by each employee to whom the
waiver applied.’’.
SEC. 9. VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN REDUCTIONS IN
FORCE.
Section 3502(f) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking out ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Defense or the Secretary of a military de-
partment’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Under pro-
cedures prescribed by Office of Personnel Manage-
ment, the head of an agency’’;
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) An employee with critical knowledge and
skills may not participate in a voluntary release
under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency deter-
HR 3532 IH
mines that such participation would impair the per-
formance of the agency’s mission.’’;
(3) by striking out paragraph (4); and
(4) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (4), and by amending such paragraph by
striking out ‘‘September 30, 1996’’ and inserting
‘‘September 30, 2000’’.
SEC. 10. CONTINUED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Section 8905a(d)(4) of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking out ‘‘in or
under the Department of Defense’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) immediately after ‘‘enactment’’ by in-
serting the following ‘‘(or, as applicable, amend-
ment)’’;
(B) in clause (i) and (ii) each by striking
out ‘‘October 1, 1999’’ and inserting ‘‘October
1, 2000’’; and
(C) in clause (ii) by striking out ‘‘February
1, 2000’’ and inserting ‘‘February 1, 2001’’;
and
(3) in subparagraph (C) immediately after
‘‘identified’’ by inserting ‘‘by the agency’’.
HR 3532 IH
SEC. 11. REGULATIONS.
The Director of the Office of Personnel Management
may prescribe any regulations necessary to administer the
provisions of this Act.
SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.
(a) The provisions of this Act shall take effect on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(b) No voluntary separation incentive under this Act
may be paid based on the separation of an employee after
September 30, 2000.
Æ